Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.28/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −79.28 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$291.28

36 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.25

vs SC average

−30.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	312.21	1,610	15thin
Medium and Large 2	573	276.33	1,583	21

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $28 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 sale36 hd

291.28

—

SC average6 barns · 125 hd

280.03

+11.25

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−30.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−79.28

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	1,678	170.76	2,865	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	143.01	1,645	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	133.00	1,978	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	122.33	1,243	4thin

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)	1,038	$1,899	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,583	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$1,270	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	882	$1,206	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$2,097	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$2,246	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,790	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,624	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,341	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2Fleshy	650–700	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	350.93/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	428.38/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	408.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	412.95/cwt	407.50–417.50	1,689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	255.07/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	423	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	343.45/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	292.33/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	386.83/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	289.13/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	317.50/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	316.64/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	1,877.28/head	1,875.00–1,880.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,243.00/head	1,924.00–2,525.00	2,243	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	710	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	868	1,270.46/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,652.60/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,653	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,314.00/head	1,314.00–1,314.00	1,314	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	720	1,368.00/head	1,368.00–1,368.00	1,368	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	863	2,177.61/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,178	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,624.00/head	1,624.00–1,624.00	1,624	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,790.00/head	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	1,898.80/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,899	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,283.53/head	1,186.00–1,375.00	1,284	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	775	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	760	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	665	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	170.76/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,865	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	134.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	110.28/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	132.52/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,458	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	142.95/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,668	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	454.60/cwt	440.00–462.50	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	318.80/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	382.53/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	327.40/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	270.30/cwt	264.00–295.00	1,868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	381.25/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	417.82/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,767	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	361.97/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,835	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	412.79/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	330.77/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	368.14/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	316.21/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,844	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	369.79/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	345.77/cwt	332.50–348.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	347.40/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	325.24/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	310.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	476	341.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	304.63/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	247.57/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	384.07/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	332.14/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	262.40/cwt	250.00–275.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	313.32/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	279.27/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	275.84/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	301.96/cwt	275.00–322.50	1,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	313.45/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	260.99/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	602	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	343.28/cwt	340.00–345.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	244.96/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	286.89/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,799	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 Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 415Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 68Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	340.00–345.00	343.28
4	300–350	320	335.00–357.50	347.40
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	426	327.50–347.50	332.14
7	450–500	472	315.00–337.50	325.24
13	500–550	510	300.00–320.00	313.32
2	550–600	553	300.00–310.00	305.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	320.00–325.00	322.52
8	350–400	369	287.50–325.00	313.45
13	400–450	422	275.00–322.50	301.96
5	450–500	481	290.00–312.50	304.63
3	500–550	517	272.50–285.00	279.27
18	550–600	582	272.50–282.50	275.84
5	600–650	621	250.00–275.00	260.99
1	650–700	675	252.50	252.50
3	700–750	705	240.00–255.00	244.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	308	250.00–275.00	262.40
2	400–450	438	235.00–260.00	247.57
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	602	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	423	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	476	335.00–345.00	341.05
1	550–600	570	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	374	380.00–390.00	386.83
3	400–450	417	370.00–397.50	384.07
6	450–500	464	347.50–357.50	350.93
5	500–550	517	290.00–332.50	317.50
2	550–600	575	287.50–297.50	292.33
3	600–650	623	280.00–303.00	289.13
1	650–700	680	282.50	282.50
2	700–750	705	245.00–265.00	255.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	422.50–435.00	428.38
6	350–400	368	400.00–420.00	408.18
6	400–450	409	407.50–417.50	412.95
2	450–500	463	377.50–387.50	382.53
6	500–550	525	330.00–350.00	340.84
2	550–600	563	320.00–335.00	327.40
2	600–650	620	312.50–325.00	318.80
2	650–700	653	275.00–280.00	277.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	326	335.00–355.00	343.45
2	400–450	415	300.00–332.50	316.64
3	450–500	482	300.00–310.00	305.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	440.00–462.50	454.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	323	400.00–425.00	412.79
3	400–450	423	416.00–420.00	417.82
3	450–500	465	377.50	377.50
22	500–550	507	350.00–373.00	361.97
7	550–600	582	332.50–348.00	345.77
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	360.00–380.00	369.79
3	400–450	435	360.00–385.00	368.14
2	450–500	450	370.00–392.50	381.25
3	500–550	520	325.00–340.00	330.77
19	550–600	583	316.00–320.00	316.21
3	600–650	627	280.00–292.50	286.89
8	650–700	691	264.00–295.00	270.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	711	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	490	340.00–355.00	350.00
2	500–550	510	300.00–320.00	310.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	212.50	212.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,033	1,875.00–1,880.00	1,877.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,240	1,924.00–2,525.00	2,243.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	863	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,177.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	868	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,270.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	880	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,652.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,898.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	1,186.00–1,375.00	1,283.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,314.00	1,314.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,624.00	1,624.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,790.00	1,790.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,368.00	1,368.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	167.00–180.00	170.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	130.00–139.00	134.38
2	—	965	105.00–115.00	110.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	120.00–139.00	132.52
10	—	1,167	134.00–147.00	142.95
1	—	1,235	196.00	196.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,540	146.00	146.00

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Williamston Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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