Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-06-01

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 1
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▲ 631 vs last sale 0▼ 36 vs year ago 667 · −5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 0▼ 132 vs year ago 244 · −54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 0▼ 16 vs year ago 45 · −35.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holiday. Average offering and average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. However, a steady to firm undertone was noted on feeder cattle an slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.79/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$117.79
238 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$38
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.21
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496123.05610158
Small 1-2322112.493624thin
Medium and Large 2524111.5558457
Medium and Large 369093.8464819thin
One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale238 hd
117.79
—
SC average5 barns · 650 hd
115.58
+2.21
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—High1,56892.631,45319
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22867.5082957
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49965.289794thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91359.1754022

Every lot

107 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 1-2220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
Steers—Medium and Large 2225142.50/cwt142.50–142.503211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260169.51/cwt169.00–170.004412
Steers—Medium and Large 2280137.50/cwt130.00–145.003852
Steers—Medium and Large 2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Steers—Small 1-2315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334159.94/cwt155.00–170.005349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366156.37/cwt150.00–164.0057217
Steers—Medium and Large 2377138.36/cwt132.50–145.0052213
Steers—Small 1-2390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421146.20/cwt142.00–152.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 2435131.33/cwt125.00–138.005715
Steers—Medium and Large 2471131.32/cwt125.00–135.006198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482144.29/cwt138.00–146.0069522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528136.51/cwt134.00–143.0072117
Steers—Medium and Large 2530122.78/cwt121.00–125.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565133.81/cwt130.00–138.0075610
Steers—Medium and Large 2568122.44/cwt120.00–125.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603137.00/cwt137.00–137.008269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618124.76/cwt120.00–130.007716
Steers—Medium and Large 2631115.82/cwt114.00–117.007316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665120.02/cwt118.00–122.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 2665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700121.50/cwt120.00–123.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 2712112.31/cwt110.00–115.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Small 1-2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273134.06/cwt130.00–136.003663
Heifers—Small 1-2328111.22/cwt110.00–112.503652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339134.67/cwt130.00–137.504574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345122.50/cwt120.00–125.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374127.44/cwt125.00–132.0047711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378119.50/cwt115.00–123.004527
Heifers—Small 1-2385107.50/cwt107.50–107.504141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414115.28/cwt110.00–118.004778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426123.34/cwt121.00–130.0052529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473123.34/cwt120.00–130.0058320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481114.82/cwt110.00–118.0055211
Heifers—Medium and Large 351096.00/cwt96.00–96.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520113.82/cwt110.00–116.0059212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521126.23/cwt119.00–129.0065851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568118.94/cwt115.00–125.0067626
Heifers—Medium and Large 358095.98/cwt95.00–97.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583110.33/cwt108.00–113.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617109.84/cwt108.00–113.006787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626102.50/cwt101.00–104.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 362896.34/cwt95.00–99.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654106.25/cwt105.00–108.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 366996.24/cwt94.00–98.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673100.51/cwt100.00–101.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 371094.62/cwt90.00–98.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715101.03/cwt100.00–103.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 277696.48/cwt95.00–99.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 379091.00/cwt90.00–92.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Heifers—Medium and Large 387882.98/cwt77.00–89.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423130.72/cwt120.00–138.0055317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427144.04/cwt140.00–150.006159
Bulls—Small 1-2433110.95/cwt108.00–115.004804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469142.91/cwt140.00–149.006708
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473128.33/cwt120.00–137.0060723
Bulls—Medium and Large 348095.00/cwt95.00–95.004561
Bulls—Small 1-2510112.50/cwt110.00–115.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523133.73/cwt130.00–140.0069915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525122.89/cwt118.00–128.0064517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571129.92/cwt127.00–135.0074215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574120.23/cwt115.00–125.0069012
Bulls—Small 1-2581109.78/cwt105.00–112.006384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616118.48/cwt116.00–123.007308
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618111.37/cwt110.00–113.006888
Bulls—Small 1-2620105.52/cwt105.00–106.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 363090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 365893.98/cwt90.00–98.006182
Bulls—Small 1-2673103.97/cwt103.00–105.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2679109.51/cwt108.00–112.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720103.00/cwt103.00–103.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2722103.97/cwt100.00–106.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 374598.00/cwt98.00–98.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 375597.00/cwt97.00–97.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770101.75/cwt100.00–104.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 282595.00/cwt95.00–95.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 387594.00/cwt94.00–94.008231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 349071.34/cwt67.00–74.003503
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 363074.00/cwt74.00–74.004661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36383.24/cwt76.00–87.001,1358
Bulls——1,61996.08/cwt90.00–100.001,5567
Bulls——1,889105.39/cwt102.00–108.001,9914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88751.65/cwt47.00–55.004587
Cows—Lean 85-90%92562.68/cwt58.00–72.0058015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14180.12/cwt77.00–87.009146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16752.81/cwt46.00–58.006167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24968.12/cwt60.00–76.0085144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49965.28/cwt62.00–69.009794
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2843626.85/cwt500.00–725.005,2842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2850649.02/cwt560.00–725.005,5173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,263854.25/cwt750.00–920.0010,7893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,340744.85/cwt690.00–810.009,9812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,375940.00/cwt940.00–940.0012,9251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2660656.26/cwt650.00–670.004,3313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2870783.62/cwt750.00–825.006,8172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,190.00/cwt1,190.00–1,190.0011,1861
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1551,048.02/cwt1,000.00–1,085.0012,1052
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2822783.20/cwt710.00–835.006,4385
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 295291.54/cwt87.00–95.008715

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.