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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 14

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

412 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 322▼ 19 vs year ago 431 · −4.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 79▼ 10 vs year ago 113 · −8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 40▼ 12 vs year ago 23 · −52.2%

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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 up to 14.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls up to 12.00 higher. Heavy offering of average to good 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 $228.27/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.68 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$228.27

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$20.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs SC average

−29.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	236.54	1,269	16thin
Medium and Large 2	546	225.55	1,232	14thin
Medium and Large 3	562	216.49	1,217	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.05/cwt here — about $53 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 sale38 hd

228.27

—

SC average6 barns · 178 hd

222.23

+6.04

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−29.54

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−133.68

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	—	High	1,403	136.88	1,921	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	141.99	1,637	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	105.01	1,128	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,292	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,211	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,475	2thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,176	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	285.73/cwt	272.50–300.00	951	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,147	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	245.94/cwt	225.00–265.00	917	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	293.73/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,110	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	224.08/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,040	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	261.43/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,244	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	211.40/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,084	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	257.31/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,371	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	237.84/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,268	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	232.28/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,350	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	259.68/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,524	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	225.96/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,419	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	237.15/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,572	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	223.00/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,521	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,708	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	581	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	746	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	235.40/cwt	220.00–250.00	666	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	294.03/cwt	287.50–297.50	932	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	272.97/cwt	267.50–282.50	895	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	214.89/cwt	200.00–235.00	705	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	249.04/cwt	245.00–257.50	884	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	269.60/cwt	262.50–282.50	968	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	213.14/cwt	200.00–230.00	808	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	252.85/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,070	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	231.72/cwt	227.50–237.50	985	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	222.68/cwt	215.00–230.00	949	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	230.84/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,085	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	221.46/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,045	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	237.06/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,237	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	219.38/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,156	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	226.52/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,196	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	224.82/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,259	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	235.68/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,322	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	214.76/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,252	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	209.90/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,303	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Full	665	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,224	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	176.62/cwt	167.50–186.00	1,280	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	356.72/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,142	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	311.70/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,147	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	249.72/cwt	240.00–265.00	944	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	288.13/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,109	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	293.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,199	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	279.49/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,171	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	231.91/cwt	220.00–250.00	983	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	259.59/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,223	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	233.63/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,117	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	252.79/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,289	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	237.86/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,237	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	221.28/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,171	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	224.36/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,274	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	206.90/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,190	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,341	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	209.93/cwt	192.50–216.00	1,293	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,271	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	703	184.49/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,297	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,405	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	100.42/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	142.36/cwt	125.00–155.00	1,901	10
Bulls	—	—	2,430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	99.89/cwt	87.50–115.00	1,033	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	119.06/cwt	92.50–132.00	1,238	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	148.70/cwt	136.00–163.00	1,758	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	125.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,552	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	166.15/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,132	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	735	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	925	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	635	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	785	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	945	1,572.09/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,572	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	975	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	1,567.00/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,567	2

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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 322Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 79Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 40Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	373	225.00–265.00	245.94
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	464	217.50–240.00	224.08
2	500–550	513	205.00–217.50	211.40
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	330.00–335.00	332.50
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	533	252.00–262.50	257.31
8	550–600	587	250.00–261.00	259.68
1	600–650	610	236.00	236.00
5	650–700	663	232.00–250.00	237.15
1	700–750	725	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	333	272.50–300.00	285.73
2	350–400	378	290.00–297.50	293.73
6	450–500	476	255.00–270.00	261.43
3	500–550	533	230.00–250.00	237.84
4	550–600	581	228.00–238.00	232.28
2	600–650	628	223.00–229.00	225.96
3	650–700	682	222.00–225.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	220.00–250.00	235.40
4	300–350	328	200.00–235.00	214.89
10	350–400	379	200.00–230.00	213.14
17	400–450	426	215.00–230.00	222.68
12	450–500	472	217.00–225.00	221.46
3	500–550	527	215.00–223.00	219.38
5	550–600	583	210.00–217.50	214.76
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	678	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	780	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	250	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	328	267.50–282.50	272.97
5	350–400	355	245.00–257.50	249.04
6	400–450	425	227.50–237.50	231.72
6	500–550	528	225.00–228.00	226.52
8	550–600	560	218.00–229.00	224.82
7	600–650	621	200.00–219.00	209.90
2	700–750	725	167.50–186.00	176.62

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
2	250–300	255	290.00–295.00	292.45
3	300–350	317	287.50–297.50	294.03
7	350–400	359	262.50–282.50	269.60
14	400–450	423	240.00–260.00	252.85
4	450–500	470	228.00–237.50	230.84
10	500–550	522	229.00–249.00	237.06
6	550–600	561	231.00–239.00	235.68
2	600–650	635	208.00	208.00
2	650–700	650	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	255	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	385	280.00–292.50	288.13
5	400–450	419	275.00–282.50	279.49
8	450–500	471	250.00–270.00	259.59
11	500–550	520	230.00–248.00	237.86
7	550–600	568	220.00–237.00	224.36
8	600–650	616	192.50–216.00	209.93
1	650–700	660	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
6	350–400	378	240.00–265.00	249.72
7	400–450	424	220.00–250.00	231.91
4	450–500	478	225.00–240.00	233.63
4	500–550	529	215.00–227.50	221.28
5	550–600	575	200.00–219.00	206.90
2	700–750	703	183.00–186.00	184.49
1	750–800	785	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	350.00–365.00	356.72
3	350–400	368	305.00–320.00	311.70
4	400–450	408	290.00–300.00	293.79
3	500–550	510	250.00–256.00	252.79
1	600–650	615	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	650	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,040	92.50–132.00	119.06
42	—	1,182	136.00–163.00	148.70
13	—	1,283	163.00–169.00	166.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,034	87.50–115.00	99.89
3	—	1,237	120.00–130.00	125.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,430	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,230	90.00–115.00	100.42
10	—	1,335	125.00–155.00	142.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	925	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	635	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	450.00	450.00

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)	2	—	1,063	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,567.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,572.09

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