Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-07-15

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 15
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 402▲ 492 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 128▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 47▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of incorrect low weight slaughter cow *

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, 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 $118.78/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$118.78
159 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.64
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2439124.0254494
Medium 2483114.4155344
Small 1-2508106.7254213thin
Medium and Large 3449100.884538thin
One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $91 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 sale159 hd
118.78
—
SC average5 barns · 531 hd
115.15
+3.64
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—Low1,76387.451,54210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21262.8376145
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42962.278907thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01050.1650715

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233146.29/cwt142.50–150.003412
Steers—Medium 2245127.50/cwt127.50–127.503121
Steers—Small 1-2273120.02/cwt117.50–122.503282
Steers—Medium 2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288140.13/cwt135.00–145.004042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320141.19/cwt140.00–145.004524
Steers—Small 1-2325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Steers—Medium 2330127.56/cwt122.50–135.004217
Steers—Small 1-2365112.00/cwt112.00–112.004091
Steers—Small 2370107.00/cwt107.00–107.003961
Steers—Medium and Large 3370104.73/cwt100.00–110.003882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371135.76/cwt130.00–140.005048
Steers—Medium 2377128.44/cwt125.00–131.004846
Steers—Medium 2423122.98/cwt120.00–128.005204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443130.00/cwt130.00–130.005762
Steers—Medium 2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472136.37/cwt132.00–139.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514136.66/cwt134.00–140.0070224
Steers—Medium 2515124.90/cwt120.00–130.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591133.10/cwt122.00–138.0078710
Steers—Medium and Large 3615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium 2635127.98/cwt126.00–130.008132
Steers—Medium 2655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
Steers—Small 1-2655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727126.17/cwt123.00–130.009176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813124.40/cwt124.00–124.501,0115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228126.22/cwt125.00–127.502884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276126.07/cwt122.50–130.003485
Heifers—Medium 2285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003141
Heifers—Medium 2318115.00/cwt115.00–115.003662
Heifers—Small 1-2330108.64/cwt105.00–112.503592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333123.90/cwt120.00–127.004137
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
Heifers—Medium 2365116.25/cwt115.00–118.004244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376123.64/cwt119.00–130.0046511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003802
Heifers—Small 1-2393108.02/cwt105.00–111.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423122.93/cwt118.00–127.0052018
Heifers—Medium 2424115.79/cwt110.00–122.004918
Heifers—Small 1-2432108.64/cwt107.00–110.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477124.89/cwt120.00–133.0059623
Heifers—Medium 2479115.38/cwt111.00–117.005538
Heifers—Medium 2515114.26/cwt110.00–118.0058811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525124.34/cwt119.00–125.5065322
Heifers—Medium 2573114.33/cwt109.00–117.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578119.98/cwt119.00–121.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605117.50/cwt117.00–118.007112
Heifers—Small 1-2619106.29/cwt105.00–109.006584
Heifers—Medium 2620109.33/cwt108.00–111.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Small 1-2655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 368097.00/cwt97.00–97.006601
Heifers—Medium 2685104.00/cwt104.00–104.007121
Heifers—Small 1-273099.00/cwt99.00–99.007231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 341097.44/cwt95.00–100.004002
Bulls—Small 1-2423109.15/cwt105.00–110.004626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428131.63/cwt125.00–138.0056315
Bulls—Medium 2439119.49/cwt115.00–122.005256
Bulls—Medium 2468120.21/cwt115.00–123.0056312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471127.27/cwt122.00–134.0059918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473102.51/cwt100.00–105.004852
Bulls—Small 1-2483105.36/cwt100.00–111.005092
Bulls—Medium 2522116.81/cwt111.00–121.0061010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523124.68/cwt120.00–137.0065223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574123.97/cwt119.00–130.007128
Bulls—Medium 2582116.48/cwt112.00–120.006788
Bulls—Small 1-2595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613120.00/cwt119.00–121.007362
Bulls—Medium 2621113.83/cwt111.00–117.007076
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673119.00/cwt117.00–121.008013
Bulls—Medium 2718104.02/cwt103.00–105.007472
Bulls—Medium 2750102.00/cwt101.00–103.007652
Bulls—Small 1-2755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 365548.00/cwt48.00–48.003141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 339060.00/cwt60.00–60.002341
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 352055.00/cwt55.00–55.002861
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 381063.00/cwt63.00–63.005101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33570.00/cwt70.00–70.009351
Bulls——1,81189.39/cwt84.00–95.001,6199
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99047.06/cwt44.00–49.004669
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04154.81/cwt50.00–57.005716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16054.68/cwt46.00–59.0063412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22865.41/cwt60.00–74.0080332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42063.98/cwt62.00–67.009095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43042.00/cwt42.00–42.006011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,8801
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840432.38/cwt350.00–510.003,6322
Bred Cows—Medium 2930740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,8821
Bred Cows—Medium 2935580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,4231
Bred Cows—Medium 2965530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,1151
Bred Cows—Medium 2984682.15/cwt600.00–750.006,7124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250835.00/cwt835.00–835.0010,4381
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,6481
Stock Cows—Medium 2960528.00/cwt528.00–528.005,0691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2840870.00/cwt870.00–870.007,3081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2875880.00/cwt880.00–880.007,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0651,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0014,6441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0015,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0016,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,385.02/cwt1,200.00–1,550.0018,1442

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.