Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-12-14

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 14
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▼ 334 vs last sale 936▲ 153 vs year ago 449 · +34.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 116▼ 64 vs year ago 114 · −56.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 52▼ 40 vs year ago 72 · −55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No reports will be issued on Monday, December 21, 2020 as the market will be closed in observance of the Christmas Day holiday and

Monday, December 28, 2020 as the market will be closed in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. Sales and coverage are expected to

resume on Monday, January 04, 2021.*

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter cows and 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 $110.82/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$110.82
170 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$505
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.68
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2386126.3948747
Medium and Large 2504108.8554967
Small 1-2450103.3546537
Medium and Large 347493.7744519thin
One grade step is worth $32.62/cwt here — about $43 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 sale170 hd
110.82
—
SC average5 barns · 694 hd
110.14
+0.68
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—Low1,63280.701,3177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19556.6467720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48355.328208thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04150.4452510

Every lot

120 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2229150.56/cwt145.00–157.503454
Steers—Medium and Large 3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Steers—Medium and Large 2279137.14/cwt127.50–140.003834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2281147.70/cwt142.00–155.004156
Steers—Small 1-2295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
Steers—Medium and Large 3305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Steers—Small 1-2313121.28/cwt120.00–122.503802
Steers—Medium and Large 2327137.97/cwt127.50–140.0045115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328144.28/cwt140.00–148.004736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368142.24/cwt138.00–147.505238
Steers—Medium and Large 2376137.42/cwt130.00–142.505178
Steers—Small 1-2380118.79/cwt115.00–122.504514
Steers—Medium and Large 3380108.17/cwt102.50–110.004114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405141.99/cwt141.00–143.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 3420112.50/cwt112.50–112.504731
Steers—Small 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 2442127.32/cwt125.00–129.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 2460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 3475100.05/cwt95.00–105.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 2505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525128.66/cwt127.00–131.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565124.46/cwt123.00–126.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 3575111.00/cwt111.00–111.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 2595116.00/cwt116.00–116.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 2640118.98/cwt116.00–121.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 2663117.55/cwt115.00–120.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 3685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 2735119.00/cwt119.00–119.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 376596.00/cwt96.00–96.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 2778111.96/cwt108.00–114.008713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205125.00/cwt125.00–125.002561
Heifers—Small 1-2215110.00/cwt110.00–110.002371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228134.95/cwt130.00–140.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273130.24/cwt127.50–132.503565
Heifers—Small 1-2280112.50/cwt112.50–112.503151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320128.55/cwt125.00–131.004115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325115.98/cwt115.00–118.003773
Heifers—Medium and Large 332596.72/cwt90.00–100.003143
Heifers—Small 1-2328105.85/cwt102.50–110.003473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371130.32/cwt125.00–139.0048311
Heifers—Small 1-2375105.67/cwt100.00–110.003967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380118.72/cwt115.00–121.004518
Heifers—Medium and Large 338095.15/cwt90.00–100.003623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419126.35/cwt122.00–136.0052912
Heifers—Small 1-2420104.42/cwt100.00–110.0043910
Heifers—Medium and Large 343095.00/cwt95.00–95.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436115.41/cwt112.00–120.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462119.18/cwt117.00–121.0055111
Heifers—Medium and Large 347098.00/cwt98.00–98.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476114.23/cwt109.00–117.005449
Heifers—Small 1-2477108.11/cwt103.00–111.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515116.00/cwt116.00–116.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524107.90/cwt100.00–114.0056514
Heifers—Small 1-2530104.58/cwt100.00–107.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 353394.79/cwt92.00–100.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 356388.72/cwt85.00–91.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570104.07/cwt100.00–109.0059314
Heifers—Small 1-257492.19/cwt90.00–97.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 360889.00/cwt89.00–89.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 261597.13/cwt94.00–104.005978
Heifers—Small 1-262394.96/cwt94.00–96.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 265796.67/cwt96.00–97.006353
Heifers—Small 1-270594.00/cwt94.00–94.006631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400141.50/cwt140.00–143.005662
Bulls—Small 1-2425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429137.17/cwt134.00–142.005886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431129.12/cwt120.00–135.0055711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445105.00/cwt105.00–105.004671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450129.00/cwt129.00–129.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471123.99/cwt120.00–130.0058410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475103.47/cwt96.00–110.004916
Bulls—Small 1-2495116.00/cwt116.00–116.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509127.34/cwt127.00–129.006486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521118.65/cwt115.00–121.0061811
Bulls—Small 1-2526108.15/cwt105.00–112.505697
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528102.71/cwt100.00–109.005426
Bulls—Medium and Large 355599.00/cwt99.00–99.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560123.00/cwt123.00–123.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566116.39/cwt110.00–121.006598
Bulls—Small 1-2579106.14/cwt105.00–109.006158
Bulls—Medium and Large 361697.58/cwt95.00–100.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618108.64/cwt106.00–111.006718
Bulls—Small 1-2618103.57/cwt100.00–107.006406
Bulls—Small 1-266099.00/cwt99.00–99.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668103.24/cwt102.00–106.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 367098.53/cwt97.00–100.006602
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 332052.50/cwt52.50–52.501681
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 339547.50/cwt47.50–47.501881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16365.70/cwt62.00–71.007642
Bulls——1,82086.70/cwt81.00–91.001,5785
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95539.49/cwt38.00–41.003772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06353.18/cwt50.00–56.005658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18153.85/cwt47.00–56.0063610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20959.43/cwt57.00–65.0071910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41557.00/cwt55.00–60.008076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68850.27/cwt48.00–53.008492
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,245990.97/cwt802.00–1,121.0012,3382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2765625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,7811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3770310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2850527.60/cwt450.00–625.004,4853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2975750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,3131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100615.00/cwt615.00–615.006,7651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,5291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,0541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195705.00/cwt705.00–705.008,4251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2815350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8531
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3845389.00/cwt389.00–389.003,2871
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2915471.05/cwt468.00–474.004,3102
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2985650.92/cwt539.00–725.006,4125
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100594.00/cwt594.00–594.006,5341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2810740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,9941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,368.94/cwt1,300.00–1,450.0016,5372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2705446.67/cwt335.00–570.003,1492
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2845456.00/cwt456.00–456.003,8531

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.