Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2020-07-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 13
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
85 vs last sale 479 98 vs year ago 492 · 19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
30 vs last sale 112 14 vs year ago 96 · 14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
13 vs last sale 26 7 vs year ago 20 · 35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.92/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits 73.28 against this barn's trailing median of $191.20.
Average price
$117.92
88 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.02
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2521120.9363061
Medium and Large 1-2618118.267314thin
Small 1-2520113.9059215thin
Medium and Large 3599102.266128thin
One grade step is worth $18.67/cwt here — about $18 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

7 sales
219203187171median 191.2001/0501/1902/2305/0406/08
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $184.65, median $191.20 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale88 hd
117.92
SC average5 barns · 404 hd
112.90
+5.02
This barn, trailing median7 sales
191.20
−73.28
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
BullsLow1,65785.191,41212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35763.098563thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19461.5473546
CowsLean 85-90%Low88553.904775thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bred CowsSmall 1-2830725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,0181
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2885725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673123.99/cwt121.00–127.008344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375142.19/cwt136.00–147.005337
HeifersSmall 1-267397.51/cwt97.00–98.006562
HeifersSmall 1-2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6691
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423129.92/cwt126.00–134.005508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320145.24/cwt140.00–148.004653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617123.99/cwt123.00–125.007653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515124.16/cwt120.00–127.0063910
BullsMedium and Large 2470125.39/cwt120.00–131.0058917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573121.99/cwt118.00–126.006999
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569130.24/cwt128.00–131.007414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310131.00/cwt131.00–131.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 2583115.51/cwt113.00–118.006732
SteersMedium and Large 2368131.25/cwt124.00–135.004839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467128.39/cwt125.00–131.006009
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380130.69/cwt129.00–133.004973
BullsMedium and Large 2618110.29/cwt108.00–113.006823
BullsMedium and Large 2715106.75/cwt103.00–110.007634
BullsMedium and Large 2674111.00/cwt110.00–112.007486
HeifersMedium and Large 2418123.46/cwt120.00–126.005165
BullsMedium and Large 2569118.23/cwt116.00–122.006739
BullsMedium and Large 2427126.91/cwt120.00–131.0054216
SteersMedium and Large 2571126.51/cwt125.00–128.007224
SteersMedium and Large 2433130.54/cwt128.00–133.005652
SteersMedium and Large 2623117.00/cwt117.00–117.007292
BullsMedium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 2530119.00/cwt119.00–119.006311
SteersMedium and Large 2278132.52/cwt130.00–135.003682
HeifersMedium and Large 2378129.97/cwt125.00–135.004912
SteersMedium and Large 2468129.03/cwt128.00–130.006042
SteersMedium and Large 2331132.61/cwt130.00–135.004394
BullsMedium and Large 370597.00/cwt97.00–97.006841
BullsMedium and Large 2513121.13/cwt118.00–125.006216
HeifersMedium and Large 2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 2470120.06/cwt118.00–122.005642
HeifersMedium and Large 2269121.93/cwt120.00–125.003284
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,8671
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 358067.50/cwt67.50–67.503921
BullsMedium and Large 3628103.02/cwt100.00–105.006473
BullsMedium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
BullsMedium and Large 3673101.01/cwt100.00–102.006802
HeifersMedium and Large 3285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,190735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,7471
HeifersMedium and Large 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
SteersMedium and Large 343095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,045660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,8971
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2970875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,4881
SteersMedium and Large 3335104.00/cwt104.00–104.003481
SteersMedium and Large 2518130.00/cwt127.00–134.006737
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35763.09/cwt62.00–64.008563
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14255.21/cwt48.00–59.0063013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2995690.00/cwt690.00–690.006,8661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2960558.00/cwt558.00–558.005,3571
CowsLean 85-90%88553.90/cwt52.00–56.004775
Bulls1,29874.52/cwt67.00–78.009673
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21464.04/cwt57.00–92.0077733
HeifersSmall 1-2625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006501
HeifersSmall 1-2410116.00/cwt116.00–116.004761
BullsSmall 1-2558113.00/cwt110.00–114.006314
HeifersSmall 1-2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
SteersSmall 1-2605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
HeifersSmall 1-2558110.00/cwt110.00–110.006142
HeifersSmall 1-2755102.00/cwt102.00–102.007701
HeifersSmall 1-272098.49/cwt97.00–100.007092
Bulls1,77788.75/cwt82.00–99.001,5779
SteersSmall 1-2368118.82/cwt110.00–125.004373
SteersSmall 1-2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
BullsSmall 1-2523114.04/cwt110.00–116.005967
BullsSmall 1-2476114.57/cwt110.00–118.005454
SteersSmall 1-2285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003561
SteersSmall 1-274599.00/cwt99.00–99.007381
HeifersSmall 1-2380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
SteersSmall 1-2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2950580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,5101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618118.26/cwt116.00–120.007314
HeifersSmall 1-2475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
SteersSmall 1-2475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461

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.