Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 18.00 lower, with light demand. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $203.52/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −166.53 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$203.52

38 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

vs SC average

−33.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	206.06	1,104	23
Medium and Large 3	553	199.61	1,103	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.45/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale38 hd

203.52

—

SC average6 barns · 203 hd

215.20

−11.68

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−33.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−166.53

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	1,587	140.91	2,236	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	115.30	1,344	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	113.83	1,540	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	96.22	948	24

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)	1,395	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,214	$1,609	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$975	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,333	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,272	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	856	$977	9

Every lot, as filed

107 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 3	300–350	332	223.45/cwt	200.00–250.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	227.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	206.68/cwt	200.00–230.00	996	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	219.48/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	202.43/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	204.16/cwt	200.00–207.50	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	202.82/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,160	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	780	995.00/head	995.00–995.00	995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	187.64/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	229.94/cwt	200.00–265.00	513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	858	1,119.83/head	1,093.00–1,167.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	231.35/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	210.58/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,110	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,333.38/head	1,317.00–1,360.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	224.05/cwt	215.00–235.00	943	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	219.99/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,025	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	211.23/cwt	200.00–227.50	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	210.15/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	229.85/cwt	210.00–245.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	740	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	725	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	877	733.86/head	707.00–755.00	734	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	845	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	212.11/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	201.21/cwt	200.00–206.00	867	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	120.06/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,462	31
Bulls	—	—	1,587	140.91/cwt	130.00–157.00	2,236	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	90.68/cwt	70.00–105.00	881	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	122.81/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,725	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	108.88/cwt	92.50–114.00	1,193	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	220.08/cwt	210.00–230.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	207.57/cwt	200.00–215.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	197.15/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,149	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	193.10/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,174	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	112.83/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,159	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	98.87/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,251	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	1,751.60/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,752	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	199.61/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	277.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,195	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,272.00/head	1,272.00–1,272.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	284.52/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,317	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	296.73/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	277.34/cwt	267.50–287.50	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	293.84/cwt	280.00–310.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	296.13/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	426	240.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	306.91/cwt	290.00–315.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	241.83/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,132	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	246.13/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,364	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	247.66/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	201.64/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	252.57/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	217.75/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,346	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	266.26/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	245.05/cwt	232.50–257.50	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	244.41/cwt	230.00–255.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	237.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	476	206.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	373	208.26/cwt	205.00–210.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	272.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	238.02/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	200.40/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	558	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	218.79/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	205.77/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 662Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 128Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	200.00–265.00	229.94
2	250–300	273	200.00	200.00
5	300–350	332	200.00–250.00	223.45
4	350–400	380	210.00–245.00	229.85
6	400–450	423	200.00–227.50	211.23
15	450–500	482	200.00–230.00	206.68
5	500–550	528	200.00–220.00	210.15
6	550–600	572	192.50–210.00	202.82
2	600–650	610	200.00–205.00	202.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	365	260.00–275.00	267.60
13	400–450	418	240.00–265.00	247.66
11	450–500	468	230.00–255.00	241.83
3	500–550	522	230.00–233.00	231.35
1	550–600	580	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	290.00–315.00	306.91
7	300–350	319	280.00–310.00	293.84
2	350–400	378	292.50–300.00	296.13
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	230.00–255.00	240.70
2	450–500	478	220.00–225.00	222.57
3	500–550	530	214.00–225.00	218.79
3	550–600	583	201.00–209.00	205.77
2	600–650	605	200.00–201.00	200.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	220.00–235.00	227.86
2	450–500	493	215.00–224.00	219.48
2	500–550	505	190.00–200.00	195.05
3	550–600	568	196.00–220.00	212.11
3	600–650	613	195.00–204.00	199.61
1	750–800	760	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	380	280.00–307.50	296.73
4	400–450	419	280.00–290.00	285.10
2	450–500	463	280.00–289.00	284.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	260.00–280.00	272.18
2	350–400	393	265.00–267.50	266.26
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	269.00	269.00
3	500–550	528	245.00–258.00	252.57
8	550–600	554	237.00–248.00	246.13
8	600–650	618	215.00–222.00	217.75
1	700–750	715	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	235.00–240.00	237.45
3	500–550	528	235.00–240.00	238.02
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	195.00	195.00
2	250–300	263	200.00–215.00	207.57
3	300–350	335	220.00–225.00	223.28
5	350–400	384	210.00–230.00	220.08
5	400–450	431	200.00–206.00	201.21
3	450–500	483	200.00–207.50	204.16
7	500–550	518	182.50–210.00	202.43
8	550–600	583	180.00–213.00	197.15
3	600–650	608	185.00–204.00	193.10
5	650–700	674	182.00–193.00	187.64
1	700–750	710	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
10	300–350	327	230.00–255.00	244.41
3	350–400	382	232.50–257.50	245.05
16	400–450	421	215.00–235.00	224.05
12	450–500	466	215.00–228.00	219.99
13	500–550	527	205.00–220.00	210.58
3	550–600	573	195.00–210.00	201.64
1	600–650	600	199.00	199.00
1	650–700	655	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	270.00–285.00	277.65
2	300–350	310	267.50–287.50	277.34
1	350–400	365	267.50	267.50
2	400–450	410	250.00–260.00	254.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	475	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	205.00–210.00	208.26
3	400–450	433	210.00–215.00	212.53
8	450–500	476	200.00–210.00	206.96
5	500–550	528	195.00–205.00	200.40
2	550–600	558	195.00–200.00	197.47
1	600–650	625	192.50	192.50
1	650–700	660	182.50	182.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	995.00	995.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	858	1,093.00–1,167.00	1,119.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	1,317.00–1,360.00	1,333.38
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	707.00–755.00	733.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,272.00	1,272.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,751.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,275.00	1,275.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,218	115.00–133.00	120.06
23	—	1,096	92.50–114.00	108.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	972	70.00–105.00	90.68
6	—	1,027	109.00–117.00	112.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	117.00–127.00	122.81
3	—	1,265	90.00–109.00	98.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,587	130.00–157.00	140.91

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

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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

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