Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $278.04/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −126.35 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$278.04

4 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.86

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	278.04	1,515	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

278.04

—

SC average5 barns · 31 hd

270.18

+7.86

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−126.35

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	1,474	138.26	2,038	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	139.35	1,709	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	138.46	1,825	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	96.52	825	2thin

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)	1,120	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,556	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,521	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	450–500	485	248.72/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	267.39/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	244.09/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	281.18/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	275.78/cwt	260.00–285.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,521.00/head	1,521.00–1,521.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	308.73/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	99.20/cwt	95.00–107.50	1,278	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	139.89/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,722	18
Bulls	—	—	1,665	170.94/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,846	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	96.52/cwt	95.00–98.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	297.44/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	138.46/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,825	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	299.17/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,556.00/head	1,556.00–1,556.00	1,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 463Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 62Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 25Year ago 35

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, 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
1	200–250	215	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	338	260.00–285.00	275.78
2	400–450	418	270.00–292.50	281.18
2	450–500	485	247.50–250.00	248.72
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	410	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	560	260.00–280.00	267.39
2	600–650	618	241.00–247.00	244.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	295.00–300.00	297.44
3	450–500	490	290.00–305.00	299.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	510	305.00–310.00	307.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	463	307.50–310.00	308.73
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,521.00	1,521.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	1,556.00	1,556.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	118.00	118.00
18	—	1,231	134.00–148.00	139.89
1	—	1,050	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	95.00–98.00	96.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	136.00–141.00	138.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,288	95.00–107.50	99.20
2	—	1,665	170.00–172.00	170.94

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

Bulls · 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