Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-08-12

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 12
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 509▼ 252 vs year ago 585 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 110▼ 57 vs year ago 93 · −61.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 22▲ 16 vs year ago 8 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no report issued last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $245.29/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −149.01 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$245.29
31 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.95
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503274.171,3793thin
Medium and Large 2550245.211,34922
Medium and Large 3533231.131,2316thin
One grade step is worth $43.05/cwt here — about $148 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 sale31 hd
245.29
—
SC average5 barns · 75 hd
235.34
+9.95
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−149.01
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
468407345284median 394.3003/0204/2006/2208/2410/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,528165.322,5279thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198154.631,85327
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,607151.592,4365thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low951117.371,1165thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$1,5353thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$1,4183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$1,3852thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)620$8681thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,6522thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)710$1,4731thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)781$1,6194thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,7052thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)771$1,5084thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)848$1,1052thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343340.04/cwt335.00–345.001,1662
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy345360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3081
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added475255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515283.86/cwt280.00–287.501,4622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518260.22/cwt250.00–267.501,3484
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563228.78/cwt227.50–230.001,2882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy563228.74/cwt227.50–230.001,2882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572246.03/cwt240.00–258.001,4073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added580257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added625240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4051
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225310.00/cwt310.00–310.006981
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245265.00/cwt265.00–265.006491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278242.43/cwt240.00–245.006742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288295.85/cwt287.50–305.008523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315287.50/cwt287.50–287.509062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318230.03/cwt225.00–235.007313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333258.68/cwt250.00–270.008616
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365257.50/cwt257.50–257.509401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373273.72/cwt270.00–277.501,0212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413223.06/cwt210.00–230.009213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424252.47/cwt247.00–257.501,0705
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fancy465257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added465257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465225.93/cwt220.00–230.001,0513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy473220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474241.85/cwt232.50–247.501,1464
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523237.95/cwt225.00–250.001,24413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525223.35/cwt222.50–225.001,1733
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564226.33/cwt220.00–239.001,2776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575206.07/cwt200.00–212.001,1853
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy588219.48/cwt215.00–224.001,2912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy615219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3471
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626220.98/cwt218.00–224.001,3835
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy670217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205300.00/cwt300.00–300.006151
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2233277.37/cwt275.00–280.006462
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy260342.45/cwt340.00–345.008902
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283314.34/cwt300.00–330.008902
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324328.88/cwt317.50–335.001,0664
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy343342.46/cwt337.50–347.501,1752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343272.59/cwt260.00–285.009352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368271.46/cwt250.00–280.009996
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374314.76/cwt295.00–332.501,1779
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380236.33/cwt225.00–250.008984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405297.47/cwt295.00–300.001,2052
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422277.38/cwt265.00–292.501,1715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433240.77/cwt220.00–250.001,0434
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478246.98/cwt225.00–257.501,1816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3Fleshy480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487273.54/cwt267.50–280.001,3326
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503274.17/cwt272.50–277.501,3793
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519261.89/cwt250.00–270.001,3594
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy524239.97/cwt232.50–245.001,2575
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524233.35/cwt220.00–245.001,2235
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564250.70/cwt240.00–257.501,4147
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Full565237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy579230.98/cwt222.50–237.501,3375
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614230.64/cwt225.00–236.001,4167
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,4792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Full715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473167.41/cwt161.00–176.002,4667
Bulls——1,550136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,1081
Bulls——1,895180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,4111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935101.72/cwt70.00–122.509512
Cows—Lean 85-90%962127.81/cwt121.00–133.001,2303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183153.43/cwt143.00–160.001,81520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238167.13/cwt164.00–170.002,0695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248135.44/cwt135.00–136.001,6902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,607151.59/cwt145.00–158.002,4365
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 27101,473.00/head1,473.00–1,473.001,4731
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0301,648.00/head1,648.00–1,648.001,6481
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0551,656.00/head1,656.00–1,656.001,6561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3620868.00/head868.00–868.008681
Bred Cows—Small 19201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29381,385.40/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0131,564.44/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1381,552.75/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27531,463.79/head1,434.00–1,493.001,4642
Stock Cows—Small 3770924.00/head924.00–924.009241
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 17881,552.44/head1,550.00–1,555.001,5522
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29251,286.00/head1,286.00–1,286.001,2861
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0051,705.33/head1,556.00–1,817.001,7052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 38851,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.