Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower, all based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.93/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −130.64 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$239.93

19 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$51.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

vs SC average

−31.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	251.73	1,373	14thin
Medium and Large 2	525	232.50	1,221	1thin
Medium and Large 3	561	200.49	1,124	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.25/cwt here — about $249 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.56 across 28 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 sale19 hd

239.93

—

SC average3 barns · 58 hd

229.29

+10.64

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−31.98

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−130.64

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	1,614	133.93	2,161	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	119.22	1,853	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	115.72	1,403	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	109.58	1,179	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,343	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,123	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$672	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,502	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,361	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	909	$1,471	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$975	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	838	$1,186	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	748	$821	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	350–400	373	231.74/cwt	222.50–240.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,221	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	328.77/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	309.73/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,465	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,361.00/head	1,361.00–1,361.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	319.84/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	258.10/cwt	252.50–262.50	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	318.20/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	249.26/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	294.86/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	392	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	266.16/cwt	252.50–275.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	243.20/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	318.24/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	248.19/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	317.56/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,197	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,403.00/head	1,403.00–1,403.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	318.68/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	293.39/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,382	6
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	790	672.00/head	672.00–672.00	672	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	765	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	257.49/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,439	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	690	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	850	969.00/head	969.00–969.00	969	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	815	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	748	821.11/head	798.00–845.00	821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	115.00/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,387	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,082	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	110.89/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,199	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	119.22/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,853	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	131.90/cwt	124.00–139.00	2,125	11
Bulls	—	—	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,197	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,180	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	305	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	203.48/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,502.00/head	1,502.00–1,502.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	283.68/cwt	280.00–287.50	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	272.45/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	267.44/cwt	260.00–275.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	226.83/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	281.29/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	264.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	243.70/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	291.27/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	296.76/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	1,505.00/head	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	289.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	279.54/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 595Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 94Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
4	350–400	373	222.50–240.00	231.74
1	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	250.00–255.00	252.50
6	300–350	318	252.50–275.00	266.16
6	350–400	380	252.50–262.50	258.10
4	400–450	420	242.50–257.50	248.19
6	450–500	468	240.00–257.50	249.26
4	500–550	513	237.50–247.50	243.20
1	550–600	580	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–287.50	283.68
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	450	266.00	266.00
1	500–550	530	254.00	254.00
8	550–600	559	257.00–259.00	257.49
1	600–650	645	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	665	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	365	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	415	200.00–202.50	201.25
2	500–550	533	199.00–208.00	203.48
2	550–600	588	195.00–200.00	197.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	275	312.50	312.50
2	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	365	285.00–305.00	296.76
2	400–450	428	280.00–282.50	281.29
1	450–500	490	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	327.50–330.00	328.77
3	350–400	373	315.00–325.00	319.84
3	400–450	422	315.00–325.00	318.20
3	450–500	473	307.00–315.00	309.73
6	500–550	530	280.00–313.00	294.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	383	262.50–285.00	272.45
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	326	315.00–322.50	318.68
6	350–400	377	312.50–325.00	317.56
2	400–450	408	317.50–319.00	318.24
6	450–500	471	280.00–310.00	293.39
2	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	308	260.00–275.00	267.44
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	483	260.00–270.00	264.92
2	500–550	533	240.00–247.50	243.70
3	550–600	575	220.00–235.00	226.83
1	700–750	710	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	278	300.00–310.00	305.14
2	300–350	335	285.00–295.00	289.93
4	350–400	375	290.00–295.00	291.27
3	400–450	430	270.00–288.00	279.54
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	415	140.00	140.00
3	650–700	665	177.50	177.50

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	—	995	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,505.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,435.00	1,435.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	672.00	672.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	810.00	810.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	945	1,361.00	1,361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	1,502.00	1,502.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,403.00	1,403.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	969.00	969.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	798.00–845.00	821.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,206	107.00–125.00	115.00
1	—	1,315	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	103.00	103.00
5	—	1,081	104.00–118.00	110.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	115.00–123.00	119.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,611	124.00–139.00	131.90
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,783	144.00–147.00	145.48

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

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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