Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-12-09

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 9
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 692▲ 856 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 173▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 21▲ 53 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 steady to 4.00 higher, and feeder Heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Heavy offering of average to good 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 $108.15/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$108.15
241 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$508
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.31
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472116.6155077
Medium and Large 2482107.40518122
Small 1-244294.9442037
Medium and Large 334694.003255thin
One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $224 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 sale241 hd
108.15
—
SC average5 barns · 703 hd
106.84
+1.31
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—Low1,45162.5290716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43845.746585thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13444.7550759
CowsLean 85-90%Low88142.363736thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3232103.53/cwt100.00–110.002403
Steers—Medium and Large 2233127.53/cwt125.00–130.002972
Steers—Small 1-2233106.18/cwt100.00–112.502472
Steers—Small 1-2250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278150.47/cwt145.00–155.004185
Steers—Medium and Large 2280124.96/cwt120.00–127.503505
Steers—Medium and Large 3280105.70/cwt100.00–110.002963
Steers—Medium and Large 3310105.00/cwt105.00–105.003261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324153.73/cwt145.00–160.0049813
Steers—Medium and Large 2324136.34/cwt122.50–142.504428
Steers—Small 1-2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353163.99/cwt163.00–165.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 3363110.00/cwt110.00–110.003992
Steers—Medium and Large 2372133.31/cwt120.00–143.0049612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377152.10/cwt145.00–155.005739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418150.90/cwt146.00–156.006314
Steers—Small 1-2425113.00/cwt113.00–113.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 2434127.00/cwt120.00–135.005515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458144.71/cwt142.50–147.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Steers—Small 1-2468107.57/cwt105.00–110.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 2471123.68/cwt120.00–130.005835
Steers—Medium and Large 2515124.78/cwt115.00–130.006437
Steers—Small 1-2515107.63/cwt104.00–112.005545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526134.76/cwt133.00–136.007094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565125.50/cwt122.00–129.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606138.00/cwt138.00–138.0083622
Steers—Medium and Large 2618115.65/cwt110.00–119.007153
Steers—Small 1-2635103.00/cwt103.00–103.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637116.98/cwt116.00–120.007454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673121.97/cwt121.00–123.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 2675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 2718113.01/cwt108.00–120.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737121.04/cwt117.00–129.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 2775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-222497.37/cwt90.00–100.002184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230131.01/cwt127.50–135.003012
Heifers—Small 1-225095.00/cwt95.00–95.002381
Heifers—Medium and Large 325090.00/cwt90.00–90.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284114.04/cwt110.00–118.003246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285115.18/cwt110.00–120.003282
Heifers—Medium and Large 330590.00/cwt90.00–90.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318111.36/cwt105.00–115.003548
Heifers—Small 1-232397.32/cwt90.00–102.503143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325125.85/cwt125.00–127.504094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370123.56/cwt120.00–129.0045713
Heifers—Medium and Large 337087.50/cwt87.50–87.503241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374111.48/cwt105.00–117.5041715
Heifers—Small 1-238294.86/cwt90.00–100.003626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3403101.24/cwt100.00–102.504082
Heifers—Small 1-241594.43/cwt90.00–98.003925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417111.49/cwt104.00–115.0046522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427117.15/cwt116.00–119.005007
Heifers—Small 1-245593.76/cwt90.00–95.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471114.52/cwt112.00–120.0053919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472107.19/cwt100.00–111.0050619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518115.00/cwt113.00–118.005969
Heifers—Small 1-251995.41/cwt92.00–98.004955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522107.80/cwt100.00–112.0056322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567110.70/cwt109.00–113.006288
Heifers—Small 1-257493.61/cwt90.00–100.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584102.39/cwt99.00–109.005988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612100.75/cwt94.00–106.006178
Heifers—Small 1-261294.66/cwt94.00–95.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620111.33/cwt108.00–116.006909
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672100.74/cwt95.00–105.006779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680110.02/cwt107.00–113.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700103.00/cwt103.00–103.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 270095.00/cwt95.00–95.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 275792.00/cwt92.00–92.006964
Heifers—Small 1-276591.00/cwt91.00–91.006961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419137.11/cwt132.00–144.0057412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421124.47/cwt117.50–130.0052411
Bulls—Small 1-2430112.11/cwt110.00–115.004825
Bulls—Small 1-2462109.36/cwt105.00–113.005053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470120.76/cwt117.00–125.005689
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473132.40/cwt126.00–138.006268
Bulls—Medium and Large 347794.92/cwt90.00–100.004535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512126.90/cwt121.00–132.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522115.34/cwt111.00–120.006028
Bulls—Small 1-2524103.21/cwt99.00–105.005415
Bulls—Small 1-2563103.98/cwt100.00–108.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570117.94/cwt115.00–120.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 357095.00/cwt95.00–95.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578114.14/cwt109.00–119.0066016
Bulls—Small 1-260098.00/cwt98.00–98.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602116.01/cwt113.00–119.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617107.31/cwt104.00–111.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675105.30/cwt103.00–107.007113
Bulls—Small 1-268597.00/cwt97.00–97.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 370093.00/cwt93.00–93.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2703100.00/cwt99.00–101.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 275595.00/cwt95.00–95.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 334585.00/cwt85.00–85.002931
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 348282.64/cwt80.00–85.003983
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 358585.00/cwt85.00–85.004971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30659.67/cwt47.00–69.0077911
Bulls——1,77168.79/cwt65.00–74.001,2185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78557.00/cwt57.00–57.004471
Cows—Lean 85-90%85847.49/cwt47.00–48.004072
Cows—Lean 85-90%92834.06/cwt32.00–39.003163
Cows—Boner 80-85%96558.00/cwt58.00–58.005601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10339.19/cwt30.00–47.0043232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17851.09/cwt46.00–55.0060226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37039.81/cwt37.00–42.005452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48349.69/cwt44.00–53.007373
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,322820.22/cwt746.00–910.0010,8433
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2740315.14/cwt226.00–384.002,3322
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2940320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2733418.98/cwt400.00–440.003,0712
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2965429.69/cwt420.00–440.004,1472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,8481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,365710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,6921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2699481.84/cwt400.00–600.003,3688
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2733787.01/cwt750.00–850.005,7694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3816588.87/cwt475.00–630.004,8054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2830510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,2331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2904760.47/cwt660.00–900.006,8758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2945480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,5361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,265690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,7291

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.