Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

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 heavy rains 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 $317.47/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −86.92 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$317.47

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.52

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	332.47	1,853	7thin
Medium and Large 3	535	312.52	1,672	2thin
Medium and Large 2	544	307.97	1,677	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $176 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 sale19 hd

317.47

—

SC average6 barns · 49 hd

297.96

+19.52

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−86.92

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	1,590	170.34	2,708	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	152.50	1,763	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	143.90	1,918	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	126.13	1,184	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,848	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,422	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$2,205	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,998	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$966	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2Fleshy	450–500	475	346.25/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	279.97/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	297.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	365.19/cwt	355.00–375.00	968	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	319.96/cwt	305.00–330.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	309.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	256.38/cwt	245.00–265.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	360.10/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	368.36/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	222.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	309.04/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,421.72/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,422	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	790	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	820	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	690	966.00/head	966.00–966.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	328.01/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,706	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	190.91/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,795	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	131.58/cwt	122.50–137.50	1,287	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	148.94/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,811	16
Bulls	—	—	1,683	180.79/cwt	178.00–182.00	3,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	945	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	143.90/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	133.04/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	263	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	415.07/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,997.50/head	1,989.00–2,006.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	403.51/cwt	397.50–417.50	1,715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	330.04/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	334.17/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,397	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	418.35/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	327.88/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	403.42/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,497	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	883	2,273.09/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,845.62/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	311.98/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	290	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	415.52/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,388	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	372.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 288Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 77Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 23

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to heavy rains 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 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	475	345.00–347.50	346.25
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	355.00–375.00	365.19
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	363	365.00–380.00	372.92
3	400–450	417	355.00–375.00	368.36
3	450–500	480	350.00–370.00	360.10
5	500–550	520	320.00–335.00	328.01
4	550–600	571	285.00–310.00	297.40
4	600–650	623	265.00–287.00	279.97
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	535	310.00–315.00	312.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	395.00	395.00
4	250–300	280	395.00–430.00	418.35
7	300–350	334	405.00–425.00	415.52
7	350–400	371	395.00–415.00	403.42
7	400–450	425	397.50–417.50	403.51
3	450–500	480	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	566	315.00–345.00	327.88
4	600–650	619	290.00–325.00	311.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	280.00–285.00	282.54
1	350–400	365	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	305.00–330.00	319.96
1	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–320.00	309.65
2	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	525	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
2	700–750	728	235.00–245.00	239.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	245.00–265.00	256.38
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	438	215.00–230.00	222.37
1	450–500	490	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	387.50	387.50
6	300–350	315	340.00–365.00	350.00
3	350–400	377	325.00–340.00	330.04
6	400–450	418	322.50–350.00	334.17
4	450–500	478	310.00–325.00	317.36
1	500–550	545	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	585	315.00–320.00	317.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	478	297.50–320.00	309.04
1	600–650	645	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	378	405.00–425.00	415.07
2	400–450	410	410.00–415.00	412.50
1	500–550	500	377.50	377.50
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
8	750–800	788	248.00	248.00

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	—	935	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,273.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,421.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,845.62
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	966.00	966.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,989.00–2,006.00	1,997.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	185.00–199.00	190.91
16	—	1,216	140.00–160.00	148.94
3	—	1,055	124.00–139.00	133.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	122.50–137.50	131.58
2	—	840	110.00–115.00	112.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	142.00–146.00	143.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,683	178.00–182.00	180.79

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