Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.64/cwt on 32 head, down $14.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −50.93 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.

Average price

$319.64

▼ 14.13 vs prior sale

32 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$64.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.61

vs SC average

−47.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	332.21	1,782	9thin
Medium and Large 2	547	319.24	1,746	21
Medium and Large 3	530	267.26	1,416	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.95/cwt here — about $366 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.56 across 28 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 sale32 hd

319.64

—

SC average5 barns · 117 hd

332.25

−12.61

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−47.05

This barn, trailing median28 sales

370.56

−50.93

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	1,497	201.46	3,016	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	181.90	2,822	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	175.73	2,113	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	156.07	1,870	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$2,062	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,049	$2,313	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$2,733	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$1,504	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,312	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	950	1,971.00/head	1,971.00–1,971.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	410.22/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	328.01/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	372.57/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,542.61/head	1,387.00–1,684.00	1,543	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	475.41/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	939	1,927.23/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	387.76/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,312.00/head	1,312.00–1,312.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	349.44/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	277.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	410.90/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	297.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	361.10/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	317.41/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	277.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	423.57/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.01/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	396.96/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	363.73/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	2,483.26/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	388.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	455.05/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	407.08/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.55/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	464.40/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	353.91/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	419.81/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	359.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	332.62/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	321.27/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	314.00/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	181.80/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,314	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	185.50/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	311.41/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	301.50/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,725	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	675	979.00/head	979.00–979.00	979	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	219.69/cwt	215.00–224.00	3,796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	163.73/cwt	162.50–165.00	2,092	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	150.96/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	163.58/cwt	152.50–172.00	1,736	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	760	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	418.42/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,590	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	685	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	695	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	365.08/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	321.25/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	309.56/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	267.26/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	334.63/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	352.40/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	415.11/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,950	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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 298Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 58Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	1,971.00	1,971.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,098	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,483.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,387.00–1,684.00	1,542.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,312.00	1,312.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	979.00	979.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	939	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,927.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,600.00	2,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	458	412.50–435.00	423.57
3	500–550	530	380.00–395.00	388.35
3	550–600	577	365.00–380.00	372.57
5	600–650	626	340.00–370.00	353.91
3	650–700	665	327.50–340.00	335.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	375.00–400.00	387.76
2	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	581	345.00–360.00	352.40
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	265	415.00–425.00	419.81
6	300–350	321	400.00–420.00	410.22
7	350–400	371	380.00–417.50	407.08
5	400–450	408	380.00–415.00	396.96
2	450–500	463	360.00–367.50	363.73
4	500–550	511	335.00–340.00	337.46
5	550–600	557	325.00–330.00	328.01
2	600–650	618	320.00–322.50	321.27
2	650–700	655	310.00–318.00	314.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	370.00–380.00	375.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
7	400–450	435	355.00–370.00	365.08
6	450–500	477	325.00–345.00	334.63
10	500–550	525	310.00–330.00	321.25
11	550–600	567	290.00–330.00	317.41
10	600–650	627	290.00–317.50	309.56
2	650–700	653	287.50–290.00	288.75
4	700–750	724	270.00–280.00	277.50
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	255.00–280.00	267.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	450.00–480.00	464.40
6	350–400	369	465.00–485.00	475.41
4	400–450	414	440.00–465.00	455.05
2	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	377.50	377.50
4	600–650	618	325.00–347.50	335.55
1	650–700	675	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	410.90
3	350–400	380	415.00–425.00	418.42
2	400–450	435	410.00–420.00	415.11
4	450–500	483	345.00–370.00	361.10
7	500–550	523	335.00–367.50	349.44
2	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	345.13
2	600–650	620	285.00–310.00	297.40
1	650–700	650	282.50	282.50
2	750–800	753	270.00–285.00	277.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00–370.00	359.94
2	450–500	488	325.00–340.00	332.62
2	500–550	538	300.00–322.50	311.41
3	550–600	572	290.00–315.00	301.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,273	175.00–187.00	181.80
6	—	1,061	152.50–172.00	163.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	175.00–194.00	185.50
1	—	1,440	167.50	167.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	162.50–165.00	163.73
3	—	1,145	145.00–160.00	150.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	215.00–224.00	219.69
1	—	1,035	165.00	165.00

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

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