Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-11-18

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
603 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 571▲ 603 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 194▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 38▲ 37 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 3.00 higher. 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 $107.32/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$107.32
148 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495114.8356835
Medium and Large 2483108.2552281
Small 1-2447100.4344919thin
Medium and Large 335791.3432613thin
One grade step is worth $23.49/cwt here — about $242 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 sale148 hd
107.32
—
SC average5 barns · 539 hd
105.56
+1.75
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—Average1,67278.371,31018
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14258.6667073
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45557.838415thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89844.7940223

Every lot

118 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3215110.00/cwt110.00–110.002371
Steers—Small 1-2240121.28/cwt120.00–122.502912
Steers—Medium and Large 3253110.00/cwt110.00–110.002782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2281148.63/cwt142.50–155.004187
Steers—Medium and Large 2281133.94/cwt125.00–140.003765
Steers—Small 1-2285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003422
Steers—Medium and Large 2317136.28/cwt130.00–140.004326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323160.48/cwt159.00–162.505183
Steers—Medium and Large 332395.12/cwt90.00–100.003072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326150.27/cwt145.00–155.004908
Steers—Small 1-2326120.13/cwt115.00–125.003924
Steers—Small 1-2350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376148.89/cwt144.00–155.0056020
Steers—Medium and Large 3381106.85/cwt100.00–112.004078
Steers—Medium and Large 2383133.21/cwt125.00–140.0051014
Steers—Medium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 2429129.49/cwt125.00–142.505564
Steers—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005172
Steers—Small 1-2473110.00/cwt110.00–110.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 2480124.82/cwt122.50–127.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482133.08/cwt130.00–139.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 2520122.62/cwt119.00–125.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532136.03/cwt135.00–138.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584126.31/cwt120.00–129.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 2595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627126.50/cwt126.50–126.507933
Steers—Small 1-2635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
Steers—Small 1-2695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Steers—Small 1-272596.00/cwt96.00–96.006961
Steers—Small 1-275590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Steers—Small 1-285090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2273103.78/cwt100.00–107.502832
Heifers—Medium and Large 328093.24/cwt90.00–97.502617
Heifers—Medium and Large 330590.00/cwt90.00–90.002751
Heifers—Small 1-2315102.50/cwt102.50–102.503231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329113.72/cwt112.00–116.003747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333118.98/cwt118.00–120.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373119.00/cwt118.00–120.004444
Heifers—Small 1-2375106.22/cwt100.00–115.003984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381111.31/cwt108.00–114.0042410
Heifers—Small 1-2413101.02/cwt100.00–102.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420121.04/cwt120.00–122.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426110.03/cwt105.00–116.0046914
Heifers—Medium and Large 344590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468116.44/cwt114.00–119.005457
Heifers—Small 1-246899.01/cwt97.00–100.004636
Heifers—Medium and Large 347088.26/cwt85.00–90.004153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472108.56/cwt102.00–113.0051220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517107.26/cwt103.00–113.0055513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519114.85/cwt113.00–115.0059613
Heifers—Medium and Large 352090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
Heifers—Small 1-252592.00/cwt92.00–92.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563109.00/cwt108.00–111.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575105.39/cwt103.00–108.006068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Heifers—Small 1-263097.52/cwt96.00–99.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634104.00/cwt102.00–106.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 267899.96/cwt96.00–104.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007631
Heifers—Small 1-272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2763102.00/cwt102.00–102.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2418110.00/cwt110.00–110.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421134.35/cwt129.00–137.505666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423102.65/cwt95.00–110.004343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425123.00/cwt116.00–128.0052314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472119.60/cwt113.00–126.0056518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475133.81/cwt127.00–137.006367
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477102.63/cwt100.00–108.004903
Bulls—Small 1-2479110.82/cwt107.00–115.005315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516117.68/cwt114.00–120.0060710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521129.52/cwt124.00–135.006756
Bulls—Small 1-2533106.41/cwt101.00–110.005675
Bulls—Small 1-2559104.47/cwt101.00–112.005844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569112.70/cwt109.00–114.006417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571120.02/cwt115.00–127.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 358694.96/cwt94.00–100.005566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633115.00/cwt115.00–115.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 364090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653109.50/cwt109.00–110.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 368595.00/cwt95.00–95.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 271897.53/cwt96.00–99.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 277095.00/cwt95.00–95.007321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47367.71/cwt58.00–73.009977
Bulls——1,79885.16/cwt75.00–91.001,53111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86240.34/cwt32.00–45.0034813
Cows—Lean 85-90%94450.57/cwt48.00–53.0047710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03948.31/cwt47.00–49.005026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13258.29/cwt50.00–68.0066061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34672.81/cwt70.00–75.009806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45557.83/cwt54.00–62.008415
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0013,9571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2675304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,0521
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800625.38/cwt500.00–730.005,0033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2840800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,7201
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,1621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2908523.76/cwt490.00–580.004,7563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,1381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,4441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980724.67/cwt660.00–790.007,1022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190640.00/cwt640.00–640.007,6161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,5381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,298754.69/cwt720.00–785.009,7962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370730.00/cwt730.00–730.0010,0011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2675420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,8351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2920840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,7281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,015850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,6281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,8631
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2775325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5191
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820402.00/cwt402.00–402.003,2961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875714.89/cwt626.00–796.006,2552
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2890852.12/cwt845.00–858.007,5842
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2935490.24/cwt475.00–505.004,5842

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.