Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 22
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 414▲ 88 vs year ago 414 · +21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 68▲ 22 vs year ago 72 · +30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 26▼ 14 vs year ago 31 · −45.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady on a light trend, feeder heifers and bulls were

3.00 highter. Slaughter cows were 8.00 higher, salughter bulls were steady. Average offerings

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 $231.01/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$231.01
150 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$441
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$54.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.86
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452237.401,074124
Medium and Large 2393202.7679823
Small 1-2345183.336333thin
One grade step is worth $54.06/cwt here — about $441 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 sale150 hd
231.01
—
SC average5 barns · 430 hd
215.14
+15.86
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—Average1,617114.301,84811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,504102.671,5449thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23399.891,23146
CowsLean 85-90%Low83788.1773823

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)972$1,1073thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)937$8143thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)745$9515

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210203.84/cwt200.00–215.004284
Steers—Small 1-2240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2262223.31/cwt220.00–225.005853
Steers—Small 1-2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 2280199.88/cwt190.00–210.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327266.63/cwt250.00–280.008729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329232.64/cwt225.00–240.007657
Steers—Medium and Large 2335213.38/cwt210.00–215.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370259.47/cwt250.00–272.5096014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380231.59/cwt225.00–245.008809
Steers—Medium and Large 2385210.17/cwt200.00–220.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417256.52/cwt250.00–270.001,0706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425237.86/cwt225.00–245.001,01114
Steers—Medium and Large 2430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461246.84/cwt245.00–250.001,1384
Steers—Medium and Large 2468202.38/cwt195.00–210.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476230.67/cwt220.00–240.001,09818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517240.96/cwt230.00–247.501,24610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519219.33/cwt210.00–225.001,1387
Steers—Small 1-2520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565238.83/cwt230.00–245.001,3498
Steers—Medium and Large 2573196.10/cwt192.50–200.001,1242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577219.84/cwt210.00–225.001,2686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616208.63/cwt200.00–220.001,2855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650207.50/cwt200.00–215.001,3492
Steers—Medium and Large 2675181.37/cwt177.00–189.001,2243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718190.50/cwt190.00–191.001,3682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228186.75/cwt185.00–190.004263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235168.37/cwt165.00–170.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295217.50/cwt217.50–217.506421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322208.00/cwt200.00–215.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325192.54/cwt190.00–195.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335225.00/cwt225.00–225.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363222.52/cwt220.00–225.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379211.40/cwt200.00–215.0080111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383195.00/cwt195.00–195.007472
Heifers—Small 1-2385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402220.51/cwt217.50–222.008863
Heifers—Small 1-2408172.45/cwt170.00–175.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420204.49/cwt200.00–215.0085911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422190.44/cwt185.00–195.008046
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473206.71/cwt200.00–212.5097816
Heifers—Small 1-2473171.71/cwt170.00–175.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474191.49/cwt185.00–195.009087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515203.63/cwt194.00–210.001,04922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523185.46/cwt180.00–190.009705
Heifers—Small 1-2530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009011
Heifers—Small 1-2570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578194.58/cwt190.00–201.001,1258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578179.96/cwt175.00–185.001,0405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608187.98/cwt183.00–193.001,1432
Heifers—Small 1-2623164.96/cwt160.00–170.001,0283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1481
Heifers—Small 1-2660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675164.96/cwt160.00–170.001,1133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405246.33/cwt240.00–252.509982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424223.55/cwt215.00–235.009489
Bulls—Small 1-2424174.88/cwt170.00–180.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433202.66/cwt198.00–210.008783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475220.10/cwt210.00–230.001,04515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500195.00/cwt195.00–195.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524217.80/cwt207.50–225.001,14112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568190.77/cwt185.00–197.001,0846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569210.53/cwt205.00–217.001,1987
Bulls—Small 1-2570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618205.14/cwt200.00–210.001,2684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620183.55/cwt180.00–190.001,1385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657202.66/cwt198.00–210.001,3313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725173.12/cwt170.00–177.501,2554
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418103.40/cwt103.00–104.001,4662
Bulls——1,661116.72/cwt113.00–120.001,9399
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75876.01/cwt71.00–85.005769
Cows—Lean 85-90%88895.99/cwt90.00–102.0085214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19680.82/cwt75.00–86.009675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237102.22/cwt91.00–111.001,26441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504102.67/cwt91.00–110.001,5449
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2788620.57/head600.00–640.006212
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030965.00/head965.00–965.009651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,4301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2704931.01/head800.00–1,050.009314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29101,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2663126.86/cwt120.00–130.008413
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700147.66/cwt145.00–150.001,0342
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,010117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1821

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.