Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 lower, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower, feeder bulls were 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $276.82/cwt on 174 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +84.81 against this barn's trailing median of $192.00.

Average price

$276.82

174 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$36.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.46

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	290.52	1,341	74
Medium and Large 2	439	273.25	1,200	65
Medium and Large 3	386	254.47	982	35

One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $359 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $184.65, median $192.00 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale174 hd

276.82

—

SC average4 barns · 518 hd

267.36

+9.46

This barn, trailing median6 sales

192.00

+84.81

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	1,443	130.02	1,876	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	119.20	1,830	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	113.26	1,321	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	871	102.45	892	17

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)	1,047	$1,269	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$972	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,360	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,687	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,336	8

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1Fancy	—	314	276.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	258.36/cwt	250.00–265.00	959	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	283	278.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	225.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	250.98/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,305	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	248.18/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,189	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	253.97/cwt	250.00–265.00	836	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	217	283.42/cwt	280.00–285.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	248.80/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,050	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	214.50/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	216.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	236.93/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	222.32/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	255.04/cwt	250.00–265.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	228.09/cwt	220.00–235.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	231.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	230.66/cwt	225.00–237.50	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	219.72/cwt	210.00–225.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	217.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	316.12/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	258.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	287.05/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	299.15/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,469	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	295.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	265.81/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	325.71/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,098	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	302.44/cwt	295.00–310.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	279.57/cwt	270.00–290.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	299.81/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,115	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	221	307.49/cwt	300.00–315.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	267.90/cwt	260.00–275.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,779	128.65/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,289	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	107.91/cwt	100.00–117.00	924	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	86.94/cwt	80.00–95.00	782	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	82.78/cwt	70.00–93.00	983	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	115.80/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,349	36
Bulls	—	—	1,143	115.28/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,318	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,388	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,705	9
Bulls	—	—	1,510	133.14/cwt	127.00–139.00	2,010	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	1,691.48/head	1,505.00–1,990.00	1,691	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	750	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	1,452.18/head	1,275.00–1,635.00	1,452	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	682	744.62/head	700.00–800.00	745	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	715	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,757.92/head	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,758	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	795	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	770	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,360.38/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	319.51/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,201	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	276.28/cwt	265.00–285.00	757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	268.08/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	258.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	307.70/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,271	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	275.83/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,445	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	229.83/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	322.32/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,067	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	237.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,467	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	210.39/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	285.90/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,335	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	280.63/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,195	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	303.63/cwt	295.00–310.00	959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	267.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	254.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	185.35/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,294	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 Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 690Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 94Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	270.00–280.00	276.18
3	—	470	265.00	265.00
3	—	283	275.00–285.00	278.47
3	—	217	280.00–285.00	283.42
1	—	375	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	371	250.00–265.00	258.36
25	—	479	240.00–258.00	248.18
13	—	329	250.00–265.00	253.97
25	—	422	240.00–259.00	248.80
3	—	618	211.00–217.50	214.50
11	—	519	225.00–245.00	236.93
9	—	572	211.00–227.50	222.32
6	—	278	250.00–265.00	255.04
3	—	232	250.00–265.00	258.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	215.00–220.00	217.53
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	210.00–220.00	216.39
2	—	578	205.00	205.00
3	—	283	230.00	230.00
3	—	227	220.00–235.00	228.09
2	—	605	190.00–200.00	195.00
5	—	380	225.00–235.00	231.03
4	—	334	225.00–237.50	230.66
9	—	424	210.00–225.00	219.72
8	—	473	210.00–225.00	217.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	220.00–230.00	225.62
3	—	235	270.00–290.00	279.57
5	—	321	260.00–275.00	267.90
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
9	—	274	265.00–285.00	276.28
5	—	380	260.00–275.00	268.08
4	—	475	225.00–240.00	229.83
2	—	425	250.00–260.00	254.82
2	—	690	185.00–190.00	187.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	240.00–260.00	250.98
10	—	372	290.00–310.00	299.81
4	—	221	300.00–315.00	307.49
1	—	575	240.00	240.00
5	—	668	200.00–217.00	210.39
17	—	426	270.00–290.00	280.63
10	—	316	295.00–310.00	303.63
7	—	477	260.00–275.00	267.16
3	—	708	180.00–195.00	185.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	315.00–330.00	319.51
5	—	572	255.00–265.00	258.98
18	—	413	300.00–318.00	307.70
13	—	524	270.00–285.00	275.83
9	—	331	317.50–330.00	322.32
8	—	618	230.00–245.00	237.38
11	—	467	280.00–295.00	285.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	280.00	280.00
5	—	416	310.00–325.00	316.12
6	—	518	285.00–292.50	287.05
1	—	370	325.00	325.00
11	—	491	295.00–305.00	299.15
3	—	337	320.00–332.50	325.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	230.00	230.00
1	—	735	205.00	205.00
1	—	355	300.00	300.00
2	—	428	290.00–300.00	295.20
3	—	570	265.00–267.50	265.81
2	—	308	295.00–310.00	302.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	260.00	260.00
1	—	310	265.00	265.00
1	—	510	222.50	222.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	120.00	120.00
11	—	856	100.00–117.00	107.91
5	—	899	80.00–95.00	86.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,779	125.00–133.00	128.65
1	—	1,305	97.50	97.50
9	—	1,452	115.00–120.00	117.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	70.00–93.00	82.78
36	—	1,165	107.00–125.00	115.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	110.00–124.00	115.28
1	—	1,670	143.00	143.00
10	—	1,510	127.00–139.00	133.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,116	1,505.00–1,990.00	1,691.48
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	682	700.00–800.00	744.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	1,275.00–1,635.00	1,452.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,757.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,030	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,360.38

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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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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