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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 1

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 240▼ 142 vs year ago 324 · −43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 53▲ 6 vs year ago 30 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 8 vs year ago 27 · −29.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to light test. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

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 $353.15/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 11 of 27 comparable sales and sits −41.15 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.

Average price

$353.15

8 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$28.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.31

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	370.84	1,939	3thin
Medium and Large 2	533	342.54	1,826	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.30/cwt here — about $114 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 sale8 hd

353.15

—

SC average6 barns · 82 hd

329.85

+23.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

394.30

−41.15

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	1,452	191.62	2,783	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	164.56	1,997	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	142.80	1,455	4thin

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)	1,515	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$2,216	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,082	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,727	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,863	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,986	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$985	2thin

Every lot

88 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	447.55/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,625	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	424.88/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,721	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	417.04/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,973	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,015	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	371.28/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,979	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	383.10/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,145	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,344	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,383	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	339.29/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,069	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	418.20/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,393	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	409.84/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,537	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	421.94/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,730	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,639	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,698	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	346.21/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,800	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	356.23/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,863	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	348.73/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,963	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	331.01/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,883	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,987	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	308.75/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,868	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	228	497.31/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,134	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	411.71/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,165	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	442.95/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,426	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	504.10/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,689	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,766	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	412.57/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,527	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	445.50/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,662	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	436.78/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,817	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	412.54/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,889	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	352.57/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,833	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	370.84/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,939	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	329.02/cwt	317.50–345.00	2,010	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	288.65/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,818	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	314.79/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,125	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	290.75/cwt	287.50–294.00	1,963	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,471	197.93/cwt	190.00–209.00	2,912	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	158.15/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,563	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,338	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	166.76/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,989	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	153.55/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,024	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,863.00/head	1,863.00–1,863.00	1,863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,727.41/head	2,021.00–3,500.00	2,727	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	953	1,973.23/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,973	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,305	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	2,257.00/head	2,257.00–2,257.00	2,257	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,515	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	785	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	715	1,057.00/head	1,057.00–1,057.00	1,057	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	715	912.00/head	912.00–912.00	912	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,986.00/head	1,986.00–1,986.00	1,986	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 Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 240Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 53Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 27

No comparisons made this week due to light test. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	405.00–435.00	418.20
3	350–400	375	395.00–430.00	409.84
5	400–450	410	395.00–435.00	421.94
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	523	345.00–362.50	356.23
2	550–600	563	347.50–350.00	348.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	315	325.00–355.00	339.29
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	440	370.00–375.00	372.47
2	450–500	475	355.00–360.00	357.47
2	500–550	520	342.50–350.00	346.21
7	550–600	569	325.00–345.00	331.01
2	600–650	605	307.50–310.00	308.75
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	435.00–455.00	442.95
8	350–400	373	420.00–475.00	445.50
8	400–450	416	415.00–470.00	436.78
2	450–500	458	405.00–420.00	412.54
3	500–550	523	357.50–385.00	370.84
5	600–650	611	317.50–345.00	329.02
5	650–700	675	313.00–317.00	314.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	495.00–500.00	497.31
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	335	475.00–535.00	504.10
2	350–400	368	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	405.00–415.00	411.71
2	350–400	370	410.00–415.00	412.57
2	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	520	345.00–360.00	352.57
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	630	282.50–295.00	288.65
2	650–700	675	287.50–294.00	290.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	440.00–455.00	447.55
3	400–450	405	410.00–440.00	424.88
2	450–500	473	400.00–435.00	417.04
1	500–550	520	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	560	375.00–387.50	383.10
1	600–650	645	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	370.00–372.50	371.28
4	700–750	738	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,973.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	—	1,480	2,257.00	2,257.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,515	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	785	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	912.00	912.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,057.00	1,057.00

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	1	—	1,040	1,986.00	1,986.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	1,863.00	1,863.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,100	2,021.00–3,500.00	2,727.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,193	160.00–178.00	166.76
3	—	1,318	149.00–157.00	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	125.00–130.00	127.44
2	—	988	157.00–160.00	158.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	190.00–209.00	197.93
2	—	1,415	179.00	179.00

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.