Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-09-23

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 23
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 579▲ 522 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 142▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 24▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $106.99/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$106.99
133 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.35
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460116.9153736
Medium 2431109.7547350
Small 1-249899.7749732
Medium and Large 343789.4239115thin
One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about $146 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 sale133 hd
106.99
—
SC average5 barns · 566 hd
108.34
−1.35
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—Average1,58178.961,24813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46354.8280211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18252.6862248
CowsLean 85-90%Low99044.7144318

Every lot

120 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 2200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
Steers—Small 1-2255115.00/cwt115.00–115.002931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273151.04/cwt147.50–157.504123
Steers—Small 1-2318115.20/cwt110.00–120.003662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330146.26/cwt140.00–153.004837
Steers—Medium 2332131.24/cwt128.00–136.004363
Steers—Medium 2366130.39/cwt125.00–138.004778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369145.93/cwt137.50–153.0053811
Steers—Small 1-2375114.08/cwt107.00–120.0042811
Steers—Medium and Large 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419130.23/cwt125.00–135.005464
Steers—Medium 2419129.96/cwt125.00–134.005454
Steers—Small 1-2440114.00/cwt114.00–114.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450129.00/cwt129.00–129.005811
Steers—Medium 2461124.14/cwt117.00–130.005724
Steers—Small 1-2476111.92/cwt110.00–115.005334
Steers—Medium and Large 350590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Steers—Medium 2515116.50/cwt114.00–118.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529127.41/cwt122.00–131.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Steers—Medium 2559116.22/cwt114.00–119.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575128.79/cwt125.00–133.007415
Steers—Small 1-2577109.53/cwt104.00–115.006323
Steers—Medium 2605116.32/cwt114.00–120.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611124.52/cwt124.00–126.007614
Steers—Medium 2660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673123.41/cwt120.00–127.008312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2255112.50/cwt112.50–112.502871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280131.58/cwt125.00–137.503682
Heifers—Medium 2281117.20/cwt115.00–121.003296
Heifers—Small 1-2305102.50/cwt100.00–105.003132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326121.79/cwt119.00–124.003974
Heifers—Medium 2329112.36/cwt107.50–117.503706
Heifers—Medium and Large 333090.00/cwt90.00–90.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366121.16/cwt116.00–126.004434
Heifers—Small 1-2375101.63/cwt97.50–110.003815
Heifers—Medium and Large 337690.83/cwt90.00–95.003426
Heifers—Medium 2380110.05/cwt107.00–113.004184
Heifers—Medium and Large 341690.05/cwt85.00–95.003755
Heifers—Medium 2417111.52/cwt106.00–117.0046514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421116.83/cwt113.00–121.004929
Heifers—Small 1-2424102.86/cwt100.00–107.504366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463116.77/cwt113.00–119.005414
Heifers—Medium 2470109.25/cwt106.00–114.005136
Heifers—Small 1-2479103.29/cwt100.00–113.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 349091.00/cwt91.00–91.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513116.49/cwt116.00–117.005982
Heifers—Medium 2522105.23/cwt104.00–107.005499
Heifers—Small 1-252495.47/cwt92.00–100.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569111.65/cwt108.00–116.006358
Heifers—Small 1-257095.79/cwt90.00–102.005462
Heifers—Medium 2578102.33/cwt100.00–105.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Heifers—Medium 2605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Small 1-262894.51/cwt94.00–95.005942
Heifers—Medium 267099.00/cwt99.00–99.006631
Heifers—Small 1-269095.52/cwt91.00–102.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695107.50/cwt107.00–108.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 370082.50/cwt82.00–83.005782
Heifers—Small 1-272599.00/cwt99.00–99.007181
Heifers—Small 1-277093.00/cwt93.00–93.007161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2416121.58/cwt114.00–128.005068
Bulls—Medium and Large 342097.24/cwt97.00–97.504082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423134.48/cwt130.00–143.005698
Bulls—Small 1-2445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Bulls—Medium 2472114.63/cwt112.00–118.005413
Bulls—Small 1-2473107.24/cwt105.00–109.005074
Bulls—Medium and Large 347891.84/cwt89.00–97.504393
Bulls—Small 1-2517104.01/cwt100.00–107.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522117.29/cwt116.00–120.006123
Bulls—Medium 2531109.83/cwt107.00–114.0058310
Bulls—Medium and Large 356494.77/cwt91.00–97.005354
Bulls—Small 1-2573104.12/cwt100.00–108.005972
Bulls—Medium 2574108.26/cwt102.00–112.0062110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578117.99/cwt116.00–120.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608106.50/cwt106.00–107.006482
Bulls—Small 1-261294.37/cwt91.00–100.005783
Bulls—Medium 2630104.47/cwt102.00–107.006584
Bulls—Small 1-265591.00/cwt91.00–91.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660107.02/cwt106.00–108.007062
Bulls—Medium 268297.67/cwt95.00–100.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 369094.00/cwt94.00–94.006491
Bulls—Medium 272797.35/cwt96.00–100.007083
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small 1-2490105.00/cwt105.00–105.005151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48872.41/cwt64.00–75.001,0774
Bulls——1,62281.87/cwt78.00–89.001,3289
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98851.20/cwt47.00–54.005065
Cows—Lean 85-90%99142.22/cwt33.00–48.0041813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13148.34/cwt39.00–56.0054727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24758.25/cwt53.00–66.0072621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45850.69/cwt49.00–52.007392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46455.74/cwt50.00–61.008169
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 21,2101,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0013,4311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,350972.00/cwt972.00–972.0013,1221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2540450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2660758.71/cwt700.00–800.005,0072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2970900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,7301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,040890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,2561
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,326.32/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0015,7572
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,423.27/cwt1,400.00–1,450.0017,4352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2727607.84/cwt460.00–800.004,4193
Bred Cows—Small 1-2750551.45/cwt500.00–600.004,1364
Bred Cows—Medium 2810570.00/cwt570.00–570.004,6171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3905440.00/cwt440.00–440.003,9821
Bred Cows—Medium 2950675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,4131
Bred Cows—Medium 2960458.98/cwt390.00–525.004,4063
Bred Cows—Medium 2990775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,6731
Bred Cows—Medium 21,003499.53/cwt440.00–550.005,0102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062566.75/cwt500.00–620.006,0193
Bred Cows—Medium 21,080420.00/cwt420.00–420.004,5361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,6111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,0651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4322
Stock Cows—Small 1-2750581.00/cwt581.00–581.004,3581
Stock Cows—Small 1-2780407.01/cwt301.00–490.003,1752
Stock Cows—Medium 2805765.00/cwt765.00–765.006,1581
Stock Cows—Medium 2960310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9761
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975761.00/cwt761.00–761.007,4201
Stock Cows—Medium 21,065607.00/cwt607.00–607.006,4651

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.