Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher , slaughter bulls to few too trend. Average offerings of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.26/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −120.79 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$249.26

32 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.43

vs SC average

−26.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	254.49	1,395	27
Medium and Large 2	583	221.03	1,289	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.46/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale32 hd

249.26

—

SC average5 barns · 102 hd

234.83

+14.43

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−26.91

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−120.79

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	1,736	137.97	2,396	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	123.11	1,485	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	779	108.63	846	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,325	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	788	$1,265	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,255	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	282.16/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	311.06/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	245.17/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	331.53/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	279	296.40/cwt	290.00–312.50	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	247.92/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	268.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	261.09/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	238.34/cwt	230.00–247.50	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	238.23/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	295.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	271.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	245.48/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	280.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	308.66/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,581.91/head	1,484.00–1,675.00	1,582	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	788	1,265.00/head	1,045.00–1,430.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	316.27/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	327.34/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,257	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	334.71/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	268.42/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,283	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	301.65/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,550	5
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	650	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	307.51/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	135.06/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,542	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	123.19/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,459	27
Bulls	—	—	1,285	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	113.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	919	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	2,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	147.44/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	221.45/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	221.03/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	204.65/cwt	195.00–215.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	301.79/cwt	270.00–315.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	292.25/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	215.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	265.95/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	222.53/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	312.38/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	259.95/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,468	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	240.05/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	308.27/cwt	300.00–320.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	328.62/cwt	322.50–335.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	269.87/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	293.04/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 287Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 51Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 8

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher , slaughter bulls to few too trend. Average offerings of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	329.00–340.00	334.71
11	350–400	384	320.00–337.50	327.34
2	400–450	433	312.50–320.00	316.27
6	450–500	479	300.00–312.50	307.51
5	500–550	514	295.00–310.00	301.65
2	550–600	560	277.00–287.50	282.16
1	600–650	625	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	322.50–335.00	328.62
3	250–300	293	300.00–320.00	308.27
4	300–350	329	270.00–315.00	301.79
8	350–400	365	270.00–310.00	292.25
4	400–450	428	287.50–300.00	293.04
5	450–500	455	250.00–285.00	265.95
2	500–550	508	250.00–270.00	259.95
2	550–600	585	235.00–255.00	245.17
2	650–700	673	215.00–230.00	222.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	333.00	333.00
1	450–500	470	321.00	321.00
1	500–550	505	314.00	314.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	265	260.00–275.00	268.40
3	300–350	317	270.00–275.00	271.61
6	350–400	378	265.00–278.00	269.87
12	400–450	431	250.00–275.00	261.09
6	450–500	478	260.00–273.00	268.42
6	500–550	516	245.00–253.00	247.92
7	550–600	572	230.00–246.00	238.23
4	600–650	616	240.00–251.00	245.48
1	650–700	670	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	290.00–312.50	296.40
4	300–350	313	290.00–300.00	295.01
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	258.00	258.00
1	600–650	610	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	378	230.00–247.50	238.34
2	400–450	420	240.00–245.00	242.47
3	450–500	485	235.00–245.00	240.05
5	550–600	583	215.00–225.00	221.03
5	600–650	636	212.50–224.00	221.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	375	210.00–220.00	215.13
2	400–450	425	195.00–215.00	204.65
1	450–500	455	207.50	207.50
1	600–650	630	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	297.50	297.50
13	550–600	552	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	370	325.00–337.50	331.53
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	302.50–320.00	311.06
2	500–550	518	305.00–312.50	308.66
3	600–650	605	275.00–285.00	280.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	312.50	312.50
2	350–400	373	310.00–315.00	312.38
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00

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	2	—	1,088	1,484.00–1,675.00	1,581.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	1,045.00–1,430.00	1,265.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	85.00	85.00
5	—	811	110.00–118.00	113.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	134.00–136.00	135.06
27	—	1,184	114.00–130.00	123.19
1	—	2,000	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,885	146.00–149.00	147.44
1	—	1,890	140.00	140.00

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle