Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.89/cwt on 38 head, up $1.97 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −79.46 against this barn's trailing median of $429.35.

Average price

$349.89

▲ 1.97 vs prior sale

38 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$31.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.09

vs SC average

−40.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	355.66	1,907	31
Medium and Large 2	556	324.34	1,803	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.32/cwt here — about $104 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

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.71, low $337.05, median $429.35 across 24 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 sale38 hd

349.89

—

SC average5 barns · 115 hd

330.80

+19.09

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−40.70

This barn, trailing median24 sales

429.35

−79.46

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	1,490	182.41	2,718	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	158.45	2,250	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	158.34	2,122	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	128.85	1,347	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,012	$2,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,624	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,596	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,624.00/head	1,624.00–1,624.00	1,624	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,596.00/head	1,596.00–1,596.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	283.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	277.28/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,567	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	263.53/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	318.81/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	337.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	282.68/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	304.09/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	261.69/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	775	284.01/cwt	283.00–285.00	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	700	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	357.54/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	335	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	269.92/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	583	326.83/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,905	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	850	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	760	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	685	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	158.34/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,122	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	182.41/cwt	160.00–190.00	2,718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	142.81/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,718	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	114.89/cwt	102.50–130.00	1,020	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	158.45/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	321.02/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	995	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	324.57/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	326.36/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,056	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	446.83/cwt	427.50–467.50	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	301.88/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	348.73/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	315.85/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	438.16/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	347.28/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	300.46/cwt	292.00–311.00	2,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	292.26/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	317.47/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	267.29/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	830	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	361.07/cwt	342.50–367.00	1,888	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	493	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	314.00/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,313	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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 212Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	337.50	337.50
3	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	520	307.50–330.00	321.02
4	550–600	583	315.00–335.00	326.83
1	650–700	685	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	700	267.50	267.50
2	750–800	775	283.00–285.00	284.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	452.50	452.50
2	350–400	373	427.50–467.50	446.83
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
21	500–550	523	342.50–367.00	361.07
9	550–600	565	327.50–357.50	347.28
14	600–650	630	325.00–327.50	326.36
5	650–700	661	315.00–327.00	324.57
6	700–750	731	292.00–311.00	300.46
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	317.50	317.50
3	700–750	710	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	355.00–360.00	357.54
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	420	325.00–350.00	337.06
2	450–500	485	312.50–325.00	318.81
3	500–550	522	270.00–302.50	282.68
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	263.53
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	710	260.00–270.00	265.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	265	420.00–455.00	438.16
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	555	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	418	300.00–327.50	314.00
6	450–500	474	275.00–320.00	304.09
3	500–550	535	280.00–290.00	283.27
2	550–600	565	265.00–290.00	277.28
3	600–650	627	250.00–275.00	261.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	493	317.50–320.00	318.74
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	260.00–280.00	269.92
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	528	312.50–322.50	317.47
3	550–600	572	296.00–310.00	301.88
2	600–650	625	285.00–300.00	292.26
3	650–700	683	297.50	297.50
4	700–750	718	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	418	345.00–352.50	348.73
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	522	312.50–317.50	315.85
4	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	260.00–275.00	267.29

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,700.00	2,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,624.00	1,624.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,596.00	1,596.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	149.00–165.00	158.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	139.00–147.00	142.81
2	—	888	102.50–130.00	114.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	152.00–167.00	158.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	160.00–190.00	182.41

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

Steers · 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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