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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 2

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

324 head

▼ 388 vs last sale 712▼ 71 vs year ago 395 · −18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 125▼ 57 vs year ago 87 · −65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 36▼ 16 vs year ago 43 · −37.2%

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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 4.50 lower, slaughter bulls 5.50 lower. Moderate 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 $220.07/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −141.88 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$220.07

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$26.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs SC average

−20.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	237.00	1,292	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	221.47	1,185	23
Medium and Large 3	548	210.24	1,153	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.76/cwt here — about $139 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 sale29 hd

220.07

—

SC average6 barns · 166 hd

218.86

+1.21

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−20.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−141.88

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	1,648	153.97	2,537	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	142.13	2,075	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	131.47	1,619	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	120.84	1,292	9thin

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)	1,265	$1,782	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,284	$1,780	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,511	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,341	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,373	3thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	690	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	260.12/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,236	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	248.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,315	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	223.80/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,193	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	259.06/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,383	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	260.54/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,454	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	238.16/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,346	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	583	226.33/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,320	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	242.96/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,514	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	232.15/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,458	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	221.15/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,479	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,700	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	261.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	721	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	224.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	721	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	247.08/cwt	242.50–252.50	803	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	242.25/cwt	230.00–250.00	908	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	213.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	801	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,110	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	765	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	227.96/cwt	210.00–247.50	978	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,071	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	228.08/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,088	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	218.83/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,138	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	225.73/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,187	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	206.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,116	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,194	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	219.26/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,234	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	204.51/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,160	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	173.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,084	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	202.37/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,275	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	638	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,117	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,195	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,104	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	740	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	842	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	295.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	791	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,079	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	287.26/cwt	275.00–310.00	954	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	321.14/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,211	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	263.73/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,013	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	269.28/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,128	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	222.51/cwt	200.00–240.00	966	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	244.58/cwt	222.50–265.00	1,159	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	215.94/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,090	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	238.99/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,240	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	229.85/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,331	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	695	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,334	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	153.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,537	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	112.57/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,159	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	127.45/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,403	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	124.61/cwt	112.50–129.00	1,439	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	136.04/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,745	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	142.13/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,075	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,341.00/head	1,341.00–1,341.00	1,341	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,511.00/head	1,511.00–1,511.00	1,511	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,513	2,057.35/head	1,883.00–2,220.00	2,057	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,520	2,113.00/head	2,113.00–2,113.00	2,113	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	637	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	994	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	707	155.49/cwt	142.50–170.00	1,099	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,372.93/head	150.00–1,864.00	1,373	3

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 Sep 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 712Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 125Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 36Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	400	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	450	238.00	238.00
1	500–550	545	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	250.00–270.00	261.30
5	300–350	325	242.50–252.50	247.08
7	350–400	375	230.00–250.00	242.25
7	400–450	429	210.00–247.50	227.96
12	450–500	477	220.00–245.00	228.08
15	500–550	526	219.00–227.50	225.73
3	550–600	563	215.00–223.00	219.26
5	600–650	630	190.00–210.00	202.37
1	650–700	655	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	220.00–230.00	224.02
4	350–400	376	210.00–220.00	213.11
2	400–450	425	175.00–185.00	180.06
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	520	210.00–227.50	218.83
3	550–600	567	190.00–214.00	204.51
3	600–650	625	170.00–180.00	173.36
2	650–700	665	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	200.00–210.00	206.64
2	550–600	555	210.00–220.00	215.05
2	600–650	638	170.00–180.00	175.02
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	725	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	533	220.00–227.50	223.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	534	252.50–265.00	259.06
4	550–600	558	252.00–275.00	260.54
2	600–650	623	241.00–245.00	242.96
1	650–700	650	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	475	255.00–268.00	260.12
6	500–550	530	245.00–255.00	248.04
10	550–600	565	225.00–245.00	238.16
4	600–650	628	227.50–237.00	232.15
4	650–700	669	215.00–228.00	221.15
7	750–800	752	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	220.00–232.50	226.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	290.00–300.00	295.19
5	300–350	332	275.00–310.00	287.26
7	350–400	384	230.00–295.00	263.73
7	400–450	419	260.00–282.50	269.28
15	450–500	474	222.50–265.00	244.58
16	500–550	519	227.50–247.50	238.99
10	550–600	579	221.00–240.00	229.85
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	200.00–240.00	222.51
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	505	192.50–230.00	215.94
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	695	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	315.00–320.00	317.58
4	250–300	263	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	322	330.00–340.00	335.10
7	350–400	377	310.00–325.00	321.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,155	112.50–129.00	124.61
12	—	1,283	130.00–143.00	136.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,101	126.00–129.00	127.45
4	—	1,030	100.00–124.00	112.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	139.00–146.00	142.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	149.00–157.00	153.97

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	—	890	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,775.00	1,775.00

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)	2	—	1,513	1,883.00–2,220.00	2,057.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,511.00	1,511.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,113.00	2,113.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,341.00	1,341.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	637	156.00	156.00

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	3	—	945	150.00–1,864.00	1,372.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	707	142.50–170.00	155.49

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.