Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-06-22

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 22
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 606▼ 29 vs year ago 526 · −5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 105▼ 58 vs year ago 178 · −32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 33▼ 6 vs year ago 25 · −24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average 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 $117.54/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$117.54
178 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$28
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2464123.77574107
Medium and Large 2497112.3755951
Small 1-2429103.854467thin
Medium and Large 364193.9360213thin
One grade step is worth $29.84/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale178 hd
117.54
—
SC average5 barns · 615 hd
116.02
+1.52
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—Low1,72799.211,71311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18672.3685865
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51270.911,07214
CowsLean 85-90%Average90664.2658214

Every lot

104 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2208160.00/cwt160.00–160.003332
Steers—Medium and Large 2240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
Steers—Medium and Large 2275138.48/cwt135.00–140.003813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277152.92/cwt150.00–156.004243
Steers—Small 1-2280128.24/cwt125.00–130.003593
Steers—Small 1-2305119.97/cwt115.00–125.003663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324156.04/cwt150.00–165.005066
Steers—Medium and Large 2327139.65/cwt135.00–145.004576
Steers—Medium and Large 2368134.51/cwt130.00–140.004956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.47/cwt150.00–155.005722
Steers—Small 1-2380112.86/cwt110.00–120.004297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416144.90/cwt140.00–150.006035
Steers—Medium and Large 2418133.17/cwt130.00–135.005574
Steers—Small 1-2430115.17/cwt110.00–120.004952
Steers—Small 1-2455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 2467127.31/cwt125.00–130.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471144.00/cwt140.00–149.006788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529138.28/cwt135.00–145.007329
Steers—Small 1-2530111.96/cwt110.00–114.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 2536124.19/cwt120.00–130.006666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567133.02/cwt130.00–138.007548
Steers—Medium and Large 2576122.91/cwt120.00–125.007085
Steers—Small 1-2576112.42/cwt110.00–115.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 2625118.28/cwt115.00–120.007393
Steers—Small 1-2625109.52/cwt109.00–110.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627124.30/cwt118.00–127.007799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663125.51/cwt125.00–126.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 2672113.20/cwt110.00–115.007615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763117.75/cwt117.50–118.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 2790110.67/cwt110.00–112.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 2835102.00/cwt102.00–102.008521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240128.78/cwt127.50–130.003092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273135.67/cwt132.50–140.003703
Heifers—Small 1-2275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324129.10/cwt125.00–137.5041810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370118.70/cwt115.00–120.004394
Heifers—Small 1-2370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379128.17/cwt125.00–135.0048611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423126.18/cwt123.00–130.0053419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424117.60/cwt111.00–120.0049910
Heifers—Small 1-2430102.50/cwt100.00–105.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 343595.00/cwt95.00–95.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468112.21/cwt110.00–115.005259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470124.65/cwt120.00–130.0058620
Heifers—Small 1-2478100.99/cwt100.00–102.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522121.50/cwt118.00–128.0063426
Heifers—Medium and Large 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528112.57/cwt108.00–115.005949
Heifers—Small 1-2545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572110.47/cwt109.00–112.506323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573116.82/cwt115.00–120.0066911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623103.35/cwt102.00–106.006445
Heifers—Medium and Large 363092.00/cwt92.00–92.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633109.51/cwt108.00–111.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655109.00/cwt108.00–110.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668101.22/cwt100.00–103.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 367895.67/cwt94.00–98.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 371797.34/cwt97.00–98.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 376594.00/cwt94.00–94.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 383086.00/cwt86.00–86.007141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2418111.63/cwt110.00–115.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423138.46/cwt135.00–145.005869
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428125.78/cwt120.00–130.0053814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468137.79/cwt135.00–142.506458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470125.25/cwt120.00–130.0058917
Bulls—Small 1-2471107.85/cwt102.50–112.005085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517115.33/cwt110.00–120.0059614
Bulls—Small 1-2518101.74/cwt100.00–105.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529128.64/cwt125.00–135.006819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569117.67/cwt110.00–120.006707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571126.27/cwt125.00–129.007217
Bulls—Small 1-2580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616109.09/cwt106.00–112.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 362091.00/cwt85.00–97.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626119.30/cwt116.00–124.007477
Bulls—Small 1-2630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660115.50/cwt114.00–117.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 367893.06/cwt90.00–96.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685106.98/cwt104.00–110.007338
Bulls—Small 1-2695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710104.49/cwt103.00–106.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 372886.29/cwt82.50–90.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 375588.00/cwt88.00–88.006641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 338592.50/cwt92.50–92.503561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37583.16/cwt82.00–84.001,1432
Bulls——1,805102.78/cwt96.00–108.001,8559
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86953.01/cwt45.00–58.004615
Cows—Lean 85-90%92670.51/cwt65.00–78.006539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18272.99/cwt65.00–80.0086355
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19785.58/cwt84.00–87.001,0245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21452.16/cwt49.00–56.006335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51270.91/cwt64.00–75.001,07214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2923689.08/cwt600.00–775.006,3603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,190886.92/cwt875.00–900.0010,5542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,205850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2431
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2870925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,0481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,246.97/cwt1,100.00–1,400.0010,9736
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1951,399.79/cwt1,375.00–1,425.0016,7273
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10790.83/cwt87.00–95.001,0053

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.