Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 7
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 418▼ 103 vs year ago 502 · −20.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 78▼ 24 vs year ago 102 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $206.69/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$206.69
162 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.75
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496214.501,064108
Medium and Large 2526194.361,02340
Medium and Large 3423181.7276814thin
One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $297 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 sale162 hd
206.69
—
SC average5 barns · 604 hd
201.94
+4.75
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—Low1,501118.221,77410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,388111.391,5465thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,138109.151,24238
CowsLean 85-90%Average96588.4185311

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)920$1,0851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$8862thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$8701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)870$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)740$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)650$1,1701thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)905$9861thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)802$7645

Every lot

107 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2200247.50/cwt247.50–247.504951
Steers—Medium and Large 1230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 2265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1280265.00/cwt265.00–265.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 2313242.40/cwt240.00–245.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 3333205.11/cwt200.00–210.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1358261.22/cwt257.50–265.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 2390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 3421214.00/cwt214.00–214.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 2423245.10/cwt242.50–250.001,0373
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy440271.25/cwt270.00–272.501,1942
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added457250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1434
Steers—Medium and Large 1460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 2481243.84/cwt240.00–248.001,1734
Steers—Medium and Large 1513252.36/cwt250.00–257.001,2953
Steers—Medium and Large 2537230.00/cwt227.50–232.501,2353
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added538233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,25410
Steers—Medium and Large 3570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 2578228.69/cwt220.00–237.501,3224
Steers—Medium and Large 1579244.00/cwt242.50–246.001,4135
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4946
Steers—Medium and Large 1615242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4881
Steers—Medium and Large 2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Steers—Medium and Large 3660192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 1695241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6751
Steers—Medium and Large 2725219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy330222.50/cwt222.50–222.507341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333202.41/cwt200.00–205.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369213.32/cwt207.50–220.0078712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369198.60/cwt195.00–202.507337
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370183.46/cwt175.00–190.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy385224.16/cwt224.00–225.008636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added414229.00/cwt229.00–229.009487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy417228.46/cwt220.00–235.009535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427178.42/cwt170.00–185.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428214.25/cwt209.00–219.009179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433202.03/cwt190.00–205.008756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469196.05/cwt190.00–202.509194
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473183.35/cwt180.00–185.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy475224.48/cwt223.00–228.001,0664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478210.77/cwt205.00–220.001,00712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy503220.33/cwt219.00–222.001,1083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505180.00/cwt180.00–180.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520197.49/cwt190.00–205.001,0275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536212.09/cwt207.00–218.001,1378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy553219.50/cwt219.00–220.001,2142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569211.89/cwt200.00–219.001,20614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626204.85/cwt195.00–216.001,2828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628190.64/cwt185.00–195.001,1973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670187.22/cwt180.00–191.001,2545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2721181.47/cwt180.00–185.001,3085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225245.00/cwt245.00–245.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267223.31/cwt220.00–230.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269244.12/cwt240.00–255.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy290265.00/cwt265.00–265.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323216.83/cwt200.00–230.0070011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369213.29/cwt200.00–225.007878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375236.84/cwt230.00–250.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3389183.76/cwt180.00–195.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426236.38/cwt230.00–245.001,0075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426212.26/cwt200.00–222.5090412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473223.08/cwt218.00–232.501,0556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475207.21/cwt197.50–218.0098411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505187.50/cwt187.50–187.509471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525203.49/cwt202.00–205.001,0682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528219.92/cwt214.00–225.001,1616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572215.41/cwt210.00–225.001,23210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580174.87/cwt170.00–180.001,0142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610183.69/cwt180.00–187.501,1212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613205.49/cwt205.00–206.001,2602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2637188.39/cwt180.00–195.001,2003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678175.03/cwt172.50–177.501,1872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727190.71/cwt186.00–198.001,3863
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,248107.23/cwt95.00–115.001,3385
Bulls——1,754129.21/cwt125.00–135.002,2665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92278.07/cwt72.50–88.007206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01593.45/cwt88.00–98.009493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017100.81/cwt97.00–105.001,0255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134109.82/cwt101.00–115.001,24532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300117.66/cwt117.00–119.001,5303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388111.39/cwt111.00–112.001,5465
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 16501,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2789784.22/head721.00–825.007844
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3855684.00/head684.00–684.006841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1905986.00/head986.00–986.009861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2845870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3870600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2918885.97/head875.00–900.008862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851

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.