Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 higher, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $253.80/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −116.77 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$253.80

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs SC average

−23.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	255.23	1,400	21
Medium and Large 2	513	238.77	1,225	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

253.80

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

248.73

+5.06

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−23.42

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−116.77

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	—	High	1,534	146.00	2,239	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	141.15	2,167	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	140.68	1,670	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	117.55	1,125	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,198	$1,519	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,003	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$820	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	630	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,438	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$742	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	764	$1,506	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	837	$1,311	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,026	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,080.69/head	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	315.94/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	291.75/cwt	270.00–312.50	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	291.23/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	313.70/cwt	295.00–325.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	296.14/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,395	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	284.41/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	265.07/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	300.93/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,444	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	251.21/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,434	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	259.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,355	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,026.00/head	1,026.00–1,026.00	1,026	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	745	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,438.00/head	1,438.00–1,438.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	288.84/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,089	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	283.31/cwt	275.00–295.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	256.22/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,212	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	259.71/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	311.36/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,445	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	356.24/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	315.14/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,617	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	338.27/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,427	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,536.55/head	1,400.00–1,585.00	1,537	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	883	1,425.76/head	1,355.00–1,493.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	287.42/cwt	280.00–295.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	269.80/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,271	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	318.32/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	292.69/cwt	290.00–295.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	315.61/cwt	314.00–317.50	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	329.43/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,370	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	122.53/cwt	117.50–129.00	1,198	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	148.59/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,490	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	131.24/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,769	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	149.19/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,874	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	134.70/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,538	25
Bulls	—	—	1,735	160.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,356	138.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,877	4
Bulls	—	—	1,368	127.75/cwt	122.50–133.00	1,748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	121.91/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,207	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	110.07/cwt	107.50–114.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	289.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,676	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	280.01/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,190	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	315.23/cwt	312.50–320.00	993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	303.83/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	267.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	236.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	216.99/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	281.16/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	288.32/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,413	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	262.97/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	302.70/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	207.99/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	269.18/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	227.56/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,372	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	605	1,148.76/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,149	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	875	924.32/head	890.00–956.00	924	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	630	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	645	742.00/head	742.00–742.00	742	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 248Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 47Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 7Year ago 17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,080.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,400.00–1,585.00	1,536.55
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	890.00–956.00	924.32
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	605	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,148.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,026.00	1,026.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,080.00	1,080.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,355.00–1,493.00	1,425.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	1,438.00	1,438.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	645	742.00	742.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	270.00–312.50	291.75
7	350–400	388	250.00–272.50	265.07
11	400–450	428	250.00–267.50	259.71
14	450–500	473	245.00–265.00	256.22
2	500–550	513	237.50–240.00	238.77
3	600–650	603	220.00–237.50	227.56
2	650–700	685	216.00–218.00	216.99
2	700–750	713	210.00–214.00	211.98
2	750–800	753	206.00–210.00	207.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	275.00–295.00	283.31
2	250–300	270	290.00–295.00	292.69
4	300–350	333	280.00–295.00	287.42
12	350–400	377	280.00–297.50	288.84
12	400–450	425	270.00–290.00	280.01
8	450–500	471	265.00–277.50	269.80
9	500–550	523	250.00–270.00	259.05
11	550–600	571	240.00–265.00	251.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	314.00–317.50	315.61
8	300–350	315	312.50–320.00	315.23
2	350–400	358	300.00–307.50	303.83
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	480	230.00–240.00	236.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	277	295.00–325.00	313.70
6	300–350	332	300.00–332.50	315.94
2	350–400	375	300.00–320.00	309.73
3	400–450	427	290.00–315.00	302.70
8	450–500	471	290.00–307.50	296.14
4	500–550	516	282.50–287.50	284.41
2	550–600	585	260.00–266.00	262.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	335.00–340.00	337.50
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
7	400–450	416	320.00–337.50	329.43
12	450–500	464	309.00–325.00	311.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	300	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	483	265.00–270.00	267.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	438	317.50–320.00	318.74
7	450–500	480	295.00–310.00	300.93
1	500–550	515	307.50	307.50
4	550–600	566	290.00–294.00	291.23
2	600–650	613	260.00–278.00	269.18
1	700–750	720	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	350.00–360.00	356.24
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
19	400–450	422	330.00–340.00	338.27
5	450–500	472	315.00–326.00	318.32
14	500–550	513	310.00–319.00	315.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	344.00	344.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	433	265.00–297.50	281.16
3	450–500	490	285.00–290.00	288.32
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
10	550–600	579	285.00–290.00	289.49
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	160.00–170.00	165.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	117.50–129.00	122.53
4	—	925	107.50–114.00	110.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,676	145.00–153.00	148.59
3	—	1,348	130.00–133.00	131.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,256	145.00–156.00	149.19
25	—	1,142	129.00–143.00	134.70
2	—	990	119.00–125.00	121.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,735	155.00–165.00	160.18
4	—	1,356	135.00–145.00	138.43
3	—	1,368	122.50–133.00	127.75

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 it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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