Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $382.54/cwt on 36 head, down $9.64 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 28 comparable sales and sits +11.97 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$382.54

▼ 9.64 vs prior sale

36 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$33.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

vs SC average

−40.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	390.87	2,150	9thin
Medium and Large 2	533	381.53	2,032	25
Medium and Large 3	518	357.61	1,852	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.26/cwt here — about $298 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 sale36 hd

382.54

—

SC average6 barns · 150 hd

379.21

+3.33

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−40.65

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

+11.97

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	1,581	205.47	3,248	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	188.88	2,363	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	183.47	2,602	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	147.06	1,297	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$2,975	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,941	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,285	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$2,083	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,653	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	893	$1,480	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$2,242	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	943	$1,814	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$3,650	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	742	$1,659	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,313	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1Value Added	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	527.96/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	463.67/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	476.71/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	398.57/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,077	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	413.79/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	476.39/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	446.02/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	404.32/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	418.80/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	449.95/cwt	375.00–470.00	1,890	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	533.66/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	504.59/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	425.91/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	502.80/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	486	383.32/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	533	370.96/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	326.11/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	368.64/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	528.08/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	357.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.90/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	456.17/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	468.54/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	384.32/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,164	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	551.21/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	540.78/cwt	532.50–545.00	2,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	449.98/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	498.76/cwt	497.50–500.00	2,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	559.15/cwt	525.00–585.00	1,806	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	542.75/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,460	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	523.88/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,970	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	418.23/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,401	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	171.70/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,150	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	137.60/cwt	115.00–152.50	1,205	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	165.98/cwt	159.00–172.50	1,484	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	183.47/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,602	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	187.33/cwt	176.00–197.00	2,364	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	214.82/cwt	205.00–227.50	2,552	3
Bulls	—	—	1,581	205.47/cwt	195.00–217.00	3,248	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	715	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	2,285.38/head	1,650.00–3,150.00	2,285	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	893	1,479.79/head	1,350.00–1,606.00	1,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,652.62/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,653	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	890	1,313.00/head	1,313.00–1,313.00	1,313	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	675	1,785.91/head	1,516.00–2,046.00	1,786	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,892.00/head	1,892.00–1,892.00	1,892	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	705	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,250.70/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,941.13/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	327.38/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	450.98/cwt	420.00–490.00	2,138	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	466.09/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	633.33/cwt	590.00–690.00	1,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	432.01/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,285	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	467.03/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,962	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	532.17/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	390.42/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	420.96/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	479.52/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	407.18/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	423	421.67/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	437.02/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,433.00/head	2,433.00–2,433.00	2,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	943	1,813.93/head	1,805.00–1,823.00	1,814	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	853	2,083.14/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,083	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 Mar 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 306Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 27Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 5Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	510.00–560.00	533.66
2	250–300	270	515.00–540.00	527.96
6	300–350	313	500.00–545.00	528.08
2	350–400	365	490.00–520.00	504.59
1	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	505	410.00–417.50	413.79
7	550–600	563	372.50–395.00	384.32
1	700–750	715	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	450.00–480.00	463.67
2	250–300	278	460.00–495.00	476.71
4	300–350	324	455.00–485.00	476.39
5	350–400	369	430.00–465.00	446.02
26	400–450	420	375.00–470.00	449.95
13	450–500	472	400.00–445.00	418.80
15	500–550	521	390.00–410.00	398.57
3	550–600	570	335.00–365.00	350.90
3	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	329.76
1	650–700	675	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	486	370.00–400.00	383.32
5	500–550	533	340.00–385.00	370.96
2	550–600	563	320.00–332.50	326.11
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	330	390.00–420.00	404.32
2	350–400	363	420.00–425.00	422.52
5	400–450	433	415.00–435.00	425.91
4	450–500	474	355.00–385.00	368.64
2	500–550	518	350.00–365.00	357.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	215	590.00–690.00	633.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	500.00–570.00	532.17
10	250–300	269	500.00–575.00	542.75
14	300–350	323	525.00–585.00	559.15
16	350–400	376	495.00–550.00	523.88
6	400–450	414	495.00–525.00	502.80
2	450–500	453	497.50–500.00	498.76
3	500–550	523	445.00–457.50	449.98
7	550–600	574	410.00–422.50	418.23
4	600–650	621	370.00–400.00	390.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	450.00–470.00	460.00
2	250–300	263	470.00–490.00	479.52
2	300–350	328	425.00–450.00	437.02
3	350–400	375	445.00–495.00	466.09
13	400–450	420	435.00–490.00	467.03
10	450–500	474	420.00–490.00	450.98
9	500–550	529	410.00–445.00	432.01
1	550–600	555	427.50	427.50
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	705	340.00–342.50	341.25
2	750–800	773	315.00–340.00	327.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	618	320.00–330.00	325.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	423	400.00–435.00	421.67
4	450–500	468	400.00–437.50	420.96
2	500–550	523	400.00–415.00	407.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	467	440.00–490.00	468.54
2	500–550	530	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
1	950–1000	965	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	630.00	630.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	525.00–575.00	551.21
3	350–400	380	532.50–545.00	540.78
1	400–450	420	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	505	462.50	462.50
2	550–600	568	450.00–462.50	456.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	170.00–173.00	171.70
17	—	1,262	176.00–197.00	187.33
3	—	1,188	205.00–227.50	214.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	115.00–152.50	137.60
4	—	894	159.00–172.50	165.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	174.00–188.00	183.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,581	195.00–217.00	205.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	1,650.00–3,150.00	2,285.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	1,350.00–1,606.00	1,479.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,652.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	853	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,083.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,425	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,205	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,941.13
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,313.00	1,313.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	920.00	920.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	1,516.00–2,046.00	1,785.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,892.00	1,892.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	2,433.00	2,433.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	943	1,805.00–1,823.00	1,813.93

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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