Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $333.11/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −70.89 against this barn's trailing median of $404.00.

Average price

$333.11

42 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.81

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	334.52	1,834	40
Medium and Large 3	520	304.86	1,585	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $249 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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.00 across 27 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 sale42 hd

333.11

—

SC average5 barns · 79 hd

330.30

+2.81

This barn, trailing median27 sales

404.00

−70.89

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	1,504	182.40	2,744	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	168.55	2,533	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	157.32	1,840	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	118.04	1,243	8thin

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)	1,165	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,488	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,178	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,064	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,896	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,157	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$3,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	728	$2,725	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	873	$2,178	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,025	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,471	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	371.38/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,025	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	2,127.68/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,128	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,471.00/head	1,471.00–1,471.00	1,471	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	873	2,178.41/head	2,116.00–2,248.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,156.85/head	2,071.00–2,250.00	2,157	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	406.02/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,506	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	433.94/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	437.85/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	393.66/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	415.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	320.04/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	524	318.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	516	309.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	402.99/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	305.74/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	423.70/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	472	337.04/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	454.82/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,242	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	675	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	780	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	645	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	107.14/cwt	60.00–137.00	1,119	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	166.14/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,000	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	168.55/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,533	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	190.07/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,227.64/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	145.57/cwt	122.50–159.00	1,635	9
Bulls	—	—	1,167	177.29/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,069	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	150.75/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	2,371.26/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,371	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,831.37/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,896.00/head	1,896.00–1,896.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	330.47/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	368.32/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	341.29/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	329.33/cwt	320.00–340.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	364.69/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	356.77/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	319.17/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	330.57/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	334.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	400.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,562	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	566	308.61/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	334.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	569	297.35/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	392	370.04/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	292.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	372.60/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,565	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	403.17/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	427	346.53/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	330.99/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	351.93/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	319.95/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	393.35/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	668	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.49/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	374.99/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	407.80/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	376.77/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	386.88/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	386.09/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	522	331.00/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	312.47/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,756	6

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 407Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
8	350–400	371	390.00–425.00	406.02
2	400–450	410	390.00–397.50	393.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	340.00–350.00	345.00
5	400–450	427	330.00–352.50	346.53
5	450–500	473	317.50–340.00	330.99
4	500–550	516	300.00–315.00	309.87
6	550–600	569	280.00–305.00	297.35
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	660	260.00–270.00	265.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	320.00–340.00	329.33
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	315	325.00–350.00	334.21
3	350–400	382	325.00–350.00	341.29
4	400–450	418	322.50–340.00	330.57
7	450–500	480	315.00–342.50	330.47
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	522	320.00–337.50	331.00
3	550–600	570	310.00–327.50	319.17
1	600–650	610	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	365.00–370.00	367.45
5	350–400	375	365.00–382.50	376.77
20	400–450	420	362.50–385.00	372.60
5	450–500	457	345.00–362.50	351.93
5	500–550	537	317.50–325.00	319.95
6	550–600	562	310.00–320.00	312.47
6	600–650	613	280.00–300.00	292.43
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	340.00–350.00	344.89
8	250–300	276	350.00–385.00	371.38
4	300–350	323	355.00–380.00	364.69
3	350–400	362	360.00–375.00	368.32
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	473	342.50–370.00	356.77
2	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	304.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	445.00–465.00	454.82
5	300–350	312	425.00–440.00	433.94
2	350–400	360	425.00–450.00	437.85
5	400–450	416	410.00–430.00	415.94
2	600–650	610	317.50–322.50	320.04
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	392	365.00–380.00	370.04
11	450–500	472	322.50–357.50	337.04
5	500–550	524	310.00–330.00	318.97
4	550–600	566	300.00–322.50	308.61
2	650–700	668	275.00–280.00	277.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	385.00	385.00
2	250–300	280	390.00–415.00	403.17
2	300–350	318	400.00–415.00	407.80
7	350–400	366	385.00–415.00	402.99
6	400–450	421	385.00–405.00	393.35
4	450–500	464	365.00–395.00	386.09
14	500–550	528	337.50–362.50	347.49
17	550–600	568	320.00–350.00	334.52
14	600–650	626	292.50–317.50	305.74
2	650–700	665	295.00–300.00	297.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	468	422.50–425.00	423.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	305.05
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	308	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	390	400.00–405.00	400.53
3	400–450	433	375.00–405.00	386.88
5	450–500	480	365.00–380.00	374.99
2	500–550	533	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	465	390.00–400.00	394.95
2	500–550	515	360.00–365.00	362.52

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,227.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,371.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,831.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,896.00	1,896.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,127.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,471.00	1,471.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	2,116.00–2,248.00	2,178.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	980	2,071.00–2,250.00	2,156.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	3,200.00	3,200.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	60.00–137.00	107.14
2	—	1,080	148.00–154.00	150.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,204	160.00–174.00	166.14
9	—	1,123	122.50–159.00	145.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	168.00–169.00	168.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	188.00–192.00	190.07
3	—	1,167	175.00–179.00	177.29

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

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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