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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 10

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 298▼ 315 vs year ago 556 · −56.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 58▼ 53 vs year ago 90 · −58.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 18▼ 19 vs year ago 37 · −51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for 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 $319.64/cwt on 32 head, down $14.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −42.31 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.

Average price

$319.64

▼ 14.13 vs prior sale

32 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$64.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.61

vs SC average

−47.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	332.21	1,782	9thin
Medium and Large 2	547	319.24	1,746	21
Medium and Large 3	530	267.26	1,416	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.95/cwt here — about $366 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 sale32 hd

319.64

—

SC average5 barns · 117 hd

332.25

−12.61

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−47.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.95

−42.31

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	1,497	201.46	3,016	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	181.90	2,822	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	175.73	2,113	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	156.07	1,870	5thin

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)	1,024	$2,062	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,049	$2,313	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$2,733	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$1,504	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,312	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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	423.57/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,940	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	387.76/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,842	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	388.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,058	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	372.57/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,150	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	352.40/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,047	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	353.91/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,215	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	335.01/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,228	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	419.81/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,112	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,024	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	410.22/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,317	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	407.08/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,510	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	396.96/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,620	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	365.08/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,588	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	363.73/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,684	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	334.63/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,596	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,724	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	321.25/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,687	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	267.26/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,416	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	328.01/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,827	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	317.41/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,800	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	321.27/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,985	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	309.56/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,941	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,886	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	314.00/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,057	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	277.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,009	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	464.40/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,454	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	410.90/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,335	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	475.41/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,754	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	418.42/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,590	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	359.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,397	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	455.05/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,884	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	415.11/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,806	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	361.10/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,744	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	332.62/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,623	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,944	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	349.44/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,828	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	311.41/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,675	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,950	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	301.50/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,725	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	335.55/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,074	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	297.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,844	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,836	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,167	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	277.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,090	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	219.69/cwt	215.00–224.00	3,796	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	163.58/cwt	152.50–172.00	1,736	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	150.96/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,728	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	181.80/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,314	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	163.73/cwt	162.50–165.00	2,092	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,412	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	185.50/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,929	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,971.00/head	1,971.00–1,971.00	1,971	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	2,483.26/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	675	979.00/head	979.00–979.00	979	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	695	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,312.00/head	1,312.00–1,312.00	1,312	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,542.61/head	1,387.00–1,684.00	1,543	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	685	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	760	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	930	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	939	1,927.23/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,927	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 298Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 58Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	375.00–400.00	387.76
2	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	581	345.00–360.00	352.40
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	458	412.50–435.00	423.57
3	500–550	530	380.00–395.00	388.35
3	550–600	577	365.00–380.00	372.57
5	600–650	626	340.00–370.00	353.91
3	650–700	665	327.50–340.00	335.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	370.00–380.00	375.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
7	400–450	435	355.00–370.00	365.08
6	450–500	477	325.00–345.00	334.63
10	500–550	525	310.00–330.00	321.25
11	550–600	567	290.00–330.00	317.41
10	600–650	627	290.00–317.50	309.56
2	650–700	653	287.50–290.00	288.75
4	700–750	724	270.00–280.00	277.50
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	255.00–280.00	267.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	265	415.00–425.00	419.81
6	300–350	321	400.00–420.00	410.22
7	350–400	371	380.00–417.50	407.08
5	400–450	408	380.00–415.00	396.96
2	450–500	463	360.00–367.50	363.73
4	500–550	511	335.00–340.00	337.46
5	550–600	557	325.00–330.00	328.01
2	600–650	618	320.00–322.50	321.27
2	650–700	655	310.00–318.00	314.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	410.90
3	350–400	380	415.00–425.00	418.42
2	400–450	435	410.00–420.00	415.11
4	450–500	483	345.00–370.00	361.10
7	500–550	523	335.00–367.50	349.44
2	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	345.13
2	600–650	620	285.00–310.00	297.40
1	650–700	650	282.50	282.50
2	750–800	753	270.00–285.00	277.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00–370.00	359.94
2	450–500	488	325.00–340.00	332.62
2	500–550	538	300.00–322.50	311.41
3	550–600	572	290.00–315.00	301.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	450.00–480.00	464.40
6	350–400	369	465.00–485.00	475.41
4	400–450	414	440.00–465.00	455.05
2	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	377.50	377.50
4	600–650	618	325.00–347.50	335.55
1	650–700	675	321.00	321.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	860	1,312.00	1,312.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,387.00–1,684.00	1,542.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	979.00	979.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	4	—	939	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,927.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,098	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,483.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	1,971.00	1,971.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	152.50–172.00	163.58
12	—	1,273	175.00–187.00	181.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	145.00–160.00	150.96
2	—	1,278	162.50–165.00	163.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	167.50	167.50
4	—	1,579	175.00–194.00	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,728	215.00–224.00	219.69

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.