Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. 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 $207.82/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −162.74 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$207.82

45 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$20.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs SC average

−51.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	209.69	1,143	41
Medium and Large 3	516	188.70	974	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

207.82

—

SC average6 barns · 145 hd

210.16

−2.34

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−51.81

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−162.74

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	1,447	153.39	2,220	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	143.41	2,104	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	137.26	1,627	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	114.42	1,114	22

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)	1,185	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	923	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	748	$971	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	872	$1,357	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$1,170	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,095	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	680	$1,020	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	550–600	567	207.41/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,176	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	688	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	229.22/cwt	212.50–237.50	873	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	212.55/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,135	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	512	200.84/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	198.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	188.70/cwt	185.00–195.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	194.82/cwt	180.00–205.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	201.10/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,253	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	261.74/cwt	255.00–267.50	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	220.38/cwt	210.00–232.50	943	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	247.97/cwt	240.00–257.50	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	241.18/cwt	237.50–245.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	272.37/cwt	260.00–285.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	255.51/cwt	245.00–270.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	431	204.50/cwt	190.00–210.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	195.86/cwt	194.00–197.50	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	261.03/cwt	250.00–277.50	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	199.95/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	264.23/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	237.39/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	226.43/cwt	217.50–235.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	223.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	179.95/cwt	170.00–190.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	212.57/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,008	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	203.73/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	239.81/cwt	229.00–252.50	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	269.80/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	206.25/cwt	205.00–207.50	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	194.87/cwt	180.00–200.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	309.12/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	222.33/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	259.30/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,348	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	271.46/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,403	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	309.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	228.85/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	223.42/cwt	217.50–230.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	262.45/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	638	196.24/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	320.35/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	317.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	333.97/cwt	330.00–335.00	912	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	143.68/cwt	129.00–149.00	2,057	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	140.57/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,714	36
Bulls	—	—	1,346	150.27/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,023	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	120.50/cwt	90.00–129.00	1,327	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	153.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,888	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	152.69/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,446	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	124.24/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,245	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	100.24/cwt	85.00–110.00	935	9
Bulls	—	—	1,257	138.37/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	165.07/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,770	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,095.00/head	1,095.00–1,095.00	1,095	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	680	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	778	1,184.16/head	1,125.00–1,240.00	1,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	923	1,338.14/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	267.60/cwt	260.00–272.50	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.91/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	234.69/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,112	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	234.28/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,321	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	294.84/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	198.64/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	268.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	235.76/cwt	220.00–247.50	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	516	224.66/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	275.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	243.75/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,260	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	261.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,243	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	193.45/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	872	1,356.91/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,357	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	780	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	750	1,041.16/head	1,000.00–1,084.00	1,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	650	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	845	1,183.00/head	1,183.00–1,183.00	1,183	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	853	1,149.68/head	1,138.00–1,162.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 412Year ago 582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 103Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	217.50–235.00	226.43
2	250–300	270	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	323	240.00	240.00
15	350–400	381	212.50–237.50	229.22
20	400–450	428	210.00–232.50	220.38
34	450–500	474	205.00–224.00	212.57
22	500–550	534	205.00–226.00	212.55
16	550–600	567	195.00–218.00	207.41
8	600–650	623	190.00–212.00	201.10
4	650–700	666	194.00–197.50	195.86
1	700–750	705	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	190.00–210.00	204.50
7	450–500	480	190.00–200.00	198.54
3	500–550	512	200.00–202.50	200.84
1	600–650	620	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	205.00–207.50	206.25
7	350–400	376	180.00–205.00	194.82
5	400–450	424	180.00–200.00	194.87
4	450–500	471	170.00–190.00	179.95
4	500–550	516	185.00–195.00	188.70
2	650–700	688	170.00–180.00	175.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	260.00–285.00	272.37
3	250–300	292	255.00–267.50	261.74
7	300–350	318	245.00–270.00	255.51
7	350–400	372	240.00–257.50	247.97
2	400–450	413	237.50–245.00	241.18
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	260.00–280.00	269.80
4	450–500	481	250.00–272.50	262.45
9	500–550	520	245.00–272.50	259.30
5	550–600	569	229.00–252.50	239.81
3	600–650	613	218.00–225.00	222.33
2	650–700	665	220.00–226.00	223.05
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	365	300.00–320.00	309.86
6	400–450	413	300.00–322.00	309.12
10	500–550	517	263.00–283.00	271.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	423	217.50–230.00	223.42
5	450–500	483	215.00–240.00	228.85
2	500–550	518	200.00–207.50	203.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	260.00–275.00	268.65
3	300–350	322	260.00–272.50	267.60
5	350–400	380	250.00–277.50	261.03
7	400–450	432	250.00–278.00	264.23
13	450–500	476	250.00–275.00	261.18
12	500–550	517	235.00–265.00	243.75
11	550–600	564	215.00–241.00	234.28
4	600–650	610	200.00–216.00	210.91
3	650–700	675	196.00–200.00	198.64
2	700–750	730	185.00–200.00	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	300	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	388	220.00–247.50	235.76
3	400–450	435	220.00–247.50	237.39
13	450–500	474	220.00–245.00	234.69
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	583	197.50–202.50	199.95
2	600–650	628	190.00–195.00	192.55
2	650–700	663	191.00–196.00	193.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	373	285.00–310.00	294.84
2	400–450	405	275.00–280.00	277.47
3	450–500	457	270.00–280.00	275.82
1	500–550	505	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
8	500–550	516	220.00–232.50	224.66
2	600–650	638	192.50–200.00	196.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	330.00–335.00	333.97
5	300–350	317	315.00–327.50	320.35
2	350–400	375	315.00–320.00	317.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,432	129.00–149.00	143.68
1	—	1,515	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,602	151.00–154.00	152.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,219	130.00–149.00	140.57
21	—	1,101	90.00–129.00	120.50
14	—	1,227	150.00–160.00	153.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,002	116.00–131.00	124.24
9	—	933	85.00–110.00	100.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,346	145.00–158.00	150.27
3	—	1,257	138.00–139.00	138.37
6	—	1,678	160.00–169.00	165.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,095.00	1,095.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	1,138.00–1,162.00	1,149.68
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	1,125.00–1,240.00	1,184.16
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,183.00	1,183.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,338.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	1,000.00–1,084.00	1,041.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	872	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,356.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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