Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.50/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −135.07 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$235.50

24 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$22.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs SC average

−29.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	245.02	1,300	14thin
Medium and Large 3	553	222.17	1,227	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $73 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 sale24 hd

235.50

—

SC average5 barns · 95 hd

234.55

+0.94

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−29.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−135.07

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	1,544	146.09	2,255	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	131.15	1,539	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	128.00	1,907	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	118.48	1,181	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,531	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,523	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,012	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,304	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,393	$2,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,696	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$1,075	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,444	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,024	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$902	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	324.81/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	312.41/cwt	305.00–315.00	875	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	1,304.00/head	1,304.00–1,304.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	304.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	321.11/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	319.63/cwt	315.00–322.50	882	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	303.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	301.43/cwt	285.00–317.50	980	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	317.17/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	2,238.48/head	1,903.00–2,500.00	2,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	247.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	216.13/cwt	207.50–227.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	220.99/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	230.87/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,069	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	328.70/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,239	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,087	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	235.79/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,000	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	271.49/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,300	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	156.08/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,450	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	123.31/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	126.45/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,297	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	110.50/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,070	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	134.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,585	31
Bulls	—	—	1,521	137.52/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	268.58/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,294	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	740	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	775	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	675	844.00/head	844.00–844.00	844	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	685	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	257.89/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	234.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	265.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	591	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	735	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	223.68/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	263.40/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	290.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	240.10/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	223.35/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,168	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	903	1,012.33/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	902.00/head	902.00–902.00	902	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,444.00/head	1,444.00–1,444.00	1,444	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,204.00/head	1,204.00–1,204.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	284.31/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	269.29/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	251.00/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,531	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	306.85/cwt	300.00–312.50	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	305.06/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	307.95/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,158	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	266.43/cwt	260.00–275.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	261.25/cwt	254.00–267.50	1,476	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,797.56/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	255.42/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,070	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	284.46/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	594	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	261.04/cwt	250.00–270.00	974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	268.51/cwt	260.00–280.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	294.51/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	249.26/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	309.22/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	302.42/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,276	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	266.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	243.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,278	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	285.44/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	273.42/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	292.36/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,530.93/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,531	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,522.57/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	325.81/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	251.15/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,185	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,144	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	123.39/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,420	14

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 508Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 120Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	315.00–322.50	319.63
2	300–350	323	320.00–330.00	324.81
3	350–400	372	325.00–327.50	325.81
3	400–450	430	300.00–310.00	303.96
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	260.00–270.00	265.17
6	350–400	363	277.50–295.00	284.31
5	400–450	426	285.00–295.00	290.96
5	450–500	479	265.00–277.50	271.49
6	500–550	523	252.50–270.00	263.40
3	550–600	570	232.50–248.00	240.10
2	650–700	683	220.00–227.50	223.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	300.00–312.50	306.85
5	300–350	331	290.00–315.00	305.06
6	350–400	376	305.00–310.00	307.95
7	400–450	422	300.00–312.50	302.42
8	450–500	466	280.00–302.50	292.36
7	500–550	521	279.00–290.00	284.46
3	550–600	565	254.00–267.50	261.25
3	600–650	610	250.00–253.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	230.00–232.50	231.25
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
6	350–400	377	325.00–335.00	328.70
6	400–450	431	317.50–327.50	321.11
4	450–500	465	313.00–325.00	317.17
4	500–550	514	300.00–310.00	304.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	297.50	297.50
2	500–550	530	262.00–277.00	269.29
5	550–600	568	257.50–277.50	268.58
2	600–650	610	251.00–265.00	257.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	343	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	385	317.50	317.50
3	400–450	427	302.50–312.50	309.22
5	450–500	482	285.00–300.00	294.51
6	500–550	533	280.00–292.50	285.44
8	550–600	581	270.00–285.00	273.42
8	600–650	626	260.00–270.00	266.91
1	650–700	655	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	594	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	305.00–315.00	312.41
7	300–350	325	285.00–317.50	301.43
1	450–500	450	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	255.00	255.00
4	300–350	328	245.00–255.00	247.93
8	350–400	385	230.00–245.00	234.38
14	400–450	424	230.00–242.50	235.79
8	450–500	463	220.00–237.50	230.87
5	500–550	523	217.50–232.50	223.35
5	550–600	582	210.00–225.00	220.99
4	600–650	633	207.50–227.00	216.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	260.00–275.00	266.43
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	316	260.00–280.00	268.51
9	350–400	373	250.00–270.00	261.04
8	400–450	419	245.00–265.00	255.42
13	450–500	472	240.00–262.50	251.15
11	500–550	524	235.00–255.00	243.86
3	550–600	555	237.50–260.00	249.26
6	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	405	182.50	182.50
1	600–650	630	172.50	172.50
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,304.00	1,304.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	970	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,530.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,522.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,393	1,903.00–2,500.00	2,238.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	983	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,797.56
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	844.00	844.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	902.00	902.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,444.00	1,444.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,204.00	1,204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,570	149.00–165.00	156.08
7	—	1,521	130.00–144.00	137.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	118.00–129.00	123.31
3	—	1,597	130.00–138.00	134.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	124.00–133.00	126.45
6	—	968	100.00–119.00	110.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	149.00	149.00
31	—	1,182	130.00–139.00	134.08
14	—	1,151	111.00–129.00	123.39

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

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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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