Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-02-10

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 10
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
278 head
▼ 223 vs last sale 501▲ 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 78▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 19▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, 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 $119.96/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$119.96
92 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.88
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2450126.3456933
Medium and Large 2435119.7052144
Small 1-2451108.1448711thin
Medium and Large 3419102.754304thin
One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $139 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 sale92 hd
119.96
—
SC average5 barns · 446 hd
116.09
+3.88
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—Low1,50384.701,2733thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43561.5888411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14760.0568928
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02049.4450414

Every lot

95 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228176.21/cwt175.00–177.504022
Steers—Small 1-2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Steers—Medium and Large 3275112.50/cwt112.50–112.503091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2291169.89/cwt162.50–182.504945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319169.50/cwt165.00–174.005418
Steers—Small 1-2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 2322145.53/cwt140.00–157.504693
Steers—Medium and Large 2373150.87/cwt147.50–155.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377167.63/cwt162.50–177.506326
Steers—Small 1-2385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 3410104.88/cwt100.00–110.004302
Steers—Small 1-2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475147.00/cwt147.00–147.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 2481136.54/cwt130.00–142.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520145.58/cwt140.00–146.5075711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2583134.00/cwt134.00–134.007812
Steers—Small 1-2Full600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2623123.57/cwt120.00–127.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2695123.00/cwt123.00–123.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 2745122.00/cwt122.00–122.009091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Small 1-2275115.00/cwt115.00–115.003161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278130.88/cwt130.00–132.503643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286124.23/cwt120.00–129.003554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323130.49/cwt130.00–131.004214
Heifers—Small 1-2323110.00/cwt110.00–110.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2342121.73/cwt115.00–125.004163
Heifers—Small 1-2362110.86/cwt107.50–112.504013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370123.38/cwt120.00–127.0045711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380129.00/cwt129.00–129.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419130.25/cwt127.00–135.005467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425123.30/cwt117.50–126.005249
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474127.17/cwt126.00–129.006036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478118.74/cwt115.00–122.005686
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510106.00/cwt106.00–106.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516116.36/cwt116.00–117.506004
Heifers—Small 1-2528107.50/cwt107.50–107.505682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533123.50/cwt121.00–126.006584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558121.78/cwt119.00–124.006805
Heifers—Small 1-2595103.00/cwt103.00–103.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607110.34/cwt109.00–111.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Heifers—Small 1-2630104.00/cwt104.00–104.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Heifers—Small 1-2670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685103.01/cwt102.00–104.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700103.00/cwt103.00–103.007211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418164.16/cwt158.00–168.006866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418139.21/cwt132.50–142.505826
Bulls—Small 1-2418126.26/cwt125.00–127.505282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420152.50/cwt145.00–157.006417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473145.48/cwt140.00–152.506886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475129.04/cwt122.50–136.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522139.00/cwt130.00–142.507266
Bulls—Small 1-2523111.28/cwt110.00–112.505822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535144.00/cwt144.00–144.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535127.50/cwt127.50–127.506821
Bulls—Small 1-2555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568126.69/cwt121.00–132.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578119.95/cwt116.00–124.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700109.00/cwt109.00–109.007631
Bulls—Small 1-278599.00/cwt99.00–99.007771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 334580.00/cwt80.00–80.002761
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 341586.00/cwt86.00–86.003572
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 363075.00/cwt75.00–75.004731
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 381557.50/cwt57.50–57.504691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27077.00/cwt77.00–77.009781
Bulls——1,62088.55/cwt88.00–89.001,4352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87243.18/cwt38.00–46.003776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09343.23/cwt35.00–49.004734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13154.14/cwt49.00–59.006128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15662.85/cwt54.00–69.0072724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43561.58/cwt56.00–69.0088411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2978582.76/cwt540.00–620.005,6992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,3551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250833.93/cwt785.00–890.0010,4242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305880.00/cwt880.00–880.0011,4841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2705304.61/cwt300.00–310.002,1482
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2960580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,5681
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,030550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,6651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8801

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.