Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-10-04

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 4
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 525▲ 57 vs year ago 369 · +15.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 72▲ 56 vs year ago 69 · +81.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 22▲ 7 vs year ago 32 · +21.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle no trends due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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 $116.96/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$116.96
135 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$549
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.06
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462127.6059031
Medium and Large 2468120.0756246
Small 1-2489110.7554146
Medium and Large 3421101.3242712thin
One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $163 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 sale135 hd
116.96
—
SC average5 barns · 932 hd
119.02
−2.06
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—Low1,63180.611,31518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24361.5076536
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51158.9689119
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07256.0760111

Every lot

117 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210135.00/cwt135.00–135.002841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 2283141.31/cwt140.00–142.504002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323151.77/cwt150.00–156.004905
Steers—Medium and Large 3325105.31/cwt100.00–110.003422
Steers—Medium and Large 2334136.63/cwt135.00–139.004564
Steers—Small 1-2345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 2372135.71/cwt130.00–142.505053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376147.40/cwt145.00–152.005545
Steers—Medium and Large 3377104.85/cwt100.00–112.003953
Steers—Small 1-2400117.50/cwt117.50–117.504701
Steers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422146.14/cwt145.00–147.506173
Steers—Medium and Large 2425137.00/cwt137.00–137.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435159.00/cwt159.00–159.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 3460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 2475141.00/cwt141.00–141.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486147.04/cwt140.00–154.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added515126.00/cwt126.00–126.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518143.50/cwt143.00–144.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 3523110.49/cwt110.00–111.005782
Steers—Medium and Large 2528126.87/cwt118.50–131.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2562124.99/cwt122.00–128.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573130.51/cwt130.00–131.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007781
Steers—Small 1-2585118.00/cwt118.00–118.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2640123.00/cwt123.00–123.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278120.50/cwt120.00–121.003352
Heifers—Small 1-2280117.59/cwt115.00–120.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287133.30/cwt132.00–135.003833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325128.51/cwt128.00–129.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329123.54/cwt120.00–127.004065
Heifers—Small 1-2333115.53/cwt111.00–120.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338100.00/cwt100.00–100.003383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370126.84/cwt125.00–128.004693
Heifers—Small 1-2373112.22/cwt110.00–120.004195
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408102.47/cwt100.00–105.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415139.00/cwt139.00–139.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420129.09/cwt127.00–132.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425123.80/cwt120.00–127.005268
Heifers—Small 1-2428111.57/cwt107.00–115.0047812
Heifers—Small 1-2Value Added435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460100.82/cwt100.00–102.504643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469128.07/cwt124.00–133.006018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469119.32/cwt115.00–121.005607
Heifers—Small 1-2470108.75/cwt107.50–110.005112
Heifers—Small 1-2517110.89/cwt106.00–118.005739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518125.18/cwt121.00–128.0064811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525118.50/cwt114.00–124.0062213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528102.99/cwt100.00–106.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567123.66/cwt123.00–124.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575116.00/cwt116.00–116.006671
Heifers—Small 1-2580111.99/cwt109.00–114.006503
Heifers—Small 1-2613106.28/cwt101.00–109.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620112.74/cwt111.00–115.006994
Heifers—Small 1-2664106.16/cwt100.00–108.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421133.49/cwt125.00–139.005628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422149.19/cwt144.00–154.006303
Bulls—Small 1-2425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445114.00/cwt114.00–114.005071
Bulls—Small 1-2466122.49/cwt120.00–125.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474141.53/cwt135.00–150.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480128.15/cwt125.00–134.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505134.50/cwt134.00–135.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521125.64/cwt119.00–132.0065511
Bulls—Small 1-2523116.47/cwt115.00–117.506093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530108.91/cwt100.00–115.005774
Bulls—Small 1-2563114.41/cwt114.00–115.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565110.02/cwt109.00–111.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573120.32/cwt116.00–124.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608101.00/cwt100.00–102.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007262
Bulls—Small 1-2623113.04/cwt107.00–116.007043
Bulls—Small 1-2680110.30/cwt109.00–112.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 359050.00/cwt50.00–50.002951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33672.88/cwt56.00–78.009748
Bulls——1,86786.79/cwt80.00–93.001,62010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06452.08/cwt45.00–55.005545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07859.40/cwt57.00–62.006406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21554.82/cwt46.00–59.006666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24962.84/cwt60.00–67.0078530
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46456.63/cwt52.00–59.008299
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55461.05/cwt59.00–63.0094910
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,008742.37/cwt725.00–760.007,4832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29651,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,8911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0251,026.44/cwt910.00–1,130.0010,5212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.0017,0211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,246.55/cwt1,160.00–1,300.0016,3673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,280.00/cwt1,280.00–1,280.0018,1121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2735690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,0721
Bred Cows—Small 1-2765535.00/cwt535.00–535.004,0931
Bred Cows—Small 1-2810561.34/cwt500.00–625.004,5472
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2935650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,0781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,008876.30/cwt850.00–950.008,8334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,8081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,7021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170620.00/cwt620.00–620.007,2541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,7321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198812.36/cwt775.00–840.009,7323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,267971.32/cwt925.00–1,000.0012,3073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5951,005.00/cwt1,005.00–1,005.0016,0301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3675535.00/cwt535.00–535.003,6111
Stock Cows—Small 1-2728571.57/cwt490.00–676.004,1613
Stock Cows—Small 3760400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,0401
Stock Cows—Small 1-2835534.00/cwt534.00–534.004,4591
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3985561.00/cwt561.00–561.005,5261

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.