Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-01-30

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 30
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
642 head
▲ 232 vs last sale 410▲ 130 vs year ago 512 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 55▲ 30 vs year ago 113 · +26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 34 · −29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, salughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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 $147.36/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$147.36
252 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$42.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.25
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2426155.00660177
Medium and Large 2450133.6560249
Small 1-2413122.2550523
Medium and Large 3334112.523753thin
One grade step is worth $42.48/cwt here — about $284 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 sale252 hd
147.36
—
SC average5 barns · 628 hd
142.11
+5.25
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—High1,584100.161,58713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53791.071,4009thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20579.6195968
CowsLean 85-90%Average85771.6361436

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)1,060$91011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)861$7425
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,2002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)710$4882thin

Every lot

118 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 2210159.88/cwt155.00–165.003362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2234197.38/cwt190.00–200.004624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245218.00/cwt218.00–218.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 3245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Steers—Small 1-2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 3265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274195.03/cwt180.00–205.0053419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284215.00/cwt212.50–217.506114
Steers—Medium and Large 2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319194.97/cwt175.00–210.0062234
Steers—Medium and Large 2320162.62/cwt160.00–165.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Small 1-2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373218.03/cwt217.00–219.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377197.04/cwt180.00–210.0074317
Steers—Medium and Large 2379167.80/cwt160.00–175.006369
Steers—Medium and Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Small 1-2383140.00/cwt140.00–140.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 2413170.09/cwt165.00–175.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418204.91/cwt200.00–210.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455214.00/cwt214.00–214.009741
Steers—Small 1-2470137.50/cwt137.50–137.506461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472194.75/cwt189.00–200.009193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535198.94/cwt193.00–205.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588190.94/cwt190.00–198.001,1238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627163.35/cwt158.00–167.001,0243
Steers—Small 1-2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2670127.50/cwt127.50–127.508541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723150.00/cwt149.00–151.001,0852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778143.74/cwt142.50–145.001,1182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228156.59/cwt150.00–170.003578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277158.31/cwt150.00–165.0043915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2287144.14/cwt142.50–145.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318137.02/cwt130.00–140.0043610
Heifers—Small 1-2321128.56/cwt120.00–135.004135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322160.97/cwt150.00–172.5051824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358111.28/cwt110.00–112.503982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368137.38/cwt130.00–145.005065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375174.97/cwt174.00–176.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378162.13/cwt150.00–172.5061322
Heifers—Small 1-2378127.00/cwt120.00–135.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410171.65/cwt169.00–174.007043
Heifers—Small 1-2413120.31/cwt115.00–125.004978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420140.69/cwt132.50–145.005918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423156.41/cwt150.00–165.0066225
Heifers—Small 1-2458118.74/cwt117.50–120.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467135.85/cwt130.00–140.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471152.34/cwt145.00–159.0071827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480164.00/cwt164.00–164.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519148.74/cwt140.00–156.0077221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522130.55/cwt125.00–135.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524158.40/cwt158.00–159.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569144.53/cwt140.00–151.0082215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578130.50/cwt130.00–131.007542
Heifers—Small 1-2583114.00/cwt113.00–115.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618133.36/cwt130.00–139.008245
Heifers—Small 1-2620106.00/cwt106.00–106.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628119.01/cwt115.00–123.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665133.03/cwt129.00–137.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2689120.02/cwt117.00–123.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405207.02/cwt205.00–209.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423185.66/cwt177.50–200.0078510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425159.14/cwt157.50–160.006763
Bulls—Small 1-2425133.85/cwt130.00–140.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463199.51/cwt199.00–200.009242
Bulls—Small 1-2468137.92/cwt130.00–145.006456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469186.70/cwt175.00–194.0087616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471160.77/cwt155.00–167.0075710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478117.59/cwt115.00–120.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516157.12/cwt150.00–165.008117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518190.00/cwt189.00–191.009842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522178.42/cwt170.00–186.0093118
Bulls—Small 1-2563129.60/cwt120.00–135.007305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566173.96/cwt170.00–185.009858
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573140.89/cwt135.00–150.0080710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623135.66/cwt132.50–139.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624160.42/cwt155.00–165.001,0015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009621
Bulls—Small 1-2663108.02/cwt106.00–110.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668121.51/cwt120.00–123.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728119.49/cwt119.00–120.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 334578.75/cwt75.00–82.502722
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 342085.00/cwt85.00–85.003571
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 368072.00/cwt72.00–72.004901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33886.89/cwt82.00–93.001,1634
Bulls——1,660116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9261
Bulls——1,698104.81/cwt95.00–113.001,7808
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83862.89/cwt50.00–69.0052716
Cows—Lean 85-90%87378.62/cwt74.00–89.0068620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11966.52/cwt52.00–73.0074421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24084.15/cwt75.00–93.001,04343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27999.48/cwt96.00–102.001,2724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51489.95/cwt82.00–95.001,3628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2710487.50/head475.00–500.004882
Stock Cows—Small 1-289590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,012118.41/cwt107.00–125.001,1983
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2735575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Small 2810570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Bred Cows—Small 1-2845722.53/head600.00–775.007233
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900844.89/head835.00–850.008453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,100952.38/head910.00–985.009523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,103.95/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1044
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2880950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.