Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower,

slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering 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 $189.51/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$189.51

168 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$56.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.58

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	405	199.40	807	119
Medium and Large 2	470	171.06	803	36
Small 1-2	482	152.20	733	10thin
Medium and Large 3	310	143.31	444	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.08/cwt here — about $363 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 sale168 hd

189.51

—

SC average5 barns · 769 hd

178.93

+10.58

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	—	Average	1,519	120.15	1,825	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	101.95	1,495	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	98.61	1,150	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	88.76	783	45

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)	901	$883	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$837	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$650	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	997	$1,502	10

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	904	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	343	212.23/cwt	212.00–214.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	227	247.39/cwt	240.00–260.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	281	242.30/cwt	235.00–250.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	195.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	827	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	205.05/cwt	200.00–207.50	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	191.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	204.98/cwt	195.00–210.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	623	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	183.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	193.32/cwt	190.00–196.00	912	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	229.70/cwt	224.00–232.50	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	201.75/cwt	195.00–205.00	424	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	183.81/cwt	182.50–185.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	183.79/cwt	182.50–185.00	704	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	434	157.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	683	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	477	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	174.47/cwt	170.00–185.00	741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	258.75/cwt	255.00–260.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	245.85/cwt	230.00–257.50	797	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	240.20/cwt	230.00–250.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	214.15/cwt	211.00–217.50	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	187.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	214.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,141	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	218.49/cwt	205.00–225.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	214.51/cwt	205.00–220.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	217.37/cwt	200.00–226.00	817	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	166.79/cwt	162.50–173.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	614	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	243.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	221.59/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	208.99/cwt	200.00–220.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	834	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	161.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	214.62/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,004	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	161.12/cwt	155.00–167.50	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	218.79/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,156	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	225.08/cwt	224.00–228.00	963	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,093	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	79.89/cwt	68.00–87.00	675	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,945	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	100.44/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,184	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	94.67/cwt	90.00–102.00	859	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	103.40/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,471	11
Bulls	—	—	1,503	120.43/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,810	9
Bulls	—	—	1,973	130.43/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,573	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	84.72/cwt	78.00–88.00	906	5
Bulls	—	—	1,138	108.60/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,236	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,390.00/head	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,390	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	741.02/head	700.00–775.00	741	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	713.96/head	635.00–790.00	714	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	667	143.51/cwt	134.00–150.00	957	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	124.56/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	143.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	202.07/cwt	190.00–210.00	748	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	178.96/cwt	170.00–185.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	212.50/cwt	212.00–213.00	769	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	210.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	898	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	203.94/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	156.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	203.16/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	180.76/cwt	177.50–185.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,124.57/head	1,560.00–2,475.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	911.31/head	850.00–965.00	911	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	510	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,458.51/head	1,450.00–1,465.00	1,459	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,007.28/head	1,750.00–2,225.00	2,007	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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 527Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 163Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 17Year ago 33

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower,

slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering 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
1	—	675	201.00	201.00
2	—	418	211.00–217.50	214.15
7	—	532	200.00–220.00	214.47
6	—	216	205.00–225.00	218.49
8	—	273	205.00–220.00	214.51
17	—	376	200.00–226.00	217.37
2	—	575	219.00–224.00	221.59
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
9	—	328	200.00–220.00	208.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
7	—	227	240.00–260.00	247.39
10	—	281	235.00–250.00	242.30
1	—	585	228.00	228.00
3	—	435	224.00–232.50	229.70
16	—	324	230.00–257.50	245.85
12	—	370	230.00–250.00	240.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	595	177.50	177.50
1	—	630	182.50	182.50
4	—	375	180.00–190.00	187.37
1	—	255	195.00	195.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
3	—	717	162.50–173.00	166.79
2	—	323	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	255.00–260.00	258.75
3	—	460	240.00–245.00	243.26
9	—	339	246.00	246.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
2	—	320	160.00–170.00	165.16
5	—	369	155.00–165.00	161.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	212.50	212.50
10	—	452	200.00	200.00
12	—	343	212.00–214.00	212.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	423	190.00–210.00	195.54
6	—	275	200.00–207.50	205.05
10	—	520	185.00–195.00	191.57
14	—	324	195.00–210.00	204.98
6	—	568	180.00–190.00	183.65
9	—	472	190.00–196.00	193.32
3	—	210	195.00–205.00	201.75
3	—	612	170.00–175.00	172.65
17	—	370	190.00–210.00	202.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
4	—	434	150.00–160.00	157.46
3	—	477	150.00–160.00	155.07
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	182.50–185.00	183.81
2	—	383	182.50–185.00	183.79
1	—	530	173.00	173.00
12	—	425	170.00–185.00	174.47
2	—	668	150.00–155.00	152.45
3	—	723	140.00–148.00	143.48
5	—	469	170.00–185.00	178.96
2	—	275	170.00	170.00
2	—	585	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	210	175.00–180.00	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	222.50	222.50
3	—	362	212.00–213.00	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.47
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	468	200.00–220.00	214.62
13	—	427	200.00–220.00	210.36
2	—	520	198.00–210.00	203.94
2	—	623	185.00–195.00	190.02
3	—	572	195.00–210.00	203.16
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	155.00–167.50	161.12
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	217.50–220.00	218.79
8	—	528	219.00	219.00
12	—	428	224.00–228.00	225.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	230.00–240.00	235.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
1	—	580	172.50	172.50
2	—	420	180.00–185.00	182.47
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
2	—	665	154.00–160.00	156.95
3	—	465	177.50–185.00	180.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	845	68.00–87.00	79.89
27	—	907	90.00–102.00	94.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	86.00	86.00
11	—	1,423	98.00–105.00	103.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,179	92.00–108.00	100.44
5	—	1,069	78.00–88.00	84.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,503	112.00–126.00	120.43
2	—	1,973	130.00–131.00	130.43
2	—	1,138	107.00–110.00	108.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,390.00	1,390.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	745	700.00–775.00	741.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	785	635.00–790.00	713.96
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,450.00–1,465.00	1,458.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,224	1,750.00–2,225.00	2,007.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	850.00–965.00	911.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	510	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	667	134.00–150.00	143.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	117.00–134.00	124.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,410	1,560.00–2,475.00	2,124.57

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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