Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-08-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 8
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 432▼ 114 vs year ago 616 · −18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 35▲ 47 vs year ago 55 · +85.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 19▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 8.00 t0 10.00 higher, bulls were 4.00 higher. Average 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 $141.41/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$141.41
173 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$42.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.65
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2456148.74678127
Medium and Large 2455127.4358032
Small 1-2615111.006832thin
Medium and Large 3518106.1755012thin
One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $129 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 sale173 hd
141.41
—
SC average5 barns · 515 hd
137.76
+3.65
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—Low1,420106.071,5066thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42588.081,2555thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21186.121,04365
CowsLean 85-90%Average85077.3865817

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)974$7936
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,0552thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2—323172.56/cwt170.00–175.005572
SteersMedium and Large 2—367153.34/cwt148.00–165.0056311
SteersSmall 1-2—523135.31/cwt131.00–140.007082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—569172.89/cwt170.00–178.0098411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—240142.55/cwt140.00–145.003422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—655136.49/cwt135.00–138.008942
HeifersSmall 1-2—655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
HeifersSmall 1-2—575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—630173.98/cwt173.00–175.001,0962
SteersMedium and Large 2—630149.18/cwt140.00–155.009404
HeifersMedium and Large 2—519129.69/cwt120.00–135.006735
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—576144.27/cwt140.00–155.0083112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—468151.33/cwt140.00–158.0070822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—515147.89/cwt140.00–155.0076223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—377150.23/cwt140.00–164.0056617
SteersMedium and Large 3—340122.46/cwt120.00–125.004162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—426150.26/cwt140.00–157.5064030
HeifersMedium and Large 2—313126.72/cwt125.00–130.003974
HeifersMedium and Large 2—419129.84/cwt120.00–135.005444
HeifersMedium and Large 2—778110.50/cwt110.00–111.008602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—270142.72/cwt140.00–145.003853
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—290197.50/cwt197.50–197.505731
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335112.57/cwt110.00–115.003772
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423110.97/cwt110.00–112.004692
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290132.34/cwt130.00–135.003843
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470123.19/cwt120.00–130.005793
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235131.50/cwt128.00–135.003092
SteersSmall 1-2—263139.27/cwt132.50–145.003663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—305187.50/cwt187.50–187.505721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—437174.08/cwt170.00–178.007615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—383174.49/cwt170.00–180.006686
SteersMedium and Large 2—324162.93/cwt160.00–165.005287
SteersMedium and Large 2—480160.03/cwt155.00–165.007683
SteersMedium and Large 2—220155.45/cwt150.00–160.003422
SteersMedium and Large 2—595158.77/cwt150.00–160.009458
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—622167.43/cwt160.00–170.001,04112
SteersMedium and Large 2—263155.13/cwt150.00–160.004083
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—278172.61/cwt170.00–175.004802
SteersSmall 1-2—425138.57/cwt135.00–142.505892
SteersMedium and Large 2—523155.87/cwt150.00–160.008158
SteersSmall 1-2—462134.16/cwt130.00–142.006203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—725152.95/cwt150.00–157.001,1095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—518170.52/cwt168.00–175.008836
Bulls——1,47083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—683157.68/cwt155.00–161.001,0773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—460172.53/cwt170.00–175.007942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—870156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3571
SteersSmall 1-2—324137.75/cwt130.00–145.004469
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—42087.50/cwt87.50–87.503681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—468171.84/cwt170.00–175.008046
BullsSmall 1-2—519122.49/cwt120.00–126.006364
BullsSmall 1-2—469131.27/cwt125.00–136.0061614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—758127.51/cwt125.00–130.009672
BullsSmall 1-2—623120.05/cwt115.00–125.007483
BullsMedium and Large 3—473118.10/cwt115.00–120.005595
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42588.08/cwt85.00–91.001,2555
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20687.48/cwt80.00–94.001,05557
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,72598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6911
CowsLean 85-90%—89184.87/cwt80.00–91.0075610
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18273.31/cwt64.00–77.008677
CowsLean 85-90%—79166.67/cwt51.00–74.005277
Bulls——1,410110.68/cwt101.00–116.001,5615
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—758101.19/cwt95.00–114.007674
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—925663.19/head650.00–690.006633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—329150.76/cwt143.00–160.004969
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—375167.00/cwt167.00–167.006261
HeifersMedium and Large 3—620104.01/cwt103.00–105.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 2—368131.43/cwt125.00–135.004843
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475105.98/cwt105.00–108.005033
HeifersMedium and Large 3—677100.33/cwt100.00–101.006793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—621142.66/cwt140.00–146.008866
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—523165.94/cwt160.00–168.0086812
BullsSmall 1-2—425137.61/cwt130.00–145.005858
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—571161.87/cwt160.00–166.009249
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—678142.51/cwt140.00–145.009662
HeifersMedium and Large 2—574126.30/cwt120.00–135.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 2—668126.48/cwt125.00–128.008452
BullsMedium and Large 2—570150.26/cwt146.00–154.008566
BullsMedium and Large 2—670130.82/cwt125.00–135.008766
BullsMedium and Large 2—516146.91/cwt140.00–155.0075812
BullsMedium and Large 2—620135.57/cwt130.00–140.008415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—419172.44/cwt170.00–177.507239
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—619156.08/cwt150.00–160.009668
BullsMedium and Large 2—467160.56/cwt150.00–165.0075022
BullsMedium and Large 3—578112.47/cwt110.00–115.006502
BullsMedium and Large 3—414118.63/cwt115.00–125.004914
BullsMedium and Large 2—427157.50/cwt150.00–165.006739
BullsMedium and Large 3—513112.44/cwt110.00–115.005772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—713134.36/cwt132.00–136.009583
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—770810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,023923.09/head900.00–961.009233
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.