Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-12-07

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 7
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
936 head
▲ 195 vs last sale 741▲ 80 vs year ago 856 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 141▼ 7 vs year ago 123 · −5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 52▼ 1 vs year ago 53 · −1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Heavy 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 $117.35/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$117.35
302 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.32
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2412125.55517117
Medium and Large 2478115.25551134
Small 1-2461107.4149529
Medium and Large 344299.5944022
One grade step is worth $25.96/cwt here — about $77 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 sale302 hd
117.35
—
SC average5 barns · 830 hd
115.03
+2.32
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—Average1,59471.501,13914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20454.9866239
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38554.797596thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15149.8157326

Every lot

129 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2234129.44/cwt125.00–132.503035
Steers—Medium and Large 2235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
Steers—Medium and Large 2272141.23/cwt135.00–150.003849
Steers—Medium and Large 3273115.05/cwt110.00–120.003142
Steers—Small 1-2281128.14/cwt125.00–130.003605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282152.53/cwt150.00–155.004303
Steers—Small 1-2304126.30/cwt120.00–132.503844
Steers—Medium and Large 3318112.64/cwt110.00–115.003582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319158.10/cwt152.50–167.5050410
Steers—Medium and Large 2327144.81/cwt137.50–150.0047410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333173.35/cwt170.00–175.005779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362172.03/cwt169.00–175.006236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372159.31/cwt151.00–167.5059319
Steers—Medium and Large 3372112.39/cwt110.00–117.504183
Steers—Medium and Large 2375143.17/cwt137.50–150.0053712
Steers—Small 1-2377129.03/cwt122.50–132.504865
Steers—Medium and Large 2415142.49/cwt137.50–147.505914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418158.13/cwt152.50–167.506613
Steers—Medium and Large 3420117.50/cwt117.50–117.504941
Steers—Small 1-2428124.54/cwt120.00–130.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 2463136.60/cwt129.00–144.0063212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473156.10/cwt150.00–158.007384
Steers—Small 1-2481124.42/cwt116.00–129.005985
Steers—Medium and Large 3485106.25/cwt105.00–107.505152
Steers—Medium and Large 3518110.96/cwt108.00–114.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525135.48/cwt135.00–137.0071110
Steers—Small 1-2530117.57/cwt115.00–120.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 2531125.66/cwt119.00–133.006677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 2580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Steers—Small 1-2588115.00/cwt115.00–115.006762
Steers—Medium and Large 2608120.11/cwt118.00–121.007309
Steers—Medium and Large 3610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616125.00/cwt125.00–125.007707
Steers—Medium and Large 2666120.01/cwt117.00–122.007995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694126.13/cwt124.00–126.5087513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770119.00/cwt119.00–119.009161
Steers—Small 1-2775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200102.50/cwt102.50–102.502051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
Heifers—Small 1-2220115.00/cwt115.00–115.002531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240122.50/cwt122.50–122.502941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265120.14/cwt117.50–122.503182
Heifers—Small 1-2265110.86/cwt110.00–112.502943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276131.35/cwt125.00–136.003638
Heifers—Small 1-2308106.72/cwt102.50–110.003293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327118.45/cwt115.00–122.5038712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328129.61/cwt125.00–139.0042517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360100.00/cwt100.00–100.003605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375129.18/cwt123.00–134.0048433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378118.97/cwt115.00–123.0045014
Heifers—Small 1-2382111.64/cwt110.00–112.504263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004002
Heifers—Small 1-2415107.05/cwt105.00–109.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423124.66/cwt123.00–130.0052716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429117.79/cwt112.00–121.0050523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465122.67/cwt121.00–125.0057028
Heifers—Small 1-2465106.52/cwt105.00–108.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 347699.84/cwt99.00–100.004756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478116.93/cwt111.00–120.0055929
Heifers—Medium and Large 350597.50/cwt95.00–100.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508119.50/cwt118.00–121.006076
Heifers—Small 1-2521105.88/cwt105.00–109.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524113.16/cwt109.00–117.0059317
Heifers—Medium and Large 356598.74/cwt97.50–100.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574112.03/cwt108.00–115.0064326
Heifers—Small 1-2577106.61/cwt105.00–108.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606109.60/cwt109.00–110.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621112.84/cwt111.00–115.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 363598.50/cwt98.00–99.006252
Heifers—Small 1-2645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007381
Heifers—Small 1-2668103.01/cwt100.00–106.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680106.98/cwt106.00–108.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 271298.33/cwt97.00–99.007003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416166.73/cwt166.00–168.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418155.67/cwt150.00–163.0065113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426139.79/cwt131.00–147.5059621
Bulls—Small 1-2434123.09/cwt120.00–127.505345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437103.36/cwt100.00–110.004523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465145.61/cwt143.00–150.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470135.00/cwt127.50–142.0063516
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474103.21/cwt100.00–110.004894
Bulls—Small 1-2483122.96/cwt120.00–125.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517134.13/cwt132.00–138.0069311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518125.79/cwt120.00–131.0065214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518107.77/cwt100.00–111.005584
Bulls—Small 1-2524114.19/cwt110.00–119.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562128.27/cwt127.00–130.007217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569121.90/cwt119.00–125.006947
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570106.55/cwt100.00–110.006073
Bulls—Small 1-2577113.79/cwt110.00–116.0065710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623112.06/cwt109.00–115.0069812
Bulls—Small 1-2632106.34/cwt106.00–107.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 368798.00/cwt97.00–100.006733
Bulls—Small 1-2720101.02/cwt100.00–102.007272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37260.12/cwt52.00–76.008257
Bulls——1,81582.87/cwt79.00–86.001,5047
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03844.14/cwt37.00–48.0045810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16349.64/cwt45.00–54.0057716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22253.36/cwt49.00–57.0065216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23358.70/cwt56.00–64.0072423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25550.57/cwt47.00–54.006353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51559.00/cwt59.00–59.008943
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2875630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,5131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3705439.02/cwt390.00–486.003,0952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3790550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,3451
Bred Cows—Small 1-2815630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,1351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2838562.61/cwt550.00–575.004,7152
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,4341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2983569.64/cwt550.00–590.005,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,007831.42/cwt640.00–975.008,3723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025875.61/cwt850.00–900.008,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108582.51/cwt550.00–630.006,4543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185842.55/cwt750.00–950.009,9843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205721.14/cwt710.00–732.008,6902
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2708814.26/cwt600.00–940.005,7653
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28451,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0010,9851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28991,087.18/cwt850.00–1,235.009,7744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0751,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,1691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,170988.25/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,5632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,4911
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2933523.09/cwt494.00–555.004,8803
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,7101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115618.00/cwt618.00–618.006,8911

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.