Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale coverage last week. 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 $340.13/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −30.43 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$340.13

28 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$35.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.84

vs SC average

−49.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	351.68	1,874	19thin
Medium and Large 2	559	315.76	1,765	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.93/cwt here — about $109 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 sale28 hd

340.13

—

SC average5 barns · 59 hd

330.29

+9.84

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−49.78

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−30.43

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	1,631	179.37	2,926	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	154.01	1,934	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,755	144.00	2,527	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	131.28	1,364	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,560	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,362	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	723	$1,375	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,183	$2,275	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,796	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,778	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$1,037	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$714	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 3	200–250	245	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	352.14/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	313.87/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	356.74/cwt	339.00–367.50	2,073	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	360.91/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	339.49/cwt	324.00–350.00	2,115	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	435.38/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	408.50/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	376.24/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	331.18/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	423.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	384.93/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,971	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	472.63/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	317.18/cwt	310.00–325.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	366.46/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	369.31/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	318.11/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	323.75/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	355.54/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	353.96/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	346.75/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	390.87/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	404.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	401.03/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	396.45/cwt	375.00–412.50	1,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	464.85/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	368.22/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	401.56/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	373.78/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	362.32/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	457.99/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	326	509.18/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,660	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	147.41/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	123.22/cwt	117.50–130.00	1,242	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	157.17/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,908	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	139.02/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	745	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	2,242.00/head	2,242.00–2,242.00	2,242	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	610	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	660	1,188.00/head	1,188.00–1,188.00	1,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,362.32/head	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,362	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,300.06/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,300	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	825	701.00/head	701.00–701.00	701	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	726.00/head	726.00–726.00	726	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,778.07/head	1,720.00–1,831.00	1,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	700	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	745	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,560.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	169.51/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,721	5
Bulls	—	—	1,664	191.70/cwt	180.00–207.00	3,190	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 0Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 26

No comparisons made this week due to no sale coverage last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	483	335.00–340.00	337.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	473	345.00–360.00	352.14
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	433	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	461	360.00–390.00	376.24
6	500–550	508	340.00–370.00	360.91
9	550–600	581	339.00–367.50	356.74
2	600–650	625	310.00–317.50	313.87
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
6	300–350	324	435.00–475.00	457.99
9	350–400	372	420.00–495.00	472.63
5	400–450	416	425.00–447.50	435.38
7	450–500	466	390.00–427.50	408.50
9	500–550	512	370.00–400.00	384.93
1	550–600	580	377.50	377.50
8	600–650	623	324.00–350.00	339.49
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	500.00–515.00	509.18
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	310.00–325.00	317.18
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	388	320.00–342.50	331.18
1	450–500	485	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	400.00–410.00	404.77
4	250–300	264	395.00–410.00	401.56
10	300–350	334	380.00–410.00	401.03
8	350–400	375	375.00–412.50	396.45
6	400–450	416	385.00–400.00	390.87
7	450–500	462	360.00–372.50	368.22
13	500–550	516	337.50–362.50	353.96
6	550–600	569	337.50–367.50	346.75
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	319	420.00–430.00	423.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	376	350.00–375.00	366.46
3	400–450	420	345.00–395.00	369.31
5	450–500	474	345.00–365.00	355.54
3	500–550	530	310.00–337.50	323.75
5	550–600	576	300.00–337.50	318.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	455.00–475.00	464.85
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	575	370.00–377.50	373.78
2	600–650	615	355.00–370.00	362.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	144.00–150.00	147.41
4	—	1,008	117.50–130.00	123.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	195.00	195.00
6	—	1,214	151.00–160.00	157.17
4	—	1,171	134.00–144.00	139.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,605	165.00–176.00	169.51
4	—	1,664	180.00–207.00	191.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,242.00	2,242.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,720.00–1,831.00	1,778.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	726.00	726.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,188.00	1,188.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	701.00	701.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,362.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,300.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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