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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 15

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 412▼ 157 vs year ago 369 · −42.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 56▼ 16 vs year ago 38 · −42.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 17 vs year ago 35 · −48.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.50 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower all based on limited comparable sales. Light 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 $371.54/cwt on 20 head, up $8.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +10.44 against this barn's trailing median of $361.10.

Average price

$371.54

▲ 8.74 vs prior sale

20 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs SC average

−39.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	377.04	2,067	14thin
Medium and Large 2	519	358.71	1,862	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

371.54

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

363.26

+8.28

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−39.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

361.10

+10.44

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $293.36, median $361.10 across 31 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	1,338	206.65	2,765	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	180.15	2,699	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	176.22	2,115	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	162.60	1,787	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)	1,175	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,324	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,125	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,342	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$3,750	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,553	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,980	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	913	$1,751	2thin

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 · Steers17 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	323	477.33/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,542	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	477.36/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,067	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,838	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	455.49/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,109	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,823	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	426.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,073	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	455.77/cwt	442.50–462.50	2,393	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	426.00/cwt	417.50–437.50	2,471	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	404.92/cwt	402.50–412.50	2,555	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,494	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,552	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,635	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	390.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,112	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	414.16/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,193	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	411.74/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,305	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	380.38/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,221	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	384.48/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,434	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	417.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,574	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	415.40/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,741	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	385.22/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,645	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	379.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,740	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	312.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,462	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	416.93/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,997	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	362.45/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,841	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	393.59/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,055	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	354.98/cwt	345.00–382.50	2,070	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,187	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,601	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	419.89/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,398	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,811	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	461.23/cwt	450.00–492.50	1,693	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	411.14/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,550	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	465.19/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,944	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	436.21/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,989	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	413.80/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,945	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	420.65/cwt	405.00–427.50	2,183	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	381.14/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,012	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	419.46/cwt	405.00–432.50	2,341	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,355	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,953	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,062	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	206.65/cwt	194.00–218.00	2,765	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,372	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	167.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,936	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	183.05/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,197	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	159.15/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,910	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	180.15/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,699	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	940	2,341.53/head	2,100.00–2,561.00	2,342	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	910	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	910	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	780	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	2,323.55/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,324	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	2,406.00/head	2,406.00–2,406.00	2,406	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	913	1,750.91/head	1,734.00–1,767.00	1,751	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,979.61/head	1,956.00–2,004.00	1,980	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 Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 412Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 56Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 35

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	—	910	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	4,150.00	4,150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,323.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	—	875	2,406.00	2,406.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,734.00–1,767.00	1,750.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	1,956.00–2,004.00	1,979.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	940	2,100.00–2,561.00	2,341.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	3,400.00	3,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	305	525.00	525.00
5	350–400	367	450.00–492.50	461.23
4	400–450	418	445.00–480.00	465.19
4	450–500	456	425.00–450.00	436.21
7	500–550	519	405.00–427.50	420.65
4	550–600	558	405.00–432.50	419.46
1	600–650	600	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	655	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	415.00–425.00	419.89
3	350–400	377	400.00–422.50	411.14
2	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
13	450–500	470	390.00–430.00	413.80
6	500–550	528	345.00–400.00	381.14
1	550–600	560	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	730	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	615	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	517.50	517.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	375.00–405.00	390.00
4	300–350	321	365.00–400.00	380.38
4	350–400	373	370.00–400.00	384.48
5	400–450	427	365.00–400.00	385.22
3	450–500	458	370.00–385.00	379.98
5	500–550	508	340.00–375.00	362.45
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	300.00–325.00	312.30
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	412.50–415.00	414.16
3	300–350	317	405.00–420.00	411.74
3	350–400	377	410.00–425.00	417.53
4	400–450	419	405.00–437.50	415.40
9	450–500	479	412.50–422.50	416.93
8	500–550	522	380.00–410.00	393.59
6	550–600	583	345.00–382.50	354.98
1	750–800	790	325.00	325.00

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	400–450	435	422.50	422.50
5	450–500	486	420.00–430.00	426.50
1	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	375.00–380.00	377.46
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	470.00–485.00	477.33
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	433	472.50–482.50	477.36
4	450–500	463	450.00–467.50	455.49
3	500–550	525	442.50–462.50	455.77
5	550–600	580	417.50–437.50	426.00
4	600–650	631	402.50–412.50	404.92
9	650–700	688	362.50	362.50
1	700–750	745	342.50	342.50
1	800–850	830	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	176.00–184.00	180.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,155	165.00–170.00	167.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	155.00–163.00	159.15
5	—	1,200	174.00–190.00	183.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	194.00–218.00	206.65

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.