Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-04-12

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 12
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 285 vs last sale 293▲ 578 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 72▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 46▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 2.00 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 $128.12/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$128.12
174 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.58
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510136.2569592
Medium and Large 2584119.9770155
Small 1-2490118.2257924
Medium and Large 3490107.175253thin
One grade step is worth $29.09/cwt here — about $170 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 sale174 hd
128.12
—
SC average5 barns · 610 hd
127.54
+0.58
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—High1,37489.081,22411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15969.8480948
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54267.561,04213
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05058.8761818

Every lot

123 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220188.75/cwt187.50–190.004152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230179.89/cwt175.00–185.004142
Steers—Medium and Large 2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Steers—Small 1-2255145.00/cwt145.00–145.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 2265151.75/cwt147.50–160.004023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275168.05/cwt165.00–175.004625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy286194.26/cwt185.00–200.005569
Steers—Medium and Large 2317152.05/cwt145.00–160.004823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318172.33/cwt165.00–180.0054812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319188.59/cwt182.50–197.006027
Steers—Small 1-2325128.81/cwt127.50–130.004192
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360142.50/cwt142.50–142.505131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367167.16/cwt162.50–172.006137
Steers—Medium and Large 2368156.20/cwt140.00–161.0057514
Steers—Medium and Large 2413154.04/cwt147.00–157.506368
Steers—Small 1-2428129.93/cwt127.50–132.505562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433165.96/cwt160.00–173.007196
Steers—Medium and Large 2468150.58/cwt145.00–157.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477164.07/cwt159.00–169.007838
Steers—Medium and Large 2520144.66/cwt140.00–148.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526152.99/cwt149.00–155.008055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565152.39/cwt149.00–157.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 2574141.58/cwt135.00–148.008134
Steers—Medium and Large 2623133.44/cwt129.00–138.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629142.28/cwt140.00–144.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 3650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
Steers—Small 1-2655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667134.66/cwt134.00–135.008983
Steers—Medium and Large 2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732128.68/cwt127.00–130.009423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0335
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy228162.12/cwt157.50–167.503702
Heifers—Small 1-2285126.81/cwt120.00–130.003614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290148.33/cwt142.50–152.504303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318147.66/cwt142.50–153.004708
Heifers—Small 1-2335125.07/cwt120.00–130.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345107.50/cwt107.50–107.503711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371145.86/cwt140.00–150.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373138.04/cwt132.50–140.005154
Heifers—Small 1-2381123.72/cwt120.00–125.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405158.00/cwt158.00–158.006401
Heifers—Small 1-2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416146.13/cwt139.00–149.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429131.02/cwt123.00–136.0056214
Heifers—Small 1-2463118.56/cwt115.00–122.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472139.93/cwt134.00–147.0066012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474128.62/cwt126.00–130.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517137.52/cwt131.00–145.0071118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517123.41/cwt119.00–130.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520106.00/cwt106.00–106.005511
Heifers—Small 1-2535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571131.69/cwt126.00–137.0075210
Heifers—Small 1-2580116.00/cwt116.00–116.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583121.58/cwt116.00–129.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613128.50/cwt128.00–129.007882
Heifers—Small 1-2630114.00/cwt113.00–115.007184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631118.51/cwt116.00–121.007484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660113.20/cwt111.00–116.007475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681122.49/cwt117.00–124.0083415
Heifers—Small 1-2685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713116.71/cwt111.00–119.008327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715112.99/cwt111.00–115.008083
Heifers—Small 1-2727105.32/cwt103.00–109.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760108.99/cwt108.00–110.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 284399.00/cwt99.00–99.0083510
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415169.00/cwt169.00–169.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430150.55/cwt143.00–155.0064715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435160.26/cwt159.00–162.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470157.78/cwt154.00–160.0074211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470146.79/cwt137.50–153.0069013
Bulls—Small 1-2470133.70/cwt132.50–135.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515163.00/cwt163.00–163.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524152.53/cwt148.00–159.0079914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529140.27/cwt137.00–145.0074210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569149.73/cwt147.00–153.008524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578136.99/cwt131.00–145.007926
Bulls—Small 1-2580126.32/cwt125.00–128.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625141.58/cwt139.00–142.0088512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673128.97/cwt125.00–133.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713122.49/cwt122.00–123.008732
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 340595.00/cwt95.00–95.003851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29875.06/cwt68.00–79.009742
Bulls——1,33890.27/cwt83.00–93.001,2087
Bulls——1,57898.96/cwt98.00–100.001,5622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03864.45/cwt61.00–68.0066910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06651.90/cwt48.00–57.005538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14771.30/cwt67.00–78.0081839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21163.49/cwt58.00–66.007699
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53768.36/cwt64.00–72.001,05112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60558.00/cwt58.00–58.009311
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0401,014.07/cwt1,013.00–1,015.0010,5462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,130.00/cwt1,130.00–1,130.0013,7301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2695650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,5181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2950591.89/cwt530.00–650.005,6232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2965687.95/cwt640.00–750.006,6394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,085832.50/cwt825.00–840.009,0332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,8351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183809.76/cwt785.00–850.009,5794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,072.68/cwt950.00–1,150.0013,2806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,239891.87/cwt820.00–970.0011,0508
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3665615.00/cwt615.00–615.004,0901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3720735.00/cwt735.00–735.005,2921
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2723749.40/cwt720.00–775.005,4183
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2735789.80/cwt660.00–900.005,8052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28001,013.31/cwt910.00–1,100.008,1062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28451,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.009,7181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2963909.45/cwt900.00–920.008,7582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29781,064.31/cwt950.00–1,275.0010,4093
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29831,189.08/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0011,6898
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0701,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,5031
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,4401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,227995.21/cwt985.00–1,000.0012,2113
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3720452.58/cwt423.00–483.003,2592
Stock Cows—Small 1-2785514.11/cwt508.00–520.004,0362
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2810591.00/cwt591.00–591.004,7871
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2946766.83/cwt700.00–799.007,2544
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2863841.83/cwt810.00–870.007,2652

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.