Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-07-22

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 22
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
581 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 492▲ 581 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 96▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 23 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 bulls were 2.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of good to 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 $117.83/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$117.83
165 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.70
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473121.09573119
Medium 2528110.2658339
Small 1-2448104.474687thin
One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $105 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
117.83
—
SC average5 barns · 389 hd
114.13
+3.70
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—Low1,73786.281,49912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46160.858897thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25360.7176171
CowsLean 85-90%Average89651.6546313

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230159.85/cwt157.50–162.003682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272154.68/cwt150.00–157.504216
Steers—Small 1-2328118.05/cwt116.00–120.003872
Steers—Medium 2332133.34/cwt130.00–137.004433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338147.66/cwt145.00–153.004994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372141.81/cwt140.00–149.0052814
Steers—Small 1-2382115.65/cwt110.00–120.004427
Steers—Medium 2386130.94/cwt125.00–136.0050511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424137.28/cwt132.00–145.005824
Steers—Medium 2430123.63/cwt120.00–127.005324
Steers—Medium 2473121.33/cwt118.00–125.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483134.64/cwt130.00–140.0065010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523134.20/cwt130.00–143.0070222
Steers—Medium 2525122.04/cwt116.00–125.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577134.33/cwt128.00–137.0077517
Steers—Medium 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627128.07/cwt124.00–136.008037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666126.81/cwt120.00–130.008454
Steers—Medium 2670111.99/cwt108.00–115.007504
Steers—Medium 2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008931
Steers—Medium 2795109.00/cwt109.00–109.008671
Steers—Medium 2810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276133.23/cwt130.00–135.003684
Heifers—Medium 2280122.46/cwt120.00–125.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326127.54/cwt125.00–132.0041610
Heifers—Small 1-2330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369123.33/cwt120.00–129.0045513
Heifers—Medium 2378115.00/cwt115.00–115.004354
Heifers—Small 1-2423105.37/cwt104.00–106.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424122.67/cwt118.00–127.0052018
Heifers—Medium 2424114.09/cwt110.00–116.004846
Heifers—Medium 2471112.13/cwt107.00–116.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477122.31/cwt119.00–126.0058319
Heifers—Medium 2503110.50/cwt110.00–111.005562
Heifers—Small 1-2512101.73/cwt100.00–105.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523119.22/cwt116.00–124.0062431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565116.35/cwt114.00–120.0065714
Heifers—Medium 2583109.99/cwt108.00–111.006414
Heifers—Medium 2613105.94/cwt100.00–109.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621115.20/cwt111.00–117.007159
Heifers—Medium 2674106.01/cwt100.00–109.007157
Heifers—Medium 275898.97/cwt96.00–102.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Heifers—Medium 281095.00/cwt95.00–95.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420133.96/cwt130.00–139.005638
Bulls—Medium 2426120.44/cwt115.00–125.0051311
Bulls—Small 1-2440102.47/cwt100.00–105.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479128.74/cwt125.00–134.0061718
Bulls—Medium 2484116.08/cwt110.00–120.005628
Bulls—Small 1-2515104.00/cwt104.00–104.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523128.24/cwt125.00–133.0067124
Bulls—Medium 2527118.15/cwt110.00–120.006238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567129.63/cwt125.00–135.0073512
Bulls—Medium 2576115.30/cwt110.00–119.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613123.17/cwt120.00–131.0075517
Bulls—Medium 2624112.04/cwt110.00–115.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661118.25/cwt115.00–124.007824
Bulls—Medium 2673108.41/cwt105.00–112.007302
Bulls—Medium 2738102.51/cwt100.00–105.007572
Bulls—Medium 279097.00/cwt97.00–97.007661
Bulls—Medium 282090.01/cwt89.00–91.007383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58377.19/cwt73.00–82.001,2224
Bulls——1,81490.83/cwt86.00–95.001,6488
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88655.83/cwt51.00–60.004958
Cows—Lean 85-90%91144.95/cwt42.00–49.004095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21246.76/cwt40.00–50.005677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24061.34/cwt53.00–69.0076158
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42970.93/cwt70.00–74.001,0146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46160.85/cwt58.00–63.008897
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-289481.64/cwt78.00–84.007304
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11084.00/cwt84.00–84.009321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2863705.13/cwt700.00–710.006,0852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268855.85/cwt650.00–1,000.0010,85211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3630780.00/cwt780.00–780.004,9141
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3710930.00/cwt930.00–930.006,6031
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,093.16/cwt1,050.00–1,135.0010,6042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0012,6181

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.