Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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 $327.55/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −43.02 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$327.55

49 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$41.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.54

vs SC average

−38.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	340.49	1,978	13thin
Medium and Large 2	551	325.03	1,792	33
Medium and Large 3	512	299.10	1,531	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.39/cwt here — about $447 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 sale49 hd

327.55

—

SC average6 barns · 237 hd

335.08

−7.54

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−38.30

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−43.02

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	1,651	181.14	2,991	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	162.29	2,384	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	160.11	2,000	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	149.04	1,619	9thin

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)	1,033	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,399	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,344	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,076	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,930	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,276	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,022	$2,183	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,104	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,823	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	422.32/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	458.25/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	361.65/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	326.81/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	319.07/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	340.49/cwt	332.50–347.00	1,978	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,826.00/head	1,826.00–1,826.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	538.26/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	474.96/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	380.00/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	414.32/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	426.96/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	446.60/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	422.57/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	467.61/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	473.26/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	445.00/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	348.48/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,175	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,104.00/head	2,104.00–2,104.00	2,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,822.05/head	1,750.00–1,881.00	1,822	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,343.62/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	495.18/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,411	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	2,398.90/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,399	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	153.34/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,747	5
Bulls	—	—	1,568	170.52/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,674	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	163.25/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,070	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	151.58/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,101	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	151.15/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,805	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	143.66/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,467	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	165.14/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,462	15
Bulls	—	—	1,693	186.45/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	2,183.04/head	2,142.00–2,237.00	2,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	2,214.73/head	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	1,930.37/head	1,575.00–2,175.00	1,930	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	2,276.30/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,276	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	325.46/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	292.31/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	299.10/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	335.97/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	353.43/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	366.61/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	409.20/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	360.73/cwt	345.00–374.00	2,125	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	403.68/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	371.90/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	340.36/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	298.41/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	436.09/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	476	335.99/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	310.04/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	427.57/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	324.50/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	377.86/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	411.71/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	423.81/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	579	307.94/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	394.41/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	328.09/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,847	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	309.21/cwt	297.50–323.00	1,883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	361.12/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	383.68/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	391.23/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	482	368.29/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	314.31/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	367.89/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	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 Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 396Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 43Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	273	415.00–430.00	422.57
4	300–350	320	420.00–455.00	436.09
10	350–400	372	415.00–435.00	426.96
7	400–450	414	405.00–425.00	414.32
13	550–600	581	332.50–347.00	340.49
6	600–650	612	336.00	336.00
1	650–700	675	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	520.00–555.00	538.26
5	250–300	273	460.00–490.00	474.96
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	435	305.00–345.00	325.46
3	450–500	483	330.00–347.50	335.97
3	500–550	512	280.00–317.50	299.10
1	650–700	655	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	278	400.00–425.00	411.71
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	388	390.00–395.00	392.52
8	400–450	429	375.00–395.00	383.68
7	450–500	464	357.50–380.00	367.89
3	500–550	532	347.50–360.00	353.43
13	550–600	563	320.00–355.00	328.09
5	600–650	609	297.50–323.00	309.21
2	650–700	678	285.00–300.00	292.31
1	700–750	705	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	476	320.00–350.00	335.99
10	500–550	523	317.50–330.00	324.50
7	550–600	579	300.00–317.50	307.94
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	485.00–505.00	495.18
6	300–350	329	440.00–480.00	458.25
11	350–400	366	440.00–490.00	467.61
4	400–450	431	410.00–440.00	422.32
3	500–550	507	377.50–382.50	380.00
3	550–600	555	357.50–367.50	361.65
3	600–650	627	322.50–330.00	326.81
3	650–700	683	310.00–327.50	319.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	305	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	482	365.00–370.00	368.29
2	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	420.00–435.00	427.57
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	374	405.00–435.00	423.81
4	400–450	428	385.00–400.00	391.23
5	450–500	462	385.00–410.00	394.41
7	500–550	514	355.00–370.00	361.12
6	550–600	566	330.00–355.00	340.36
6	600–650	624	300.00–327.50	310.04
8	650–700	668	290.00–310.00	298.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	470.00–475.00	473.26
4	400–450	421	435.00–460.00	445.00
3	450–500	470	435.00–465.00	446.60
3	500–550	533	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	562	375.00–390.00	377.86
12	600–650	624	347.00–365.00	348.48
1	700–750	735	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	340.00–375.00	366.61
2	600–650	628	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	409.20
9	450–500	475	380.00–422.50	403.68
4	500–550	513	365.00–377.50	371.90
15	550–600	589	345.00–374.00	360.73
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	673	305.00–320.00	314.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,826.00	1,826.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,750.00–1,881.00	1,822.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,343.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,398.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,013	1,575.00–2,175.00	1,930.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,214.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	2,104.00	2,104.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,022	2,142.00–2,237.00	2,183.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,276.30
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	147.50–159.00	153.34
4	—	1,021	139.00–145.00	143.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,268	157.00–170.00	163.25
7	—	1,194	145.00–156.00	151.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	146.00–158.00	151.58
15	—	1,491	161.00–170.00	165.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	165.00–174.00	170.52
6	—	1,693	184.00–189.00	186.45

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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