Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to inclement weather in the area, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.27/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −120.30 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$250.27

13 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

vs SC average

−53.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	259.65	1,488	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	246.10	1,350	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $138 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

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 sale13 hd

250.27

—

SC average6 barns · 77 hd

244.56

+5.71

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−53.76

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−120.30

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	—	Low	1,655	139.71	2,312	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	128.30	2,019	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	121.27	1,545	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,233	104.62	1,290	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,774	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,642	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,502	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,518	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,820	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,203	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	522	233.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	218.70/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	634	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	259.39/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	609	257.61/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	286.41/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	235.43/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	298.69/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,568	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	359.87/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,622.00/head	1,622.00–1,622.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	279.91/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	309.84/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,765.00/head	1,765.00–1,765.00	1,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,628	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	725	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	755	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	840	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	800	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	690	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	77.89/cwt	70.00–90.00	886	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	116.07/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,479	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	128.30/cwt	123.00–136.00	2,019	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	141.67/cwt	137.00–156.00	2,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	310.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	227.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	978	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	108.75/cwt	85.00–114.00	1,390	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	126.84/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	394.69/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	310.82/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fancy	350–400	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	272.66/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	311.21/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,033	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	315.16/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	269.12/cwt	267.00–277.50	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	443.16/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	364.44/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	312.37/cwt	300.00–320.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,518.00/head	1,518.00–1,518.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	288.91/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	335.45/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	239.76/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	422.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	256.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,354	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	907	1,501.75/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,502	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,526.00/head	1,526.00–1,526.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	259.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,488	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	1,824.90/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	3

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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 467Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 158Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 30

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to inclement weather in the area, 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
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	375	340.00–370.00	359.87
4	400–450	430	325.00–350.00	335.45
3	450–500	465	300.00–325.00	309.84
9	500–550	525	290.00–301.00	298.69
3	550–600	575	270.00–290.00	279.91
2	650–700	658	245.00–250.00	247.49
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	575	250.00–270.00	256.38
4	600–650	609	240.00–267.50	257.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–320.00	310.38
1	400–450	440	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	480	265.00–280.00	272.66
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	317	435.00–455.00	443.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	400.00–410.00	405.00
5	300–350	327	420.00–430.00	422.05
7	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	414	360.00–375.00	364.44
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	235.00–245.00	239.76
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	522	230.00–235.00	233.37
3	550–600	570	235.00–240.00	237.47
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	250	280.00	280.00
7	350–400	381	275.00–300.00	286.41
2	400–450	423	280.00–297.50	288.91
8	450–500	486	255.00–267.50	259.39
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
2	550–600	563	265.00–270.00	267.44
3	600–650	620	224.00–243.00	235.43
2	650–700	665	212.50–225.00	218.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	634	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	395	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	430	222.50–232.50	227.50
1	450–500	475	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	288	300.00–320.00	312.37
15	300–350	332	300.00–325.00	311.21
7	350–400	379	300.00–327.50	315.16
7	400–450	409	299.00–315.00	310.82
5	450–500	473	267.00–277.50	269.12
4	550–600	573	250.00–270.00	259.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	360	320.00–322.50	321.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	380.00–410.00	394.69
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>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)	1	—	940	1,622.00	1,622.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,824.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,765.00	1,765.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	880.00	880.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,526.00	1,526.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	855	1,518.00	1,518.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	907	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,501.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	70.00–90.00	77.89
7	—	1,274	107.00–120.00	116.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	123.00–136.00	128.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	85.00–114.00	108.75
9	—	1,272	119.00–135.00	126.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	126.00	126.00
7	—	1,697	137.00–156.00	141.67

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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