Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-10-18

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 18
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
481 head
▲ 239 vs last sale 242▼ 67 vs year ago 548 · −12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 45▼ 28 vs year ago 94 · −29.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $121.25/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$121.25
106 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$552
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$43
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.01
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2407129.4252735
Medium and Large 2479119.4357255
Small 1-2464111.0151514thin
Medium and Large 3570100.005702thin
One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale106 hd
121.25
—
SC average5 barns · 446 hd
117.24
+4.01
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—Average1,43780.631,1596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17561.0871822
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49955.948386thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06155.495896thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210157.50/cwt157.50–157.503311
Steers—Medium and Large 2240142.50/cwt140.00–145.003422
Steers—Medium and Large 3265100.00/cwt100.00–100.002651
Steers—Medium and Large 2270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273146.20/cwt140.00–153.003992
Steers—Medium and Large 2320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Steers—Small 1-2325127.50/cwt127.50–127.504141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332149.15/cwt140.00–155.004956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378149.85/cwt142.00–157.5056610
Steers—Medium and Large 2378140.58/cwt135.00–155.005315
Steers—Small 1-2388120.00/cwt120.00–120.004662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418148.48/cwt148.00–149.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420147.28/cwt143.00–150.006194
Steers—Small 1-2423124.85/cwt120.00–130.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 2426129.38/cwt119.00–140.005514
Steers—Medium and Large 3460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 2463133.85/cwt125.00–143.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465146.66/cwt143.00–153.006826
Steers—Small 1-2473122.46/cwt120.00–125.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511145.91/cwt143.00–146.507466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525143.34/cwt139.00–149.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 2525134.66/cwt134.00–135.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564141.77/cwt135.00–146.008004
Steers—Small 1-2568125.87/cwt120.00–132.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573137.00/cwt137.00–137.007858
Steers—Medium and Large 2583129.59/cwt122.00–134.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623131.95/cwt127.00–136.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230132.39/cwt130.00–135.003042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235121.25/cwt120.00–122.502852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280134.00/cwt134.00–134.003751
Heifers—Small 1-2295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320130.03/cwt128.00–132.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324122.89/cwt120.00–125.003986
Heifers—Small 1-2338110.00/cwt110.00–110.003722
Heifers—Small 1-2370115.20/cwt110.00–120.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374130.59/cwt127.00–138.004889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379126.69/cwt120.00–135.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601
Heifers—Small 1-2420112.41/cwt110.00–115.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427129.07/cwt124.00–136.0055111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429119.78/cwt115.00–125.0051412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471125.15/cwt123.00–127.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480121.80/cwt120.00–123.005855
Heifers—Small 1-2490108.35/cwt105.00–110.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512123.66/cwt123.00–124.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527120.47/cwt116.00–126.0063510
Heifers—Small 1-2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572115.87/cwt113.00–122.006639
Heifers—Small 1-2580117.00/cwt117.00–117.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622113.51/cwt109.00–116.007066
Heifers—Small 1-2678105.95/cwt104.00–108.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420106.51/cwt100.00–120.004473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424135.90/cwt130.00–139.0057612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463128.81/cwt124.00–135.005966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465141.24/cwt138.00–145.006577
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516136.99/cwt134.00–140.007076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529131.01/cwt128.00–136.006937
Bulls—Small 1-2540116.35/cwt115.00–119.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565123.25/cwt115.00–129.006963
Bulls—Small 1-2565114.00/cwt114.00–114.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580127.00/cwt127.00–127.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588107.96/cwt105.00–111.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615125.98/cwt125.00–127.007752
Bulls—Small 1-2623111.23/cwt104.00–119.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623105.22/cwt102.50–108.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630116.70/cwt115.00–118.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663108.52/cwt107.00–110.007192
Bulls—Small 1-2705102.00/cwt102.00–102.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728111.50/cwt111.00–112.008122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24072.48/cwt62.50–79.008992
Bulls——1,53684.71/cwt84.00–87.001,3014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02857.88/cwt57.00–59.005952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07854.29/cwt50.00–56.005854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16661.83/cwt59.00–66.0072119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23256.32/cwt55.00–58.006943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48859.00/cwt59.00–59.008782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50454.41/cwt51.00–57.008184

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.