Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-06-17

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 17
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 306▲ 489 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 76▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 42▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.40/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$115.40
125 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.71
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480122.5558962
Medium 2431114.3449335
Small 1-2416103.7643221
Medium and Large 340092.293697thin
One grade step is worth $30.26/cwt here — about $219 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 sale125 hd
115.40
—
SC average5 barns · 402 hd
114.69
+0.71
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—High1,52084.001,27711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43067.179615thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16362.9373258
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13754.1761611

Every lot

108 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277145.30/cwt140.00–153.004023
Steers—Small 1-2290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Steers—Small 1-2320117.50/cwt115.00–120.003762
Steers—Medium 2322131.08/cwt125.00–139.004226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323137.77/cwt131.00–144.004456
Steers—Small 1-2360110.70/cwt100.00–120.003994
Steers—Medium 2366131.57/cwt125.00–136.0048210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381134.98/cwt133.00–139.005148
Steers—Small 1-2415113.00/cwt113.00–113.004691
Steers—Medium 2424131.29/cwt129.00–135.005576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426139.43/cwt136.00–143.005947
Steers—Medium and Large 3435113.00/cwt113.00–113.004921
Steers—Medium 2460126.55/cwt120.00–131.005823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479137.52/cwt134.00–140.006596
Steers—Small 1-2485112.00/cwt112.00–112.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517136.93/cwt134.00–140.007083
Steers—Medium 2522125.71/cwt118.00–133.0065610
Steers—Small 1-2540112.00/cwt112.00–112.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564130.51/cwt128.00–133.007364
Steers—Medium 2568122.93/cwt118.00–128.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610123.01/cwt122.00–124.007502
Steers—Small 1-2610109.25/cwt102.50–116.006662
Steers—Medium 2613111.98/cwt110.00–114.006862
Steers—Small 1-2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
Steers—Medium 2658117.99/cwt117.00–119.007762
Steers—Medium 2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2225100.00/cwt100.00–100.002251
Heifers—Medium 2245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280126.00/cwt126.00–126.003531
Heifers—Medium 2288122.02/cwt120.00–124.003512
Heifers—Small 1-2327103.11/cwt100.00–110.003373
Heifers—Medium and Large 333590.00/cwt90.00–90.003023
Heifers—Medium 2337115.32/cwt111.00–120.003893
Heifers—Small 1-2373105.75/cwt100.00–110.003946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375126.15/cwt120.00–133.004732
Heifers—Medium 2375115.06/cwt112.00–120.0043110
Heifers—Medium and Large 339590.00/cwt90.00–90.003561
Heifers—Medium and Large 341097.53/cwt95.00–100.004002
Heifers—Medium 2415113.24/cwt110.00–116.004705
Heifers—Small 1-2415103.27/cwt100.00–108.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428121.88/cwt118.00–125.0052212
Heifers—Small 1-2460103.35/cwt100.00–105.004753
Heifers—Medium 2467114.68/cwt112.00–117.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473123.30/cwt118.00–128.0058323
Heifers—Small 1-2500108.00/cwt108.00–108.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507122.85/cwt116.00–125.0062316
Heifers—Medium 2526111.97/cwt110.00–115.005897
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566118.70/cwt115.00–121.006727
Heifers—Medium 2580113.70/cwt108.00–118.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 358091.00/cwt91.00–91.005281
Heifers—Small 1-2585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Medium 2610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
Heifers—Small 1-2620104.00/cwt104.00–104.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 341798.96/cwt97.00–100.004133
Bulls—Medium 2421127.03/cwt121.00–132.0053514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426132.04/cwt125.00–134.005625
Bulls—Small 1-2435113.72/cwt112.50–115.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467128.98/cwt124.00–132.0060212
Bulls—Medium 2473120.28/cwt115.00–130.005699
Bulls—Small 1-2480106.00/cwt106.00–106.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Bulls—Small 1-2512107.33/cwt105.00–112.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515101.00/cwt101.00–101.005201
Bulls—Medium 2522116.65/cwt111.00–121.006097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Small 1-2574106.80/cwt105.00–110.006134
Bulls—Medium 2575119.04/cwt114.00–122.006843
Bulls—Medium 2626111.83/cwt107.00–116.007007
Bulls—Small 1-2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006402
Bulls—Small 1-266095.00/cwt95.00–95.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Bulls—Medium 2685108.50/cwt107.00–110.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 369594.00/cwt94.00–94.006531
Bulls—Medium 2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Bulls—Small 1-272395.03/cwt92.00–98.006872
Bulls—Medium 284097.00/cwt97.00–97.008151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 338557.50/cwt57.50–57.502211
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 341545.00/cwt45.00–45.001871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small 358542.00/cwt42.00–42.002461
Dairy Steers—Medium 375057.00/cwt57.00–57.004281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17470.34/cwt65.00–76.008264
Bulls——1,63188.93/cwt82.00–95.001,4505
Bulls——1,93399.02/cwt97.00–101.001,9142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10356.70/cwt54.00–59.006256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13754.20/cwt47.00–58.0061618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17466.86/cwt61.00–77.0078540
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17751.13/cwt47.00–53.006025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43067.17/cwt59.00–73.009615
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735870.00/cwt870.00–870.006,3951
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2642409.17/cwt360.00–450.002,6275
Stock Cows—Small 3662280.67/cwt263.00–300.001,8583
Stock Cows—Medium 21,008596.28/cwt524.00–657.006,0112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2629416.02/cwt350.00–470.002,6174
Bred Cows—Small 3663312.17/cwt280.00–338.002,0702
Bred Cows—Small 3715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,3291
Bred Cows—Medium 2855450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,8481
Bred Cows—Medium 2945689.34/cwt610.00–740.006,5145
Bred Cows—Medium 2948685.69/cwt625.00–750.006,5002
Bred Cows—Medium 21,035690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,1421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,425935.00/cwt935.00–935.0013,3241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2825770.00/cwt770.00–770.006,3531
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9901

This sale against other markets

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.