Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-12-06

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 6
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
958 head
▲ 400 vs last sale 558▲ 22 vs year ago 936 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 110▲ 16 vs year ago 116 · +13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 34▼ 28 vs year ago 52 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.92/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$124.92
268 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.09
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444131.69585124
Medium and Large 2437124.0354286
Small 1-2504113.7057339
Medium and Large 3388107.7741819thin
One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $167 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 sale268 hd
124.92
—
SC average5 barns · 723 hd
123.83
+1.09
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—Average1,56878.531,23112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57055.048642thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15055.0263340
CowsLean 85-90%Low93445.364247thin

Every lot, as filed

142 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
SteersSmall 1-2—371130.16/cwt125.00–137.504837
SteersMedium and Large 2—379146.11/cwt132.50–150.0055418
SteersSmall 1-2—600117.50/cwt117.50–117.507051
SteersMedium and Large 3—278123.17/cwt120.00–130.003423
SteersMedium and Large 2—274142.55/cwt140.00–150.003917
SteersMedium and Large 2—620127.97/cwt122.00–136.007933
SteersMedium and Large 2—224145.02/cwt140.00–150.003255
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—530122.31/cwt120.00–125.006483
SteersMedium and Large 2—543136.97/cwt130.00–144.007442
SteersMedium and Large 3—361116.33/cwt110.00–120.004206
SteersMedium and Large 3—460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
SteersSmall 1-2Value Added—655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007731
SteersMedium and Large 3—326117.99/cwt112.50–122.503855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—522133.03/cwt129.00–137.006943
SteersMedium and Large 3—220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
HeifersSmall 1-2Value Added—685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
HeifersSmall 1-2Value Added—615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373132.90/cwt125.00–138.0049619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—500159.00/cwt159.00–159.007951
HeifersSmall 1-2—363117.45/cwt115.00–120.004262
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—385126.49/cwt126.00–127.504873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—562124.44/cwt123.00–126.006999
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007381
HeifersSmall 1-2—670109.99/cwt109.00–111.007373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
HeifersSmall 1-2—258120.00/cwt120.00–120.003102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—264135.50/cwt130.00–145.003584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—317132.87/cwt130.00–142.0042110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424132.39/cwt129.00–135.0056114
HeifersMedium and Large 2—650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—473130.03/cwt128.00–135.0061536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
HeifersSmall 1-2—468116.21/cwt114.00–120.005444
HeifersSmall 1-2—700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
HeifersSmall 1-2—770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2—245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—519126.87/cwt124.00–132.006589
HeifersSmall 1-2—573113.51/cwt112.00–115.006504
SteersMedium and Large 2—470146.70/cwt142.00–149.006894
SteersSmall 1-2—590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2—418150.15/cwt147.50–153.006283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008031
SteersMedium and Large 2—566138.68/cwt134.00–143.007854
SteersSmall 1-2—535126.62/cwt120.00–133.006772
SteersSmall 1-2—233130.42/cwt127.50–135.003046
SteersSmall 1-2—323130.83/cwt130.00–135.004236
SteersMedium and Large 2—326146.09/cwt142.50–152.504767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—493152.00/cwt152.00–152.007492
SteersSmall 1-2—465124.92/cwt122.50–127.505812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—308162.00/cwt162.00–162.004993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—326159.49/cwt155.00–167.5052012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—375161.89/cwt154.00–170.0060719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—286161.05/cwt155.00–168.004615
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—562144.52/cwt140.00–146.008128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—205157.50/cwt157.50–157.503231
SteersSmall 1-2Value Added—560122.00/cwt122.00–122.006831
SteersSmall 1-2Value Added—645123.00/cwt123.00–123.007931
SteersSmall 1-2Value Added—458128.03/cwt126.00–130.005862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—418157.45/cwt155.00–160.006585
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—475146.04/cwt145.00–147.006942
SteersSmall 1-2—267134.17/cwt130.00–137.503583
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—455158.50/cwt158.50–158.5072113
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—374150.00/cwt150.00–150.005614
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—520144.35/cwt144.00–145.007513
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—72593.24/cwt92.00–94.006764
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—718133.00/cwt133.00–133.009552
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008578
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009015
SteersSmall 1-2Value Added—435132.50/cwt132.50–132.505761
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—685124.49/cwt124.00–126.008536
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—92094.00/cwt94.00–94.008651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—479150.88/cwt147.00–162.0072327
BullsSmall 1-2—320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—625131.71/cwt128.00–136.0082312
BullsMedium and Large 3—520114.15/cwt110.00–118.005942
BullsMedium and Large 3—428112.57/cwt110.00–115.004822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—433168.34/cwt167.50–170.007293
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57055.04/cwt54.00–56.008642
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16458.36/cwt55.00–62.0067922
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13350.93/cwt42.00–55.0057718
CowsLean 85-90%—93445.36/cwt42.00–50.004247
Bulls——1,79487.22/cwt84.00–91.001,5657
Bulls——1,25266.36/cwt55.00–76.008315
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—845550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,6481
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—895895.00/cwt895.00–895.008,0101
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—890525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,6731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—905760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,8781
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—665390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—956848.32/cwt800.00–910.008,1105
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,127796.62/cwt738.00–931.008,9783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,150775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,9131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—935790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,3871
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,093824.30/cwt730.00–910.009,0103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,130975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,0181
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—870860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,4821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,245870.00/cwt870.00–870.0010,8321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0851,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0012,0441
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2301,292.07/cwt1,285.00–1,300.0015,8922
HeifersSmall 1-2—420116.95/cwt115.00–120.004913
HeifersSmall 1-2—617109.49/cwt100.00–114.006766
HeifersMedium and Large 2—322124.33/cwt120.00–125.004007
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428126.06/cwt120.00–129.0054033
HeifersSmall 1-2—522113.20/cwt110.00–115.005915
HeifersMedium and Large 3—493107.51/cwt105.00–110.005302
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524121.32/cwt117.00–124.0063610
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471123.27/cwt122.00–126.005814
HeifersSmall 1-2—319117.43/cwt110.00–120.003756
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380125.65/cwt120.00–130.0047711
HeifersMedium and Large 3—257110.86/cwt110.00–112.502853
HeifersMedium and Large 3—342108.34/cwt105.00–110.003713
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615115.98/cwt115.00–117.007132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—385134.00/cwt134.00–134.005161
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290124.98/cwt120.00–130.003624
HeifersMedium and Large 3—550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 3—374109.00/cwt105.00–110.004085
HeifersMedium and Large 3—210110.00/cwt110.00–110.002311
HeifersMedium and Large 3—505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
BullsSmall 1-2—608114.01/cwt112.00–116.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 2—563117.79/cwt115.00–121.006635
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—578140.48/cwt137.00–144.008124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—426152.21/cwt147.50–157.506489
BullsMedium and Large 2—628120.88/cwt115.00–126.007593
BullsSmall 1-2—570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
BullsMedium and Large 2—425138.38/cwt130.00–145.0058815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—482139.35/cwt139.00–139.5067216
BullsSmall 1-2—680112.00/cwt111.00–113.007623
BullsSmall 1-2—463124.54/cwt120.00–127.505776
BullsSmall 1-2—428122.55/cwt117.50–125.005253
BullsMedium and Large 2—735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
BullsSmall 1-2—700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—519148.05/cwt143.00–155.007685
BullsMedium and Large 2—572129.98/cwt124.00–133.0074311
BullsMedium and Large 2—473137.24/cwt130.00–146.0064918
BullsMedium and Large 2—524133.42/cwt127.00–140.0069921
BullsMedium and Large 3—575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
BullsMedium and Large 3—485117.53/cwt115.00–120.005702
BullsSmall 1-2—520122.39/cwt120.00–125.006368

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.