Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-03-30

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 30
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 114▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 90▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of low weight feeder bull *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $124.31/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$124.31
49 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$29
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.22
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2430131.3056531
Medium and Large 2504115.3858212thin
Small 1-2560106.075946thin
One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale49 hd
124.31
—
SC average5 barns · 246 hd
119.09
+5.22
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—Low1,55677.471,20611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52455.078399thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17853.2862855
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11444.7849923

Every lot

59 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2205142.50/cwt142.50–142.502921
Steers—Small 1-2270124.98/cwt120.00–130.003375
Steers—Medium and Large 3285112.50/cwt112.50–112.503211
Steers—Medium and Large 2287130.13/cwt125.00–133.003733
Steers—Small 1-2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 3310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 2320130.16/cwt127.50–132.504172
Steers—Medium and Large 2375129.07/cwt120.00–137.004844
Steers—Medium and Large 3375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381169.50/cwt167.00–171.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381151.89/cwt145.00–162.505795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440147.47/cwt145.00–150.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478134.50/cwt134.00–135.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520140.37/cwt136.00–145.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 2565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285134.82/cwt130.00–140.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305137.54/cwt135.00–140.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370122.50/cwt122.50–122.504531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378135.93/cwt133.00–139.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423131.49/cwt125.00–137.005569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425121.00/cwt121.00–121.005141
Heifers—Small 1-2440107.50/cwt107.50–107.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481129.53/cwt124.00–134.006239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488115.68/cwt114.00–117.005653
Heifers—Small 1-2525108.49/cwt108.00–109.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531114.00/cwt111.00–119.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575121.97/cwt120.00–124.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007141
Heifers—Small 1-2623103.98/cwt100.00–108.006483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424152.10/cwt145.00–157.006456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440136.25/cwt132.50–140.006002
Bulls—Small 1-2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465103.00/cwt103.00–103.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469147.41/cwt143.00–153.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493130.53/cwt124.00–137.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520104.90/cwt100.00–110.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558134.81/cwt131.00–140.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565123.50/cwt116.00–128.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605104.00/cwt104.00–104.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54369.31/cwt65.00–72.001,0694
Bulls——1,56482.13/cwt75.00–88.001,2857
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07742.07/cwt35.00–46.0045315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14645.39/cwt40.00–48.0052011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18349.87/cwt47.00–55.005908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18655.25/cwt49.00–61.0065544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51656.08/cwt54.00–59.008508
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59047.00/cwt47.00–47.007471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2855700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2985730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,1911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0951,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,018733.11/cwt675.00–785.007,4632
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,035405.00/cwt405.00–405.004,1921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,083566.89/cwt550.00–585.006,1392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240645.00/cwt645.00–645.007,9981

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.