Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 14
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
50 vs last sale 519 33 vs year ago 602 · 5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
36 vs last sale 86 44 vs year ago 78 · +56.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
1 vs last sale 27 7 vs year ago 19 · +36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend. Feeder heifers an bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Salughter bulls 3.00 lower. Average offerings 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 $126.89/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$126.89
197 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.05
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2408139.7457043
Medium and Large 2502127.00638124
Small 1-2448112.6750515thin
Medium and Large 3562103.3058115thin
One grade step is worth $36.44/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale197 hd
126.89
SC average5 barns · 629 hd
127.94
−1.05
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
BullsLow1,69485.251,4457thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18674.5788558
CowsLean 85-90%Average87165.3656934

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)925$6619
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)712$7613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)856$6845
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)560$7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)733$3192thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bred CowsSmall 1-2920688.59/head640.00–775.006893
Bred CowsSmall 2793481.97/head440.00–500.004823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,062812.79/head625.00–900.008133
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,170950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Stock CowsSmall 1-2560700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock CowsSmall 3733318.87/head270.00–350.003192
Stock CowsSmall 1-280892.52/cwt90.00–96.007483
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2702516.34/head500.00–540.005163
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,005920.00/head920.00–920.009201
BullsMedium and Large 2712761.17/head730.00–800.007613
BullsMedium and Large 3478114.82/cwt110.00–120.005492
BullsMedium and Large 3585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
BullsMedium and Large 3430119.92/cwt115.00–125.005163
BullsMedium and Large 2669118.42/cwt116.00–121.007927
BullsMedium and Large 2621122.27/cwt117.00–125.007597
BullsMedium and Large 2522138.17/cwt135.00–145.0072110
BullsMedium and Large 2421156.09/cwt150.00–160.006577
BullsMedium and Large 2719118.24/cwt116.00–120.008504
BullsMedium and Large 2568134.31/cwt130.00–142.0076319
BullsSmall 1-2658110.00/cwt110.00–110.007242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424169.77/cwt165.00–179.007208
BullsMedium and Large 2473152.27/cwt145.00–160.0072010
HeifersMedium and Large 3468105.00/cwt105.00–105.004912
HeifersMedium and Large 3245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
HeifersMedium and Large 2210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460167.49/cwt165.00–170.007703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
BullsMedium and Large 3517110.77/cwt107.00–115.005733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2602127.00/cwt127.00–127.007657
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103115.08/cwt110.00–120.001,2692
Bulls1,28871.68/cwt70.00–73.009232
Bulls1,85790.68/cwt89.00–93.001,6845
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27987.99/cwt87.00–90.001,1259
CowsLean 85-90%88772.48/cwt69.00–77.0064311
CowsLean 85-90%96584.00/cwt84.00–84.008111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10761.81/cwt50.00–67.0068420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21279.20/cwt70.00–85.0096029
CowsLean 85-90%85960.96/cwt50.00–66.0052422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
BullsSmall 1-2522123.69/cwt120.00–130.0064610
BullsSmall 1-2405142.50/cwt142.50–142.505771
BullsSmall 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
BullsSmall 1-2560123.33/cwt120.00–125.006913
BullsSmall 1-2478131.32/cwt125.00–135.006286
SteersSmall 1-2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280178.04/cwt170.00–185.004993
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 370074.00/cwt74.00–74.005181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315175.21/cwt170.00–185.0055215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2369177.39/cwt170.00–185.0065516
SteersSmall 1-2258139.94/cwt135.00–145.003613
SteersSmall 1-2312130.00/cwt130.00–130.004063
SteersSmall 1-2374131.24/cwt130.00–135.004914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2493172.49/cwt170.00–175.008502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660150.03/cwt145.00–159.009903
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555168.35/cwt165.00–170.009343
SteersMedium and Large 2360149.86/cwt140.00–160.005392
SteersMedium and Large 2423153.68/cwt152.50–155.006502
SteersMedium and Large 2311156.51/cwt150.00–167.004874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626157.39/cwt154.00–161.009855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522174.80/cwt172.00–177.5091210
SteersMedium and Large 2780112.50/cwt112.50–112.508781
SteersMedium and Large 2673136.49/cwt134.00–139.009192
SteersMedium and Large 2274155.02/cwt150.00–160.004254
SteersSmall 1-2228137.48/cwt135.00–140.003133
SteersMedium and Large 2576145.24/cwt135.00–156.008374
SteersMedium and Large 2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370188.80/cwt187.50–190.006992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy515179.00/cwt179.00–179.009221
SteersMedium and Large 3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
SteersMedium and Large 3310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
SteersMedium and Large 3375118.05/cwt110.00–120.004435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376142.99/cwt140.00–150.005389
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2292150.87/cwt147.50–157.504413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2414139.83/cwt138.00–142.505799
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570134.48/cwt132.00–137.007672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 2612118.12/cwt115.00–122.007233
HeifersSmall 1-2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
HeifersSmall 1-2472112.06/cwt110.00–115.005295
HeifersSmall 1-2424113.72/cwt110.00–120.004828
HeifersMedium and Large 3666102.77/cwt100.00–105.006844
HeifersMedium and Large 2334125.71/cwt120.00–130.004204
HeifersMedium and Large 2365130.70/cwt125.00–138.004774
HeifersMedium and Large 2425133.04/cwt125.00–136.0056511
HeifersMedium and Large 2512126.87/cwt120.00–132.0065018
HeifersMedium and Large 2475130.03/cwt120.00–135.0061829
HeifersMedium and Large 3615102.52/cwt100.00–105.006302
HeifersMedium and Large 3567102.69/cwt100.00–106.005825
HeifersMedium and Large 2268130.62/cwt120.00–137.503505
BullsMedium and Large 2782117.00/cwt115.00–119.009153
HeifersMedium and Large 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
HeifersMedium and Large 2574124.73/cwt115.00–129.0071647
HeifersSmall 1-2360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330142.34/cwt140.00–148.0047012

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.