Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-06-24

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 24
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
526 head
▲ 526 vs last sale 0▲ 526 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 0▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $112.57/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$112.57
151 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.19
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467121.2956645
Medium 2483113.1054750
Small 1-2413106.7444142
Medium and Large 3442100.1444214thin
One grade step is worth $21.15/cwt here — about $124 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 sale151 hd
112.57
—
SC average5 barns · 415 hd
111.38
+1.19
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—Average1,72186.291,48517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45961.2689410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14259.39678103
CowsLean 85-90%Average83548.2640315

Every lot

111 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
Steers—Medium 2240136.00/cwt136.00–136.003261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2267139.45/cwt133.00–145.003723
Steers—Medium 2285126.17/cwt122.50–130.003603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319140.45/cwt135.00–143.504489
Steers—Medium 2321124.65/cwt122.00–129.004007
Steers—Small 1-2323112.67/cwt110.00–115.003642
Steers—Small 1-2372112.46/cwt109.00–118.004186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374134.48/cwt131.00–136.0050310
Steers—Medium 2381127.68/cwt122.50–133.004868
Steers—Medium and Large 3390105.05/cwt101.00–109.004102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419134.08/cwt129.00–136.0056212
Steers—Medium 2432125.76/cwt121.00–129.005435
Steers—Medium 2459124.99/cwt120.00–132.005747
Steers—Small 1-2460113.51/cwt113.00–114.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 3460106.00/cwt106.00–106.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469130.75/cwt124.00–135.006137
Steers—Small 1-2510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515132.50/cwt132.00–133.006822
Steers—Medium 2524122.84/cwt118.00–125.006445
Steers—Medium 2550123.00/cwt123.00–123.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007251
Steers—Medium 2623114.33/cwt112.00–117.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628121.46/cwt120.00–123.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Steers—Medium 2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2265107.55/cwt100.00–110.002854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265100.00/cwt100.00–100.002652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278124.51/cwt122.50–126.003463
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Heifers—Medium 2321117.20/cwt114.00–120.003765
Heifers—Small 1-2325110.76/cwt110.00–113.003604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335119.00/cwt119.00–119.003991
Heifers—Medium 2369114.46/cwt113.00–117.004224
Heifers—Small 1-2373106.83/cwt100.00–110.0039813
Heifers—Medium and Large 337398.97/cwt98.00–100.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416120.98/cwt118.00–123.005037
Heifers—Small 1-2419106.47/cwt101.00–110.004469
Heifers—Medium 2427111.82/cwt109.00–116.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Heifers—Small 1-2461106.39/cwt104.00–108.004905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470102.33/cwt100.00–106.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473121.36/cwt117.00–124.0057419
Heifers—Medium 2478115.64/cwt107.00–129.0055312
Heifers—Medium 2517112.15/cwt109.00–119.0058012
Heifers—Small 1-2518107.00/cwt106.00–109.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522121.21/cwt119.00–123.0063313
Heifers—Medium and Large 353299.68/cwt97.00–102.005303
Heifers—Medium 2565112.69/cwt108.00–117.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573118.47/cwt116.00–121.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 357598.99/cwt98.00–100.005692
Heifers—Small 1-2580104.00/cwt104.00–104.006031
Heifers—Medium 2624104.25/cwt101.00–106.006514
Heifers—Small 1-2630100.98/cwt100.00–102.006362
Heifers—Small 1-2660104.00/cwt104.00–104.006861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422129.43/cwt125.00–135.0054610
Bulls—Medium 2433120.54/cwt119.00–122.005222
Bulls—Small 1-2433108.64/cwt105.00–112.504702
Bulls—Small 1-2473107.74/cwt100.00–113.005109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474125.99/cwt122.00–133.005975
Bulls—Medium 2476117.06/cwt114.00–123.0055717
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483103.73/cwt102.50–105.005012
Bulls—Medium 2521119.26/cwt115.00–123.0062112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522105.96/cwt104.00–107.005533
Bulls—Small 1-2527107.38/cwt106.50–111.005668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528122.65/cwt121.00–124.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 355598.00/cwt98.00–98.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563122.00/cwt122.00–122.006872
Bulls—Small 1-2563108.58/cwt104.00–111.006115
Bulls—Medium 2566113.24/cwt111.00–116.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
Bulls—Medium 2618110.88/cwt108.00–115.006859
Bulls—Small 1-2620107.04/cwt101.00–110.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628102.75/cwt100.00–105.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668100.98/cwt99.00–103.006752
Bulls—Small 1-2670107.00/cwt107.00–107.007171
Bulls—Medium 2675108.51/cwt107.00–110.007322
Bulls—Medium 2715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 377594.96/cwt93.00–97.007362
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 347545.00/cwt45.00–45.002141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 332061.00/cwt61.00–61.001951
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 345560.00/cwt60.00–60.002731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72188.15/cwt80.00–94.001,51714
Bulls——1,72277.59/cwt76.00–79.001,3363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78842.41/cwt38.00–49.003348
Cows—Lean 85-90%88954.94/cwt49.00–59.004887
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13155.48/cwt47.00–59.0062758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15764.44/cwt40.00–74.0074645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43057.00/cwt56.00–58.008153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47163.08/cwt60.00–74.009287
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,055950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,0231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,185885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,4871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730574.83/cwt550.00–600.004,1962
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2755940.00/cwt940.00–940.007,0971
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2770650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,0051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3770510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,9271
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2903783.60/cwt640.00–910.007,0762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,075710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,6331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,140860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,8041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9601
Bred Cows—Small 1-2830550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,5651
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,0401
Bred Cows—Small 2885570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,0451
Bred Cows—Medium 2965750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,2381
Bred Cows—Medium 2995590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,8711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,6331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,4551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2640339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,1701
Stock Cows—Medium 2765643.00/cwt643.00–643.004,9191
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390723.00/cwt723.00–723.0010,0501

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.