Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 5.50 higher, slaughter bulls 4.50 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $231.81/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −172.58 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$231.81

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$39.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	262.50	1,378	1thin
Medium and Large 2	552	234.75	1,297	18thin
Medium and Large 3	547	223.45	1,223	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.05/cwt here — about $155 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.39 across 26 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 sale29 hd

231.81

—

SC average6 barns · 100 hd

232.77

−0.96

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−172.58

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	1,663	175.50	2,919	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	153.13	1,727	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	148.00	2,338	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	131.20	1,243	12

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)	900	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$1,341	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,020	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,321	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2Full	550–600	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	663	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	233.39/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	276.91/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,304	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	605	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	260.23/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	247.91/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	239.88/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,120	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	568	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	244.17/cwt	240.00–257.50	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	273.78/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	269.15/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,139	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	233.99/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,341	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	268.11/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	228.46/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	227.38/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	215.00/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,191	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,465.00/head	1,465.00–1,465.00	1,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	873	1,341.01/head	1,340.00–1,342.00	1,341	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	406	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	308.39/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	289.83/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,206	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	230.83/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	296.18/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	277.48/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	246.48/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	212.37/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	234.50/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,313	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	141.42/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,298	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	110.77/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,114	4
Bulls	—	—	1,647	172.11/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,835	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	160.02/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,869	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	800	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	825	1,176.00/head	1,176.00–1,176.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	216.11/cwt	212.50–220.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	223.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	224.06/cwt	215.00–237.50	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	475	218.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	241.04/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	227.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	217.50/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	215.51/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	400–450	405	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	200.03/cwt	187.50–213.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	600–650	638	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	245.25/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	228.92/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	228.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,208	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	252.51/cwt	250.00–257.50	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.99/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,274	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	339.48/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	136.35/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,389	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,502	1
Bulls	—	—	1,892	193.44/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,075	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	211.06/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 333Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 36Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 24Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	187.50	187.50
1	550–600	565	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	663	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	245.00	245.00
3	300–350	328	250.00–257.50	252.51
5	350–400	371	240.00–257.50	244.17
6	400–450	414	240.00–252.50	247.91
12	450–500	467	232.50–247.00	239.88
6	500–550	522	220.00–243.00	228.46
5	550–600	572	220.00–233.00	227.38
1	600–650	600	214.00	214.00
2	650–700	658	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	737	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	216.00	216.00
3	450–500	477	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	305	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	350	262.50	262.50
5	450–500	473	240.00–248.00	246.48
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	363	215.00–237.50	224.06
2	400–450	415	212.50–220.00	216.11
5	450–500	479	200.00–220.00	212.37
2	500–550	525	202.50–219.00	211.06
1	550–600	560	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	525	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	638	190.00–195.00	192.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	267.50	267.50
7	400–450	419	257.50–290.00	273.78
7	450–500	471	260.00–292.00	276.91
6	500–550	519	255.00–267.00	260.23
1	550–600	560	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	620	241.00	241.00
8	650–700	673	230.00–238.00	233.39
6	700–750	737	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	568	235.00–240.00	237.44
1	600–650	605	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	303.33
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	523	235.00–247.50	241.04
2	550–600	560	229.00–240.00	234.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	385	250.00–275.00	268.11
12	400–450	423	250.00–280.00	269.15
8	450–500	470	261.00–280.00	270.99
5	500–550	524	240.00–267.50	245.25
8	550–600	573	220.00–246.00	233.99
2	600–650	635	214.00–216.00	215.00
1	650–700	695	218.00	218.00
2	700–750	713	187.50–213.00	200.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	240.00–260.00	251.71
3	500–550	540	220.00–237.50	230.83
2	550–600	560	215.00–220.00	217.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	300.00–320.00	308.39
2	350–400	375	295.00–297.50	296.18
11	400–450	416	282.50–300.00	289.83
4	450–500	466	260.00–285.00	277.48
1	500–550	525	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	330	339.00–340.00	339.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	313	220.00–235.00	227.56
3	350–400	378	220.00–230.00	223.17
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	471	222.50–237.50	228.92
6	500–550	528	220.00–235.00	228.75
4	550–600	576	210.00–221.00	215.51
1	600–650	645	218.00	218.00
2	650–700	670	216.00–219.00	217.50
1	700–750	710	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	210.00–220.00	215.06
3	450–500	475	215.00–220.00	218.28

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,465.00	1,465.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,176.00	1,176.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	1,340.00–1,342.00	1,341.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,020.00	1,020.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	918	129.00–150.00	141.42
4	—	1,006	100.00–122.50	110.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,168	150.00–169.00	160.02
9	—	1,019	120.00–147.00	136.35
1	—	1,390	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,647	168.00–178.00	172.11
3	—	1,892	188.00–198.00	193.44
1	—	1,075	142.00	142.00

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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