Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.57/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$186.57

54 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$597

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

$69.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.86

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	470	197.53	928	28
Medium and Large 2	422	184.05	776	19thin
Small 1-2	339	165.57	561	4thin
Medium and Large 3	258	128.26	331	3thin

One grade step is worth $69.27/cwt here — about $597 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 sale54 hd

186.57

—

SC average5 barns · 321 hd

167.71

+18.86

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	1,695	120.61	2,045	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	101.19	1,322	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	77.87	753	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$920	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,014	$1,207	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$797	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	265	242.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	226.03/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	189.32/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,077	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	184.15/cwt	182.50–187.50	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	206.22/cwt	205.00–207.50	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	182.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	236.01/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,305	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	173.76/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	203.47/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	216.45/cwt	210.00–222.50	515	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,147	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	210.12/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	232.73/cwt	225.00–240.00	961	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	69.91/cwt	50.00–83.00	595	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	92.20/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,085	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	89.12/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,032	4
Bulls	—	—	1,677	119.15/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	103.39/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,378	22
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	700	595.00/head	595.00–595.00	595	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	999.00/head	999.00–999.00	999	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,164.00/head	1,164.00–1,164.00	1,164	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,302.73/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,015.00/head	1,015.00–1,015.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	197.72/cwt	191.00–201.00	931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	225.47/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	190.26/cwt	187.50–193.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	745	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	210.78/cwt	210.00–212.50	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	168.99/cwt	160.00–177.50	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	181.28/cwt	180.00–182.50	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	215	162.15/cwt	155.00–170.00	349	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 Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 570Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 135Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 53Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area 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
2	—	265	240.00–245.00	242.59
1	—	425	258.00	258.00
1	—	310	225.00	225.00
3	—	503	241.00	241.00
1	—	485	242.50	242.50
2	—	553	234.00–238.00	236.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	225.00–227.00	226.03
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
1	—	535	238.00	238.00
2	—	615	200.00–207.00	203.47
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
2	—	238	210.00–222.50	216.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
1	—	790	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	180.00–186.00	182.99
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	172.50–175.00	173.76
1	—	695	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	230	120.00–125.00	122.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	204.00	204.00
1	—	500	197.00	197.00
9	—	569	187.00–190.00	189.32
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
2	—	380	205.00–207.50	206.22
10	—	471	191.00–201.00	197.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	185.00–190.00	187.47
1	—	570	188.00	188.00
2	—	470	180.00	180.00
3	—	408	182.50–187.50	184.15
3	—	382	190.00	190.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
1	—	610	177.00	177.00
2	—	285	190.00	190.00
2	—	318	180.00–182.50	181.28
2	—	665	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	210.00–212.50	210.78
1	—	420	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	160.00–177.50	168.99
2	—	215	155.00–170.00	162.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
2	—	523	205.00–215.00	210.12
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	221.00	221.00
2	—	413	225.00–240.00	232.73
5	—	484	218.00–233.00	225.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
2	—	588	187.50–193.00	190.26
1	—	445	197.50	197.50
1	—	615	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	851	50.00–83.00	69.91
5	—	1,177	88.00–98.00	92.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	87.00–92.00	89.12
22	—	1,333	98.00–109.00	103.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	117.00–121.00	119.15
1	—	1,750	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	595.00	595.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	999.00	999.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,164.00	1,164.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,008	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,302.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,015.00	1,015.00

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

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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