Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.50 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $225.05/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +33.04 against this barn's trailing median of $192.00.

Average price

$225.05

86 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$195

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

$59.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.41

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	303	266.01	806	14thin
Medium and Large 2	480	227.16	1,090	37
Medium and Large 3	485	206.43	1,001	35

One grade step is worth $59.58/cwt here — about −$195 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $184.65, median $192.00 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale86 hd

225.05

—

SC average5 barns · 401 hd

206.64

+18.41

This barn, trailing median6 sales

192.00

+33.04

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	1,666	116.34	1,938	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	99.94	1,577	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	98.47	1,237	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	84.57	856	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$1,127	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$963	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,378	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,267	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$983	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	473	208.33/cwt	200.00–217.50	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	239.17/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	225.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	208.18/cwt	200.00–214.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	188.57/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,071	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	189.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	263.66/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	189.35/cwt	185.00–192.50	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	190.67/cwt	183.00–197.50	986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	204.10/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	207.69/cwt	200.00–212.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	204.94/cwt	202.50–207.50	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	183.78/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	192.48/cwt	185.00–197.50	907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	202.60/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	213.50/cwt	210.00–217.50	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	227.16/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	217.00/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	238.56/cwt	232.50–245.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	209.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	186.65/cwt	185.00–190.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	731	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	801	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	271.27/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	248.90/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	235.56/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	203.62/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	243.63/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,559	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	256.48/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	212.58/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	259.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	265	276.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	245	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	698	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	95.02/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,082	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	102.08/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,590	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	90.18/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,082	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	101.46/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,296	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	79.75/cwt	70.00–90.00	760	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	91.40/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,513	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	121.13/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,041	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	108.35/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,772	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,094	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	695	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	775	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,190	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	728	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	728	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	615	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,267.00/head	1,267.00–1,267.00	1,267	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	718	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	983.00/head	983.00–983.00	983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,197.42/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,303.26/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,303	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	765	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	675	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	206.84/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	210.38/cwt	200.00–220.00	892	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	210.78/cwt	202.50–217.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	226.55/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,180	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	216.29/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,218	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	232.39/cwt	227.50–240.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	252.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	235.85/cwt	230.00–242.50	870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	204.40/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	867	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	691	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,313	4

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 528Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 152Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	200.00–217.50	208.33
2	—	668	197.00–210.00	203.62
2	—	615	215.00	215.00
1	—	705	210.00	210.00
2	—	523	210.00–215.00	212.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	237.50–240.00	239.17
1	—	295	235.00	235.00
1	—	655	225.00	225.00
3	—	575	232.50–239.00	235.56
2	—	370	245.00	245.00
1	—	470	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	260.00–267.50	263.66
2	—	370	270.00–272.50	271.27
4	—	571	244.00–257.00	248.90
1	—	300	255.00	255.00
1	—	660	244.00	244.00
12	—	640	236.00–247.50	243.63
2	—	478	250.00–262.50	256.48
1	—	525	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	225.00	225.00
4	—	801	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	220.00–230.00	225.72
1	—	425	222.50	222.50
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	200.00–214.00	208.18
4	—	518	199.00–212.00	204.10
5	—	428	200.00–212.00	207.69
2	—	328	202.50–207.50	204.94
4	—	568	198.00–207.00	202.60
5	—	370	210.00–217.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	180.00–196.00	188.57
3	—	418	185.00–195.00	189.01
4	—	320	185.00–192.50	189.35
8	—	517	183.00–197.50	190.67
2	—	620	180.00–187.50	183.78
2	—	653	184.00	184.00
11	—	471	185.00–197.50	192.48
3	—	363	185.00–190.00	186.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	161.00	161.00
4	—	691	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	192.50	192.50
2	—	375	200.00–220.00	209.47
4	—	576	202.00–212.50	206.84
1	—	635	190.00	190.00
14	—	424	200.00–220.00	210.38
5	—	473	202.50–217.00	210.78
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
5	—	518	195.00–212.50	204.40
2	—	673	175.00–180.00	177.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	220.00–232.50	227.16
4	—	608	214.00–220.00	217.00
2	—	335	232.50–245.00	238.56
10	—	521	220.00–235.00	226.55
5	—	563	210.00–225.00	216.29
5	—	415	227.50–240.00	232.39
6	—	369	230.00–242.50	235.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	247.50	247.50
4	—	270	250.00–265.00	259.00
1	—	420	260.00	260.00
2	—	378	250.00–255.00	252.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	275.00–285.00	279.92
3	—	265	270.00–280.00	276.86
1	—	245	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,139	91.00–98.00	95.02
13	—	953	70.00–90.00	79.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,558	96.00–106.00	102.08
3	—	1,655	88.00–94.00	91.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	80.00–94.00	90.18
25	—	1,277	96.00–108.00	101.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	116.00–123.00	121.13
3	—	1,635	103.00–113.00	108.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	93.00–94.00	93.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,197.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,303.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	460.00	460.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	142.50	142.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	983.00	983.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,267.00	1,267.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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