Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.14/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −131.26 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$273.14

22 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	284.52	1,526	13thin
Medium and Large 3	541	256.69	1,389	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.39 across 26 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 sale22 hd

273.14

—

SC average5 barns · 80 hd

268.06

+5.07

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−131.26

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	1,542	141.45	2,181	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	134.98	1,960	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	130.82	1,480	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	113.91	1,082	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,001	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	673	$800	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,089	$1,828	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,705	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	747	$1,694	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	734	$1,359	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,605	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,320	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	375	246.76/cwt	242.50–250.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	277.76/cwt	270.00–290.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	270.27/cwt	265.00–275.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	282.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	265.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,233	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	247.05/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,038	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	866	1,931.13/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,931	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	288.85/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	287.92/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	289.07/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,497	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	283.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	252.00/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	242.76/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	266.25/cwt	262.50–270.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	244.45/cwt	235.00–255.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	239.58/cwt	225.00–255.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	257.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	210.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	257.38/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	221.43/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	249.43/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,434	4
Bulls	—	—	1,175	123.84/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	311.49/cwt	300.00–322.50	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	329.71/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,243	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,951.59/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	124.03/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,333	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	136.22/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,915	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	150.26/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,592	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	101.09/cwt	85.00–110.00	903	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	123.53/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,227	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,126	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	135.92/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,594	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	625	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	728	857.39/head	775.00–950.00	857	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	775	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	640	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	743	1,446.72/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,447	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	720	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	960	1,181.00/head	1,181.00–1,181.00	1,181	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	640	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	1,001.00/head	1,001.00–1,001.00	1,001	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1	—	725	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	675	1,319.69/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	758	1,976.24/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,976	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	735	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	701	1,686.91/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,687	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	305.52/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	328.49/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	261.71/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	314.24/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,024	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	2,028.00/head	2,028.00–2,028.00	2,028	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	264.28/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	269.16/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	269.69/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	232.25/cwt	232.00–232.50	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	249.13/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	315.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	285.94/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	277.25/cwt	261.00–287.50	1,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,716	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 503Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 143Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 14Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	265.00–275.00	270.27
2	250–300	273	275.00–290.00	282.29
2	300–350	335	262.50–270.00	266.25
3	350–400	375	242.50–250.00	246.76
5	400–450	420	240.00–252.50	247.05
3	450–500	478	240.00–255.00	249.13
6	500–550	519	245.00–256.00	252.00
1	550–600	555	253.00	253.00
2	600–650	615	232.00–232.50	232.25
2	650–700	665	217.50–220.00	218.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
2	250–300	275	235.00–255.00	244.45
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	360	225.00–255.00	239.58
3	500–550	520	200.00–220.00	210.94
1	550–600	560	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	310.00–320.00	315.23
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	392	267.50–270.00	269.16
8	400–450	421	265.00–275.00	269.69
6	450–500	467	257.50–275.00	264.28
4	500–550	520	259.00–266.00	261.71
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	279	270.00–290.00	277.76
3	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	283.38
4	400–450	429	280.00–298.00	288.85
6	450–500	466	285.00–290.00	287.92
8	500–550	518	275.00–299.00	289.07
5	550–600	566	261.00–287.50	277.25
2	600–650	605	258.00–260.00	258.99
1	650–700	650	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	255.00–260.00	257.58
2	400–450	420	255.00–260.00	257.38
2	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	265.11
5	500–550	514	255.00–270.00	262.50
4	550–600	575	240.00–257.50	249.43
3	600–650	613	237.50–251.00	242.76
2	650–700	675	212.00–231.00	221.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	300.00–322.50	311.49
8	300–350	326	300.00–332.50	314.24
5	350–400	377	317.50–340.00	329.71
7	400–450	422	322.00–335.00	328.49
5	450–500	470	300.00–312.50	305.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	595	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	515	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	280.00–295.00	285.94

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	—	940	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	866	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,931.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	775.00–950.00	857.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,446.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	675	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,319.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,976.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	701	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,686.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,320.00	1,320.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,181.00	1,181.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,028.00	2,028.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	625	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,001.00	1,001.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,178	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,951.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	1,580.00	1,580.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	115.00–130.00	123.84
4	—	1,725	140.00–159.00	150.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,075	115.00–128.00	124.03
8	—	1,173	130.00–149.00	135.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	133.00–138.00	136.22
1	—	1,635	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	85.00–110.00	101.09
8	—	993	118.00–137.00	123.53

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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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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