Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 1.00 lower. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.49/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$206.49

76 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$36.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.27

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	216.18	888	44
Medium and Large 2	448	196.30	879	26
Medium and Large 3	572	179.58	1,027	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.60/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale76 hd

206.49

—

SC average5 barns · 391 hd

195.22

+11.27

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	1,469	103.90	1,527	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	96.06	1,393	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	95.19	1,189	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	86.64	752	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$678	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	613	201.97/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	238.33/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	243.93/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	277.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	232.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	175.82/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	218.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	200.72/cwt	195.00–205.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	227.62/cwt	220.00–238.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	210.16/cwt	205.00–215.00	981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	216.81/cwt	210.00–227.50	919	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	189.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	222.34/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	257.04/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	205.57/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	202.52/cwt	195.00–210.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	231.21/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	220.14/cwt	215.00–225.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	241.67/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	265.80/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	309	299.42/cwt	290.00–305.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	282.99/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	291.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,079	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	81.06/cwt	72.50–88.00	989	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	96.06/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,393	4
Bulls	—	—	1,304	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,304	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	101.19/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,277	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	82.47/cwt	79.00–85.00	668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	115.60/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,272	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	720	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	855	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	252.13/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,223	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	218.72/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	226.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	259.82/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	278.81/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	226.52/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	185.99/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,038	5

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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 328Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 111Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	195.00–209.00	201.97
3	—	428	230.00–245.00	238.33
5	—	652	189.00	189.00
2	—	565	210.00–215.00	212.54
2	—	373	250.00–260.00	255.03
2	—	340	245.00–255.00	250.00
4	—	514	215.00–220.00	218.72
4	—	466	220.00–235.00	226.22
2	—	220	240.00–250.00	245.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
2	—	443	195.00–200.00	197.49
1	—	590	194.00	194.00
1	—	280	225.00	225.00
2	—	672	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	240.00–251.00	243.93
6	—	333	270.00–285.00	277.32
8	—	485	245.00–262.50	252.13
5	—	418	250.00–266.00	259.82
4	—	379	270.00–285.00	278.81
3	—	557	222.50–230.00	226.52
1	—	265	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	290.00–305.00	299.42
2	—	408	281.00–285.00	282.99
1	—	240	310.00	310.00
3	—	370	290.00–295.00	291.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	225.00–240.00	232.26
1	—	550	197.50	197.50
2	—	320	225.00–227.50	226.23
7	—	369	215.00–225.00	218.90
4	—	278	220.00–238.00	227.62
9	—	467	205.00–215.00	210.16
14	—	424	210.00–227.50	216.81
5	—	515	200.00–212.50	205.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	207.50	207.50
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
2	—	315	200.00–210.00	205.16
3	—	413	195.00–205.00	200.72
2	—	460	185.00–195.00	189.89
4	—	534	185.00–195.00	190.00
8	—	379	195.00–210.00	202.52
5	—	558	185.00–190.00	185.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	175.00–177.50	175.82
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
2	—	405	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	230.00–240.00	234.93
2	—	583	215.00–230.00	222.34
1	—	665	196.00	196.00
4	—	714	190.00	190.00
2	—	605	215.00–220.00	217.48
2	—	465	230.00–232.50	231.21
3	—	425	235.00–250.00	241.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	297.50	297.50
2	—	413	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	250.00–267.00	257.04
1	—	555	244.00	244.00
3	—	425	260.00–272.50	265.80
1	—	310	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
2	—	268	215.00–225.00	220.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,220	72.50–88.00	81.06
40	—	1,262	91.00–110.00	101.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	92.00–98.00	96.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	79.00–85.00	82.47
2	—	985	94.00–96.00	94.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	90.00–110.00	100.00
2	—	1,965	115.00–116.00	115.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	675.00	675.00

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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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