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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 12

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Sep 28Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 306 vs last sale 383▼ 347 vs year ago 424 · −81.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 47▼ 38 vs year ago 65 · −58.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 29▼ 24 vs year ago 29 · −82.8%

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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.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.42/cwt on 9 head, down $12.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.53 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$301.42

▼ 12.07 vs prior sale

9 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.55

vs SC average

−71.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	322.50	1,742	2thin
Medium and Large 2	569	297.96	1,694	6thin
Medium and Large 3	500	280.00	1,400	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $342 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

301.42

—

SC average6 barns · 102 hd

315.97

−14.55

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−71.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−60.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $293.36, median $361.95 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,545	169.17	2,613	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	148.75	2,172	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	147.24	1,712	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	131.25	1,347	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)	1,285	$1,928	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,590	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	411.98/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,743	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,809	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,055	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,992	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,289	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3Value Added	338	335.11/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,133	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Value Added	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,484	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	425	377.99/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,606	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Value Added	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	336.23/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,624	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,681	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	296.74/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,721	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,890	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	416.82/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,551	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	426.70/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,758	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	361.67/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,700	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,687	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3Value Added	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,935	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	266.29/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,917	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	710	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,367	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,556	173.96/cwt	171.00–177.50	2,707	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	139.06/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,450	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	148.12/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,711	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	124.50/cwt	112.50–137.50	1,442	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,594	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,261	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,041	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	850	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,285	1,927.50/head	1,927.50–1,927.50	1,928	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,095	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,150	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 383Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 47Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 29Year ago 29

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	372	400.00–425.00	416.82
3	400–450	412	415.00–435.00	426.70
1	600–650	600	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	345.00–375.00	361.67
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	720	260.00–272.50	266.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	483	332.50–340.00	336.23
2	500–550	538	310.00–315.00	312.53
3	550–600	580	292.50–300.00	296.74
1	650–700	655	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	720	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	540	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	595	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	320.00–350.00	335.11
4	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	425	377.50–380.00	377.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	411.98
1	450–500	455	397.50	397.50
2	550–600	563	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	840	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,927.50	1,927.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,380.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	207.50	207.50
9	—	1,155	140.00–167.00	148.12
3	—	1,158	112.50–137.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,043	130.00–149.00	139.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,350	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	171.00–177.50	173.96
1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00

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.