Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 11
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 395▲ 61 vs year ago 486 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 87▲ 146 vs year ago 46 · +317.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 43▲ 29 vs year ago 18 · +161.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 5.00 hihger.

Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Moderate offering 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 $212.30/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$212.30
194 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.14
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480223.001,07194
Medium and Large 2476206.6298376
Medium and Large 3485188.3791324
One grade step is worth $34.64/cwt here — about $158 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 sale194 hd
212.30
—
SC average5 barns · 602 hd
205.16
+7.14
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—Average1,537132.712,04016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501115.981,74110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231111.661,37597
CowsLean 85-90%Low886102.9591244

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)1,120$1,4054thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,26819
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)829$1,2614thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,475$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$1,9039
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,2518

Every lot

97 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 2230230.00/cwt230.00–230.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1250265.00/cwt265.00–265.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy323282.60/cwt280.00–285.009132
Steers—Medium and Large 2325234.77/cwt230.00–240.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1328263.91/cwt260.00–270.008665
Steers—Medium and Large 1376264.96/cwt260.00–272.509967
Steers—Medium and Large 3395212.50/cwt212.50–212.508391
Steers—Medium and Large 2415218.29/cwt210.00–227.509064
Steers—Medium and Large 1423259.61/cwt250.00–270.001,0989
Steers—Medium and Large 2470217.82/cwt210.00–225.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 1475253.70/cwt250.00–260.001,2054
Steers—Medium and Large 3485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1517257.54/cwt250.00–267.001,33114
Steers—Medium and Large 2524226.58/cwt217.50–239.001,1874
Steers—Medium and Large 2567223.81/cwt215.00–230.001,2697
Steers—Medium and Large 1580245.16/cwt239.00–255.001,4229
Steers—Medium and Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1802
Steers—Medium and Large 2616222.06/cwt215.00–229.001,3684
Steers—Medium and Large 3633205.63/cwt205.00–207.501,3024
Steers—Medium and Large 1635248.38/cwt246.00–251.001,5775
Steers—Medium and Large 1660242.55/cwt236.00–249.001,6015
Steers—Medium and Large 2680230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5641
Steers—Medium and Large 2721217.76/cwt215.00–222.001,5704
Steers—Medium and Large 1745226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6841
Steers—Medium and Large 2805217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233212.58/cwt210.00–215.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250195.00/cwt195.00–195.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1262230.06/cwt227.50–232.506033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293218.26/cwt217.50–219.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313227.56/cwt225.00–230.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327190.03/cwt185.00–195.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335208.48/cwt202.50–210.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367228.67/cwt225.00–240.008396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374211.53/cwt200.00–220.007918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390190.06/cwt185.00–195.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417210.87/cwt200.00–218.008799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435227.66/cwt221.00–233.0099021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460182.45/cwt180.00–185.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472224.82/cwt215.00–230.001,06130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487205.21/cwt200.00–210.0099920
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515186.67/cwt180.00–190.009613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517202.42/cwt195.00–210.001,04712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521220.88/cwt215.00–227.001,15112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573205.08/cwt195.00–211.001,17511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573188.24/cwt185.00–190.001,07911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581214.76/cwt211.00–216.001,24812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611211.39/cwt209.00–214.001,2925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623202.42/cwt195.00–208.001,2616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657211.65/cwt210.00–215.001,3913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215255.23/cwt250.00–260.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268222.43/cwt215.00–230.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy270278.18/cwt275.00–280.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271263.89/cwt260.00–270.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300201.67/cwt200.00–205.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310255.00/cwt255.00–255.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373249.89/cwt245.00–255.009323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374228.84/cwt220.00–235.008568
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420201.22/cwt200.00–202.508452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426221.57/cwt215.00–230.009448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427243.64/cwt240.00–252.501,04010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462200.84/cwt200.00–202.509283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467238.06/cwt235.00–243.001,1125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471221.99/cwt215.00–230.001,04610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518215.84/cwt207.50–219.001,11821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523195.98/cwt190.00–200.001,0255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527229.79/cwt221.00–233.001,21113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569211.94/cwt210.00–217.001,2067
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575196.22/cwt190.00–200.001,1283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621206.26/cwt201.00–212.001,2817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658202.98/cwt200.00–206.001,3366
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668191.25/cwt187.00–195.001,2783
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205119.59/cwt101.00–125.001,4416
Bulls——1,736140.58/cwt133.00–148.002,44010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85790.83/cwt85.00–95.0077810
Cows—Lean 85-90%895106.51/cwt100.00–116.0095334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21999.74/cwt90.00–105.001,21620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234114.61/cwt105.00–124.001,41476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501115.98/cwt110.00–122.001,74110
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,4751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1625132.50/cwt132.50–132.508281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2735136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19201,250.51/head1,020.00–1,500.001,2518
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18291,260.59/head1,075.00–1,450.001,2614
Bred Cows—Small 1865975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0261,336.89/head1,125.00–1,725.001,33710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0411,191.28/head925.00–1,580.001,1919
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2481,671.74/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1461,873.29/head1,685.00–1,975.001,8734
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1552,007.73/head1,835.00–2,175.002,0084
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2051,600.00/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.