Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower, feeder bulls were

steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Average offering 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 $247.07/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −122.98 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$247.07

27 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$26.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs SC average

−16.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	253.89	1,394	20
Medium and Large 2	552	227.57	1,257	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.32/cwt here — about $137 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

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 sale27 hd

247.07

—

SC average5 barns · 98 hd

239.00

+8.07

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−16.89

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−122.98

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	1,538	156.53	2,407	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	136.50	1,632	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	134.51	1,983	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	116.78	1,063	16

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)	1,077	$1,457	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,399	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	822	$1,407	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	819	$1,101	5

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	720	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,095	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	775	1,221.69/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	316.96/cwt	310.00–325.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	335.96/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	282.48/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	311.10/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	292.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	257.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,088.32/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	274.15/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	308.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	329.02/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,352	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.89/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	248.10/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,419	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	1,456.89/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	254.36/cwt	247.50–262.00	1,320	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	830	1,808.66/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,809	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	985	645.00/head	645.00–645.00	645	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	305.70/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,559	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	753	1,272.67/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	335.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	705	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	800	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	104.64/cwt	95.00–115.00	917	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	126.23/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,183	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	134.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,197	131.73/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,577	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	116.06/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,372	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	136.99/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,643	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	151.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,651	164.80/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	305.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	1,573.04/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,573	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	251.53/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	234.84/cwt	225.00–240.00	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	223.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	241.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	272.94/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	251.05/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	280.09/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	284.07/cwt	280.00–295.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	273.56/cwt	265.00–280.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	282.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	320.34/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	226.12/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	304.75/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,289	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	242.32/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,158	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	231.20/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	272.71/cwt	265.00–280.00	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	271.77/cwt	265.00–280.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	307.41/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	245.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,029	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	257.06/cwt	250.00–265.00	946	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	274.03/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	316.26/cwt	310.00–325.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	282.98/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,381	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	275.52/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,422	8

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 261Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 44Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 41Year ago 9

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower, feeder bulls were

steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Average offering of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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	—	720	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	775	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,221.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,088.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,808.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,040.00	1,040.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	645.00	645.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	753	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,272.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,456.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,318	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,573.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	350.00–355.00	352.50
1	300–350	315	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	560	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	413	310.00–329.00	320.34
5	450–500	461	300.00–316.00	311.10
2	500–550	523	275.00–290.00	282.32
2	550–600	588	278.00–287.00	282.48
2	600–650	615	245.00–250.00	247.44
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	310.00–325.00	316.26
5	300–350	312	310.00–325.00	316.96
5	350–400	379	300.00–315.00	307.41
10	400–450	423	297.50–312.50	304.75
10	450–500	488	275.00–290.00	282.98
8	500–550	516	270.00–284.00	275.52
6	550–600	570	270.00–282.50	274.03
4	600–650	626	255.00–270.00	262.50
3	650–700	675	210.00–220.00	215.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	330.00–340.00	335.37
9	300–350	328	330.00–345.00	335.96
6	350–400	375	325.00–340.00	330.89
12	400–450	411	320.00–342.50	329.02
3	450–500	472	300.00–315.00	308.36
4	500–550	510	297.50–315.00	305.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	280.00–295.00	284.07
5	350–400	376	275.00–290.00	280.09
7	400–450	421	265.00–280.00	272.94
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	522	245.00–260.00	251.05
3	550–600	577	245.00–260.00	251.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	300.00–310.00	305.13
2	300–350	313	290.00–295.00	292.40
6	400–450	424	265.00–280.00	274.15
8	450–500	469	250.00–265.00	257.69
9	500–550	519	247.50–262.00	254.36
6	550–600	572	240.00–255.00	248.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	490	286.00	286.00
5	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	322	235.00–250.00	241.37
12	350–400	373	225.00–240.00	234.84
4	400–450	421	220.00–230.00	223.81
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	265.00–280.00	273.56
9	250–300	279	265.00–280.00	272.71
6	300–350	323	265.00–280.00	271.77
16	350–400	368	250.00–265.00	257.06
26	400–450	420	240.00–260.00	245.04
12	450–500	478	235.00–252.50	242.32
2	500–550	523	227.50–235.00	231.20
5	550–600	564	220.00–235.00	226.12
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	670	210.00–215.00	212.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	876	95.00–115.00	104.64
9	—	937	123.00–131.00	126.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,474	130.00–140.00	134.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	114.00–118.00	116.06
62	—	1,199	125.00–146.00	136.99
2	—	1,110	149.00–155.00	151.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	120.00–143.00	131.73
9	—	1,651	155.00–170.00	164.80

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle