Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady based on limited comparable sales, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 8.50 higher, slaughter bulls 6.50 higher. 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 $242.79/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −127.78 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$242.79

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$40.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs SC average

−33.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	259.57	1,363	6thin
Medium and Large 2	546	242.59	1,324	23
Medium and Large 3	572	218.73	1,252	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.85/cwt here — about $111 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 sale33 hd

242.79

—

SC average5 barns · 120 hd

235.82

+6.96

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−33.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−127.78

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	1,627	148.89	2,423	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	145.67	1,723	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	139.64	2,190	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	123.50	1,401	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,533	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,289	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$1,220	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	680	$1,122	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	250.85/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,532.87/head	1,525.00–1,540.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	304.10/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,241	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	225.28/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	249.02/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,561	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	281.30/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	605	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	680	1,122.00/head	1,122.00–1,122.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	280.80/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	255.86/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	230.04/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.37/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,346	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	268.00/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,018	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	268.73/cwt	255.00–280.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	241.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	265.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	291.18/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,389	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	284.79/cwt	275.00–295.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	245.48/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	214.97/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,219	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	233.23/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	279.35/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,472	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	217.52/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	244.04/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	233.33/cwt	225.00–250.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	310.87/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,613	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,438.00/head	1,438.00–1,438.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	312.46/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	159.14/cwt	141.00–167.00	3,005	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	115.03/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,809	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	146.85/cwt	129.00–159.00	1,728	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,361	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	145.11/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,274	9
Bulls	—	—	2,140	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,108	127.48/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	129.74/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,386	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	113.10/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,408	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	600	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	326.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	308.67/cwt	305.00–315.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	299.95/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	276.98/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,296	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	795	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	317.34/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	329.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	330.46/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	259.36/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	287.43/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	251.02/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	319.98/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	972	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	263.32/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	284.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	267.67/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,140	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 355Year ago 502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 83Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 71Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
12	400–450	408	295.00–305.00	304.10
6	450–500	477	280.00–300.00	291.18
15	500–550	527	270.00–290.00	279.35
8	550–600	564	260.00–270.00	265.30
6	600–650	624	242.50–255.00	251.02
7	650–700	659	249.00–252.00	250.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	330.00–340.00	335.00
2	300–350	335	325.00–335.00	329.85
2	350–400	378	320.00–340.00	330.46
3	400–450	430	320.00–330.00	326.74
5	450–500	472	310.00–328.00	319.98
5	500–550	519	295.00–320.00	310.87
8	550–600	551	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	275.00–295.00	284.79
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	320	275.00–280.00	277.54
5	350–400	369	285.00–300.00	292.46
4	400–450	418	270.00–290.00	280.80
8	450–500	468	270.00–292.50	281.30
6	500–550	528	255.00–270.00	263.32
5	550–600	575	250.00–265.00	255.08
6	600–650	627	242.50–253.00	249.02
2	700–750	730	223.00–227.50	225.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	380	225.00–250.00	233.33
2	400–450	425	237.50–250.00	244.04
12	450–500	476	256.00	256.00
3	500–550	512	230.00–250.00	241.47
2	550–600	573	220.00–240.00	230.04
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	312.50–322.50	317.34
4	400–450	418	307.50–317.50	312.46
2	450–500	470	295.00–305.00	299.95
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	322	255.00–280.00	268.73
20	350–400	380	250.00–275.00	268.00
9	400–450	426	250.00–278.00	267.67
5	450–500	478	247.50–267.50	255.86
10	500–550	527	240.00–252.50	245.48
13	550–600	560	235.00–247.50	240.37
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	425	230.00–240.00	235.00
4	450–500	466	220.00–242.50	233.23
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	588	205.00–225.00	214.97
2	600–650	643	212.50–222.50	217.52
2	650–700	668	210.00–212.50	211.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	305.00–315.00	308.67
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	373	280.00–292.50	287.43
6	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	284.06
2	450–500	468	276.00–278.00	276.98
4	500–550	520	255.00–265.00	259.36
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,525.00–1,540.00	1,532.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,140.00	1,140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,438.00	1,438.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,122.00	1,122.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	123.00–126.00	124.51
36	—	1,177	129.00–159.00	146.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	111.00–120.00	115.03
9	—	1,567	135.00–150.00	145.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	127.00–135.00	129.74
3	—	1,245	110.00–119.00	113.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,888	141.00–167.00	159.14
1	—	2,140	173.00	173.00
4	—	1,108	120.00–137.50	127.48

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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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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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