Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. moderate offerings 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 $195.88/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$195.88

156 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$32.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	213.70	970	29
Medium and Large 2	452	197.03	891	86
Medium and Large 3	486	180.86	880	41

One grade step is worth $32.84/cwt here — about $90 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 sale156 hd

195.88

—

SC average5 barns · 346 hd

197.88

−1.99

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	1,896	118.86	2,253	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	110.74	1,705	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	104.78	1,303	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	92.79	806	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$986	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$868	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,165	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,323	5

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	431	256.14/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	223.57/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,299	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	222.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	184.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,159	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	182.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	197.43/cwt	190.00–204.00	930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	999	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	191.93/cwt	185.00–198.00	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	205.91/cwt	200.00–212.50	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	180.83/cwt	175.00–185.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	190.64/cwt	190.00–192.50	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	199.19/cwt	190.00–205.00	825	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	203.51/cwt	197.50–210.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	189.27/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	207.58/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	218.86/cwt	215.00–225.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	183.76/cwt	180.00–185.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	236.94/cwt	230.00–245.00	990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	204.17/cwt	195.00–212.50	764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	838	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	215.68/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	222.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	202.70/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,545	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	207.50/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	256.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	215.06/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,355	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	247.79/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,311	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	238.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,123	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	240.19/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,239	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	219.32/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	279.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	198.83/cwt	195.00–202.50	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	108.94/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,403	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	110.74/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,705	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	93.84/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,058	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	85.99/cwt	75.00–94.00	726	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	101.10/cwt	97.00–110.00	909	9
Bulls	—	—	1,929	121.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,350	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,799	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	925.00/head	920.00–930.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	179.76/cwt	179.00–180.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	245.79/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	266.98/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,116	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	223.50/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,068	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	267.05/cwt	260.00–277.50	988	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	200.37/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	201.03/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	208.61/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,200	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	244.07/cwt	235.00–250.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	189.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	274.04/cwt	265.00–282.50	885	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	178.50/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	221.64/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,144	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	179.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	188.27/cwt	185.00–195.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	216.23/cwt	205.00–222.50	904	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,165.00/head	1,165.00–1,165.00	1,165	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,110.72/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	883	1,454.25/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,454	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	863	882.80/head	875.00–890.00	883	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	650	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	870	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	1,139.23/head	1,010.00–1,250.00	1,139	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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 451Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 111Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 27

Compared to last week feeder steers were 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. moderate offerings of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	250.00–265.00	256.14
1	—	340	282.50	282.50
12	—	663	233.00	233.00
7	—	468	250.00–265.00	256.27
10	—	529	244.00–251.00	247.79
1	—	555	247.00	247.00
1	—	380	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	581	215.00–228.00	223.57
2	—	515	235.00	235.00
3	—	663	210.00–219.00	215.68
1	—	350	235.00	235.00
1	—	225	230.00	230.00
2	—	630	212.50–217.50	215.06
1	—	440	240.00	240.00
6	—	471	230.00–245.00	238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	215.00	215.00
2	—	360	220.00–225.00	222.53
2	—	575	195.00–210.00	202.70
8	—	509	195.00–210.00	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	838	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	220.00–230.00	222.41
1	—	205	235.00	235.00
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
5	—	663	196.00	196.00
1	—	465	214.00	214.00
3	—	523	205.00–212.50	207.58
4	—	421	215.00–225.00	218.86
7	—	328	220.00–230.00	222.50
3	—	627	198.00–205.00	201.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	180.00–185.00	184.02
12	—	471	190.00–204.00	197.43
11	—	520	185.00–198.00	191.93
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
2	—	233	200.00–212.50	205.91
26	—	414	190.00–205.00	199.19
5	—	323	197.50–210.00	203.51
5	—	562	185.00–195.00	189.27
14	—	374	195.00–212.50	204.17
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	175.00–185.00	182.60
17	—	563	175.00–180.00	177.49
6	—	468	175.00–185.00	180.83
4	—	335	190.00–192.50	190.64
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
4	—	383	180.00–185.00	183.76
1	—	615	176.00	176.00
4	—	535	179.00–180.00	179.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	230.00–245.00	236.94
10	—	478	215.00–233.00	223.50
3	—	622	194.00–205.00	200.37
6	—	575	200.00–217.00	208.61
2	—	230	240.00–250.00	245.11
2	—	305	240.00–250.00	244.92
5	—	376	235.00–250.00	244.07
8	—	516	215.00–232.50	221.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	235.00–247.50	240.19
3	—	572	218.00–220.00	219.32
2	—	270	275.00–285.00	279.63
3	—	463	242.50–250.00	245.79
9	—	418	260.00–275.00	266.98
11	—	370	260.00–277.50	267.05
10	—	323	265.00–282.50	274.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	195.00–202.50	198.83
1	—	220	220.00	220.00
5	—	571	180.00–195.00	189.01
2	—	655	175.00–182.00	178.50
3	—	375	215.00–225.00	219.93
5	—	635	175.00–185.00	179.62
3	—	520	185.00–195.00	188.27
17	—	418	205.00–222.50	216.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,288	100.00–118.00	108.94
19	—	1,127	85.00–98.00	93.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,540	100.00–115.00	110.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	844	75.00–94.00	85.99
9	—	899	97.00–110.00	101.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,929	118.00–125.00	121.83
1	—	1,730	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	149.00	149.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	920.00–930.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,010.00–1,250.00	1,139.23
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	863	875.00–890.00	882.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,485.00	1,485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,110.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,454.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	1,165.00	1,165.00

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