Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 9
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 523▼ 163 vs year ago 691 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 101▲ 50 vs year ago 102 · +49.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 10 vs year ago 16 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 1.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. moderate 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $219.24/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +16.78 against this barn's trailing median of $202.46.
Average price
$219.24
116 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.11
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481242.011,16424
Medium and Large 2437225.1298455
Medium and Large 3489195.7495637
One grade step is worth $46.26/cwt here — about $208 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
219.24
—
SC average5 barns · 353 hd
207.14
+12.11
This barn, trailing median3 sales
202.46
+16.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales
219205191177median 202.4604/2704/2705/0406/0806/08
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $191.20, median $202.46 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,510119.951,81116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47098.251,44412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21996.881,18187
CowsLean 85-90%Low90791.5083018

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)1,050$1,10012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$9196
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$8493thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)936$1,2475

Every lot

96 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 2270245.00/cwt245.00–245.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 3300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2320245.00/cwt245.00–245.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1333262.52/cwt260.00–265.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy350277.50/cwt277.50–277.509711
Steers—Medium and Large 1358260.10/cwt255.00–265.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 2385245.00/cwt245.00–245.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1415261.22/cwt255.00–267.001,0842
Steers—Medium and Large 3420202.41/cwt200.00–205.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1457256.61/cwt250.00–265.001,1733
Steers—Medium and Large 2463234.92/cwt230.00–240.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 3523198.86/cwt190.00–205.001,0404
Steers—Medium and Large 2529232.52/cwt225.00–240.001,2308
Steers—Medium and Large 1533252.92/cwt245.00–258.001,3486
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4435
Steers—Medium and Large 1561249.97/cwt245.00–255.001,4024
Steers—Medium and Large 3568198.33/cwt190.00–205.001,1273
Steers—Medium and Large 2570228.13/cwt220.00–235.001,3003
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added575239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3747
Steers—Medium and Large 1618241.66/cwt240.00–245.001,4933
Steers—Medium and Large 2621221.80/cwt215.00–230.001,3776
Steers—Medium and Large 3630197.74/cwt190.00–202.501,2463
Steers—Medium and Large 1658239.98/cwt235.00–245.001,5792
Steers—Medium and Large 2680216.63/cwt215.00–220.001,4733
Steers—Medium and Large 3745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Steers—Medium and Large 3785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added861205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,76525
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1221223.95/cwt220.00–230.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233215.00/cwt215.00–215.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2254206.31/cwt200.00–215.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308227.48/cwt225.00–230.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308208.02/cwt200.00–212.506414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338184.89/cwt180.00–190.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385202.50/cwt200.00–210.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412219.77/cwt215.00–225.009055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427196.59/cwt190.00–202.5083916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433182.51/cwt180.00–185.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466194.28/cwt190.00–200.009057
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473179.97/cwt175.00–185.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523193.73/cwt190.00–198.001,0134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524181.66/cwt175.00–185.009528
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565181.25/cwt180.00–184.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3627178.32/cwt175.00–180.001,1183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3654179.49/cwt175.00–183.001,1744
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3222208.46/cwt200.00–215.004633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2227237.19/cwt230.00–245.005387
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270238.46/cwt230.00–245.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275260.98/cwt257.50–265.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320262.66/cwt260.00–265.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320205.16/cwt200.00–210.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332239.87/cwt230.00–245.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374236.84/cwt230.00–245.008868
Bulls—Medium and Large 3384204.32/cwt200.00–215.007857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388259.97/cwt255.00–265.001,0092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414231.34/cwt225.00–240.009587
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415201.25/cwt195.00–210.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435258.30/cwt255.00–265.001,1243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463244.86/cwt240.00–250.001,1342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473225.93/cwt220.00–235.001,0695
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473195.08/cwt190.00–200.009234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506241.92/cwt235.00–247.501,2244
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518195.03/cwt185.00–200.001,0103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525216.74/cwt210.00–225.001,13810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3553189.98/cwt185.00–195.001,0512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558214.01/cwt210.00–220.001,1945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566227.92/cwt225.00–235.001,2905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620200.74/cwt195.00–206.001,2457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623217.25/cwt214.00–220.001,3534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640187.90/cwt185.00–190.001,2039
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3713177.53/cwt175.00–180.001,2662
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,436115.52/cwt110.00–120.001,65910
Bulls——1,632127.32/cwt123.00–133.002,0786
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90681.45/cwt73.00–85.007385
Cows—Lean 85-90%90795.37/cwt91.00–100.0086513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15086.94/cwt75.00–92.001,00023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23899.97/cwt95.00–106.001,23862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36879.59/cwt75.00–85.001,0892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,428115.36/cwt115.00–116.001,6472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490101.98/cwt95.00–108.001,52010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2875783.37/head650.00–880.007833
Bred Cows—Small 2912798.82/head600.00–950.007995
Bred Cows—Small 19401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 2955774.21/head625.00–925.007742
Bred Cows—Small 19851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,015930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1351,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1491,315.36/head1,025.00–1,575.001,3157
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1735800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29351,336.90/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.