Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparison made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.11/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.93 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$342.11

76 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$59.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.69

vs SC average

−23.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	353.17	2,020	62
Medium and Large 2	556	293.18	1,629	14thin

One grade step is worth $59.99/cwt here — about $391 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

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 sale76 hd

342.11

—

SC average5 barns · 116 hd

326.42

+15.69

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−23.50

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−27.93

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	1,546	158.76	2,454	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	163.02	2,571	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	151.83	1,828	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	130.00	1,341	16

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)	1,490	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$2,479	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,511	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	645	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,834	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,540	8

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1	300–350	324	412.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,335	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	309.95/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	359.55/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	368.80/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	413.56/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	398.77/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	314.50/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	350.95/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	363.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,156	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	308.73/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	562	304.79/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	294.21/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	326.60/cwt	317.50–336.00	1,718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	412.04/cwt	400.00–435.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,435.63/head	1,325.00–1,530.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	361.56/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	825	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,663.00/head	1,663.00–1,663.00	1,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	2,548.59/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,549	4
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	780	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	171.54/cwt	171.00–172.00	3,045	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	160.18/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,420	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	148.00/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,655	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	152.44/cwt	100.00–178.00	2,294	9
Bulls	—	—	1,668	177.72/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,964	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,018	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	121.82/cwt	70.00–136.00	1,208	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	157.72/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,927	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	140.88/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,650	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,864.00/head	1,809.00–1,922.00	1,864	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	1,418.00/head	1,418.00–1,418.00	1,418	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,667.17/head	1,578.00–1,820.00	1,667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	294.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	333.11/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	271.22/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	336.82/cwt	325.00–350.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	478	384.87/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	318.58/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	338.53/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	360.41/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	385.65/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	382.93/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	334.80/cwt	334.00–336.00	1,764	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	362.32/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	281.57/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	335.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,419	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	324.40/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	379.88/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,607	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	339.44/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	356.84/cwt	355.00–360.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	301.93/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	326.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	291.86/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	347.20/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	305.96/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	283.72/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	410	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	352.06/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,338	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,939	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 393Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 65Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	400.00–435.00	412.04
4	250–300	269	410.00–425.00	413.56
7	300–350	324	400.00–430.00	412.00
4	350–400	358	400.00–410.00	405.00
2	400–450	413	395.00–402.50	398.77
1	450–500	450	387.50	387.50
3	500–550	525	352.50–370.00	361.56
2	550–600	560	335.00–337.50	336.25
2	600–650	625	304.00–316.00	309.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	562	295.00–310.00	304.79
2	600–650	615	250.00–255.00	252.52
1	650–700	695	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
5	300–350	319	370.00–395.00	382.93
7	350–400	380	365.00–392.50	385.65
20	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	379.88
6	450–500	473	350.00–367.50	360.41
4	500–550	524	330.00–347.50	339.44
2	550–600	583	320.00–329.00	324.40
6	600–650	625	282.50–310.00	294.21
2	650–700	670	280.00–287.50	283.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	275	325.00–350.00	336.82
2	300–350	343	350.00–355.00	352.48
4	350–400	383	325.00–355.00	338.53
3	400–450	432	325.00–350.00	333.11
4	450–500	468	300.00–335.00	318.58
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	633	260.00–280.00	271.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	392.00	392.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	478	380.00–390.00	384.87
1	500–550	545	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	347.50	347.50
2	650–700	675	300.00–312.00	305.96
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	375	367.50–370.00	368.80
7	400–450	411	347.50–375.00	359.55
2	450–500	460	337.50–365.00	350.95
7	500–550	526	317.50–336.00	326.60
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	305.00–310.00	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	310.00–315.00	312.50
4	450–500	490	307.50–312.50	308.73
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	527	334.00–336.00	334.80
42	550–600	593	355.00–365.00	363.63
1	650–700	675	324.00	324.00
2	700–750	710	310.00–319.00	314.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	273	290.00–300.00	294.77
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	383	310.00–320.00	314.97
1	700–750	725	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	355.00–360.00	356.84
4	250–300	285	360.00–370.00	362.32
2	300–350	318	335.00–360.00	347.20
12	350–400	380	330.00–360.00	352.06
9	400–450	423	325.00–340.00	335.51
6	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	326.01
4	500–550	529	292.50–310.00	301.93
9	550–600	571	277.50–310.00	291.86
6	600–650	622	270.00–300.00	281.57
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	675	299.00	299.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,663.00	1,663.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,289	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,548.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	1,325.00–1,530.00	1,435.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,809.00–1,922.00	1,864.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	975	1,578.00–1,820.00	1,667.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,418.00	1,418.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	900.00	900.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	171.00–172.00	171.54
6	—	1,511	152.00–168.00	160.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	140.00–151.00	148.00
11	—	992	70.00–136.00	121.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,222	153.00–166.00	157.72
14	—	1,171	120.00–151.00	140.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,505	100.00–178.00	152.44
3	—	1,668	171.00–186.00	177.72

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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Heifers · 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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