Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-04-22

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 22
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 443▼ 330 vs year ago 597 · −55.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 91▼ 94 vs year ago 142 · −66.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 32▲ 11 vs year ago 18 · +61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 7.50 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.08/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −111.87 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$250.08
18 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.93
vs SC average
−20.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519263.411,3676thin
Medium and Large 2542246.851,33710thin
Medium and Large 3555226.251,2562thin
One grade step is worth $37.16/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd
250.08
—
SC average5 barns · 80 hd
238.15
+11.93
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−20.11
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−111.87
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
421374327279median 361.9503/0204/2007/0608/2410/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,411132.211,8667thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,398125.141,7494thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229123.021,51218
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,068107.241,14613

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$1,7351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$1,5432thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,3757
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,3382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)820$6751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,7701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$2,0423thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,7251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,8251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)740$1,1452thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)977$1,3735
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,3641thin

Every lot

104 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3Value Added310275.00/cwt275.00–275.008531
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343333.78/cwt330.00–337.501,1452
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371348.21/cwt342.50–350.001,2924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523311.27/cwt307.50–315.001,6282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555201.24/cwt200.00–202.501,1172
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610246.20/cwt240.00–252.501,5022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655216.25/cwt215.00–217.501,4162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660241.23/cwt240.00–242.501,5922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200275.00/cwt275.00–275.005501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235315.00/cwt315.00–315.007401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282299.32/cwt290.00–307.508445
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290269.94/cwt260.00–280.007833
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290240.00/cwt240.00–240.006961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311293.34/cwt280.00–307.509125
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323234.90/cwt230.00–240.007593
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333260.06/cwt250.00–275.008664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365224.21/cwt212.50–235.008182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367280.05/cwt270.00–290.001,0283
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374261.62/cwt250.00–277.509788
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418269.39/cwt260.00–285.001,1266
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426253.85/cwt245.00–260.001,0819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430227.50/cwt227.50–227.509781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474254.90/cwt242.50–260.001,2088
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483221.71/cwt220.00–225.001,0713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487267.98/cwt265.00–272.001,3053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519263.41/cwt252.50–276.001,3676
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524246.72/cwt240.00–260.001,2936
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568247.04/cwt240.00–257.501,4034
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3Value Added575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3203295.00/cwt295.00–295.005992
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225352.50/cwt352.50–352.507931
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240330.00/cwt330.00–330.007921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265340.00/cwt340.00–340.009011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3287276.66/cwt270.00–285.007943
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317304.05/cwt295.00–315.009646
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319326.59/cwt320.00–340.001,04212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325261.72/cwt250.00–275.008513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368300.85/cwt295.00–312.501,1076
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374326.45/cwt320.00–337.501,2215
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1406323.46/cwt312.50–336.001,3134
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414306.24/cwt295.00–312.501,2684
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420256.19/cwt240.00–280.001,0763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added435312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3591
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463264.93/cwt245.00–277.501,2276
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475291.54/cwt280.00–300.001,3853
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519270.42/cwt265.00–275.001,4035
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524256.83/cwt240.00–271.001,3464
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568252.67/cwt245.00–260.001,4352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added575262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618222.54/cwt212.50–232.501,3752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy645232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2653238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4571
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340235.00/cwt235.00–235.007991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,371122.99/cwt115.00–128.001,6864
Bulls——1,465144.51/cwt139.00–154.002,1173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00495.08/cwt75.00–108.009557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105113.92/cwt112.00–117.001,2594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143121.43/cwt117.00–126.001,3886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248124.13/cwt119.00–135.001,54913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,5111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440127.18/cwt122.00–134.001,8313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,485145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1531
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2551,770.00/head1,770.00–1,770.001,7701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28201,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37601,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Small 3790950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small 3820675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small 18351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0121,491.76/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0651,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1951,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3051,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 3685900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifer Pairs—Small 17951,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2760942.63/head900.00–990.009432
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29751,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,364.00/head1,364.00–1,364.001,3641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1951,710.01/head1,667.00–1,756.001,7102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.