Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.50 higher, feeder heifers 6.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $220.60/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +28.60 against this barn's trailing median of $192.00.

Average price

$220.60

94 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

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

$56.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.88

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	362	256.28	928	22
Medium and Large 2	448	218.29	978	39
Medium and Large 3	487	199.56	972	33

One grade step is worth $56.71/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale94 hd

220.60

—

SC average5 barns · 287 hd

201.72

+18.88

This barn, trailing median6 sales

192.00

+28.60

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	1,196	127.35	1,523	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	112.57	1,626	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	110.50	1,302	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	98.08	988	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,171	$1,321	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,258	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,073	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$920	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	720	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,232	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,203	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	670	$978	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$1,685	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,458	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	783	$888	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	620	$1,025	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	772	$1,124	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$907	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	806	$810	4thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 3	—	406	191.18/cwt	185.00–200.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	199.27/cwt	187.50–210.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	214.22/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,266	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	198.02/cwt	190.00–207.50	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	223.72/cwt	222.50–225.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	239.67/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	200.30/cwt	190.00–205.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	228.92/cwt	220.00–235.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	201.25/cwt	190.00–210.00	954	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	203.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	230.66/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	230.47/cwt	224.00–234.00	989	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	273.77/cwt	272.50–275.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	259.22/cwt	255.00–265.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	202.43/cwt	195.00–210.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	195.98/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	208.16/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	190.42/cwt	184.00–197.50	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	187.49/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	196.25/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	227.79/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	217.26/cwt	217.00–217.50	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	226.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	198.41/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	219.56/cwt	215.00–225.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	211.02/cwt	205.00–215.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	201.71/cwt	195.00–210.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	269.81/cwt	265.00–275.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	236.76/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	206.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	230.77/cwt	227.50–235.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	254.02/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	230.67/cwt	225.00–237.50	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	256.17/cwt	250.00–262.50	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	246.01/cwt	240.00–252.50	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	199.09/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	285	278.79/cwt	277.50–280.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	278.60/cwt	275.00–282.50	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	108.95/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,277	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	103.06/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,035	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	83.15/cwt	70.00–89.00	847	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	112.57/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,626	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	121.53/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,503	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	95.95/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,027	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	131.34/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,707	6
Bulls	—	—	998	118.84/cwt	112.50–122.00	1,186	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	223.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	210.89/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	215.78/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,025	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	685	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	780	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	808	898.73/head	835.00–950.00	899	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	710	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	817	978.58/head	930.00–1,053.00	979	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	768	747.89/head	741.00–755.00	748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	873	919.76/head	865.00–970.00	920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	715	1,073.00/head	1,073.00–1,073.00	1,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	720	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	838	892.69/head	834.00–944.00	893	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	978.00/head	978.00–978.00	978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,257.53/head	1,135.00–1,365.00	1,258	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	1,100.79/head	1,085.00–1,117.00	1,101	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,012.00/head	1,012.00–1,012.00	1,012	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,316	1,489.50/head	1,200.00–2,079.00	1,490	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	620	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,203.00/head	1,203.00–1,203.00	1,203	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,232.00/head	1,232.00–1,232.00	1,232	1

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 Sep 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 453Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 85Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 14Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	185.00–200.00	191.18
4	—	481	187.50–210.00	199.27
5	—	365	190.00–207.50	198.02
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
7	—	329	190.00–205.00	200.30
1	—	665	181.00	181.00
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
3	—	567	180.00–192.50	187.49
4	—	526	195.00–198.00	196.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	490	212.50–217.50	214.22
2	—	318	222.50–225.00	223.72
2	—	420	217.00–217.50	217.26
7	—	557	195.00–205.00	198.41
6	—	365	215.00–225.00	219.56
5	—	261	205.00–215.00	211.02
2	—	508	202.00–210.00	206.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	232.50	232.50
9	—	560	226.00	226.00
8	—	429	224.00–234.00	230.47
5	—	453	222.50–235.00	227.79
3	—	310	227.50–235.00	230.77
1	—	365	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	228.00–234.00	230.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	239.00	239.00
2	—	333	265.00–275.00	269.81
8	—	644	236.00–238.00	236.76
2	—	425	245.00–250.00	247.50
2	—	515	252.00–256.00	254.02
3	—	735	210.00	210.00
1	—	485	250.00	250.00
2	—	375	250.00–262.50	256.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	220.00–230.00	226.54
1	—	385	245.00	245.00
3	—	417	225.00–237.50	230.67
1	—	640	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	195.00–210.00	201.71
3	—	550	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	207.00	207.00
5	—	330	220.00–235.00	228.92
2	—	415	230.00	230.00
4	—	523	200.00–212.50	208.16
1	—	240	222.50	222.50
8	—	376	215.00–230.00	223.85
4	—	570	210.00–212.50	210.89
13	—	475	212.50–225.00	215.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	235.00–245.00	239.67
2	—	285	272.50–275.00	273.77
3	—	337	255.00–265.00	259.22
5	—	375	240.00–252.50	246.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	190.00–210.00	201.25
3	—	387	200.00–210.00	203.36
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
5	—	425	195.00–210.00	202.43
5	—	528	185.00–205.00	195.98
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
4	—	569	184.00–197.50	190.42
5	—	611	190.00–205.00	199.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	277.50–280.00	278.79
1	—	435	252.50	252.50
2	—	323	275.00–282.50	278.60
1	—	350	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,172	102.00–118.00	108.95
7	—	1,237	119.00–128.00	121.53
2	—	1,070	95.00–97.00	95.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,004	96.00–113.00	103.06
5	—	1,019	70.00–89.00	83.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	107.00–118.00	112.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	124.00–139.00	131.34
5	—	998	112.50–122.00	118.84
1	—	1,565	146.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	1,685.00	1,685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	808	835.00–950.00	898.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	865.00–970.00	919.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,073.00	1,073.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,135.00–1,365.00	1,257.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,316	1,200.00–2,079.00	1,489.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	560.00	560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	741.00–755.00	747.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	930.00–1,053.00	978.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	834.00–944.00	892.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	1,085.00–1,117.00	1,100.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,170.00	1,170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,012.00	1,012.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	978.00	978.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,203.00	1,203.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,232.00	1,232.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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