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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.44/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −153.12 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$217.44

42 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs SC average

−21.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	222.06	1,190	23
Medium and Large 3	541	211.85	1,147	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $43 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

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 sale42 hd

217.44

—

SC average5 barns · 174 hd

217.53

−0.09

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−21.17

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−153.12

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	—	High	1,388	151.66	2,106	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	139.15	2,061	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	130.96	1,544	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	120.01	1,195	39

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,462	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,285	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,575	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	685	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	610	$600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$400	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,608	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,830	2
Bulls	—	—	1,479	158.74/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,348	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	126.11/cwt	113.00–135.00	1,434	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	140.65/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	214.39/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	235.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	259.69/cwt	240.00–282.50	1,104	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	213.76/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,205	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	958	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,035	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	610	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	665	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	247.57/cwt	235.00–255.00	941	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,543	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	278.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	272.56/cwt	270.00–280.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	252.47/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	227.16/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	245.30/cwt	240.00–257.50	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	247.19/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,276	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	224.02/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	226.31/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,179	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	243.76/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,385	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	229.58/cwt	222.50–250.00	969	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	207.90/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	266.42/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,154	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	215.81/cwt	200.00–220.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	271	229.24/cwt	220.00–237.50	621	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	685	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	217.04/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,122	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	208.64/cwt	200.00–218.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	232.49/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	214.09/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	211.09/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	212.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,202	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	234.33/cwt	225.00–255.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	236	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	223.97/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,062	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	112.06/cwt	77.50–122.00	1,043	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,671	1
Bulls	—	—	1,149	130.56/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,500	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	128.37/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,366	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	140.17/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	221.10/cwt	210.00–230.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	220.08/cwt	210.00–230.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	200.90/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	239.37/cwt	230.00–250.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	308.35/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,021	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	263.69/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,355	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	298.29/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	284.06/cwt	281.00–297.50	1,187	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	325	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	226.65/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,072	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	258.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	228.25/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,390	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	527	216.45/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,141	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	595	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	223.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	276.00/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,041	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	888	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	259.37/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,232	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	221.25/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	273.29/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	393	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	227.42/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,103	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	299.10/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,098	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	1,462.20/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	266.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	266.87/cwt	265.00–268.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	303.76/cwt	290.00–320.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	259.50/cwt	257.50–265.00	971	5

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 324Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 30Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	176.00	176.00
11	—	1,479	145.00–166.00	158.74
6	—	1,149	120.00–138.00	130.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,137	113.00–135.00	126.11
8	—	1,263	137.00–149.00	140.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	931	77.50–122.00	112.06
19	—	1,064	123.00–137.00	128.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	129.00	129.00
10	—	1,500	136.00–146.00	140.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	428	230.00–240.00	235.15
5	450–500	478	210.00–242.50	232.49
4	500–550	514	200.00–227.50	214.39
4	600–650	618	212.50–215.00	213.76
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	377	275.00–280.00	276.00
15	400–450	433	240.00–280.00	266.42
20	450–500	475	250.00–277.50	259.37
10	500–550	516	240.00–258.00	247.19
21	550–600	568	220.00–251.00	243.76
7	600–650	609	220.00–242.00	228.25
3	650–700	674	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	365	295.00–302.50	298.29
11	400–450	418	281.00–297.50	284.06
18	500–550	514	261.00–269.00	263.69
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	212.50–230.00	221.25
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	610	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	275.00	275.00
4	250–300	274	270.00–280.00	272.56
3	300–350	322	275.00–280.00	278.42
12	350–400	377	260.00–287.50	273.29
15	400–450	425	240.00–282.50	259.69
6	450–500	459	240.00–267.50	252.47
6	500–550	518	225.00–230.00	227.16
5	550–600	567	220.00–230.00	223.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	278	230.00–250.00	239.37
7	300–350	323	225.00–255.00	234.33
1	350–400	380	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	424	220.00–230.00	225.07
12	450–500	474	215.00–235.00	223.97
11	500–550	517	210.00–222.50	217.04
2	550–600	563	210.00–218.00	214.09
3	600–650	628	194.00–206.00	200.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	273	290.00–320.00	303.76
8	300–350	331	290.00–317.50	308.35
12	350–400	367	290.00–312.50	299.10
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	257.50	257.50
2	350–400	393	240.00–250.00	244.97
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	485	220.00–236.00	227.42
7	500–550	527	207.50–222.50	216.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	225.00–230.00	227.51
4	250–300	271	220.00–237.50	229.24
6	300–350	333	210.00–230.00	220.08
7	350–400	377	210.00–230.00	221.10
5	400–450	425	200.00–220.00	215.81
9	450–500	472	200.00–218.00	208.64
10	500–550	520	200.00–219.00	211.09
9	550–600	565	210.00–215.00	212.70
1	600–650	615	196.00	196.00
1	650–700	650	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	271	250.00–265.00	258.53
9	300–350	327	240.00–257.50	245.30
5	350–400	380	235.00–255.00	247.57
29	400–450	422	222.50–250.00	229.58
26	450–500	473	220.00–235.00	226.65
13	500–550	521	222.00–230.00	226.31
6	550–600	559	216.00–228.00	224.02
4	600–650	611	200.00–205.00	202.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	500	197.50	197.50
3	550–600	565	205.00–211.00	207.90
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	265.00–268.00	266.87
5	300–350	323	265.00–270.00	266.48
5	350–400	374	257.50–265.00	259.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	108.00	108.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	118.00	118.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	118.00	118.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	141.00	141.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	145.00–152.00	148.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	139.00	139.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,675.00	1,675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	740	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	145.00	145.00

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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