Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to sales being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. 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 $196.89/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$196.89

167 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$36.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	217.52	913	31
Medium and Large 2	453	198.26	897	88
Medium and Large 3	497	181.06	899	48

One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about $14 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 sale167 hd

196.89

—

SC average2 barns · 316 hd

192.10

+4.79

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	1,742	105.40	1,836	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	105.96	1,563	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	94.19	1,132	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	86.62	947	27

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)	1,157	$1,190	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,001	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	889	$823	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$1,084	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	865	$952	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$1,464	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$928	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	866	$732	5

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	374	198.17/cwt	190.00–212.50	741	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	484	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,181	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	241.73/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	241.33/cwt	237.50–245.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	198.29/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	183.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	181.73/cwt	175.00–188.00	960	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	679	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,372	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	189.99/cwt	187.00–195.00	977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	198.55/cwt	190.00–205.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	181.08/cwt	177.50–184.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	594	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	226.36/cwt	220.00–232.50	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	206.80/cwt	195.00–215.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	178.47/cwt	170.00–186.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	207.48/cwt	197.50–212.00	983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	200.15/cwt	185.00–207.50	925	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	219.16/cwt	217.50–220.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	182.88/cwt	180.00–187.50	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	199.06/cwt	190.00–207.50	848	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	205.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	216.43/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	229.33/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	178.74/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	176.56/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	177.79/cwt	170.00–185.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	196.75/cwt	195.00–200.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	177.29/cwt	170.00–185.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	516	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	240.24/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	199.56/cwt	190.00–208.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	564	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	196.21/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	206.25/cwt	205.00–207.50	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	229.88/cwt	225.00–235.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	528	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,209	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	786	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,517	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	216.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	188.52/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	322	285.78/cwt	280.00–292.50	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	273.72/cwt	272.50–275.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	288	276.30/cwt	270.00–282.50	796	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,563	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	82.99/cwt	70.00–92.00	915	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	95.25/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,018	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	100.54/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,282	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	90.31/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,045	18
Bulls	—	—	1,854	112.41/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,084	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	95.58/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,515	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	650	488.00/head	488.00–488.00	488	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	825	846.00/head	846.00–846.00	846	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	825	578.00/head	578.00–578.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	204.43/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	233.73/cwt	232.50–235.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	240.54/cwt	230.00–250.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	227.76/cwt	220.00–242.50	941	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	222.13/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,048	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	195.63/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,125	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	233.51/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	253.39/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,052	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	267.42/cwt	255.00–275.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	261.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	990	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	221.37/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	952.00/head	952.00–952.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	963.10/head	900.00–1,025.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	998	934.37/head	900.00–965.00	934	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,198.75/head	1,135.00–1,275.00	1,199	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	832	715.32/head	633.00–775.00	715	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	792.46/head	725.00–860.00	792	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	914.97/head	885.00–950.00	915	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	805	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	670	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	1,308.19/head	1,150.00–1,408.00	1,308	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	988.78/head	909.00–1,096.00	989	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,533.18/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,533	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 481Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 146Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 29Year ago 32

No comparisons made due to sales being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	374	190.00–212.50	198.17
5	—	569	194.00–205.00	198.29
9	—	514	187.00–195.00	189.99
7	—	619	198.00	198.00
4	—	328	190.00–205.00	198.55
5	—	270	195.00–215.00	206.80
21	—	462	185.00–207.50	200.15
16	—	426	190.00–207.50	199.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	180.00–185.00	183.41
10	—	528	175.00–188.00	181.73
4	—	569	177.50–184.00	181.08
7	—	467	170.00–186.00	178.47
6	—	423	180.00–187.50	182.88
2	—	668	175.00–182.50	178.74
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
3	—	620	172.00–180.00	176.56
2	—	328	170.00–185.00	177.79
2	—	273	170.00–185.00	177.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	215.00	215.00
2	—	363	225.00	225.00
2	—	285	220.00–232.50	226.36
3	—	313	217.50–220.00	219.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	219.00	219.00
13	—	485	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	594	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	195.50	195.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	244.00	244.00
3	—	605	215.00	215.00
12	—	528	229.00	229.00
22	—	786	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	237.50–245.00	241.33
3	—	470	220.00–240.00	229.33
6	—	537	229.00–248.00	240.24
2	—	623	219.00	219.00
2	—	723	192.50–200.00	196.21
2	—	430	225.00–235.00	229.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	679	202.00	202.00
5	—	564	206.50	206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	195.00–200.00	196.75
2	—	723	196.00	196.00
3	—	335	190.00–208.00	199.56
2	—	450	205.00–207.50	206.25
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	275.00	275.00
1	—	425	280.00	280.00
1	—	325	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	235.00–247.50	241.73
4	—	515	228.00–237.00	233.51
1	—	285	255.00	255.00
6	—	415	247.50–260.00	253.39
5	—	322	255.00–275.00	267.42
12	—	378	250.00–270.00	261.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	197.50–212.00	207.48
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
6	—	430	200.00–215.00	205.77
1	—	380	215.00	215.00
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
1	—	205	220.00	220.00
3	—	315	210.00–220.00	216.61
4	—	621	180.00–200.00	188.52
4	—	521	197.50–207.50	204.43
8	—	575	190.00–202.50	195.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	210.00–222.50	216.43
2	—	360	232.50–235.00	233.73
6	—	324	230.00–250.00	240.54
9	—	413	220.00–242.50	227.76
11	—	472	217.50–227.50	222.13
5	—	530	212.50–227.50	221.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	280.00–292.50	285.78
2	—	358	272.50–275.00	273.72
2	—	410	265.00–270.00	267.47
2	—	288	270.00–282.50	276.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	105.00–107.00	105.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,103	70.00–92.00	82.99
8	—	1,069	93.00–99.00	95.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,275	98.00–105.00	100.54
18	—	1,157	81.00–97.00	90.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,854	110.00–116.00	112.41
5	—	1,585	80.00–106.00	95.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	488.00	488.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	846.00	846.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	1,135.00–1,275.00	1,198.75
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	832	633.00–775.00	715.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	725.00–860.00	792.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	909.00–1,096.00	988.78
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	578.00	578.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	900.00–965.00	934.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	885.00–950.00	914.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,226	1,150.00–1,408.00	1,308.19
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	952.00	952.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,050	900.00–1,025.00	963.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,533.18

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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