Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 7
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 466▼ 51 vs year ago 570 · −8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 79▲ 8 vs year ago 78 · +10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $130.12/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$130.12
156 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.70
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489142.0569544
Medium and Large 2518129.9367381
Small 1-2591116.9469117thin
Medium and Large 3557109.6861114thin
One grade step is worth $32.37/cwt here — about $84 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 sale156 hd
130.12
—
SC average5 barns · 474 hd
127.42
+2.70
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—Average1,51591.971,3947thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18467.3779742
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48164.8396011
CowsLean 85-90%Low87461.035334thin

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)943$7266
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)957$6803thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$6101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)665$4401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)675$5001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)850$6963thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$63112

Every lot

121 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2237150.00/cwt150.00–150.003563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 3245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Steers—Small 1-2265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Steers—Small 1-2300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318188.56/cwt180.00–195.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323203.70/cwt200.00–207.506584
Steers—Medium and Large 2328161.83/cwt150.00–175.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371183.12/cwt177.50–189.0067910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373200.26/cwt192.50–209.007476
Steers—Medium and Large 2373170.00/cwt170.00–170.006342
Steers—Small 1-2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Steers—Small 1-2410132.69/cwt127.50–138.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415196.00/cwt196.00–196.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2430159.37/cwt145.00–172.506853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433181.47/cwt176.00–186.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 2464157.57/cwt150.00–170.007315
Steers—Small 1-2470167.94/cwt145.00–189.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480186.01/cwt178.00–188.0089314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490183.00/cwt183.00–183.008979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513175.00/cwt175.00–175.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516171.06/cwt168.00–176.008838
Steers—Small 1-2530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2535162.80/cwt154.00–167.508713
Steers—Small 1-2559140.01/cwt138.00–142.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 2569162.53/cwt154.00–168.009259
Steers—Small 1-2605122.44/cwt115.00–130.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 2618141.79/cwt140.00–143.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621157.78/cwt155.00–161.009805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655148.97/cwt145.00–153.009762
Steers—Medium and Large 2671136.98/cwt133.00–140.009197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 2745134.00/cwt134.00–134.009981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313148.72/cwt145.00–152.504652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335134.78/cwt130.00–140.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373148.54/cwt140.00–154.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380128.61/cwt122.50–132.504894
Heifers—Small 1-2405122.00/cwt122.00–122.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418110.00/cwt110.00–110.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430145.41/cwt140.00–153.0062511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433134.78/cwt130.00–139.005848
Heifers—Small 1-2463122.57/cwt120.00–125.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465140.77/cwt138.00–149.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466141.00/cwt141.00–141.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471133.91/cwt126.00–137.8063117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529131.13/cwt119.00–136.0069418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532137.67/cwt137.00–138.007323
Heifers—Small 1-2545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563137.08/cwt128.00–144.007729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575128.34/cwt123.00–136.0073815
Heifers—Small 1-2578116.52/cwt115.00–118.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595114.50/cwt114.00–115.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611122.98/cwt119.00–126.0075111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613110.66/cwt110.00–112.006783
Heifers—Small 1-2619115.81/cwt110.00–120.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667118.34/cwt116.00–120.007893
Heifers—Small 1-2671114.27/cwt113.00–117.007674
Heifers—Medium and Large 3672106.49/cwt104.00–108.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690139.00/cwt139.00–139.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709130.00/cwt130.00–130.009224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413159.80/cwt154.00–162.506604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418185.43/cwt182.00–188.007754
Bulls—Small 1-2420134.76/cwt130.00–140.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423119.01/cwt112.50–125.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434175.49/cwt168.00–182.007628
Bulls—Small 1-2463132.43/cwt130.00–135.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475181.00/cwt181.00–181.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475168.30/cwt166.00–172.507996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475155.74/cwt140.00–165.0074012
Bulls—Small 1-2508127.39/cwt120.00–135.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519140.77/cwt130.00–148.0073112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538148.48/cwt147.00–150.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555143.00/cwt143.00–143.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561138.11/cwt131.00–143.007757
Bulls—Small 1-2575122.37/cwt120.00–127.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575112.76/cwt105.00–120.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615125.30/cwt122.00–130.007716
Bulls—Small 1-2615116.95/cwt115.00–119.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663120.96/cwt118.00–124.008023
Bulls—Small 1-2685113.01/cwt112.00–114.007742
Bulls—Small 1-2700111.00/cwt111.00–111.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718117.46/cwt115.00–120.008432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0461
Bulls——1,55893.46/cwt90.00–99.001,4566
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83559.04/cwt55.00–61.004933
Cows—Boner 80-85%96082.00/cwt82.00–82.007871
Cows—Lean 85-90%99067.00/cwt67.00–67.006631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18464.14/cwt59.00–66.0075924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19671.06/cwt67.00–74.0085017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47768.04/cwt65.00–70.001,0056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48660.98/cwt56.00–64.009065
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2675660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3760600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3780470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2870747.33/head700.00–790.007472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230864.63/head860.00–870.008652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3675500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3693405.70/head402.00–410.004062
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3738535.75/head449.00–612.005362
Stock Cows—Small 1-2793601.91/head572.00–632.006022
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2823699.75/head651.00–750.007002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2905688.00/head688.00–688.006881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2924665.59/head621.00–743.006664
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938910.57/head824.00–975.009112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2665440.00/head440.00–440.004401

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.