Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 11.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.58/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −148.85 against this barn's trailing median of $430.43.

Average price

$281.58

38 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$56.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.16

vs SC average

−6.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	286.37	1,538	26
Medium and Large 2	541	274.94	1,487	11thin
Medium and Large 3	555	230.00	1,277	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.37/cwt here — about $262 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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.71, low $337.05, median $430.43 across 22 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 sale38 hd

281.58

—

SC average6 barns · 169 hd

269.42

+12.16

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−6.21

This barn, trailing median22 sales

430.43

−148.85

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	1,279	142.72	1,825	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	144.31	2,393	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	133.62	1,646	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	115.22	1,163	19

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)	1,152	$1,684	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,621	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,349	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$1,230	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	913	$1,581	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,515	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$1,638	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$988	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$560	1thin

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 2	500–550	515	273.02/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,406	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	298.30/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,304	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	330.79/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	290.60/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	275.33/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,297	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	342.47/cwt	320.00–350.00	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	242.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	237.76/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	276.42/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,515.15/head	1,346.00–1,675.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	913	1,581.24/head	1,573.00–1,589.00	1,581	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	660	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,621.30/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,621	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	705	881.00/head	881.00–881.00	881	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	1,683.57/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,684	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,285.38/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,285	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	755	1,095.00/head	1,095.00–1,095.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,499	155.99/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,338	11
Bulls	—	—	1,009	126.49/cwt	85.00–135.00	1,276	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	101.10/cwt	75.00–118.00	959	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	140.46/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,163	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	127.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,361	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	124.59/cwt	95.00–133.00	1,476	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	140.69/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,785	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	247.41/cwt	245.00–250.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	261.93/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.83/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	278.26/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	310.80/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	280.63/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	274.55/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	270.95/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	248.45/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	292.92/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	245.21/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,525	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	289.70/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,501	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	235.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	225.01/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	289.98/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,241	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	258.62/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	262.49/cwt	250.00–277.50	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	208	334.46/cwt	320.00–350.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	278.16/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	244.37/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	256.75/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,230	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	286.96/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	282	316.98/cwt	315.00–320.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	237.96/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	248.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,409	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.03/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	261.86/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	251.98/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,676	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	260.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,106	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	357.54/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	315.33/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,293	3

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 Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 602Year ago 418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 7Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 40Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
12	400–450	428	270.00–300.00	289.98
18	450–500	471	265.00–290.00	275.33
11	500–550	515	260.00–285.00	273.02
10	550–600	571	250.00–275.00	261.93
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
5	250–300	271	320.00–350.00	342.47
4	300–350	326	320.00–347.50	330.79
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
17	400–450	437	287.50–307.50	298.30
4	450–500	465	287.50–295.00	290.60
2	500–550	525	267.50–285.00	276.42
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	240.00–245.00	242.57
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	580	227.50–247.50	237.76
2	600–650	620	220.00–225.00	222.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	355.00–357.50	356.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	245.00–250.00	247.41
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	405	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	239.00	239.00
1	650–700	665	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	230.00–240.00	235.15
6	450–500	477	220.00–235.00	225.01
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	290.00–300.00	295.15
2	250–300	260	300.00–305.00	302.60
5	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	305.07
7	350–400	374	275.00–302.50	286.96
7	400–450	403	275.00–280.00	278.16
2	450–500	478	260.00–265.00	262.51
2	500–550	518	255.00–262.50	258.62
5	600–650	603	237.50–249.00	244.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	250.00–277.50	262.49
7	350–400	383	250.00–277.50	261.86
13	400–450	424	250.00–270.00	260.74
13	450–500	479	245.00–263.00	256.75
5	500–550	508	247.50–260.00	251.98
16	550–600	568	240.00–250.00	248.11
4	600–650	614	233.00–244.00	237.96
2	650–700	660	223.00–227.00	225.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	320.00–350.00	334.46
3	250–300	282	315.00–320.00	316.98
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	320.00–325.00	322.57
3	350–400	375	340.00–342.50	340.83
3	400–450	410	315.00–316.00	315.33
5	450–500	465	287.50–300.00	292.92
18	500–550	518	286.00–295.00	289.70
7	550–600	587	283.00	283.00
20	600–650	630	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	378	300.00–315.00	310.80
4	400–450	410	272.50–285.00	280.63
5	450–500	482	267.50–280.00	274.55
6	500–550	525	272.00–285.00	278.26
5	550–600	560	267.50–275.00	270.95
12	600–650	622	240.00–257.00	245.21
2	650–700	673	247.00–250.00	248.45
11	700–750	712	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	357.50	357.50
2	300–350	328	352.50–362.50	357.54
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	973	1,346.00–1,675.00	1,515.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	913	1,573.00–1,589.00	1,581.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,621.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,285.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,683.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,230.00	1,230.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	881.00	881.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	560.00	560.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,095.00	1,095.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,499	143.00–165.00	155.99
9	—	1,009	85.00–135.00	126.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	949	75.00–118.00	101.10
10	—	1,064	122.00–130.00	127.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	138.00–143.00	140.46
1	—	1,895	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,185	95.00–133.00	124.59
23	—	1,269	134.00–155.00	140.69

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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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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