Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 6
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 385 vs last sale 642▼ 139 vs year ago 396 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 143▲ 19 vs year ago 82 · +23.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 24▲ 11 vs year ago 28 · +39.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. 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 $156.74/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$156.74
95 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.07
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2419168.9970862
Medium and Large 2489140.3968619thin
Small 1-2467132.146177thin
Medium and Large 3379117.304447thin
One grade step is worth $51.69/cwt here — about $264 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 sale95 hd
156.74
—
SC average5 barns · 466 hd
147.68
+9.07
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—Low1,440101.711,46417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19892.581,10958
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45889.501,3052thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99578.1177710

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)1,067$98512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$9663thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9121thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$8916
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$7372thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)960$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,2254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$7801thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)943$1,0373thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)846$8234thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$6501thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)795$5751thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3200120.00/cwt120.00–120.002401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273223.06/cwt215.00–230.006096
Steers—Small 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325194.88/cwt187.50–202.506332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327215.85/cwt210.00–220.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 2330171.43/cwt165.00–180.005665
Steers—Small 1-2340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372216.43/cwt207.50–227.508053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377197.05/cwt185.00–202.507436
Steers—Medium and Large 3380124.17/cwt120.00–127.504723
Steers—Medium and Large 2383181.37/cwt175.00–187.506952
Steers—Small 1-2383146.32/cwt142.50–150.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410197.50/cwt197.50–197.508101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465187.25/cwt187.00–187.508712
Steers—Small 1-2475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478204.52/cwt201.00–208.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535205.50/cwt201.00–210.001,0992
Steers—Small 1-2555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0391
Steers—Small 1-2705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2203140.00/cwt140.00–140.002842
Heifers—Small 1-2210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3217114.54/cwt110.00–120.002493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Heifers—Small 1-2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277175.89/cwt170.00–180.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288183.74/cwt182.50–185.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317186.71/cwt182.50–195.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334175.09/cwt170.00–181.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375171.94/cwt160.00–177.5064511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378183.89/cwt182.50–185.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400187.00/cwt187.00–187.007481
Heifers—Small 1-2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423152.54/cwt150.00–155.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425171.99/cwt160.00–177.5073113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476160.96/cwt155.00–169.007667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478140.88/cwt132.50–149.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520157.76/cwt152.50–162.008207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523138.22/cwt133.00–145.007235
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560148.00/cwt148.00–148.008291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570139.82/cwt130.00–145.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585112.50/cwt112.50–112.506581
Heifers—Small 1-2590127.00/cwt126.00–128.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613126.57/cwt123.00–130.007762
Heifers—Small 1-2615118.00/cwt116.00–120.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620139.87/cwt136.00–144.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675134.00/cwt134.00–134.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675132.00/cwt132.00–132.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710134.00/cwt134.00–134.009511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420158.76/cwt157.50–160.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426184.63/cwt180.00–191.007876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428202.14/cwt195.00–213.0086511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2452173.69/cwt160.00–181.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464204.02/cwt197.00–211.009475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471188.06/cwt185.00–191.008864
Bulls—Small 1-2490152.50/cwt152.50–152.507471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0231
Bulls—Small 1-2510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514185.29/cwt180.00–189.009524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538163.49/cwt162.00–165.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563167.97/cwt166.00–170.009462
Bulls—Small 1-2563151.26/cwt150.00–152.508522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
Bulls—Small 1-2665137.00/cwt137.00–137.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680122.50/cwt122.50–122.508331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12070.00/cwt70.00–70.007841
Bulls——1,400100.24/cwt91.00–106.001,40311
Bulls——1,591111.27/cwt109.00–116.001,7705
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95563.49/cwt63.00–64.006062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00581.77/cwt78.00–84.008228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18192.69/cwt80.00–99.001,09546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19177.43/cwt69.00–84.009225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312102.69/cwt100.00–107.001,3477
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45889.50/cwt89.00–90.001,3052
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2820780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3645550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2838915.52/head880.00–950.009162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,001.48/head975.00–1,030.001,0012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2953928.81/head875.00–975.009292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2998736.65/head700.00–775.007372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,045.36/head1,040.00–1,050.001,0452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,045.38/head1,010.00–1,125.001,0455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,113952.42/head900.00–975.009525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200912.00/head912.00–912.009121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2720702.00/head702.00–702.007021
Stock Cows—Small 3795575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2815865.66/head767.00–956.008663
Stock Cows—Small 1-2825650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3940696.00/head696.00–696.006961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,204.23/head1,162.00–1,243.001,2042

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.