Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-03-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 13
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 367▲ 115 vs year ago 276 · +41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 111▲ 44 vs year ago 62 · +71.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 31▼ 21 vs year ago 29 · −72.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls were

3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher , salughter bulls were 6.00 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 $183.32/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$183.32
169 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$51.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.84
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2453191.82868118
Medium and Large 2447170.6976439
Small 1-2475140.8166912thin
One grade step is worth $51.01/cwt here — about $199 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 sale169 hd
183.32
—
SC average5 barns · 461 hd
176.48
+6.84
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—Low1,542114.041,75810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472102.641,51110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175100.191,17760
CowsLean 85-90%High91992.4185023

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$7732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)991$1,2295

Every lot

92 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 1-2220225.00/cwt225.00–225.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy237246.76/cwt240.00–260.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 2270203.70/cwt190.00–210.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272224.15/cwt215.00–230.006105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273251.26/cwt240.00–260.0068611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319222.03/cwt215.00–230.007086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327248.52/cwt240.00–262.5081310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364248.72/cwt242.50–255.009055
Steers—Small 1-2366175.00/cwt170.00–180.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372249.21/cwt239.00–255.009276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377224.80/cwt215.00–230.0084716
Steers—Medium and Large 2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415234.96/cwt234.00–238.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421227.97/cwt215.00–240.009607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487214.55/cwt207.50–221.001,0453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524212.58/cwt205.00–220.001,1147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572213.20/cwt195.00–219.001,22011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609206.51/cwt202.00–213.001,2584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658195.91/cwt188.00–204.001,2892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3246
Steers—Medium and Large 2710158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724175.29/cwt170.00–179.001,2695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3061
Steers—Medium and Large 2785154.56/cwt150.00–159.001,2132
Steers—Medium and Large 2833154.49/cwt153.00–156.001,2872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220178.01/cwt170.00–185.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240198.78/cwt197.50–200.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263177.60/cwt170.00–185.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268200.43/cwt195.00–207.505375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280216.00/cwt216.00–216.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318215.47/cwt215.00–216.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319174.98/cwt170.00–180.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320203.71/cwt195.00–210.0065213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365178.31/cwt170.00–185.006516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373200.08/cwt195.00–208.0074613
Heifers—Small 1-2390150.00/cwt145.00–155.005853
Heifers—Small 1-2413136.69/cwt135.00–140.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418197.40/cwt190.00–206.0082522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420211.00/cwt211.00–211.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423180.29/cwt170.00–185.007637
Heifers—Small 1-2468144.92/cwt140.00–150.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470191.92/cwt184.00–198.0090224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477175.08/cwt170.00–179.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520171.36/cwt162.50–175.008914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527182.86/cwt180.00–186.009649
Heifers—Small 1-2558138.77/cwt135.00–142.507742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576177.50/cwt170.00–185.001,0229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578167.51/cwt165.00–170.009682
Heifers—Small 1-2620131.13/cwt127.50–135.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625174.60/cwt165.00–178.001,09114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628154.05/cwt150.00–158.009672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655167.45/cwt161.00–174.001,0972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660142.45/cwt139.00–146.009402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2763140.01/cwt135.00–145.001,0683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403228.49/cwt225.00–235.009215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425192.53/cwt190.00–195.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428215.76/cwt208.00–220.009238
Bulls—Small 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463225.84/cwt225.00–226.001,0466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468211.85/cwt207.50–219.009916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473188.94/cwt185.00–193.008942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0731
Bulls—Small 1-2505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523182.01/cwt179.00–185.009522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570198.83/cwt194.00–208.001,1335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
Bulls—Small 1-2630150.04/cwt145.00–155.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668167.31/cwt162.00–170.001,1183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06080.00/cwt80.00–80.008481
Bulls——1,588115.92/cwt106.00–121.001,8418
Bulls——1,655133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85276.67/cwt72.00–83.006533
Cows—Lean 85-90%92793.91/cwt88.00–100.0087118
Cows—Lean 85-90%953102.49/cwt102.00–103.009772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146100.80/cwt89.00–108.001,15549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24181.62/cwt79.00–85.001,0135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358110.68/cwt110.00–112.001,5036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472102.64/cwt96.00–105.001,51110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2705750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29771,223.03/head1,085.00–1,385.001,2233
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2915610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.