Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 lower, feeder bulls were steady.

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering of average quality cattle with active

buyer participation. A light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.17/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$192.17

213 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$57.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

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	197.30	927	152
Medium and Large 2	452	181.74	821	53
Small 1-2	442	167.11	739	7thin
Medium and Large 3	455	140.00	637	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.30/cwt here — about $290 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 sale213 hd

192.17

—

SC average5 barns · 625 hd

190.76

+1.41

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	1,533	115.56	1,772	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	103.38	1,518	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	100.08	1,192	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	89.03	781	24

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)	1,000	$1,045	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$762	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	680	$760	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$625	1thin

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 2	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	242.58/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	195.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	253.43/cwt	240.00–267.50	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	203.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	507	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	178.72/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	472	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	243.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	195.49/cwt	190.00–205.00	831	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	189.22/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	196.45/cwt	190.00–205.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	191.19/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	916	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	194.49/cwt	190.00–205.00	908	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	184.72/cwt	180.00–187.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	196.77/cwt	190.00–205.00	724	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	171.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	195.08/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,022	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	183.09/cwt	180.00–185.00	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	182.20/cwt	177.00–187.50	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	181.24/cwt	175.00–186.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	171.19/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	202.18/cwt	195.00–210.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	564	236.47/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	201.69/cwt	195.00–210.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	203.21/cwt	195.00–210.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	225.21/cwt	215.00–235.00	727	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	222.81/cwt	215.00–235.00	844	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	203.42/cwt	200.00–207.50	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	334	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	214.89/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,139	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	192.22/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	601	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	182.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	230.04/cwt	215.00–235.00	950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	219.48/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,043	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	217.51/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,379	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	223.55/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,042	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	176.48/cwt	170.00–189.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	237.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,104	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	98.27/cwt	93.00–108.00	923	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	86.87/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,045	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	130.31/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	81.21/cwt	75.00–88.00	671	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	103.38/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,518	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	101.43/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,205	21
Bulls	—	—	1,303	104.18/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,357	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	123.15/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,078	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	761.64/head	600.00–925.00	762	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	493	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,026	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	224.62/cwt	215.00–232.50	959	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	178.96/cwt	170.00–185.00	925	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	196.49/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	204.70/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	186.96/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	155.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	199.91/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	218.39/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,133	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	198.15/cwt	190.00–205.00	943	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	181.60/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	200.84/cwt	195.00–210.00	840	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	680	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	723.62/head	675.00–775.00	724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,062	1,151.55/head	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,152	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	826	146.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,209	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	663	119.49/cwt	117.00–122.50	792	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	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 Jun 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 609Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 114Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 40Year ago 12

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 lower, feeder bulls were steady.

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering of average quality cattle with active

buyer participation. A light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
3	—	215	200.00–210.00	203.11
3	—	270	200.00–210.00	205.15
8	—	377	195.00–210.00	202.18
3	—	468	195.00–210.00	201.69
3	—	437	195.00–210.00	203.21
1	—	675	185.00	185.00
5	—	318	200.00–207.50	203.42
5	—	636	185.00–194.00	192.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	239.00–246.00	242.58
2	—	323	240.00–267.50	253.43
1	—	360	257.50	257.50
4	—	429	240.00–250.00	243.98
9	—	564	235.00–242.00	236.47
1	—	455	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	323	215.00–235.00	225.21
21	—	379	215.00–235.00	222.81
1	—	770	190.00	190.00
1	—	700	219.00	219.00
10	—	530	210.00–225.00	214.89
8	—	667	206.00	206.00
3	—	273	220.00	220.00
14	—	413	215.00–235.00	230.04
11	—	475	215.00–225.00	219.48
6	—	564	210.00–222.00	217.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	259.00	259.00
2	—	525	229.00	229.00
8	—	482	245.00	245.00
5	—	565	235.00	235.00
12	—	624	221.00	221.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.38
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	190.00–205.00	195.50
1	—	290	195.00	195.00
30	—	425	190.00–205.00	195.49
6	—	657	188.00–195.00	189.22
6	—	323	190.00–205.00	196.45
9	—	623	188.00–196.00	191.19
31	—	467	190.00–205.00	194.49
19	—	368	190.00–205.00	196.77
23	—	524	190.00–205.00	195.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	177.50–180.00	178.72
1	—	555	188.00	188.00
6	—	365	180.00–187.00	184.72
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
9	—	322	180.00–185.00	183.09
13	—	422	177.00–187.50	182.20
8	—	477	175.00–186.00	181.24
2	—	723	167.50–175.00	171.19
8	—	517	170.00–185.00	178.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	217.00	217.00
7	—	498	206.00	206.00
5	—	546	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	160.00	160.00
3	—	370	170.00–175.00	171.58
2	—	493	165.00–170.00	167.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	215.00–231.00	223.55
1	—	560	215.00	215.00
15	—	427	215.00–232.50	224.62
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
4	—	620	200.00–209.00	204.70
14	—	519	210.00–225.00	218.39
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	170.00–189.00	176.48
2	—	568	180.00–185.00	182.49
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
2	—	510	180.00–182.50	181.26
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	235.00–240.00	237.61
1	—	445	239.00	239.00
2	—	465	235.00–240.00	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	190.00–205.00	196.49
3	—	622	185.00–190.00	186.96
2	—	683	185.00–190.00	187.55
4	—	506	190.00–205.00	199.91
8	—	476	190.00–205.00	198.15
3	—	717	178.00–185.00	181.60
6	—	418	195.00–210.00	200.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	152.00–160.00	155.90
1	—	610	142.50	142.50
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	939	93.00–108.00	98.27
13	—	826	75.00–88.00	81.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,203	82.00–89.00	86.87
3	—	1,180	129.00–132.00	130.31
21	—	1,188	94.00–112.00	101.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,468	92.00–108.00	103.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	103.00–105.00	104.18
3	—	1,687	119.00–125.00	123.15

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	600.00–925.00	761.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	813	675.00–775.00	723.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,062	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,151.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	663	117.00–122.50	119.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	826	140.00–150.00	146.31

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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