Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-07-24

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 24
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 446▲ 260 vs year ago 277 · +93.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 71▲ 15 vs year ago 67 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 4▲ 6 vs year ago 11 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were too few to trend. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were up to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of mostly 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 $199.21/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$199.21
172 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$899
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.09
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472210.1599374
Medium and Large 2430194.3083675
Medium and Large 3449180.0480923
One grade step is worth $30.11/cwt here — about $184 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 sale172 hd
199.21
—
SC average5 barns · 490 hd
195.13
+4.09
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—Low1,584121.341,9229thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458106.951,5597thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,244105.601,31439
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10090.4899513

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)848$1,0332thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)755$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)780$1,3333thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)685$9931thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)766$9426

Every lot

109 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—Medium and Large 2255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1278245.00/cwt245.00–245.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 3295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy321261.19/cwt255.00–265.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325267.50/cwt267.50–267.508691
Steers—Medium and Large 3325191.31/cwt190.00–192.506222
Steers—Medium and Large 1326228.26/cwt220.00–240.007448
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy370264.73/cwt260.00–270.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1370250.20/cwt245.00–255.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 2375219.00/cwt212.50–225.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 3385197.88/cwt192.50–200.007626
Steers—Medium and Large 3415203.23/cwt195.00–210.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy419252.46/cwt249.00–262.501,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 1419240.29/cwt235.00–242.501,0079
Steers—Medium and Large 2435222.50/cwt212.50–232.509682
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 1468229.63/cwt225.00–237.501,07516
Steers—Medium and Large 2473217.05/cwt200.00–222.501,0276
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy475242.45/cwt240.00–245.001,1522
Steers—Medium and Large 3478183.68/cwt170.00–192.508784
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2271
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy515242.81/cwt238.00–248.001,2504
Steers—Medium and Large 2525215.10/cwt210.00–218.001,1293
Steers—Medium and Large 1527228.12/cwt220.00–235.001,2027
Steers—Medium and Large 3540202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 1563225.99/cwt223.00–230.001,2726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4442
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy580245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4211
Steers—Medium and Large 2583217.33/cwt212.00–220.001,2673
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy603242.01/cwt239.00–245.001,4592
Steers—Medium and Large 1610224.53/cwt220.00–226.001,37015
Steers—Medium and Large 3615182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619232.76/cwt229.00–239.001,4414
Steers—Medium and Large 2628203.98/cwt200.00–208.001,2812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5302
Steers—Medium and Large 2685205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4041
Steers—Medium and Large 1708206.00/cwt205.00–207.001,4582
Steers—Medium and Large 2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240195.00/cwt195.00–195.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2287191.98/cwt190.00–195.005515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295212.50/cwt210.00–215.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328198.73/cwt192.50–202.5065210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338182.52/cwt180.00–185.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373194.84/cwt185.00–200.0072718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374208.89/cwt205.00–212.507819
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385182.50/cwt182.50–182.507031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy390235.00/cwt235.00–235.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421197.46/cwt187.50–200.008318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426209.49/cwt203.00–217.5089217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427181.91/cwt175.00–185.007778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467192.26/cwt187.00–200.0089815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469210.15/cwt202.50–218.0098619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469179.23/cwt170.00–185.008419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516213.34/cwt206.00–221.001,10111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518192.11/cwt190.00–197.509956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563211.33/cwt204.00–220.001,1908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574196.31/cwt190.00–200.001,1277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606190.74/cwt190.00–192.001,1564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612202.81/cwt198.00–210.001,2417
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260235.00/cwt235.00–235.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320232.50/cwt232.50–232.507441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy323254.99/cwt250.00–260.008247
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379227.78/cwt219.00–235.008636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy380251.22/cwt250.00–252.509552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385201.73/cwt195.00–210.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418183.91/cwt180.00–187.507692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy420248.71/cwt247.50–250.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426232.62/cwt225.00–238.009919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429211.21/cwt200.00–215.009067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458181.89/cwt180.00–185.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479230.27/cwt220.00–238.001,10311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added492237.34/cwt236.00–238.001,1683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520222.42/cwt210.00–234.001,15711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523180.00/cwt180.00–180.009413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558223.85/cwt209.00–229.001,24914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565174.87/cwt170.00–180.009882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603203.76/cwt202.50–205.001,2292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1688206.43/cwt200.00–213.001,4202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,557106.10/cwt97.00–113.001,6523
Bulls——1,598128.96/cwt125.00–132.002,0616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05183.07/cwt78.00–88.008735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13195.11/cwt90.00–98.001,0768
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246105.80/cwt100.00–112.001,31838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458106.95/cwt101.00–109.001,5597
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2755750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28481,032.52/head875.00–1,175.001,0332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0051,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2685993.00/head993.00–993.009931
Stock Cows—Small 1758993.30/head680.00–1,400.009935
Stock Cows—Small 2805684.00/head684.00–684.006841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17351,198.83/head960.00–1,425.001,1992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.