Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-03-22

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 22
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
409 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 591▲ 295 vs year ago 114 · +258.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 99▼ 11 vs year ago 90 · −12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 60▲ 24 vs year ago 2 · +1,200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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 $120.71/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$120.71
109 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$14
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.16
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2459127.0458355
Medium and Large 2521116.1660542
Small 1-2477110.605278thin
Medium and Large 3560101.515694thin
One grade step is worth $25.53/cwt here — about $14 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 sale109 hd
120.71
—
SC average4 barns · 425 hd
119.55
+1.16
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—Average1,67493.121,5596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17368.4880348
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59266.451,0584thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04758.8661616

Every lot

101 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217163.21/cwt160.00–167.503543
Steers—Medium and Large 2231148.34/cwt140.00–152.503434
Steers—Small 1-2237124.23/cwt120.00–132.502943
Steers—Medium and Large 3270102.50/cwt102.50–102.502771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272157.62/cwt155.00–160.004293
Steers—Medium and Large 2286142.58/cwt135.00–150.004084
Steers—Small 1-2294126.66/cwt117.50–130.003724
Steers—Medium and Large 2320139.56/cwt137.50–142.504476
Steers—Medium and Large 3320109.77/cwt102.50–117.503512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328160.00/cwt150.00–166.005258
Steers—Small 1-2330132.42/cwt130.00–135.004372
Steers—Small 1-2368127.94/cwt124.00–131.004715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373156.18/cwt150.00–164.0058317
Steers—Medium and Large 2376142.81/cwt137.50–147.5053712
Steers—Medium and Large 3390112.14/cwt109.00–115.004373
Steers—Medium and Large 2414143.54/cwt136.00–147.505944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426154.68/cwt150.00–166.006597
Steers—Small 1-2430129.00/cwt129.00–129.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 2455138.00/cwt138.00–138.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460154.01/cwt153.00–155.007082
Steers—Small 1-2460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 3513110.50/cwt110.00–111.005672
Steers—Small 1-2520123.53/cwt120.00–127.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525152.00/cwt152.00–152.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2535134.00/cwt134.00–134.007171
Steers—Medium and Large 2580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 2610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274130.81/cwt130.00–133.003584
Heifers—Small 1-2295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310125.75/cwt124.00–127.503902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320134.69/cwt130.00–141.004315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381135.10/cwt133.00–138.005158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385120.51/cwt117.00–125.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413129.03/cwt125.00–132.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415112.00/cwt112.00–112.004651
Heifers—Small 1-2417111.61/cwt110.00–112.504653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418119.10/cwt113.00–124.004986
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Heifers—Small 1-2455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473125.08/cwt122.00–130.0059210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479118.99/cwt117.00–125.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520125.28/cwt122.00–131.0065114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526116.21/cwt113.00–119.006114
Heifers—Small 1-2528110.00/cwt110.00–110.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545103.00/cwt103.00–103.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559122.00/cwt122.00–122.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569116.32/cwt110.00–119.006629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633101.52/cwt100.00–103.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653114.50/cwt114.00–115.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2661110.83/cwt109.00–112.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705105.33/cwt104.00–106.007433
Heifers—Small 1-2755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410142.50/cwt142.50–142.505841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420147.34/cwt144.00–150.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423140.48/cwt129.00–145.0059411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470149.66/cwt146.00–153.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475137.14/cwt129.00–144.0065118
Bulls—Small 1-2480122.72/cwt120.00–128.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518130.99/cwt124.00–138.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520140.71/cwt138.00–150.0073211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559138.65/cwt133.00–145.007759
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575107.50/cwt107.50–107.506181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578129.00/cwt124.00–134.007469
Bulls—Small 1-2585118.00/cwt118.00–118.006901
Bulls—Small 1-2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623133.32/cwt131.00–135.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655125.60/cwt123.00–129.008235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683119.46/cwt116.00–123.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2711117.49/cwt117.00–119.008354
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 368089.00/cwt89.00–89.006051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,67493.12/cwt90.00–95.001,5596
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03662.81/cwt60.00–66.006518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05754.91/cwt45.00–60.005808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16469.97/cwt63.00–78.0081442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23358.04/cwt52.00–62.007166
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50366.40/cwt65.00–68.009982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71557.00/cwt57.00–57.009781
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3715390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7891
Stock Cows—Small 3723353.15/cwt290.00–390.002,5536
Stock Cows—Small 1-2779499.66/cwt450.00–566.003,8925
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815554.00/cwt554.00–554.004,5151
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2865638.98/cwt625.00–651.005,5272
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2925575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,3191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3625460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,8751
Bred Cows—Small 3665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4611
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,2401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,8001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2815700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,1201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2810814.91/cwt800.00–830.006,6012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2825900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29251,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,1001

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.