Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-05-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 13
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 411▼ 59 vs year ago 414 · −14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 71▲ 15 vs year ago 68 · +22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 26▲ 45 vs year ago 26 · +173.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 14.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, feeder bulls too few to trend , slaughter cows 1.50 lower, slaughter bulls 4.50 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle 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 $246.06/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −115.89 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$246.06
23 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,338
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.68
vs SC average
−23.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538259.641,39613thin
Medium and Large 2546236.911,2936thin
Medium and Large 3561215.661,2104thin
One grade step is worth $43.98/cwt here — about $186 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 sale23 hd
246.06
—
SC average5 barns · 115 hd
234.38
+11.68
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−23.94
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−115.89
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—Average1,726149.702,5847thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,206126.841,52949
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,554123.231,9156thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low957107.951,03212

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)1,119$1,7204thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,6515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,4801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$1,3873thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)810$9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,099$1,5495
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)880$1,3861thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)986$2,20124
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)813$1,4333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,2501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)798$1,5019
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)908$1,2107
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)989$1,2015

Every lot

119 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200300.00/cwt300.00–300.006001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275329.36/cwt320.00–345.009063
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327304.74/cwt300.00–315.009963
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371323.40/cwt317.50–335.001,2007
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393304.37/cwt300.00–310.001,1964
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3393254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,0022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420265.00/cwt260.00–270.001,1132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422312.00/cwt310.00–315.001,3175
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3467255.79/cwt252.50–260.001,1953
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483282.56/cwt277.50–290.001,3653
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484270.73/cwt262.50–275.001,3104
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512286.69/cwt282.50–290.001,4683
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512270.04/cwt260.00–275.001,38310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5191
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573244.33/cwt240.00–260.001,4007
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612246.18/cwt240.00–258.001,5073
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235295.00/cwt295.00–295.006931
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245255.00/cwt255.00–255.006251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006361
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283304.75/cwt290.00–315.008623
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288270.87/cwt260.00–287.507803
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322268.98/cwt250.00–280.008665
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325295.00/cwt290.00–300.009592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363296.03/cwt290.00–302.501,0752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380271.00/cwt260.00–285.001,0309
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388230.76/cwt220.00–237.508953
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415254.99/cwt245.00–267.501,0587
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418278.73/cwt277.50–280.001,1652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423232.51/cwt230.00–240.009844
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464255.94/cwt250.00–260.001,1885
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465268.76/cwt267.50–270.001,2502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476226.22/cwt220.00–232.501,0774
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481262.50/cwt252.50–268.001,26310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513242.67/cwt236.00–252.501,2453
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521260.31/cwt256.00–265.001,3568
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563258.82/cwt252.50–267.501,4574
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570236.72/cwt236.00–237.501,3492
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580211.71/cwt210.00–215.001,2283
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626221.25/cwt215.00–225.001,3854
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4791
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725201.31/cwt195.00–209.001,4593
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265345.00/cwt345.00–345.009141
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270275.00/cwt275.00–275.007431
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273296.28/cwt290.00–305.008093
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275326.70/cwt325.00–330.008983
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326292.72/cwt280.00–300.009544
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327331.28/cwt320.00–340.001,0835
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367326.96/cwt320.00–335.001,2005
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414315.87/cwt310.00–330.001,3085
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423287.07/cwt270.00–300.001,2148
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470282.28/cwt270.00–300.001,32712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479258.17/cwt252.50–265.001,2377
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3517244.06/cwt240.00–250.001,2623
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528275.19/cwt270.00–285.001,45310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560270.91/cwt265.00–280.001,5173
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577237.71/cwt230.00–250.001,3728
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610237.50/cwt235.00–240.001,4492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672234.03/cwt230.00–242.501,5733
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3713204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,4622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,684152.65/cwt149.00–155.002,5716
Bulls——1,980132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,6141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94299.74/cwt85.00–108.009406
Cows—Lean 85-90%971116.15/cwt111.00–120.001,1286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149116.73/cwt114.00–119.001,3417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215128.52/cwt120.00–139.001,56242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353118.45/cwt117.00–120.001,6032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,654125.62/cwt123.00–130.002,0784
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770982.00/head982.00–982.009821
Bulls—Medium and Large 28801,386.00/head1,386.00–1,386.001,3861
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1601,462.00/head1,462.00–1,462.001,4621
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1881,766.21/head1,539.00–2,100.001,7663
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17881,713.57/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29782,135.92/head1,975.00–2,350.002,1367
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29992,393.66/head2,200.00–3,000.002,3949
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,963.38/head1,650.00–2,225.001,9632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1452,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2810950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small 18351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29801,039.00/head1,039.00–1,039.001,0391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,739.05/head1,675.00–1,800.001,7392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0421,567.00/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1651,480.00/head1,480.00–1,480.001,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2151,560.52/head1,544.00–1,575.001,5612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2281,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3501,777.96/head1,725.00–1,825.001,7782
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3610732.00/head732.00–732.007321
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27551,472.12/head1,431.00–1,510.001,4724
Stock Cows—Small 17751,062.00/head1,062.00–1,062.001,0621
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28731,037.88/head1,034.00–1,042.001,0383
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18891,722.13/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7224
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29301,234.99/head1,131.00–1,374.001,2356
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1631,445.29/head1,416.00–1,476.001,4452

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.