Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $274.16/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −129.85 against this barn's trailing median of $404.00.

Average price

$274.16

39 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$67.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.34

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	305.91	1,581	8thin
Medium and Large 2	537	274.09	1,472	24
Medium and Large 3	560	238.10	1,333	7thin

One grade step is worth $67.81/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.00 across 27 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 sale39 hd

274.16

—

SC average3 barns · 70 hd

264.81

+9.34

This barn, trailing median27 sales

404.00

−129.85

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	1,599	143.61	2,296	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	127.72	1,492	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	127.67	1,845	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	112.17	1,209	18

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)	1,375	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,226	$1,812	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,500	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,655	$2,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$2,026	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$924	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	400–450	436	256.13/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	279.11/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,457	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	225.62/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	276.81/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	248.46/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	237.62/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,243	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	218.79/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	310.51/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	240.87/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	258.14/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	245.47/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	314.31/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	275.09/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,056	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,740.86/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,741	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,300.00/head	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	232.42/cwt	227.50–240.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	219	248.37/cwt	240.00–265.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	226.67/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,111	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	1,857.41/head	1,725.00–1,971.00	1,857	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	302.80/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,299	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	261.90/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	248.73/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	924.00/head	924.00–924.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	259.30/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,232	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	289.75/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,385	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	252.10/cwt	235.00–275.00	953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	91.94/cwt	72.50–110.00	815	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	119.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,382	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,865	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	115.80/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,700	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	146.85/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,802	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	128.62/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,497	43
Bulls	—	—	1,599	143.61/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,296	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	128.95/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,871	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	245.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	245.71/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	115.68/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	327	319.72/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,045	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	403.23/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	334.99/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	274	418.20/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,146	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	232.40/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	295.66/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,112	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	288.36/cwt	280.00–305.00	911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	409.76/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,303	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	309.20/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	252.84/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	310.16/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,442	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	365.14/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,161	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	221.29/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,168	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	279.78/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,189	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	256.53/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,362	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,161.67/head	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	1,744.58/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	318.64/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	284.95/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	335.20/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,404	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	269.95/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	379.56/cwt	370.00–390.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	375.90/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	314.11/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	307.82/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,570	7

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 504Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 139Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 36Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. 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	200–250	219	240.00–265.00	248.37
1	250–300	295	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	384	267.50–287.50	275.09
6	400–450	436	240.00–265.00	256.13
15	450–500	475	245.00–267.50	259.30
9	500–550	523	220.00–246.00	237.62
4	550–600	573	230.00–252.00	240.87
4	600–650	621	225.00–227.50	225.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	227.50–240.00	232.42
3	450–500	490	220.00–240.00	226.67
2	500–550	528	220.00–222.50	221.29
2	600–650	628	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
9	300–350	327	310.00–330.00	319.72
3	350–400	360	310.00–322.50	314.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
7	300–350	316	280.00–305.00	288.36
23	350–400	376	280.00–307.50	295.66
16	400–450	425	270.00–295.00	279.78
4	450–500	470	267.50–272.50	269.95
6	500–550	531	250.00–262.50	256.53
3	550–600	563	250.00–256.00	252.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	328	300.00–330.00	310.51
7	350–400	375	285.00–330.00	314.31
10	400–450	429	290.00–315.00	302.80
8	450–500	478	280.00–297.50	289.75
17	500–550	522	260.00–290.00	279.11
7	550–600	573	250.00–267.50	261.90
5	600–650	622	240.00–252.50	245.47
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	378	235.00–275.00	252.10
2	400–450	420	230.00–260.00	245.71
3	500–550	528	240.00–255.00	245.70
4	550–600	584	222.50–240.00	232.40
4	600–650	635	210.00–230.00	218.79
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	435.00	435.00
13	250–300	274	400.00–435.00	418.20
8	300–350	318	395.00–420.00	409.76
6	350–400	368	382.50–420.00	403.23
2	400–450	428	350.00–360.00	354.97
2	450–500	458	332.50–337.50	334.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	370.00–390.00	379.56
5	300–350	318	350.00–385.00	365.14
5	350–400	371	365.00–385.00	375.90
9	400–450	419	320.00–347.50	335.20
11	450–500	465	300.00–325.00	310.16
7	500–550	510	295.00–318.00	307.82
1	550–600	565	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	270.00–282.50	276.81
2	600–650	610	260.00–265.00	262.46
6	650–700	665	255.00–259.00	258.14
2	700–750	713	246.00–251.00	248.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	430	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	553	245.00–252.50	248.73
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	327.50	327.50
6	450–500	474	312.50–327.50	318.64
7	500–550	516	297.50–322.50	309.20
6	550–600	573	280.00–295.00	284.95
1	600–650	610	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,740.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,161.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,352	1,725.00–1,971.00	1,857.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,744.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	924.00	924.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,655	2,675.00	2,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	72.50–110.00	91.94
13	—	1,152	115.00–124.00	119.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	144.00	144.00
3	—	1,468	113.00–118.00	115.80
15	—	1,451	123.00–140.00	128.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	146.00–148.00	146.85
43	—	1,164	120.00–141.00	128.62
8	—	1,169	113.00–117.00	115.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	135.00–155.00	143.61

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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