Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers no comparisons made, feeder heifers 5.50 higher, feeder bulls 10.00 higher, slaughter cattle 2.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $392.74/cwt on 32 head, up $24.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 26 comparable sales and sits −11.66 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$392.74

▲ 24.80 vs prior sale

32 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$70.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.79

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	408.08	2,144	22
Medium and Large 2	554	361.38	2,002	9thin
Medium and Large 3	500	337.50	1,688	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.58/cwt here — about $457 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 sale32 hd

392.74

—

SC average6 barns · 152 hd

365.94

+26.79

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−11.66

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	1,795	189.17	3,396	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,663	165.62	2,755	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	154.50	1,806	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	126.65	1,520	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,417	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,363	$2,689	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	943	$2,087	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,490	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,739	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 2	450–500	472	410.50/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	360.70/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	376.13/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	321.81/cwt	312.50–328.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	422.35/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	339.89/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	325.37/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	492	330.05/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	347.40/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	409.45/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	280.62/cwt	260.00–302.50	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	289.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	334.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	507.50/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	357.65/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	438.40/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	460.16/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	402.50/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	403.64/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	447.41/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	451.25/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	414.88/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	386.66/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	388.34/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	392.44/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	505.05/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	504.38/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	461.15/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	351.23/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	223	630.39/cwt	625.00–635.00	1,406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,488	152.35/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,267	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	464.96/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,711	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	162.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,671	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	146.51/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,648	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	118.08/cwt	95.00–135.00	1,304	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,905	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	163.94/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,002	11
Bulls	—	—	1,795	189.17/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,396	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	745	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,739.00/head	1,683.00–1,795.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	477.03/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	386.72/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	309.86/cwt	297.50–322.50	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	485.38/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	411.45/cwt	397.50–427.50	2,131	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	411.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	520.10/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	429.00/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	377.95/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	570.38/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	624	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	438	347.54/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	354.86/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	1,709.00/head	1,709.00–1,709.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	2,689.22/head	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,275.58/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,276	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,808.00/head	1,808.00–1,808.00	1,808	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 379Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 93Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 24Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	435.00–485.00	461.15
3	300–350	313	400.00–420.00	411.65
5	350–400	368	450.00–480.00	464.96
4	400–450	425	400.00–445.00	429.00
5	450–500	472	400.00–417.50	410.50
4	500–550	531	355.00–390.00	377.95
4	550–600	579	345.00–370.00	357.65
2	650–700	683	297.50–322.50	309.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	360	350.00–380.00	365.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	480	330.00–385.00	354.86
1	500–550	500	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	565.00	565.00
2	300–350	325	495.00–515.00	504.38
3	350–400	357	495.00–515.00	505.05
6	400–450	415	470.00–500.00	485.38
2	450–500	458	450.00–470.00	460.16
19	500–550	518	397.50–427.50	411.45
3	550–600	573	377.50–397.50	386.72
2	600–650	630	350.00–355.00	352.48
2	650–700	658	345.00–357.50	351.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	625.00–635.00	630.39
1	250–300	250	670.00	670.00
3	300–350	328	520.00–600.00	570.38
2	350–400	358	515.00–525.00	520.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	340.00–355.00	347.54
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	624	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00–350.00	325.37
3	350–400	382	340.00–370.00	360.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	265	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	333	425.00–450.00	438.40
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	413	400.00–440.00	422.35
3	450–500	455	400.00–407.50	402.50
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	658	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	395.00–425.00	409.45
1	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
8	450–500	474	362.50–385.00	376.13
4	500–550	524	340.00–352.50	347.40
4	550–600	558	330.00–347.50	339.89
3	600–650	622	312.50–328.00	321.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	320.00–350.00	334.91
3	450–500	492	322.50–342.50	330.05
2	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	289.76
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	675	260.00–302.50	280.62
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	490.00–525.00	507.50
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	320	470.00–485.00	477.03
3	350–400	363	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	610.00	610.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	395	492.50	492.50
2	500–550	530	400.00–407.50	403.64
4	550–600	568	372.50–395.00	386.66
3	600–650	612	382.50–392.50	388.34
1	650–700	650	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	440.00–455.00	447.41
2	450–500	475	442.50–460.00	451.25
2	500–550	538	380.00–405.00	392.44
1	550–600	570	387.50	387.50
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	407.50–422.50	414.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	151.00–153.00	152.35
9	—	1,104	95.00–135.00	118.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,648	160.00–164.00	162.06
1	—	1,905	188.00	188.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,125	130.00–156.00	146.51
11	—	1,221	159.00–166.00	163.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	184.00–196.00	189.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,808.00	1,808.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,683.00–1,795.00	1,739.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	670	1,709.00	1,709.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,363	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,689.22
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,080	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,275.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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