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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 31

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 239▲ 30 vs year ago 182 · +16.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 26▼ 9 vs year ago 36 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 23▼ 7 vs year ago 19 · −36.8%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $297.99/cwt on 31 head, down $31.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −96.31 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.

Average price

$297.99

▼ 31.65 vs prior sale

31 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$61.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	326.21	1,834	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	298.83	1,615	23
Medium and Large 3	553	264.94	1,465	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.27/cwt here — about $369 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 sale31 hd

297.99

—

SC average6 barns · 120 hd

301.11

−3.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

394.30

−96.31

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

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	172.36	2,626	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	167.22	1,917	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	145.27	1,432	10

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)	1,385	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,096	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,087	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	618	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,185	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	989	$1,608	4thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	305.15/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,480	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	351.21/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,714	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,781	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,562	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,703	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	309.97/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,885	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	281.22/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,067	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,417	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	405.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,519	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	309.84/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,301	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	356.02/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,524	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	322.22/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,527	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	306.28/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,479	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	293.43/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,541	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	285.92/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,615	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	273.19/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,661	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	623	250.14/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,558	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	246.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,645	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	231.24/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,764	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	402.59/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,482	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	409.12/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,706	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	372.94/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,559	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	341.25/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,577	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	319.89/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,519	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	275.54/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,345	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	284.07/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,477	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	307.92/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,607	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,789	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,466	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	259.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,463	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	297.94/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,698	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	322.44/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,848	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	268.91/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,673	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	255.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,734	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	236.80/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,712	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	142.37/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,347	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,233	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	156.86/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,796	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	155.62/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,790	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	168.53/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,980	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	168.48/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,524	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,944	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	765	1,167.00/head	1,167.00–1,167.00	1,167	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	1,599.00/head	1,599.00–1,599.00	1,599	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	1,833.49/head	1,803.00–1,860.00	1,833	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	865	1,087.00/head	1,087.00–1,087.00	1,087	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	990	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	2,096.00/head	2,096.00–2,096.00	2,096	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	920	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 239Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 26Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 19

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	290.00–320.00	305.15
2	500–550	530	320.00–322.50	321.26
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	488	342.50–360.00	351.21
1	500–550	520	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	608	307.50–312.50	309.97
2	700–750	735	277.50–285.00	281.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	373	375.00–385.00	380.02
4	400–450	428	340.00–365.00	356.02
8	450–500	474	310.00–342.50	322.22
9	500–550	525	280.00–310.00	293.43
3	550–600	565	275.00–295.00	285.92
3	600–650	608	260.00–285.00	273.19
4	650–700	668	240.00–250.00	246.23
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	763	227.50–235.00	231.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	420	300.00–320.00	309.84
2	450–500	483	305.00–307.50	306.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	375	390.00–420.00	405.00
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	245.00–255.00	250.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	418	365.00–380.00	372.94
3	450–500	462	325.00–375.00	341.25
9	500–550	522	295.00–322.50	307.92
9	550–600	570	280.00–310.00	297.94
8	600–650	622	260.00–285.00	268.91
3	650–700	680	250.00–260.00	255.01
4	700–750	723	230.00–247.50	236.80
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	488	260.00–297.50	275.54
2	500–550	543	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	563	250.00–270.00	259.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	368	390.00–415.00	402.59
6	400–450	417	395.00–425.00	409.12
1	500–550	530	337.50	337.50
3	550–600	573	317.50–330.00	322.44
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
8	450–500	475	310.00–330.00	319.89
5	500–550	520	275.00–290.00	284.07
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	155.00–159.00	156.86
8	—	946	130.00–147.50	142.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	160.00–174.00	168.48
1	—	1,600	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	220.00	220.00
5	—	1,150	154.00–158.00	155.62
4	—	1,175	162.00–173.00	168.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	765	1,167.00	1,167.00

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	—	950	2,185.00	2,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,803.00–1,860.00	1,833.49

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	—	975	1,599.00	1,599.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,087.00	1,087.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,510.00	1,510.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,096.00	2,096.00

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	—	618	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	920	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.