Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.50 higher. 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 $357.41/cwt on 23 head, down $28.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −46.99 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.

Average price

$357.41

▼ 28.35 vs prior sale

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.15

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	360.61	1,934	18thin
Medium and Large 3	537	345.87	1,857	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.74/cwt here — about $77 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

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 sale23 hd

357.41

—

SC average6 barns · 96 hd

343.25

+14.15

This barn, trailing median26 sales

404.39

−46.99

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	1,349	204.75	2,762	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	202.45	2,743	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	200.22	2,393	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	161.54	1,735	8thin

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)	1,115	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$2,218	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,914	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	913	$1,730	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	677	$2,450	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	450–500	466	415.89/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	333.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	379.12/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	409.41/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	311.11/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	380.84/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,603	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	472.43/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	417.51/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,152	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	442.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	422.33/cwt	420.00–425.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	378.81/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	448.17/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	325.34/cwt	312.50–334.00	2,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	368.74/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	750	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	635	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	130.58/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,537	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	180.11/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,823	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	202.45/cwt	186.00–210.00	2,743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	180.03/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,177	183.29/cwt	177.50–186.00	2,157	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	202.24/cwt	189.00–217.00	2,419	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	400.03/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	352.28/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,814	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	215.48/cwt	195.00–229.00	3,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	374.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	479.76/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	487.85/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	387.66/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	548.26/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	456.85/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	2,349.68/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	543	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	413	423.65/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	484	368.72/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	374.05/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	2,086.41/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	574	331.06/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	315.17/cwt	310.50–320.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	395.05/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,913.68/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,914	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	608	336.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	392.67/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	329.35/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	364.97/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	320.53/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	437.78/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,458	2

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 462Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	470.00–475.00	472.43
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	376	442.50–455.00	448.17
6	400–450	430	435.00–445.00	442.02
5	450–500	466	405.00–430.00	415.89
9	500–550	511	370.00–395.00	378.81
2	550–600	565	367.50–370.00	368.74
4	600–650	629	325.00–332.50	329.35
8	650–700	669	312.50–334.00	325.34
2	700–750	700	315.00–320.00	317.50
2	750–800	760	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	385	375.00–400.00	387.66
2	400–450	438	395.00–405.00	400.03
3	500–550	515	330.00–367.50	352.28
2	550–600	570	335.00–337.50	336.25
1	650–700	660	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	525.00–575.00	548.26
3	250–300	283	480.00–500.00	487.85
5	300–350	333	465.00–490.00	479.76
3	350–400	360	450.00–465.00	456.85
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	415.00–435.00	423.65
4	450–500	484	365.00–380.00	368.72
3	500–550	543	330.00–350.00	340.00
4	550–600	574	310.00–345.00	331.06
2	600–650	610	310.50–320.00	315.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	425.00–450.00	437.78
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	770	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	683	339.00	339.00
2	750–800	758	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	385.00–400.00	392.67
2	550–600	583	330.00–340.00	335.02
3	600–650	608	320.00–345.00	336.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	420.00–425.00	422.33
6	250–300	276	415.00–420.00	417.51
6	300–350	317	395.00–425.00	409.41
4	350–400	380	385.00–405.00	395.05
13	400–450	421	375.00–400.00	380.84
6	450–500	458	375.00–390.00	379.12
3	500–550	522	340.00–350.00	345.02
4	550–600	571	330.00–340.00	333.70
12	600–650	619	300.00–326.00	320.53
2	700–750	733	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	781	300.00–322.50	311.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	360	427.50	427.50
3	500–550	522	365.00–387.50	374.05
3	550–600	560	370.00–380.00	374.19
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	362.50–367.50	364.97
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	690	297.50	297.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,168	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,349.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,086.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,913.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	1,870.00	1,870.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	1,590.00	1,590.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	120.00–150.00	130.58
5	—	1,012	177.50–185.00	180.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	186.00–210.00	202.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	179.00–181.00	180.03
20	—	1,196	189.00–217.00	202.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	177.50–186.00	183.29
6	—	1,435	195.00–229.00	215.48

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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