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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 4

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▼ 308 vs last sale 595▼ 80 vs year ago 367 · −21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 94▼ 60 vs year ago 111 · −54.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 29▼ 13 vs year ago 31 · −41.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower, all based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to good 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 $239.93/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.02 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$239.93

19 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$51.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

vs SC average

−31.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	251.73	1,373	14thin
Medium and Large 2	525	232.50	1,221	1thin
Medium and Large 3	561	200.49	1,124	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.25/cwt here — about $249 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

239.93

—

SC average3 barns · 58 hd

229.29

+10.64

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−31.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−122.02

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	1,614	133.93	2,161	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	119.22	1,853	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	115.72	1,403	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	109.58	1,179	6thin

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)	1,103	$1,343	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,123	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$672	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,502	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,361	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	909	$1,471	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$975	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	838	$1,186	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	748	$821	2thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	859	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	328.77/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,019	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	296.76/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,083	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	319.84/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,193	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	272.45/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,043	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	318.20/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,343	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	281.29/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,204	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	309.73/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,465	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,286	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	294.86/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,563	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,613	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,570	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	420	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	694	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	285	283.68/cwt	280.00–287.50	808	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	266.16/cwt	252.50–275.00	846	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	231.74/cwt	222.50–240.00	864	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	258.10/cwt	252.50–262.50	981	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	392	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,098	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,281	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	835	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	248.19/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,042	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,197	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	249.26/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,167	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	243.20/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,248	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,221	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,346	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	203.48/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,085	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	257.49/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,439	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,378	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,161	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	848	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	267.44/cwt	260.00–275.00	824	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	318.68/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,039	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	289.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	971	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	291.27/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,092	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	317.56/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,197	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	318.24/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,298	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	279.54/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,202	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	293.39/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,382	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	264.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,280	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	243.70/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,299	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	226.83/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,304	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,590	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	305	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	656	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	665	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,180	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	131.90/cwt	124.00–139.00	2,125	11
Bulls	—	—	1,783	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,594	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,082	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	110.89/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,199	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	115.00/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,387	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,683	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	119.22/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,853	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,361.00/head	1,361.00–1,361.00	1,361	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,502.00/head	1,502.00–1,502.00	1,502	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	690	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	815	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	913	1,505.00/head	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	765	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	790	672.00/head	672.00–672.00	672	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	748	821.11/head	798.00–845.00	821	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	825	1,403.00/head	1,403.00–1,403.00	1,403	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	850	969.00/head	969.00–969.00	969	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 595Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 94Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
4	350–400	373	222.50–240.00	231.74
1	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	250.00–255.00	252.50
6	300–350	318	252.50–275.00	266.16
6	350–400	380	252.50–262.50	258.10
4	400–450	420	242.50–257.50	248.19
6	450–500	468	240.00–257.50	249.26
4	500–550	513	237.50–247.50	243.20
1	550–600	580	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–287.50	283.68
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	450	266.00	266.00
1	500–550	530	254.00	254.00
8	550–600	559	257.00–259.00	257.49
1	600–650	645	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	665	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	365	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	415	200.00–202.50	201.25
2	500–550	533	199.00–208.00	203.48
2	550–600	588	195.00–200.00	197.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	275	312.50	312.50
2	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	365	285.00–305.00	296.76
2	400–450	428	280.00–282.50	281.29
1	450–500	490	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	327.50–330.00	328.77
3	350–400	373	315.00–325.00	319.84
3	400–450	422	315.00–325.00	318.20
3	450–500	473	307.00–315.00	309.73
6	500–550	530	280.00–313.00	294.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	383	262.50–285.00	272.45
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	326	315.00–322.50	318.68
6	350–400	377	312.50–325.00	317.56
2	400–450	408	317.50–319.00	318.24
6	450–500	471	280.00–310.00	293.39
2	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	308	260.00–275.00	267.44
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	483	260.00–270.00	264.92
2	500–550	533	240.00–247.50	243.70
3	550–600	575	220.00–235.00	226.83
1	700–750	710	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	278	300.00–310.00	305.14
2	300–350	335	285.00–295.00	289.93
4	350–400	375	290.00–295.00	291.27
3	400–450	430	270.00–288.00	279.54
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	415	140.00	140.00
3	650–700	665	177.50	177.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,505.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	875.00	875.00

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	—	815	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,435.00	1,435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	672.00	672.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	810.00	810.00

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	—	945	1,361.00	1,361.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	1,502.00	1,502.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,403.00	1,403.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	969.00	969.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	798.00–845.00	821.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,206	107.00–125.00	115.00
1	—	1,315	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	103.00	103.00
5	—	1,081	104.00–118.00	110.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	115.00–123.00	119.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,611	124.00–139.00	131.90
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,783	144.00–147.00	145.48

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.