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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 19

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

372 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 333▼ 220 vs year ago 592 · −37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 36▼ 40 vs year ago 97 · −41.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 24▼ 8 vs year ago 15 · −53.3%

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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 5.50 higher, slaughter bulls 4.50 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $231.81/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −162.49 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.

Average price

$231.81

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$39.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	262.50	1,378	1thin
Medium and Large 2	552	234.75	1,297	18thin
Medium and Large 3	547	223.45	1,223	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.05/cwt here — about $155 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 sale29 hd

231.81

—

SC average6 barns · 100 hd

232.77

−0.96

This barn, trailing median27 sales

394.30

−162.49

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	—	Average	1,663	175.50	2,919	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	153.13	1,727	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	148.00	2,338	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	131.20	1,243	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$1,341	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,020	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,321	2thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	803	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,001	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	273.78/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,147	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Full	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	276.91/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,304	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	260.23/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,351	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	241.04/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,261	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,414	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	234.50/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,313	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	568	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,349	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	605	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,437	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,494	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	233.39/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,571	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,680	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	637	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	252.51/cwt	250.00–257.50	828	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	919	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	224.06/cwt	215.00–237.50	813	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	244.17/cwt	240.00–257.50	906	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	406	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	877	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	247.91/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,026	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	216.11/cwt	212.50–220.00	897	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Full	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	239.88/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,120	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	246.48/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,166	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	212.37/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,017	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	228.46/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,193	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	211.06/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,108	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Full	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,271	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	227.38/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,301	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,284	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Full	638	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,228	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,388	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	663	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,399	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,489	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	227.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	712	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	308.39/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,008	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	339.48/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,120	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	296.18/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,111	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	223.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	844	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	268.11/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,032	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	405	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	871	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	289.83/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,206	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	269.15/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,139	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	277.48/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,293	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	270.99/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,274	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	228.92/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,078	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	473	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,191	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	475	218.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,037	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	245.25/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,285	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,378	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	228.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,208	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	230.83/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,246	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	233.99/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,341	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	215.51/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,241	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	215.00/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,365	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	217.50/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,457	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,515	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,484	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	200.03/cwt	187.50–213.00	1,426	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	172.11/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,835	6
Bulls	—	—	1,892	193.44/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,660	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	141.42/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,298	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	110.77/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,114	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,019	136.35/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,389	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	160.02/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,869	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,502	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,338	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	825	1,176.00/head	1,176.00–1,176.00	1,176	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,465.00/head	1,465.00–1,465.00	1,465	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	800	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	873	1,341.01/head	1,340.00–1,342.00	1,341	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 333Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 36Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 24Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	187.50	187.50
1	550–600	565	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	663	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	245.00	245.00
3	300–350	328	250.00–257.50	252.51
5	350–400	371	240.00–257.50	244.17
6	400–450	414	240.00–252.50	247.91
12	450–500	467	232.50–247.00	239.88
6	500–550	522	220.00–243.00	228.46
5	550–600	572	220.00–233.00	227.38
1	600–650	600	214.00	214.00
2	650–700	658	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	737	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	216.00	216.00
3	450–500	477	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	305	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	350	262.50	262.50
5	450–500	473	240.00–248.00	246.48
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00

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
3	350–400	363	215.00–237.50	224.06
2	400–450	415	212.50–220.00	216.11
5	450–500	479	200.00–220.00	212.37
2	500–550	525	202.50–219.00	211.06
1	550–600	560	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	525	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	638	190.00–195.00	192.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	267.50	267.50
7	400–450	419	257.50–290.00	273.78
7	450–500	471	260.00–292.00	276.91
6	500–550	519	255.00–267.00	260.23
1	550–600	560	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	620	241.00	241.00
8	650–700	673	230.00–238.00	233.39
6	700–750	737	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	568	235.00–240.00	237.44
1	600–650	605	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	303.33
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00

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
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	523	235.00–247.50	241.04
2	550–600	560	229.00–240.00	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	385	250.00–275.00	268.11
12	400–450	423	250.00–280.00	269.15
8	450–500	470	261.00–280.00	270.99
5	500–550	524	240.00–267.50	245.25
8	550–600	573	220.00–246.00	233.99
2	600–650	635	214.00–216.00	215.00
1	650–700	695	218.00	218.00
2	700–750	713	187.50–213.00	200.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	240.00–260.00	251.71
3	500–550	540	220.00–237.50	230.83
2	550–600	560	215.00–220.00	217.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	300.00–320.00	308.39
2	350–400	375	295.00–297.50	296.18
11	400–450	416	282.50–300.00	289.83
4	450–500	466	260.00–285.00	277.48
1	500–550	525	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	330	339.00–340.00	339.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	313	220.00–235.00	227.56
3	350–400	378	220.00–230.00	223.17
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	471	222.50–237.50	228.92
6	500–550	528	220.00–235.00	228.75
4	550–600	576	210.00–221.00	215.51
1	600–650	645	218.00	218.00
2	650–700	670	216.00–219.00	217.50
1	700–750	710	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	210.00–220.00	215.06
3	450–500	475	215.00–220.00	218.28

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,465.00	1,465.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,176.00	1,176.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	1,340.00–1,342.00	1,341.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,020.00	1,020.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	918	129.00–150.00	141.42
4	—	1,006	100.00–122.50	110.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,168	150.00–169.00	160.02
9	—	1,019	120.00–147.00	136.35
1	—	1,390	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,647	168.00–178.00	172.11
3	—	1,892	188.00–198.00	193.44
1	—	1,075	142.00	142.00

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.