Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-05-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 13
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 410▲ 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 79▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 44▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.77/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$118.77
86 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.34
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511121.5562117thin
Medium 2458120.2355054
Small 1-2471111.495269thin
Medium and Large 3366108.753986thin
One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $223 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 sale86 hd
118.77
—
SC average5 barns · 333 hd
121.11
−2.34
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—Average1,61682.361,33112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51559.959082thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18459.3270231
CowsLean 85-90%Low96348.394667thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—377156.90/cwt153.00–161.005925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—409150.30/cwt145.00–157.006154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—610130.51/cwt129.00–132.007962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—315168.95/cwt168.00–170.005322
SteersMedium 2—481133.90/cwt129.00–142.006445
SteersMedium 2—266157.03/cwt152.50–160.004185
SteersMedium 2—534136.25/cwt130.00–140.007284
SteersMedium 2—423134.67/cwt130.00–142.005703
SteersMedium 2—575129.48/cwt127.00–132.007452
SteersMedium 2—315141.02/cwt140.00–142.004442
SteersMedium 2—228152.58/cwt150.00–155.003482
SteersMedium 2—645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
SteersMedium 2—395136.00/cwt136.00–136.005371
HeifersSmall 1-2—593110.50/cwt110.00–111.006552
HeifersSmall 1-2—368113.72/cwt112.50–115.004182
HeifersSmall 1-2—345120.50/cwt120.00–121.004162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—455126.00/cwt126.00–126.005731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—290137.50/cwt137.50–137.503991
HeifersMedium 2—478120.56/cwt115.00–125.0057614
HeifersMedium 2—423122.55/cwt116.00–129.0051813
HeifersMedium 2—522113.85/cwt110.00–117.005948
HeifersMedium 2—369124.40/cwt120.00–129.004598
HeifersMedium 2—572114.80/cwt111.00–117.006575
HeifersMedium 2—333129.43/cwt125.00–132.504313
HeifersMedium 2—655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006941
HeifersMedium 2—620106.00/cwt106.00–106.006571
HeifersMedium 2—255131.00/cwt131.00–131.003341
BullsSmall 1-2—525114.49/cwt114.00–115.006012
BullsSmall 1-2—428125.00/cwt125.00–125.005352
BullsSmall 1-2—495119.00/cwt119.00–119.005891
BullsSmall 1-2—380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
HeifersSmall 1-2—715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
HeifersSmall 1-2—645104.00/cwt104.00–104.006711
HeifersSmall 1-2—270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002971
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00745.37/cwt40.00–51.004575
CowsLean 85-90%—85355.94/cwt55.00–57.004772
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51559.95/cwt55.00–64.009082
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19862.47/cwt58.00–69.0074817
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15154.00/cwt47.00–57.0062213
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,37575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0311
Bulls——1,68885.73/cwt76.00–96.001,44710
Bulls——1,25365.51/cwt64.00–67.008212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1701,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,7481
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—830510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,2331
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—830485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,0261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,179847.05/cwt770.00–975.009,9874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,173904.79/cwt875.00–930.0010,6132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,105620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,8511
Bred CowsMedium 2—925725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,7061
Bred CowsMedium 2—860600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1601
BullsMedium 2—432135.22/cwt126.00–142.005849
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—635496.00/cwt496.00–496.003,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,065914.00/cwt914.00–914.009,7341
Stock CowsMedium 2—975507.00/cwt507.00–507.004,9431
Bred CowsSmall 3—600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Bred CowsSmall 3—605390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3601
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—790535.00/cwt535.00–535.004,2271
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—770480.00/cwt480.00–480.003,6961
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—995825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2091
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—920900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2801
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—605620.00/cwt620.00–620.003,7511
BullsMedium 2—665115.20/cwt112.00–118.007665
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—1,070880.00/cwt880.00–880.009,4161
BullsMedium and Large 3—540107.00/cwt107.00–107.005781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—480140.90/cwt137.00–147.006765
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—563137.41/cwt134.00–143.007743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—427144.95/cwt142.00–147.006193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—620129.52/cwt129.00–130.008032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—530148.00/cwt148.00–148.007841
BullsMedium 2—570127.03/cwt122.00–131.0072410
BullsMedium 2—712112.64/cwt111.00–115.008023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—433126.32/cwt124.00–129.005473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—570117.99/cwt117.00–119.006733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—524120.13/cwt117.00–124.006297
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225105.00/cwt105.00–105.002361
HeifersMedium and Large 3—550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 3—285105.09/cwt100.00–110.003002
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425113.66/cwt110.00–117.004832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—562141.32/cwt135.00–147.007946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—475152.94/cwt144.00–158.007267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—524147.82/cwt144.00–154.007758
SteersMedium and Large 3—395102.50/cwt102.50–102.504051
SteersMedium and Large 3—530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
SteersMedium and Large 3—605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
SteersMedium and Large 3—320108.46/cwt102.50–115.003472
SteersMedium and Large 3—475111.21/cwt110.00–112.505282
SteersSmall 1-2—265125.00/cwt125.00–125.003311
SteersSmall 1-2—580116.00/cwt116.00–116.006731
SteersSmall 1-2—528120.00/cwt120.00–120.006342
SteersSmall 1-2—427123.48/cwt117.50–127.505273
BullsMedium 2—462127.99/cwt126.00–130.005913
BullsMedium 2—515127.30/cwt126.00–128.006563
BullsMedium 2—633115.94/cwt114.00–119.007343

How this sale compares

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.