Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-01-20

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 20
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 598▲ 472 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 75▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 26▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher . Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. Average 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 $124.45/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$124.45
176 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.65
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2469127.14596129
Medium and Large 2447118.2052840
Small 1-2401110.544437thin
One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $153 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 sale176 hd
124.45
—
SC average5 barns · 561 hd
120.80
+3.65
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—Low1,32371.369449thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18660.8972241
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32459.617894thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low86949.7843212

Every lot

80 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200167.50/cwt167.50–167.503351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245182.50/cwt182.50–182.504471
Steers—Small 1-2255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277172.05/cwt165.00–177.504776
Steers—Medium and Large 2280158.48/cwt155.00–160.004443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315182.06/cwt180.00–184.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329169.77/cwt160.00–177.505599
Steers—Small 1-2335119.95/cwt115.00–125.004023
Steers—Medium and Large 2338146.28/cwt142.50–150.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357183.26/cwt179.00–187.506545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373169.90/cwt165.00–177.506349
Steers—Medium and Large 2377153.97/cwt150.00–160.005805
Steers—Small 1-2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407168.29/cwt161.00–174.006853
Steers—Medium and Large 2430149.89/cwt145.00–157.506454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470154.61/cwt150.00–159.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 2470141.08/cwt135.00–146.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514149.53/cwt145.00–153.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 2532136.26/cwt130.00–140.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563144.70/cwt140.00–150.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2628130.51/cwt128.00–133.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670137.00/cwt130.00–144.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2225115.00/cwt115.00–115.002591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280117.50/cwt117.50–117.503291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284131.88/cwt127.50–136.003755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310143.00/cwt143.00–143.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322133.26/cwt130.00–136.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322119.11/cwt117.50–120.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367121.60/cwt120.00–125.004467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372133.07/cwt130.00–139.0049520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380143.00/cwt143.00–143.005431
Heifers—Small 1-2383112.45/cwt110.00–115.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423132.44/cwt128.00–139.0056022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429121.22/cwt117.00–125.005209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470127.61/cwt125.00–133.0060033
Heifers—Small 1-2470108.00/cwt108.00–108.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473119.79/cwt115.00–123.0056711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522124.00/cwt120.00–130.0064720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537113.72/cwt110.00–116.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572120.26/cwt115.00–124.0068810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578110.32/cwt106.00–113.006383
Heifers—Small 1-2580101.00/cwt101.00–101.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628114.55/cwt108.00–116.0071911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730107.04/cwt105.00–109.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755101.00/cwt101.00–101.007631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2417128.46/cwt120.00–135.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423175.40/cwt174.00–179.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423148.70/cwt140.00–155.0062915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427163.29/cwt160.00–170.0069710
Bulls—Small 1-2450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470138.63/cwt130.00–145.0065212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476159.67/cwt154.00–166.0076013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524140.51/cwt135.00–148.0073619
Bulls—Small 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528124.73/cwt120.00–130.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569134.30/cwt130.00–140.0076414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574122.18/cwt115.00–128.007017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618128.96/cwt123.00–136.0079712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645117.00/cwt115.00–119.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674124.10/cwt120.00–128.008368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 326085.00/cwt85.00–85.002211
Dairy Steers—Large 332075.00/cwt75.00–75.002401
Dairy Steers—Large 339587.50/cwt87.50–87.503461
Dairy Steers—Large 342779.48/cwt75.00–87.503393
Dairy Steers—Large 353065.00/cwt65.00–65.003451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15168.22/cwt63.00–72.007856
Bulls——1,66877.64/cwt75.00–83.001,2953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74535.00/cwt35.00–35.002611
Cows—Lean 85-90%88051.12/cwt43.00–65.0045011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18460.15/cwt44.00–68.0071238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20570.32/cwt70.00–71.008473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32459.61/cwt53.00–64.007894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2875507.63/cwt350.00–730.004,44214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2972620.08/cwt410.00–790.006,0278

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.