Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 4.00 higher, feeders heifer 7.50 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady based on limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $246.78/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −123.79 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$246.78

34 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$44.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.96

vs SC average

−20.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	262.38	1,416	11thin
Medium and Large 2	526	241.39	1,270	21
Medium and Large 3	563	217.50	1,223	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.88/cwt here — about $192 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 sale34 hd

246.78

—

SC average5 barns · 81 hd

230.81

+15.96

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−20.81

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−123.79

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	1,524	146.85	2,238	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	123.03	1,457	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	121.73	1,844	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	108.87	1,101	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)	1,163	$1,501	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,283	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,863	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	947	$1,659	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	792	$1,054	13

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	350–400	380	292.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,111	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	289.59/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	239.36/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	267.68/cwt	250.00–285.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	283.33/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	285.78/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,626	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,120.33/head	1,026.00–1,237.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	223.23/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,368	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	291.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	278.77/cwt	270.00–290.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,114	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	1,500.97/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	303.91/cwt	290.00–312.50	963	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	338.37/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	276.54/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,286	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	823	1,344.02/head	1,216.00–1,411.00	1,344	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	305.55/cwt	295.00–317.50	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	313.95/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	281.26/cwt	272.50–289.00	1,204	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,104.00/head	2,104.00–2,104.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	766	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	342.38/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	305.96/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,444	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	304.29/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	262.62/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,410	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	309.90/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	347.25/cwt	335.00–355.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	294.13/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,103	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	315.72/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	337.30/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	317.28/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	213.07/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	363.61/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,164	2
Bulls	—	—	870	114.84/cwt	97.00–129.00	999	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	98.67/cwt	72.50–110.00	991	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	138.52/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	126.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,566	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	128.80/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,282	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	161.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,916	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	148.00/cwt	135.00–159.00	2,358	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	110.65/cwt	96.00–118.00	1,165	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	106.21/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,585	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	119.06/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	780	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	637	811.62/head	800.00–825.00	812	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	675	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	737	916.92/head	875.00–947.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	235.26/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	258.26/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	254.54/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,194	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	210.32/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	725	226.03/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	267.45/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	241.73/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,255	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	287.40/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	241.18/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	274.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	681	221.57/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,509	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	291.61/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	292.30/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	279.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,477	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,436.86/head	1,406.00–1,460.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	670	247.51/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,658	2

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 481Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 70Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 18Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	380	280.00–300.00	292.43
5	400–450	429	282.50–300.00	291.61
4	450–500	470	272.50–295.00	287.40
9	500–550	528	270.00–290.00	279.79
3	550–600	555	275.00–287.50	283.33
4	600–650	618	240.00–245.00	242.50
4	650–700	666	232.00–238.00	235.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	335.00–355.00	347.25
5	300–350	328	320.00–350.00	337.30
11	350–400	369	325.00–350.00	338.37
5	400–450	431	307.50–320.00	313.95
9	450–500	472	297.50–317.50	305.96
8	500–550	522	295.00–315.00	304.29
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	320	355.00–372.50	363.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	423	270.00–280.00	274.79
3	450–500	470	255.00–262.50	258.26
7	550–600	580	230.00–255.00	241.18
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	428	280.00–300.00	289.59
4	450–500	476	285.00–295.00	291.31
4	500–550	520	280.00–299.00	292.30
18	550–600	569	260.00–289.00	285.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	347.50	347.50
9	600–650	634	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	766	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	342.50	342.50
5	350–400	372	330.00–355.00	342.38
4	400–450	415	310.00–322.50	315.72
8	450–500	484	313.00–325.00	317.28
3	500–550	518	300.00–323.00	309.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	670	247.00–248.00	247.51
3	700–750	725	215.00–233.00	226.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	250.00–285.00	267.68
4	300–350	321	270.00–290.00	278.77
5	350–400	379	257.50–277.50	267.45
3	400–450	437	250.00–260.00	254.98
12	450–500	469	240.00–265.00	254.54
18	500–550	519	230.00–252.50	241.73
3	550–600	568	229.00–250.00	239.36
2	600–650	613	222.50–224.00	223.23
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	295.00–317.50	305.55
12	300–350	317	290.00–312.50	303.91
15	350–400	375	280.00–310.00	294.13
17	400–450	428	272.50–289.00	281.26
9	450–500	465	267.50–285.00	276.54
10	500–550	537	259.00–267.50	262.62
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	400	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	488	220.00–230.00	225.08
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	620	210.00–216.00	213.07
3	650–700	680	208.00–213.00	210.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	681	220.00–234.00	221.57

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,026.00–1,237.00	1,120.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,406.00–1,460.00	1,436.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	823	1,216.00–1,411.00	1,344.02
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,104.00	2,104.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	637	800.00–825.00	811.62
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	737	875.00–947.00	916.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	97.00–129.00	114.84
4	—	1,800	160.00–165.00	161.99
3	—	1,593	135.00–159.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	72.50–110.00	98.67
7	—	1,019	114.00–124.00	119.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	136.00–143.00	138.52
20	—	1,234	120.00–135.00	126.90
10	—	1,053	96.00–118.00	110.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	123.00–134.00	128.80
1	—	1,630	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,492	99.00–114.00	106.21

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