Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 4.50 higher, feeder bulls 6 higher all based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.57/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −111.99 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$258.57

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$16.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.52

vs SC average

−46.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	272.12	1,415	2thin
Medium and Large 2	556	256.11	1,423	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.01/cwt here — about −$8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

258.57

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

248.05

+10.52

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−46.45

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−111.99

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	1,527	160.93	2,457	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	147.70	1,729	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	126.86	1,300	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,907	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,039	$1,775	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,188	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$2,252	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,764	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,980	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$1,226	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	550–600	579	258.71/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	572	237.35/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	370.04/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	314.90/cwt	310.00–322.52	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	377.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	267.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	229.94/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	361.86/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,531	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	228.27/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	278.90/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	290.20/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	243.23/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.80/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	361.15/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	288.73/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,369	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	285.29/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	1,687.04/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,687	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,402.60/head	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	650	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	635	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	745	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	675	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	885	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	658	1,050.24/head	1,030.00–1,074.00	1,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	180.89/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,981	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	115.88/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,081	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	137.72/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,600	14
Bulls	—	—	1,609	169.06/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,720	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	135.09/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,478	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	153.35/cwt	142.00–166.00	1,828	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	262.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	252.61/cwt	245.00–260.00	834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,362	144.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	380.74/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,236.14/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	315.08/cwt	305.00–325.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	308.95/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	313.51/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	390.11/cwt	385.00–395.00	858	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	371.59/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	384.25/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	378.65/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	295.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,396	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	340.70/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	272.12/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	320.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	304.83/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,299	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,763.51/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,252.00/head	2,252.00–2,252.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	383	339.67/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	278.43/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	487	245.87/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	285.68/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	259	280.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	725	5

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 298Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 61Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	270.00–290.00	280.04
2	350–400	380	285.00–295.00	290.20
5	400–450	424	270.00–295.00	285.68
9	450–500	480	265.00–288.00	278.43
4	500–550	520	265.00–270.00	267.58
4	550–600	579	255.00–260.00	258.71
2	600–650	620	227.50–232.50	229.94
2	650–700	668	224.00–232.50	228.27
1	700–750	705	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	240.00–250.00	244.97
3	450–500	487	240.00–257.50	245.87
3	550–600	572	225.00–245.00	237.35
1	600–650	645	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	330	245.00–260.00	252.61
3	400–450	423	230.00–250.00	243.23
1	450–500	465	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	265	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	323	300.00–320.00	313.51
10	350–400	377	300.00–322.50	308.95
8	400–450	426	292.50–315.00	304.83
2	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	295.08
2	500–550	520	262.50–282.50	272.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	365.00–375.00	370.04
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	785	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	377.50–385.00	380.74
4	400–450	418	360.00–385.00	371.59
10	500–550	523	320.00–325.00	320.50
1	550–600	555	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	615	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	740	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	370.00–385.00	377.08
4	300–350	315	355.00–365.00	361.15
4	350–400	360	355.00–367.50	360.80
7	400–450	423	350.00–367.50	361.86
3	450–500	468	310.00–322.52	314.90
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
8	550–600	574	262.50–297.50	278.90
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	303	305.00–325.00	315.08
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
8	450–500	474	287.50–295.00	288.73
2	500–550	533	272.50–297.50	285.29
2	550–600	568	250.00–275.00	262.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	385.00–395.00	390.11
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	308	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	377	365.00–390.00	378.65
3	400–450	418	380.00–387.50	384.25
3	450–500	472	330.00–357.50	340.70
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	563	295.00–300.00	297.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	383	330.00–350.00	339.67
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	226.00	226.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,687.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,236.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,402.60
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	658	1,030.00–1,074.00	1,050.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	930	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	2,252.00	2,252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	178.00–185.00	180.89
14	—	1,162	120.00–145.00	137.72
13	—	1,192	142.00–166.00	153.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	113.00–120.00	115.88
4	—	1,094	123.00–139.00	135.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	158.00–175.00	169.06
3	—	1,362	140.00–147.00	144.68

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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