Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 18
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
726 head
▲ 204 vs last sale 522▲ 254 vs year ago 472 · +53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 63▲ 44 vs year ago 90 · +48.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 38▲ 32 vs year ago 21 · +152.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $114.23/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$114.23
242 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$9
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.65
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2418127.06532107
Medium and Large 2487109.8053575
Small 1-2444105.6846918thin
Medium and Large 356193.1552342
One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $9 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 sale242 hd
114.23
—
SC average5 barns · 533 hd
112.59
+1.65
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—Average1,46071.701,0479thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31957.197548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17056.9666664
CowsLean 85-90%Average85949.7842733

Every lot

97 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2243142.53/cwt140.00–145.003462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Steers—Small 1-2318132.56/cwt130.00–135.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321166.46/cwt160.00–171.0053412
Steers—Medium and Large 2330152.12/cwt145.00–155.005025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373162.86/cwt160.00–170.0060715
Steers—Small 1-2378128.94/cwt125.00–135.004879
Steers—Medium and Large 2380150.98/cwt145.00–155.0057411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408170.49/cwt170.00–171.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418160.06/cwt155.00–166.0066911
Steers—Medium and Large 2428139.43/cwt135.00–145.005977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460157.77/cwt153.00–165.007264
Steers—Small 1-2478123.94/cwt115.00–129.005927
Steers—Medium and Large 2480141.24/cwt135.00–146.0067812
Steers—Medium and Large 2518125.31/cwt120.00–130.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519140.88/cwt135.00–145.0073110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530154.00/cwt154.00–154.0081613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569137.04/cwt135.00–140.007808
Steers—Medium and Large 2574124.14/cwt120.00–129.007139
Steers—Small 1-2583112.47/cwt110.00–115.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623123.98/cwt122.00–125.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 2673111.55/cwt110.00–113.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678120.96/cwt119.00–123.008202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2210120.00/cwt120.00–120.002521
Heifers—Small 1-2266117.09/cwt110.00–120.003114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273140.12/cwt135.00–146.003837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320122.42/cwt120.00–125.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332135.16/cwt130.00–139.0044912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362129.67/cwt127.00–136.0046928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367114.11/cwt110.00–120.004197
Heifers—Medium and Large 342095.52/cwt95.00–96.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421127.47/cwt125.00–135.0053719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432112.10/cwt110.00–120.0048413
Heifers—Small 1-2435101.48/cwt100.00–103.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 345593.00/cwt93.00–93.004231
Heifers—Small 1-2473100.96/cwt100.00–102.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474111.83/cwt105.00–115.0053020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475122.30/cwt120.00–128.0058117
Heifers—Small 1-2516100.49/cwt100.00–102.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.59/cwt115.00–122.0062722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526107.04/cwt105.00–110.0056318
Heifers—Medium and Large 353193.83/cwt90.00–98.0049816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560106.36/cwt105.00–110.005969
Heifers—Small 1-2567101.40/cwt100.00–102.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568115.03/cwt114.00–116.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 357693.23/cwt90.00–98.0053713
Heifers—Medium and Large 361491.13/cwt90.00–96.005607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619102.20/cwt100.00–105.006336
Heifers—Medium and Large 366392.34/cwt91.00–93.006123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2419118.84/cwt110.00–125.004984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425160.16/cwt155.00–169.0068123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428138.99/cwt130.00–145.005958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462156.54/cwt150.00–164.007235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479129.19/cwt125.00–138.0061915
Bulls—Small 1-2479112.86/cwt105.00–120.005418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523131.21/cwt130.00–135.0068611
Bulls—Small 1-2523106.60/cwt100.00–110.005586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529118.37/cwt115.00–125.0062614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560131.26/cwt128.00–135.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570116.51/cwt110.00–123.0066418
Bulls—Small 1-2576104.41/cwt100.00–107.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623120.50/cwt119.00–125.007518
Bulls—Medium and Large 362390.99/cwt90.00–92.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626111.00/cwt110.00–112.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650109.00/cwt109.00–109.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656116.82/cwt115.00–120.007666
Bulls—Medium and Large 366893.98/cwt93.00–95.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 394574.00/cwt74.00–74.006991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42468.36/cwt67.00–70.009736
Bulls——1,53278.39/cwt75.00–81.001,2013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80042.04/cwt35.00–45.0033612
Cows—Lean 85-90%89254.21/cwt50.00–64.0048421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08840.15/cwt35.00–46.004374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17558.08/cwt50.00–67.0068260
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31957.19/cwt54.00–59.007548
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2807497.40/cwt400.00–575.004,0147
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840587.13/cwt500.00–700.004,9326
Bred Cows—Small 1-2853692.58/cwt580.00–800.005,9084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020629.71/cwt610.00–650.006,4232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,070705.19/cwt600.00–975.007,5465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,115800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,1481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260991.07/cwt900.00–1,025.0012,4874
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2883820.00/cwt700.00–975.007,2414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,126.13/cwt1,085.00–1,170.0010,4732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2980830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,1341
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0013,4511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,065700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,4551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0701,160.75/cwt1,050.00–1,250.0012,4202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,213.22/cwt1,200.00–1,225.0013,1392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,316.49/cwt1,300.00–1,335.0014,8112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,145600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,8701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2621,172.48/cwt1,050.00–1,275.0014,7973
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-268376.48/cwt75.00–78.005222
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 283385.44/cwt84.00–87.007122

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.