Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 31
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 537▼ 14 vs year ago 432 · −3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 82▲ 43 vs year ago 35 · +122.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 17▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls were unevenly steady.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, salughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. A light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.09/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$200.09
116 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.60
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439209.1991972
Medium and Large 2516187.1896534
Medium and Large 3405178.4572210thin
One grade step is worth $30.74/cwt here — about $196 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 sale116 hd
200.09
—
SC average5 barns · 462 hd
198.49
+1.60
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—Low1,697129.412,1958thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,479112.591,6669thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,185104.291,23635
CowsLean 85-90%Average86493.9481221

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,3701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,3132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)838$1,2694thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295265.00/cwt265.00–265.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1370264.98/cwt262.50–267.509803
Steers—Medium and Large 3395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1431261.00/cwt255.00–267.501,1255
Steers—Medium and Large 2435242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,0552
Steers—Medium and Large 2465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1466254.83/cwt250.00–265.001,1884
Steers—Medium and Large 1524250.21/cwt245.00–258.001,3115
Steers—Medium and Large 2525228.66/cwt220.00–238.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 2567214.13/cwt214.00–215.001,2148
Steers—Medium and Large 1580243.37/cwt235.00–249.001,41211
Steers—Medium and Large 1613241.05/cwt235.00–247.001,4783
Steers—Medium and Large 2622210.42/cwt208.00–215.001,3093
Steers—Medium and Large 2667208.10/cwt207.00–210.001,38810
Steers—Medium and Large 2715209.16/cwt207.50–211.001,4953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230182.34/cwt180.00–185.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235207.50/cwt207.50–207.504881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267208.93/cwt200.00–215.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318185.00/cwt185.00–185.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331206.22/cwt200.00–217.506838
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy372228.45/cwt225.00–235.008503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379207.28/cwt200.00–215.0078611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383189.93/cwt185.00–195.007273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424210.03/cwt205.00–217.008917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428191.08/cwt185.00–195.008187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474208.42/cwt200.00–215.0098811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477178.27/cwt175.00–180.008503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479189.96/cwt185.00–195.009104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy485222.17/cwt220.00–224.001,0783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513192.28/cwt185.00–196.009867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519207.16/cwt200.00–214.001,0758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy520219.01/cwt218.00–220.001,1394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575202.00/cwt197.50–210.001,1626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575186.31/cwt181.00–190.001,0717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585170.00/cwt165.00–175.009952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605198.31/cwt195.00–204.001,2003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618174.98/cwt170.00–180.001,0812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2656174.23/cwt170.00–177.001,1434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3205195.00/cwt195.00–195.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230215.00/cwt215.00–215.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276233.57/cwt230.00–240.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324235.65/cwt230.00–240.007648
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328192.37/cwt190.00–195.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329211.08/cwt200.00–220.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371212.20/cwt200.00–220.0078716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381227.33/cwt225.00–237.508665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405230.85/cwt225.00–237.509353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414209.67/cwt200.00–220.008689
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431184.58/cwt180.00–190.0079611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465221.70/cwt220.00–225.001,0313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472210.04/cwt200.00–215.009919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511201.43/cwt195.00–207.501,0294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522180.08/cwt175.00–185.009403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525214.83/cwt210.00–220.001,1286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569213.06/cwt210.00–217.501,2125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581193.23/cwt190.00–202.501,1237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640207.01/cwt204.00–210.001,3253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3470132.50/cwt132.50–132.506231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,8611
Bulls——1,721130.47/cwt125.00–139.002,2457
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78482.41/cwt73.00–89.006465
Cows—Lean 85-90%88997.54/cwt93.00–107.0086716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06083.97/cwt77.00–92.008903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197106.20/cwt96.00–115.001,27132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495111.91/cwt108.00–116.001,6738
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27881,163.90/head925.00–1,360.001,1642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29301,037.97/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3151,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281

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.