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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

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

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 390▼ 148 vs year ago 414 · −35.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 67▼ 33 vs year ago 110 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 13 vs year ago 20 · −65.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate 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 $323.14/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.81 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$323.14

20 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$50.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

vs SC average

−47.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	334.31	1,789	13thin
Medium and Large 2	542	309.84	1,680	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	283.79	1,462	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.52/cwt here — about $328 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale20 hd

323.14

—

SC average2 barns · 55 hd

317.13

+6.01

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−47.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−38.81

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	—	Low	1,511	152.20	2,300	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	156.11	2,421	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	148.68	1,768	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,309	136.58	1,788	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,102	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$1,957	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,639	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$1,377	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	446.29/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,442	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	435.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,566	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	436.53/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,689	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	426.45/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,795	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	346.61/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,660	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,900	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,671	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,824	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	530	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,815	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	589	358.42/cwt	352.50–359.00	2,111	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,726	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,196	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,851	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	313.69/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,233	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,135	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	380.64/cwt	365.00–395.00	895	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	390.70/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,266	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	349.35/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,181	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	304.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,137	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	345.75/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,293	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	364.32/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,545	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	428	323.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,384	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	341.78/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,480	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,541	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	346.13/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,644	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	327.60/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,576	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	313.71/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,521	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	283.79/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,462	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	308.92/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,597	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	332.23/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,734	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,915	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	311.23/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,805	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	277.87/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,728	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	307.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,915	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,809	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	417.92/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,158	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	411.76/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,367	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,014	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	423.51/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,516	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	439.93/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,584	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	370	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,304	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	381.84/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,432	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	415.62/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,746	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	375.17/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,606	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	381.95/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,799	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	367.97/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,759	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	312.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,517	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	355.82/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,815	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,815	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	326.72/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,846	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	343.01/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,948	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	309.98/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,900	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,511	152.20/cwt	145.00–162.00	2,300	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	110.06/cwt	92.50–126.00	1,097	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	127.35/cwt	100.00–142.00	1,456	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	153.42/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,840	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,391	143.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,997	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	157.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,433	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,321	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	765	1,377.00/head	1,377.00–1,377.00	1,377	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	1,639.00/head	1,639.00–1,639.00	1,639	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,073	2,101.75/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,102	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	2,060.20/head	1,875.00–2,205.00	2,060	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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 390Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 67Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	365.00–395.00	380.64
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
7	300–350	324	375.00–405.00	390.70
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	424	357.50–370.00	364.32
2	450–500	475	342.50–350.00	346.13
9	500–550	522	320.00–340.00	332.23
3	600–650	623	300.00–315.00	307.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	323.39
2	450–500	485	310.00–317.50	313.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	565	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	373	300.00–310.00	304.77
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	515	282.50–285.00	283.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	340.00–367.50	349.35
8	350–400	374	335.00–357.50	345.75
4	400–450	433	337.50–352.50	341.78
7	450–500	481	317.50–337.50	327.60
3	500–550	517	290.00–320.00	308.92
2	550–600	580	310.00–312.50	311.23
5	600–650	622	270.00–295.00	277.87
2	650–700	673	267.50–270.00	268.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	323	435.00–455.00	446.29
3	350–400	387	420.00–455.00	436.53
4	400–450	421	415.00–435.00	426.45
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	420.00–450.00	435.00
1	500–550	510	372.50	372.50
11	550–600	589	352.50–359.00	358.42
5	600–650	646	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	712	300.00–320.00	313.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	518	320.00–325.00	322.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	479	340.00–360.00	346.61
1	500–550	525	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	590	292.50	292.50
2	650–700	673	270.00–280.00	274.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	530	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	375	375.00–395.00	381.84
3	400–450	428	367.50–387.50	375.17
6	450–500	478	360.00–380.00	367.97
3	500–550	530	340.00–345.00	342.51
3	550–600	565	317.50–337.50	326.72
3	600–650	613	300.00–316.00	309.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	400.00–435.00	417.92
3	300–350	332	400.00–420.00	411.76
2	350–400	358	412.50–435.00	423.51
10	400–450	420	400.00–435.00	415.62
5	450–500	471	375.00–387.50	381.95
3	500–550	510	355.00–357.50	355.82
2	550–600	568	340.00–346.00	343.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	435.00–445.00	439.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	485	300.00–325.00	312.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00–355.00	352.47
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	765	1,377.00	1,377.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,639.00	1,639.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,875.00–2,205.00	2,060.20

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,101.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	92.50–126.00	110.06
19	—	1,391	135.00–150.00	143.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	100.00–142.00	127.35
27	—	1,199	146.00–163.00	153.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	146.00	146.00
8	—	1,546	150.00–164.00	157.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	145.00–162.00	152.20

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.