Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 24
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
597 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 458▲ 135 vs year ago 462 · +29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 119▲ 62 vs year ago 80 · +77.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 37▼ 13 vs year ago 31 · −41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls steady. Average offering of average to plain 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 $218.48/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$218.48
179 head · 411 lb average
Value per head Derived
$898
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$75.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.50
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2418228.63956140
Medium and Large 2417191.8980026
Small 1-2321173.335566thin
Medium and Large 3321152.804907thin
One grade step is worth $75.84/cwt here — about $466 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 sale179 hd
218.48
—
SC average5 barns · 583 hd
210.97
+7.50
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—Average1,479113.231,67515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18598.781,17159
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37296.291,32120
CowsLean 85-90%Low87484.3073624

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,1651thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$8873thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,0362thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)811$1,0687

Every lot

103 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2210175.00/cwt175.00–175.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 2213197.53/cwt195.00–200.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225237.50/cwt235.00–240.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238214.84/cwt210.00–220.005112
Steers—Small 1-2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy271237.13/cwt230.00–250.006437
Steers—Medium and Large 2272194.97/cwt190.00–200.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280219.63/cwt210.00–225.006156
Steers—Medium and Large 3285152.41/cwt150.00–155.004342
Steers—Small 1-2300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 3310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317239.66/cwt235.00–245.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323217.68/cwt210.00–230.0070313
Steers—Medium and Large 2334193.86/cwt190.00–200.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added337253.38/cwt250.00–260.008546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355252.50/cwt250.00–255.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367236.07/cwt230.00–245.0086614
Steers—Medium and Large 2369194.71/cwt190.00–202.507186
Steers—Medium and Large 3373157.38/cwt155.00–160.005872
Steers—Small 1-2385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386220.71/cwt210.00–225.0085216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412225.31/cwt215.00–230.009289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429238.68/cwt235.00–247.501,0246
Steers—Medium and Large 2443195.03/cwt190.00–200.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488243.03/cwt238.00–248.001,1862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488220.39/cwt215.00–227.001,0765
Steers—Medium and Large 2488192.54/cwt190.00–195.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,20516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523208.76/cwt205.00–215.001,0924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530229.21/cwt227.50–232.001,2155
Steers—Medium and Large 2530187.57/cwt180.00–195.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563206.11/cwt200.00–212.501,1602
Steers—Medium and Large 2563192.53/cwt190.00–195.001,0842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566227.38/cwt222.00–238.001,2874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3607
Steers—Medium and Large 2620185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625210.71/cwt205.00–218.001,3176
Steers—Medium and Large 2690172.52/cwt170.00–175.001,1902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235215.00/cwt215.00–215.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270186.57/cwt185.00–190.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271209.42/cwt200.00–217.505684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318204.33/cwt195.00–210.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324218.11/cwt215.00–221.007076
Heifers—Small 1-2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333181.20/cwt180.00–185.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added356222.00/cwt222.00–222.007905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363185.17/cwt180.00–190.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379200.04/cwt195.00–208.0075819
Heifers—Small 1-2415172.50/cwt170.00–175.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420186.51/cwt180.00–190.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430205.38/cwt195.00–211.0088330
Heifers—Small 1-2470167.45/cwt165.00–170.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471201.59/cwt195.00–210.0094913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475187.36/cwt180.00–190.008909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513199.15/cwt190.00–202.001,02216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521180.56/cwt175.00–185.009415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558193.96/cwt191.00–196.001,0823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569181.84/cwt180.00–186.001,0357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612187.66/cwt185.00–190.001,1483
Heifers—Small 1-2624158.93/cwt155.00–165.009925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630176.52/cwt175.00–180.001,1129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653169.36/cwt165.00–175.001,1064
Heifers—Small 1-2678154.94/cwt150.00–160.001,0503
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2413167.85/cwt150.00–180.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424218.67/cwt212.50–225.0092719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437195.89/cwt190.00–202.508563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472217.71/cwt210.00–225.001,02813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473189.76/cwt185.00–199.008986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475235.12/cwt227.50–239.001,11719
Bulls—Small 1-2475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520189.86/cwt185.00–195.009872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523207.62/cwt205.00–210.001,0867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526233.68/cwt230.00–238.001,2294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562207.76/cwt200.00–215.001,1685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570188.31/cwt182.50–192.501,0733
Bulls—Small 1-2575162.50/cwt160.00–165.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608195.99/cwt194.00–199.001,1924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623177.59/cwt175.00–180.001,1062
Bulls—Small 1-2625154.88/cwt150.00–160.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660191.98/cwt189.00–195.001,2672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673177.27/cwt172.50–182.001,1932
Bulls—Small 1-2675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705167.64/cwt163.00–175.001,1823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,183109.55/cwt107.00–114.001,2965
Bulls——1,56085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3261
Bulls——1,635118.41/cwt116.00–121.001,9369
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84480.04/cwt66.00–87.0067618
Cows—Lean 85-90%96297.08/cwt90.00–107.009346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08176.71/cwt72.00–80.008296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118119.58/cwt115.00–125.001,3377
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20998.49/cwt90.00–112.001,19146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38296.83/cwt91.00–103.001,33819
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29501,036.18/head1,010.00–1,060.001,0362
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945130.93/cwt125.00–142.501,2375
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2775952.47/head825.00–1,035.009525
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,355.83/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900887.21/head775.00–950.008873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2051,165.00/head1,165.00–1,165.001,1651

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.