Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.11/cwt on 35 head, up $23.40 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −67.66 against this barn's trailing median of $428.77.

Average price

$361.11

▲ 23.40 vs prior sale

35 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$24.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.67

vs SC average

−44.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	367.51	1,984	26
Medium and Large 2	550	342.64	1,885	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $99 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.71, low $337.05, median $428.77 across 25 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 sale35 hd

361.11

—

SC average6 barns · 142 hd

350.44

+10.67

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−44.46

This barn, trailing median25 sales

428.77

−67.66

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	1,764	183.89	3,243	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	147.10	1,806	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	2,110	138.92	2,931	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,251	132.12	1,652	7thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$2,109	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	338.32/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	528	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	367.57/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	284.76/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	349.34/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	318.75/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,109.00/head	2,109.00–2,109.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	359.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,991	194.40/cwt	188.00–204.00	3,871	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	152.59/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,990	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	141.60/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,630	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,110	138.92/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	338	457.00/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	157.61/cwt	122.50–179.00	1,883	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	141.48/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	125.10/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	419.39/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	369.17/cwt	336.00–379.00	1,960	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	374.62/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	471.28/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	331.88/cwt	329.00–338.00	1,742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.81/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	448.75/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	422.78/cwt	390.00–447.50	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	356.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	316.20/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	441.07/cwt	427.50–455.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	328.66/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	362.97/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	377.81/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	325.18/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	327.93/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	392.75/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	333.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	411.28/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	399.03/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	322.29/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	366.76/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	370	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	298.69/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	423	346.32/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	285.37/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	448.74/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	368.79/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	356.38/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	460.14/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,233	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 212Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	350.00–405.00	377.81
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	523	321.00–340.00	327.93
3	550–600	592	337.50–340.00	338.32
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	463	355.00–380.00	367.57
2	500–550	528	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	435.00–480.00	457.00
2	400–450	425	447.50–450.00	448.74
1	450–500	475	415.00	415.00
18	500–550	531	336.00–379.00	369.17
2	550–600	583	350.00–362.50	356.38
1	600–650	635	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	442.50	442.50
1	450–500	450	417.50	417.50
1	500–550	520	382.50	382.50
5	550–600	558	360.00–365.00	362.97
2	600–650	618	330.00–340.00	334.94
12	650–700	686	325.00–329.00	328.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	370	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	490	330.00–340.00	334.95
1	550–600	580	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	310.00–330.00	318.75
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	463	355.00–410.00	374.62
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	455.00–465.00	460.14
4	300–350	329	440.00–460.00	448.75
4	350–400	375	390.00–447.50	422.78
2	400–450	403	380.00–385.00	382.48
4	450–500	465	350.00–365.00	356.84
6	500–550	525	329.00–338.00	331.88
2	550–600	583	312.50–320.00	316.20
8	600–650	625	312.50–327.50	320.81
1	650–700	655	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	432	360.00–375.00	366.76
4	450–500	480	300.00–340.00	325.18
1	500–550	535	322.50	322.50
3	600–650	613	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	658	280.00–285.00	282.47
1	700–750	720	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	380	325.00–375.00	349.34
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	513	275.00–295.00	284.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	323	450.00–495.00	471.28
2	350–400	380	427.50–455.00	441.07
4	400–450	421	412.50–425.00	419.39
1	450–500	450	417.50	417.50
4	500–550	521	350.00–370.00	359.33
1	550–600	575	357.50	357.50
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	335.00–357.50	346.32
2	500–550	513	270.00–300.00	285.37
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	375.00–440.00	411.28
4	350–400	386	375.00–415.00	392.75
5	400–450	427	380.00–415.00	399.03
6	450–500	475	350.00–382.50	368.79
3	500–550	520	330.00–335.00	333.38
7	550–600	571	300.00–332.50	322.29
4	600–650	631	290.00–305.00	298.69
6	750–800	788	237.00	237.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	2,109.00	2,109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,991	188.00–204.00	194.40
2	—	1,195	122.50–179.00	157.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,304	147.00–159.00	152.59
9	—	1,151	130.00–146.00	141.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,110	138.00–140.00	138.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	139.00–147.50	141.48
4	—	1,221	120.00–127.50	125.10

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle