Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Average 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 $208.03/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$208.03

145 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$40.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	221.46	962	80
Medium and Large 2	447	199.18	890	38
Medium and Large 3	470	180.69	850	27

One grade step is worth $40.77/cwt here — about $112 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 sale145 hd

208.03

—

SC average5 barns · 405 hd

204.81

+3.21

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	1,484	120.40	1,787	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	109.08	1,560	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	106.71	1,273	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	97.43	848	18

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)	1,019	$1,115	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	932	$968	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$821	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	851	$1,249	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	282.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	217.16/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	207.28/cwt	200.00–215.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	204.22/cwt	195.00–210.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	199.72/cwt	190.00–205.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	204.96/cwt	200.00–215.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	291.25/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	175.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	227.55/cwt	220.00–235.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	223.49/cwt	215.00–230.00	831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	208.74/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,090	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	203.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	374	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	221.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	200.99/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	219.39/cwt	215.00–230.00	932	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	241.30/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,132	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	235.85/cwt	235.00–237.50	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	218.08/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,021	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	236.40/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	202.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	173.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	182.50/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	284.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	178.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	196.11/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,018	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	251.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	182.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	278.76/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	263.90/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	277.42/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	241.59/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	372	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	293.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,062	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	101.94/cwt	95.00–111.00	881	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	88.42/cwt	84.00–92.00	780	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	111.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,571	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	89.12/cwt	83.00–94.00	978	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	123.70/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	109.61/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,308	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	122.97/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	279.91/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,066	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	256.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	215.98/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	262.72/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,219	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	255.45/cwt	250.00–265.00	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	233.41/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	277.79/cwt	270.00–285.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	250.03/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,048	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	274.99/cwt	270.00–285.00	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	256.01/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	276.45/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	257.28/cwt	250.00–265.00	862	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,282.45/head	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	931	1,330.13/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,330	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	748	1,106.46/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,106	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	966.66/head	880.00–1,050.00	967	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	777	823.12/head	725.00–975.00	823	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,025.13/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	815	820.80/head	700.00–920.00	821	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	778	810.71/head	625.00–975.00	811	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,357.30/head	1,150.00–1,770.00	1,357	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	113.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,778	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 Jan 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 568Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 149Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 71Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	265.00	265.00
2	—	618	220.00–225.00	222.47
2	—	518	225.00–227.50	226.27
4	—	484	245.00–260.00	251.72
1	—	215	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	275.00–290.00	282.49
9	—	317	280.00–290.00	284.39
6	—	429	270.00–285.00	278.76
2	—	525	259.00–269.00	263.90
4	—	468	270.00–285.00	277.42
3	—	570	235.00–250.00	241.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	290.00–292.50	291.25
1	—	335	305.00	305.00
1	—	200	305.00	305.00
3	—	372	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	205.00–222.00	217.16
6	—	381	270.00–285.00	279.91
9	—	464	255.00–270.00	262.72
1	—	200	280.00	280.00
5	—	563	227.00–240.00	233.41
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
2	—	260	270.00–285.00	277.79
6	—	325	270.00–285.00	274.99
6	—	523	250.00–263.00	256.01
8	—	426	270.00–285.00	276.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	200.00–215.00	207.28
2	—	533	195.00–200.00	197.51
1	—	475	195.00	195.00
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
2	—	368	195.00–210.00	202.86
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	288.00	288.00
1	—	335	300.00	300.00
3	—	362	290.00–300.00	293.46
1	—	550	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	235.00–250.00	241.30
6	—	519	230.00–245.00	236.40
1	—	230	245.00	245.00
5	—	271	250.00–265.00	256.13
5	—	578	210.00–225.00	215.98
6	—	375	250.00–265.00	255.45
1	—	630	200.00	200.00
8	—	419	242.50–255.00	250.03
2	—	335	250.00–265.00	257.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	195.00–210.00	204.22
6	—	471	190.00–205.00	199.72
3	—	232	200.00–215.00	204.96
5	—	378	200.00–210.00	203.94
2	—	580	175.00–190.00	182.50
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
14	—	519	185.00–201.00	196.11
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	170.00–180.00	175.48
8	—	348	189.00	189.00
1	—	505	185.00	185.00
3	—	657	170.00–180.00	173.32
3	—	612	170.00–175.00	172.48
3	—	420	170.00–185.00	178.06
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
2	—	283	180.00–185.00	182.61
1	—	360	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	235.00	235.00
4	—	275	220.00–235.00	227.55
11	—	372	215.00–230.00	223.49
12	—	522	205.00–219.00	208.74
3	—	330	220.00–225.00	221.54
3	—	572	198.00–205.00	200.99
14	—	425	215.00–230.00	219.39
14	—	468	210.00–226.00	218.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	245.00	245.00
6	—	508	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	235.00–237.50	236.24
1	—	225	250.00	250.00
1	—	575	222.50	222.50
3	—	413	235.00–237.50	235.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	864	95.00–111.00	101.94
6	—	882	84.00–92.00	88.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,412	105.00–115.00	111.23
1	—	1,560	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,097	83.00–94.00	89.12
3	—	1,478	123.00–124.00	123.70
37	—	1,193	96.00–120.00	109.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	119.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	1,560	111.00–117.00	113.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	748	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,106.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	931	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,330.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,282.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,190	1,150.00–1,770.00	1,357.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	880.00–1,050.00	966.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	777	725.00–975.00	823.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	700.00–920.00	820.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	778	625.00–975.00	810.71

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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