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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 30

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

451 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 582▼ 15 vs year ago 466 · −3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 80▲ 32 vs year ago 79 · +40.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 17▼ 1 vs year ago 18 · −5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $215.18/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +12.72 against this barn's trailing median of $202.46.

Average price

$215.18

109 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$50.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.62

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	239.97	1,077	28
Medium and Large 2	464	219.32	1,018	47
Medium and Large 3	496	189.06	937	34

One grade step is worth $50.91/cwt here — about $140 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 sale109 hd

215.18

—

SC average4 barns · 227 hd

192.56

+22.62

This barn, trailing median3 sales

202.46

+12.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $191.20, median $202.46 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,512	107.20	1,620	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	99.24	1,485	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	94.00	1,152	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	89.35	776	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)	965	$905	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	866	$756	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	776	$696	4thin

Every lot

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	256.76/cwt	255.00–260.00	950	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	249.08/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,036	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,039	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	243.57/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,181	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,341	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	226.76/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,390	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,359	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	199.45/cwt	195.00–205.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	193.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	709	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	181.26/cwt	180.00–185.00	761	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	193.76/cwt	190.00–197.50	837	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	208.38/cwt	205.00–210.00	906	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	176.20/cwt	172.55–180.00	814	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	191.35/cwt	185.00–195.00	917	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	207.46/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,054	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	185.84/cwt	180.00–195.00	987	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	176.52/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,003	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	198.72/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,149	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	188.66/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,090	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,154	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	233	217.42/cwt	215.00–220.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	263	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	240.83/cwt	235.00–250.00	773	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	202.96/cwt	195.00–210.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	273.33/cwt	270.00–277.50	921	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	266.35/cwt	260.00–275.00	964	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	237.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	900	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	246.25/cwt	240.00–252.50	985	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	197.45/cwt	190.00–205.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	227.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	950	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	235.55/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,098	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	190.42/cwt	185.00–200.00	901	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	217.73/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,032	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	222.06/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,152	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	203.67/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,075	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	532	184.87/cwt	175.00–190.00	984	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	210.75/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,193	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	571	177.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,014	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	200.74/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,160	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	198.04/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,214	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	621	179.87/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,117	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,331	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	664	173.11/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,149	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	118.28/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,531	102.28/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,566	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	826	81.41/cwt	72.50–87.00	672	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	94.40/cwt	90.00–100.00	846	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	86.08/cwt	83.00–89.00	944	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	96.77/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,230	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	99.24/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,485	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	790	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	630	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	713	538.88/head	470.00–600.00	539	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	815	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	830	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	895	877.04/head	810.00–960.00	877	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	955.16/head	950.00–960.00	955	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	630	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	825	744.43/head	690.00–810.00	744	3

This sale against other markets

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 Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 582Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 80Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	215.00–220.00	217.42
2	—	413	190.00–205.00	197.45
6	—	473	185.00–200.00	190.42
1	—	355	195.00	195.00
5	—	664	170.00–175.00	173.11
4	—	571	175.00–185.00	177.60
3	—	532	175.00–190.00	184.87
6	—	621	175.00–184.00	179.87
3	—	263	210.00–220.00	215.00
2	—	325	195.00–210.00	202.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	418	220.00–235.00	227.31
4	—	528	195.00–210.00	203.67
5	—	321	235.00–250.00	240.83
12	—	474	210.00–225.00	217.73
3	—	613	194.00–205.00	198.04
4	—	379	230.00–245.00	237.36
7	—	578	195.00–210.00	200.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	240.00–252.50	246.25
2	—	280	260.00	260.00
3	—	337	270.00–277.50	273.33
5	—	466	230.00–243.00	235.55
5	—	519	215.00–226.00	222.06
5	—	362	260.00–275.00	266.35
5	—	566	205.00–218.00	210.75
1	—	625	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	180.00–185.00	182.44
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
1	—	675	171.00	171.00
2	—	568	176.00–177.00	176.52
6	—	462	172.55–180.00	176.20
2	—	235	190.00	190.00
4	—	420	180.00–185.00	181.26
2	—	358	175.00–185.00	180.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	180.00–195.00	185.84
13	—	366	190.00–200.00	193.80
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
2	—	268	195.00–200.00	197.43
3	—	578	186.00–190.00	188.66
6	—	314	195.00–205.00	199.45
6	—	432	190.00–197.50	193.76
5	—	479	185.00–195.00	191.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	197.50–200.00	198.72
5	—	435	205.00–210.00	208.38
2	—	370	210.00–215.00	212.50
2	—	508	205.00–210.00	207.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	220.00–230.00	224.96
1	—	545	215.00	215.00
2	—	568	215.00	215.00
2	—	655	205.00–210.00	207.48
3	—	425	225.00–235.00	230.02
2	—	375	235.00–240.00	237.47
1	—	225	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
1	—	315	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	280.00–285.00	282.56
4	—	613	225.00–230.00	226.76
5	—	485	240.00–247.00	243.57
1	—	505	235.00	235.00
7	—	416	245.00–260.00	249.08
3	—	370	255.00–260.00	256.76
1	—	560	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	826	72.50–87.00	81.41
11	—	896	90.00–100.00	94.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,496	91.00–105.00	99.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,271	90.00–107.00	96.77
14	—	1,097	83.00–89.00	86.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,531	94.00–110.00	102.28
4	—	1,468	114.00–125.00	118.28

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	713	470.00–600.00	538.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	950.00–960.00	955.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	810.00–960.00	877.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	690.00–810.00	744.43

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.