Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.50 lower, slaughter bulls 5.50 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.07/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −150.50 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$220.07

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$26.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs SC average

−20.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	237.00	1,292	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	221.47	1,185	23
Medium and Large 3	548	210.24	1,153	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.76/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale29 hd

220.07

—

SC average6 barns · 166 hd

218.86

+1.21

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−20.62

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−150.50

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	1,648	153.97	2,537	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	142.13	2,075	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	131.47	1,619	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	120.84	1,292	9thin

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)	1,265	$1,782	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,284	$1,780	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,511	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,341	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,373	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	228.08/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,088	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	259.06/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	219.26/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	173.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	261.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	213.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	202.37/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	225.73/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,187	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	218.83/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	242.25/cwt	230.00–250.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	227.96/cwt	210.00–247.50	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	206.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	287.26/cwt	275.00–310.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	638	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	222.51/cwt	200.00–240.00	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	204.51/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	232.15/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	247.08/cwt	242.50–252.50	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	224.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	248.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.12/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	226.33/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	238.16/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	260.54/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	242.96/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	223.80/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	221.15/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	215.94/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	124.61/cwt	112.50–129.00	1,439	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	136.04/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,745	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	127.45/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,403	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	112.57/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	244.58/cwt	222.50–265.00	1,159	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	238.99/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,240	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	269.28/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	295.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	321.14/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,211	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	229.85/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,331	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	263.73/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,013	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	842	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,513	2,057.35/head	1,883.00–2,220.00	2,057	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	637	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	994	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,341.00/head	1,341.00–1,341.00	1,341	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,511.00/head	1,511.00–1,511.00	1,511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,113.00/head	2,113.00–2,113.00	2,113	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,372.93/head	150.00–1,864.00	1,373	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	707	155.49/cwt	142.50–170.00	1,099	11
Bulls	—	—	1,648	153.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,537	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	142.13/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,075	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 Sep 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 712Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 125Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 36Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	400	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	450	238.00	238.00
1	500–550	545	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	250.00–270.00	261.30
5	300–350	325	242.50–252.50	247.08
7	350–400	375	230.00–250.00	242.25
7	400–450	429	210.00–247.50	227.96
12	450–500	477	220.00–245.00	228.08
15	500–550	526	219.00–227.50	225.73
3	550–600	563	215.00–223.00	219.26
5	600–650	630	190.00–210.00	202.37
1	650–700	655	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	220.00–230.00	224.02
4	350–400	376	210.00–220.00	213.11
2	400–450	425	175.00–185.00	180.06
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	520	210.00–227.50	218.83
3	550–600	567	190.00–214.00	204.51
3	600–650	625	170.00–180.00	173.36
2	650–700	665	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	200.00–210.00	206.64
2	550–600	555	210.00–220.00	215.05
2	600–650	638	170.00–180.00	175.02
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	725	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	533	220.00–227.50	223.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	534	252.50–265.00	259.06
4	550–600	558	252.00–275.00	260.54
2	600–650	623	241.00–245.00	242.96
1	650–700	650	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	475	255.00–268.00	260.12
6	500–550	530	245.00–255.00	248.04
10	550–600	565	225.00–245.00	238.16
4	600–650	628	227.50–237.00	232.15
4	650–700	669	215.00–228.00	221.15
7	750–800	752	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	220.00–232.50	226.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	290.00–300.00	295.19
5	300–350	332	275.00–310.00	287.26
7	350–400	384	230.00–295.00	263.73
7	400–450	419	260.00–282.50	269.28
15	450–500	474	222.50–265.00	244.58
16	500–550	519	227.50–247.50	238.99
10	550–600	579	221.00–240.00	229.85
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	200.00–240.00	222.51
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	505	192.50–230.00	215.94
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	695	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	315.00–320.00	317.58
4	250–300	263	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	322	330.00–340.00	335.10
7	350–400	377	310.00–325.00	321.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,155	112.50–129.00	124.61
12	—	1,283	130.00–143.00	136.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,101	126.00–129.00	127.45
4	—	1,030	100.00–124.00	112.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	139.00–146.00	142.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	149.00–157.00	153.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,513	1,883.00–2,220.00	2,057.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,511.00	1,511.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,113.00	2,113.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,341.00	1,341.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	637	156.00	156.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	150.00–1,864.00	1,372.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	707	142.50–170.00	155.49

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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