Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. 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 $266.89/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −137.51 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$266.89

28 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$41.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.52

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	272.50	1,533	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	269.40	1,452	24
Medium and Large 3	535	231.14	1,237	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.36/cwt here — about $296 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.39 across 26 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 sale28 hd

266.89

—

SC average6 barns · 104 hd

260.37

+6.52

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−137.51

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	1,451	147.72	2,143	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	121.72	1,687	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	119.99	1,399	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	101.92	1,004	12

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)	1,232	$1,368	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,312	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,175	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,058	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,088	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	753	$1,649	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	771	$1,038	6

Every lot, as filed

107 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	250–300	278	267.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	344.17/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	309.99/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	269.81/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	255.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	229.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	322.50/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,435	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	255.84/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,213	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	308.83/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	198.04/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	231.14/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,237	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	965	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	353.82/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	220.04/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	254.38/cwt	240.00–270.00	928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,312.00/head	1,312.00–1,312.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	783	932.05/head	849.00–995.00	932	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	870	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	710	728.00/head	728.00–728.00	728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	273.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,078	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	875	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	740	1,591.00/head	1,591.00–1,591.00	1,591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	100.59/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,123	10
Bulls	—	—	1,452	150.98/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,192	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	114.88/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,228	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,662	1
Bulls	—	—	1,081	124.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,348	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	169.67/cwt	167.00–171.00	3,292	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	88.95/cwt	70.00–105.00	802	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	140.08/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,849	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	123.31/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	123.41/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,444	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	340.27/cwt	325.00–355.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	418.33/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,339	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	428.27/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	348.86/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	260.40/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	283.34/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	270.67/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	310.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	303.01/cwt	295.00–320.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	387.23/cwt	380.00–395.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	418.72/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	383.52/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	376.51/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	1,549.94/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	264.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	238.74/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,215	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	260.52/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	238.01/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,366	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	283.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	576	242.57/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	266.96/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,383	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	256.80/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,597	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,114.00/head	1,114.00–1,114.00	1,114	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	753	1,649.45/head	1,649.00–1,650.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	294.66/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,512	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,215.00/head	1,215.00–1,215.00	1,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	423	304.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	613	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	393.18/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	296.39/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,120	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	472	220.82/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	1,476.51/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	254.40/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	497	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,615	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 612Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 118Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 16Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	278	260.00–275.00	267.16
5	300–350	313	250.00–270.00	255.84
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
7	400–450	419	245.00–272.50	260.52
11	450–500	474	245.00–262.50	255.84
6	500–550	509	235.00–247.50	238.74
7	550–600	574	222.50–245.00	238.01
3	600–650	610	220.00–240.00	229.89
1	650–700	660	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	217.50	217.50
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
5	650–700	680	195.00–210.00	198.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	325.00–355.00	340.27
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	260	295.00–320.00	303.01
6	300–350	329	300.00–320.00	310.17
10	350–400	378	282.50–305.00	296.39
6	400–450	423	270.00–290.00	283.34
4	450–500	458	265.00–277.50	270.67
6	500–550	525	251.00–267.50	260.40
6	550–600	568	247.50–257.50	254.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	220.00–222.50	220.82
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	376	340.00–365.00	353.82
5	400–450	426	325.00–355.00	344.17
6	450–500	476	300.00–320.00	308.83
6	500–550	513	285.00–315.00	294.66
5	550–600	567	255.00–280.00	269.81
9	600–650	622	250.00–270.00	256.80
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	365	240.00–270.00	254.38
4	400–450	403	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	535	220.00–242.50	231.14
2	600–650	643	210.00–230.00	220.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	420.00–440.00	428.27
14	300–350	320	410.00–425.00	418.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	380.00–395.00	387.23
8	300–350	331	360.00–400.00	383.52
4	350–400	363	380.00–400.00	393.18
3	400–450	408	365.00–390.00	376.51
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	304.85
3	450–500	470	280.00–290.00	283.30
8	500–550	518	250.00–275.00	266.96
5	550–600	576	237.50–250.00	242.57
3	600–650	613	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	445	310.00–335.00	322.50
2	450–500	493	307.50–312.50	309.99
1	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	580	260.00–270.00	264.87
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	465	270.00–280.00	273.26
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	340.00–355.00	348.86
1	450–500	470	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	323	417.50–420.00	418.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	325.00	325.00

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	1	—	890	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,312.00	1,312.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,549.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,215.00	1,215.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,363	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,476.51
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	849.00–995.00	932.05
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	728.00	728.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,591.00	1,591.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,114.00	1,114.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	1,649.00–1,650.00	1,649.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,116	90.00–115.00	100.59
2	—	1,320	134.00–145.00	140.08
45	—	1,170	115.00–133.00	123.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,069	112.00–120.00	114.88
6	—	902	70.00–105.00	88.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	109.00	109.00
8	—	1,369	115.00–130.00	123.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,452	145.00–163.00	150.98
4	—	1,081	120.00–131.00	124.72
3	—	1,940	167.00–171.00	169.67

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

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