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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

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

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 288▼ 139 vs year ago 321 · −43.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 77▼ 35 vs year ago 79 · −44.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 21▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%

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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 heavy rains 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 $317.47/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −76.83 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.

Average price

$317.47

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.52

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	332.47	1,853	7thin
Medium and Large 3	535	312.52	1,672	2thin
Medium and Large 2	544	307.97	1,677	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd

317.47

—

SC average6 barns · 49 hd

297.96

+19.52

This barn, trailing median27 sales

394.30

−76.83

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	1,590	170.34	2,708	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	152.50	1,763	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	143.90	1,918	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	126.13	1,184	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,848	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,422	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$2,205	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,998	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$966	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,217	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	415.07/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,569	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,691	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	309.04/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,477	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,857	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,629	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,954	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	319.96/cwt	305.00–330.00	730	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,104	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	290	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	819	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	350.00/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,103	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	256.38/cwt	245.00–265.00	833	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	330.04/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,244	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	334.17/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,397	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	309.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,331	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	222.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	974	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,517	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,262	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,621	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,747	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	901	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	263	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,157	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	365.19/cwt	355.00–375.00	968	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	418.35/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,171	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	415.52/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,388	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	372.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,354	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	403.42/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,497	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	368.36/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,536	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	403.51/cwt	397.50–417.50	1,715	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	346.25/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,645	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,788	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	360.10/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,728	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	328.01/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,706	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,672	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	327.88/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,856	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	297.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,698	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	311.98/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,931	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	279.97/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,744	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,821	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	180.79/cwt	178.00–182.00	3,043	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	945	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	190.91/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,795	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	131.58/cwt	122.50–137.50	1,287	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	133.04/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,404	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	148.94/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,811	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	143.90/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,918	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	790	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	883	2,273.09/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,273	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	935	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	820	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,845.62/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,846	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,421.72/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,422	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	690	966.00/head	966.00–966.00	966	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	850	1,997.50/head	1,989.00–2,006.00	1,998	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 288Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 77Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 23

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	475	345.00–347.50	346.25
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	355.00–375.00	365.19
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	363	365.00–380.00	372.92
3	400–450	417	355.00–375.00	368.36
3	450–500	480	350.00–370.00	360.10
5	500–550	520	320.00–335.00	328.01
4	550–600	571	285.00–310.00	297.40
4	600–650	623	265.00–287.00	279.97
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	535	310.00–315.00	312.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	395.00	395.00
4	250–300	280	395.00–430.00	418.35
7	300–350	334	405.00–425.00	415.52
7	350–400	371	395.00–415.00	403.42
7	400–450	425	397.50–417.50	403.51
3	450–500	480	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	566	315.00–345.00	327.88
4	600–650	619	290.00–325.00	311.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	280.00–285.00	282.54
1	350–400	365	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	305.00–330.00	319.96
1	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–320.00	309.65
2	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	525	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
2	700–750	728	235.00–245.00	239.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	245.00–265.00	256.38
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	438	215.00–230.00	222.37
1	450–500	490	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	387.50	387.50
6	300–350	315	340.00–365.00	350.00
3	350–400	377	325.00–340.00	330.04
6	400–450	418	322.50–350.00	334.17
4	450–500	478	310.00–325.00	317.36
1	500–550	545	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	585	315.00–320.00	317.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	478	297.50–320.00	309.04
1	600–650	645	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	378	405.00–425.00	415.07
2	400–450	410	410.00–415.00	412.50
1	500–550	500	377.50	377.50
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
8	750–800	788	248.00	248.00

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)	Open	1	—	935	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,273.09

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	—	790	1,725.00	1,725.00

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)	2	—	1,030	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,421.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,845.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	1,410	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	966.00	966.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,989.00–2,006.00	1,997.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	185.00–199.00	190.91
16	—	1,216	140.00–160.00	148.94
3	—	1,055	124.00–139.00	133.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	122.50–137.50	131.58
2	—	840	110.00–115.00	112.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	142.00–146.00	143.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,683	178.00–182.00	180.79

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.