Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-04-17

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 17
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▲ 325 vs last sale 133▲ 250 vs year ago 208 · +120.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 50▲ 77 vs year ago 42 · +183.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 9▼ 22 vs year ago 59 · −37.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $199.73/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$199.73
157 head · 423 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$50.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.44
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2403207.19835117
Medium and Large 2488184.6690125
Small 1-2474170.4480711thin
Medium and Large 3473156.257384thin
One grade step is worth $50.94/cwt here — about $97 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 sale157 hd
199.73
—
SC average5 barns · 448 hd
187.28
+12.44
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—Average1,449115.341,67214
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18697.781,16068
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41396.891,3694thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02287.0689032

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)1,137$1,1673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9244thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,380$1,6011thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)855$1,14913
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)954$1,2195
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$9501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)806$9547

Every lot

111 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2231221.05/cwt212.00–227.505115
Steers—Medium and Large 2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280226.70/cwt225.00–230.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy286236.02/cwt230.00–246.006758
Steers—Medium and Large 3295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314221.15/cwt212.50–227.506946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323236.78/cwt232.50–247.507659
Steers—Medium and Large 2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Steers—Small 1-2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 2350192.50/cwt192.50–192.506741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371248.23/cwt240.00–265.009216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376225.76/cwt217.50–237.5084910
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy378211.89/cwt210.00–215.008014
Steers—Small 1-2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421230.98/cwt220.00–237.509726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425241.62/cwt240.00–252.501,0279
Steers—Medium and Large 2430202.50/cwt202.50–202.508711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470238.19/cwt232.50–245.001,1196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475222.45/cwt220.00–225.001,0572
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy480208.27/cwt202.50–212.501,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 2480187.50/cwt185.00–190.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522219.67/cwt219.00–220.001,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy550212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565229.44/cwt225.00–237.001,2967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3051
Steers—Small 1-2580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3261
Steers—Medium and Large 2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4567
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220206.25/cwt205.00–207.504542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273200.49/cwt192.50–207.505478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278211.41/cwt210.00–213.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Heifers—Small 1-2295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320213.71/cwt209.00–218.0068417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323199.50/cwt195.00–205.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362184.03/cwt180.00–187.506663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371203.28/cwt200.00–207.507547
Heifers—Small 1-2375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380211.42/cwt209.00–217.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413211.57/cwt210.00–215.0087415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426205.17/cwt197.50–209.0087421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432183.44/cwt180.00–190.007923
Heifers—Small 1-2445167.50/cwt167.50–167.507451
Heifers—Small 1-2463166.28/cwt165.00–167.507702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474202.28/cwt195.00–209.0095917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475188.54/cwt185.00–192.508965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488213.92/cwt212.00–215.001,04412
Heifers—Small 1-2513169.56/cwt160.00–175.008705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515198.44/cwt194.00–205.001,0226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526188.80/cwt185.00–192.009934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570183.73/cwt180.00–190.001,0473
Heifers—Small 1-2605177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1195
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy405205.00/cwt205.00–205.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428230.80/cwt230.00–237.5098816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430199.06/cwt192.50–205.008563
Bulls—Small 1-2430175.12/cwt170.00–180.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433220.22/cwt215.00–226.009547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
Bulls—Small 1-2455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473215.92/cwt210.00–225.001,02111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510198.73/cwt197.50–200.001,0142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523219.51/cwt219.00–220.001,1482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526210.81/cwt205.00–215.001,1099
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563229.84/cwt223.00–237.001,2942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576210.53/cwt204.00–217.001,2137
Bulls—Small 1-2620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625204.99/cwt203.00–207.001,2815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,1312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715158.19/cwt150.00–167.501,1313
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3260105.00/cwt105.00–105.002731
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3458127.50/cwt127.50–127.505842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,344110.05/cwt98.00–117.001,4798
Bulls——1,590122.40/cwt119.00–126.001,9466
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89177.31/cwt69.00–85.0068913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11293.73/cwt88.00–99.001,04219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179100.60/cwt95.00–107.001,18649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19789.22/cwt79.00–94.001,06818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41396.89/cwt93.00–101.001,3694
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-27411,171.88/head1,080.00–1,350.001,1727
Bulls—Medium and Large 29871,123.17/head1,055.00–1,214.001,1236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,601.00/head1,601.00–1,601.001,6011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2830950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29681,205.61/head1,010.00–1,485.001,2064
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2895710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Small 1-2930975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2950900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,085875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,054.88/head1,025.00–1,085.001,0552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2780625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28101,008.36/head950.00–1,063.001,0086
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.