Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-12-16

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 16
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
449 head
▼ 407 vs last sale 856▲ 449 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 123▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 53▲ 72 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 feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 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 $111.45/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$111.45
138 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.46
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461117.8254354
Medium and Large 2489108.4953172
Small 1-2339100.5134112thin
One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about $202 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 sale138 hd
111.45
—
SC average5 barns · 524 hd
107.99
+3.46
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—Average1,34068.529189thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45152.557628thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19149.5559043
CowsLean 85-90%Average93941.0138520

Every lot

123 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2216138.86/cwt135.00–147.503004
Steers—Small 1-2235122.50/cwt122.50–122.502881
Steers—Medium and Large 2260132.50/cwt132.50–132.503451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Small 1-2275128.00/cwt128.00–128.003521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 3285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327174.37/cwt171.00–177.505703
Steers—Medium and Large 2328142.29/cwt137.00–147.504672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331159.08/cwt145.00–167.505274
Steers—Small 1-2340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374163.02/cwt157.50–169.0061012
Steers—Medium and Large 3375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377171.85/cwt170.00–175.006486
Steers—Medium and Large 2378139.77/cwt135.00–145.005282
Steers—Small 1-2385121.23/cwt120.00–122.504672
Steers—Small 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450151.50/cwt150.00–153.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 2468126.22/cwt120.00–132.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 2533124.86/cwt119.00–131.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560131.50/cwt125.00–137.007366
Steers—Medium and Large 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 2585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
Steers—Small 1-2590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 2640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
Steers—Small 1-2675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2218102.36/cwt100.00–105.002232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Heifers—Small 1-2270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281122.15/cwt115.00–129.003439
Heifers—Small 1-2313100.89/cwt100.00–102.503163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326113.53/cwt110.00–117.003704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327122.87/cwt119.00–127.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375115.66/cwt110.00–119.004348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383119.01/cwt118.00–120.004562
Heifers—Small 1-238393.82/cwt90.00–97.503592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418120.67/cwt116.00–125.005046
Heifers—Small 1-242098.05/cwt96.00–100.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425110.43/cwt106.00–114.0046912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478106.09/cwt100.00–111.0050711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483118.57/cwt112.00–122.0057320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503113.99/cwt111.00–118.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523106.50/cwt102.00–110.0055716
Heifers—Small 1-255095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569106.45/cwt103.00–110.0060611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570110.68/cwt110.00–111.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614105.41/cwt100.00–108.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635111.01/cwt110.00–112.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663111.00/cwt110.00–112.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730106.00/cwt106.00–106.007741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415154.62/cwt150.00–159.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426122.23/cwt110.00–130.005216
Bulls—Small 1-2426113.06/cwt110.00–120.004825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427101.70/cwt100.00–105.004343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430138.97/cwt138.00–140.005982
Bulls—Small 1-2469110.45/cwt105.00–115.005188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472132.64/cwt128.00–136.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475143.32/cwt141.00–145.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479122.00/cwt120.00–125.005844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517130.35/cwt123.00–136.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526116.92/cwt114.00–119.0061511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535105.00/cwt105.00–105.005621
Bulls—Small 1-2545109.00/cwt109.00–109.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563112.48/cwt111.00–114.006332
Bulls—Small 1-2570103.27/cwt100.00–105.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576119.59/cwt115.00–126.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
Bulls—Small 1-2605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613111.32/cwt110.00–112.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 363596.00/cwt96.00–96.006101
Bulls—Small 1-267097.00/cwt97.00–97.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 369595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Bulls—Small 1-273598.51/cwt98.00–99.007242
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 372050.00/cwt50.00–50.003601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 341570.00/cwt70.00–70.002911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21860.65/cwt53.00–68.007394
Bulls——1,43774.81/cwt72.00–84.001,0755
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%87536.00/cwt36.00–36.003151
Cows—Lean 85-90%92843.47/cwt40.00–49.0040313
Cows—Lean 85-90%95836.43/cwt24.00–44.003497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10839.80/cwt35.00–43.004418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18563.01/cwt62.00–65.007473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21250.73/cwt45.00–59.0061532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53354.91/cwt51.00–59.008427
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,100913.00/cwt913.00–913.0010,0431
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2675900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2820655.79/cwt640.00–675.005,3772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2825550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,5381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2870900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,8301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2945905.82/cwt800.00–1,000.008,5602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29551,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.009,6461
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000625.95/cwt550.00–690.006,2602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,9231
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4751,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,1451
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
Bred Cows—Small 1-2781421.92/cwt310.00–500.003,2958
Bred Cows—Small 1-2783393.35/cwt320.00–460.003,0802
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,3131
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,3001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875663.91/cwt570.00–760.005,8092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2950492.95/cwt480.00–500.004,6833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2978700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2978667.98/cwt660.00–675.006,5332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000661.52/cwt580.00–785.006,6156
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105410.00/cwt410.00–410.004,5311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168685.70/cwt660.00–710.008,0092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173771.02/cwt650.00–900.009,0443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238844.44/cwt775.00–965.0010,4544
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2705260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8331
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2710639.00/cwt639.00–639.004,5371
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2755500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,7751

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.