Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-03-20

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 20
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 391▲ 261 vs year ago 266 · +98.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 106▲ 91 vs year ago 72 · +126.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▼ 12 vs year ago 29 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. 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 $177.76/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$177.76
197 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$54.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.68
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2440193.7385378
Medium and Large 2514173.4489281
Small 1-2442159.6570528
Medium and Large 3402138.9355910thin
One grade step is worth $54.79/cwt here — about $295 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 sale197 hd
177.76
—
SC average5 barns · 656 hd
171.09
+6.68
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—High1,591125.912,0038thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,593107.191,70713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,213106.241,28890
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05792.9498237

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)907$8696
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$8851thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,370$1,6581thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)820$1,0732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)790$1,1384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)670$7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,5391thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2230167.03/cwt160.00–170.003843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235237.50/cwt232.50–242.505582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2237207.32/cwt200.00–212.504913
Steers—Medium and Large 2238185.05/cwt180.00–190.004402
Steers—Medium and Large 3240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2266213.21/cwt200.00–220.005676
Steers—Small 1-2273166.46/cwt160.00–175.004543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274238.72/cwt225.00–250.0065410
Steers—Medium and Large 2275185.21/cwt180.00–190.005093
Steers—Medium and Large 3312150.03/cwt145.00–155.004683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320246.85/cwt237.50–260.0079011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331220.76/cwt212.50–227.507316
Steers—Medium and Large 2333195.26/cwt185.00–202.506504
Steers—Small 1-2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Steers—Small 1-2363161.22/cwt150.00–165.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369240.72/cwt232.50–255.0088811
Steers—Medium and Large 2370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376218.09/cwt200.00–230.0082022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413250.89/cwt247.50–255.001,0363
Steers—Medium and Large 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474241.30/cwt229.00–247.001,14415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477215.27/cwt208.00–219.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523220.52/cwt220.00–221.001,1532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570208.06/cwt200.00–219.001,1867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy573220.99/cwt220.00–222.001,2662
Steers—Medium and Large 2613180.16/cwt172.50–188.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Steers—Small 1-2680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 2708175.01/cwt171.00–179.001,2392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215207.50/cwt207.50–207.504461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240185.00/cwt185.00–185.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260187.48/cwt185.00–190.004873
Heifers—Small 1-2266167.91/cwt160.00–172.504474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272198.12/cwt192.50–202.505395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273207.48/cwt205.00–210.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318195.92/cwt192.50–200.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318183.40/cwt180.00–190.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327138.09/cwt130.00–145.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328210.32/cwt210.00–211.006903
Heifers—Small 1-2328156.48/cwt150.00–160.005137
Heifers—Small 1-2363161.28/cwt160.00–162.505852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368211.91/cwt207.00–216.007809
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375145.20/cwt140.00–150.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377185.69/cwt177.50–190.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379199.30/cwt192.50–210.007557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400207.50/cwt205.00–210.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418199.73/cwt192.50–205.0083513
Heifers—Small 1-2423170.81/cwt165.00–175.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437185.93/cwt182.50–189.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475179.69/cwt170.00–187.5085424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480141.55/cwt135.00–150.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481191.69/cwt188.00–200.009229
Heifers—Small 1-2485163.26/cwt160.00–170.007923
Heifers—Small 1-2515161.62/cwt160.00–165.008323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519185.45/cwt182.00–190.009629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529173.94/cwt165.00–181.0092010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579167.81/cwt160.00–175.009727
Heifers—Small 1-2610157.50/cwt157.50–157.509611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623159.79/cwt150.00–166.009958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665158.50/cwt154.00–162.001,05411
Heifers—Small 1-2675147.00/cwt147.00–147.009924
Heifers—Small 1-2700148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718150.98/cwt149.00–153.001,0842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411211.86/cwt200.00–220.008716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414230.48/cwt227.00–234.009544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420191.71/cwt190.00–195.008053
Bulls—Small 1-2450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470225.34/cwt220.00–239.001,0594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475211.79/cwt200.00–217.501,00610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476191.15/cwt180.00–197.509107
Bulls—Small 1-2500172.50/cwt172.50–172.508631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513212.61/cwt200.00–218.001,09120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525194.35/cwt190.00–198.001,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533221.52/cwt218.00–225.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557207.33/cwt199.00–210.001,1558
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576186.92/cwt180.00–195.001,0775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610163.78/cwt160.00–167.509992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623185.52/cwt184.00–187.001,1562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655177.00/cwt176.00–178.001,1592
Bulls—Small 1-2685157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3535117.50/cwt117.50–117.506291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293120.09/cwt117.00–125.001,5533
Bulls——1,769129.40/cwt125.00–132.002,2895
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91884.80/cwt76.00–91.0077812
Cows—Boner 80-85%97693.94/cwt87.00–98.009178
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12996.14/cwt89.00–103.001,08523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210105.70/cwt99.00–112.001,27968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361115.91/cwt113.00–120.001,57814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488101.41/cwt97.00–105.001,5096
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,639115.17/cwt110.00–120.001,8886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,94594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,8281
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28201,072.54/head1,048.00–1,094.001,0732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,658.00/head1,658.00–1,658.001,6581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3760700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2775700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2863795.99/head700.00–885.007962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,070.76/head990.00–1,135.001,0712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,025780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2620800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2670750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2855885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,539.00/head1,539.00–1,539.001,5391

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.