Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.50 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few too trend, slaughter cows 1.50 lower slaughter bulls too few too trend. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and fleshy cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.52/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −122.52 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$247.52

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.86

vs SC average

−21.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	262.00	1,376	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	245.11	1,345	30

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $31 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

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 sale35 hd

247.52

—

SC average5 barns · 159 hd

233.66

+13.86

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−21.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−122.52

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	1,565	146.22	2,289	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	154.00	2,203	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	152.23	1,735	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	129.74	1,358	20

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)	1,195	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	705	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,599	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,283	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$940	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1	500–550	514	283.63/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	272.88/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,433	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	773	1,563.59/head	1,519.00–1,602.00	1,564	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,283.00/head	1,283.00–1,283.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	272.54/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	282.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	254.47/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,209	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	261.12/cwt	250.00–275.00	969	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	250.55/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,310	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	271.35/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	265.25/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	232.96/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	232.42/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	246.93/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	256.53/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	257.03/cwt	245.00–270.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	251.42/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	600–650	610	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	273.84/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,295	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	278.80/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	284.95/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,094	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	939.95/head	923.00–956.00	940	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,244	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	141.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,906	3
Bulls	—	—	1,852	160.83/cwt	152.00–175.00	2,979	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	140.09/cwt	122.50–149.00	1,600	20
Bulls	—	—	1,393	137.46/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,915	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	176.90/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	254.48/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	213.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	241.25/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	141.21/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,622.49/head	1,557.00–1,683.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	234.82/cwt	232.50–237.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	270.53/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	304.91/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,281	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	262.00/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	309.41/cwt	300.00–320.00	845	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,699.69/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	283.75/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	298.89/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	293.82/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	288.50/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	278.31/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	292.68/cwt	285.00–307.50	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	324.31/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	290.72/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	577	229.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,326	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	266.77/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,505	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	120.35/cwt	100.00–132.50	1,248	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	159.67/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,803	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,940	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	158.45/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	217.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 274Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 108Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	368	317.50–330.00	324.31
9	400–450	432	287.50–302.50	293.82
3	450–500	470	285.00–297.50	290.72
5	500–550	514	280.00–290.00	283.63
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	330	297.50	297.50
4	350–400	384	280.00–292.50	284.95
4	400–450	421	270.00–285.00	278.80
12	450–500	473	260.00–282.50	273.84
7	500–550	525	265.00–280.00	272.88
8	550–600	564	260.00–275.00	266.77
3	600–650	617	245.00–255.00	251.42
2	650–700	658	241.00–253.00	246.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	610	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	383	260.00–265.00	262.55
4	400–450	418	245.00–267.50	254.48
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	335.00–340.00	337.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	420	215.00	215.00
3	450–500	475	230.00–237.50	232.42
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
9	550–600	577	220.00–240.00	229.82
1	600–650	605	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	245.00–270.00	257.03
1	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
6	350–400	371	250.00–275.00	261.12
9	400–450	422	247.50–275.00	265.25
12	450–500	475	240.00–265.00	254.47
11	500–550	523	240.00–260.00	250.55
9	550–600	554	245.00–259.00	256.53
3	600–650	615	230.00–235.00	232.96
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	442	200.00–230.00	217.43
5	450–500	468	200.00–220.00	213.76
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	300.00–320.00	309.41
5	300–350	329	285.00–307.50	292.68
3	350–400	378	280.00–289.00	283.75
4	400–450	428	270.00–288.00	278.31
7	450–500	479	263.00–290.00	270.53
5	500–550	525	260.00–267.50	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	455	262.50–280.00	271.35
3	500–550	512	262.50–285.00	272.54
7	550–600	567	275.00–285.00	282.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	232.50–250.00	241.25
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	723	232.50–237.00	234.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	325.00–330.00	327.47
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	420	295.00–315.00	304.91
14	450–500	476	292.50–305.00	298.89
10	500–550	531	286.00–297.00	288.50
9	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	400	327.50	327.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	1,519.00–1,602.00	1,563.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,283.00	1,283.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	923.00–956.00	939.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	885	1,557.00–1,683.00	1,622.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,699.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	140.00–145.00	141.91
1	—	1,750	168.00	168.00
5	—	1,419	155.00–162.00	158.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,142	122.50–149.00	140.09
2	—	1,253	172.00–183.00	176.90
26	—	1,129	150.00–170.00	159.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,059	135.00–150.00	141.21
11	—	1,037	100.00–132.50	120.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	152.00–175.00	160.83
5	—	1,393	130.00–149.00	137.46

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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