Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 14
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 519▼ 33 vs year ago 602 · −5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 86▲ 44 vs year ago 78 · +56.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 27▲ 7 vs year ago 19 · +36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend. Feeder heifers an bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Salughter bulls 3.00 lower. Average offerings 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 $126.89/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$126.89
197 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.05
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2408139.7457043
Medium and Large 2502127.00638124
Small 1-2448112.6750515thin
Medium and Large 3562103.3058115thin
One grade step is worth $36.44/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale197 hd
126.89
—
SC average5 barns · 629 hd
127.94
−1.05
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—Low1,69485.251,4457thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18674.5788558
CowsLean 85-90%Average87165.3656934

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$6619
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)712$7613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)856$6845
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)560$7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)733$3192thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2228137.48/cwt135.00–140.003133
Steers—Medium and Large 2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Steers—Small 1-2258139.94/cwt135.00–145.003613
Steers—Medium and Large 2274155.02/cwt150.00–160.004254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280178.04/cwt170.00–185.004993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 3310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 2311156.51/cwt150.00–167.004874
Steers—Small 1-2312130.00/cwt130.00–130.004063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315175.21/cwt170.00–185.0055215
Steers—Medium and Large 2360149.86/cwt140.00–160.005392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369177.39/cwt170.00–185.0065516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370188.80/cwt187.50–190.006992
Steers—Small 1-2374131.24/cwt130.00–135.004914
Steers—Medium and Large 3375118.05/cwt110.00–120.004435
Steers—Medium and Large 2423153.68/cwt152.50–155.006502
Steers—Small 1-2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493172.49/cwt170.00–175.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515179.00/cwt179.00–179.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522174.80/cwt172.00–177.5091210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555168.35/cwt165.00–170.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 2576145.24/cwt135.00–156.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626157.39/cwt154.00–161.009855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660150.03/cwt145.00–159.009903
Steers—Medium and Large 2673136.49/cwt134.00–139.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 2780112.50/cwt112.50–112.508781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268130.62/cwt120.00–137.503505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292150.87/cwt147.50–157.504413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330142.34/cwt140.00–148.0047012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334125.71/cwt120.00–130.004204
Heifers—Small 1-2360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365130.70/cwt125.00–138.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376142.99/cwt140.00–150.005389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414139.83/cwt138.00–142.505799
Heifers—Small 1-2424113.72/cwt110.00–120.004828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425133.04/cwt125.00–136.0056511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468105.00/cwt105.00–105.004912
Heifers—Small 1-2472112.06/cwt110.00–115.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475130.03/cwt120.00–135.0061829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512126.87/cwt120.00–132.0065018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567102.69/cwt100.00–106.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570134.48/cwt132.00–137.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574124.73/cwt115.00–129.0071647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2602127.00/cwt127.00–127.007657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612118.12/cwt115.00–122.007233
Heifers—Small 1-2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615102.52/cwt100.00–105.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3666102.77/cwt100.00–105.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405142.50/cwt142.50–142.505771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421156.09/cwt150.00–160.006577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424169.77/cwt165.00–179.007208
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430119.92/cwt115.00–125.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460167.49/cwt165.00–170.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473152.27/cwt145.00–160.0072010
Bulls—Small 1-2478131.32/cwt125.00–135.006286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478114.82/cwt110.00–120.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517110.77/cwt107.00–115.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522138.17/cwt135.00–145.0072110
Bulls—Small 1-2522123.69/cwt120.00–130.0064610
Bulls—Small 1-2560123.33/cwt120.00–125.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568134.31/cwt130.00–142.0076319
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621122.27/cwt117.00–125.007597
Bulls—Small 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Bulls—Small 1-2658110.00/cwt110.00–110.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669118.42/cwt116.00–121.007927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2719118.24/cwt116.00–120.008504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2782117.00/cwt115.00–119.009153
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 370074.00/cwt74.00–74.005181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28871.68/cwt70.00–73.009232
Bulls——1,85790.68/cwt89.00–93.001,6845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85960.96/cwt50.00–66.0052422
Cows—Lean 85-90%88772.48/cwt69.00–77.0064311
Cows—Lean 85-90%96584.00/cwt84.00–84.008111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10761.81/cwt50.00–67.0068420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21279.20/cwt70.00–85.0096029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27987.99/cwt87.00–90.001,1259
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2712761.17/head730.00–800.007613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2793481.97/head440.00–500.004823
Bred Cows—Small 1-2920688.59/head640.00–775.006893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,062812.79/head625.00–900.008133
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2702516.34/head500.00–540.005163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,005920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,170950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2560700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock Cows—Small 3733318.87/head270.00–350.003192
Stock Cows—Small 1-280892.52/cwt90.00–96.007483
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103115.08/cwt110.00–120.001,2692

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.