Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 1.00 lower, feeder heifers were 4.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 lower. Moderate offerings of average to plain 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 $205.39/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$205.39

97 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$35.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	216.74	1,046	44
Medium and Large 2	470	202.71	953	36
Medium and Large 3	493	181.70	895	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.04/cwt here — about $150 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 sale97 hd

205.39

—

SC average5 barns · 439 hd

202.31

+3.08

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	1,382	121.47	1,679	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	109.53	1,784	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	99.12	1,183	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	93.26	890	11

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)	985	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,087	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$995	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	923	$825	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,585	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	712	$1,433	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,386	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$794	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	—	520	200.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	221.10/cwt	215.00–227.50	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	210.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	216.68/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	261.60/cwt	257.50–267.50	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	173.10/cwt	170.00–185.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	201.92/cwt	195.00–210.00	870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	197.55/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	196.24/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	211.05/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,121	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	182.75/cwt	182.50–183.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	180.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	229.38/cwt	225.00–237.50	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	202.54/cwt	195.00–210.00	964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	200.31/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,236	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	211.14/cwt	205.00–220.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	225.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	867	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	187.64/cwt	180.00–190.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	215.82/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,001	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	207.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	205.25/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	232.51/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	236.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	213.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	224.94/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	259.65/cwt	255.00–265.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	237.28/cwt	230.00–245.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	252.92/cwt	252.50–253.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	262.69/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	235.70/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	252.67/cwt	252.50–253.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	258.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	190.42/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	221.33/cwt	217.50–225.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	202.49/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	216.68/cwt	210.00–225.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	87.04/cwt	75.00–95.00	986	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	99.94/cwt	95.00–108.00	945	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	81.57/cwt	73.00–92.00	790	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	109.53/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,784	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	104.29/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,267	48
Bulls	—	—	1,187	114.88/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,364	3
Bulls	—	—	1,529	126.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,933	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	810	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	188.19/cwt	180.00–195.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	214.29/cwt	210.00–220.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	185.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	184.56/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,052	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	176.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	187.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	715	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,744.72/head	1,685.00–1,800.00	1,745	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	638	116.31/cwt	115.00–117.50	742	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	745	155.70/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,160	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	818	793.70/head	725.00–835.00	794	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	915	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,147	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	825	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	958	974.62/head	910.00–1,035.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	1,142.90/head	1,065.00–1,210.00	1,143	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	800	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	720	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 655Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 91Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	195.00–205.00	200.98
11	—	431	195.00–210.00	201.92
4	—	569	190.00–202.50	197.55
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
2	—	628	195.00–197.50	196.24
1	—	695	195.00	195.00
9	—	476	195.00–210.00	202.54
1	—	230	222.50	222.50
3	—	330	210.00–220.00	213.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	215.00–227.50	221.10
8	—	579	205.00–215.00	210.94
3	—	490	215.00–220.00	216.68
16	—	531	210.00–217.50	211.05
4	—	330	225.00–237.50	229.38
10	—	384	220.00–230.00	225.76
1	—	640	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	170.00–185.00	173.10
2	—	370	185.00–190.00	187.40
2	—	628	182.50–183.00	182.75
3	—	562	175.00–185.00	180.85
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
4	—	424	180.00–190.00	187.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	257.50–267.50	261.60
1	—	615	247.50	247.50
2	—	323	255.00–265.00	259.65
6	—	563	252.50–253.00	252.92
6	—	433	255.00–270.00	262.69
3	—	482	252.50–253.00	252.67
4	—	508	250.00–265.00	258.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	219.00	219.00
6	—	481	225.00–240.00	232.51
3	—	368	230.00–240.00	236.70
2	—	670	222.50–227.50	224.94
2	—	335	230.00–245.00	237.28
4	—	524	225.00–240.00	235.70
4	—	575	220.00–230.00	224.98
3	—	423	225.00–235.00	230.02
1	—	260	230.00	230.00
1	—	615	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
1	—	785	197.50	197.50
2	—	473	210.00	210.00
1	—	645	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	195.00–207.50	200.31
4	—	423	205.00–220.00	211.14
8	—	464	205.00–225.00	215.82
5	—	526	200.00–215.00	207.02
4	—	589	200.00–214.00	205.25
2	—	718	186.00–195.00	190.42
2	—	240	217.50–225.00	221.33
3	—	652	197.50–210.00	202.49
3	—	322	210.00–225.00	216.68
1	—	265	225.00	225.00
6	—	369	210.00–220.00	214.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
6	—	426	180.00–195.00	188.19
1	—	385	195.00	195.00
4	—	523	180.00–190.00	185.62
8	—	570	180.00–191.00	184.56
4	—	615	170.00–180.00	176.64
6	—	472	180.00–190.00	187.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,133	75.00–95.00	87.04
1	—	1,465	117.00	117.00
48	—	1,215	99.00–112.00	104.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	946	95.00–108.00	99.94
4	—	969	73.00–92.00	81.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,629	106.00–116.00	109.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	109.00–120.00	114.88
4	—	1,529	123.00–130.00	126.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	910.00–1,035.00	974.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,065.00–1,210.00	1,142.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,885.00	1,885.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	1,285.00	1,285.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,685.00–1,800.00	1,744.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	638	115.00–117.50	116.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	725.00–835.00	793.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	152.50–157.50	155.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	139.00	139.00

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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