Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-11-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 8
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 428▲ 19 vs year ago 551 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 80▲ 1 vs year ago 77 · +1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 37▲ 11 vs year ago 11 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $120.44/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$120.44
186 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479127.9861350
Medium and Large 2490120.78591101
Small 1-2418108.9445534
Medium and Large 3385100.003851thin
One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $228 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 sale186 hd
120.44
—
SC average5 barns · 540 hd
118.93
+1.51
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—Low1,56582.161,2869thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57156.108818thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19954.5165330
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03850.9252812

Every lot

120 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2225129.44/cwt122.50–135.002913
Steers—Medium and Large 2240147.50/cwt147.50–147.503541
Steers—Medium and Large 3245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270162.64/cwt160.00–165.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 3280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Steers—Medium and Large 2283145.13/cwt140.00–150.004112
Steers—Small 1-2318124.21/cwt120.00–127.503953
Steers—Medium and Large 3318109.84/cwt100.00–120.003493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331162.09/cwt157.50–168.005379
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334171.89/cwt170.00–174.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 2345157.00/cwt157.00–157.005421
Steers—Medium and Large 3358107.66/cwt100.00–115.003852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365172.92/cwt167.50–180.006315
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added365152.50/cwt152.50–152.505571
Steers—Small 1-2375127.99/cwt122.50–132.004804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378161.25/cwt155.00–167.006108
Steers—Medium and Large 2393146.21/cwt140.00–152.505752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422158.41/cwt157.50–160.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 2425142.17/cwt139.00–146.006045
Steers—Small 1-2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465153.33/cwt145.00–160.0071310
Steers—Small 1-2470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 2471138.20/cwt135.00–143.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Steers—Small 1-2510124.50/cwt124.00–125.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513151.61/cwt150.00–154.007785
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added520147.48/cwt147.00–148.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 2532141.22/cwt132.00–145.007517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563146.20/cwt142.00–151.008236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573148.50/cwt148.00–149.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 2577137.62/cwt136.00–140.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628136.50/cwt136.00–137.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 2670122.00/cwt122.00–122.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685133.49/cwt133.00–134.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 2720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770129.00/cwt129.00–129.009931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218125.92/cwt125.00–128.002753
Heifers—Small 1-2220112.56/cwt110.00–115.002482
Heifers—Small 1-2268110.79/cwt110.00–115.002976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270122.36/cwt120.00–127.503303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323129.49/cwt129.00–130.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323120.50/cwt120.00–121.003892
Heifers—Small 1-2331111.10/cwt107.50–115.003687
Heifers—Small 1-2363111.24/cwt110.00–112.504042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375133.38/cwt130.00–138.005007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378122.34/cwt120.00–129.004628
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Heifers—Small 1-2405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414131.71/cwt129.00–137.0054512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419123.65/cwt120.00–128.005188
Heifers—Small 1-2463110.00/cwt110.00–110.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466129.83/cwt128.00–133.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473123.94/cwt118.00–128.0058621
Heifers—Small 1-2515108.56/cwt105.00–114.005595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521127.20/cwt125.00–131.006635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530120.47/cwt115.00–124.0063822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added540119.01/cwt118.00–120.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545129.00/cwt127.00–131.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563123.00/cwt123.00–123.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564118.12/cwt115.00–122.0066623
Heifers—Small 1-2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608116.67/cwt116.00–117.007093
Heifers—Small 1-2617106.22/cwt102.00–110.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627114.31/cwt111.00–116.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668115.00/cwt115.00–115.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675113.00/cwt113.00–113.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745116.00/cwt116.00–116.008641
Heifers—Small 1-2745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408167.52/cwt165.00–170.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417151.31/cwt146.00–155.0063112
Bulls—Small 1-2418120.00/cwt120.00–120.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431140.26/cwt135.00–143.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004902
Bulls—Small 1-2474121.14/cwt120.00–122.505744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475143.76/cwt139.00–149.006835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475112.55/cwt110.00–115.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482136.53/cwt127.00–142.0065817
Bulls—Small 1-2512117.79/cwt114.00–122.506035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514140.26/cwt138.00–145.007217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537127.01/cwt120.00–130.0068210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538106.47/cwt100.00–113.005732
Bulls—Small 1-2565114.77/cwt110.00–119.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568131.50/cwt131.00–132.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573126.59/cwt123.00–129.0072512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600104.00/cwt104.00–104.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Small 1-2605110.75/cwt107.50–114.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617119.84/cwt116.00–123.007397
Bulls—Small 1-2665109.00/cwt109.00–109.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675113.00/cwt110.00–116.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765106.00/cwt106.00–106.008111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26575.00/cwt75.00–75.009491
Bulls——1,60383.06/cwt82.00–84.001,3318
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96746.36/cwt42.00–52.004486
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10855.48/cwt53.00–58.006156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17150.61/cwt42.00–55.0059314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22357.92/cwt56.00–61.0070816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53853.66/cwt53.00–54.008253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59157.56/cwt55.00–60.009165
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,4011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6301,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0023,2281
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2710533.00/cwt533.00–533.003,7841
Stock Cows—Small 1-2770462.00/cwt462.00–462.003,5571
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2948734.34/cwt696.00–770.006,9623
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,045909.00/cwt909.00–909.009,4991
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048987.09/cwt960.00–1,010.0010,3452
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,065714.00/cwt714.00–714.007,6041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2920840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,7281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,1811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,013682.42/cwt650.00–740.006,9133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228701.73/cwt650.00–750.008,6172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,9601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2673750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,0482
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0901,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0014,0071

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.