Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-04-25

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 25
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▲ 254 vs last sale 208▲ 218 vs year ago 244 · +89.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 42▲ 35 vs year ago 45 · +77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 59▼ 4 vs year ago 35 · −11.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $138.27/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$138.27
161 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$48.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.28
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2392154.9060745
Medium and Large 2470137.1164588
Small 1-2546118.7364920
Medium and Large 3465106.404958thin
One grade step is worth $48.50/cwt here — about $112 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 sale161 hd
138.27
—
SC average5 barns · 523 hd
139.55
−1.28
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—Average1,47095.851,4088thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37569.009491thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,12765.3573633
CowsLean 85-90%Average95760.3057718

Every lot, as filed

124 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
SteersMedium and Large 3—285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
SteersMedium and Large 3—374116.97/cwt110.00–126.004374
HeifersSmall 1-2—430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005162
HeifersSmall 1-2—522121.95/cwt116.00–125.006373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—572140.48/cwt138.00–141.008046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—218195.00/cwt195.00–195.004252
SteersMedium and Large 3—335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
SteersMedium and Large 3—595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2—422141.01/cwt135.00–147.0059512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—275157.49/cwt150.00–160.004335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—326152.57/cwt150.00–160.004977
HeifersMedium and Large 2—367139.69/cwt130.00–145.0051314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—374153.77/cwt150.00–157.5057511
HeifersSmall 1-2—474118.70/cwt115.00–125.005635
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660121.66/cwt120.00–124.008033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—213175.00/cwt175.00–175.003732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—427148.81/cwt147.50–151.006353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—510147.00/cwt146.00–148.007503
HeifersSmall 1-2—375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
HeifersSmall 1-2—330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 3—295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—616125.99/cwt120.00–130.0077611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—473149.49/cwt149.00–151.007074
HeifersSmall 1-2—717116.02/cwt110.00–124.008323
HeifersSmall 1-2—625117.05/cwt115.00–119.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571133.46/cwt125.00–136.007626
HeifersMedium and Large 3—668103.01/cwt100.00–106.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005232
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368103.83/cwt100.00–107.503822
HeifersSmall 1-2—675116.00/cwt114.00–118.007833
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290143.26/cwt142.50–144.004152
HeifersMedium and Large 3—405107.50/cwt107.50–107.504351
BullsMedium and Large 2—655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—223188.40/cwt185.00–192.504203
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471138.62/cwt130.00–146.0065320
HeifersMedium and Large 2—319142.23/cwt135.00–147.504547
SteersMedium and Large 3—235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
SteersMedium and Large 2—277164.23/cwt157.50–170.004557
SteersMedium and Large 2—700146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—535176.96/cwt175.00–179.009472
SteersMedium and Large 2—775137.49/cwt137.00–138.001,0662
SteersMedium and Large 2—418162.39/cwt155.00–169.006796
SteersMedium and Large 2—690142.00/cwt142.00–142.009801
SteersMedium and Large 2—630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
SteersMedium and Large 2—470156.00/cwt156.00–156.007331
SteersMedium and Large 2—220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—390171.49/cwt168.00–175.006694
SteersSmall 1-2—364140.96/cwt140.00–145.005135
SteersSmall 1-2—425133.00/cwt133.00–133.005651
SteersMedium and Large 2—323156.76/cwt149.00–165.0050612
SteersMedium and Large 2—377153.83/cwt148.00–162.005809
SteersMedium and Large 2—541158.00/cwt158.00–158.008554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—475174.38/cwt170.00–179.0082810
SteersSmall 1-2—468142.54/cwt140.00–145.006672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—514168.01/cwt165.00–170.008644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—760138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0492
SteersSmall 1-2—315136.31/cwt135.00–137.504292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—425171.02/cwt170.00–174.0072710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—644157.14/cwt151.00–158.001,0128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—322175.84/cwt175.00–177.505663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—570167.73/cwt165.00–169.0095615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—225184.75/cwt182.50–187.004162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—650155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0081
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—81092.00/cwt92.00–92.007451
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—32095.00/cwt95.00–95.003041
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—39095.00/cwt95.00–95.003711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—418167.51/cwt165.00–170.007002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—479169.13/cwt165.00–174.0081010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—572161.06/cwt155.00–165.009215
BullsSmall 1-2—620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—619150.77/cwt147.00–155.009335
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,37569.00/cwt69.00–69.009491
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,40564.00/cwt64.00–64.008991
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13463.88/cwt56.00–69.0072427
CowsLean 85-90%—92568.06/cwt67.00–69.006303
CowsLean 85-90%—96358.75/cwt53.00–64.0056615
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03373.54/cwt70.00–80.007605
Bulls——1,566100.07/cwt94.00–110.001,5676
Bulls——1,18083.17/cwt81.00–87.009812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,275825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,5191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—843648.06/cwt635.00–660.005,4632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1351,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,4641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—890662.01/cwt650.00–675.005,8922
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522139.37/cwt134.00–145.0072813
BullsMedium and Large 2—529157.86/cwt145.00–163.008356
BullsSmall 1-2—419136.85/cwt130.00–140.005734
BullsSmall 1-2—473132.23/cwt129.00–135.006254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—525168.35/cwt164.00–174.0088410
BullsSmall 1-2—745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
BullsMedium and Large 2—645129.00/cwt129.00–129.008321
BullsMedium and Large 3—615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
BullsSmall 1-2—800111.00/cwt111.00–111.008881
BullsSmall 1-2—690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
BullsSmall 1-2—520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
BullsSmall 1-2—580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007481
BullsMedium and Large 2—583140.97/cwt135.00–147.008222
BullsMedium and Large 3—413114.91/cwt110.00–120.004752
BullsMedium and Large 3—460107.50/cwt107.50–107.504951
BullsMedium and Large 2—468156.26/cwt145.00–162.007318
BullsMedium and Large 2—418156.00/cwt145.00–162.5065210
BullsMedium and Large 3—705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
BullsMedium and Large 3—530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—790900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,1101
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—710875.00/cwt875.00–875.006,2131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0731,085.85/cwt900.00–1,235.0011,6512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9701,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0012,3681
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—735390.90/cwt325.00–450.002,8732
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—918775.35/cwt748.00–800.007,1182
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—960642.05/cwt641.00–643.006,1642
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—1,005543.00/cwt543.00–543.005,4571
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—823950.27/cwt932.00–968.007,8212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,108786.66/cwt750.00–830.008,7162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,025950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,7381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,065570.00/cwt570.00–570.006,0711
Bred CowsSmall 3—740490.00/cwt490.00–490.003,6261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,190900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,7101
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—743439.87/cwt423.00–453.003,2682
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—8551,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,9781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,405935.00/cwt935.00–935.0013,1371

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.