Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-10-16

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 16
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
431 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 528▼ 34 vs year ago 465 · −7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 152▲ 18 vs year ago 95 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.50 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $225.05/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +22.58 against this barn's trailing median of $202.46.
Average price
$225.05
86 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.41
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1303266.0180614thin
Medium and Large 2480227.161,09037
Medium and Large 3485206.431,00135
One grade step is worth $59.58/cwt here — about −$195 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 sale86 hd
225.05
—
SC average5 barns · 401 hd
206.64
+18.41
This barn, trailing median3 sales
202.46
+22.58
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—Average1,666116.341,9388thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57799.941,57715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25798.471,23734
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01284.5785619

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,082$1,1274thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$9635
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)615$4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)952$1,3783thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$1,2671thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$9831thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295235.00/cwt235.00–235.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1300255.00/cwt255.00–255.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1370271.27/cwt270.00–272.501,0042
Steers—Medium and Large 2370245.00/cwt245.00–245.009072
Steers—Medium and Large 1425263.66/cwt260.00–267.501,1212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 2470237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 3473208.33/cwt200.00–217.509852
Steers—Medium and Large 1478256.48/cwt250.00–262.501,2262
Steers—Medium and Large 2517239.17/cwt237.50–240.001,2373
Steers—Medium and Large 3523212.58/cwt210.00–215.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 1525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
Steers—Medium and Large 1571248.90/cwt244.00–257.001,4214
Steers—Medium and Large 2575235.56/cwt232.50–239.001,3543
Steers—Medium and Large 3615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3222
Steers—Medium and Large 1640243.63/cwt236.00–247.501,55912
Steers—Medium and Large 2655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Steers—Medium and Large 1660244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6101
Steers—Medium and Large 3668203.62/cwt197.00–210.001,3602
Steers—Medium and Large 3705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added731225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6456
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added801216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7304
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320189.35/cwt185.00–192.506064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328204.94/cwt202.50–207.506722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332225.72/cwt220.00–230.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363186.65/cwt185.00–190.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370213.50/cwt210.00–217.507905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418189.01/cwt185.00–195.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425222.50/cwt222.50–222.509461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428207.69/cwt200.00–212.008895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466208.18/cwt200.00–214.009707
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471192.48/cwt185.00–197.5090711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517190.67/cwt183.00–197.509868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518204.10/cwt199.00–212.001,0574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568202.60/cwt198.00–207.001,1514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568188.57/cwt180.00–196.001,0719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620183.78/cwt180.00–187.501,1392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3653184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added691190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added867161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3965
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy245285.00/cwt285.00–285.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy265276.86/cwt270.00–280.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270259.00/cwt250.00–265.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy315279.92/cwt275.00–285.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315247.50/cwt247.50–247.507801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335238.56/cwt232.50–245.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369235.85/cwt230.00–242.508706
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375209.47/cwt200.00–220.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378252.58/cwt250.00–255.009552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415232.39/cwt227.50–240.009645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424210.38/cwt200.00–220.0089214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469227.16/cwt220.00–232.501,0655
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473210.78/cwt202.50–217.009975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518204.40/cwt195.00–212.501,0595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521226.55/cwt220.00–235.001,18010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563216.29/cwt210.00–225.001,2185
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576206.84/cwt202.00–212.501,1914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608217.00/cwt214.00–220.001,3194
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673177.49/cwt175.00–180.001,1952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635108.35/cwt103.00–113.001,7723
Bulls——1,685121.13/cwt116.00–123.002,0415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95379.75/cwt70.00–90.0076013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13995.02/cwt91.00–98.001,0826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20090.18/cwt80.00–94.001,0829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277101.46/cwt96.00–108.001,29625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558102.08/cwt96.00–106.001,59012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65591.40/cwt88.00–94.001,5133
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3615400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small 1695800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small 3765460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Bred Cows—Small 1775600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small 1870775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,17093.49/cwt93.00–94.001,0942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1881,197.42/head1,025.00–1,350.001,1972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,20099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3031,303.26/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3032
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2728100.00/cwt100.00–100.007282
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2835142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 284585.00/cwt85.00–85.007181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,035983.00/head983.00–983.009831
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,267.00/head1,267.00–1,267.001,2671
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2651,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101

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.