Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

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 $375.73/cwt on 28 head, down $5.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +5.69 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$375.73

▼ 5.92 vs prior sale

28 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$53.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs SC average

−42.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	402.49	2,135	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	372.69	2,045	18thin
Medium and Large 3	539	349.27	1,883	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.22/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

375.73

—

SC average6 barns · 126 hd

372.47

+3.27

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−42.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

+5.69

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	1,332	198.51	2,644	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	182.63	2,557	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	181.30	2,124	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,240	160.15	1,986	11

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)	1,200	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,181	$2,838	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,504	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,396	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$3,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	807	$1,415	4thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	154.55/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	182.29/cwt	174.00–194.00	2,155	15
Bulls	—	—	1,332	198.51/cwt	186.00–209.00	2,644	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	150.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,692	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	182.63/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,557	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	410.83/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	402.34/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	417.37/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,421	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	398.86/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	479.78/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	431.22/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	379.19/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	305.09/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	425.31/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	463.77/cwt	427.50–490.00	1,976	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	461.80/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	429.18/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	392.75/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	423.01/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	355.41/cwt	347.50–358.00	2,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	456.62/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	342.73/cwt	325.00–357.50	2,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	411.16/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,978	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	479.18/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	454.14/cwt	447.50–460.00	2,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	313.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	353.46/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	409.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	354.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	436.01/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	307.50/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	395.03/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,323	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	715	1,243.80/head	1,199.00–1,285.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	378.85/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	390.13/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	388.74/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,897	2
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	980	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	171.72/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	2,368.79/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	3,125.00/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	452.48/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	486.01/cwt	475.00–497.50	2,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	482.45/cwt	460.00–497.50	2,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	2,488.36/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	379.96/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	528.80/cwt	505.00–555.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	523.82/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	459.13/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	458.78/cwt	447.50–472.50	2,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	445.56/cwt	437.50–457.50	2,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	447.44/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	460.27/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	433.27/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	455.00/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	413.76/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,123	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	414.53/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	342.25/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	2,549.00/head	2,549.00–2,549.00	2,549	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	1,585.36/head	1,576.00–1,596.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	375.84/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	465.28/cwt	442.50–480.00	2,215	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	334.26/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	371.37/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	477.09/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,989	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	443.93/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	394.22/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	432.23/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,286	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 521Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 105Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 61Year ago 27

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	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
5	300–350	320	400.00–425.00	409.03
4	350–400	379	400.00–425.00	410.83
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	617	350.00–360.00	353.46
2	650–700	695	295.00–320.00	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	450.00–475.00	461.80
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	333	465.00–495.00	479.78
5	350–400	376	440.00–475.00	456.62
13	400–450	426	427.50–490.00	463.77
6	450–500	478	447.50–460.00	454.14
4	500–550	513	422.50–437.50	431.22
4	550–600	580	405.00–425.00	417.37
2	600–650	608	390.00–407.50	398.86
2	650–700	670	345.00–350.00	347.46
4	700–750	719	347.50–358.00	355.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
3	300–350	317	495.00–540.00	523.82
2	350–400	358	535.00	535.00
1	400–450	440	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	470	475.00–497.50	486.01
4	500–550	514	447.50–455.00	452.48
3	550–600	568	430.00–437.50	433.27
1	700–750	730	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	765	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	418	350.00–440.00	414.53
1	450–500	450	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	505	412.50	412.50
1	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	370	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	427	425.00–442.50	436.01
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	588	365.00–400.00	395.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	368	455.00–495.00	479.18
10	400–450	417	470.00–495.00	477.09
6	450–500	476	442.50–480.00	465.28
10	500–550	529	417.50–445.00	432.23
7	550–600	564	417.50–445.00	429.18
3	600–650	615	390.00–397.50	394.22
3	650–700	680	365.00–385.00	371.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	505.00–555.00	528.80
1	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	482	460.00–497.50	482.45
8	500–550	528	447.50–472.50	458.78
4	550–600	565	437.50–457.50	445.56
7	600–650	610	417.50	417.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	400.00–405.00	402.34
6	300–350	328	360.00–400.00	379.19
7	350–400	361	360.00–410.00	378.85
5	400–450	427	370.00–405.00	390.13
2	450–500	488	387.50–390.00	388.74
3	500–550	527	350.00–360.00	354.86
1	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	610	307.50	307.50
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	334	425.00–460.00	443.93
6	350–400	371	410.00–447.50	423.01
7	400–450	421	410.00–445.00	425.31
16	450–500	481	395.00–422.50	411.16
8	500–550	528	380.00–407.50	392.75
5	550–600	575	370.00–392.50	375.84
9	600–650	621	325.00–357.50	342.73
3	650–700	678	300.00–315.00	305.09
3	700–750	717	310.00–315.00	313.37
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	455.00–465.00	460.27
1	250–300	265	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	375	452.50–465.00	459.13
10	400–450	420	450.00–465.00	455.00
3	450–500	457	440.00–452.50	447.44
4	500–550	513	410.00–420.00	413.76
2	550–600	565	377.50–382.50	379.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	518	335.00–350.00	342.25
3	550–600	580	330.00–337.50	334.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	140.00–170.00	154.55
15	—	1,182	174.00–194.00	182.29
1	—	1,020	220.00	220.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	145.00–160.00	150.50
5	—	1,380	165.00–178.00	171.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	180.00–186.00	182.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	186.00–209.00	198.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,368.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,023	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,488.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,549.00	2,549.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	1,199.00–1,285.00	1,243.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,576.00–1,596.00	1,585.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	3,400.00	3,400.00

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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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