Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-04-03

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 3
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 529▲ 116 vs year ago 454 · +25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 129▲ 55 vs year ago 80 · +68.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 27▲ 22 vs year ago 31 · +71.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $193.52/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$193.52
164 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$65.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.74
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2377214.4280988
Medium and Large 2626173.151,08353
Small 1-2454164.5474817thin
Medium and Large 3315149.184706thin
One grade step is worth $65.24/cwt here — about $339 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 sale164 hd
193.52
—
SC average5 barns · 427 hd
196.26
−2.74
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—Low1,392104.361,4529thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07191.1897749
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52889.011,3607thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94382.6777925

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)903$9002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)839$8983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)944$8004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)841$7586
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)740$7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)685$4301thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)828$7522thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)904$1,07512
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)718$7922thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)784$78615
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)863$7075

Every lot

132 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2208158.36/cwt155.00–165.003293
Steers—Medium and Large 2220191.16/cwt187.50–195.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235218.70/cwt215.00–220.005144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245237.50/cwt237.50–237.505821
Steers—Medium and Large 3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273225.12/cwt220.00–235.006153
Steers—Small 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282211.29/cwt210.00–217.5059615
Steers—Medium and Large 2282185.72/cwt182.50–190.005243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323210.44/cwt205.00–215.006805
Steers—Small 1-2328172.52/cwt170.00–175.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 3328146.70/cwt140.00–150.004813
Steers—Medium and Large 2330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332232.12/cwt225.00–237.507716
Steers—Medium and Large 3365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367227.72/cwt220.00–247.508367
Steers—Small 1-2367168.50/cwt165.00–175.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 2371184.96/cwt180.00–190.006867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379200.72/cwt195.00–210.0076121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390232.53/cwt230.00–235.009072
Steers—Medium and Large 2405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425209.15/cwt200.00–218.008896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470224.12/cwt217.50–235.001,0535
Steers—Medium and Large 2470190.09/cwt185.00–195.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485231.04/cwt227.00–235.001,1212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0761
Steers—Small 1-2520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525227.05/cwt222.50–232.501,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 2534180.60/cwt175.00–185.009644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1581
Steers—Small 1-2588168.77/cwt165.00–172.509922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610199.98/cwt198.00–202.001,2202
Steers—Medium and Large 2643181.97/cwt175.00–189.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 2655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Steers—Small 1-2663158.77/cwt155.00–160.001,0534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2801
Steers—Small 1-2720159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1451
Steers—Medium and Large 2735169.86/cwt160.00–180.001,2482
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added742166.92/cwt164.00–168.001,23911
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added839159.38/cwt159.00–159.501,33716
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230177.50/cwt175.00–180.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy239203.69/cwt200.00–205.004877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270205.79/cwt205.00–206.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283171.31/cwt170.00–172.504852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285193.36/cwt190.00–197.505513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313204.09/cwt202.50–208.0063915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318196.17/cwt192.50–200.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004731
Heifers—Small 1-2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372209.36/cwt205.00–215.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374197.48/cwt192.50–202.507396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382173.10/cwt170.00–185.0066113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424194.91/cwt190.00–200.0082614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426179.48/cwt165.00–188.0076512
Heifers—Small 1-2432158.40/cwt150.00–165.006845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466193.92/cwt187.50–197.509046
Heifers—Small 1-2470157.42/cwt155.00–160.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479174.42/cwt170.00–183.008358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521174.95/cwt165.00–186.0091113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558181.51/cwt180.00–183.001,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562167.32/cwt162.50–176.009408
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575141.72/cwt140.00–145.008153
Heifers—Small 1-2585152.50/cwt152.50–152.508921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609167.28/cwt164.00–169.001,0195
Heifers—Small 1-2618150.00/cwt150.00–150.009272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673151.53/cwt150.00–153.001,0202
Heifers—Small 1-2690156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413183.82/cwt180.00–187.507592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422200.26/cwt195.00–212.508457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425231.86/cwt221.00–245.009853
Bulls—Small 1-2428172.89/cwt170.00–177.507404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468186.62/cwt180.00–192.5087312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481195.65/cwt194.00–197.509414
Bulls—Small 1-2481166.95/cwt160.00–177.508034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508200.78/cwt195.00–207.501,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520185.00/cwt180.00–190.009622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
Bulls—Small 1-2528168.51/cwt160.00–172.508905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555208.76/cwt207.50–210.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573155.00/cwt155.00–155.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588183.03/cwt181.00–185.001,0762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593192.99/cwt191.00–195.001,1442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605141.24/cwt140.00–142.508552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619180.01/cwt176.00–185.001,1144
Bulls—Small 1-2625170.34/cwt170.00–171.001,0653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669171.38/cwt168.00–175.001,1475
Bulls—Small 1-2675156.24/cwt155.00–157.501,0552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18791.47/cwt88.00–99.001,0863
Bulls——1,494110.80/cwt105.00–116.001,6556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75080.00/cwt80.00–80.006001
Cows—Lean 85-90%94389.05/cwt84.00–97.0084013
Cows—Lean 85-90%96075.37/cwt61.00–83.0072411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00882.96/cwt72.00–89.0083620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11596.85/cwt91.00–106.001,08029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47891.40/cwt90.00–95.001,3515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65383.03/cwt82.00–84.001,3722
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2828752.14/head722.00–779.007522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2700875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small 3713544.32/head485.00–600.005442
Bred Cows—Small 1-2783812.38/head800.00–825.008122
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2908909.55/head832.00–985.009102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2944799.66/head775.00–825.008004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,028917.12/head900.00–935.009172
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3685473.00/head473.00–473.004731
Stock Cows—Small 1-2718792.37/head785.00–800.007922
Stock Cows—Small 3722611.44/head587.00–636.006113
Stock Cows—Small 1-2737694.65/head635.00–780.006955
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2844925.44/head832.00–1,029.009257
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2908765.51/head712.00–801.007664
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2750924.95/head870.00–975.009252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28751,151.84/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28951,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29651,095.45/head990.00–1,300.001,0954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2685430.00/head430.00–430.004301
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2740725.00/head725.00–725.007251

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.