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

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 12
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 498 vs last sale 1,018▲ 239 vs year ago 281 · +85.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 107▲ 71 vs year ago 35 · +202.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher based on limited sales. Moderate offering of average to good 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 $132.95/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$132.95
165 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.49
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463144.2766862
Medium and Large 2486132.4164462
Small 1-2486120.9358721
Medium and Large 3476112.1653420
One grade step is worth $32.11/cwt here — about $135 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 sale165 hd
132.95
—
SC average5 barns · 575 hd
132.46
+0.49
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—Average1,49695.121,4238thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20579.1095354
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49777.341,15711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01763.0964115

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)1,138$1,0082thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$7632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$6882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$6801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$5901thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,107$1,1575
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$9053thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)715$5751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$1,6012thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,0201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)645$3651thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)869$1,18114
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)853$5914thin

Every lot

125 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—Medium and Large 3215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Steers—Medium and Large 2220176.61/cwt172.50–180.003893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy263206.29/cwt202.50–210.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270187.50/cwt187.50–187.505061
Steers—Small 1-2270151.39/cwt142.50–157.504093
Steers—Medium and Large 2278182.57/cwt180.00–185.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319192.49/cwt187.50–197.506144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325215.19/cwt207.50–225.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 3325124.35/cwt115.00–130.004044
Steers—Medium and Large 2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Steers—Small 1-2330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 3365112.50/cwt112.50–112.504111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368206.70/cwt200.00–215.007617
Steers—Medium and Large 2375172.50/cwt170.00–175.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378190.29/cwt180.00–197.507199
Steers—Small 1-2383138.30/cwt135.00–140.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428189.01/cwt182.50–195.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430211.83/cwt208.00–215.009115
Steers—Medium and Large 2430172.50/cwt172.50–172.507421
Steers—Small 1-2430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455202.24/cwt200.00–204.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 2478173.78/cwt172.50–175.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 2515160.30/cwt159.00–169.008268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528191.97/cwt190.00–194.001,0142
Steers—Small 1-2538141.89/cwt134.00–150.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added568155.21/cwt155.00–157.5088212
Steers—Medium and Large 2592173.01/cwt167.50–175.001,02413
Steers—Medium and Large 2665156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 2733147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0784
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210120.00/cwt120.00–120.002521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255110.00/cwt110.00–110.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265143.96/cwt140.00–147.503812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268146.71/cwt142.50–150.003933
Heifers—Small 1-2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333138.28/cwt135.00–140.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340147.75/cwt147.50–148.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343161.67/cwt160.00–162.505553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370151.72/cwt140.00–159.0056110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370127.50/cwt127.50–127.504721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373159.62/cwt158.00–162.505954
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377114.91/cwt110.00–120.004333
Heifers—Small 1-2385127.50/cwt127.50–127.504911
Heifers—Small 1-2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428110.00/cwt110.00–110.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433144.21/cwt142.00–155.0062415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433134.36/cwt130.00–139.0058214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460152.50/cwt152.50–152.507021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463147.30/cwt140.00–155.006822
Heifers—Small 1-2473122.98/cwt120.00–127.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475132.84/cwt125.00–147.5063121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483111.24/cwt110.00–112.505372
Heifers—Small 1-2520119.47/cwt112.50–124.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529130.88/cwt125.00–138.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2546141.05/cwt139.00–147.507707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566136.25/cwt135.00–139.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569112.99/cwt110.00–115.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570130.70/cwt124.00–134.5074511
Heifers—Small 1-2571118.23/cwt115.00–120.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623111.54/cwt108.00–115.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624129.41/cwt124.00–132.008088
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680127.50/cwt127.50–127.508671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700132.50/cwt132.50–132.509281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418197.27/cwt190.00–201.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422160.20/cwt155.00–170.006765
Bulls—Small 1-2423149.13/cwt147.50–150.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429179.20/cwt175.00–182.507696
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433124.87/cwt115.00–130.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465195.00/cwt195.00–195.009071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468125.00/cwt125.00–125.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470179.20/cwt177.50–180.008423
Bulls—Small 1-2475141.16/cwt135.00–150.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478165.04/cwt157.00–170.007896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515180.00/cwt180.00–180.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516158.24/cwt155.00–162.508174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518168.88/cwt165.00–175.008757
Bulls—Small 1-2521138.06/cwt130.00–140.007195
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533121.98/cwt115.00–126.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572147.97/cwt147.00–150.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3579117.55/cwt110.00–122.506814
Bulls—Small 1-2587131.85/cwt125.00–138.007743
Bulls—Small 1-2613123.56/cwt119.00–127.507576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671125.00/cwt123.00–129.008394
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 348077.50/cwt77.50–77.503721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20286.62/cwt83.00–89.001,0413
Bulls——1,63396.36/cwt93.00–99.001,5743
Bulls——1,730106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,8342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96257.51/cwt48.00–67.005538
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07969.46/cwt68.00–71.007497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15268.61/cwt50.00–76.0079020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19281.54/cwt77.00–85.0097219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29189.99/cwt86.00–96.001,16215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48080.42/cwt80.00–81.001,1905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48468.18/cwt66.00–70.001,0124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56387.96/cwt86.00–90.001,3752
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5401,600.75/head1,525.00–1,678.001,6012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2715575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2810750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,127.32/head890.00–1,325.001,1274
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,118982.91/head960.00–1,000.009832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3645365.00/head365.00–365.003651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0051,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2835600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,013688.00/head665.00–710.006882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125590.00/head590.00–590.005901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2763917.85/head849.00–974.009182
Stock Cows—Small 2-3780527.00/head527.00–527.005271
Stock Cows—Small 1-2860690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Stock Cows—Small 3885573.92/head543.00–600.005742
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28871,224.71/head1,036.00–1,290.001,22512

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.