Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-02-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 8
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 232▲ 68 vs year ago 278 · +24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 66▲ 26 vs year ago 51 · +51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 9 vs year ago 16 · +56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, 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 $115.67/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$115.67
96 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$484
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.98
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2390125.4148933
Medium and Large 2450114.0051340
Small 1-2412105.8043619thin
Medium and Large 335499.033504thin
One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $139 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 sale96 hd
115.67
—
SC average5 barns · 457 hd
113.69
+1.98
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—Low1,38974.291,0328thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64869.881,1523thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14067.4576941
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06158.4062015

Every lot

108 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220147.39/cwt145.00–150.003242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240160.00/cwt155.00–165.003842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Steers—Small 1-2275122.68/cwt120.00–125.003372
Steers—Medium and Large 3280110.12/cwt105.00–115.003083
Steers—Medium and Large 2283136.40/cwt130.00–140.003867
Steers—Medium and Large 2314133.71/cwt130.00–145.004204
Steers—Small 1-2320124.08/cwt120.00–127.503973
Steers—Medium and Large 3325117.50/cwt117.50–117.503821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333152.45/cwt129.00–165.005086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340173.00/cwt173.00–173.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355173.00/cwt173.00–173.006141
Steers—Small 1-2373123.79/cwt122.50–125.004622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376160.05/cwt155.00–168.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 2376140.11/cwt132.50–147.505278
Steers—Medium and Large 3378113.41/cwt110.00–117.504293
Steers—Small 1-2405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2416141.57/cwt135.00–147.505895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430156.28/cwt155.00–157.506722
Steers—Medium and Large 3450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 2465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472145.66/cwt144.00–147.006883
Steers—Small 1-2477121.04/cwt120.00–123.005773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505148.00/cwt148.00–148.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 2530129.35/cwt125.00–133.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 2563120.99/cwt120.00–122.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Steers—Small 1-2615107.00/cwt107.00–107.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630129.00/cwt129.00–129.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673125.42/cwt123.00–128.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 2690119.50/cwt118.00–121.008252
Steers—Small 1-2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728121.50/cwt121.50–121.508855
Steers—Medium and Large 2730113.00/cwt113.00–113.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Steers—Small 1-2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 2778109.02/cwt107.00–111.008482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2220110.80/cwt107.50–112.502443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238127.50/cwt127.50–127.503032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275118.82/cwt117.50–120.003272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278125.00/cwt125.00–125.003482
Heifers—Small 1-2308106.02/cwt105.00–108.003273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2309116.35/cwt113.00–120.003606
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321126.18/cwt124.00–131.004058
Heifers—Small 1-2359107.65/cwt103.00–115.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379118.37/cwt115.00–122.504496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389125.20/cwt124.00–126.004875
Heifers—Small 1-2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 341598.05/cwt96.00–100.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426124.72/cwt123.00–126.005317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434118.11/cwt110.00–122.005139
Heifers—Small 1-2467105.34/cwt104.00–107.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473125.43/cwt122.00–128.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486116.05/cwt113.00–120.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518123.51/cwt123.00–124.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525113.16/cwt110.00–118.005945
Heifers—Small 1-2540104.00/cwt104.00–104.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583105.02/cwt104.00–106.006122
Heifers—Small 1-2588102.53/cwt100.00–105.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610101.00/cwt101.00–101.006162
Heifers—Small 1-261598.00/cwt98.00–98.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 266297.66/cwt97.00–99.006473
Heifers—Small 1-267096.00/cwt96.00–96.006431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421150.10/cwt144.00–158.0063211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422165.34/cwt163.00–167.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423132.62/cwt120.00–138.005616
Bulls—Small 1-2465119.18/cwt117.50–120.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470142.82/cwt140.00–147.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480107.55/cwt105.00–110.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483132.08/cwt127.50–138.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520132.00/cwt132.00–132.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565123.35/cwt118.00–129.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567128.34/cwt128.00–129.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625110.35/cwt109.00–112.006903
Bulls—Small 1-2628106.33/cwt105.00–107.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 338077.00/cwt77.00–77.002931
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 343054.00/cwt54.00–54.002321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38280.93/cwt76.00–91.001,1185
Bulls——1,40063.22/cwt52.00–70.008853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05960.38/cwt57.00–67.0063911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06852.95/cwt44.00–56.005664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07758.37/cwt57.00–59.006293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13367.73/cwt62.00–73.0076736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35876.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64869.88/cwt67.00–73.001,1523
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,003783.14/cwt744.00–817.007,8552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2595410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2775624.11/cwt600.00–660.004,8373
Bred Cows—Small 1-2790630.00/cwt630.00–630.004,9771
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2860520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,4721
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,7431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2875800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930635.00/cwt635.00–635.005,9061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2933644.18/cwt600.00–680.006,0102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2720353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,5421
Stock Cows—Small 1-2730506.96/cwt476.00–551.003,7013
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2870600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0031,191.40/cwt1,125.00–1,250.0011,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,4291
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0011,9341

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.