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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 23

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Sep 16Sep 23Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 486▼ 134 vs year ago 403 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 110▼ 24 vs year ago 126 · −19.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 28▼ 24 vs year ago 33 · −72.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to p[lain 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 $218.44/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −175.86 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.

Average price

$218.44

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$8.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	219.47	1,199	21
Medium and Large 3	547	211.29	1,155	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.18/cwt here — about $44 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 sale24 hd

218.44

—

SC average6 barns · 93 hd

216.85

+1.59

This barn, trailing median27 sales

394.30

−175.86

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	1,326	126.92	1,683	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	112.52	1,300	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,625	106.96	1,738	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	100.99	896	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	772	$1,005	3thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	984	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,064	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	291.67/cwt	283.00–297.50	1,240	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	278.33/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,266	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	249.54/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,330	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	225.36/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,289	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	229.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,448	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,644	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	769	206.04/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,584	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	664	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	287.53/cwt	280.00–292.50	805	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	686	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	259.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	969	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	938	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	234.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	989	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	970	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	216.14/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,016	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	202.48/cwt	200.00–207.50	958	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	527	209.05/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,102	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	215.74/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,141	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	206.52/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,152	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	581	203.78/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,184	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,389	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	253	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	848	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	307.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	815	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	328.73/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,035	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	220.89/cwt	210.00–233.00	725	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	308.62/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,018	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	267.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	891	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	291.99/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,066	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	249.92/cwt	247.50–252.50	957	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	276.28/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,147	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	260.81/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,116	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	225.29/cwt	215.00–235.00	976	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	273.71/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,259	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	238.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,114	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	216.25/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,070	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	518	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,049	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	224.48/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,187	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,126	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	222.05/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,272	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,212	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	588	201.14/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,183	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,037	130.88/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	123.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,913	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	89.54/cwt	85.00–95.00	728	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,082	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	118.76/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,368	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	104.36/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,210	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	106.96/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,738	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	655	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	725	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	755	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	685	940.85/head	755.00–1,169.00	941	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,134.00/head	1,134.00–1,134.00	1,134	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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 486Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 110Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 28Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	280	240.00–250.00	244.91
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	383	240.00–250.00	245.03
6	400–450	421	230.00–240.00	234.87
5	450–500	470	214.00–220.00	216.14
7	500–550	529	207.50–221.00	215.74
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
6	650–700	671	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	527	205.00–216.00	209.05
7	550–600	581	195.00–210.00	203.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	280.00–285.00	282.55
4	250–300	280	280.00–292.50	287.53
1	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
4	350–400	374	255.00–265.00	259.17
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	218.00	218.00
3	450–500	473	200.00–207.50	202.48
2	550–600	558	205.00–208.00	206.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	310.00–315.00	312.42
1	350–400	370	287.50	287.50
3	400–450	425	283.00–297.50	291.67
3	450–500	455	275.00–280.00	278.33
10	600–650	631	225.00–230.00	229.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	533	240.00–259.00	249.54
12	550–600	572	222.50–234.00	225.36
7	700–750	742	221.50	221.50
4	750–800	769	185.00–215.00	206.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	210.00–233.00	220.89
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	433	215.00–235.00	225.29
2	450–500	495	212.50–220.00	216.25
2	500–550	530	210.00–215.00	212.43
1	550–600	580	209.00	209.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	260.00–275.00	267.56
2	350–400	383	247.50–252.50	249.92
3	400–450	428	260.00–262.50	260.81
10	450–500	467	230.00–250.00	238.64
11	500–550	529	216.00–234.00	224.48
6	550–600	573	217.50–229.00	222.05
1	600–650	645	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	300.00–315.00	307.64
5	300–350	330	295.00–320.00	308.62
7	350–400	365	272.50–315.00	291.99
4	400–450	415	270.00–280.00	276.28
2	450–500	460	270.00–277.50	273.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	207.50	207.50
2	500–550	518	200.00–205.00	202.46
2	550–600	588	192.50–210.00	201.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	315	327.50–330.00	328.73
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	825.00	825.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	—	1,280	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	755.00–1,169.00	940.85

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	—	945	1,134.00	1,134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	120.00–125.00	123.95
3	—	1,037	130.00–133.00	130.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	110.00–115.00	112.43
3	—	813	85.00–95.00	89.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,159	94.00–110.00	104.36
17	—	1,152	114.00–127.00	118.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	101.00–112.00	106.96

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.