Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.67/cwt on 27 head, down $35.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −82.72 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$321.67

▼ 35.74 vs prior sale

27 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$26.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	342.47	1,798	5thin
Medium and Large 3	532	324.13	1,723	3thin
Medium and Large 2	556	315.81	1,755	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.66/cwt here — about $43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

321.67

—

SC average6 barns · 118 hd

317.83

+3.84

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−82.72

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	1,339	206.09	2,759	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	195.03	2,293	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,429	194.73	2,783	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	166.10	1,559	9thin

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)	1,128	$2,367	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,301	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,413	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	450–500	466	333.66/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,555	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	373.89/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	308.83/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	285.88/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	316.05/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	342.70/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	347.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	319.69/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	295.03/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	319.21/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	412.24/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	284.55/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	367.92/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	432.63/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	422.97/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	980	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	316.49/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,560	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	196.08/cwt	184.00–208.00	2,326	19
Bulls	—	—	898	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	213.54/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,235	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	179.44/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,845	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	155.43/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,348	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	196.57/cwt	184.00–205.00	2,699	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	684	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	308.39/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	324.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	331.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,096	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,413.00/head	2,413.00–2,413.00	2,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,653.57/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	485.04/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	431.68/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	303.78/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,914	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	384.89/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	407.72/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	343.71/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,948.63/head	1,838.00–2,058.00	1,949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	332.76/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	377.59/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	299.34/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	339.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,624	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	311.89/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	593	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	363.77/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	303.18/cwt	301.00–307.50	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	488	333.69/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	320.86/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 279Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 45Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	380	340.00–355.00	347.40
5	400–450	419	315.00–360.00	342.70
12	450–500	466	320.00–347.50	333.66
8	500–550	519	295.00–327.50	316.05
9	550–600	563	310.00–332.50	319.69
5	600–650	633	285.00–305.00	295.03
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	428	310.00–350.00	332.76
4	450–500	485	310.00–315.00	311.89
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	370.00–377.50	373.89
4	500–550	516	340.00–382.50	363.77
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	618	305.00–312.50	308.83
3	650–700	687	301.00–307.50	303.18
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	684	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	395.00–420.00	407.72
2	450–500	465	375.00–395.00	384.89
1	550–600	560	362.50	362.50
3	600–650	632	325.00–335.00	331.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	488	322.50–345.00	333.69
2	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	593	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	267	420.00–455.00	432.63
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	380	400.00–445.00	422.97
7	400–450	421	390.00–427.50	412.24
5	450–500	466	360.00–387.50	367.92
6	500–550	518	315.00–332.50	319.21
9	550–600	572	312.50–330.00	320.86
5	600–650	626	270.00–295.00	284.55
3	650–700	663	282.50–290.00	285.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	493	300.00–332.50	316.49
2	500–550	510	320.00–330.00	324.95
1	550–600	575	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	308	480.00–490.00	485.04
1	350–400	395	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	423	427.50–437.50	431.68
4	500–550	515	337.50–350.00	343.71
1	550–600	565	337.50	337.50
2	600–650	630	302.50–305.00	303.78
3	650–700	668	300.00–320.00	308.39
2	700–750	730	300.00–310.00	304.97
2	750–800	763	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	425	375.00–380.00	377.59
2	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	339.84
4	550–600	575	290.00–307.50	299.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,413.00	2,413.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	980	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,653.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	880	1,838.00–2,058.00	1,948.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,186	184.00–208.00	196.08
1	—	985	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	165.00–187.00	179.44
5	—	867	142.50–160.00	155.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	180.00	180.00
8	—	1,373	184.00–205.00	196.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	185.00–190.00	187.47
5	—	1,515	210.00–217.00	213.54

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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