Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to light test. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $353.15/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −51.24 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$353.15

8 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$28.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.31

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	370.84	1,939	3thin
Medium and Large 2	533	342.54	1,826	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.30/cwt here — about $114 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

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 sale8 hd

353.15

—

SC average6 barns · 82 hd

329.85

+23.31

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−51.24

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	1,452	191.62	2,783	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	164.56	1,997	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	142.80	1,455	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,515	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$2,216	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,082	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,727	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,863	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,986	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$985	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	400–450	410	421.94/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,730	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	1,973.23/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	445.50/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	442.95/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	228	497.31/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	329.02/cwt	317.50–345.00	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	348.73/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	417.04/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	418.20/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	504.10/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	370.84/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	447.55/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	412.54/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	314.79/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	424.88/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	409.84/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	785	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	715	912.00/head	912.00–912.00	912	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	715	1,057.00/head	1,057.00–1,057.00	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,863.00/head	1,863.00–1,863.00	1,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	166.76/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,989	15
Bulls	—	—	1,471	197.93/cwt	190.00–209.00	2,912	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,338	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	158.15/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,563	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	2,257.00/head	2,257.00–2,257.00	2,257	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,727.41/head	2,021.00–3,500.00	2,727	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	153.55/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,986.00/head	1,986.00–1,986.00	1,986	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	339.29/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	383.10/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	371.28/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	308.75/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	346.21/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	331.01/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	288.65/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	412.57/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	352.57/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	411.71/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.75/cwt	287.50–294.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	356.23/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	436.78/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,817	8

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 Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 240Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 53Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 27

No comparisons made this week due to light test. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	405.00–435.00	418.20
3	350–400	375	395.00–430.00	409.84
5	400–450	410	395.00–435.00	421.94
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	523	345.00–362.50	356.23
2	550–600	563	347.50–350.00	348.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	315	325.00–355.00	339.29
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	440	370.00–375.00	372.47
2	450–500	475	355.00–360.00	357.47
2	500–550	520	342.50–350.00	346.21
7	550–600	569	325.00–345.00	331.01
2	600–650	605	307.50–310.00	308.75
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	435.00–455.00	442.95
8	350–400	373	420.00–475.00	445.50
8	400–450	416	415.00–470.00	436.78
2	450–500	458	405.00–420.00	412.54
3	500–550	523	357.50–385.00	370.84
5	600–650	611	317.50–345.00	329.02
5	650–700	675	313.00–317.00	314.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	495.00–500.00	497.31
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	335	475.00–535.00	504.10
2	350–400	368	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	405.00–415.00	411.71
2	350–400	370	410.00–415.00	412.57
2	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	520	345.00–360.00	352.57
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	630	282.50–295.00	288.65
2	650–700	675	287.50–294.00	290.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	440.00–455.00	447.55
3	400–450	405	410.00–440.00	424.88
2	450–500	473	400.00–435.00	417.04
1	500–550	520	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	560	375.00–387.50	383.10
1	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	370.00–372.50	371.28
4	700–750	738	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,973.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,257.00	2,257.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,515	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	3,400.00	3,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	912.00	912.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,057.00	1,057.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,986.00	1,986.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	1,863.00	1,863.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,100	2,021.00–3,500.00	2,727.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,193	160.00–178.00	166.76
3	—	1,318	149.00–157.00	153.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	125.00–130.00	127.44
2	—	988	157.00–160.00	158.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	190.00–209.00	197.93
2	—	1,415	179.00	179.00

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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