Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales, Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.97/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −58.59 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$311.97

40 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$48.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs SC average

−22.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	325.97	1,716	13thin
Medium and Large 2	542	306.30	1,661	26
Medium and Large 3	575	277.50	1,596	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.47/cwt here — about $120 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 sale40 hd

311.97

—

SC average6 barns · 112 hd

306.37

+5.60

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−22.14

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−58.59

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	—	Low	1,539	174.33	2,683	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	153.67	2,242	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	144.13	1,777	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	136.70	1,557	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,292	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,916	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,833	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,528	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,283	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	620	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,232	12

Every lot, as filed

104 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	450–500	465	307.42/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	342.42/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	329.12/cwt	322.50–332.00	1,705	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	384.88/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	357.31/cwt	354.00–372.50	2,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	339.34/cwt	321.00–357.50	1,961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	316.56/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,675	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	280.99/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	305.00/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	330.79/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	327.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	414	287.65/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,191	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	356.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	296.43/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	360.31/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	295.52/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	348.56/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,471	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	365.97/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,896	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	284.83/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	379.93/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	325.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	324.98/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	303.33/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	334.99/cwt	334.00–340.00	2,124	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	373.65/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	349.31/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	308.64/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	312.93/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,918	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	354.14/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	339.97/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	144.44/cwt	142.50–146.00	1,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	163.67/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	135.26/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,676	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	151.22/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,857	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	131.54/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,578	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,964.17/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,964	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,915.99/head	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,916	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	273.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	837	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	959	2,157.53/head	1,684.00–2,555.00	2,158	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	285.13/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	307.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	313.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	314.18/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	318.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	344.08/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	329.39/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,413	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	357.67/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	302.35/cwt	295.00–310.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	357.60/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	297.79/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,683	11
Bulls	—	—	1,758	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,252	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	156.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,315	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	730	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	895	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	660	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	635	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	695	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	915	1,487.00/head	1,487.00–1,487.00	1,487	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,549.44/head	2,382.00–2,761.00	2,549	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,832.79/head	1,825.00–1,842.00	1,833	2
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	620	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	387.62/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	392.60/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,288	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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 311Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 60Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	414	280.00–302.50	287.65
2	450–500	465	305.00–310.00	307.42
3	500–550	513	280.00–315.00	296.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	365	365.00–380.00	373.65
3	400–450	415	335.00–357.50	349.31
2	450–500	460	337.50–342.50	339.97
11	500–550	518	322.50–332.00	329.12
2	550–600	573	300.00–317.50	308.64
6	600–650	620	295.00–305.00	303.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	295.00–310.00	302.35
6	350–400	374	300.00–330.00	318.21
12	400–450	429	310.00–339.00	329.39
9	450–500	476	290.00–315.00	305.00
12	500–550	529	305.00–330.00	316.56
11	550–600	565	285.00–310.00	297.79
3	600–650	620	270.00–295.00	280.99
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
3	250–300	273	270.00–275.00	273.41
2	300–350	325	250.00–265.00	257.50
3	350–400	380	275.00–295.00	285.13
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	390.00–395.00	392.47
2	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	467	375.00–387.50	379.93
8	500–550	518	350.00–382.50	365.97
8	550–600	565	354.00–372.50	357.31
6	600–650	634	334.00–340.00	334.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	310	350.00–355.00	352.54
2	400–450	418	345.00–350.00	347.43
15	450–500	480	340.00–367.50	357.67
7	500–550	529	342.50–345.00	344.08
3	550–600	578	321.00–357.50	339.34
6	600–650	632	315.00–334.00	330.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	413	300.00–325.00	313.33
1	450–500	495	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	553	300.00–315.00	307.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	380.00–405.00	392.60
4	350–400	373	380.00–400.00	387.62
2	400–450	410	380.00–390.00	384.88
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
6	500–550	534	347.50–365.00	354.14
2	550–600	568	340.00–345.00	342.42
3	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	345.00–375.00	357.60
4	300–350	319	350.00–370.00	360.31
3	350–400	362	350.00–370.00	356.73
8	400–450	422	340.00–360.00	348.56
8	450–500	475	330.00–350.00	342.94
2	500–550	518	325.00–330.00	327.56
4	550–600	570	320.00–332.50	324.98
3	600–650	623	280.00–312.50	295.52
1	650–700	650	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	415	320.00–330.00	325.18
2	450–500	468	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	575	280.00–290.00	284.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	365	295.00–335.00	314.18
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	237.50	237.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,964.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,273	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,915.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,825.00–1,842.00	1,832.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	959	1,684.00–2,555.00	2,157.53
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,487.00	1,487.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	2,382.00–2,761.00	2,549.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	142.50–146.00	144.44
3	—	1,200	124.00–139.00	131.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	129.00–144.00	135.26
10	—	1,228	146.00–155.00	151.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	142.00	142.00
5	—	1,484	150.00–159.00	156.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	160.00–168.00	163.67
2	—	1,758	185.00	185.00

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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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