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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 24

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 274▼ 201 vs year ago 535 · −37.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 108▲ 1 vs year ago 103 · +1.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 30▼ 6 vs year ago 22 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.50 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few too trend, slaughter cows 1.50 lower slaughter bulls too few too trend. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and fleshy cattle.

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 $247.52/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −114.43 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$247.52

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.86

vs SC average

−21.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	262.00	1,376	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	245.11	1,345	30

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $31 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

247.52

—

SC average5 barns · 159 hd

233.66

+13.86

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−21.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−114.43

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	1,565	146.22	2,289	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	154.00	2,203	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	152.23	1,735	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	129.74	1,358	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	705	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,599	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,283	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$940	2thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	779	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	265	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	974	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	304.91/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,281	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,199	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	271.35/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,235	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	298.89/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,423	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	241.25/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,158	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	272.54/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,395	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	288.50/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,532	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	282.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,603	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	234.82/cwt	232.50–237.00	1,698	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	257.03/cwt	245.00–270.00	681	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	309.41/cwt	300.00–320.00	845	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	292.68/cwt	285.00–307.50	963	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	261.12/cwt	250.00–275.00	969	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	283.75/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,073	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	265.25/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,119	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	278.31/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,191	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	217.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	961	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	213.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,000	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	254.47/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,209	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	232.42/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,104	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	270.53/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,296	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	250.55/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,310	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	262.00/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,376	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	256.53/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,421	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	577	229.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,326	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,346	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	232.96/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,433	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	303	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,023	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	982	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	324.31/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,193	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,006	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	284.95/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,094	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,066	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	254.48/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,064	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	278.80/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,174	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	293.82/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,269	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	290.72/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,366	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	273.84/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,295	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	283.63/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,458	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	272.88/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,433	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,244	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	266.77/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,505	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	610	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,391	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	251.42/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,551	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	246.93/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,625	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	137.46/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,915	5
Bulls	—	—	1,852	160.83/cwt	152.00–175.00	2,979	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	120.35/cwt	100.00–132.50	1,248	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	141.21/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,495	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	159.67/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,803	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	140.09/cwt	122.50–149.00	1,600	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	176.90/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,217	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	141.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,906	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	158.45/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,248	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,940	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	730	939.95/head	923.00–956.00	940	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	773	1,563.59/head	1,519.00–1,602.00	1,564	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,283.00/head	1,283.00–1,283.00	1,283	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	885	1,622.49/head	1,557.00–1,683.00	1,622	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	705	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	895	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	1,699.69/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	840	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 274Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 108Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	368	317.50–330.00	324.31
9	400–450	432	287.50–302.50	293.82
3	450–500	470	285.00–297.50	290.72
5	500–550	514	280.00–290.00	283.63
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	330	297.50	297.50
4	350–400	384	280.00–292.50	284.95
4	400–450	421	270.00–285.00	278.80
12	450–500	473	260.00–282.50	273.84
7	500–550	525	265.00–280.00	272.88
8	550–600	564	260.00–275.00	266.77
3	600–650	617	245.00–255.00	251.42
2	650–700	658	241.00–253.00	246.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	610	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	383	260.00–265.00	262.55
4	400–450	418	245.00–267.50	254.48
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	335.00–340.00	337.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	420	215.00	215.00
3	450–500	475	230.00–237.50	232.42
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
9	550–600	577	220.00–240.00	229.82
1	600–650	605	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	245.00–270.00	257.03
1	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
6	350–400	371	250.00–275.00	261.12
9	400–450	422	247.50–275.00	265.25
12	450–500	475	240.00–265.00	254.47
11	500–550	523	240.00–260.00	250.55
9	550–600	554	245.00–259.00	256.53
3	600–650	615	230.00–235.00	232.96
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	442	200.00–230.00	217.43
5	450–500	468	200.00–220.00	213.76
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	300.00–320.00	309.41
5	300–350	329	285.00–307.50	292.68
3	350–400	378	280.00–289.00	283.75
4	400–450	428	270.00–288.00	278.31
7	450–500	479	263.00–290.00	270.53
5	500–550	525	260.00–267.50	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	455	262.50–280.00	271.35
3	500–550	512	262.50–285.00	272.54
7	550–600	567	275.00–285.00	282.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	232.50–250.00	241.25
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	723	232.50–237.00	234.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	325.00–330.00	327.47
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	420	295.00–315.00	304.91
14	450–500	476	292.50–305.00	298.89
10	500–550	531	286.00–297.00	288.50
9	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	400	327.50	327.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	1,519.00–1,602.00	1,563.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,283.00	1,283.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	923.00–956.00	939.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	885	1,557.00–1,683.00	1,622.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	525.00	525.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,699.69

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	—	840	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	140.00–145.00	141.91
1	—	1,750	168.00	168.00
5	—	1,419	155.00–162.00	158.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,142	122.50–149.00	140.09
2	—	1,253	172.00–183.00	176.90
26	—	1,129	150.00–170.00	159.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,059	135.00–150.00	141.21
11	—	1,037	100.00–132.50	120.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	152.00–175.00	160.83
5	—	1,393	130.00–149.00	137.46

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.