Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-05-03

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 3
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
▲ 248 vs last sale 244▲ 31 vs year ago 461 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 45▲ 74 vs year ago 23 · +321.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 35▲ 9 vs year ago 40 · +22.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $126.54/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −75.93 against this barn's trailing median of $202.46.
Average price
$126.54
126 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.29
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498136.2367826
Medium and Large 2518126.2065475
Small 1-2475119.2756619thin
Medium and Large 3488111.705456thin
One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $132 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 sale126 hd
126.54
—
SC average5 barns · 440 hd
119.24
+7.29
This barn, trailing median3 sales
202.46
−75.93
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—High1,63988.611,45214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10666.8373936
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48562.799327thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87956.6149812

Every lot

114 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2236158.54/cwt150.00–165.003744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2278138.72/cwt137.50–140.003862
Steers—Medium and Large 3281113.84/cwt110.00–120.003204
Steers—Small 1-2283124.64/cwt122.50–127.503533
Steers—Small 1-2320127.58/cwt125.00–130.004082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328155.96/cwt150.00–167.505128
Steers—Medium and Large 2328139.28/cwt135.00–147.504578
Steers—Medium and Large 3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Steers—Small 1-2361124.59/cwt120.00–130.004504
Steers—Medium and Large 3363112.44/cwt110.00–117.504083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372157.68/cwt149.00–167.005875
Steers—Medium and Large 2375138.05/cwt132.50–147.5051811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403141.75/cwt141.00–142.505712
Steers—Medium and Large 2422134.34/cwt130.00–138.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 3450111.00/cwt111.00–111.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458140.99/cwt140.00–142.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 2485132.18/cwt128.00–138.006419
Steers—Small 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2514127.39/cwt122.00–134.0065510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522135.67/cwt135.00–136.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2573127.16/cwt122.00–132.007295
Steers—Medium and Large 2622125.05/cwt123.00–128.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240132.50/cwt132.50–132.503181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263107.00/cwt107.00–107.002813
Heifers—Small 1-2270122.50/cwt122.50–122.503311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315123.11/cwt120.00–127.503885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325131.85/cwt130.00–135.004294
Heifers—Small 1-2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370124.47/cwt120.00–128.0046119
Heifers—Small 1-2373112.56/cwt110.00–115.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387133.73/cwt130.00–140.005183
Heifers—Small 1-2417112.43/cwt102.50–117.004699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424122.51/cwt117.00–127.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430130.83/cwt129.00–136.0056312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471130.61/cwt126.00–135.006159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472121.35/cwt120.00–123.005736
Heifers—Small 1-2472113.37/cwt110.00–115.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517119.60/cwt119.00–120.006185
Heifers—Small 1-2519108.42/cwt105.00–111.005635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523123.15/cwt121.00–129.0064412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565121.00/cwt121.00–121.006841
Heifers—Small 1-2580109.49/cwt109.00–110.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625101.00/cwt101.00–101.006311
Heifers—Small 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Small 1-2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670109.46/cwt107.00–112.007332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
Bulls—Small 1-2414122.11/cwt120.00–125.005066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418143.54/cwt140.00–150.0060011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423133.25/cwt125.00–137.0056413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468139.48/cwt138.00–143.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470113.79/cwt112.50–115.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477129.24/cwt125.00–136.0061623
Bulls—Small 1-2482120.84/cwt117.50–124.005829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527125.82/cwt121.00–131.0066314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530130.32/cwt128.00–133.006913
Bulls—Small 1-2530111.50/cwt111.00–112.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530109.21/cwt107.50–110.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562132.65/cwt131.00–136.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568125.13/cwt115.00–129.0071115
Bulls—Small 1-2570111.49/cwt111.00–112.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618125.36/cwt124.00–127.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620115.74/cwt114.00–119.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660109.81/cwt106.00–115.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668120.00/cwt120.00–120.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30074.00/cwt74.00–74.009621
Bulls——1,64089.13/cwt84.00–94.001,46212
Bulls——1,96097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,9011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87956.61/cwt50.00–63.0049812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00556.41/cwt55.00–58.005672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10366.75/cwt61.00–75.0073632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26078.53/cwt77.00–80.009892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48264.09/cwt60.00–67.009506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50055.00/cwt55.00–55.008251
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,080810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,7481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,090948.00/cwt948.00–948.0010,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0012,0511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2500670.00/cwt670.00–670.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2540660.00/cwt660.00–660.003,5641
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-25851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.005,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2585792.05/cwt760.00–820.004,6332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3675590.00/cwt590.00–590.003,9831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730870.00/cwt870.00–870.006,3511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2810950.00/cwt950.00–950.007,6951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2825850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,0131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2825580.00/cwt580.00–580.004,7851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2840875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2865881.27/cwt860.00–900.007,6232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29151,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0011,2091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2965960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,2641
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29771,055.12/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0010,3095
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,026.38/cwt950.00–1,090.0010,6953
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,095.80/cwt1,020.00–1,170.0012,8542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3710380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6981
Bred Cows—Small 1-2760609.85/cwt600.00–620.004,6353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,8791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060755.50/cwt720.00–790.008,0082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,7201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,2141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198739.96/cwt710.00–770.008,8653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,299882.07/cwt850.00–955.0011,4584
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2650600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,9001
Stock Cows—Small 1-2730590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,3071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2845490.00/cwt490.00–490.004,1411
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2985680.00/cwt680.00–680.006,6981

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.