Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. 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 $214.41/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −156.15 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$214.41

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$28.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs SC average

−38.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	228.64	1,194	3thin
Medium and Large 2	548	212.75	1,166	17thin
Medium and Large 3	585	200.00	1,170	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about $24 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 sale21 hd

214.41

—

SC average3 barns · 54 hd

214.18

+0.23

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−38.27

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−156.15

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	1,214	115.71	1,405	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	130.86	1,980	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	112.91	1,333	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	90.50	907	16

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)	1,117	$1,477	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,276	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,192	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,147	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,206	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,401	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	862	$1,122	3thin

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 2	600–650	611	207.23/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	191.89/cwt	170.00–210.00	900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	264.03/cwt	250.00–272.50	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	231.16/cwt	225.00–240.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	216.42/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	216.95/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	218.09/cwt	210.00–222.50	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	216.99/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	633	183.74/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	228.64/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	205.01/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	438	207.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	673	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	236.09/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	252.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	474	207.47/cwt	192.50–215.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	206.51/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	232.96/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	199.21/cwt	175.00–210.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	268.17/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	233.01/cwt	225.00–240.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	183.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	223.88/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	289.75/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	241.60/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	218.88/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	196.02/cwt	185.00–200.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	207.50/cwt	195.00–220.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	206.44/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	243.66/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	261.38/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	333.72/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,028	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	130.86/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,980	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	99.48/cwt	70.00–113.00	1,120	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	121.51/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,476	25
Bulls	—	—	1,273	112.14/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,428	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	114.04/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,229	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	82.65/cwt	60.00–99.00	807	12
Bulls	—	—	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	808	962.15/head	925.00–1,000.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	267.18/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	259.61/cwt	250.00–270.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	219.81/cwt	212.50–228.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	188.50/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	279.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	288.21/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,206.00/head	1,206.00–1,206.00	1,206	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,294.64/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,295	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,756.37/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,756	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	795	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	615	738.00/head	738.00–738.00	738	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	825	969.00/head	969.00–969.00	969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,339.21/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,339	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	1,371.25/head	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,371	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	945	1,242.26/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,242	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	890	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	915	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	905	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	1,294.00/head	1,294.00–1,294.00	1,294	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,119.82/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,120	6

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 269Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 102Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 9Year ago 26

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	225.00–240.00	231.16
4	350–400	374	225.00–240.00	233.01
9	400–450	425	210.00–222.50	218.09
10	450–500	474	200.00–220.00	216.42
7	500–550	519	200.00–226.00	216.99
4	550–600	561	205.00–223.00	216.95
7	600–650	611	201.00–209.00	207.23
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	185.00–200.00	196.02
3	400–450	413	180.00–185.00	183.37
8	450–500	469	170.00–210.00	191.89
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	675	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	250.00–255.00	252.60
3	300–350	318	250.00–272.50	264.03
1	350–400	360	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	465	232.00	232.00
3	500–550	522	227.00–231.00	228.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	282.50	282.50
2	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	428	244.00	244.00
6	450–500	487	235.00–242.00	236.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	438	200.00–215.00	207.54
4	450–500	474	192.50–215.00	207.47
6	550–600	573	190.00–210.00	205.01
2	600–650	633	182.50–185.00	183.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	673	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
5	350–400	367	175.00–210.00	199.21
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	470	220.00–230.00	225.21
2	600–650	625	190.00–195.00	192.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	275.00–285.00	279.73
2	300–350	323	250.00–270.00	259.61
5	350–400	377	255.00–277.50	267.18
6	400–450	428	230.00–290.00	268.17
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	527	220.00–243.00	232.96
1	550–600	555	233.00	233.00
3	600–650	603	202.50–210.00	206.51
2	700–750	703	188.00–189.00	188.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	420	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	580	212.50–228.00	219.81
1	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	705	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	330.00–337.50	333.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	415	282.50–292.50	288.21
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	327.50	327.50
1	350–400	375	327.00	327.00
2	400–450	440	287.00–292.50	289.75
7	500–550	516	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	463	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	430	250.00–272.50	261.38
2	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	523	237.50–250.00	243.66
6	550–600	566	239.00–250.00	241.60
4	600–650	618	215.00–228.00	223.88
5	650–700	672	210.00–225.00	218.88
1	700–750	705	224.00	224.00
2	750–800	770	198.00–215.00	206.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	195.00–220.00	207.50
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	129.00–134.00	130.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,126	70.00–113.00	99.48
25	—	1,215	115.00–134.00	121.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	106.00–123.00	114.04
12	—	977	60.00–99.00	82.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	100.00–122.00	112.14
1	—	980	130.00	130.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	925.00–1,000.00	962.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,242.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,018	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,119.82
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,170	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,339.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,119	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,371.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,294.00	1,294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	1,206.00	1,206.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,294.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,756.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	738.00	738.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	969.00	969.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,660.00	1,660.00

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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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