Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-12-12

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 12
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 498 vs last sale 1,018▲ 239 vs year ago 281 · +85.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 107▲ 71 vs year ago 35 · +202.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher based on limited sales. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.95/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$132.95
165 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.49
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463144.2766862
Medium and Large 2486132.4164462
Small 1-2486120.9358721
Medium and Large 3476112.1653420
One grade step is worth $32.11/cwt here — about $135 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 sale165 hd
132.95
—
SC average5 barns · 575 hd
132.46
+0.49
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—Average1,49695.121,4238thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20579.1095354
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49777.341,15711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01763.0964115

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)1,138$1,0082thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$7632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$6882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$6801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$5901thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,107$1,1575
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$9053thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)715$5751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$1,6012thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,0201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)645$3651thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)869$1,18114
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)853$5914thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—343161.67/cwt160.00–162.505553
HeifersMedium and Large 3—569112.99/cwt110.00–115.006434
HeifersMedium and Large 3—345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 3—715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 3—377114.91/cwt110.00–120.004333
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570130.70/cwt124.00–134.5074511
HeifersMedium and Large 3—483111.24/cwt110.00–112.505372
HeifersMedium and Large 3—660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333138.28/cwt135.00–140.004603
HeifersMedium and Large 3—428110.00/cwt110.00–110.004714
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623111.54/cwt108.00–115.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 3—210120.00/cwt120.00–120.002521
HeifersMedium and Large 2—680127.50/cwt127.50–127.508671
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2—433134.36/cwt130.00–139.0058214
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370127.50/cwt127.50–127.504721
HeifersSmall 1-2—473122.98/cwt120.00–127.005826
HeifersMedium and Large 2—529130.88/cwt125.00–138.006926
HeifersSmall 1-2—571118.23/cwt115.00–120.006754
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475132.84/cwt125.00–147.5063121
HeifersSmall 1-2—420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—265143.96/cwt140.00–147.503812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—624129.41/cwt124.00–132.008088
HeifersMedium and Large 2—715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
HeifersSmall 1-2—315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—370151.72/cwt140.00–159.0056110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—700132.50/cwt132.50–132.509281
HeifersSmall 1-2—385127.50/cwt127.50–127.504911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—566136.25/cwt135.00–139.007714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—340147.75/cwt147.50–148.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—463147.30/cwt140.00–155.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—433144.21/cwt142.00–155.0062415
HeifersSmall 1-2—520119.47/cwt112.50–124.006217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—368206.70/cwt200.00–215.007617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—546141.05/cwt139.00–147.507707
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—528191.97/cwt190.00–194.001,0142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—430211.83/cwt208.00–215.009115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—455202.24/cwt200.00–204.009204
SteersMedium and Large 2—220176.61/cwt172.50–180.003893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—268146.71/cwt142.50–150.003933
SteersMedium and Large 3—365112.50/cwt112.50–112.504111
SteersMedium and Large 2—278182.57/cwt180.00–185.005082
SteersMedium and Large 3—215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—263206.29/cwt202.50–210.005432
SteersMedium and Large 2—478173.78/cwt172.50–175.008312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—325215.19/cwt207.50–225.006993
SteersMedium and Large 2—665156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0371
SteersMedium and Large 2—430172.50/cwt172.50–172.507421
SteersMedium and Large 3—325124.35/cwt115.00–130.004044
SteersMedium and Large 2—330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—270187.50/cwt187.50–187.505061
SteersMedium and Large 2—375172.50/cwt170.00–175.006472
SteersSmall 1-2—430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
SteersMedium and Large 2—592173.01/cwt167.50–175.001,02413
SteersMedium and Large 2—515160.30/cwt159.00–169.008268
SteersMedium and Large 2—733147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0784
SteersSmall 1-2—330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—319192.49/cwt187.50–197.506144
SteersSmall 1-2—383138.30/cwt135.00–140.005303
SteersSmall 1-2Value Added—568155.21/cwt155.00–157.5088212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—378190.29/cwt180.00–197.507199
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—428189.01/cwt182.50–195.008092
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—48077.50/cwt77.50–77.503721
SteersSmall 1-2—270151.39/cwt142.50–157.504093
SteersSmall 1-2—538141.89/cwt134.00–150.007632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—470179.20/cwt177.50–180.008423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—518168.88/cwt165.00–175.008757
BullsSmall 1-2—587131.85/cwt125.00–138.007743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—418197.27/cwt190.00–201.008254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—515180.00/cwt180.00–180.009271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—465195.00/cwt195.00–195.009071
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56387.96/cwt86.00–90.001,3752
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29189.99/cwt86.00–96.001,16215
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07969.46/cwt68.00–71.007497
CowsLean 85-90%—96257.51/cwt48.00–67.005538
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48468.18/cwt66.00–70.001,0124
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48080.42/cwt80.00–81.001,1905
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19281.54/cwt77.00–85.0097219
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15268.61/cwt50.00–76.0079020
Bulls——1,63396.36/cwt93.00–99.001,5743
Bulls——1,730106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,8342
Bulls——1,20286.62/cwt83.00–89.001,0413
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,118982.91/head960.00–1,000.009832
Bred HeifersSmall 1-2—715575.00/head575.00–575.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 3—255110.00/cwt110.00–110.002811
BullsSmall 1-2—423149.13/cwt147.50–150.006313
BullsMedium and Large 2—572147.97/cwt147.00–150.008463
BullsMedium and Large 2—671125.00/cwt123.00–129.008394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—373159.62/cwt158.00–162.505954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—460152.50/cwt152.50–152.507021
BullsSmall 1-2—613123.56/cwt119.00–127.507576
BullsMedium and Large 2—630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
BullsMedium and Large 3—533121.98/cwt115.00–126.006503
BullsMedium and Large 3—579117.55/cwt110.00–122.506814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—429179.20/cwt175.00–182.507696
BullsSmall 1-2—475141.16/cwt135.00–150.006714
BullsSmall 1-2—521138.06/cwt130.00–140.007195
BullsMedium and Large 3—433124.87/cwt115.00–130.005413
BullsMedium and Large 3—640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
BullsMedium and Large 3—468125.00/cwt125.00–125.005852
BullsMedium and Large 2—516158.24/cwt155.00–162.508174
BullsMedium and Large 2—422160.20/cwt155.00–170.006765
BullsMedium and Large 2—478165.04/cwt157.00–170.007896
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5401,600.75/head1,525.00–1,678.001,6012
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—645365.00/head365.00–365.003651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0051,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—955925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,010680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—835600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—763917.85/head849.00–974.009182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock CowsSmall 2-3—780527.00/head527.00–527.005271
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1141,127.32/head890.00–1,325.001,1274
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—1,0801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,125590.00/head590.00–590.005901
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8871,224.71/head1,036.00–1,290.001,22512
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—860690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Stock CowsSmall 3—885573.92/head543.00–600.005742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,100750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,013688.00/head665.00–710.006882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,305990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—810750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.