Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.13/cwt on 15 head, down $8.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −58.91 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$311.13

▼ 8.51 vs prior sale

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$67.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.35

vs SC average

−40.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	327.49	1,750	8thin
Medium and Large 2	562	297.84	1,673	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	260.00	1,391	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.49/cwt here — about $359 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 sale15 hd

311.13

—

SC average5 barns · 65 hd

324.48

−13.35

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−40.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

−58.91

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	1,635	181.34	2,965	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	170.29	2,398	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	167.25	2,184	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	158.26	1,554	3thin

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)	850	$2,432	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,170	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,117	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,738	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$1,539	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	2,431.62/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,432	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	2,116.94/head	2,036.00–2,197.00	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	316.27/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	578	271.26/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,568	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,894.00/head	1,894.00–1,894.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	379.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	322.48/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	343.91/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	445.80/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	356.10/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	342.46/cwt	332.50–352.50	2,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	396.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,735	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,170.00/head	2,170.00–2,170.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	324.30/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	450.72/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,305	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	805	1,389.00/head	1,389.00–1,389.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	319.14/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	265.05/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,642	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	151.89/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,042	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	177.93/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,943	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	181.78/cwt	171.00–189.00	2,778	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	159.99/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,912	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	173.97/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,354	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	167.83/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	785	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	790	1,738.00/head	1,738.00–1,738.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	287.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	775	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	339.44/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	390.07/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	340.33/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	359.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	308.18/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	332.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,730	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 241Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,431.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,170.00	2,170.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,036.00–2,197.00	2,116.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,894.00	1,894.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,389.00	1,389.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,335.00	1,335.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,738.00	1,738.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,500.00	2,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	580	347.50–365.00	356.10
5	600–650	614	332.50–352.50	342.46
2	650–700	673	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	312.50–320.00	316.27
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	368	380.00–400.00	390.07
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	463	370.00–390.00	379.84
2	500–550	520	320.00–345.00	332.74
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	430.00–460.00	445.80
6	400–450	419	435.00–460.00	450.72
2	500–550	523	340.00–347.50	343.91
4	600–650	624	315.00–332.50	324.30
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	493	275.00–300.00	287.44
2	500–550	543	255.00–275.00	265.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	270.00–272.50	271.26
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	438	390.00–400.00	396.20
1	450–500	455	352.50	352.50
5	500–550	518	295.00–335.00	322.48
1	550–600	555	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	335.00–340.00	337.50
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	430	312.50–325.00	319.14
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	338	325.00–355.00	340.33
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	359.73
2	450–500	473	325.00–355.00	339.44
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	568	300.00–315.00	308.18
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	775	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	171.00	171.00
2	—	993	149.00–155.00	151.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	171.00–189.00	181.78
4	—	1,195	154.00–164.00	159.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	173.00–175.00	173.97
3	—	1,445	164.00–170.00	167.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	195.00	195.00
4	—	1,654	170.00–183.00	177.93

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle