Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 5.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. 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 $199.01/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$199.01

134 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$33.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.98

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	209.74	979	65
Medium and Large 2	488	193.67	945	50
Medium and Large 3	414	176.31	730	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.44/cwt here — about $249 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 sale134 hd

199.01

—

SC average5 barns · 417 hd

193.02

+5.98

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	1,467	121.36	1,781	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	104.68	1,476	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	102.13	1,179	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	861	94.30	812	19

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)	820	$790	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	670	$828	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	211.55/cwt	205.00–220.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	239.50/cwt	235.00–245.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	219.83/cwt	212.50–225.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	184.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	216.41/cwt	210.00–225.00	900	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	217.64/cwt	215.00–220.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	216.99/cwt	210.00–225.00	814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	182.09/cwt	175.00–190.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	506	171.21/cwt	165.00–175.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	211.14/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	239.57/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,047	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	228.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	176.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	202.79/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	217.61/cwt	215.00–220.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	523	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,056	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	195.35/cwt	190.00–201.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	176.11/cwt	170.00–182.50	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	215.18/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	233.77/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,230	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	670	827.99/head	725.00–925.00	828	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,210	3
Bulls	—	—	1,078	111.47/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	101.54/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,174	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	104.68/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,476	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	96.82/cwt	92.00–102.50	858	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	80.89/cwt	71.00–86.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	259.03/cwt	255.00–265.50	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	180.66/cwt	175.00–190.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	237.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	218.02/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,384	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	134.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	201.32/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	249.27/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,157	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	830	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	231.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	251.04/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	236.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	240.03/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	209.98/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	573	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	241.76/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	203.23/cwt	195.00–212.50	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	251.26/cwt	247.50–255.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	213.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	196.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	198.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	175.04/cwt	170.00–185.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	176.49/cwt	175.00–178.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	193.69/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	196.99/cwt	190.00–205.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	179.48/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	209.57/cwt	205.00–218.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	221.61/cwt	220.00–225.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	209.75/cwt	205.00–217.50	896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	203.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	188.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	227.73/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	209.91/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,092	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	215.11/cwt	210.00–227.50	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	206.16/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 534Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 138Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	205.00–220.00	211.55
5	—	317	212.50–225.00	219.83
15	—	416	210.00–225.00	216.41
2	—	275	215.00–220.00	217.64
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
11	—	375	210.00–225.00	216.99
4	—	519	205.00–220.00	211.14
2	—	220	215.00–220.00	217.61
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	235.00–245.00	239.50
3	—	478	230.00–235.00	232.50
5	—	437	235.00–245.00	239.57
4	—	584	225.00–235.00	228.65
5	—	711	200.00–207.00	202.79
5	—	662	212.00–217.00	215.18
9	—	526	230.00–237.00	233.77
4	—	268	235.00–240.00	237.57
2	—	635	216.00–220.00	218.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	180.00–195.00	184.94
7	—	429	175.00–190.00	182.09
4	—	506	165.00–175.00	171.21
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
1	—	565	175.00	175.00
8	—	477	175.00–190.00	180.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	255.00–265.50	259.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	175.00–180.00	176.60
1	—	585	175.00	175.00
6	—	375	170.00–182.50	176.11
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
4	—	476	170.00–185.00	175.04
2	—	540	175.00–178.00	176.49
2	—	425	175.00–185.00	180.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	190.00–201.00	195.35
3	—	410	190.00–200.00	196.67
3	—	317	190.00–205.00	198.37
2	—	663	180.00–185.00	182.47
5	—	371	190.00–205.00	196.99
2	—	625	179.00–180.00	179.48
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
8	—	529	185.00–195.00	188.44
5	—	558	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	382	210.00–220.00	213.15
2	—	665	190.00–197.50	193.69
12	—	471	205.00–218.00	209.57
9	—	427	205.00–217.50	209.75
4	—	619	200.00–210.00	203.87
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
14	—	520	205.00–218.00	209.91
7	—	327	210.00–227.50	215.11
6	—	559	204.00–214.00	206.16
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	130.00–140.00	134.65
1	—	675	132.50	132.50
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
2	—	830	127.50–128.00	127.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	197.50–205.00	201.32
3	—	462	230.00–235.00	231.73
3	—	322	230.00–240.00	236.63
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
3	—	368	220.00–225.00	221.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	204.00	204.00
4	—	464	243.00–255.00	249.27
5	—	426	245.00–260.00	251.04
3	—	510	235.00–247.50	240.03
2	—	728	209.00–211.00	209.98
8	—	554	238.00–248.00	241.76
4	—	369	247.50–255.00	251.26
8	—	612	225.00–237.00	227.73
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	195.00–212.50	203.23
1	—	465	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	725.00–925.00	827.99
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	125.00–130.00	127.95
2	—	1,078	110.00–113.00	111.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,040	117.00–119.00	118.02
28	—	1,156	93.00–112.00	101.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	100.00–108.00	104.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	886	92.00–102.50	96.82
3	—	728	71.00–86.00	80.89

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle