Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.21/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.84 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$295.21

12 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$46.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.54

vs SC average

−40.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	322.50	1,677	1thin
Medium and Large 2	544	298.82	1,625	8thin
Medium and Large 3	535	276.47	1,479	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.03/cwt here — about $198 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

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 sale12 hd

295.21

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

308.74

−13.54

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−40.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−74.84

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	1,586	184.62	2,928	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	159.78	2,263	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	156.12	1,942	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	135.80	1,587	3thin

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)	1,055	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,266	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,653	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	686	$1,211	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	755	1,106.82/head	1,033.00–1,175.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	353.14/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	390.89/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	346.01/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	340.74/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	428.03/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	417.17/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	381.19/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	398.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	336.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	272.58/cwt	270.00–275.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	282.56/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	359.04/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	278	432.39/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	422.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,499	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	760	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	686	1,211.32/head	1,202.00–1,219.00	1,211	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,835	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	192.80/cwt	172.50–210.00	2,397	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	157.72/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,995	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	143.70/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	141.23/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,709	6
Bulls	—	—	1,586	184.62/cwt	173.00–194.00	2,928	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,859	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	161.55/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,425.63/head	1,370.00–1,475.00	1,426	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,653.00/head	1,653.00–1,653.00	1,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	302.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	274.71/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	318.93/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	327.07/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	283.34/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	306.05/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	342.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	371.03/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	316.19/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,372	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	377.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	590	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	310.18/cwt	295.00–325.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	300.14/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 369Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 35Year ago 16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	755	1,033.00–1,175.00	1,106.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,370.00–1,475.00	1,425.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	686	1,202.00–1,219.00	1,211.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,653.00	1,653.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,125.00	2,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	395.00–400.00	398.40
3	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	417.17
5	350–400	387	385.00–400.00	390.89
4	400–450	421	375.00–385.00	381.19
9	450–500	472	350.00–380.00	359.04
4	500–550	510	347.50–360.00	353.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	278	430.00–435.00	432.39
3	300–350	330	415.00–435.00	428.03
2	350–400	355	415.00–430.00	422.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	330	375.00–380.00	377.39
3	350–400	388	365.00–375.00	369.96
5	400–450	434	360.00–380.00	371.03
4	450–500	474	330.00–350.00	342.39
3	500–550	517	312.50–340.00	327.07
5	550–600	574	292.50–320.00	306.05
3	600–650	602	275.00–290.00	283.34
2	650–700	665	275.00–290.00	282.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
6	300–350	317	325.00–360.00	340.74
5	350–400	385	337.50–355.00	346.01
8	400–450	417	330.00–345.00	336.75
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	270.00–275.00	272.58
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	515	260.00–290.00	274.71
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	330.00–340.00	335.00
3	250–300	272	295.00–325.00	310.18
2	300–350	330	290.00–300.00	295.15
4	350–400	364	300.00–310.00	302.51
8	400–450	434	310.00–325.00	316.19
14	450–500	472	310.00–327.50	318.93
2	500–550	505	305.00–325.00	315.00
4	550–600	565	290.00–307.50	300.14
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,615	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,365	159.00–164.00	161.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	172.50–210.00	192.80
10	—	1,265	152.00–166.00	157.72
6	—	1,210	128.00–148.00	141.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	141.00–146.00	143.70
1	—	945	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,586	173.00–194.00	184.62

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle