Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-08-26

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 26
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
▲ 340 vs last sale 372▲ 259 vs year ago 453 · +57.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 57▲ 40 vs year ago 85 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 7▲ 22 vs year ago 14 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 lower. Heavy 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.98/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −141.97 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$219.98
79 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.05
vs SC average
−21.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529237.001,2549thin
Medium and Large 2531220.631,17260
Medium and Large 3553200.721,11110thin
One grade step is worth $36.28/cwt here — about $143 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 sale79 hd
219.98
—
SC average6 barns · 186 hd
221.03
−1.05
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−21.90
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−141.97
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—Average1,478149.932,21618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468147.442,16410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,176143.841,69169
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012127.781,29315

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,5676
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,3922thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$1,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,0752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,550$2,6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)626$1,3176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,157$2,2896
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)831$1,4237
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$1,3051thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2297250.00/cwt250.00–250.007433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300265.00/cwt265.00–265.007951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343343.35/cwt340.00–350.001,1783
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368210.00/cwt210.00–210.007733
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378311.02/cwt297.50–330.001,1764
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425290.75/cwt282.50–305.001,2369
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426268.64/cwt265.00–275.001,1444
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Full435233.84/cwt230.00–237.501,0172
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468259.90/cwt250.00–270.001,21617
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Full482236.78/cwt230.00–240.001,1413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added523255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523242.32/cwt230.00–255.001,26723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3538210.14/cwt200.00–220.001,1312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568235.11/cwt225.00–245.001,33516
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,47210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633231.95/cwt220.00–235.001,46817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy633225.10/cwt220.00–230.001,4252
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,6059
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663231.48/cwt223.00–237.501,5359
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4962
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5821
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6453
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230248.26/cwt245.00–250.005713
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278279.77/cwt265.00–290.007784
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288234.77/cwt225.00–250.006763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315203.54/cwt200.00–210.006413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322244.65/cwt235.00–250.007886
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325267.15/cwt255.00–280.008685
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353262.48/cwt260.00–265.009272
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373241.52/cwt230.00–255.009016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3382209.64/cwt200.00–215.008017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418197.44/cwt175.00–212.508255
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426230.59/cwt220.00–247.0098218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480226.24/cwt217.50–235.001,08626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full480212.42/cwt210.00–215.001,0202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505200.00/cwt190.00–210.001,0103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512224.56/cwt220.00–233.001,15031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy516214.29/cwt210.00–217.001,10611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Full520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2549
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Full572213.98/cwt213.00–215.001,2243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3574201.03/cwt180.00–214.001,1547
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577222.27/cwt210.00–233.001,2829
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy579212.42/cwt210.00–217.001,2305
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615184.92/cwt180.00–195.001,1373
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616217.09/cwt212.00–225.001,3376
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy628197.53/cwt195.00–200.001,2402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Full630192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy668196.94/cwt190.00–206.001,3163
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668188.43/cwt175.00–199.001,2594
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690207.50/cwt202.50–212.501,4322
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy710179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329332.85/cwt325.00–340.001,0957
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330342.54/cwt340.00–345.001,1302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333308.35/cwt305.00–310.001,0273
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335232.50/cwt225.00–240.007792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1357326.53/cwt320.00–335.001,1665
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368235.17/cwt230.00–240.008652
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377277.86/cwt275.00–285.001,0485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Full405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410227.50/cwt227.50–227.509331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421273.36/cwt260.00–290.001,1515
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy423242.57/cwt230.00–250.001,0264
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Full468223.69/cwt220.00–227.501,0472
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472245.16/cwt225.00–265.001,15724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy493221.21/cwt212.50–230.001,0912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Full505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522227.95/cwt224.00–239.001,19043
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538221.27/cwt217.50–225.001,1902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568226.81/cwt220.00–233.001,28810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577220.06/cwt215.00–227.501,2703
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618221.01/cwt220.00–222.001,3662
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,242135.37/cwt95.00–146.001,6818
Bulls——1,590169.12/cwt168.00–170.002,6892
Bulls——1,686159.69/cwt153.00–165.002,6928
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%931118.06/cwt90.00–126.001,0997
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083136.28/cwt129.00–143.001,4768
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153160.07/cwt159.00–161.001,8462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175147.93/cwt140.00–157.001,73846
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180133.35/cwt120.00–139.001,57421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468147.44/cwt140.00–155.002,16410
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 16261,316.96/head1,100.00–1,525.001,3176
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5502,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3720900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small 18351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28651,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,391.58/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29921,552.44/head1,425.00–1,650.001,5523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0681,580.93/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29752,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2572,352.88/head2,250.00–2,425.002,3533
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28311,422.98/head1,148.00–1,633.001,4237
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28701,305.00/head1,305.00–1,305.001,3051

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.