Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-05-17

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 17
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▲ 214 vs last sale 262▲ 75 vs year ago 401 · +18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 29▲ 25 vs year ago 32 · +78.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 35▼ 12 vs year ago 36 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter cattle 2.0 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $124.37/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$124.37
126 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.68
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2445131.2958573
Medium and Large 2469120.9856837
Medium and Large 3506100.635098thin
Small 1-2645100.566498thin
One grade step is worth $30.73/cwt here — about −$64 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
124.37
—
SC average5 barns · 426 hd
119.68
+4.68
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—Low1,46188.771,2975thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16369.4680831
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48065.1496412
CowsLean 85-90%Average98858.605796thin

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223165.20/cwt162.50–167.503682
Steers—Small 1-2238131.21/cwt130.00–132.503122
Steers—Medium and Large 2274138.65/cwt135.00–140.003804
Steers—Small 1-2275123.52/cwt120.00–130.003403
Steers—Medium and Large 2317141.05/cwt140.00–145.004479
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343151.28/cwt147.50–155.005192
Steers—Small 1-2345127.25/cwt122.00–132.504392
Steers—Medium and Large 3360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369148.55/cwt142.50–155.005486
Steers—Medium and Large 2374136.25/cwt130.00–145.005105
Steers—Small 1-2385125.13/cwt120.00–130.004822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418149.93/cwt147.00–155.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440157.00/cwt157.00–157.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 3450108.00/cwt108.00–108.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452152.50/cwt152.50–152.506898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459147.61/cwt144.00–152.006785
Steers—Small 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 2487136.25/cwt130.00–144.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 2510130.51/cwt130.00–131.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522146.41/cwt127.00–154.007649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538145.29/cwt144.00–145.507827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586132.32/cwt129.00–139.007756
Steers—Medium and Large 2592119.66/cwt116.00–125.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615129.81/cwt125.00–134.007986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 2670109.00/cwt109.00–109.007301
Steers—Small 1-2680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215126.19/cwt125.00–127.502712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289133.64/cwt130.00–145.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290126.27/cwt125.00–127.503662
Heifers—Small 1-2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325136.49/cwt135.00–137.504444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375120.43/cwt118.00–123.004522
Heifers—Small 1-2375112.50/cwt112.50–112.504221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377134.65/cwt130.00–140.005089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385141.00/cwt141.00–141.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416122.77/cwt120.00–127.005117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424132.76/cwt126.00–140.0056322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added447136.50/cwt136.50–136.506105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450137.00/cwt137.00–137.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470131.38/cwt128.00–136.006178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473122.95/cwt116.00–127.0058212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520126.26/cwt122.00–131.0065711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525100.02/cwt95.00–105.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530116.66/cwt115.00–118.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557124.66/cwt124.00–126.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559119.97/cwt116.00–121.506716
Heifers—Small 1-2570108.00/cwt108.00–108.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 360095.00/cwt95.00–95.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620114.99/cwt114.00–116.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 366095.00/cwt95.00–95.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673115.96/cwt114.00–118.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688108.66/cwt105.00–113.007483
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy78493.50/cwt93.50–93.507334
Heifers—Small 1-279095.00/cwt95.00–95.007511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2155145.00/cwt145.00–145.002251
Bulls—Small 1-2405121.25/cwt120.00–122.504912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413147.49/cwt145.00–153.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426135.98/cwt130.00–140.005797
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463141.05/cwt139.00–143.006532
Bulls—Small 1-2475121.27/cwt120.00–122.505764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481134.04/cwt130.00–138.0064510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510107.50/cwt107.50–107.505481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513137.33/cwt135.00–139.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521127.24/cwt122.50–131.006638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570122.00/cwt122.00–122.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575129.02/cwt125.00–132.007425
Bulls—Small 1-2585117.00/cwt117.00–117.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617122.02/cwt119.00–124.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620127.02/cwt126.00–128.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627108.00/cwt106.00–109.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660114.00/cwt114.00–114.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735113.00/cwt113.00–113.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745104.00/cwt104.00–104.007751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 340064.00/cwt64.00–64.002562
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 356381.01/cwt80.00–83.004563
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 382570.00/cwt70.00–70.005783
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 365562.00/cwt62.00–62.004061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17582.97/cwt82.00–84.009752
Bulls——1,25079.00/cwt79.00–79.009881
Bulls——1,85399.45/cwt98.00–101.001,8432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90048.00/cwt48.00–48.004321
Cows—Boner 80-85%99557.00/cwt57.00–57.005671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00560.72/cwt53.00–67.006105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16369.53/cwt59.00–77.0080929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35052.00/cwt52.00–52.007021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49266.33/cwt64.00–69.0099011
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,095996.00/cwt996.00–996.0010,9061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5601,479.55/cwt1,431.00–1,530.0023,0812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2775600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3775500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,075760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,1701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,1471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,245970.00/cwt970.00–970.0012,0771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,363919.42/cwt907.00–931.0012,5322
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3675371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,5041
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2905710.50/cwt670.00–751.006,4302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29501,165.53/cwt1,075.00–1,235.0011,0732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29971,040.57/cwt970.00–1,100.0010,3747
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,090975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,6281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,7201

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.