Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-06-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 8
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 631▲ 115 vs year ago 306 · +37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 112▼ 57 vs year ago 76 · −75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 29▲ 5 vs year ago 42 · +11.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate 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 $121.99/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$121.99
119 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.04
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2474124.8259173
Medium and Large 2464120.3855830
Small 1-2388115.2744713thin
Medium and Large 338798.333803thin
One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $211 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 sale119 hd
121.99
—
SC average5 barns · 474 hd
117.95
+4.04
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—Average1,46287.871,2855thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49965.149775thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14764.5574119
CowsLean 85-90%Average88654.924877thin

Every lot

96 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—Small 1-2262129.14/cwt125.00–132.503383
Steers—Medium and Large 2270147.50/cwt147.50–147.503981
Steers—Medium and Large 3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282164.85/cwt160.00–168.004653
Steers—Small 1-2310123.63/cwt120.00–127.503832
Steers—Medium and Large 2328138.80/cwt135.00–145.004554
Steers—Medium and Large 3328116.20/cwt115.00–117.503812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329157.59/cwt150.00–165.005187
Steers—Medium and Large 2370141.18/cwt139.00–147.005225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378151.51/cwt146.00–159.0057310
Steers—Small 1-2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Steers—Small 1-2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 2420134.01/cwt133.00–135.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421148.29/cwt145.00–153.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 3435107.50/cwt107.50–107.504681
Steers—Medium and Large 2473133.00/cwt133.00–133.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480151.00/cwt151.00–151.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481143.43/cwt139.00–149.006905
Steers—Small 1-2487120.65/cwt119.00–123.005883
Steers—Medium and Large 2507130.68/cwt128.00–133.006633
Steers—Small 1-2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523137.26/cwt132.00–140.007188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555141.00/cwt141.00–141.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568135.97/cwt134.00–137.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added575133.50/cwt133.50–133.507683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604138.00/cwt138.00–138.0083415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618134.49/cwt132.00–137.008312
Steers—Small 1-2625109.00/cwt109.00–109.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2223117.47/cwt115.00–120.002622
Heifers—Medium and Large 326095.00/cwt95.00–95.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282139.13/cwt137.50–142.503923
Heifers—Small 1-2315117.54/cwt115.00–120.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332127.51/cwt125.00–130.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335137.09/cwt134.00–140.004592
Heifers—Small 1-2360120.34/cwt120.00–121.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361135.49/cwt130.00–141.004897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379127.14/cwt125.00–128.004825
Heifers—Small 1-2420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421126.82/cwt124.00–134.0053414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434120.81/cwt119.00–122.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462124.22/cwt121.00–127.0057418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473117.71/cwt115.00–120.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Heifers—Small 1-2480112.13/cwt110.00–114.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522119.49/cwt117.00–121.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524123.71/cwt122.00–126.0064811
Heifers—Small 1-2550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566118.66/cwt115.00–121.0067212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575117.00/cwt117.00–117.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621113.77/cwt110.00–117.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630104.98/cwt104.00–106.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660107.00/cwt107.00–107.007061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413132.61/cwt125.00–140.0054813
Bulls—Small 1-2417122.03/cwt120.00–125.005095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421144.30/cwt142.00–146.006089
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468131.72/cwt125.00–137.0061617
Bulls—Small 1-2468121.99/cwt120.00–125.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470141.41/cwt141.00–142.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510134.65/cwt132.00–143.0068720
Bulls—Small 1-2515115.97/cwt115.00–117.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520123.49/cwt120.00–129.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2557119.45/cwt115.00–124.006659
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy558119.00/cwt119.00–119.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572130.51/cwt127.00–133.007478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605119.63/cwt115.00–125.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622116.63/cwt114.00–119.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663124.56/cwt119.00–130.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680110.05/cwt106.00–114.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2702116.00/cwt116.00–116.008142
Bulls—Small 1-272097.00/cwt97.00–97.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 388080.00/cwt80.00–80.007041
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 392573.00/cwt73.00–73.006751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40370.19/cwt60.00–79.009852
Bulls——1,50299.65/cwt93.00–103.001,4973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88654.92/cwt50.00–63.004877
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02050.00/cwt50.00–50.005101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15164.79/cwt53.00–72.0074617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21075.00/cwt75.00–75.009081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51463.42/cwt62.00–65.009604
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3680357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4281
Stock Cows—Small 1-2701439.40/cwt425.00–476.003,0804
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2830549.00/cwt549.00–549.004,5571
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2970780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,5661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2850710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2878826.92/cwt750.00–900.007,2602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2970675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,5481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,4681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2993619.13/cwt550.00–650.006,1483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065925.23/cwt900.00–950.009,8542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200912.50/cwt875.00–950.0010,9502

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.