Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to p[lain 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 $218.44/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −185.95 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$218.44

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$8.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	219.47	1,199	21
Medium and Large 3	547	211.29	1,155	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.18/cwt here — about $44 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 sale24 hd

218.44

—

SC average6 barns · 93 hd

216.85

+1.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−185.95

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	—	Low	1,326	126.92	1,683	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	112.52	1,300	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,625	106.96	1,738	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	100.99	896	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	772	$1,005	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	250–300	280	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	215.74/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	527	209.05/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	287.53/cwt	280.00–292.50	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	259.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	216.14/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	234.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	202.48/cwt	200.00–207.50	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	581	203.78/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	225.29/cwt	215.00–235.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	220.89/cwt	210.00–233.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	249.92/cwt	247.50–252.50	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	307.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	222.05/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	238.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	206.52/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	278.33/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	249.54/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	291.67/cwt	283.00–297.50	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	206.04/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	229.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,448	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	225.36/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,289	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	588	201.14/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	253	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	328.73/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	273.71/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	216.25/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	267.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	224.48/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,187	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	291.99/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,066	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	276.28/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	308.62/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	260.81/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,116	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	755	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	655	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	725	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	685	940.85/head	755.00–1,169.00	941	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,134.00/head	1,134.00–1,134.00	1,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	123.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,037	130.88/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,082	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	89.54/cwt	85.00–95.00	728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	104.36/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,210	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	106.96/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	118.76/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,368	17

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 486Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 110Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 28Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	280	240.00–250.00	244.91
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	383	240.00–250.00	245.03
6	400–450	421	230.00–240.00	234.87
5	450–500	470	214.00–220.00	216.14
7	500–550	529	207.50–221.00	215.74
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
6	650–700	671	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	527	205.00–216.00	209.05
7	550–600	581	195.00–210.00	203.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	280.00–285.00	282.55
4	250–300	280	280.00–292.50	287.53
1	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
4	350–400	374	255.00–265.00	259.17
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	218.00	218.00
3	450–500	473	200.00–207.50	202.48
2	550–600	558	205.00–208.00	206.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	310.00–315.00	312.42
1	350–400	370	287.50	287.50
3	400–450	425	283.00–297.50	291.67
3	450–500	455	275.00–280.00	278.33
10	600–650	631	225.00–230.00	229.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	533	240.00–259.00	249.54
12	550–600	572	222.50–234.00	225.36
7	700–750	742	221.50	221.50
4	750–800	769	185.00–215.00	206.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	210.00–233.00	220.89
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	433	215.00–235.00	225.29
2	450–500	495	212.50–220.00	216.25
2	500–550	530	210.00–215.00	212.43
1	550–600	580	209.00	209.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	260.00–275.00	267.56
2	350–400	383	247.50–252.50	249.92
3	400–450	428	260.00–262.50	260.81
10	450–500	467	230.00–250.00	238.64
11	500–550	529	216.00–234.00	224.48
6	550–600	573	217.50–229.00	222.05
1	600–650	645	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	300.00–315.00	307.64
5	300–350	330	295.00–320.00	308.62
7	350–400	365	272.50–315.00	291.99
4	400–450	415	270.00–280.00	276.28
2	450–500	460	270.00–277.50	273.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	207.50	207.50
2	500–550	518	200.00–205.00	202.46
2	550–600	588	192.50–210.00	201.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	315	327.50–330.00	328.73
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	755.00–1,169.00	940.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,134.00	1,134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	120.00–125.00	123.95
3	—	1,037	130.00–133.00	130.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	110.00–115.00	112.43
3	—	813	85.00–95.00	89.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,159	94.00–110.00	104.36
17	—	1,152	114.00–127.00	118.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	101.00–112.00	106.96

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

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle