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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 1

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 242 vs last sale 503▼ 309 vs year ago 570 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 143▼ 91 vs year ago 135 · −67.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 14▼ 12 vs year ago 53 · −22.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.14/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −121.17 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.

Average price

$273.14

22 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	284.52	1,526	13thin
Medium and Large 3	541	256.69	1,389	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about $137 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 sale22 hd

273.14

—

SC average5 barns · 80 hd

268.06

+5.07

This barn, trailing median27 sales

394.30

−121.17

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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $297.99, median $394.30 across 27 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	—	Low	1,542	141.45	2,181	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	134.98	1,960	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	130.82	1,480	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	113.91	1,082	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,001	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	673	$800	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,089	$1,828	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,705	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	747	$1,694	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	734	$1,359	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,605	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,320	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	625	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,418	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	285.94/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,373	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,661	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	270.27/cwt	265.00–275.00	630	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	315.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	845	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	282.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	771	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	244.45/cwt	235.00–255.00	672	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	266.25/cwt	262.50–270.00	892	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	239.58/cwt	225.00–255.00	862	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	246.76/cwt	242.50–250.00	925	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	269.16/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,055	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	247.05/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,038	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	269.69/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,135	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	264.28/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,234	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	249.13/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,191	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	252.00/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,308	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	261.71/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,361	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	210.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,097	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	232.25/cwt	232.00–232.50	1,428	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,455	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	257.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	587	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	277.76/cwt	270.00–290.00	775	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	311.49/cwt	300.00–322.50	872	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	314.24/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,024	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	283.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,049	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	329.71/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,243	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	257.38/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,081	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	328.49/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,386	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	288.85/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,239	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	265.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,233	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	287.92/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,342	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	305.52/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,436	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,349	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	289.07/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,497	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	277.25/cwt	261.00–287.50	1,569	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	249.43/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,434	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,567	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	242.76/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,488	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,716	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	221.43/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,495	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,175	123.84/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	150.26/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,592	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	101.09/cwt	85.00–110.00	903	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	123.53/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,227	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	124.03/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,333	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	135.92/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,594	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	136.22/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,915	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,126	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	1,951.59/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,952	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	640	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	640	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	675	1,319.69/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	701	1,686.91/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,687	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	728	857.39/head	775.00–950.00	857	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	735	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	743	1,446.72/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,447	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	758	1,976.24/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,976	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	775	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	830	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	866	1,931.13/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,931	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	960	1,181.00/head	1,181.00–1,181.00	1,181	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	2,028.00/head	2,028.00–2,028.00	2,028	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	625	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	720	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	870	1,001.00/head	1,001.00–1,001.00	1,001	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small 1	725	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 503Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 143Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 14Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	265.00–275.00	270.27
2	250–300	273	275.00–290.00	282.29
2	300–350	335	262.50–270.00	266.25
3	350–400	375	242.50–250.00	246.76
5	400–450	420	240.00–252.50	247.05
3	450–500	478	240.00–255.00	249.13
6	500–550	519	245.00–256.00	252.00
1	550–600	555	253.00	253.00
2	600–650	615	232.00–232.50	232.25
2	650–700	665	217.50–220.00	218.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
2	250–300	275	235.00–255.00	244.45
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	360	225.00–255.00	239.58
3	500–550	520	200.00–220.00	210.94
1	550–600	560	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	310.00–320.00	315.23
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	392	267.50–270.00	269.16
8	400–450	421	265.00–275.00	269.69
6	450–500	467	257.50–275.00	264.28
4	500–550	520	259.00–266.00	261.71
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	279	270.00–290.00	277.76
3	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	283.38
4	400–450	429	280.00–298.00	288.85
6	450–500	466	285.00–290.00	287.92
8	500–550	518	275.00–299.00	289.07
5	550–600	566	261.00–287.50	277.25
2	600–650	605	258.00–260.00	258.99
1	650–700	650	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	255.00–260.00	257.58
2	400–450	420	255.00–260.00	257.38
2	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	265.11
5	500–550	514	255.00–270.00	262.50
4	550–600	575	240.00–257.50	249.43
3	600–650	613	237.50–251.00	242.76
2	650–700	675	212.00–231.00	221.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	300.00–322.50	311.49
8	300–350	326	300.00–332.50	314.24
5	350–400	377	317.50–340.00	329.71
7	400–450	422	322.00–335.00	328.49
5	450–500	470	300.00–312.50	305.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	595	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	515	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	280.00–295.00	285.94

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	—	940	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	866	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,931.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	775.00–950.00	857.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,446.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	675	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,319.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,976.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	701	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,686.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	1,100	1,320.00	1,320.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,181.00	1,181.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,028.00	2,028.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	625	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	850.00	850.00

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	—	870	1,001.00	1,001.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,178	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,951.59

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	—	910	1,580.00	1,580.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	115.00–130.00	123.84
4	—	1,725	140.00–159.00	150.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,075	115.00–128.00	124.03
8	—	1,173	130.00–149.00	135.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	133.00–138.00	136.22
1	—	1,635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	85.00–110.00	101.09
8	—	993	118.00–137.00	123.53

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