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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 394 vs last sale 463▼ 621 vs year ago 690 · −90.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 62▼ 59 vs year ago 94 · −62.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 25▼ 31 vs year ago 35 · −88.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

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 $278.04/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −116.26 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.

Average price

$278.04

4 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.86

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	278.04	1,515	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

278.04

—

SC average5 barns · 31 hd

270.18

+7.86

This barn, trailing median27 sales

394.30

−116.26

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	1,474	138.26	2,038	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	139.35	1,709	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	138.46	1,825	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	96.52	825	2thin

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)	1,120	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,556	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,521	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	308.73/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,429	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,568	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	602	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	275.78/cwt	260.00–285.00	932	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,150	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	281.18/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,175	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	248.72/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,206	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,234	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,302	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	297.44/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,279	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	299.17/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,466	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	267.39/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,497	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	244.09/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,508	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	99.20/cwt	95.00–107.50	1,278	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	170.94/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,846	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	96.52/cwt	95.00–98.00	825	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,586	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	139.89/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,722	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	138.46/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,825	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,558	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	1,556.00/head	1,556.00–1,556.00	1,556	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	1,521.00/head	1,521.00–1,521.00	1,521	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 463Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 62Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 25Year ago 35

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

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	215	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	338	260.00–285.00	275.78
2	400–450	418	270.00–292.50	281.18
2	450–500	485	247.50–250.00	248.72
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	410	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	560	260.00–280.00	267.39
2	600–650	618	241.00–247.00	244.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	295.00–300.00	297.44
3	450–500	490	290.00–305.00	299.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	510	305.00–310.00	307.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	463	307.50–310.00	308.73
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,521.00	1,521.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	1,556.00	1,556.00

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	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	118.00	118.00
18	—	1,231	134.00–148.00	139.89
1	—	1,050	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	95.00–98.00	96.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	136.00–141.00	138.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,288	95.00–107.50	99.20
2	—	1,665	170.00–172.00	170.94

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.