Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-12-05

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 5
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,018 head
▲ 512 vs last sale 506▲ 60 vs year ago 958 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 137▼ 25 vs year ago 132 · −18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 32▲ 3 vs year ago 24 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers were 4.00 higher, feeder bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Heavy offering of good to average 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 $137.22/cwt on 384 head.
Average price
$137.22
384 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.45
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488148.87727213
Medium and Large 2479127.78612120
Small 1-2419114.7748135
Medium and Large 3475101.9948416thin
One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about $242 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 sale384 hd
137.22
—
SC average5 barns · 844 hd
132.77
+4.45
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—Low1,20985.281,0319thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20274.6389755
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44869.491,0065thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87861.0153620

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)838$8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)881$6339
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)650$4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$9295

Every lot

138 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225154.85/cwt150.00–160.003483
Steers—Small 1-2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228170.00/cwt170.00–170.003882
Steers—Medium and Large 3235124.79/cwt120.00–130.002932
Steers—Medium and Large 2267156.91/cwt150.00–165.004193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271179.79/cwt175.00–190.004874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282215.80/cwt215.00–217.506093
Steers—Medium and Large 3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 2313161.22/cwt160.00–162.505052
Steers—Small 1-2319135.02/cwt130.00–140.004314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323210.57/cwt200.00–220.0068018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330184.20/cwt175.00–197.5060811
Steers—Small 1-2367136.88/cwt130.00–145.005025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372185.29/cwt175.00–195.0068916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373206.61/cwt200.00–215.0077118
Steers—Medium and Large 3375122.57/cwt120.00–125.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 2388152.92/cwt150.00–157.505936
Steers—Medium and Large 2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418209.13/cwt207.50–210.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421188.57/cwt177.50–197.507949
Steers—Medium and Large 2473152.09/cwt140.00–160.007195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483194.51/cwt193.00–196.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484181.32/cwt175.00–189.008787
Steers—Small 1-2485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498198.00/cwt198.00–198.009866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523174.90/cwt170.00–180.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524194.30/cwt190.00–201.001,01823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524187.98/cwt184.00–193.009854
Steers—Medium and Large 2533148.86/cwt140.00–165.007937
Steers—Medium and Large 2573158.73/cwt156.00–164.009105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy574186.06/cwt180.00–191.001,0687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590177.10/cwt170.00–178.501,04532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615177.48/cwt176.00–179.001,0922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616162.91/cwt159.00–169.001,0049
Steers—Medium and Large 2632144.01/cwt139.50–150.009107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662158.51/cwt154.00–159.001,04910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy680168.24/cwt167.50–169.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723135.97/cwt127.00–145.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835128.35/cwt116.00–141.001,0722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Heifers—Small 1-2260122.55/cwt120.00–125.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262130.00/cwt130.00–130.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283144.24/cwt140.00–147.504083
Heifers—Small 1-2321118.52/cwt115.00–120.003807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322150.30/cwt140.00–157.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325130.09/cwt125.00–135.004235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335163.85/cwt160.00–169.005493
Heifers—Small 1-2353118.35/cwt115.00–120.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364128.33/cwt122.50–135.0046710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366165.20/cwt160.00–170.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382150.77/cwt140.00–157.5057625
Heifers—Small 1-2420115.10/cwt110.00–120.0048311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421131.21/cwt125.00–137.5055214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427140.91/cwt139.00–145.0060219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428155.73/cwt154.00–162.506675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430103.06/cwt100.00–105.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442161.50/cwt161.50–161.507149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461156.64/cwt150.00–158.0072212
Heifers—Small 1-2468111.24/cwt110.00–115.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469101.32/cwt100.00–105.004756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471139.90/cwt139.00–145.0065931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473127.82/cwt120.00–137.0060530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521139.90/cwt134.00–145.007297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522158.66/cwt148.00–163.0082820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525128.75/cwt115.00–132.5067638
Heifers—Small 1-2526110.20/cwt110.00–111.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527101.71/cwt100.00–105.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570136.16/cwt133.00–140.007766
Heifers—Small 1-2570108.38/cwt105.00–110.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572154.63/cwt144.00–158.5088434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572124.98/cwt115.00–130.0071515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603115.50/cwt115.00–116.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615140.03/cwt137.00–144.008613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616123.77/cwt120.00–130.007627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643146.50/cwt146.50–146.509425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659145.57/cwt140.00–147.009595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675130.54/cwt129.00–132.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy885129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415198.09/cwt190.00–207.008228
Bulls—Small 1-2422132.17/cwt130.00–140.005587
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423157.23/cwt150.00–167.5066514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430178.75/cwt170.00–185.0076910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450191.00/cwt191.00–191.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467174.62/cwt170.00–182.5081510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469160.46/cwt150.00–168.007536
Bulls—Small 1-2473131.74/cwt125.00–140.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483107.56/cwt105.00–110.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Bulls—Small 1-2509128.01/cwt120.00–135.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521162.69/cwt160.00–170.008487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530147.96/cwt140.00–155.0078411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Small 1-2563123.34/cwt120.00–125.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568153.22/cwt150.00–155.008704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580137.49/cwt130.00–145.0079712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580107.44/cwt105.00–110.006232
Bulls—Small 1-2610112.52/cwt110.00–115.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613129.54/cwt120.00–138.007945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617145.93/cwt140.00–154.009007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665133.00/cwt131.00–135.008844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673120.89/cwt117.00–127.008143
Bulls—Small 1-2695108.00/cwt108.00–108.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718112.97/cwt110.00–117.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720127.99/cwt124.00–132.009224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785110.49/cwt110.00–111.008672
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3585107.00/cwt107.00–107.006261
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20687.79/cwt86.00–89.001,0597
Bulls——1,21876.51/cwt73.00–79.009322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87357.39/cwt48.00–65.0050114
Cows—Lean 85-90%88969.47/cwt68.00–72.006186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11562.10/cwt56.00–67.0069210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22177.02/cwt69.00–86.0094043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22386.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38062.00/cwt62.00–62.008561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46571.36/cwt69.00–73.001,0454
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-265178.29/cwt77.50–80.005104
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 284382.63/cwt81.00–85.006973
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297597.00/cwt97.00–97.009461
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16892.51/cwt91.00–94.001,0812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2650450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Small 2800481.33/head425.00–520.004813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2838837.54/head835.00–840.008382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2914683.24/head600.00–760.006835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2885500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2955858.30/head785.00–925.008582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,213.27/head1,085.00–1,325.001,2132

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.