Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 15.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, slaughter cows, 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher based on a light test. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.13/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −29.91 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$340.13

28 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs SC average

−29.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	348.83	1,880	15thin
Medium and Large 2	553	330.10	1,827	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about $53 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

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 sale28 hd

340.13

—

SC average6 barns · 176 hd

335.23

+4.90

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−29.68

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−29.91

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	—	High	1,585	209.01	3,312	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	170.05	2,571	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	163.39	1,832	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	147.08	1,577	4thin

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)	1,370	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$2,796	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,181	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,239	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,463	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$2,313	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	818	$2,170	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,488	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2Fleshy	550–600	580	321.38/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	378.71/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	424.94/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	450.02/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	403.85/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	409.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	350.40/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	695	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	403.11/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	461.33/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	341.48/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	455.07/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,639	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	1,488.00/head	1,488.00–1,488.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	2,352.23/head	2,225.00–2,455.00	2,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,770.97/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,771	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	172.05/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,603	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	168.92/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,921	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	133.00/cwt	115.00–144.00	1,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,587	207.81/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,298	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	2,313.44/head	2,233.00–2,387.00	2,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	153.61/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,728	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	320.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	399.58/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	2,013.00/head	2,013.00–2,013.00	2,013	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	818	2,169.95/head	1,980.00–2,327.00	2,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,463	2,796.30/head	2,675.00–2,950.00	2,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	332.43/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	358.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	328.45/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	313.30/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	365.64/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	349.85/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	342.47/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	452.98/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	362.58/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	384.03/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	347.37/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	315.28/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	385.80/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,979	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	508	341.23/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	385.17/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	388.25/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	415.12/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	424.88/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	355.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	297.54/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	362.21/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	392.94/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.53/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	340.39/cwt	337.50–344.00	1,831	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 351Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 43Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	508	340.00–342.50	341.23
5	550–600	580	310.00–335.00	321.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	343	445.00–465.00	455.07
6	350–400	374	430.00–465.00	450.02
3	400–450	420	420.00–430.00	424.94
4	500–550	519	370.00–387.50	378.71
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	710	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	353	470.00–475.00	472.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	512	315.00–325.00	320.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	379	405.00–425.00	415.12
2	400–450	430	380.00–390.00	385.17
3	450–500	473	382.50–392.50	388.25
7	500–550	516	345.00–365.00	355.43
5	550–600	573	337.50–350.00	342.47
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	672	292.50–300.00	297.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	350	422.50	422.50
1	550–600	560	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	400.00–415.00	409.96
4	350–400	369	395.00–415.00	403.85
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	464	360.00–367.50	362.58
10	500–550	525	347.50–355.00	350.40
4	550–600	569	338.00–350.00	341.48
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	340.00–355.00	347.37
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	530	300.00–330.00	315.28
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	345.00–355.00	349.85
2	400–450	423	320.00–345.00	332.43
1	450–500	495	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	387	350.00–375.00	362.21
2	400–450	410	360.00–370.00	364.94
4	450–500	470	330.00–350.00	340.53
4	500–550	538	337.50–344.00	340.39
7	550–600	569	322.50–332.50	328.45
4	600–650	606	300.00–322.50	313.30
2	650–700	660	300.00–305.00	302.52
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	338	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	440.00–475.00	461.33
6	350–400	370	435.00–470.00	452.98
4	450–500	463	415.00–440.00	424.88
6	500–550	513	377.50–395.00	385.80
5	550–600	564	377.50–392.50	384.03
1	600–650	610	377.50	377.50
4	700–750	733	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	390.00–425.00	403.11
2	400–450	418	390.00–410.00	399.58
4	450–500	478	370.00–402.50	392.94
5	500–550	525	350.00–372.50	365.64
3	550–600	567	350.00–365.00	358.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	550	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	575	320.00–330.00	324.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	339.00	339.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,770.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,463	2,675.00–2,950.00	2,796.30
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,425.00	3,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	2,013.00	2,013.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,058	2,225.00–2,455.00	2,352.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,488.00	1,488.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	2,233.00–2,387.00	2,313.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,980.00–2,327.00	2,169.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	152.00	152.00
9	—	1,513	162.00–178.00	172.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,137	160.00–177.00	168.92
2	—	1,035	115.00–144.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	151.00–155.00	153.61
1	—	915	127.50	127.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	221.00	221.00
10	—	1,587	200.00–215.00	207.81

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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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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