Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers and heifers, feeder bulls 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 14.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.71/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −157.33 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$212.71

36 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$60.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs SC average

−47.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	262.50	1,444	1thin
Medium and Large 2	549	212.17	1,165	32
Medium and Large 3	520	201.89	1,050	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.61/cwt here — about $394 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale36 hd

212.71

—

SC average6 barns · 200 hd

210.94

+1.77

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−47.75

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−157.33

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	1,207	132.94	1,605	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	123.24	1,841	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	120.66	1,469	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	104.14	1,026	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,090	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$813	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,876	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,173	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 3	250–300	275	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	209.18/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	204.92/cwt	185.00–210.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	213.70/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,239	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	222.47/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,068	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	267.60/cwt	255.00–280.00	878	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	760	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	236.65/cwt	225.00–247.50	769	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,875.71/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	208.20/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	266.71/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,011	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	239.88/cwt	220.00–266.00	1,250	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	280.22/cwt	275.00–285.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	378	230.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	236	227.76/cwt	220.00–245.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	225.31/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	256.55/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,206	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	202.74/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	252.00/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,116	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	243.26/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	223.89/cwt	212.50–236.00	1,066	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	231.61/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,304	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	233.69/cwt	225.00–245.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	191.96/cwt	180.00–200.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	198.84/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	221	197.22/cwt	185.00–200.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	243.02/cwt	235.00–250.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,327	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	670	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	226.20/cwt	215.00–237.50	952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	208.75/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,077	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	113.08/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	151.37/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,389	3
Bulls	—	—	929	119.11/cwt	100.00–137.50	1,107	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	124.94/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,536	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	112.31/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,341	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	116.70/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,242	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	96.81/cwt	70.00–110.00	909	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	227.63/cwt	220.00–240.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	193.04/cwt	180.00–210.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	239.78/cwt	230.00–250.00	540	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	125.09/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,836	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	254.34/cwt	250.00–257.50	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	197.77/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,224	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	314	326.66/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	283.60/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	248.97/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,043	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	348.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	285.38/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	281.20/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,322	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	564	204.35/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	220.45/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	205.91/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	226.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	953	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	1,172.58/head	1,156.00–1,190.00	1,173	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	200.87/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	232.83/cwt	225.00–245.00	868	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	208.00/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	262.83/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	291.30/cwt	285.00–300.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	253.90/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	493	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	267.33/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	273.00/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	239.52/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,358	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	254.34/cwt	250.00–262.50	727	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	189.34/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	210.62/cwt	210.00–212.50	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	194.75/cwt	187.50–204.00	1,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 513Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 144Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	185.00–200.00	197.22
2	250–300	275	200.00–210.00	205.00
5	300–350	330	185.00–210.00	204.92
3	350–400	383	180.00–210.00	193.04
5	400–450	413	180.00–200.00	191.96
3	450–500	483	200.00–215.00	209.18
2	500–550	505	190.00–207.50	198.84
1	550–600	550	208.00	208.00
1	600–650	635	209.00	209.00
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	220.00–245.00	227.76
3	250–300	280	225.00–245.00	233.69
7	300–350	325	225.00–247.50	236.65
9	350–400	373	225.00–245.00	232.83
8	400–450	421	220.00–240.00	226.47
16	450–500	480	215.00–230.00	222.47
7	500–550	516	216.00–228.00	220.45
11	550–600	580	207.00–218.00	213.70
7	600–650	604	203.00–213.00	205.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	215.00	215.00
4	350–400	360	210.00–212.50	210.62
2	400–450	420	210.00–215.00	212.47
2	450–500	493	190.00–195.00	192.51
9	500–550	528	200.00–215.00	208.20
5	550–600	564	197.50–210.00	204.35
7	600–650	620	187.50–204.00	194.75
3	650–700	665	170.00–200.00	189.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	250.00–262.50	254.34
8	300–350	324	250.00–257.50	254.34
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
9	400–450	419	240.00–260.00	248.97
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	230.00–250.00	239.78
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	323	235.00–250.00	243.02
2	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
8	400–450	421	215.00–237.50	226.20
11	450–500	476	212.50–236.00	223.89
4	500–550	516	195.00–215.00	208.75
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
5	600–650	619	190.00–206.00	197.77
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	275.00–285.00	280.22
6	300–350	328	255.00–280.00	267.60
14	350–400	379	250.00–277.00	266.71
10	400–450	443	248.00–265.00	252.00
10	450–500	470	247.50–267.50	256.55
14	500–550	521	220.00–266.00	239.88
13	550–600	563	225.00–235.00	231.61
4	650–700	657	199.00–206.00	202.74
1	700–750	715	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	220.00–240.00	230.20
1	450–500	490	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	525	215.00–220.00	216.67
2	550–600	590	200.00–216.00	208.00
4	600–650	630	200.00–202.50	200.87
1	650–700	650	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
4	250–300	280	340.00–355.00	348.82
4	300–350	314	315.00–337.50	326.66
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	336	285.00–300.00	291.30
3	350–400	378	279.00–290.00	285.38
2	400–450	430	277.50–290.00	283.60
2	450–500	470	280.00–282.50	281.20
6	500–550	526	249.00–260.00	253.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	350	286.00	286.00
8	400–450	419	260.00–285.00	273.00
2	450–500	473	250.00–275.00	262.83
4	500–550	515	262.50–269.00	267.33
10	550–600	567	230.00–245.00	239.52
3	600–650	627	220.00–231.00	225.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	220.00–240.00	227.63
2	400–450	425	230.00–257.50	243.26
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,090.00	1,090.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,875.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	1,156.00–1,190.00	1,172.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	112.00–114.00	113.08
11	—	1,468	118.00–130.00	125.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,229	118.00–134.00	124.94
21	—	1,194	97.00–117.00	112.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	112.00–122.00	116.70
12	—	939	70.00–110.00	96.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	147.00–157.00	151.37
4	—	929	100.00–137.50	119.11

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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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