Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 2.00 higher,

feeder bull were 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00

higher. Average offering of good to 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 $161.08/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$161.08

100 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$48.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

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	418	169.27	708	76
Medium and Large 2	436	140.92	615	17thin
Small 1-2	360	121.17	437	7thin

One grade step is worth $48.10/cwt here — about $271 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 sale100 hd

161.08

—

SC average5 barns · 531 hd

155.68

+5.40

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	1,644	112.14	1,844	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	87.86	1,335	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	85.55	1,067	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	73.83	673	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$859	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	Small 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	176.17/cwt	170.00–185.00	562	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	163.90/cwt	160.00–167.50	598	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	228.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	221.33/cwt	215.00–230.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	170.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	178.39/cwt	170.00–185.00	498	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.07/cwt	154.00–163.00	902	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	322	126.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	152.49/cwt	147.50–160.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	220.63/cwt	220.00–222.50	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	197.15/cwt	187.50–208.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	168.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,029	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	192.65/cwt	187.50–197.50	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	189.36/cwt	180.00–197.50	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	196.70/cwt	190.00–210.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	191.42/cwt	180.00–200.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	203.26/cwt	185.00–210.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	168.01/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	185.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,060	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	79.52/cwt	75.00–86.00	729	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	63.87/cwt	55.00–70.00	575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	118.79/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,964	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	87.86/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,335	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	87.47/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,085	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	73.78/cwt	62.00–78.00	955	8
Bulls	—	—	1,641	109.48/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,797	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	914	829.81/head	700.00–925.00	830	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	102.81/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,062	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	788	99.58/cwt	91.00–115.00	785	6
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	915	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	160.41/cwt	155.00–168.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	151.50/cwt	147.50–154.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	170.15/cwt	160.00–176.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	868	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.56/cwt	152.00–164.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	187.72/cwt	182.50–193.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	140.69/cwt	135.00–147.50	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	140.47/cwt	135.00–149.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	124.68/cwt	123.00–126.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	195.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	123.57/cwt	116.00–128.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	185.94/cwt	180.00–197.50	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	149.05/cwt	145.00–153.00	988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	988.37/head	900.00–1,075.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2

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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 257Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 101Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 39Year ago 30

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 2.00 higher,

feeder bull were 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00

higher. Average offering of good to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
2	—	310	140.00–150.00	144.84
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	146.00–150.00	148.03
6	—	434	187.50–208.00	197.15
1	—	570	194.00	194.00
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
3	—	505	187.50–197.50	192.65
2	—	678	169.00–170.00	169.49
3	—	282	180.00–197.50	189.36
2	—	703	168.00	168.00
2	—	608	190.00–194.00	191.98
6	—	470	190.00–210.00	196.70
1	—	840	139.00	139.00
3	—	312	180.00–200.00	191.42
6	—	372	185.00–210.00	203.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	155.00–160.00	157.39
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
3	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.21
2	—	365	160.00–167.50	163.90
5	—	269	160.00–175.00	168.98
1	—	740	139.00	139.00
2	—	465	160.00–170.00	165.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	220.00–235.00	228.13
3	—	465	218.00–220.00	219.01
7	—	326	215.00–230.00	221.33
1	—	445	227.00	227.00
4	—	355	220.00–222.50	220.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	319	170.00–185.00	176.17
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
10	—	367	165.00–175.00	170.04
9	—	279	170.00–185.00	178.39
9	—	567	154.00–163.00	159.07
7	—	472	155.00–168.00	160.41
3	—	608	147.50–154.00	151.50
6	—	426	160.00–176.00	170.15
9	—	519	152.00–164.00	159.56
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
3	—	322	120.00–135.00	126.89
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	137.00	137.00
2	—	575	120.00–135.00	127.63
3	—	342	147.50–160.00	152.49
2	—	350	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	132.50	132.50
3	—	432	135.00–147.50	140.69
3	—	482	135.00–149.00	140.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	188.00	188.00
2	—	378	182.50–193.00	187.72
3	—	275	190.00–200.00	195.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
4	—	619	165.00–173.00	168.01
3	—	463	180.00–190.00	185.11
1	—	565	177.50	177.50
3	—	437	180.00–197.50	185.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	150.00–160.00	154.85
3	—	758	123.00–126.00	124.68
2	—	508	165.00–170.00	167.54
5	—	730	116.00–128.00	123.57
2	—	663	145.00–153.00	149.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	186.00	186.00
1	—	445	214.00	214.00
1	—	485	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	917	75.00–86.00	79.52
4	—	901	55.00–70.00	63.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,519	79.00–95.00	87.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,240	80.00–96.00	87.47
8	—	1,294	62.00–78.00	73.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	117.00–120.00	118.79
5	—	1,641	107.00–111.00	109.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	914	700.00–925.00	829.81
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	900.00–1,075.00	988.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	97.00–109.00	102.81
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	788	91.00–115.00	99.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	700.00	700.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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