Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-05-04

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 4
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 287▲ 51 vs year ago 410 · +12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 42▼ 56 vs year ago 79 · −70.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 73▼ 4 vs year ago 44 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.99/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −82.48 against this barn's trailing median of $202.46.
Average price
$119.99
142 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.48
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492132.9365432
Medium and Large 2501121.7961058
Small 1-2562111.9863036
Medium and Large 3517105.5654516thin
One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $109 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 sale142 hd
119.99
—
SC average5 barns · 423 hd
117.51
+2.48
This barn, trailing median3 sales
202.46
−82.48
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales
219205191177median 202.4604/2704/2705/0406/0806/08
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $191.20, median $202.46 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,58282.041,2985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45455.628095thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11252.4458312
CowsLean 85-90%Average88242.793773thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238142.47/cwt140.00–145.003392
Steers—Medium and Large 2240137.50/cwt137.50–137.503301
Steers—Medium and Large 3265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Steers—Small 1-2278122.43/cwt120.00–125.003402
Steers—Medium and Large 2285136.00/cwt136.00–136.003881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 3305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329143.98/cwt140.00–150.004749
Steers—Medium and Large 2333131.24/cwt125.00–135.004374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369139.56/cwt134.00–145.005156
Steers—Small 1-2370122.50/cwt122.50–122.504532
Steers—Medium and Large 3375106.98/cwt100.00–110.004019
Steers—Medium and Large 2377132.93/cwt130.00–137.5050120
Steers—Medium and Large 2426129.54/cwt123.00–134.005529
Steers—Small 1-2430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443138.50/cwt138.00–139.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 2461124.39/cwt121.00–130.005734
Steers—Small 1-2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471142.14/cwt136.00–155.006695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518136.07/cwt134.00–138.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2519124.02/cwt120.00–128.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 3543111.00/cwt110.00–112.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 2595116.00/cwt116.00–116.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Steers—Small 1-2635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 2665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668118.66/cwt118.00–119.007933
Steers—Small 1-2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235121.00/cwt121.00–121.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274116.95/cwt115.00–120.003204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295101.25/cwt97.50–105.002992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320107.50/cwt105.00–110.003442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331126.48/cwt125.00–129.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340123.00/cwt123.00–123.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373128.52/cwt125.00–132.004796
Heifers—Small 1-2377114.33/cwt113.00–117.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380120.02/cwt116.00–123.0045611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385104.12/cwt97.50–110.004014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408127.00/cwt127.00–127.005188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423121.74/cwt119.00–127.0051511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426115.20/cwt111.00–118.004916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460120.37/cwt119.00–123.005548
Heifers—Small 1-2463110.19/cwt108.00–112.505102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469100.66/cwt90.00–110.004724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475114.84/cwt109.00–117.0054514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507116.52/cwt114.00–119.005916
Heifers—Small 1-2515111.00/cwt111.00–111.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524109.66/cwt106.00–112.005759
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527104.01/cwt103.00–105.005483
Heifers—Small 1-2565106.50/cwt106.00–107.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579106.56/cwt102.00–109.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608105.50/cwt105.00–106.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 361993.99/cwt92.00–97.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 366394.49/cwt94.00–95.006262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421125.59/cwt120.00–134.0052918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423139.50/cwt139.50–139.505908
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423107.54/cwt105.00–110.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Bulls—Small 1-2435116.22/cwt115.00–117.505062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460144.00/cwt144.00–144.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467123.57/cwt118.00–129.0057715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476106.13/cwt100.00–114.005057
Bulls—Small 1-2480118.51/cwt117.00–119.005696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486131.80/cwt129.00–137.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513106.93/cwt104.00–110.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517130.57/cwt126.00–136.0067512
Bulls—Small 1-2521113.34/cwt108.00–119.005917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530120.42/cwt114.00–125.0063812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568126.58/cwt124.00–128.007195
Bulls—Small 1-2574111.40/cwt106.00–115.006399
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575118.30/cwt114.00–124.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583108.52/cwt107.00–110.006332
Bulls—Small 1-2624107.84/cwt105.00–110.006737
Bulls—Medium and Large 3632100.01/cwt97.00–102.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635115.00/cwt114.00–116.007303
Bulls—Small 1-2662107.39/cwt105.00–110.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663115.00/cwt115.00–115.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713109.99/cwt108.00–112.007842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36875.65/cwt74.00–77.001,0352
Bulls——1,72586.30/cwt84.00–88.001,4893
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87838.69/cwt37.00–41.003402
Cows—Lean 85-90%89051.00/cwt51.00–51.004541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10254.31/cwt52.00–57.005989
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14246.81/cwt44.00–49.005353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45455.62/cwt52.00–59.008095
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810778.00/cwt778.00–778.006,3021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2763707.33/cwt625.00–780.005,3972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2905530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,7971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2920506.00/cwt506.00–506.004,6551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2920430.00/cwt430.00–430.003,9561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2978764.48/cwt690.00–850.007,4772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,4581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,8811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205830.00/cwt830.00–830.0010,0021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,3481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28531,157.30/cwt1,135.00–1,180.009,8722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28651,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,5151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2870875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,6131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29591,119.67/cwt950.00–1,200.0010,7386
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2968854.57/cwt800.00–910.008,2722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,240.00/cwt1,240.00–1,240.0017,7941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2615510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,1371
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130645.00/cwt645.00–645.007,2891

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.