Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 8
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 354▲ 304 vs year ago 279 · +109.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 83▲ 43 vs year ago 88 · +48.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 39▲ 11 vs year ago 16 · +68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.73/cwt on 164 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −69.73 against this barn's trailing median of $202.46.
Average price
$132.73
164 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$39.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.00
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529144.9876863
Medium and Large 2538129.5269777
Small 1-2569113.4764516thin
Medium and Large 3603105.636378thin
One grade step is worth $39.35/cwt here — about $130 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 sale164 hd
132.73
—
SC average5 barns · 467 hd
129.74
+3.00
This barn, trailing median3 sales
202.46
−69.73
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales
219205191177median 202.4604/2704/2705/0406/0806/08
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $191.20, median $202.46 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,88684.801,59914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53565.591,0076thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18664.5876640
CowsLean 85-90%Average93250.964759thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235167.50/cwt167.50–167.503941
Steers—Medium and Large 2235147.50/cwt147.50–147.503471
Steers—Small 1-2273137.36/cwt132.50–142.503752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283167.57/cwt163.00–170.004743
Steers—Medium and Large 2285151.88/cwt142.50–155.004334
Steers—Medium and Large 2318152.69/cwt142.50–159.004866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327165.37/cwt160.00–170.0054110
Steers—Small 1-2330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Steers—Medium and Large 3360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 2377150.12/cwt142.50–158.005669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389167.33/cwt160.00–173.006517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390176.00/cwt176.00–176.006861
Steers—Small 1-2390135.25/cwt132.50–138.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414165.73/cwt157.00–172.006864
Steers—Medium and Large 2415149.00/cwt149.00–149.006181
Steers—Small 1-2433128.53/cwt127.00–130.005572
Steers—Small 1-2463125.65/cwt120.00–131.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471160.16/cwt154.00–166.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 2481134.46/cwt130.00–140.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510161.00/cwt161.00–161.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 2516132.54/cwt128.00–140.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535148.91/cwt144.00–154.007972
Steers—Small 1-2535121.47/cwt120.00–123.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560154.00/cwt154.00–154.008621
Steers—Small 1-2560122.01/cwt121.00–123.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2567128.59/cwt125.00–134.007295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571144.19/cwt137.00–148.008235
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy585147.00/cwt147.00–147.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 3590112.00/cwt110.00–114.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620134.00/cwt134.00–134.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 2623124.11/cwt120.00–128.007732
Steers—Small 1-2645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 2680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
Steers—Small 1-2695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
Steers—Small 1-2710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Steers—Small 1-2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 2790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245136.00/cwt136.00–136.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265127.50/cwt127.50–127.503381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275138.80/cwt137.50–140.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313144.66/cwt144.00–145.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329135.56/cwt126.00–140.004467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375131.13/cwt127.50–139.004928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377123.04/cwt117.50–126.004648
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380105.00/cwt105.00–105.003991
Heifers—Small 1-2385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421131.34/cwt125.00–136.005539
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424121.53/cwt115.00–126.0051518
Heifers—Small 1-2430113.00/cwt113.00–113.004861
Heifers—Small 1-2458107.75/cwt107.50–108.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468125.68/cwt123.00–129.0058820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476116.81/cwt112.00–122.005567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519121.86/cwt119.00–126.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521115.87/cwt112.00–123.0060418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564114.45/cwt110.00–120.0064511
Heifers—Small 1-2570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Small 1-2623104.00/cwt103.00–105.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624110.27/cwt108.00–112.006884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2654107.39/cwt104.00–109.007025
Heifers—Small 1-267697.18/cwt95.00–99.006575
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422171.86/cwt165.00–176.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422160.14/cwt155.00–164.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423141.86/cwt130.00–147.5060016
Bulls—Small 1-2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455164.52/cwt163.00–166.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471150.82/cwt147.00–158.0071011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476135.87/cwt125.00–145.0064720
Bulls—Small 1-2479120.00/cwt120.00–120.005754
Bulls—Small 1-2505115.83/cwt115.00–117.505853
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518111.49/cwt110.00–113.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525143.50/cwt139.00–148.0075314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527131.45/cwt122.50–137.0069317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568139.19/cwt132.00–145.007918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575126.49/cwt122.00–130.007276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615131.45/cwt128.00–138.008088
Bulls—Small 1-2624109.28/cwt108.00–111.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669123.11/cwt120.00–129.008247
Bulls—Small 1-2673105.66/cwt103.00–108.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3677101.69/cwt100.00–105.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678111.49/cwt110.00–115.007564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
Bulls—Small 1-2705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2717110.07/cwt105.00–115.0078911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770105.46/cwt104.00–107.008122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,88684.80/cwt80.00–89.001,59914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92557.51/cwt57.00–58.005322
Cows—Lean 85-90%93449.09/cwt44.00–54.004597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10857.18/cwt54.00–59.006347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20265.62/cwt60.00–71.0078932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53565.59/cwt61.00–72.001,0076
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2795739.00/cwt739.00–739.005,8751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2965830.77/cwt788.00–867.008,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,130999.56/cwt990.00–1,008.0011,2952
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2865930.58/cwt645.00–1,150.008,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2955860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,2131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,4291
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,185850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,0731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2655375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4561
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720430.00/cwt430.00–430.003,0961
Bred Cows—Small 3765380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,9071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930711.00/cwt711.00–711.006,6121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Registered1,075800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,9181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,248893.43/cwt788.00–980.0011,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0014,7871
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3685288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,9731
Stock Cows—Small 1-2688328.40/cwt300.00–355.002,2592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2903703.06/cwt681.00–726.006,3492

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.