Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2019-06-10

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 10
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
361 vs last sale 667 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
168 vs last sale 244 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
3 vs last sale 45 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.83/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$113.83
93 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.19
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483119.3257654
Medium 2583108.1263024
Small 1-2458104.5047913thin
Medium and Large 361595.005842thin
One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale93 hd
113.83
SC average5 barns · 420 hd
111.64
+2.19
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
BullsAverage1,68694.591,5956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38568.499493thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16665.1475949
CowsLean 85-90%Low86254.0746611

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2473124.13/cwt119.00–129.005872
SteersMedium 2278128.67/cwt120.00–135.003584
SteersMedium 2317133.85/cwt130.00–137.504245
SteersMedium 2362131.55/cwt126.00–135.004765
SteersMedium 2419122.12/cwt110.00–132.005125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245147.50/cwt147.50–147.503611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775118.00/cwt118.00–118.009151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2276144.38/cwt140.00–150.003984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564134.81/cwt131.00–138.007605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476138.28/cwt137.00–138.506587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533142.55/cwt137.00–143.5076013
SteersSmall 1-2310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
SteersSmall 1-2370128.00/cwt128.00–128.004741
SteersSmall 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28651,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.009,7311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28951,059.36/cwt1,000.00–1,125.009,4812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29471,190.55/cwt1,075.00–1,275.0011,2755
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2693736.37/cwt675.00–800.005,1032
Bred CowsMedium 2860575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,9451
Bred CowsMedium 2938673.07/cwt650.00–700.006,3132
Bred CowsMedium 2855775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,6261
Bred CowsMedium 2878746.51/cwt600.00–875.006,5542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,2611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2993605.42/cwt550.00–650.006,0122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,0631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200962.92/cwt820.00–1,100.0011,5552
Bred CowsSmall 1-2745475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,5391
Bred CowsSmall 1-2770650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,0051
Stock CowsMedium 2928539.04/cwt510.00–567.005,0022
Stock CowsMedium 2946769.74/cwt643.00–879.007,2828
Stock CowsMedium 2895644.35/cwt610.00–668.005,7672
Stock CowsSmall 1-2698401.91/cwt315.00–513.002,8053
Stock CowsSmall 1-2758613.81/cwt548.00–675.004,6532
Stock CowsSmall 1-2895585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,2361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15866.71/cwt59.00–76.0077334
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38568.49/cwt66.00–72.009493
Bulls1,63594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5371
HeifersSmall 1-2350110.00/cwt110.00–110.003851
HeifersSmall 1-2285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003141
HeifersSmall 1-2240115.00/cwt115.00–115.002761
HeifersMedium and Large 361595.00/cwt95.00–95.005842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475119.68/cwt117.00–123.0056823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524117.40/cwt115.00–120.0061512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425123.32/cwt119.00–126.0052412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565113.66/cwt112.00–116.006426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
HeifersMedium 2676102.28/cwt97.00–107.006914
HeifersMedium 2616109.01/cwt108.00–110.006724
HeifersMedium 2526111.51/cwt110.00–112.005874
HeifersMedium 2480113.74/cwt110.00–115.005464
HeifersMedium 2562111.22/cwt106.00–114.006253
HeifersMedium 277395.53/cwt94.00–97.007382
HeifersMedium 273097.00/cwt97.00–97.007081
HeifersMedium 2445117.00/cwt117.00–117.005211
HeifersMedium 2395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
BullsSmall 1-2466113.23/cwt110.00–118.005284
BullsSmall 1-2668101.49/cwt101.00–102.006782
BullsSmall 1-2720101.00/cwt101.00–101.007271
BullsMedium and Large 3480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
BullsMedium and Large 341095.00/cwt95.00–95.003901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528126.60/cwt124.00–129.006688
BullsMedium and Large 1-2414137.71/cwt134.00–145.005707
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561126.73/cwt125.00–129.007114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660117.95/cwt115.00–121.007782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623122.34/cwt118.00–127.007622
BullsMedium 2483123.82/cwt115.00–131.005989
BullsMedium 2515120.02/cwt117.00–123.006186
BullsMedium 2571119.84/cwt114.00–123.006845
BullsMedium 2432128.63/cwt125.00–131.005563
BullsMedium 2720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
BullsMedium 2660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
BullsMedium 2610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
HeifersSmall 1-2413103.73/cwt102.50–105.004282
HeifersSmall 1-2530102.52/cwt100.00–105.005432
HeifersSmall 1-265094.00/cwt93.00–95.006112
HeifersSmall 1-2473105.75/cwt104.00–107.005004
SteersMedium 2535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006581
SteersMedium 2660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
SteersMedium 2860103.00/cwt103.00–103.008861
Bulls98077.00/cwt77.00–77.007551
CowsLean 85-90%84048.70/cwt48.00–49.004093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10053.08/cwt46.00–58.0058410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35278.56/cwt77.00–81.001,0625
Bulls1,87599.13/cwt98.00–101.001,8594
CowsLean 85-90%87056.09/cwt51.00–61.004888

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.