Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-06-14

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 14
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 676▼ 160 vs year ago 606 · −26.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 77▲ 45 vs year ago 105 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 27▲ 9 vs year ago 33 · +27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $123.46/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$123.46
127 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2458130.0159654
Medium and Large 2470121.2057057
Small 1-2453111.7350611thin
Medium and Large 3506104.405285thin
One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $68 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 sale127 hd
123.46
—
SC average5 barns · 591 hd
120.26
+3.20
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—High1,88999.521,88011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16073.1484885
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41269.9598810
CowsLean 85-90%Low99163.1462627

Every lot

107 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225115.44/cwt110.00–120.002602
Steers—Small 1-2228129.92/cwt127.50–132.002962
Steers—Medium and Large 2273139.67/cwt139.00–140.003813
Steers—Medium and Large 3278118.11/cwt115.00–122.003283
Steers—Medium and Large 2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 3329116.15/cwt110.00–120.003825
Steers—Small 1-2331126.66/cwt122.50–135.004194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332169.16/cwt167.50–170.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335149.13/cwt145.00–152.505004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 2368138.67/cwt135.00–145.005104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Steers—Small 1-2385125.99/cwt124.00–129.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Steers—Small 1-2425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2426139.06/cwt133.00–143.005924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463148.97/cwt148.00–150.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 2470137.42/cwt133.00–145.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Steers—Small 1-2490127.00/cwt127.00–127.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524144.14/cwt139.00–145.0075513
Steers—Medium and Large 2526132.72/cwt130.00–135.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571139.51/cwt136.00–142.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 2580131.47/cwt125.00–135.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613133.98/cwt132.00–136.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2235112.45/cwt110.00–115.002642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280122.00/cwt117.50–127.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320133.65/cwt132.00–135.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320121.95/cwt119.00–127.003903
Heifers—Small 1-2335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003851
Heifers—Small 1-2365112.57/cwt110.00–115.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371127.60/cwt125.00–129.004736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374132.99/cwt131.00–135.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422124.33/cwt120.00–129.0052515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425131.31/cwt129.00–135.005587
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470129.33/cwt126.00–134.0060818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475121.30/cwt115.00–126.0057612
Heifers—Small 1-2475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520129.62/cwt122.00–134.0067415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520119.51/cwt117.50–121.006215
Heifers—Small 1-2543112.49/cwt110.00–115.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553122.33/cwt122.00–123.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575107.00/cwt107.00–107.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578116.89/cwt115.00–119.0067611
Heifers—Small 1-2595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Heifers—Small 1-2625107.00/cwt107.00–107.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645113.00/cwt113.00–113.007291
Heifers—Small 1-2665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708108.01/cwt107.00–109.007652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2416118.57/cwt115.00–120.004935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421141.36/cwt137.00–144.005958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426128.55/cwt125.00–132.005485
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458104.97/cwt100.00–110.004812
Bulls—Small 1-2471119.26/cwt115.00–123.005629
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473141.33/cwt136.00–145.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476129.98/cwt125.00–135.006198
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519135.17/cwt133.00–138.007027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531129.49/cwt126.00–133.006886
Bulls—Small 1-2531115.99/cwt115.00–119.006164
Bulls—Small 1-2550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561133.52/cwt129.00–138.007497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571124.52/cwt116.00–128.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590102.50/cwt102.50–102.506051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610116.67/cwt116.00–117.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634128.99/cwt124.00–132.0081811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007962
Bulls—Small 1-2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Bulls—Small 1-2730106.00/cwt106.00–106.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 331081.00/cwt81.00–81.002511
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 342897.50/cwt97.50–97.504172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69892.23/cwt87.00–97.001,5664
Bulls——1,998103.69/cwt100.00–105.002,0727
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94356.42/cwt52.00–59.005328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01165.97/cwt60.00–69.0066719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13565.56/cwt54.00–69.0074421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16682.55/cwt81.00–85.009638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16874.64/cwt70.00–79.0087256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27863.10/cwt62.00–66.008063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46972.89/cwt65.00–78.001,0717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,4521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2898684.48/cwt610.00–750.006,1472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,8791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005932.92/cwt800.00–1,000.009,3766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030762.01/cwt730.00–790.007,8493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,3521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173891.44/cwt875.00–900.0010,4573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183854.79/cwt835.00–875.0010,1122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,011.17/cwt910.00–1,250.0012,2457
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250985.00/cwt985.00–985.0012,3131
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2640650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,1601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2910692.00/cwt692.00–692.006,2971
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3695625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,3441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2810775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,2781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28851,012.39/cwt915.00–1,100.008,9605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2920900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,252.19/cwt1,075.00–1,325.0013,4364

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.