Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
654 head
82 vs last sale 572 85 vs year ago 569 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
13 vs last sale 170 120 vs year ago 63 · +190.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
15 vs last sale 30 12 vs year ago 33 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week . Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.16/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$129.16
205 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.86
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506138.9870395
Medium and Large 2474124.3859083
Small 1-2424109.9946724
Medium and Large 3390104.154073thin
One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $296 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 sale205 hd
129.16
SC average2 barns · 391 hd
130.02
−0.86
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
BullsLow1,57896.121,51711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36984.291,15414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19683.2799671
CowsLean 85-90%Low87772.8763934

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)1,102$9388
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)907$8306
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,00130

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2430127.44/cwt125.00–130.005482
SteersSmall 1-2470128.83/cwt125.00–132.506062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525142.72/cwt140.00–149.0074915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334141.88/cwt140.00–145.004744
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy395183.00/cwt183.00–183.007231
SteersMedium and Large 3308116.43/cwt110.00–120.003597
SteersMedium and Large 3284116.50/cwt110.00–125.003318
HeifersSmall 1-2273110.00/cwt110.00–110.003003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707121.99/cwt120.00–125.008623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474142.79/cwt140.00–147.0067721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422141.88/cwt140.00–147.5059914
HeifersMedium and Large 2268123.76/cwt120.00–125.003324
HeifersSmall 1-2384111.12/cwt110.00–114.004276
HeifersSmall 1-2320111.17/cwt110.00–112.503562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671124.02/cwt120.00–130.008324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376143.11/cwt140.00–147.505388
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563136.79/cwt134.00–140.007709
HeifersMedium and Large 2875115.69/cwt110.00–119.001,0123
HeifersMedium and Large 2577122.27/cwt112.00–128.007055
HeifersSmall 1-2633103.52/cwt102.00–105.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 2427128.37/cwt120.00–136.005489
HeifersSmall 1-2528107.48/cwt105.00–110.005674
HeifersSmall 1-2424111.96/cwt110.00–115.004755
HeifersMedium and Large 2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
HeifersMedium and Large 2321125.60/cwt120.00–130.004039
HeifersMedium and Large 2524129.47/cwt119.00–135.0067810
HeifersMedium and Large 2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
HeifersMedium and Large 2815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
HeifersSmall 1-2463111.97/cwt110.00–114.005182
HeifersMedium and Large 2623116.95/cwt110.00–125.007294
HeifersMedium and Large 2678117.51/cwt115.00–120.007974
HeifersMedium and Large 2469123.68/cwt120.00–135.0058012
HeifersMedium and Large 2374127.46/cwt120.00–135.0047718
HeifersMedium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
HeifersMedium and Large 3373106.22/cwt105.00–107.503962
SteersMedium and Large 2523140.87/cwt137.00–145.007372
SteersMedium and Large 2327151.37/cwt145.00–160.004959
SteersMedium and Large 2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
SteersMedium and Large 2205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
SteersMedium and Large 3376116.93/cwt110.00–120.004408
SteersMedium and Large 2280153.79/cwt152.50–155.004312
SteersMedium and Large 2563136.44/cwt130.00–145.007683
SteersSmall 1-2327130.06/cwt127.50–132.504253
SteersSmall 1-2585117.52/cwt115.00–120.006872
SteersMedium and Large 2376153.50/cwt145.00–160.0057720
SteersMedium and Large 2470139.97/cwt135.00–147.506587
SteersSmall 1-2265131.06/cwt130.00–132.503477
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575155.18/cwt150.00–158.0089211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738137.01/cwt136.00–138.001,0112
SteersMedium and Large 2420146.67/cwt140.00–150.006163
SteersMedium and Large 2875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370170.03/cwt165.00–175.006296
SteersMedium and Large 2612124.95/cwt120.00–130.007653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660148.55/cwt145.00–153.009807
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418171.86/cwt165.00–176.007186
SteersSmall 1-2522116.91/cwt110.00–125.006106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617152.10/cwt147.00–156.009389
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477161.05/cwt156.00–167.507683
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3423105.00/cwt105.00–105.004442
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 340565.00/cwt65.00–65.002631
SteersSmall 1-2367127.88/cwt125.00–132.504696
SteersSmall 1-2240130.05/cwt127.50–132.503122
SteersSmall 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520153.85/cwt150.00–157.008006
BullsMedium and Large 1-2554142.48/cwt140.00–145.007894
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623140.33/cwt140.00–141.008743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668135.98/cwt135.00–137.009082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
BullsMedium and Large 3478110.34/cwt110.00–111.005273
BullsMedium and Large 3568103.98/cwt103.00–105.005912
CowsLean 85-90%87165.79/cwt57.00–75.0057319
CowsLean 85-90%88581.83/cwt78.00–90.0072415
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36984.29/cwt79.00–89.001,15414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14868.14/cwt60.00–75.0078214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,373100.48/cwt100.00–101.001,3802
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20286.50/cwt79.00–98.001,04055
Bulls1,62885.14/cwt69.00–93.001,3864
Bulls1,549102.40/cwt95.00–111.001,5867
Bred CowsSmall 2839789.11/head710.00–875.007894
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,043912.41/head900.00–925.009122
Bred CowsSmall 2865850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2820950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29031,192.40/head1,185.00–1,200.001,1922
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2788924.04/head800.00–1,000.009248
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,136950.41/head925.00–1,000.009507
Bred CowsSmall 2905700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,195.88/head1,075.00–1,300.001,1963
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2965971.99/head825.00–1,050.009724
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29651,081.21/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0817
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2798865.05/head800.00–925.008652
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2640665.43/head600.00–725.006652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2523131.54/cwt127.50–135.006885
BullsSmall 1-2690107.00/cwt107.00–107.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2573130.21/cwt125.00–135.0074610
BullsMedium and Large 2422144.96/cwt140.00–150.006129
BullsMedium and Large 2670125.67/cwt124.00–127.008423
BullsMedium and Large 2715119.08/cwt115.00–123.008512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423168.15/cwt165.00–172.007117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468159.60/cwt155.00–168.007476
BullsMedium and Large 2473139.46/cwt135.00–148.006608
BullsMedium and Large 2615125.54/cwt120.00–134.007727
BullsMedium and Large 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
BullsSmall 1-2578113.09/cwt110.00–116.006542
HeifersMedium and Large 2705111.50/cwt106.00–117.007862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617131.96/cwt125.00–145.0081416
BullsSmall 1-2417123.35/cwt115.00–130.0051415
BullsSmall 1-2471119.98/cwt115.00–125.005657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527147.88/cwt145.00–155.007798
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421

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.