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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

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

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

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Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 241▼ 205 vs year ago 351 · −58.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 37▼ 18 vs year ago 43 · −41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 18▼ 6 vs year ago 18 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average 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 $311.13/cwt on 15 head, down $8.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.82 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$311.13

▼ 8.51 vs prior sale

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$67.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.35

vs SC average

−39.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	327.49	1,750	8thin
Medium and Large 2	562	297.84	1,673	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	260.00	1,391	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.49/cwt here — about $359 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 sale15 hd

311.13

—

SC average5 barns · 65 hd

324.48

−13.35

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−39.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−50.82

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	1,635	181.34	2,965	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	170.29	2,398	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	167.25	2,184	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	158.26	1,554	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,432	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,170	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,117	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,738	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$1,539	3thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,869	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	356.10/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,065	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	342.46/cwt	332.50–352.50	2,103	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,305	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,302	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	775	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,310	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	340.33/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,150	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	359.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,522	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	319.14/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,372	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	396.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,735	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,604	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	339.44/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,606	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	322.48/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,670	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,845	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,907	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	308.18/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,750	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	578	271.26/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,568	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,639	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,802	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	445.80/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,248	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	390.07/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,435	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	450.72/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,889	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	379.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,759	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	473	316.27/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,496	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	287.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,417	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	332.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,730	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	343.91/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,799	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	265.05/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,439	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	324.30/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,024	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,042	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	177.93/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,943	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,642	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	151.89/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,508	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	159.99/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,912	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	173.97/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,354	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	167.83/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,425	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	181.78/cwt	171.00–189.00	2,778	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	885	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	785	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	790	1,738.00/head	1,738.00–1,738.00	1,738	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	805	1,389.00/head	1,389.00–1,389.00	1,389	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	2,116.94/head	2,036.00–2,197.00	2,117	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,894.00/head	1,894.00–1,894.00	1,894	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	2,431.62/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,432	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,170.00/head	2,170.00–2,170.00	2,170	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 241Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 18

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

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	—	885	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,738.00	1,738.00

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	—	785	1,335.00	1,335.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,389.00	1,389.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,894.00	1,894.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,036.00–2,197.00	2,116.94

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)	1	—	1,315	2,170.00	2,170.00

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	—	850	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,431.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	368	380.00–400.00	390.07
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	463	370.00–390.00	379.84
2	500–550	520	320.00–345.00	332.74
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	493	275.00–300.00	287.44
2	500–550	543	255.00–275.00	265.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	430.00–460.00	445.80
6	400–450	419	435.00–460.00	450.72
2	500–550	523	340.00–347.50	343.91
4	600–650	624	315.00–332.50	324.30
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	312.50–320.00	316.27
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	580	347.50–365.00	356.10
5	600–650	614	332.50–352.50	342.46
2	650–700	673	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	338	325.00–355.00	340.33
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	359.73
2	450–500	473	325.00–355.00	339.44
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	568	300.00–315.00	308.18
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	775	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	430	312.50–325.00	319.14
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	335.00–340.00	337.50
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	438	390.00–400.00	396.20
1	450–500	455	352.50	352.50
5	500–550	518	295.00–335.00	322.48
1	550–600	555	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	270.00–272.50	271.26
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	164.00–170.00	167.83
2	—	1,353	173.00–175.00	173.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	154.00–164.00	159.99
2	—	1,528	171.00–189.00	181.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	149.00–155.00	151.89
1	—	960	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,654	170.00–183.00	177.93
1	—	1,560	195.00	195.00

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.