Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Limited comparable sales due to limited comparable sales.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.80/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −79.77 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$290.80

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$66.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.37

vs SC average

−39.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	316.88	1,704	8thin
Medium and Large 2	554	274.01	1,519	10thin
Medium and Large 3	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.88/cwt here — about $292 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 sale19 hd

290.80

—

SC average6 barns · 108 hd

287.42

+3.37

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−39.15

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−79.77

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	1,417	174.29	2,469	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	143.31	2,119	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	136.01	1,712	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	119.37	1,153	11

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)	1,033	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	2,195	$4,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,289	$3,167	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$1,345	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,303	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,202	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	400–450	435	328.71/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	165.61/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,663	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	1,444.46/head	1,409.00–1,479.00	1,444	2
Bulls	—	—	938	195.98/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	140.55/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,851	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	127.68/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,470	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	278.62/cwt	270.00–297.50	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	267.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,506	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	2,195	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	745	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	327.35/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	304.17/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,202.00/head	1,202.00–1,202.00	1,202	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,303.00/head	1,303.00–1,303.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	397	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	324.94/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	339.09/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,411	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	331.79/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	336.34/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	323.76/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,753	4,352.50/head	4,100.00–4,600.00	4,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	135.14/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,320	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	141.01/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,095	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	113.46/cwt	90.00–124.00	1,091	8
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	780	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	336.99/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	328.30/cwt	325.00–330.00	739	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	810	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	765	1,145.00/head	1,145.00–1,145.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	379.91/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	361.84/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	296.28/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	376.03/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	295.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	276.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	278.33/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	376.98/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	351.25/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	296.07/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	287.37/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,981.92/head	1,775.00–2,172.00	1,982	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	341.23/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	344.32/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	267.21/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	294.81/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,061	4

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 380Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 61Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 17Year ago 29

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Limited comparable sales due to limited comparable sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	325.00–332.50	328.71
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	518	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	360.00–365.00	362.50
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	377.50	377.50
11	500–550	542	339.00–340.00	339.09
1	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	270.00–280.00	274.92
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	340.00–362.50	351.25
8	450–500	469	340.00–365.00	344.32
2	500–550	538	337.50–345.00	341.23
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
4	700–750	726	270.00–297.50	278.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	412.50	412.50
2	450–500	488	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	317	315.00–340.00	324.94
7	350–400	373	315.00–345.00	331.79
2	400–450	428	322.50–332.50	327.35
2	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	526	320.00–325.00	322.50
3	550–600	563	297.50–310.00	304.17
1	600–650	645	272.00	272.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	333	290.00–300.00	295.19
4	350–400	360	280.00–305.00	294.81
2	400–450	420	292.50–300.00	296.07
2	450–500	465	275.00–300.00	287.37
2	500–550	513	295.00–297.50	296.28
4	550–600	563	260.00–270.00	267.51
3	600–650	633	262.50–270.00	267.21
1	650–700	650	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	240.00–242.50	241.26
1	700–750	745	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	338.00	338.00
1	500–550	510	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	325.00–330.00	328.30
2	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	365	325.00–350.00	336.99
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	400.00–405.00	402.48
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	515	330.00–340.00	336.34
2	550–600	570	322.50–325.00	323.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	275	375.00–390.00	379.91
4	300–350	329	370.00–385.00	376.03
5	350–400	366	365.00–390.00	376.98
7	400–450	428	345.00–375.00	361.84
1	450–500	475	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	635	270.00–290.00	276.67
3	700–750	723	272.50–285.00	278.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,608	155.00–175.00	165.61
2	—	938	195.00–197.00	195.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,317	135.00–148.00	140.55
6	—	1,151	120.00–134.00	127.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	133.00–137.00	135.14
8	—	962	90.00–124.00	113.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,486	133.00–149.00	141.01
1	—	1,410	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	1,409.00–1,479.00	1,444.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,202.00	1,202.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,303.00	1,303.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,145.00	1,145.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,195	4,400.00	4,400.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,753	4,100.00–4,600.00	4,352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	825	1,775.00–2,172.00	1,981.92

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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