Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.03/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −139.01 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$231.03

33 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$43.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs SC average

−37.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	238.85	1,320	20
Medium and Large 2	539	221.00	1,191	12thin
Medium and Large 3	520	195.00	1,014	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.85/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.04 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

231.03

—

SC average1 barns · 33 hd

231.03

+0.00

National average176 barns · 21,502 hd

268.89

−37.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−139.01

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	1,626	129.47	2,105	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	114.55	1,676	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	108.63	1,268	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	106.96	977	15

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)	1,021	$1,224	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,171	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,039	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$1,511	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,344	9

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	288.07/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	327.37/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	281.66/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	331.89/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	339.19/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	264.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	267.76/cwt	260.00–275.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	211	263.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	255.78/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,105	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	302.32/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	312.37/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,459	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	260.18/cwt	250.00–270.00	973	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	324.76/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,094	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	236.11/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,365	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	230.72/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	246.44/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,163	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	263.96/cwt	255.00–270.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	316.42/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,354	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	356.00/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	327.05/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,226	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	288.76/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,481	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	241.59/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,273	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	257.78/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	283.27/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	320.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,423	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	1,297.54/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,298	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,353.41/head	1,250.00–1,460.00	1,353	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	820	1,347.94/head	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,348	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,389.01/head	1,175.00–1,660.00	1,389	8
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	835	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	640	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	800	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	680	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	116.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,660	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	113.60/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,348	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	96.96/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,072	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	439	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	108.39/cwt	100.00–115.00	997	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,576	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	129.47/cwt	122.00–135.00	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	361	348.42/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	322	296.18/cwt	285.00–310.00	954	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	278	305.30/cwt	290.00–330.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	266.84/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	357	283.32/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	259.99/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	253.45/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	228.72/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	253.67/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	247.71/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	263.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	263.58/cwt	255.00–270.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	206.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	278.04/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	257.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	290.66/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,084	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	1,134.14/head	950.00–1,285.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	1,085.33/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	241.14/cwt	230.00–246.00	933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	282.54/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,325	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	285.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	232.49/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	292.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	222.46/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	261.29/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,500	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	299.38/cwt	280.00–310.00	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	225.59/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	266.68/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	297.96/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	270.75/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	305.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	227.20/cwt	220.00–235.00	963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	216.62/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	204.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	563	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 491Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 45Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	330	300.00–315.00	305.17
3	350–400	367	290.00–300.00	295.02
4	400–450	418	287.50–310.00	297.96
3	450–500	467	280.00–295.00	288.07
6	500–550	533	260.00–285.00	270.75
7	550–600	574	255.00–270.00	261.29
2	600–650	633	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	335	337.50–340.00	339.19
5	350–400	381	325.00–340.00	331.89
8	400–450	419	320.00–337.50	327.37
25	450–500	467	300.00–318.00	312.37
5	500–550	511	295.00–307.50	302.32
6	550–600	573	281.00–285.00	281.66
10	600–650	618	260.00–265.00	264.51
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	211	260.00–275.00	263.89
7	250–300	278	260.00–275.00	267.76
11	300–350	326	255.00–270.00	263.96
25	350–400	374	250.00–270.00	260.18
40	400–450	432	245.00–260.00	255.78
18	450–500	472	240.00–255.00	246.44
10	500–550	527	235.00–250.00	241.59
10	550–600	578	230.00–245.00	236.11
5	600–650	618	225.00–238.00	230.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	278	290.00–330.00	305.30
18	300–350	322	285.00–310.00	296.18
3	350–400	357	280.00–290.00	283.32
3	400–450	405	265.00–268.00	266.84
3	450–500	460	259.00–261.00	259.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	200.00–210.00	204.64
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	382	200.00–210.00	206.59
2	400–450	435	210.00–215.00	212.56
2	450–500	488	200.00–205.00	202.46
1	500–550	520	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	387	230.00–246.00	241.14
11	400–450	424	220.00–235.00	227.20
5	450–500	473	220.00–233.00	225.59
9	500–550	524	215.00–230.00	222.46
3	550–600	583	212.50–220.00	216.62
2	600–650	623	210.00–215.00	212.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	255	315.00–325.00	320.10
12	300–350	337	315.00–330.00	324.76
15	350–400	375	315.00–335.00	327.05
17	400–450	428	310.00–325.00	316.42
25	450–500	463	300.00–315.00	307.44
15	500–550	513	285.00–300.00	288.76
3	550–600	560	275.00–290.00	283.27
4	600–650	620	250.00–265.00	257.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	345.00–367.50	356.00
5	350–400	361	345.00–357.50	348.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	255.00–270.00	263.58
1	250–300	250	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	334	255.00–270.00	263.61
3	400–450	415	245.00–260.00	253.45
4	450–500	483	245.00–260.00	253.67
2	500–550	525	240.00–255.00	247.71
2	550–600	583	227.50–230.00	228.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	285.00–300.00	292.27
11	250–300	272	280.00–300.00	285.43
8	300–350	322	280.00–310.00	299.38
6	350–400	373	280.00–300.00	290.66
5	400–450	424	270.00–285.00	278.04
10	450–500	469	275.00–285.00	282.54
3	500–550	540	260.00–275.00	266.68
5	550–600	569	255.00–265.00	257.91
4	600–650	618	225.00–240.00	232.49
1	650–700	695	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	720	224.00	224.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,347.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,057	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,297.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,250.00–1,460.00	1,353.41
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	950.00–1,285.00	1,134.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	953	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,085.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,010	1,175.00–1,660.00	1,389.01
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	115.00–118.00	116.25
1	—	1,515	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,515	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	123.00–125.00	124.03
29	—	1,187	108.00–120.00	113.60
15	—	1,106	85.00–105.00	96.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	87.00	87.00
14	—	920	100.00–115.00	108.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,626	122.00–135.00	129.47

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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