Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holidays. Average 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 $144.88/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$144.88

118 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$42.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	449	152.14	684	90
Medium and Large 2	517	126.20	653	20
Medium and Large 3	445	110.67	492	3thin
Small 1-2	620	109.49	679	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.65/cwt here — about $4 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 sale118 hd

144.88

—

SC average2 barns · 209 hd

142.64

+2.24

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,456	92.28	1,344	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	83.04	1,276	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	79.44	986	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	68.43	595	20

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$862	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$774	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$980	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,047	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	203.59/cwt	200.00–215.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.05/cwt	140.00–151.00	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	137.72/cwt	130.00–139.50	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	154.55/cwt	145.00–160.00	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	712	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.48/cwt	145.00–156.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	150.63/cwt	145.00–157.50	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.92/cwt	145.00–156.00	723	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	623	107.26/cwt	107.00–107.50	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.46/cwt	145.00–157.50	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.44/cwt	125.00–136.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	165.25/cwt	165.00–166.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	772	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	678	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	336	212.92/cwt	210.00–217.50	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	216.90/cwt	212.50–220.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	178.96/cwt	178.00–180.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	243	216.26/cwt	215.00–217.50	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	161.99/cwt	157.00–169.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	191.13/cwt	190.00–192.50	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	979	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	140.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	996	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	197.84/cwt	192.50–205.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	176.19/cwt	170.00–183.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.60/cwt	148.00–153.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	162.76/cwt	155.00–169.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.05/cwt	136.00–144.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	83.77/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,051	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	60.35/cwt	52.00–68.00	539	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	73.81/cwt	70.00–77.50	631	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	80.62/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,208	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	68.98/cwt	61.00–75.00	808	17
Bulls	—	—	1,915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	95.97/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,357	5
Bulls	—	—	1,262	84.74/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,069	11
Bulls	—	—	1,876	107.35/cwt	103.00–109.00	2,014	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	87.57/cwt	77.00–99.00	962	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	847	99.33/cwt	95.00–102.00	841	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	740	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	835.20/head	720.00–950.00	835	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,047	722.04/head	640.00–775.00	722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,072.47/head	1,070.00–1,075.00	1,072	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,138.84/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,139	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	797	631.49/head	560.00–760.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	159.33/cwt	158.00–160.00	765	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	424	123.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	196.32/cwt	192.50–200.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	142.37/cwt	135.00–150.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	180.76/cwt	175.00–187.50	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.06/cwt	150.00–167.50	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	158.68/cwt	158.00–159.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	130.88/cwt	124.00–135.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.70/cwt	133.00–147.00	800	4

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Mon Jan 2, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 520Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 106Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 40Year ago 36

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holidays. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	200.00–215.00	203.59
4	—	336	210.00–217.50	212.92
6	—	378	212.50–220.00	216.90
3	—	273	215.00	215.00
2	—	243	215.00–217.50	216.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
2	—	590	145.00–150.00	147.50
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	178.00–180.00	178.96
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
3	—	572	157.00–169.00	161.99
3	—	373	190.00–192.50	191.13
2	—	680	143.00–145.00	144.00
1	—	600	163.00	163.00
3	—	703	147.00	147.00
5	—	324	192.50–205.00	197.84
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
2	—	270	135.00–145.00	140.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	213.00	213.00
18	—	571	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	517	140.00–151.00	146.05
2	—	213	162.50–165.00	163.74
6	—	634	130.00–139.50	137.72
7	—	331	145.00–160.00	154.55
2	—	583	140.00–142.50	141.22
13	—	420	145.00–156.00	151.48
3	—	267	145.00–157.50	150.63
7	—	476	145.00–156.00	151.92
9	—	378	145.00–157.50	152.46
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
2	—	623	107.00–107.50	107.26
2	—	678	105.00–110.00	107.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	125.00–126.00	125.51
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	125.00–136.00	130.44
2	—	753	100.00–105.00	102.49
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
4	—	521	125.00–135.00	130.67
4	—	564	124.00–135.00	130.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	112.00	112.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	165.00–166.00	165.25
4	—	433	158.00–159.00	158.50
3	—	503	155.00–157.00	155.67
3	—	463	158.00–159.00	158.68
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	170.00–183.00	176.19
5	—	568	148.00–153.00	150.60
3	—	512	155.00–169.00	162.76
2	—	715	119.00–125.00	121.98
2	—	628	136.00–144.00	140.05
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
3	—	405	175.00–187.50	180.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	158.00–160.00	159.33
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
6	—	523	135.00–150.00	142.37
3	—	620	125.00–130.00	126.61
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
8	—	423	150.00–167.50	159.06
4	—	573	133.00–147.00	139.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	120.00–130.00	123.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	192.50–200.00	196.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,255	78.00–90.00	83.77
17	—	1,171	61.00–75.00	68.98
5	—	1,414	92.00–108.00	95.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	893	52.00–68.00	60.35
12	—	855	70.00–77.50	73.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	78.00–87.00	80.62
1	—	1,800	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	115.00	115.00
11	—	1,262	78.00–92.00	84.74
4	—	1,876	103.00–109.00	107.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	77.00–99.00	87.57
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	847	95.00–102.00	99.33
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,013	720.00–950.00	835.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	640.00–775.00	722.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,070.00–1,075.00	1,072.47
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	797	560.00–760.00	631.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,138.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	910.00	910.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	980.00	980.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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