Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-03-02

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 2
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 358▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 65▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 15▲ 9 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 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were

unevenly steady. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $119.73/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$119.73
169 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$45
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.85
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2456125.10571107
Medium and Large 2426114.0748642
Small 1-2369108.0339813thin
Medium and Large 366093.396167thin
One grade step is worth $31.70/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale169 hd
119.73
—
SC average5 barns · 628 hd
122.58
−2.85
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—Average1,54880.921,25316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24062.6277757
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49161.439169thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92056.6352120

Every lot

88 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210145.87/cwt142.50–150.003063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2237166.37/cwt160.00–175.003943
Steers—Medium and Large 2252145.79/cwt140.00–152.503673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270169.77/cwt165.00–175.004584
Steers—Small 1-2277131.60/cwt130.00–135.003653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321169.75/cwt163.00–176.005457
Steers—Small 1-2323129.96/cwt125.00–135.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 2335150.67/cwt145.00–155.005054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361162.81/cwt160.00–171.0058818
Steers—Medium and Large 2381151.06/cwt142.50–155.005767
Steers—Small 1-2381124.35/cwt120.00–130.004748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421165.61/cwt160.00–171.006977
Steers—Medium and Large 2438148.79/cwt145.00–155.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470159.56/cwt155.00–164.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 2483141.79/cwt135.00–149.006854
Steers—Small 1-2495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 2532134.41/cwt130.00–140.007159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534150.48/cwt148.00–155.008048
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566145.29/cwt140.00–151.008227
Steers—Medium and Large 2580128.03/cwt122.00–133.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612128.63/cwt121.00–136.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2823107.54/cwt105.00–110.008852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223131.53/cwt127.50–137.502933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228118.27/cwt117.50–120.002703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270133.23/cwt130.00–140.003606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272121.56/cwt120.00–125.003313
Heifers—Small 1-2287110.84/cwt107.50–115.003183
Heifers—Small 1-2313110.00/cwt110.00–110.003442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316133.73/cwt125.00–140.004237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324118.67/cwt115.00–120.003844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345156.00/cwt156.00–156.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362127.93/cwt125.00–135.004635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376118.35/cwt115.00–120.004456
Heifers—Small 1-2379108.70/cwt105.00–110.004124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417115.38/cwt110.00–120.004819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427128.26/cwt125.00–135.0054816
Heifers—Small 1-2428105.98/cwt105.00–107.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466125.82/cwt120.00–131.0058631
Heifers—Small 1-2468102.57/cwt100.00–105.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481112.60/cwt110.00–116.005427
Heifers—Medium and Large 351099.00/cwt99.00–99.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518120.39/cwt115.00–125.0062420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525108.26/cwt105.00–110.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570107.27/cwt105.00–111.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571120.68/cwt115.00–127.0068912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615108.51/cwt105.00–111.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620101.02/cwt100.00–102.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 363586.00/cwt86.00–86.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 367195.94/cwt93.00–99.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 379085.00/cwt85.00–85.006721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418157.77/cwt150.00–168.0065910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421140.50/cwt130.00–145.0059210
Bulls—Small 1-2428119.64/cwt110.00–125.005128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469150.24/cwt145.00–158.0070512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476131.31/cwt125.00–140.0062512
Bulls—Small 1-2477113.24/cwt108.00–120.005407
Bulls—Medium and Large 349090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
Bulls—Small 1-2500112.00/cwt112.00–112.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 350585.00/cwt85.00–85.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516124.17/cwt120.00–130.006418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519139.63/cwt135.00–145.007257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565117.44/cwt114.00–121.006649
Bulls—Medium and Large 356597.50/cwt97.50–97.505511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580130.51/cwt128.00–135.007574
Bulls—Small 1-2595108.50/cwt107.00–110.006462
Bulls—Small 1-2605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 360595.00/cwt95.00–95.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622113.76/cwt110.00–119.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685109.99/cwt109.00–111.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 373085.00/cwt85.00–85.006211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45372.48/cwt65.00–78.001,0537
Bulls——1,62287.49/cwt82.00–95.001,4199
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91158.86/cwt53.00–65.0053617
Cows—Lean 85-90%97343.96/cwt41.00–48.004283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22562.70/cwt55.00–71.0076853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31050.03/cwt49.00–51.006552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49161.43/cwt57.00–65.009169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,4281
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,045540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,6431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,063750.64/cwt720.00–780.007,9792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,238769.60/cwt730.00–850.009,5284
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-283574.00/cwt74.00–74.006181

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.