Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-11-11

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 11
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
571 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 630▲ 571 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 101▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 10▲ 38 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 unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.54/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$111.54
171 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.39
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501118.0359175
Medium and Large 2476110.0952460
Small 1-2394103.5840826
Medium and Large 342792.3039410thin
One grade step is worth $25.73/cwt here — about $197 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 sale171 hd
111.54
—
SC average5 barns · 691 hd
107.16
+4.39
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—Low1,47873.571,08818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39753.397466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16352.3460942
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00745.2045512

Every lot

114 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230137.50/cwt137.50–137.503161
Steers—Small 1-2240112.50/cwt112.50–112.502701
Steers—Medium and Large 3272103.13/cwt100.00–110.002813
Steers—Medium and Large 2275129.47/cwt125.00–132.503565
Steers—Small 1-2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286148.94/cwt145.00–154.004265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316150.53/cwt145.00–155.0047610
Steers—Medium and Large 3328104.30/cwt100.00–110.003423
Steers—Medium and Large 2329136.04/cwt130.00–140.004488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335162.50/cwt160.00–165.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 2371133.64/cwt125.00–140.0049610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376146.75/cwt142.00–152.005528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378157.26/cwt155.00–160.005944
Steers—Small 1-2382119.71/cwt115.00–125.004578
Steers—Medium and Large 3383103.35/cwt102.50–105.003963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417151.22/cwt148.00–154.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 2430126.50/cwt122.50–134.005445
Steers—Small 1-2470114.00/cwt114.00–114.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475139.00/cwt139.00–139.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 3475107.50/cwt107.50–107.505111
Steers—Medium and Large 2476127.40/cwt119.00–134.006065
Steers—Medium and Large 2514122.93/cwt120.00–127.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537135.57/cwt130.00–139.0072812
Steers—Small 1-2540112.00/cwt112.00–112.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2568118.22/cwt116.00–121.006714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570126.95/cwt125.00–129.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613121.00/cwt120.00–122.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 2670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873105.00/cwt104.00–106.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920107.00/cwt107.00–107.009841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2273105.55/cwt102.50–110.002884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 330393.72/cwt90.00–97.502842
Heifers—Small 1-2323101.28/cwt100.00–105.003274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327118.66/cwt112.50–123.0038810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345126.00/cwt126.00–126.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368114.39/cwt107.50–119.004219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378123.53/cwt120.00–128.004677
Heifers—Small 1-2393105.36/cwt100.00–109.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 341291.64/cwt90.00–95.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422112.82/cwt109.00–117.004767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428124.03/cwt119.00–126.0053118
Heifers—Small 1-2428102.94/cwt100.00–106.004416
Heifers—Medium and Large 346592.55/cwt90.00–97.504303
Heifers—Small 1-2466103.32/cwt99.00–106.004818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473108.92/cwt104.00–114.005159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481120.92/cwt115.00–125.0058221
Heifers—Medium and Large 351891.50/cwt91.00–92.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520116.84/cwt114.00–120.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528104.53/cwt100.00–110.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572109.38/cwt107.00–114.0062610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579105.99/cwt102.00–115.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613108.61/cwt107.00–110.006665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634103.61/cwt102.00–107.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671102.28/cwt99.00–105.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675108.00/cwt107.00–109.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740106.00/cwt105.00–107.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740102.00/cwt102.00–102.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421125.30/cwt120.00–132.5052813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423135.99/cwt135.00–138.005753
Bulls—Small 1-2431117.50/cwt115.00–119.005064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464121.57/cwt112.50–128.005649
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465130.04/cwt128.00–132.006054
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475101.55/cwt100.00–103.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Bulls—Small 1-2483113.84/cwt108.00–117.005508
Bulls—Medium and Large 351092.48/cwt90.00–100.004724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520113.75/cwt110.00–123.0059214
Bulls—Small 1-2522108.32/cwt105.00–112.505653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527124.42/cwt120.00–130.006569
Bulls—Small 1-2560100.98/cwt100.00–102.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570112.36/cwt106.00–117.506406
Bulls—Medium and Large 360590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Bulls—Small 1-262296.94/cwt93.00–100.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624111.50/cwt108.00–114.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626103.33/cwt100.00–109.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675109.14/cwt105.00–115.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773106.02/cwt105.00–107.008202
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 343089.00/cwt89.00–89.003831
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 347590.00/cwt90.00–90.004281
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 364588.00/cwt88.00–88.005681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46456.16/cwt50.00–68.008225
Bulls——1,48480.27/cwt73.00–90.001,19113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83835.20/cwt30.00–40.002953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06348.53/cwt44.00–58.005169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15154.09/cwt47.00–65.0062336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23841.85/cwt37.00–44.005186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39753.39/cwt50.00–56.007466
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2895670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,9971
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980978.00/cwt978.00–978.009,5841
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,070725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,7581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,090690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,5211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300905.23/cwt900.00–910.0011,7682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Bred Cows—Small 1-2750356.96/cwt300.00–425.002,6774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2830477.00/cwt477.00–477.003,9591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2960385.00/cwt385.00–385.003,6961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2970568.35/cwt500.00–630.005,5132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2990470.00/cwt470.00–470.004,6531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,7241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,8301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138644.79/cwt640.00–650.007,3382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240559.60/cwt550.00–570.006,9392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,6601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,450825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,9631
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2799358.92/cwt328.00–425.002,8684
Stock Cows—Small 1-2890875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2925759.00/cwt759.00–759.007,0211

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.