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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

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

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

207 head

▼ 162 vs last sale 369▼ 127 vs year ago 334 · −38.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 38▼ 66 vs year ago 104 · −63.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 35▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to plain 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.21/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −66.74 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$295.21

12 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$46.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.54

vs SC average

−40.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	322.50	1,677	1thin
Medium and Large 2	544	298.82	1,625	8thin
Medium and Large 3	535	276.47	1,479	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.03/cwt here — about $198 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 sale12 hd

295.21

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

308.74

−13.54

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−40.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−66.74

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	1,586	184.62	2,928	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	159.78	2,263	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	156.12	1,942	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	135.80	1,587	3thin

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)	1,055	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,266	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,653	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	686	$1,211	2thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	590	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,021	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	670	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	840	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	310.18/cwt	295.00–325.00	844	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	315	272.58/cwt	270.00–275.00	859	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	340.74/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,080	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	974	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	302.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,101	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	346.01/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,332	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	336.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,404	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	316.19/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,372	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	318.93/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,505	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	315.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,591	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	274.71/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,415	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	300.14/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,696	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	398.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	888	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	278	432.39/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,202	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	417.17/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,327	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	428.03/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,412	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	377.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,245	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	422.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,499	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	390.89/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,513	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,435	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	381.19/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,605	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	371.03/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,610	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	359.04/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,695	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	342.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,623	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	353.14/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,801	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	327.07/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,691	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	306.05/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,757	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	283.34/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,706	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	282.56/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,879	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,586	184.62/cwt	173.00–194.00	2,928	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	141.23/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,709	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	192.80/cwt	172.50–210.00	2,397	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	157.72/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,995	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	143.70/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,839	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,835	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	161.55/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,205	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,859	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	755	1,106.82/head	1,033.00–1,175.00	1,107	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	760	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,425.63/head	1,370.00–1,475.00	1,426	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	686	1,211.32/head	1,202.00–1,219.00	1,211	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,653.00/head	1,653.00–1,653.00	1,653	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	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 Jun 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 369Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 35Year ago 16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	755	1,033.00–1,175.00	1,106.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,370.00–1,475.00	1,425.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	686	1,202.00–1,219.00	1,211.32

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	—	870	1,653.00	1,653.00

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	—	1,040	2,125.00	2,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	395.00–400.00	398.40
3	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	417.17
5	350–400	387	385.00–400.00	390.89
4	400–450	421	375.00–385.00	381.19
9	450–500	472	350.00–380.00	359.04
4	500–550	510	347.50–360.00	353.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	278	430.00–435.00	432.39
3	300–350	330	415.00–435.00	428.03
2	350–400	355	415.00–430.00	422.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	330	375.00–380.00	377.39
3	350–400	388	365.00–375.00	369.96
5	400–450	434	360.00–380.00	371.03
4	450–500	474	330.00–350.00	342.39
3	500–550	517	312.50–340.00	327.07
5	550–600	574	292.50–320.00	306.05
3	600–650	602	275.00–290.00	283.34
2	650–700	665	275.00–290.00	282.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
6	300–350	317	325.00–360.00	340.74
5	350–400	385	337.50–355.00	346.01
8	400–450	417	330.00–345.00	336.75
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	270.00–275.00	272.58
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	515	260.00–290.00	274.71
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	330.00–340.00	335.00
3	250–300	272	295.00–325.00	310.18
2	300–350	330	290.00–300.00	295.15
4	350–400	364	300.00–310.00	302.51
8	400–450	434	310.00–325.00	316.19
14	450–500	472	310.00–327.50	318.93
2	500–550	505	305.00–325.00	315.00
4	550–600	565	290.00–307.50	300.14
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,615	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,365	159.00–164.00	161.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	172.50–210.00	192.80
10	—	1,265	152.00–166.00	157.72
6	—	1,210	128.00–148.00	141.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	141.00–146.00	143.70
1	—	945	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,586	173.00–194.00	184.62

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.