Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2023-11-06

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 6
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 451▲ 79 vs year ago 519 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 111▲ 60 vs year ago 86 · +69.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 17▼ 9 vs year ago 27 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. moderate offerings 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 $195.88/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$195.88
156 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.99
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454213.7097029
Medium and Large 2452197.0389186
Medium and Large 3486180.8688041
One grade step is worth $32.84/cwt here — about $90 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 sale156 hd
195.88
—
SC average5 barns · 346 hd
197.88
−1.99
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—Average1,896118.862,2536thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540110.741,70511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244104.781,30369
CowsLean 85-90%Low86992.7980620

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)1,015$9865
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)868$8686
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)970$1,1651thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,3235

Every lot

90 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225230.00/cwt230.00–230.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1340282.50/cwt282.50–282.509611
Steers—Medium and Large 2350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 3360222.53/cwt220.00–225.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1380255.00/cwt255.00–255.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1431256.14/cwt250.00–265.001,1046
Steers—Medium and Large 2440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1468256.27/cwt250.00–265.001,1997
Steers—Medium and Large 2471238.50/cwt230.00–245.001,1236
Steers—Medium and Large 3475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 3509207.50/cwt195.00–210.001,0568
Steers—Medium and Large 2515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2102
Steers—Medium and Large 1529247.79/cwt244.00–251.001,31110
Steers—Medium and Large 1555247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3711
Steers—Medium and Large 3575202.70/cwt195.00–210.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 2581223.57/cwt215.00–228.001,29916
Steers—Medium and Large 2630215.06/cwt212.50–217.501,3552
Steers—Medium and Large 1663233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,54512
Steers—Medium and Large 2663215.68/cwt210.00–219.001,4303
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full838209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7515
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205235.00/cwt235.00–235.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233205.91/cwt200.00–212.504802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323203.51/cwt197.50–210.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328222.50/cwt220.00–230.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335190.64/cwt190.00–192.506394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363222.41/cwt220.00–230.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374204.17/cwt195.00–212.5076414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383183.76/cwt180.00–185.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414199.19/cwt190.00–205.0082526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416182.60/cwt175.00–185.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421218.86/cwt215.00–225.009214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465214.00/cwt214.00–214.009951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468180.83/cwt175.00–185.008466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471197.43/cwt190.00–204.0093012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520191.93/cwt185.00–198.0099811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523207.58/cwt205.00–212.501,0863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535179.76/cwt179.00–180.009624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562189.27/cwt185.00–195.001,0645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563177.49/cwt175.00–180.0099917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627201.03/cwt198.00–205.001,2603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630184.02/cwt180.00–185.001,1599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2995
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230245.11/cwt240.00–250.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270279.63/cwt275.00–285.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305244.92/cwt240.00–250.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323274.04/cwt265.00–282.5088510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370267.05/cwt260.00–277.5098811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375219.93/cwt215.00–225.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376244.07/cwt235.00–250.009185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418266.98/cwt260.00–275.001,1169
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418236.94/cwt230.00–245.0099010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418216.23/cwt205.00–222.5090417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463245.79/cwt242.50–250.001,1383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478223.50/cwt215.00–233.001,06810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485198.83/cwt195.00–202.509642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516240.19/cwt235.00–247.501,2398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516221.64/cwt215.00–232.501,1448
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520188.27/cwt185.00–195.009793
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571189.01/cwt180.00–195.001,0795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572219.32/cwt218.00–220.001,2553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575208.61/cwt200.00–217.001,2006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622200.37/cwt194.00–205.001,2463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635179.62/cwt175.00–185.001,1415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655178.50/cwt175.00–182.001,1692
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,730104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7991
Bulls——1,929121.83/cwt118.00–125.002,3505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84485.99/cwt75.00–94.0072611
Cows—Lean 85-90%899101.10/cwt97.00–110.009099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12793.84/cwt85.00–98.001,05819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288108.94/cwt100.00–118.001,40350
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540110.74/cwt100.00–115.001,70511
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29701,165.00/head1,165.00–1,165.001,1651
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1960149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3650500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small 2863882.80/head875.00–890.008834
Bred Cows—Small 2870800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,030925.00/head920.00–930.009252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0731,139.23/head1,010.00–1,250.001,1392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18831,454.25/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0551,110.72/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1112

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.