Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows too few to trend, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. 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 $235.31/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −135.26 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$235.31

49 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$52.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs SC average

−33.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	253.10	1,371	11thin
Medium and Large 2	534	242.35	1,295	27
Medium and Large 3	543	200.23	1,087	11thin

One grade step is worth $52.87/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale49 hd

235.31

—

SC average5 barns · 139 hd

234.09

+1.21

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−33.07

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−135.26

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	1,621	149.10	2,417	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	120.53	1,389	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,282	110.78	1,420	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	105.86	1,104	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$835	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$1,709	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,657	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$1,923	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$1,152	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$949	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	264.28/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,403	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	207.13/cwt	202.50–214.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	258.72/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,630	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	949.00/head	949.00–949.00	949	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	293.73/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	245.86/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,173	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	285.08/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,360	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	795	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,512.34/head	1,458.00–1,568.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	271.50/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	229.06/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	249.31/cwt	241.00–252.50	1,281	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	285.49/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,182	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	242.34/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	258.90/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	242.24/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,037	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	234.74/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	242.39/cwt	230.00–257.50	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	538	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	276.35/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,313	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	720	192.67/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,387	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	238.33/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	563	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	300–350	333	189.81/cwt	185.00–195.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	254.86/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,450	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	246.65/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	301.68/cwt	300.00–305.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	250.48/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	214.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	208.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	216.19/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	213.76/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	470	219.68/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	300–350	323	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	89.97/cwt	55.00–109.00	918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	114.68/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,211	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	110.78/cwt	98.00–118.00	1,420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	114.96/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,311	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	124.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,440	20
Bulls	—	—	1,505	127.85/cwt	117.50–140.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	204.14/cwt	195.00–212.50	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	259.83/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	214.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	337.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	276.42/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,028	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	336	358.55/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	249.49/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	264.51/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	336.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	312	315.76/cwt	312.50–320.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	330.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	1,784.55/head	1,700.00–1,868.00	1,785	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,923.00/head	1,923.00–1,923.00	1,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	322.71/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,175	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	273.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	263.18/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,111	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	286.50/cwt	270.00–295.00	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,557.00/head	1,557.00–1,557.00	1,557	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	327.30/cwt	320.00–335.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	285.65/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,463	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	290.53/cwt	275.00–300.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	289.34/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	296.38/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,947.00/head	1,947.00–1,947.00	1,947	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,612.50/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	295.32/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,116	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	916	1,152.03/head	1,128.00–1,192.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	483	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	259.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	928	5
Bulls	—	—	1,884	160.50/cwt	158.00–165.00	3,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,519	148.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,259	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 267Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 48Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	335.00–340.00	337.56
2	250–300	283	320.00–335.00	327.30
3	300–350	338	325.00–340.00	330.95
9	350–400	364	310.00–337.50	322.71
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
12	500–550	512	280.00–300.00	285.65
3	550–600	562	270.00–280.00	273.26
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	313	300.00–305.00	301.68
9	350–400	378	282.50–307.50	295.32
14	400–450	414	270.00–300.00	285.49
34	450–500	475	265.00–292.50	276.35
8	500–550	531	255.00–275.00	264.28
9	550–600	569	245.00–267.50	254.86
3	600–650	617	240.00–260.00	246.65
7	650–700	670	225.00–252.50	238.33
1	700–750	710	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	765	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	295	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	357	250.00–270.00	259.93
2	400–450	428	250.00–267.50	258.90
10	450–500	481	230.00–262.50	250.48
3	500–550	533	227.50–250.00	242.34
1	650–700	690	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	470	210.00–230.00	219.68
2	500–550	538	215.00–220.00	217.47
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	345.00–375.00	358.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
5	350–400	368	230.00–257.50	242.39
14	400–450	428	230.00–255.00	242.24
24	450–500	477	230.00–257.50	245.86
17	500–550	514	241.00–252.50	249.31
9	550–600	575	225.00–242.50	234.74
4	600–650	613	220.00–234.00	229.06
3	650–700	667	202.50–214.00	207.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	720	190.00–193.00	192.67
6	750–800	795	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	185.00–195.00	189.81
1	450–500	455	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	535	190.00	190.00
2	550–600	563	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	200.00–220.00	208.63
2	300–350	323	210.00–220.00	214.73
4	350–400	371	195.00–212.50	204.14
3	400–450	430	200.00–220.00	210.12
7	450–500	466	200.00–225.00	214.82
6	500–550	526	207.50–222.50	213.76
2	550–600	578	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	630	190.00–195.00	192.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	312.50	312.50
6	250–300	267	275.00–300.00	290.53
5	300–350	324	270.00–295.00	286.50
10	350–400	372	260.00–292.50	276.42
14	400–450	422	257.50–280.00	263.18
5	450–500	468	257.50–270.00	264.51
5	500–550	522	255.00–260.00	257.44
6	550–600	558	247.50–255.00	249.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	327.50	327.50
3	300–350	312	312.50–320.00	315.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	374	285.00–305.00	296.38
12	400–450	431	280.00–297.50	289.34
23	450–500	477	275.00–295.00	285.08
2	500–550	525	292.50–295.00	293.73
5	550–600	570	270.00–277.50	271.50
2	600–650	630	255.00–262.50	258.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	385	245.00–270.00	259.83
2	450–500	485	260.00–265.00	262.50
1	500–550	515	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	580	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	620	217.00	217.00
2	650–700	680	212.50–220.00	216.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	225.00–230.00	227.46
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	330.00–345.00	337.07
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	388	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	367.50	367.50
1	300–350	345	357.50	357.50
2	350–400	363	335.00–337.50	336.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	949.00	949.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	916	1,128.00–1,192.00	1,152.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,923.00	1,923.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	835	1,458.00–1,568.00	1,512.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	1,557.00	1,557.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,153	1,700.00–1,868.00	1,784.55
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,947.00	1,947.00

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	55.00–109.00	89.97
9	—	1,056	110.00–126.00	114.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	98.00–118.00	110.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,140	106.00–119.00	114.96
20	—	1,160	120.00–130.00	124.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	117.50–140.00	127.85
4	—	1,884	158.00–165.00	160.50
8	—	1,519	140.00–155.00	148.72

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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