Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-10-21

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 21
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
513 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 412▼ 69 vs year ago 582 · −11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 103▲ 64 vs year ago 80 · +80.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. 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 $207.82/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.13 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$207.82
45 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.34
vs SC average
−51.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545209.691,14341
Medium and Large 3516188.709744thin
One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about $170 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 sale45 hd
207.82
—
SC average6 barns · 145 hd
210.16
−2.34
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−51.81
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−154.13
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—Average1,447153.392,22017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,467143.412,10417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,186137.261,62771
CowsLean 85-90%Average974114.421,11422

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)1,185$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$1,3382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$1,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)748$9715
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)872$1,3573thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,7251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)821$1,1705
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,0951thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$1,0201thin

Every lot

100 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315315.00/cwt315.00–315.009923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365309.86/cwt300.00–320.001,1312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383269.80/cwt260.00–280.001,0332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413309.12/cwt300.00–322.001,2776
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423223.42/cwt217.50–230.009452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481262.45/cwt250.00–272.501,2624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483228.85/cwt215.00–240.001,1055
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517271.46/cwt263.00–283.001,40310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518203.73/cwt200.00–207.501,0552
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520259.30/cwt245.00–272.501,3489
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569239.81/cwt229.00–252.501,3655
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613222.33/cwt218.00–225.001,3633
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665223.05/cwt220.00–226.001,4832
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy688216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4862
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238272.37/cwt260.00–285.006482
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240226.43/cwt217.50–235.005432
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006082
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292261.74/cwt255.00–267.507643
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318255.51/cwt245.00–270.008137
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323240.00/cwt240.00–240.007753
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335206.25/cwt205.00–207.506912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372247.97/cwt240.00–257.509227
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376194.82/cwt180.00–205.007337
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381229.22/cwt212.50–237.5087315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413241.18/cwt237.50–245.009962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424194.87/cwt180.00–200.008265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428220.38/cwt210.00–232.5094320
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy431204.50/cwt190.00–210.008818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471179.95/cwt170.00–190.008484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474212.57/cwt205.00–224.001,00834
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480198.54/cwt190.00–200.009537
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy512200.84/cwt200.00–202.501,0283
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516188.70/cwt185.00–195.009744
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534212.55/cwt205.00–226.001,13522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567207.41/cwt195.00–218.001,17616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623201.10/cwt190.00–212.001,2538
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666195.86/cwt194.00–197.501,3044
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3688175.05/cwt170.00–180.001,2042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy273333.97/cwt330.00–335.009125
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288268.65/cwt260.00–275.007744
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy317320.35/cwt315.00–327.501,0165
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322267.60/cwt260.00–272.508623
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373294.84/cwt285.00–310.001,1003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375317.37/cwt315.00–320.001,1902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380261.03/cwt250.00–277.509925
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388235.76/cwt220.00–247.509153
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,1242
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432264.23/cwt250.00–278.001,1417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435237.39/cwt220.00–247.501,0333
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457275.82/cwt270.00–280.001,2603
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474234.69/cwt220.00–245.001,11213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476261.18/cwt250.00–275.001,24313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2271
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy516224.66/cwt220.00–232.501,1598
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517243.75/cwt235.00–265.001,26012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1291
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564234.28/cwt215.00–241.001,32111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583199.95/cwt197.50–202.501,1662
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610210.91/cwt200.00–216.001,2874
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628192.55/cwt190.00–195.001,2092
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy638196.24/cwt192.50–200.001,2522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3663193.45/cwt191.00–196.001,2832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675198.64/cwt196.00–200.001,3413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730192.50/cwt185.00–200.001,4052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,257138.37/cwt138.00–139.001,7393
Bulls——1,346150.27/cwt145.00–158.002,0238
Bulls——1,678165.07/cwt160.00–169.002,7706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933100.24/cwt85.00–110.009359
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002124.24/cwt116.00–131.001,24513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,101120.50/cwt90.00–129.001,32721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219140.57/cwt130.00–149.001,71436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227153.88/cwt150.00–160.001,88814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432143.68/cwt129.00–149.002,05713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602152.69/cwt151.00–154.002,4463
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28721,356.91/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3573
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 16801,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Stock Cows—Small 17781,184.16/head1,125.00–1,240.001,1842
Stock Cows—Small 38451,183.00/head1,183.00–1,183.001,1831
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28531,149.68/head1,138.00–1,162.001,1502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29201,095.00/head1,095.00–1,095.001,0951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3650725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Small 17501,041.16/head1,000.00–1,084.001,0412
Bred Cows—Small 2780825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28101,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29231,338.14/head1,100.00–1,575.001,3382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28951,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.