Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls were

3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher , salughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Average offerings of average

to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.32/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$183.32

169 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$51.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.84

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	453	191.82	868	118
Medium and Large 2	447	170.69	764	39
Small 1-2	475	140.81	669	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.01/cwt here — about $199 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 sale169 hd

183.32

—

SC average5 barns · 461 hd

176.48

+6.84

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	—	Low	1,542	114.04	1,758	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	102.64	1,511	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	100.19	1,177	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	92.41	850	23

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)	1,105	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$773	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	991	$1,229	5

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2	—	572	213.20/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,220	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	214.55/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	203.71/cwt	195.00–210.00	652	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	154.49/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	248.52/cwt	240.00–262.50	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	203.70/cwt	190.00–210.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	197.40/cwt	190.00–206.00	825	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	182.86/cwt	180.00–186.00	964	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	237	246.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	248.72/cwt	242.50–255.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	178.01/cwt	170.00–185.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	200.08/cwt	195.00–208.00	746	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	191.92/cwt	184.00–198.00	902	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	167.45/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	198.78/cwt	197.50–200.00	477	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	177.60/cwt	170.00–185.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	200.43/cwt	195.00–207.50	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	224.15/cwt	215.00–230.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	154.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	174.60/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,091	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	366	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	227.97/cwt	215.00–240.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	195.91/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	175.29/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	212.58/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	251.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	234.96/cwt	234.00–238.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	249.21/cwt	239.00–255.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	222.03/cwt	215.00–230.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	224.80/cwt	215.00–230.00	847	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	206.51/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	945	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	225.84/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,046	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	228.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	921	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	81.62/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,013	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	977	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	102.64/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,511	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,503	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	93.91/cwt	88.00–100.00	871	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	76.67/cwt	72.00–83.00	653	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	100.80/cwt	89.00–108.00	1,155	49
Bulls	—	—	1,060	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	115.92/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,841	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,223.03/head	1,085.00–1,385.00	1,223	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.50	774	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	131.13/cwt	127.50–135.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	180.29/cwt	170.00–185.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	171.36/cwt	162.50–175.00	891	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	585	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	136.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	215.47/cwt	215.00–216.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	215.76/cwt	208.00–220.00	923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	142.45/cwt	139.00–146.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	175.08/cwt	170.00–179.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	178.31/cwt	170.00–185.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	198.83/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	211.85/cwt	207.50–219.00	991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	167.31/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	188.94/cwt	185.00–193.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	182.01/cwt	179.00–185.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,073	1

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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 367Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 111Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 31Year ago 29

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls were

3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher , salughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Average offerings of average

to plain 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$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	195.00–219.00	213.20
3	—	487	207.50–221.00	214.55
1	—	220	225.00	225.00
5	—	272	215.00–230.00	224.15
7	—	421	215.00–240.00	227.97
2	—	658	188.00–204.00	195.91
5	—	724	170.00–179.00	175.29
7	—	524	205.00–220.00	212.58
6	—	319	215.00–230.00	222.03
16	—	377	215.00–230.00	224.80
4	—	609	202.00–213.00	206.51
1	—	755	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	158.00	158.00
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
2	—	833	153.00–156.00	154.49
3	—	270	190.00–210.00	203.70
2	—	785	150.00–159.00	154.56
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	240.00–262.50	248.52
3	—	237	240.00–260.00	246.76
5	—	364	242.50–255.00	248.72
11	—	273	240.00–260.00	251.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	221.00	221.00
4	—	415	234.00–238.00	234.96
6	—	708	187.00	187.00
6	—	372	239.00–255.00	249.21
1	—	475	226.00	226.00
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	170.00–180.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	320	195.00–210.00	203.71
22	—	418	190.00–206.00	197.40
9	—	527	180.00–186.00	182.86
1	—	770	156.00	156.00
13	—	373	195.00–208.00	200.08
24	—	470	184.00–198.00	191.92
2	—	655	161.00–174.00	167.45
2	—	240	197.50–200.00	198.78
9	—	576	170.00–185.00	177.50
5	—	268	195.00–207.50	200.43
14	—	625	165.00–178.00	174.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	170.00–185.00	178.01
2	—	578	165.00–170.00	167.51
4	—	263	170.00–185.00	177.60
7	—	423	170.00–185.00	180.29
3	—	763	135.00–145.00	140.01
4	—	319	170.00–180.00	174.98
4	—	520	162.50–175.00	171.36
2	—	628	150.00–158.00	154.05
2	—	660	139.00–146.00	142.45
3	—	477	170.00–179.00	175.08
6	—	365	170.00–185.00	178.31
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	140.00–150.00	144.92
2	—	558	135.00–142.50	138.77
2	—	620	127.50–135.00	131.13
3	—	390	145.00–155.00	150.00
3	—	413	135.00–140.00	136.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	215.00–216.00	215.47
1	—	280	216.00	216.00
1	—	420	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	145.00–155.00	150.04
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	212.00	212.00
6	—	463	225.00–226.00	225.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	403	225.00–235.00	228.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	208.00–220.00	215.76
5	—	570	194.00–208.00	198.83
6	—	468	207.50–219.00	211.85
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
1	—	505	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	156.00	156.00
3	—	668	162.00–170.00	167.31
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
2	—	425	190.00–195.00	192.53
2	—	473	185.00–193.00	188.94
2	—	523	179.00–185.00	182.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	79.00–85.00	81.62
6	—	1,358	110.00–112.00	110.68
49	—	1,146	89.00–108.00	100.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	102.00–103.00	102.49
18	—	927	88.00–100.00	93.91
3	—	852	72.00–83.00	76.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,472	96.00–105.00	102.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,655	133.00	133.00
8	—	1,588	106.00–121.00	115.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	977	1,085.00–1,385.00	1,223.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	610.00	610.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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Slaughter Cattle

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