Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows up to 14.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls up to 12.00 higher. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.27/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.77 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$228.27

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$20.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs SC average

−29.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	236.54	1,269	16thin
Medium and Large 2	546	225.55	1,232	14thin
Medium and Large 3	562	216.49	1,217	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.05/cwt here — about $53 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

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

228.27

—

SC average6 barns · 178 hd

222.23

+6.04

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−29.54

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−141.77

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	1,403	136.88	1,921	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	141.99	1,637	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	105.01	1,128	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,292	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,211	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	257.31/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	245.94/cwt	225.00–265.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	293.73/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	261.43/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	221.46/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,045	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	214.76/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	219.38/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	214.89/cwt	200.00–235.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	222.68/cwt	215.00–230.00	949	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	237.15/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	249.04/cwt	245.00–257.50	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	226.52/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	235.40/cwt	220.00–250.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	209.90/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	272.97/cwt	267.50–282.50	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	252.85/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	176.62/cwt	167.50–186.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	224.82/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	237.06/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,237	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	235.68/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	230.84/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	294.03/cwt	287.50–297.50	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	233.63/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	213.14/cwt	200.00–230.00	808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	232.28/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	259.68/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	211.40/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	224.08/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	225.96/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	285.73/cwt	272.50–300.00	951	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	223.00/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	237.84/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	293.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.86/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,237	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	249.72/cwt	240.00–265.00	944	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	119.06/cwt	92.50–132.00	1,238	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	148.70/cwt	136.00–163.00	1,758	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	99.89/cwt	87.50–115.00	1,033	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	166.15/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,132	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	125.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,552	3
Bulls	—	—	2,430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	231.72/cwt	227.50–237.50	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	650–700	665	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	279.49/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	703	184.49/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	269.60/cwt	262.50–282.50	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	221.28/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	356.72/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	209.93/cwt	192.50–216.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	206.90/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	224.36/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	288.13/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	311.70/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.79/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	259.59/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,223	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	231.91/cwt	220.00–250.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,271	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	735	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	635	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	975	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	785	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,567.00/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,572.09/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,572	3
Bulls	—	—	1,230	100.42/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	142.36/cwt	125.00–155.00	1,901	10

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 322Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 79Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 40Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	373	225.00–265.00	245.94
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	464	217.50–240.00	224.08
2	500–550	513	205.00–217.50	211.40
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	330.00–335.00	332.50
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	533	252.00–262.50	257.31
8	550–600	587	250.00–261.00	259.68
1	600–650	610	236.00	236.00
5	650–700	663	232.00–250.00	237.15
1	700–750	725	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	333	272.50–300.00	285.73
2	350–400	378	290.00–297.50	293.73
6	450–500	476	255.00–270.00	261.43
3	500–550	533	230.00–250.00	237.84
4	550–600	581	228.00–238.00	232.28
2	600–650	628	223.00–229.00	225.96
3	650–700	682	222.00–225.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	220.00–250.00	235.40
4	300–350	328	200.00–235.00	214.89
10	350–400	379	200.00–230.00	213.14
17	400–450	426	215.00–230.00	222.68
12	450–500	472	217.00–225.00	221.46
3	500–550	527	215.00–223.00	219.38
5	550–600	583	210.00–217.50	214.76
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	678	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	780	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	250	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	328	267.50–282.50	272.97
5	350–400	355	245.00–257.50	249.04
6	400–450	425	227.50–237.50	231.72
6	500–550	528	225.00–228.00	226.52
8	550–600	560	218.00–229.00	224.82
7	600–650	621	200.00–219.00	209.90
2	700–750	725	167.50–186.00	176.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	255	290.00–295.00	292.45
3	300–350	317	287.50–297.50	294.03
7	350–400	359	262.50–282.50	269.60
14	400–450	423	240.00–260.00	252.85
4	450–500	470	228.00–237.50	230.84
10	500–550	522	229.00–249.00	237.06
6	550–600	561	231.00–239.00	235.68
2	600–650	635	208.00	208.00
2	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	255	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	385	280.00–292.50	288.13
5	400–450	419	275.00–282.50	279.49
8	450–500	471	250.00–270.00	259.59
11	500–550	520	230.00–248.00	237.86
7	550–600	568	220.00–237.00	224.36
8	600–650	616	192.50–216.00	209.93
1	650–700	660	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
6	350–400	378	240.00–265.00	249.72
7	400–450	424	220.00–250.00	231.91
4	450–500	478	225.00–240.00	233.63
4	500–550	529	215.00–227.50	221.28
5	550–600	575	200.00–219.00	206.90
2	700–750	703	183.00–186.00	184.49
1	750–800	785	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	350.00–365.00	356.72
3	350–400	368	305.00–320.00	311.70
4	400–450	408	290.00–300.00	293.79
3	500–550	510	250.00–256.00	252.79
1	600–650	615	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	650	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,040	92.50–132.00	119.06
42	—	1,182	136.00–163.00	148.70
13	—	1,283	163.00–169.00	166.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,034	87.50–115.00	99.89
3	—	1,237	120.00–130.00	125.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,430	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,230	90.00–115.00	100.42
10	—	1,335	125.00–155.00	142.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	635	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,567.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,572.09

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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