Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-02-20

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 20
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 262▼ 102 vs year ago 584 · −17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 96▲ 15 vs year ago 101 · +14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 21▲ 4 vs year ago 33 · +12.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 7.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering of 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 $169.28/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$169.28
170 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$57.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.80
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2434179.12777112
Medium and Large 2451157.4871040
Small 1-2454136.7662015thin
Medium and Large 3473121.675763thin
One grade step is worth $57.46/cwt here — about $201 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 sale170 hd
169.28
—
SC average5 barns · 551 hd
158.48
+10.80
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—Average1,516105.761,60316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49287.401,3049thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20786.451,04462
CowsLean 85-90%Average92476.1270320

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$1,0545
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$8589
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,3251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)975$8871thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)937$1,15510
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)978$9144thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)625$7312thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)737$5425

Every lot

124 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Steers—Small 1-2237166.69/cwt160.00–170.003953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258200.00/cwt200.00–200.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy261226.95/cwt220.00–235.005924
Steers—Small 1-2263170.00/cwt170.00–170.004473
Steers—Medium and Large 2313173.24/cwt170.00–180.005423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323229.64/cwt220.00–237.5074219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328209.82/cwt200.00–215.006883
Steers—Small 1-2328156.13/cwt150.00–160.005124
Steers—Medium and Large 2360180.78/cwt177.50–185.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370221.34/cwt210.00–230.0081912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373212.57/cwt200.00–217.507937
Steers—Small 1-2382164.96/cwt160.00–170.006303
Steers—Small 1-2405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413219.49/cwt219.00–220.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427207.28/cwt199.00–210.008856
Steers—Medium and Large 2440178.75/cwt177.50–180.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463215.43/cwt211.00–220.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465200.42/cwt195.00–210.009324
Steers—Medium and Large 2465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 2520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526209.98/cwt208.00–215.001,1045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543197.49/cwt195.00–200.001,0722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 2585165.00/cwt165.00–165.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603192.48/cwt188.00–197.001,1612
Steers—Medium and Large 2620181.13/cwt177.50–185.001,1232
Steers—Small 1-2740155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230198.27/cwt195.00–202.004562
Heifers—Small 1-2235141.63/cwt140.00–145.003333
Heifers—Small 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284202.90/cwt197.50–220.005768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284182.40/cwt180.00–185.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317175.70/cwt170.00–182.505575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332199.10/cwt190.00–207.506617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336160.13/cwt150.00–168.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367196.48/cwt192.50–200.007215
Heifers—Small 1-2368137.62/cwt132.50–140.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373159.14/cwt152.50–167.505946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379176.23/cwt170.00–187.506689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423178.98/cwt170.00–185.0075718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424159.42/cwt150.00–167.506769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430189.49/cwt189.00–190.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460175.45/cwt170.00–184.0080710
Heifers—Small 1-2460143.79/cwt140.00–147.506612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482164.95/cwt155.00–169.007959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493176.00/cwt176.00–176.0086812
Heifers—Small 1-2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521165.94/cwt160.00–170.0086514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525154.72/cwt152.50–157.508124
Heifers—Small 1-2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy574174.00/cwt174.00–174.009997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574161.80/cwt154.00–169.009297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Heifers—Small 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628165.51/cwt162.00–169.001,0392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Heifers—Small 1-2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683137.70/cwt133.00–142.509402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Heifers—Small 1-2733125.56/cwt122.00–129.009202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419212.59/cwt207.50–218.008918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425200.41/cwt195.00–205.0085212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427185.98/cwt185.00–188.007943
Bulls—Small 1-2470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474203.57/cwt200.00–210.009659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478190.66/cwt185.00–195.009119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480184.36/cwt182.50–185.008854
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515177.50/cwt177.50–177.509141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520204.04/cwt195.00–209.001,0616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521191.46/cwt187.50–200.009987
Bulls—Small 1-2523159.04/cwt150.00–167.508322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565184.87/cwt180.00–190.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570172.57/cwt170.00–175.009842
Bulls—Small 1-2570151.27/cwt150.00–152.508622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1587
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590126.00/cwt126.00–126.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600117.50/cwt117.50–117.507051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627165.08/cwt162.50–169.001,0353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683156.25/cwt155.00–157.501,0672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 375575.00/cwt75.00–75.005661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——93382.69/cwt75.00–89.007712
Bulls——1,561105.75/cwt94.00–112.001,65110
Bulls——1,695117.33/cwt115.00–119.001,9894
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90971.86/cwt60.00–77.0065311
Cows—Lean 85-90%94281.33/cwt78.00–85.007669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18587.74/cwt79.00–92.001,04039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24093.80/cwt93.00–95.001,16311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25075.51/cwt64.00–84.0094412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44187.28/cwt82.00–91.001,2586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61883.48/cwt83.00–84.001,3512
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2975887.00/head887.00–887.008871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730893.01/head885.00–900.008932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28891,204.22/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2044
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2895925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,386.22/head1,235.00–1,510.001,3862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2758676.02/head550.00–860.006763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2912933.21/head860.00–1,025.009333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135965.09/head935.00–1,000.009653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,054.12/head925.00–1,160.001,0545
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2615732.00/head732.00–732.007321
Stock Cows—Small 1-2635730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Stock Cows—Small 1-2730553.50/head527.00–589.005543
Stock Cows—Small 1-2740708.40/head672.00–735.007082
Stock Cows—Small 3748523.78/head457.00–585.005242
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,060981.00/head981.00–981.009811
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601

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.