Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-02-01

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 1
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 566 vs last sale 798▼ 269 vs year ago 501 · −53.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 121▼ 12 vs year ago 78 · −15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 4 vs year ago 19 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.91/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$139.91
63 head · 413 lb average
Value per head Derived
$578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.38
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2432146.7763439
Medium and Large 2405134.5754513thin
Small 1-2354121.8943111thin
One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $203 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 sale63 hd
139.91
—
SC average5 barns · 304 hd
131.54
+8.38
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—Low1,59684.731,35210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54562.869718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18662.6574326
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18156.6566915

Every lot

78 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Steers—Medium and Large 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285158.49/cwt150.00–167.504523
Steers—Small 1-2322121.75/cwt117.50–125.003923
Steers—Medium and Large 2325135.22/cwt131.00–140.004394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327154.88/cwt150.00–167.005065
Steers—Small 1-2364122.67/cwt117.50–125.004474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370151.65/cwt142.50–160.0056111
Steers—Medium and Large 2379135.38/cwt130.00–139.005134
Steers—Small 1-2408118.29/cwt115.00–122.504833
Steers—Medium and Large 2415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416150.46/cwt143.00–155.006267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464149.31/cwt143.00–156.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 2478140.51/cwt140.00–141.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500142.00/cwt140.00–144.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620126.19/cwt118.00–134.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706117.50/cwt117.50–117.508304
Steers—Medium and Large 2800111.00/cwt111.00–111.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235135.00/cwt135.00–135.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268130.47/cwt130.00–131.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278120.87/cwt120.00–122.503363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330126.81/cwt125.00–128.004183
Heifers—Small 1-2340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Heifers—Small 1-2365110.17/cwt107.50–113.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367125.81/cwt122.00–129.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 337093.00/cwt93.00–93.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381118.55/cwt115.00–121.004525
Heifers—Small 1-2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420117.41/cwt115.00–120.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435122.29/cwt120.00–125.005327
Heifers—Medium and Large 343590.00/cwt90.00–90.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458122.00/cwt122.00–122.005592
Heifers—Small 1-2473107.95/cwt105.00–111.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479115.98/cwt114.00–120.005566
Heifers—Small 1-2508100.01/cwt98.00–102.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523113.34/cwt111.00–116.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525129.00/cwt129.00–129.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589109.63/cwt108.00–110.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 261093.00/cwt93.00–93.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 270097.00/cwt97.00–97.006791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422138.58/cwt127.50–147.5058514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429158.50/cwt153.00–164.006804
Bulls—Small 1-2442120.50/cwt117.50–124.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468144.51/cwt144.00–145.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475130.15/cwt120.00–139.0061813
Bulls—Small 1-2480111.00/cwt111.00–111.005331
Bulls—Small 1-2512111.35/cwt107.50–114.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524138.53/cwt132.00–146.007267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528116.97/cwt115.00–118.006183
Bulls—Small 1-2583110.70/cwt107.00–115.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590116.00/cwt116.00–116.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645109.00/cwt109.00–109.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 277599.00/cwt99.00–99.007671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 388064.00/cwt64.00–64.005631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 242592.50/cwt92.50–92.503931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59187.68/cwt80.00–92.001,3958
Bulls——1,61572.92/cwt68.00–77.001,1782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88049.00/cwt49.00–49.004311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17256.59/cwt52.00–58.0066311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19667.10/cwt59.00–79.0080315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20357.20/cwt54.00–60.0068814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51066.97/cwt65.00–69.001,0115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60356.00/cwt54.00–57.008983
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2705825.00/cwt825.00–825.005,8161
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2953662.86/cwt650.00–675.006,3172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0051,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,8041
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0801,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,9601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0013,6731
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,152.50/cwt1,130.00–1,175.0013,8302
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2678307.05/cwt290.00–320.002,0822
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2805467.00/cwt467.00–467.003,7591
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900702.00/cwt702.00–702.006,3181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,4701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2935450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,2081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060585.00/cwt585.00–585.006,2011

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.