Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for Memorial Day. 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 $245.74/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −124.82 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$245.74

35 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$27.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs SC average

−27.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	252.58	1,410	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	244.30	1,344	12thin
Medium and Large 3	550	224.62	1,235	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.96/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

245.74

—

SC average5 barns · 112 hd

242.76

+2.98

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−27.29

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−124.82

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	—	High	1,517	160.70	2,437	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	143.83	1,710	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	141.94	2,436	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	121.48	1,157	18

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)	1,025	$1,348	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,190	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$2,903	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,638	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,431	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	660	$809	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	202.60/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	214.49/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	227.37/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	233.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.03/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	312.15/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	269.39/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	221.19/cwt	219.00–232.50	1,389	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	241.87/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	278.66/cwt	270.00–287.50	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	266.70/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	293.80/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	241.27/cwt	240.00–242.50	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	220.50/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	216.81/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	243.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,401	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	299.80/cwt	290.00–312.50	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	282.10/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,049	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	241.57/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	251.24/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	239.34/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	310.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	273.78/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	305.88/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	231.50/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	264.98/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.43/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,265	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	317.84/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	257.70/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	251.67/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	266.69/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	297.74/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	314.16/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	293.28/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,551	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	282.88/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	262.31/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	253.78/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	938	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	628	168.99/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,061	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	463	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	261.27/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,607	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	149.74/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,842	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	152.37/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,709	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	129.46/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,411	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	111.08/cwt	80.00–123.00	1,034	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	134.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,317	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	131.51/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,176	2
Bulls	—	—	2,027	177.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,588	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	161.83/cwt	147.00–168.00	2,311	12
Bulls	—	—	1,283	129.42/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,660	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	660	809.00/head	809.00–809.00	809	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	750	1,069.00/head	1,069.00–1,069.00	1,069	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,344.00/head	1,344.00–1,344.00	1,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	650	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,881.00/head	1,881.00–1,881.00	1,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,348.22/head	1,333.00–1,365.00	1,348	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,640	2,903.00/head	2,903.00–2,903.00	2,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	246.76/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	304.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	342.68/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	309.43/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,148	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	331.73/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	262.15/cwt	250.00–275.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	263.10/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,494	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	286.56/cwt	258.50–307.50	1,358	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	294.06/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,253	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	250.56/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	256.16/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	338.87/cwt	330.00–345.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	324.68/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,530	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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 342Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 68Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 42

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for Memorial Day. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	283	280.00–285.00	282.43
8	300–350	335	270.00–287.50	278.66
9	350–400	372	270.00–290.00	282.10
12	400–450	428	257.50–277.50	269.39
24	450–500	473	250.00–285.00	267.43
4	500–550	531	240.00–260.00	250.56
5	550–600	571	235.00–250.00	241.87
11	600–650	628	219.00–232.50	221.19
4	650–700	686	211.00–217.50	214.49
6	700–750	719	210.00–219.00	216.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	375	240.00–242.50	241.27
2	400–450	415	232.50–250.00	241.57
4	450–500	476	230.00–240.00	233.07
3	500–550	523	220.00–232.50	227.37
2	550–600	590	215.00–226.00	220.50
3	600–650	613	192.50–210.00	202.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	300.00–320.00	310.96
3	300–350	310	290.00–312.50	299.80
2	400–450	415	292.50–295.00	293.80
1	450–500	450	307.50	307.50
7	500–550	532	266.00–270.00	266.70
11	550–600	575	240.00–250.00	243.59
3	600–650	610	238.00–240.00	239.34
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	262.50–267.50	264.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	380	320.00–327.50	325.03
5	400–450	430	315.00–322.50	317.84
3	450–500	463	310.00–317.50	314.16
3	500–550	513	309.00–315.00	312.15
2	550–600	568	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	275.00–285.00	279.93
2	350–400	370	305.00–315.00	309.93
3	400–450	425	297.50–310.00	305.88
9	450–500	472	285.00–305.00	297.74
11	500–550	529	280.00–302.50	293.28
10	550–600	567	270.00–297.50	282.88
15	600–650	615	255.00–279.00	261.27
2	650–700	660	250.00–257.50	253.78
2	700–750	705	231.00–232.00	231.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	488	250.00–275.00	262.31
5	500–550	516	250.00–277.50	266.69
12	550–600	578	247.50–267.50	257.70
6	600–650	608	250.00–252.50	251.67
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	360	250.00–275.00	262.15
2	450–500	475	235.00–250.00	242.50
4	500–550	519	240.00–260.00	251.24
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	300.00–310.00	304.61
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	323	315.00–337.50	324.68
9	350–400	371	292.50–322.50	309.43
11	400–450	426	275.00–312.00	294.06
15	450–500	474	258.50–307.50	286.56
8	500–550	519	240.00–287.50	273.78
8	550–600	568	250.00–295.00	263.10
2	600–650	620	252.50–260.00	256.16
4	650–700	654	243.00–250.00	246.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
4	250–300	270	330.00–345.00	338.87
5	300–350	314	330.00–357.50	342.68
4	350–400	364	327.50–342.50	331.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	239.00	239.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	463	180.00–185.00	182.51
2	600–650	628	160.00–177.50	168.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,230	143.00–157.00	149.74
14	—	1,090	110.00–138.00	129.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	149.00–155.00	152.37
2	—	1,655	129.00–135.00	131.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	931	80.00–123.00	111.08
8	—	979	128.00–139.00	134.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,027	175.00–180.00	177.01
12	—	1,428	147.00–168.00	161.83
2	—	1,283	126.00–133.00	129.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	809.00	809.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,069.00	1,069.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,344.00	1,344.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,881.00	1,881.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,333.00–1,365.00	1,348.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,640	2,903.00	2,903.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00

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

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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