Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.63/cwt on 21 head, down $5.73 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −74.37 against this barn's trailing median of $404.00.

Average price

$329.63

▼ 5.73 vs prior sale

21 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	341.98	1,863	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	316.05	1,723	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $140 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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $297.99, median $404.00 across 27 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 sale21 hd

329.63

—

SC average6 barns · 86 hd

322.84

+6.80

This barn, trailing median27 sales

404.00

−74.37

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	1,864	190.97	3,560	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	152.50	1,998	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	150.61	1,777	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,324	136.46	1,807	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$3,115	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,678	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,667	7

Every lot, as filed

92 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	500–550	528	328.40/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	386.48/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	339.37/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	377.05/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	339.39/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	289.85/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	301.46/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	359.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	330.84/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	347.50/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,661	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	280.66/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	358.93/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,694	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	321.99/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,513	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	969	1,592.10/head	1,373.00–1,683.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	362.76/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	297.53/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	313.81/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	650	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	1,025	1,512.00/head	1,512.00–1,512.00	1,512	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	753	951.06/head	894.00–1,007.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,376	125.51/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,727	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	144.30/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,646	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	159.02/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,959	3
Bulls	—	—	1,864	190.97/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,560	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	145.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,865	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	995	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	470.24/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	317.25/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	323.01/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	324.24/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	330.04/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,413	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	3,630.72/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,631	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	1,848.61/head	1,690.00–2,132.00	1,849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	390.02/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	348.60/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	472.25/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,525	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,673.00/head	2,673.00–2,673.00	2,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	413.37/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	416.36/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	380.79/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	405.15/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	371.67/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	334.36/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	331.99/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	338.20/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	339.18/cwt	322.50–354.00	1,767	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	432.42/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	1,843.71/head	1,742.00–2,055.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 146Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 20

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	372	375.00–400.00	386.48
7	400–450	433	365.00–392.50	377.05
11	450–500	472	340.00–380.00	358.93
6	500–550	528	326.00–335.00	328.40
4	550–600	571	282.50–310.00	297.53
2	600–650	620	300.00–305.00	302.56
3	650–700	670	280.00–310.00	289.85
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	428	310.00–355.00	330.04
4	450–500	479	312.50–335.00	324.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	323	450.00–495.00	472.25
4	350–400	358	440.00–490.00	470.24
3	400–450	428	405.00–420.00	413.37
3	450–500	462	387.50–395.00	390.02
4	500–550	518	340.00–355.00	348.60
7	550–600	560	332.50–342.50	338.20
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	325.00–347.50	334.36
2	450–500	478	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	534	335.00–345.00	339.39
3	550–600	589	330.00–332.50	330.84
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	835	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	478	340.00–352.50	347.50
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	378	420.00–445.00	432.42
1	500–550	525	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	413	412.50–420.00	416.36
3	500–550	525	365.00–380.00	371.67
6	550–600	558	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	643	330.00–334.00	331.99
7	650–700	655	326.50	326.50
1	700–750	710	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	368	350.00–385.00	362.76
11	400–450	429	350.00–375.00	359.95
6	450–500	471	332.50–360.00	339.37
2	500–550	508	310.00–317.50	313.81
8	550–600	578	287.50–312.50	301.46
4	600–650	614	272.50–285.00	280.66
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	330.00–345.00	337.50
4	450–500	470	310.00–340.00	321.99
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	310.00–325.00	317.25
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	475	317.50–327.50	323.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	330	400.00–410.00	405.15
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	405	375.00–385.00	380.79
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
15	500–550	521	322.50–354.00	339.18
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00

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	—	1,085	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,630.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	969	1,373.00–1,683.00	1,592.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	1,742.00–2,055.00	1,843.71
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,560.00	1,560.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,512.00	1,512.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	894.00–1,007.00	951.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	1,690.00–2,132.00	1,848.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,673.00	2,673.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	110.00–130.00	125.51
6	—	1,281	140.00–150.00	145.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	137.50–149.00	144.30
3	—	1,232	153.00–167.00	159.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	152.50	152.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,864	185.00–196.00	190.97

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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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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