Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-03-09

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 9
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 475▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 119▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.92/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$140.92
67 head · 401 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$48.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.73
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2414163.8667816thin
Medium and Large 2439141.6462331
Small 1-2338124.5442113thin
Medium and Large 3321115.733717thin
One grade step is worth $48.12/cwt here — about $307 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 sale67 hd
140.92
—
SC average5 barns · 272 hd
141.66
−0.73
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—Low1,53883.041,2774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41265.699287thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12160.9668358
CowsLean 85-90%Average88155.2648710

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2222126.39/cwt120.00–130.002813
Steers—Medium and Large 2223150.02/cwt147.50–152.503353
Steers—Medium and Large 3240115.00/cwt115.00–115.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 3265117.59/cwt115.00–120.003122
Steers—Medium and Large 2268153.58/cwt145.00–157.504126
Steers—Small 1-2273122.29/cwt120.00–125.003342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312158.32/cwt157.50–160.004943
Steers—Medium and Large 2323147.09/cwt140.00–155.004752
Steers—Small 1-2330125.58/cwt118.00–132.504142
Steers—Medium and Large 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 2359147.53/cwt145.00–150.005304
Steers—Medium and Large 3377113.32/cwt110.00–120.004273
Steers—Small 1-2380123.78/cwt120.00–125.004704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431166.36/cwt160.00–175.0071711
Steers—Small 1-2450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 2465137.58/cwt135.00–140.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473158.41/cwt153.00–164.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 2539142.72/cwt141.00–143.007697
Steers—Small 1-2550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 2585126.49/cwt126.00–127.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 2638123.00/cwt122.00–124.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 2663123.98/cwt122.00–126.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 2790114.00/cwt114.00–114.009011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2280113.73/cwt112.50–115.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285125.49/cwt125.00–126.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309129.68/cwt125.00–133.004014
Heifers—Small 1-2310107.50/cwt107.50–107.503331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322118.53/cwt115.00–124.003829
Heifers—Small 1-2350110.00/cwt110.00–110.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364119.60/cwt115.00–123.004356
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370105.00/cwt105.00–105.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385127.50/cwt126.00–129.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416118.91/cwt114.00–123.004958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423126.72/cwt124.00–130.005367
Heifers—Small 1-2425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004682
Heifers—Small 1-2455108.00/cwt108.00–108.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473112.99/cwt109.00–115.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508121.52/cwt115.00–126.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530105.00/cwt105.00–105.005571
Heifers—Small 1-2575104.00/cwt104.00–104.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418108.76/cwt107.50–110.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422154.30/cwt147.50–158.006513
Bulls—Small 1-2430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457151.40/cwt144.00–160.006923
Bulls—Small 1-2465122.53/cwt120.00–125.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468105.08/cwt100.00–110.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518136.77/cwt129.00–144.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585122.69/cwt118.00–127.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615103.00/cwt103.00–103.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 352591.38/cwt85.00–98.004802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53088.59/cwt83.00–94.001,3552
Bulls——1,54577.49/cwt76.00–79.001,1972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88155.26/cwt49.00–60.0048710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07953.46/cwt45.00–56.0057719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13363.08/cwt57.00–69.0071532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17871.59/cwt70.00–75.008437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32963.56/cwt58.00–67.008455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,0552,125.00/cwt2,125.00–2,125.0043,6691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140958.00/cwt958.00–958.0010,9211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2670375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5131
Bred Cows—Small 1-2735400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,9401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2765600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,5901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2846511.33/cwt410.00–610.004,3264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2975500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,008737.10/cwt725.00–750.007,4302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155705.00/cwt705.00–705.008,1431
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3680575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,9101

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.