Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower all 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 $315.12/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −54.92 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$315.12

47 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$37.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs SC average

−25.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	324.23	1,722	26
Medium and Large 2	539	306.72	1,654	18thin
Medium and Large 3	550	286.62	1,577	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.61/cwt here — about $144 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

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 sale47 hd

315.12

—

SC average6 barns · 130 hd

314.24

+0.89

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−25.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−54.92

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	—	Average	1,521	175.97	2,677	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	151.16	2,370	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	149.51	1,819	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	130.38	1,443	8thin

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)	1,150	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,595	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,996	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,407	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,218	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,798	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,662	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,287	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	348.45/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	349.50/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	588	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	438	313.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	394.80/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	323.42/cwt	319.00–337.50	1,685	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	483	343.81/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	359.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	312.46/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	378.79/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	360.21/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,869	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	326.43/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	380.86/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	2,526.67/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,527	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,782.00/head	1,782.00–1,782.00	1,782	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,197.00/head	2,197.00–2,197.00	2,197	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,996.36/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,996	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	885	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	650	1,008.00/head	1,008.00–1,008.00	1,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	149.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,335	8
Bulls	—	—	1,521	175.97/cwt	155.00–185.00	2,677	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	137.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	127.92/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,379	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	183.75/cwt	162.50–205.00	2,095	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	149.89/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,871	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	136.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,524	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	1,798.00/head	1,798.00–1,798.00	1,798	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	1,287.34/head	1,224.00–1,347.00	1,287	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	975	1,389.00/head	1,389.00–1,389.00	1,389	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	340.06/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	291.66/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	284.93/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	310.37/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	335.51/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	270.43/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	363.10/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	367.15/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	325.04/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	353.79/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	588	303.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	317.73/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	327.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	487	306.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	333.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	358.12/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	339.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	372.42/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	329.26/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	328.39/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	363.80/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	371.59/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	567	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	330.21/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	339.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,465	24

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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 689Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 79Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 58Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	368	350.00–380.00	367.15
4	400–450	415	350.00–380.00	363.80
8	450–500	477	340.00–357.50	348.45
14	500–550	515	320.00–340.00	333.37
3	550–600	563	320.00–335.00	328.39
1	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	588	300.00–310.00	303.26
1	600–650	645	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	390.00–400.00	394.80
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	530	350.00–355.00	352.48
5	600–650	631	310.00–322.50	312.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	368	320.00–350.00	335.51
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	478	300.00–320.00	310.37
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	567	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	310.00–320.00	313.38
3	450–500	487	300.00–310.00	306.61
2	500–550	523	260.00–280.00	270.43
2	550–600	588	250.00–260.00	254.98
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	370.00–385.00	378.79
4	350–400	365	370.00–395.00	380.86
3	400–450	423	350.00–365.00	359.80
19	500–550	521	319.00–337.50	323.42
7	550–600	558	320.00–332.50	326.43
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	330.00–350.00	340.06
2	400–450	415	290.00–320.00	305.00
2	450–500	475	305.00–310.00	307.55
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	558	270.00–300.00	284.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	350.00–370.00	363.10
4	350–400	353	330.00–365.00	353.79
24	400–450	432	330.00–360.00	339.10
12	450–500	477	320.00–340.00	327.86
11	500–550	526	310.00–330.00	317.73
3	550–600	567	317.50–332.50	325.04
3	600–650	608	270.00–305.00	291.66
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
15	500–550	519	350.00–367.50	360.21
5	550–600	569	347.50–350.00	349.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	483	340.00–347.50	343.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	370.00–375.00	371.59
5	400–450	434	365.00–382.50	372.42
4	450–500	473	350.00–377.50	358.12
4	500–550	513	330.00–350.00	339.90
8	550–600	569	320.00–340.00	329.26
2	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	325.00–335.00	330.21

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	2	—	1,013	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,526.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,782.00	1,782.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,798.00	1,798.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	1,224.00–1,347.00	1,287.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,197.00	2,197.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,008.00	1,008.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,996.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,389.00	1,389.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	780	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,564	145.00–155.00	149.30
1	—	1,600	166.00	166.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	136.00–140.00	137.74
6	—	1,078	115.00–137.00	127.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	162.50–205.00	183.75
24	—	1,248	145.00–160.00	149.89
6	—	1,116	130.00–140.00	136.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	155.00–185.00	175.97

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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