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

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 7
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 466▼ 51 vs year ago 570 · −8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 79▲ 8 vs year ago 78 · +10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $130.12/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$130.12
156 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.70
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489142.0569544
Medium and Large 2518129.9367381
Small 1-2591116.9469117thin
Medium and Large 3557109.6861114thin
One grade step is worth $32.37/cwt here — about $84 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
130.12
—
SC average5 barns · 474 hd
127.42
+2.70
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—Average1,51591.971,3947thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18467.3779742
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48164.8396011
CowsLean 85-90%Low87461.035334thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)943$7266
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)957$6803thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$6101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)665$4401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)675$5001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)850$6963thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$63112

Every lot, as filed

121 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—418185.43/cwt182.00–188.007754
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—475181.00/cwt181.00–181.008601
BullsSmall 1-2—615116.95/cwt115.00–119.007192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—475168.30/cwt166.00–172.507996
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—655148.97/cwt145.00–153.009762
SteersSmall 1-2—265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005783
HeifersMedium and Large 3—672106.49/cwt104.00–108.007163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
BullsSmall 1-2—508127.39/cwt120.00–135.006472
BullsMedium and Large 2—519140.77/cwt130.00–148.0073112
BullsSmall 1-2—575122.37/cwt120.00–127.007043
BullsMedium and Large 2—561138.11/cwt131.00–143.007757
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—434175.49/cwt168.00–182.007628
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—555143.00/cwt143.00–143.007941
BullsMedium and Large 2—475155.74/cwt140.00–165.0074012
BullsMedium and Large 2—718117.46/cwt115.00–120.008432
BullsMedium and Large 2—615125.30/cwt122.00–130.007716
BullsMedium and Large 2—663120.96/cwt118.00–124.008023
BullsMedium and Large 3—423119.01/cwt112.50–125.005032
BullsSmall 1-2—685113.01/cwt112.00–114.007742
BullsMedium and Large 2—413159.80/cwt154.00–162.506604
BullsSmall 1-2—463132.43/cwt130.00–135.006132
BullsMedium and Large 3—630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
BullsMedium and Large 3—470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
BullsMedium and Large 3—575112.76/cwt105.00–120.006482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,230864.63/head860.00–870.008652
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—675500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3—738535.75/head449.00–612.005362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—940610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,155760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—955680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Stock CowsSmall 3—693405.70/head402.00–410.004062
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—905688.00/head688.00–688.006881
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—938910.57/head824.00–975.009112
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—793601.91/head572.00–632.006022
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—924665.59/head621.00–743.006664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—760600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—675660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—870747.33/head700.00–790.007472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—780470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Bred HeifersSmall 1-2—665440.00/head440.00–440.004401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—823699.75/head651.00–750.007002
Bulls——1,55893.46/cwt90.00–99.001,4566
Bulls——1,26083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0461
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19671.06/cwt67.00–74.0085017
CowsLean 85-90%—83559.04/cwt55.00–61.004933
CowsBoner 80-85%—96082.00/cwt82.00–82.007871
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18464.14/cwt59.00–66.0075924
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47768.04/cwt65.00–70.001,0056
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48660.98/cwt56.00–64.009065
CowsLean 85-90%—99067.00/cwt67.00–67.006631
SteersSmall 1-2—410132.69/cwt127.50–138.005442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—415196.00/cwt196.00–196.008131
SteersSmall 1-2—470167.94/cwt145.00–189.007892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—621157.78/cwt155.00–161.009805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—516171.06/cwt168.00–176.008838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—371183.12/cwt177.50–189.0067910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—318188.56/cwt180.00–195.006004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—480186.01/cwt178.00–188.0089314
SteersMedium and Large 2—328161.83/cwt150.00–175.005312
SteersMedium and Large 2—464157.57/cwt150.00–170.007315
SteersMedium and Large 2—237150.00/cwt150.00–150.003563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—433181.47/cwt176.00–186.007864
SteersSmall 1-2—605122.44/cwt115.00–130.007412
SteersSmall 1-2—530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
SteersMedium and Large 2—430159.37/cwt145.00–172.506853
SteersMedium and Large 2—535162.80/cwt154.00–167.508713
SteersMedium and Large 2—569162.53/cwt154.00–168.009259
SteersMedium and Large 2—671136.98/cwt133.00–140.009197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
SteersSmall 1-2—395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
SteersMedium and Large 2—618141.79/cwt140.00–143.008763
SteersMedium and Large 3—245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—323203.70/cwt200.00–207.506584
SteersMedium and Large 3—365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
SteersSmall 1-2—559140.01/cwt138.00–142.007835
SteersMedium and Large 2—373170.00/cwt170.00–170.006342
HeifersSmall 1-2—405122.00/cwt122.00–122.004941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—563137.08/cwt128.00–144.007729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—373200.26/cwt192.50–209.007476
SteersSmall 1-2—300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—490183.00/cwt183.00–183.008979
BullsSmall 1-2—420134.76/cwt130.00–140.005662
BullsSmall 1-2—700111.00/cwt111.00–111.007771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—538148.48/cwt147.00–150.007992
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575128.34/cwt123.00–136.0073815
HeifersSmall 1-2—619115.81/cwt110.00–120.007177
HeifersMedium and Large 3—418110.00/cwt110.00–110.004602
HeifersMedium and Large 3—595114.50/cwt114.00–115.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—709130.00/cwt130.00–130.009224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 3—340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—465140.77/cwt138.00–149.006555
HeifersMedium and Large 3—613110.66/cwt110.00–112.006783
HeifersMedium and Large 2—529131.13/cwt119.00–136.0069418
HeifersMedium and Large 2—611122.98/cwt119.00–126.0075111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—433134.78/cwt130.00–139.005848
HeifersMedium and Large 2—335134.78/cwt130.00–140.004524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—532137.67/cwt137.00–138.007323
HeifersMedium and Large 2—667118.34/cwt116.00–120.007893
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471133.91/cwt126.00–137.8063117
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380128.61/cwt122.50–132.504894
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373148.54/cwt140.00–154.005544
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—513175.00/cwt175.00–175.008981
HeifersSmall 1-2—671114.27/cwt113.00–117.007674
HeifersSmall 1-2—578116.52/cwt115.00–118.006732
HeifersSmall 1-2—463122.57/cwt120.00–125.005672
HeifersSmall 1-2—545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—466141.00/cwt141.00–141.006571
SteersMedium and Large 2—745134.00/cwt134.00–134.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—430145.41/cwt140.00–153.0062511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—313148.72/cwt145.00–152.504652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—690139.00/cwt139.00–139.009591

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.