Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $239.85/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −130.71 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$239.85

28 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs SC average

−27.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	259.97	1,464	2thin
Medium and Large 2	564	238.31	1,344	26

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $119 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 sale28 hd

239.85

—

SC average5 barns · 81 hd

232.17

+7.69

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−27.37

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−130.71

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	1,542	165.55	2,553	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	156.29	1,835	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	153.41	2,204	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	138.47	1,341	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,201	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,143	$1,916	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,739	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,180	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,525	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,366	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$1,020	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	638	$412	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	230.85/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	619	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,640	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	289.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	249.44/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	706	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,200.77/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	266.92/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,276	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	268.06/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	242.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,264	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	262.49/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	236.98/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,398	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	289.25/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,226	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	246.89/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	221.36/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,273	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,132.12/head	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,132	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	600	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	663	1,573.40/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	740	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	638	411.76/head	400.00–425.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	858	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	158.45/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,855	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	138.77/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,009	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	160.73/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	165.58/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	130.36/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,334	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	144.55/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	168.31/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,668	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	138.41/cwt	118.00–148.00	1,611	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	236.75/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	354.80/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	349.92/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	275.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	286.33/cwt	270.00–300.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	269.95/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,126	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	311.70/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	313.78/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,283	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,523.51/head	2,275.00–2,750.00	2,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	259.97/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	307.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	471	227.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	286.65/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	326.02/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,066	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,365.74/head	1,331.00–1,405.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	278.95/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	249.45/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,092.00/head	2,092.00–2,092.00	2,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	231.02/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	257.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	249.80/cwt	240.00–260.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,739.00/head	1,739.00–1,739.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	252.56/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 451Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 53Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	619	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	706	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	424	280.00–305.00	289.25
10	500–550	529	277.50–280.00	278.95
2	550–600	563	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	604	242.50–258.00	252.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	320	327.50	327.50
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	409	310.00–315.00	313.78
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	515	307.50–315.00	311.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	347.50	347.50
3	300–350	320	347.50–360.00	354.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	430	230.00–235.00	232.50
2	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.76
3	500–550	530	225.00–245.00	236.75
2	550–600	575	215.00–227.50	221.36
2	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	312.50	312.50
6	350–400	373	280.00–300.00	289.23
5	400–450	426	255.00–280.00	268.06
9	450–500	478	250.00–275.00	266.92
4	500–550	514	250.00–272.50	262.49
4	550–600	589	245.00–252.50	246.89
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	340.00–360.00	349.92
2	350–400	353	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	317.50–335.00	326.02
5	350–400	375	300.00–325.00	307.92
3	450–500	463	280.00–290.00	286.65
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	458	227.50–235.00	230.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	333	240.00–260.00	249.80
5	350–400	372	250.00–265.00	257.08
7	400–450	427	240.00–265.00	249.44
6	450–500	480	242.50–260.00	249.45
9	500–550	522	235.00–250.00	242.14
16	550–600	590	230.00–238.00	236.98
2	600–650	608	225.00–237.00	231.02
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
7	300–350	326	270.00–300.00	286.33
9	350–400	370	270.00–285.00	275.38
9	400–450	417	267.50–275.00	269.95
2	550–600	563	257.50–262.50	259.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	471	220.00–235.00	227.53
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,132.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	975	2,275.00–2,750.00	2,523.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	663	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,650.00	2,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,020.00	1,020.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	835	1,331.00–1,405.00	1,365.74
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	638	400.00–425.00	411.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,740.00	1,740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	1,739.00	1,739.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	2,092.00	2,092.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,171	150.00–166.00	158.45
3	—	1,243	163.00–170.00	165.58
7	—	1,164	118.00–148.00	138.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	134.00–145.00	138.77
4	—	1,431	159.00–162.00	160.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	126.00–134.00	130.36
4	—	928	139.00–149.00	144.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	149.00	149.00
6	—	1,585	162.00–176.00	168.31

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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