Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering

of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. A light demand for cattle

with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.41/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$222.41

114 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$46.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	238.38	1,384	39
Medium and Large 2	559	222.04	1,242	55
Medium and Large 3	528	192.29	1,015	20

One grade step is worth $46.09/cwt here — about $370 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 sale114 hd

222.41

—

SC average5 barns · 256 hd

220.79

+1.62

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	1,439	118.25	1,701	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	99.27	1,482	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	96.15	1,192	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	91.24	812	10

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)	1,078	$1,117	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	861	$992	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1	—	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	207.79/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,091	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	207.47/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,178	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	226.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	199.12/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	176.03/cwt	170.00–182.00	929	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	202.90/cwt	195.00–215.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	207.85/cwt	200.00–215.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	177.64/cwt	172.50–183.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	201.24/cwt	195.00–205.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	179.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	861	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	181.81/cwt	177.50–185.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	258.44/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	190.10/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	202.50/cwt	195.00–215.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	199.33/cwt	195.00–207.50	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	191.08/cwt	189.00–200.00	892	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	187.02/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	255.81/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,411	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	228.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	228.92/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	187.44/cwt	180.00–192.50	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	200.18/cwt	185.00–205.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	247.72/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,392	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	228.75/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	241.34/cwt	235.00–245.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	248.32/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	214.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,331	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	226.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	256.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	257.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	179.93/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	185.67/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	184.35/cwt	180.00–192.50	959	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	81.66/cwt	75.00–87.50	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	93.63/cwt	90.00–98.00	861	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	99.27/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,482	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	82.80/cwt	72.50–90.00	968	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	100.86/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,276	34
Bulls	—	—	1,285	108.96/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	121.35/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,808	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	116.40/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,245	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	861	991.96/head	950.00–1,035.01	992	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	1,116.54/head	1,035.00–1,200.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	185.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	188.03/cwt	180.00–195.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	171.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	207.94/cwt	200.00–215.00	965	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	192.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	216.93/cwt	210.00–224.00	918	6

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 431Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 113Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 37

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering

of average to plain 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	255.00	255.00
4	—	321	250.00–260.00	256.17
1	—	350	260.00	260.00
2	—	423	255.00–260.00	257.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	200.00–215.00	207.79
9	—	568	200.00–215.00	207.47
7	—	331	220.00–230.00	226.37
4	—	623	195.00–204.00	199.12
1	—	210	230.00	230.00
2	—	378	220.00–230.00	225.17
1	—	275	235.00	235.00
18	—	464	200.00–215.00	207.94
6	—	423	210.00–224.00	216.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	175.00–188.00	179.93
3	—	578	180.00–192.00	185.67
7	—	520	180.00–192.50	184.35
3	—	345	195.00–205.00	200.00
6	—	460	180.00–195.00	185.96
4	—	434	180.00–195.00	188.03
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
4	—	381	190.00–200.00	192.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
3	—	665	170.00	170.00
12	—	528	170.00–182.00	176.03
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
3	—	637	172.50–183.00	177.64
17	—	480	175.00–185.00	179.33
7	—	424	177.50–185.00	181.81
2	—	230	190.00	190.00
3	—	560	170.00–176.00	171.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	195.00–215.00	202.90
2	—	215	200.00–215.00	207.85
1	—	650	193.00	193.00
4	—	384	195.00–205.00	201.24
3	—	572	187.50–195.00	190.10
4	—	325	195.00–215.00	202.50
7	—	419	195.00–207.50	199.33
24	—	467	189.00–200.00	191.08
2	—	503	190.00	190.00
7	—	721	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	250.00–267.50	258.44
3	—	363	250.00–255.00	252.52
8	—	858	194.00	194.00
3	—	458	250.00–262.50	255.81
14	—	562	244.00–248.00	247.72
9	—	511	242.00–250.00	248.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	180.00–197.50	187.02
2	—	685	185.00–190.00	187.48
3	—	363	180.00–192.50	187.44
7	—	475	185.00–205.00	200.18
2	—	530	190.00–195.00	192.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	650	217.00	217.00
4	—	466	220.00–235.00	228.91
5	—	520	222.50–232.50	228.92
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
5	—	573	225.00–232.50	228.75
4	—	379	235.00–245.00	241.34
1	—	755	192.50	192.50
17	—	620	210.00–220.00	214.64
6	—	421	220.00–230.00	226.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	75.00–87.50	81.66
8	—	920	90.00–98.00	93.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	93.00–105.00	99.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,169	72.50–90.00	82.80
34	—	1,265	94.00–111.00	100.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	106.00–111.00	108.96
6	—	1,490	119.00–125.00	121.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,070	116.00–120.00	116.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	861	950.00–1,035.01	991.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,035.00–1,200.00	1,116.54

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

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