Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.50 lower, slaughter bulls steady based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.21/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −125.83 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$244.21

42 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$67.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs SC average

−21.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	290.00	1,537	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	250.46	1,352	30
Medium and Large 3	573	222.99	1,277	11thin

One grade step is worth $67.01/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.04 across 29 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 sale42 hd

244.21

—

SC average5 barns · 130 hd

242.34

+1.87

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−21.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−125.83

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	1,832	152.28	2,790	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	146.68	2,288	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	139.32	1,694	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	127.24	1,365	10

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)	945	$1,418	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,293	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,110	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	605	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$2,280	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,786	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,235	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$1,132	9

Every lot, as filed

100 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 3	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	228.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	235.36/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,339	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	276.64/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	273.29/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,287	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	286.76/cwt	285.00–290.00	651	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,306.56/head	1,223.00–1,375.00	1,307	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,110.46/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	605	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	1,093.00/head	1,093.00–1,093.00	1,093	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	285.05/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,075	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,786.00/head	1,786.00–1,786.00	1,786	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,726.00/head	1,726.00–1,726.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	282.98/cwt	267.50–297.50	806	5
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	742	1,016.23/head	913.00–1,099.00	1,016	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	845	1,189.72/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,190	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	650	845.00/head	845.00–845.00	845	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	720	792.00/head	792.00–792.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	240.01/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,507	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	780	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	134.25/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,380	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,115	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,654	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	128.76/cwt	118.00–140.00	1,499	11
Bulls	—	—	1,453	137.13/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,992	2
Bulls	—	—	2,085	162.38/cwt	155.00–168.00	3,386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	120.23/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,344	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	146.52/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	266.36/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	219.74/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,285	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	145.96/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,823	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	322.36/cwt	320.00–325.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	304.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	307.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	238.09/cwt	225.00–250.00	974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	231.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	308.79/cwt	307.50–310.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	312.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,158	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,742.00/head	1,742.00–1,742.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	2,280.00/head	2,280.00–2,280.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	328.73/cwt	327.50–330.00	953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,418.00/head	1,418.00–1,418.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	577	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	269.17/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,424	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	278.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	265.86/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,398	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	249.45/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	255.50/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	259.33/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,211	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	276.65/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,342	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	285.56/cwt	275.00–295.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	299.04/cwt	290.00–307.50	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	288.93/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,208	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	255.01/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	280.26/cwt	275.00–290.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	258.19/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,355	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	281.46/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	214.47/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	256.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	533	231.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,235	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	243.33/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	260.59/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,113	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	318.81/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	222.99/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	248.92/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	260.41/cwt	256.00–280.00	1,482	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	222.03/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,465	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 Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 492Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 130Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 11Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	628	238.00–242.00	240.01
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	312.50	312.50
3	400–450	433	300.00–310.00	304.24
1	450–500	455	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	370	270.00–290.00	281.46
9	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
21	450–500	485	260.00–286.00	276.65
12	500–550	529	260.00–279.00	269.17
10	550–600	569	256.00–280.00	260.41
3	600–650	628	240.00–257.00	248.92
6	650–700	659	253.00–256.00	255.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	265	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	420	260.00–272.50	266.36
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	520	255.00–260.00	257.50
3	600–650	623	220.00–235.00	228.40
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	275.00–290.00	280.26
3	250–300	275	275.00–295.00	285.56
4	300–350	329	290.00–307.50	299.04
12	350–400	377	270.00–300.00	285.05
13	400–450	418	280.00–307.50	288.93
9	450–500	471	265.00–285.00	273.29
12	500–550	526	250.00–280.00	265.86
6	550–600	577	252.50–260.00	255.50
6	600–650	610	240.00–260.00	249.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	327.50–330.00	328.73
5	300–350	329	310.00–330.00	318.81
9	350–400	371	300.00–320.00	312.17
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	250.00–260.00	256.62
11	500–550	533	230.00–250.00	231.79
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	660	220.00–224.00	222.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	273	250.00–260.00	254.95
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	370	230.00–250.00	240.00
8	400–450	409	225.00–250.00	238.09
5	450–500	475	220.00–250.00	235.36
3	500–550	540	230.00–235.00	231.67
8	550–600	585	210.00–230.00	219.74
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	285.00–290.00	286.76
5	250–300	285	267.50–297.50	282.98
4	300–350	334	270.00–285.00	278.01
5	350–400	362	267.50–282.50	276.64
11	400–450	427	255.00–277.50	260.59
22	450–500	467	249.00–269.00	259.33
19	500–550	525	250.00–264.00	258.19
7	550–600	564	235.00–252.50	243.33
5	600–650	612	220.00–235.00	222.99
1	650–700	685	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	320.00–325.00	322.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	300.00–315.00	307.96
2	300–350	315	307.50–310.00	308.79
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	577	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	620	210.00–218.00	214.47
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,110.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,418.00	1,418.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	605	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,189.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	1,223.00–1,375.00	1,306.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,786.00	1,786.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,726.00	1,726.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,093.00	1,093.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	742	913.00–1,099.00	1,016.23
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	845.00	845.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	792.00	792.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,742.00	1,742.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	2,280.00	2,280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,028	131.00–139.00	134.25
5	—	1,118	115.00–128.00	120.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,680	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,531	142.00–149.00	146.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	156.00	156.00
11	—	1,164	118.00–140.00	128.76
15	—	1,249	141.00–150.00	145.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	135.00–139.00	137.13
3	—	2,085	155.00–168.00	162.38

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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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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