Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer 4.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.80/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$196.80

108 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$37.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	223.89	904	16thin
Medium and Large 2	427	205.94	880	26
Medium and Large 3	492	186.63	919	66

One grade step is worth $37.26/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale108 hd

196.80

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

201.33

−4.53

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	1,599	121.49	1,943	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	102.08	1,502	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	96.31	1,179	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	89.16	829	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,146	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,137	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$820	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	782	$1,233	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$982	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	721	$720	6

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	693	206.24/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	202.22/cwt	196.00–212.50	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	228.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	207.15/cwt	199.00–215.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	179.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	181.96/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	190.33/cwt	185.00–195.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	190.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	217.10/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	185.57/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	209.87/cwt	200.00–220.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	187.74/cwt	180.00–195.00	790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	186.77/cwt	175.00–192.00	979	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	217.80/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,052	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	211.60/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	190.11/cwt	180.00–199.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	203.96/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	197.39/cwt	180.00–210.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	200.34/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	197.35/cwt	195.00–199.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	220.02/cwt	217.50–222.50	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	213.23/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	258.13/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,110	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	248.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	251.92/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	231.09/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	247.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,442	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,040	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	251.19/cwt	250.00–252.50	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	251.36/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	262.48/cwt	255.00–272.50	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	189.75/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	318	276.79/cwt	272.50–285.00	880	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	85.38/cwt	70.00–92.00	765	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	95.78/cwt	93.00–104.00	946	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	104.93/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,534	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	101.47/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,283	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	90.06/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,058	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	191.80/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	211.66/cwt	203.00–217.50	1,211	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	230.11/cwt	225.00–237.50	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	185.17/cwt	180.00–190.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	188.90/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	198.71/cwt	190.00–205.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	233.64/cwt	225.00–245.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	222.76/cwt	215.00–229.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	1,233.20/head	1,208.00–1,269.00	1,233	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	720	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	780	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	625	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	720	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	643	658.97/head	640.00–685.00	659	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,013.84/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	830	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	955.14/head	950.00–960.00	955	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	1,411.00/head	1,411.00–1,411.00	1,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,137.13/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,006.00/head	1,006.00–1,006.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	126.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,196	6
Bulls	—	—	1,439	115.24/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,658	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	93.52/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,401	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 403Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 126Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	202.50–210.00	206.24
2	—	363	210.00–215.00	212.45
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
2	—	575	212.50–214.00	213.23
1	—	540	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	215.00	215.00
1	—	690	222.00	222.00
2	—	580	225.00–237.50	231.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	245.00–260.00	258.13
7	—	507	245.00–255.00	248.97
1	—	665	236.00	236.00
1	—	370	260.00	260.00
8	—	473	245.00–261.00	251.92
6	—	583	240.00–250.00	247.30
2	—	320	250.00–252.50	251.19
1	—	600	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	196.00–212.50	202.22
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
4	—	428	199.00–215.00	207.15
4	—	281	200.00–220.00	209.87
4	—	356	210.00–220.00	214.95
3	—	630	194.00–207.00	200.34
4	—	506	195.00–199.00	197.35
1	—	215	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	232.50	232.50
6	—	366	225.00–230.00	228.60
5	—	481	217.00–217.50	217.10
3	—	408	217.50–222.50	220.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	170.00–185.00	179.44
2	—	668	180.00–184.00	181.96
6	—	466	185.00–195.00	190.33
2	—	243	185.00–195.00	190.05
10	—	617	179.00–189.00	185.57
14	—	421	180.00–195.00	187.74
20	—	524	175.00–192.00	186.77
2	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
3	—	327	180.00–199.00	190.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	220.00–225.00	222.52
6	—	483	212.50–220.00	217.80
10	—	525	200.00–225.00	211.60
3	—	628	195.00–210.00	203.96
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
9	—	572	203.00–217.50	211.66
6	—	323	225.00–237.50	230.11
3	—	362	225.00–245.00	233.64
3	—	418	215.00–229.00	222.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	212.50	212.50
9	—	472	180.00–210.00	197.39
8	—	621	180.00–199.00	189.75
4	—	675	189.00–197.00	191.80
2	—	518	180.00–190.00	185.17
3	—	568	180.00–199.00	188.90
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
4	—	411	190.00–205.00	198.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	242.50–260.00	251.36
3	—	377	255.00–272.50	262.48
2	—	338	265.00–267.50	266.24
2	—	258	265.00–270.00	267.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	272.50–285.00	276.79
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	695	145.00	145.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	896	70.00–92.00	85.38
8	—	988	93.00–104.00	95.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	99.00–111.00	104.93
2	—	1,498	89.00–98.00	93.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,264	96.00–111.00	101.47
19	—	1,175	79.00–95.00	90.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	125.00–129.00	126.69
5	—	1,439	106.00–119.00	115.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	782	1,208.00–1,269.00	1,233.20
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	950.00–1,075.00	1,013.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	950.00–960.00	955.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,411.00	1,411.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,320.00	1,320.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	620.00	620.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	720.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	643	640.00–685.00	658.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,006.00	1,006.00

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle