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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 3

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 298▼ 37 vs year ago 287 · −12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 61▲ 14 vs year ago 51 · +27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 28▲ 6 vs year ago 18 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 4.50 higher, feeder bulls 6 higher all based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Light 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 $258.57/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −103.38 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$258.57

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.52

vs SC average

−46.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	272.12	1,415	2thin
Medium and Large 2	556	256.11	1,423	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.01/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale13 hd

258.57

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

248.05

+10.52

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−46.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−103.38

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	1,527	160.93	2,457	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	147.70	1,729	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	126.86	1,300	7thin

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)	1,030	$1,907	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,039	$1,775	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,188	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$2,252	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,764	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,980	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$1,226	4thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	370.04/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,177	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	380.74/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,226	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	371.59/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,553	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	320.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,676	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,485	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,734	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,780	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,872	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,864	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	636	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	259	280.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	725	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	828	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	313.51/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,013	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	252.61/cwt	245.00–260.00	834	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	308.95/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,165	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	290.20/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,103	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	243.23/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,029	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	285.68/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,211	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	304.83/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,299	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	433	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,061	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,081	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	295.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,396	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	278.43/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,336	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	487	245.87/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,197	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	272.12/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,415	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	267.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,391	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	572	237.35/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,358	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	258.71/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,498	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	229.94/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,426	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	228.27/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,525	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,593	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	390.11/cwt	385.00–395.00	858	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	377.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	999	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	303	315.08/cwt	305.00–325.00	955	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,217	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	361.15/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,138	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	360.80/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,299	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	378.65/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,428	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	383	339.67/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,301	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	384.25/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,606	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	361.86/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,531	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	314.90/cwt	310.00–322.52	1,474	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	340.70/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,608	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	288.73/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,369	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	285.29/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,521	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,675	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	262.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,489	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	278.90/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,601	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,362	144.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	169.06/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,720	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	115.88/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,081	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	135.09/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,478	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	180.89/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,981	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	137.72/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,600	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	153.35/cwt	142.00–166.00	1,828	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,763.51/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,252.00/head	2,252.00–2,252.00	2,252	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	635	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	650	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	840	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	675	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	745	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	885	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,013	1,687.04/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,687	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	2,236.14/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,236	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,575	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	658	1,050.24/head	1,030.00–1,074.00	1,050	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,402.60/head	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,403	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 298Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 61Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	270.00–290.00	280.04
2	350–400	380	285.00–295.00	290.20
5	400–450	424	270.00–295.00	285.68
9	450–500	480	265.00–288.00	278.43
4	500–550	520	265.00–270.00	267.58
4	550–600	579	255.00–260.00	258.71
2	600–650	620	227.50–232.50	229.94
2	650–700	668	224.00–232.50	228.27
1	700–750	705	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	240.00–250.00	244.97
3	450–500	487	240.00–257.50	245.87
3	550–600	572	225.00–245.00	237.35
1	600–650	645	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	330	245.00–260.00	252.61
3	400–450	423	230.00–250.00	243.23
1	450–500	465	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	265	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	323	300.00–320.00	313.51
10	350–400	377	300.00–322.50	308.95
8	400–450	426	292.50–315.00	304.83
2	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	295.08
2	500–550	520	262.50–282.50	272.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	365.00–375.00	370.04
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	785	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	377.50–385.00	380.74
4	400–450	418	360.00–385.00	371.59
10	500–550	523	320.00–325.00	320.50
1	550–600	555	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	615	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	740	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	370.00–385.00	377.08
4	300–350	315	355.00–365.00	361.15
4	350–400	360	355.00–367.50	360.80
7	400–450	423	350.00–367.50	361.86
3	450–500	468	310.00–322.52	314.90
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
8	550–600	574	262.50–297.50	278.90
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	303	305.00–325.00	315.08
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
8	450–500	474	287.50–295.00	288.73
2	500–550	533	272.50–297.50	285.29
2	550–600	568	250.00–275.00	262.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	385.00–395.00	390.11
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	308	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	377	365.00–390.00	378.65
3	400–450	418	380.00–387.50	384.25
3	450–500	472	330.00–357.50	340.70
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	563	295.00–300.00	297.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	383	330.00–350.00	339.67
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	226.00	226.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,687.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	—	675	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,425.00	1,425.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,236.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	2	—	875	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,402.60

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	—	658	1,030.00–1,074.00	1,050.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	930	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	2,252.00	2,252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	178.00–185.00	180.89
14	—	1,162	120.00–145.00	137.72
13	—	1,192	142.00–166.00	153.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	113.00–120.00	115.88
4	—	1,094	123.00–139.00	135.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	158.00–175.00	169.06
3	—	1,362	140.00–147.00	144.68

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.