Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week based on limited comparable sales due to limited comparable sales with extremely wet conditions in the area. Light 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 $194.66/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$194.66

121 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$52.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.52

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	412	208.11	858	70
Medium and Large 2	479	183.67	880	33
Small 1-2	517	166.05	858	12thin
Medium and Large 3	404	155.49	629	6thin

One grade step is worth $52.62/cwt here — about $229 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 sale121 hd

194.66

—

SC average5 barns · 486 hd

183.15

+11.52

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	1,326	110.48	1,465	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	96.14	1,132	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	95.14	1,484	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	86.63	865	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$970	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,298	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,139	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	825	$684	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$608	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	222.56/cwt	215.00–224.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	181.35/cwt	175.00–186.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	183.10/cwt	172.50–188.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	189.31/cwt	185.00–195.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	187.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	191.74/cwt	187.50–195.00	813	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	171.24/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	218.77/cwt	217.50–220.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	215.33/cwt	215.00–216.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,055	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	172.96/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	178.30/cwt	170.00–185.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	211.68/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	220.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	210.07/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	202.61/cwt	197.50–210.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	198.37/cwt	187.50–205.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	906.00/head	906.00–906.00	906	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	969.77/head	965.00–975.00	970	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	608.00/head	608.00–608.00	608	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	684.00/head	684.00–684.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,138.99/head	1,057.00–1,210.00	1,139	2
Bulls	—	—	1,326	110.48/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,465	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	97.41/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,180	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	106.86/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,226	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	91.02/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,026	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	98.99/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	83.38/cwt	73.00–92.00	1,342	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	108.94/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.00	927	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	81.64/cwt	67.00–89.00	758	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	228.87/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,293	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	536	235.50/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,262	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	243.90/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,056	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	207.95/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	213.53/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,014	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	224.49/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	240.70/cwt	235.00–252.50	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	227.47/cwt	217.50–237.50	835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	234.18/cwt	222.50–242.50	733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	220.08/cwt	207.50–223.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	235.65/cwt	227.50–245.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	204.32/cwt	195.00–210.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	196.25/cwt	185.00–200.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	233.94/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	248.06/cwt	245.00–260.00	938	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,252	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	243.59/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	244.00/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	206.16/cwt	199.00–213.00	870	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	434	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	207.40/cwt	205.00–210.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	205.58/cwt	200.00–212.50	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	204.99/cwt	199.00–211.00	966	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	204.64/cwt	200.00–207.50	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	202.91/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	169.30/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	713	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	165.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	553	171.27/cwt	167.50–175.00	947	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 597Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 142Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	215.00–224.00	222.56
2	—	380	217.50–220.00	218.77
3	—	419	215.00–216.00	215.33
1	—	295	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	155.00	155.00
1	—	675	158.00	158.00
2	—	278	150.00–155.00	152.48
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	175.00–186.00	181.35
7	—	576	172.50–188.00	183.10
3	—	332	185.00–195.00	189.31
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
4	—	471	180.00–190.00	187.61
4	—	424	187.50–195.00	191.74
3	—	623	163.00–175.00	169.30
1	—	665	163.00	163.00
2	—	275	180.00–190.00	185.00
2	—	375	185.00–195.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	199.00–213.00	206.16
2	—	238	200.00–205.00	202.42
2	—	323	205.00–210.00	207.40
7	—	371	200.00–212.50	205.58
2	—	568	190.00–191.00	190.49
11	—	471	199.00–211.00	204.99
8	—	267	200.00–207.50	204.64
8	—	521	195.00–207.00	202.91
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	160.00–170.00	164.86
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	670	162.50	162.50
4	—	630	160.00–170.00	165.71
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
2	—	553	167.50–175.00	171.27
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	170.00–172.50	171.24
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
3	—	480	170.00–185.00	178.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	171.00–175.00	172.96
3	—	422	197.50–210.00	202.61
3	—	472	187.50–205.00	198.37
1	—	520	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	200.00–210.00	205.15
3	—	625	205.00–220.00	211.68
5	—	429	215.00–225.00	220.98
2	—	565	207.50–212.50	210.07
14	—	475	210.00–227.50	213.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	157.50	157.50
2	—	465	150.00–160.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	219.00–238.00	228.87
8	—	536	225.00–246.00	235.50
6	—	433	229.00–260.00	243.90
1	—	480	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	206.00–210.00	207.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	224.00–225.00	224.49
3	—	282	235.00–252.50	240.70
10	—	367	217.50–237.50	227.47
13	—	313	222.50–242.50	234.18
6	—	527	207.50–223.00	220.08
1	—	415	242.50	242.50
2	—	220	227.50–245.00	235.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
11	—	511	245.00	245.00
1	—	355	240.00	240.00
1	—	405	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	195.00–210.00	204.32
4	—	385	185.00–200.00	196.25
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
1	—	430	192.50	192.50
1	—	590	195.00	195.00
1	—	720	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	150.00–160.00	154.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	224.00	224.00
3	—	563	225.00–239.00	233.94
5	—	378	245.00–260.00	248.06
2	—	418	240.00–247.50	243.59
1	—	340	255.00	255.00
2	—	500	238.00–250.00	244.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,460	1,690.00	1,690.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	906.00	906.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	965.00–975.00	969.77
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	608.00	608.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	684.00	684.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,057.00–1,210.00	1,138.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,326	101.00–116.00	110.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,211	94.00–100.00	97.41
3	—	1,147	105.00–109.00	106.86
11	—	1,127	85.00–104.00	91.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	95.00–102.00	98.99
3	—	1,610	73.00–92.00	83.38
2	—	1,578	108.00–110.00	108.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	90.00–97.00	93.54
6	—	928	67.00–89.00	81.64
1	—	1,460	82.00	82.00

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Williamston Livestock Auction

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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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Replacement Cattle

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