Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light receipts last week, no price comparison is available for todays sale. Feeder Cattle sold firm on a light comparison for all classes of cattle. Slaughter Cattle sold firm compared to a light test. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.48/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −80.92 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$323.48

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$48.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	338.17	1,838	26
Medium and Large 2	541	314.07	1,699	12thin
Medium and Large 3	550	289.82	1,594	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.36/cwt here — about $244 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.39 across 26 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 sale46 hd

323.48

—

SC average6 barns · 138 hd

327.67

−4.20

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−80.92

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	1,611	196.86	3,172	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	178.83	2,384	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	173.55	1,965	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	156.22	1,548	26

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)	1,180	$2,265	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,185	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1	450–500	453	403.62/cwt	380.00–427.50	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	313.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	307.70/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	317.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	389.31/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	328.58/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	305.71/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	359.18/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	317.37/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	346.47/cwt	331.00–354.00	1,989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	315.60/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	292.44/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	400.71/cwt	387.50–420.00	1,691	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	362.50/cwt	347.50–377.50	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	380.06/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	382.47/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	408.53/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	328.95/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	292.59/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	373.14/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	284.75/cwt	270.00–297.50	2,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	333.92/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,077	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	365.01/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,544	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	352.35/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	282.56/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	311.69/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	325.28/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	344.31/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,646	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	428.70/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	319.26/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	573	373.91/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	315.05/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	396.15/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,319	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	344.94/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,797	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	448.47/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	435.60/cwt	427.50–450.00	1,394	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	442.32/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	284.36/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	875	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	147.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,732	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	183.43/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,091	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	172.41/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,086	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,130	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	186.02/cwt	179.00–191.00	2,604	15
Bulls	—	—	1,518	189.72/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,880	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	169.88/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,898	10
Bulls	—	—	1,752	208.44/cwt	198.00–218.00	3,652	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	159.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,586	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	144.77/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,410	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,184.52/head	1,700.00–2,675.00	2,185	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,264.70/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,265	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	123.98/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,244	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	172.69/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	782	234.90/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	473	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	300.92/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	283.08/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	308.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	356.02/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	404.78/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	365.41/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	364.85/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	382.58/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	313.24/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	299.95/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	354.16/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	311.02/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fancy	400–450	410	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	350–400	390	336.65/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	307.58/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	404.38/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	288.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	284.99/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	261.73/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	303.44/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	299.04/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	318.24/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	334.20/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	321.90/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,539	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	318.70/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	322.20/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	274.44/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	307.41/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	351.42/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,487	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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	431	382.50–420.00	404.78
2	450–500	453	380.00–427.50	403.62
9	500–550	519	342.50–375.00	356.02
12	550–600	574	331.00–354.00	346.47
11	600–650	622	327.50–342.50	333.92
7	650–700	663	315.00–345.00	328.58
5	700–750	724	305.00–325.00	317.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	352.50–362.50	359.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	383	380.00–385.00	382.58
4	400–450	423	340.00–365.00	351.42
5	450–500	471	340.00–362.50	354.16
2	500–550	515	330.00–335.00	332.48
3	550–600	567	307.00–320.00	315.60
4	600–650	621	300.00–315.00	308.13
2	650–700	655	285.00–300.00	292.44
2	700–750	713	295.00–305.00	299.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	387.50	387.50
2	550–600	573	370.00–378.00	373.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	440	275.00–280.00	277.47
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	425.00–460.00	442.32
5	250–300	271	430.00–460.00	448.47
9	300–350	320	427.50–450.00	435.60
4	350–400	381	420.00–435.00	428.70
16	400–450	422	387.50–420.00	400.71
2	450–500	460	347.50–377.50	362.50
15	500–550	521	335.00–360.00	344.94
11	550–600	574	317.50–342.50	328.95
13	600–650	620	290.00–322.50	307.70
5	650–700	660	310.00–315.00	313.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	395.00–420.00	408.53
2	300–350	320	395.00–415.00	404.38
4	350–400	366	360.00–395.00	382.47
11	400–450	429	347.50–385.00	365.41
15	450–500	469	335.00–365.00	352.35
7	500–550	516	310.00–330.00	318.70
5	550–600	576	295.00–317.50	307.58
2	600–650	620	275.00–290.00	282.56
5	650–700	667	280.00–300.00	292.59
4	700–750	719	270.00–297.50	284.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	322	300.00–350.00	334.20
2	350–400	380	300.00–345.00	322.20
7	400–450	430	300.00–340.00	318.24
7	450–500	481	290.00–322.50	303.44
5	500–550	530	295.00–300.00	299.04
3	550–600	583	250.00–287.50	274.44
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	675	240.00–295.00	261.73
3	750–800	782	225.00–250.00	234.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	280.00–285.00	282.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
12	300–350	333	390.00–410.00	396.15
4	350–400	366	385.00–397.50	389.31
13	400–450	423	355.00–375.00	365.01
15	450–500	478	330.00–365.00	344.31
10	500–550	529	300.00–330.00	317.04
10	550–600	564	315.00–327.50	319.26
4	600–650	611	297.50–335.00	315.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	290.00–314.00	305.71
3	650–700	670	270.00–297.00	284.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	395.00	395.00
3	250–300	273	375.00–385.00	380.06
3	300–350	335	350.00–380.00	364.85
3	350–400	363	367.50–382.50	373.14
9	400–450	424	312.00–340.00	325.28
16	450–500	478	310.00–335.00	321.90
7	500–550	530	290.00–320.00	311.69
5	550–600	571	307.50–317.50	311.02
3	600–650	625	307.50–320.00	313.24
1	650–700	650	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
2	250–300	275	295.00–300.00	297.45
2	300–350	333	295.00–320.00	307.41
5	350–400	371	270.00–300.00	284.99
5	400–450	417	275.00–290.00	283.08
5	450–500	466	290.00–310.00	300.92
3	500–550	538	280.00–305.00	288.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	325.00–345.00	336.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	140.00–155.00	147.44
9	—	1,140	179.00–189.00	183.43
10	—	1,117	160.00–177.00	169.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,210	165.00–179.00	172.41
2	—	1,385	150.00–157.50	153.76
15	—	1,400	179.00–191.00	186.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	996	155.00–165.00	159.25
8	—	974	137.50–150.00	144.77
2	—	1,003	122.50–125.00	123.98
8	—	999	167.50–182.50	172.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	183.00–195.00	189.72
1	—	1,280	167.50	167.50
5	—	1,752	198.00–218.00	208.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,700.00–2,675.00	2,184.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,180	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,264.70

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