Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-01-16

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 16
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
606 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 709▲ 409 vs year ago 197 · +207.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 132▲ 134 vs year ago 33 · +406.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 34▲ 3 vs year ago 36 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bull were steady.

Moderate 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 $148.06/cwt on 244 head.
Average price
$148.06
244 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.66
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2465156.07726167
Medium and Large 2429133.7157461
Small 1-2383119.0745616thin
One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $270 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 sale244 hd
148.06
—
SC average5 barns · 857 hd
143.39
+4.66
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—Low1,66893.551,56111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45579.811,1613thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19279.5394890
CowsLean 85-90%Average88369.5361435

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$76818
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)833$6236
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,1082thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)806$6935

Every lot

110 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220187.00/cwt187.00–187.004111
Steers—Medium and Large 3220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 2228165.23/cwt160.00–170.003775
Steers—Medium and Large 2265165.13/cwt160.00–170.004385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274196.12/cwt185.00–200.005377
Steers—Small 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287216.94/cwt210.00–225.006235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313216.07/cwt210.00–225.006769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319190.79/cwt180.00–200.006097
Steers—Small 1-2320142.66/cwt140.00–145.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 2323170.00/cwt170.00–170.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 3338130.00/cwt130.00–130.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 3350125.00/cwt120.00–130.004382
Steers—Small 1-2366146.26/cwt140.00–150.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372230.00/cwt230.00–230.008565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374213.90/cwt210.00–225.008009
Steers—Medium and Large 2374167.97/cwt160.00–172.506285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378190.66/cwt180.00–200.0072114
Steers—Medium and Large 2415164.88/cwt160.00–175.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418191.23/cwt190.00–192.507992
Steers—Small 1-2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Steers—Small 1-2450132.50/cwt132.50–132.505961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455188.00/cwt188.00–188.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460197.50/cwt197.50–197.509091
Steers—Medium and Large 2468161.20/cwt160.00–162.507542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512195.33/cwt195.00–196.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513185.36/cwt184.00–187.009513
Steers—Medium and Large 2525127.50/cwt127.50–127.506691
Steers—Medium and Large 2570155.03/cwt150.00–160.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Steers—Small 1-2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 2623144.99/cwt140.00–150.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 2673146.99/cwt145.00–149.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 2720138.00/cwt130.00–146.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2215121.78/cwt120.00–125.002623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2231132.48/cwt130.00–140.003066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270140.65/cwt135.00–145.003805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279155.53/cwt150.00–160.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Heifers—Small 1-2323122.33/cwt115.00–130.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326167.30/cwt160.00–173.0054516
Heifers—Small 1-2369123.16/cwt120.00–125.004544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373166.84/cwt160.00–175.0062216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374142.85/cwt135.00–150.005349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403172.00/cwt172.00–172.006932
Heifers—Small 1-2418117.40/cwt115.00–120.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422131.35/cwt125.00–145.0055412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426161.49/cwt150.00–170.0068840
Heifers—Small 1-2465115.91/cwt113.00–120.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472162.52/cwt161.00–166.0076712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472151.43/cwt145.00–159.0071528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472133.01/cwt125.00–143.0062813
Heifers—Small 1-2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516152.22/cwt145.00–159.0078521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565141.01/cwt138.00–145.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567129.27/cwt120.00–135.0073311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591146.00/cwt146.00–146.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617127.34/cwt125.00–130.007863
Heifers—Small 1-2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660135.14/cwt132.50–137.008924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676146.50/cwt146.50–146.509906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715132.31/cwt129.00–135.009463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425204.12/cwt197.00–208.008684
Bulls—Small 1-2426149.55/cwt140.00–155.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429183.38/cwt178.00–190.0078719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435168.55/cwt160.00–175.0073311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467164.41/cwt160.00–170.0076812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468193.89/cwt190.00–198.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470181.14/cwt175.00–188.0085118
Bulls—Small 1-2473144.43/cwt140.00–152.506835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488125.03/cwt120.00–130.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521187.42/cwt185.00–189.009765
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523114.98/cwt110.00–120.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526175.24/cwt170.00–182.0092218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533155.42/cwt150.00–160.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569167.69/cwt165.00–177.009547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571151.11/cwt145.00–160.0086314
Bulls—Small 1-2575128.50/cwt125.00–135.007395
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580112.56/cwt110.00–115.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621151.05/cwt148.00–154.009384
Bulls—Small 1-2625126.52/cwt125.00–128.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671138.34/cwt132.00–144.009284
Bulls—Small 1-2678119.50/cwt119.00–120.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3719107.01/cwt105.00–110.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3780104.90/cwt100.00–110.008182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60398.52/cwt95.00–104.001,5796
Bulls——1,74787.58/cwt80.00–92.001,5305
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86062.42/cwt54.00–68.0053717
Cows—Lean 85-90%90576.25/cwt73.00–88.0069018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12666.15/cwt55.00–73.0074520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20082.38/cwt75.00–90.0098964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33393.69/cwt92.00–97.001,2496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45579.81/cwt77.00–84.001,1613
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,035840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2833623.49/head500.00–700.006236
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890625.73/head500.00–725.0062610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,206946.86/head825.00–1,135.009478
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2751679.08/head600.00–725.006794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,025750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-284692.46/cwt88.00–100.007824
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193118.14/cwt116.00–119.001,4093

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.