Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 24
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 465▼ 84 vs year ago 527 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 95▲ 45 vs year ago 76 · +59.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 20▲ 11 vs year ago 26 · +42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.36/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$131.36
131 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.79
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482136.8366084
Medium and Large 2427127.5554525
Small 1-2405120.1348711thin
Medium and Large 3416109.4445511thin
One grade step is worth $27.39/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale131 hd
131.36
—
SC average5 barns · 463 hd
126.57
+4.79
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,73990.261,5699thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18470.7683866
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52870.151,0726thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06962.5866921

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$1,0182thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$9201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)997$7014thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$6201thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)915$4601thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)710$5101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)968$1,0444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)846$7475
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)943$8218
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)785$7884thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)838$5685

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3210120.00/cwt120.00–120.002521
Steers—Medium and Large 2270158.24/cwt155.00–160.004273
Steers—Small 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 3315113.33/cwt110.00–120.003573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2329159.40/cwt152.50–167.505245
Steers—Small 1-2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Steers—Small 1-2360138.78/cwt137.50–140.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 2375160.50/cwt150.00–167.506027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376174.70/cwt165.00–180.0065710
Steers—Medium and Large 3378115.03/cwt110.00–120.004352
Steers—Small 1-2410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433172.49/cwt170.00–175.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 2435157.53/cwt155.00–160.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 3440107.50/cwt107.50–107.504731
Steers—Medium and Large 2472156.24/cwt150.00–164.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482168.63/cwt168.00–170.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517170.47/cwt167.00–178.008816
Steers—Medium and Large 2525148.08/cwt144.00–152.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 2557139.00/cwt139.00–139.007747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575153.36/cwt150.00–155.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 2637137.33/cwt130.00–144.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670143.00/cwt143.00–143.009581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278137.43/cwt135.00–140.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278112.34/cwt110.00–115.003122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318125.97/cwt121.00–130.004016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330139.92/cwt135.00–145.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333112.44/cwt110.00–115.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350107.50/cwt107.50–107.503761
Heifers—Small 1-2367120.98/cwt120.00–125.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368130.00/cwt130.00–130.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378138.62/cwt135.00–143.005248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416137.63/cwt135.00–140.0057315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418104.91/cwt100.00–110.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419130.01/cwt125.00–133.005458
Heifers—Small 1-2438121.27/cwt120.00–122.505312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457127.78/cwt123.00–132.505845
Heifers—Small 1-2465117.00/cwt117.00–117.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477137.22/cwt132.00–142.0065520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524137.79/cwt130.00–143.0072224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528126.01/cwt123.00–129.006652
Heifers—Small 1-2528118.49/cwt117.00–120.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563137.32/cwt134.00–140.007736
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623128.18/cwt123.00–133.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668127.94/cwt125.00–131.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423114.92/cwt110.00–120.004863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424173.35/cwt165.00–180.007359
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425155.13/cwt148.00–160.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470155.41/cwt150.00–161.007304
Bulls—Small 1-2471137.98/cwt130.00–147.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474120.43/cwt110.00–125.005717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477172.90/cwt167.00–181.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513171.07/cwt166.00–176.008782
Bulls—Small 1-2515132.39/cwt125.00–140.006829
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528106.52/cwt105.00–108.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529149.61/cwt147.00–154.007915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553141.23/cwt135.00–149.007816
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568111.81/cwt107.50–117.506353
Bulls—Small 1-2580126.60/cwt124.00–130.007345
Bulls—Small 1-2620125.09/cwt118.00–129.0077611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630113.30/cwt111.00–115.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631134.23/cwt132.00–146.008477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2657123.98/cwt121.00–127.008153
Bulls—Small 1-2658121.69/cwt118.00–127.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3692110.33/cwt108.00–113.007633
Bulls—Small 1-2716115.99/cwt113.00–119.008304
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72692.67/cwt83.00–98.001,5998
Bulls——1,84071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,3061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01756.83/cwt42.00–68.0057813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15371.92/cwt70.00–74.008298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15664.33/cwt49.00–69.0074426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20274.94/cwt70.00–82.0090140
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52372.70/cwt68.00–75.001,1074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53865.05/cwt64.00–66.001,0002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3695470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Stock Cows—Small 1-2725764.98/head735.00–789.007652
Stock Cows—Small 1-2833560.25/head510.00–597.005603
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845810.93/head800.00–824.008112
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2845579.19/head564.00–593.005792
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2913816.74/head702.00–891.008175
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,007.24/head936.00–1,082.001,0072
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3655440.00/head440.00–440.004401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3755600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3835710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29931,165.59/head1,100.00–1,240.001,1662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2993992.22/head985.00–1,000.009922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2715620.00/head620.00–620.006201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2905612.76/head560.00–660.006132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2915460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2995600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088789.11/head715.00–870.007892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2710510.00/head510.00–510.005101

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.