Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on cattle due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.37/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −145.68 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$224.37

19 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$51.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs SC average

−40.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	267.50	1,431	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	224.95	1,204	12thin
Medium and Large 3	539	216.01	1,163	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.50/cwt here — about $268 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 sale19 hd

224.37

—

SC average6 barns · 129 hd

217.36

+7.01

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−40.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−145.68

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	1,360	146.01	1,986	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	120.56	1,340	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	103.58	1,089	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,474	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,309	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	939	$1,740	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	242.04/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	255.10/cwt	245.00–265.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	231.44/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	251.77/cwt	240.00–260.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.87/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	205.25/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	230.25/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	226.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	225.19/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,074	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	311.03/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	351.28/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	289.96/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	261.36/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,255	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	2,325.05/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	903	1,400.35/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	903	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.62/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	227.12/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.58/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	206.91/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.88/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	880	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	955	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	213.70/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	218.31/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	718	110.91/cwt	97.50–125.00	796	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	845	1,488.54/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	890	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	113.45/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,206	22
Bulls	—	—	1,511	145.57/cwt	129.00–158.00	2,200	10
Bulls	—	—	865	164.96/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	128.39/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,496	20
Bulls	—	—	845	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	188.71/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,176	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	109.32/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,301	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	97.84/cwt	95.00–100.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	334.32/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	333.83/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	310.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	232.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	995	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,473.62/head	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,474	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	118.71/cwt	104.00–130.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	130.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	266.68/cwt	265.00–267.50	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	286.17/cwt	278.00–297.50	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	220.48/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	247.53/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,391	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	342.31/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	312.86/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	277.06/cwt	270.00–290.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	254.50/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	271.88/cwt	267.50–278.00	1,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	256.62/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,324	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	124.68/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,459	2

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 Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 473Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 106Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 29

Compared to last week no comparisons made on cattle due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	450–500	470	247.50–265.00	255.88
5	500–550	529	237.50–247.50	242.04
3	550–600	575	216.00–239.00	230.58
5	650–700	659	195.00–210.00	206.91
2	700–750	708	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	473	222.50–240.00	231.44
3	500–550	517	220.00–230.00	226.37
1	550–600	570	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	329	335.00–355.00	342.31
2	350–400	378	300.00–322.50	311.03
3	400–450	403	272.50–300.00	289.96
4	500–550	516	251.00–268.00	256.62
7	550–600	562	240.00–253.00	247.53
2	600–650	618	215.00–226.00	220.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	408	305.00–315.00	310.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	245.00–265.00	255.10
4	350–400	375	240.00–260.00	251.77
3	400–450	427	230.00–235.00	232.92
4	450–500	470	229.00–232.00	230.25
8	500–550	518	221.00–230.00	227.12
4	550–600	570	213.00–229.00	220.62
3	600–650	612	200.00–208.00	205.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
13	450–500	477	215.00–235.00	225.19
3	500–550	510	217.00–221.00	218.31
3	550–600	567	210.00–216.00	213.70
2	600–650	623	180.00–197.50	188.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	307	270.00–290.00	277.06
3	350–400	365	265.00–267.50	266.68
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	265.00–280.00	270.87
4	450–500	480	252.50–270.00	261.36
1	500–550	525	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	750	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–352.50	351.28
2	350–400	363	330.00–337.50	333.83
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	240.00–245.00	242.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	332	325.00–340.00	334.32
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	305.00–320.00	312.86
4	450–500	463	278.00–297.50	286.17
4	500–550	525	267.50–278.00	271.88
2	550–600	570	254.00–255.00	254.50
1	600–650	610	232.50	232.50

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	2	—	1,168	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,400.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	903	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,473.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	124.00–135.00	130.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	119.00–129.00	124.68
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	97.50–125.00	110.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	104.00–130.00	118.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,063	105.00–119.00	113.45
20	—	1,165	120.00–141.00	128.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	108.00–111.00	109.32
2	—	913	95.00–100.00	97.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,511	129.00–158.00	145.57
2	—	865	162.50–167.50	164.96
1	—	845	112.50	112.50

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

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

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