Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $284.59/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −85.46 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$284.59

31 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$7.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs SC average

−36.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	289.86	1,616	9thin
Medium and Large 2	544	282.43	1,536	22

One grade step is worth $7.44/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.04 across 29 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 sale31 hd

284.59

—

SC average6 barns · 115 hd

286.92

−2.34

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−36.59

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−85.46

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	1,596	157.63	2,516	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	141.95	1,694	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	139.36	2,150	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	121.02	1,277	12

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)	1,165	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,432	$2,527	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	821	$1,950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,309	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	380.06/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	329.79/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	376.48/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,438	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	299.76/cwt	297.00–302.50	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	371.00/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	372.62/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,572	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	402.74/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	326.76/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	332.12/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	279.90/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	327.44/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	337.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	345.80/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	284.75/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	316.55/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	334.53/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	404.28/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	286.13/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	2,550.59/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,432	2,526.97/head	1,800.00–3,270.00	2,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	276.26/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	370.09/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	407.33/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	378.71/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	821	1,950.00/head	1,300.00–2,700.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	458.90/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,464	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	332.72/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	338.74/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	264.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,232	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	163.66/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,753	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	136.36/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,462	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	160.41/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,246	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	128.94/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,599	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,105	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	321.55/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	271.23/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	310.49/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,509	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	690	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	840	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	310.90/cwt	305.00–325.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	383.71/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	288.19/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,504	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	377.58/cwt	375.00–380.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	298.81/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	257.65/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	268.40/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	246.22/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	317.67/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,191	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	323.27/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	314.67/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,328	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	381.27/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	350.86/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	300.87/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	277.43/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	249.40/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,546	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	342.39/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,003	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	141.95/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,200	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,954	1
Bulls	—	—	1,165	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	105.67/cwt	95.00–117.50	1,097	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	142.06/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,654	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	2

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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 225Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 47Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	388	380.00–382.50	381.27
2	400–450	428	370.00–390.00	380.06
1	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	555	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	773	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	408	395.00–420.00	404.28
2	500–550	523	377.50–380.00	378.71
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	610	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	320.00–350.00	338.74
2	400–450	423	320.00–345.00	332.72
2	450–500	473	315.00–327.50	321.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	430	345.00–355.00	349.96
2	450–500	475	320.00–340.00	329.79
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	375.00–380.00	377.58
6	250–300	285	370.00–395.00	383.71
8	300–350	331	360.00–385.00	371.00
11	350–400	382	360.00–390.00	376.48
12	400–450	422	360.00–385.00	372.62
7	450–500	481	325.00–355.00	350.86
9	500–550	509	300.00–307.50	300.87
2	550–600	558	297.00–302.50	299.76
3	600–650	617	295.00–300.00	297.53
4	650–700	675	272.50–290.00	279.90
2	700–750	733	265.00–277.50	271.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	395.00–420.00	407.33
2	300–350	320	400.00–410.00	405.00
6	350–400	372	397.50–415.00	402.74
1	400–450	400	402.50	402.50
8	500–550	527	320.00–340.00	332.12
11	550–600	560	321.00–335.00	326.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	455.00	455.00
4	300–350	319	450.00–470.00	458.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	330.00–355.00	342.39
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	423	330.00–340.00	335.09
5	450–500	486	290.00–327.50	310.49
1	600–650	610	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	296.00	296.00
4	600–650	604	284.00–285.00	284.75
9	650–700	660	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	330.00–340.00	337.61
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	328	338.00–355.00	345.80
10	350–400	376	325.00–350.00	334.53
7	400–450	432	325.00–332.50	327.44
8	450–500	473	307.50–320.00	316.55
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	567	283.00–295.00	286.13
2	600–650	608	275.00–277.50	276.26
1	650–700	665	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	365.00–375.00	370.09
2	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	410	245.00–270.00	257.65
2	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	264.84
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	320.00	320.00
4	250–300	278	305.00–325.00	310.90
3	300–350	313	315.00–330.00	323.27
7	350–400	375	305.00–327.50	317.67
14	400–450	422	300.00–325.00	314.67
11	450–500	477	280.00–317.50	298.81
13	500–550	522	272.50–305.00	288.19
7	550–600	573	267.50–287.50	277.43
5	600–650	621	262.50–275.00	268.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	260.00–265.00	262.47
4	600–650	620	235.00–257.50	249.40
2	650–700	660	242.50–250.00	246.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	222.50	222.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,550.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,432	1,800.00–3,270.00	2,526.97
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	821	1,300.00–2,700.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,682	159.00–169.00	163.66
1	—	1,165	127.50	127.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	133.00–144.00	136.36
6	—	1,038	95.00–117.50	105.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	160.00–161.00	160.41
3	—	1,240	120.00–136.00	128.94
19	—	1,164	135.00–152.00	142.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	139.00–147.00	141.95
1	—	1,515	129.00	129.00

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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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