Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-03-07

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 7
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
463 vs last sale 153 33 vs year ago 583 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
106 vs last sale 30 5 vs year ago 131 · +3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
32 vs last sale 17 22 vs year ago 27 · +81.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.77/cwt on 198 head.
Average price
$130.77
198 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.92
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537137.0973672
Medium and Large 2476132.1362988
Small 1-2384119.7246024
Medium and Large 3381108.6341414thin
One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $321 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 sale198 hd
130.77
SC average5 barns · 648 hd
135.68
−4.92
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
BullsLow1,43899.561,43217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21977.5894665
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42074.211,0538thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94371.2567217

Every lot, as filed

140 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersSmall 1-2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
SteersMedium and Large 3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
SteersMedium and Large 2665137.00/cwt137.00–137.009111
SteersMedium and Large 2322169.08/cwt165.00–175.005445
SteersMedium and Large 2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478145.24/cwt140.00–149.006946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350201.50/cwt198.00–205.007052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added869125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0866
SteersMedium and Large 3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
SteersMedium and Large 3230127.50/cwt127.50–127.502931
HeifersSmall 1-2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added795117.50/cwt117.50–117.509346
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added445132.00/cwt132.00–132.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added478138.52/cwt138.00–139.006622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy324201.26/cwt200.00–202.506524
HeifersSmall 1-2380122.43/cwt120.00–125.004652
HeifersSmall 1-2455119.51/cwt115.00–122.005446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423142.68/cwt141.00–144.006046
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558137.00/cwt137.00–137.0076414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added719120.00/cwt120.00–120.008639
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 2621119.84/cwt114.00–125.007449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520142.61/cwt139.00–148.0074214
HeifersSmall 1-2323119.16/cwt117.50–120.003853
HeifersSmall 1-2620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320147.95/cwt145.00–152.504735
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561133.50/cwt132.00–135.007494
HeifersMedium and Large 3338106.74/cwt100.00–110.003616
HeifersSmall 1-2415117.50/cwt115.00–120.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 2577128.60/cwt126.00–130.007425
HeifersMedium and Large 2670120.96/cwt118.00–124.008102
HeifersMedium and Large 2373132.41/cwt115.00–140.0049413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381146.19/cwt145.00–149.005578
HeifersSmall 1-2655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
HeifersMedium and Large 2235127.50/cwt127.50–127.503001
HeifersMedium and Large 2466135.37/cwt130.00–142.006319
HeifersMedium and Large 2315131.09/cwt125.00–140.004134
HeifersSmall 1-2271121.13/cwt117.50–127.503287
HeifersSmall 1-2510122.00/cwt122.00–122.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 3235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475162.23/cwt160.00–169.007714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy405186.00/cwt186.00–186.007531
BullsSmall 1-2538128.53/cwt123.00–134.006912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410170.96/cwt167.50–178.007016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563151.96/cwt150.00–154.008562
BullsSmall 1-2595122.50/cwt120.00–125.007292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530158.92/cwt156.00–162.008422
SteersSmall 1-2213149.71/cwt145.00–155.003192
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515168.00/cwt168.00–168.008651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624168.10/cwt162.00–169.001,0498
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added659162.94/cwt156.00–166.001,0746
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570164.68/cwt163.00–166.009393
SteersSmall 1-2Value Added420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added475169.00/cwt169.00–169.008031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565162.00/cwt162.00–162.009151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625156.66/cwt156.00–158.009793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added535156.00/cwt156.00–156.008351
SteersSmall 1-2424143.13/cwt140.00–150.006074
SteersSmall 1-2Value Added480146.00/cwt146.00–146.007011
SteersMedium and Large 2428167.63/cwt160.00–175.007172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375189.03/cwt188.00–190.007092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328186.47/cwt180.00–192.506125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
SteersMedium and Large 3380122.50/cwt122.50–122.504661
SteersSmall 1-2288143.70/cwt137.50–150.004142
SteersSmall 1-2325144.85/cwt140.00–150.004712
SteersSmall 1-2382142.65/cwt135.00–152.5054510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295187.50/cwt187.50–187.505531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy405199.00/cwt199.00–199.008061
SteersMedium and Large 2460168.00/cwt168.00–168.007731
SteersMedium and Large 2281171.51/cwt165.00–177.504825
SteersMedium and Large 2232176.69/cwt175.00–180.004103
SteersMedium and Large 2376170.09/cwt160.00–178.0064011
SteersSmall 1-2585139.75/cwt132.50–147.008182
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added531137.59/cwt127.00–138.5073112
SteersMedium and Large 2525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007931
SteersMedium and Large 3270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,0611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025980.68/cwt925.00–1,060.0010,0523
Bred CowsSmall 1-2895750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,397.58/cwt1,385.00–1,410.0016,1842
Bred CowsSmall 3745550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,0981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2979920.37/cwt875.00–985.009,0104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,139.76/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0014,6802
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28481,016.50/cwt950.00–1,085.008,6202
Bulls82071.98/cwt69.00–75.005903
Bulls1,571105.47/cwt99.00–109.001,65714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21489.25/cwt89.00–90.001,0834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24581.90/cwt78.00–87.001,02030
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51376.77/cwt76.00–78.001,1624
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32671.65/cwt68.00–74.009504
CowsLean 85-90%99174.67/cwt70.00–78.0074011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19571.90/cwt64.00–77.0085931
CowsLean 85-90%85664.99/cwt61.00–68.005566
HeifersMedium and Large 3293107.48/cwt105.00–110.003152
HeifersMedium and Large 2529132.43/cwt125.00–142.0070111
HeifersMedium and Large 2265127.55/cwt125.00–130.003382
HeifersMedium and Large 2425135.97/cwt127.00–140.0057816
BullsSmall 1-2460138.18/cwt135.00–140.006367
BullsMedium and Large 3435119.96/cwt115.00–125.005223
BullsMedium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 3435113.30/cwt110.00–115.004933
HeifersMedium and Large 3700103.00/cwt103.00–103.007211
HeifersMedium and Large 3485107.50/cwt107.50–107.505211
BullsMedium and Large 2422153.61/cwt150.00–162.0064815
BullsMedium and Large 3530112.50/cwt112.50–112.505961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2608148.94/cwt144.00–154.009062
BullsSmall 1-2675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008641
BullsSmall 1-2435145.19/cwt142.50–148.006322
BullsMedium and Large 2568140.99/cwt135.00–147.008017
BullsMedium and Large 3483113.74/cwt112.50–115.005492
BullsSmall 1-2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2626135.19/cwt130.00–140.008465
BullsMedium and Large 2480149.57/cwt142.50–158.0071817
BullsMedium and Large 2523149.19/cwt141.00–155.0078011
BullsMedium and Large 21,025885.00/cwt885.00–885.009,0711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2975925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,0191
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3815520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,2381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29531,052.76/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0010,0332
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29721,168.63/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0011,3596
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2678854.61/cwt800.00–900.005,7942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2985987.57/cwt925.00–1,075.009,7285
Stock CowsSmall 3795564.00/cwt564.00–564.004,4841
Stock CowsSmall 1-2798649.75/cwt566.00–736.005,1853
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2945784.00/cwt784.00–784.007,4091
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3795509.00/cwt509.00–509.004,0471
Stock CowsSmall 1-2885974.00/cwt974.00–974.008,6201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,6031
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0351,246.66/cwt1,238.00–1,255.0012,9032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0301,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,0731
Bred CowsSmall 1-2880675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,9401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,015732.76/cwt660.00–800.007,4382

How this sale compares

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.