Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers and bulls 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 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 $320.64/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −49.93 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$320.64

49 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$45.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.37

vs SC average

−12.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	330.16	1,754	37
Medium and Large 2	553	291.85	1,613	11thin
Medium and Large 3	545	285.00	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.16/cwt here — about $201 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

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 sale49 hd

320.64

—

SC average6 barns · 146 hd

299.26

+21.37

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−12.18

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−49.93

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	1,579	173.80	2,744	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	153.07	2,337	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	149.32	1,630	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	131.56	1,339	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$1,847	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,671	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,650	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,542	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,497	$4,748	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,231	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,367	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,033	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1	550–600	558	325.26/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	399.97/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,676	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	2,162.52/head	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	1,993.15/head	1,975.00–2,025.00	1,993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	300.02/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	349.93/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	331.60/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,731	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	418.16/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	348.25/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,497	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	293.75/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	321.66/cwt	300.00–337.50	2,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	347.00/cwt	335.00–359.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	368.83/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	368.35/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	341.14/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,597	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	342.42/cwt	326.00–360.00	1,952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	378.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	350.89/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	302.65/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	355.48/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,827	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	324.01/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,387	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	349.57/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,241	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,033.00/head	1,033.00–1,033.00	1,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,483.93/head	1,358.00–1,588.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	853	1,237.83/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	825	1,134.00/head	1,134.00–1,134.00	1,134	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	600	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	910	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,929.63/head	1,752.00–2,025.00	1,930	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,230.73/head	2,124.00–2,301.00	2,231	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	850	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	790	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	148.31/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,528	6
Bulls	—	—	1,676	177.83/cwt	167.00–186.00	2,980	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	121.70/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,039	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	153.07/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,337	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	141.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,671	5
Bulls	—	—	1,190	157.70/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,877	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,670.56/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,497	4,748.11/head	4,200.00–5,700.00	4,748	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	279.90/cwt	270.00–300.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	334.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	341.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	321.51/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	341.84/cwt	335.00–350.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	277.23/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	492	319.17/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	309.17/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,945	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	368.26/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	375.51/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	359.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	303.09/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	313.27/cwt	287.50–335.00	1,491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	271.31/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	323.75/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	259.89/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	332.56/cwt	325.00–340.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	303.82/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	356.79/cwt	342.50–387.50	1,527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	326.25/cwt	315.00–337.50	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	292.48/cwt	277.50–315.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	330.70/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	337.54/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	335.23/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	299.20/cwt	292.50–312.50	2,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	365.28/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	329.20/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,083	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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 309Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 36Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 29Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	365.00–370.00	368.35
6	350–400	355	340.00–362.50	349.57
11	400–450	430	340.00–362.50	348.25
13	450–500	468	330.00–357.50	341.14
28	500–550	522	320.00–347.50	331.60
8	550–600	558	315.00–335.00	325.26
6	600–650	611	293.00–310.00	302.65
2	650–700	653	292.50–295.00	293.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	580	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	315.00–337.50	326.25
2	250–300	293	325.00–340.00	332.56
4	300–350	329	325.00–337.50	329.20
2	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
7	400–450	428	310.00–337.50	324.01
7	450–500	476	287.50–335.00	313.27
5	500–550	520	292.50–320.00	303.09
5	550–600	579	277.50–315.00	292.48
5	600–650	625	249.00–270.00	259.89
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	295.00–300.00	297.55
4	300–350	319	270.00–300.00	279.90
2	400–450	420	270.00–285.00	277.23
2	450–500	473	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	419	397.50–402.50	399.97
23	500–550	514	347.50–360.00	355.48
11	550–600	558	343.00–365.00	350.89
2	600–650	615	335.00–359.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	515	360.00–377.50	368.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
9	450–500	469	350.00–385.00	365.28
3	500–550	515	322.50–345.00	330.70
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
14	600–650	629	300.00–324.00	309.17
3	650–700	682	292.50–312.50	299.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	315	395.00–430.00	418.16
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	515	340.00–362.50	349.93
9	550–600	570	326.00–360.00	342.42
5	600–650	623	300.00–337.50	321.66
3	650–700	670	297.50–305.00	300.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	375.00–380.00	378.44
3	300–350	307	350.00–380.00	368.26
6	350–400	367	355.00–390.00	375.51
10	400–450	428	342.50–387.50	356.79
5	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	359.73
5	500–550	518	330.00–347.50	337.54
1	550–600	590	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	625	295.00–312.50	303.82
2	650–700	675	262.50–280.00	271.31
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	765	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
3	250–300	277	335.00–350.00	341.84
4	300–350	328	325.00–345.00	335.23
3	350–400	355	330.00–350.00	341.71
5	400–450	431	330.00–340.00	334.99
3	450–500	463	310.00–335.00	321.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	320.00–327.50	323.75
3	450–500	492	315.00–322.50	319.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,162.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,296	1,975.00–2,025.00	1,993.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,752.00–2,025.00	1,929.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,670.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,033.00	1,033.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,358.00–1,588.00	1,483.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	2,124.00–2,301.00	2,230.73
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,134.00	1,134.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,497	4,200.00–5,700.00	4,748.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	180.00	180.00
6	—	1,030	145.00–153.00	148.31
2	—	1,103	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	854	115.00–127.50	121.70
5	—	1,182	135.00–145.00	141.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,527	147.00–160.00	153.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	167.00–186.00	177.83
2	—	1,190	155.00–160.00	157.70

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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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