Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-11-18

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 242▲ 23 vs year ago 481 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 67▼ 7 vs year ago 146 · −4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 27▲ 7 vs year ago 29 · +24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 9.0 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 4.0 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.30/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −161.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$233.30
43 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.29
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524264.231,3845thin
Medium and Large 2538243.151,30722
Medium and Large 3528210.101,10916thin
One grade step is worth $54.13/cwt here — about $275 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 sale43 hd
233.30
—
SC average6 barns · 122 hd
233.01
+0.29
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−161.00
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—Average1,412133.091,87911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181121.661,43776
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,466114.471,67811
CowsLean 85-90%Average96794.3091122

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)1,097$1,5805
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,3593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$1,3423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,3382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,358$1,8652thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,117$1,8303thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,086$2,13811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,7262thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$9521thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$7181thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy205355.00/cwt355.00–355.007281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380284.39/cwt270.00–295.001,0813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418281.80/cwt272.50–290.001,1784
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422316.66/cwt315.00–320.001,3363
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463300.35/cwt291.00–310.001,3912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469270.25/cwt260.00–282.501,2677
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3508221.08/cwt210.00–232.501,1232
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514286.08/cwt275.00–290.001,47014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521267.52/cwt247.50–295.001,3946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563251.97/cwt243.00–260.001,4194
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575220.96/cwt210.00–237.501,2713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627235.64/cwt228.00–244.001,4773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670208.27/cwt207.50–209.001,3952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy680223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683224.61/cwt220.00–228.001,5343
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy700217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220240.04/cwt235.00–245.005283
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280197.37/cwt195.00–200.005532
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy283286.42/cwt280.00–292.508112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy323289.73/cwt285.00–295.009362
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325265.92/cwt260.00–275.008643
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326223.19/cwt217.50–230.007284
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373268.22/cwt252.50–275.001,00013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377240.78/cwt220.00–250.009088
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430254.51/cwt245.00–260.001,09410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430197.47/cwt195.00–200.008492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432234.27/cwt220.00–255.001,01216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463207.57/cwt202.50–210.009613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478231.42/cwt220.00–242.501,10613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy505208.71/cwt205.00–212.501,0542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515226.98/cwt215.00–234.001,16916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526211.90/cwt210.00–215.001,1154
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563221.46/cwt216.00–226.001,2476
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578211.51/cwt210.00–212.501,2233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy595213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3643199.50/cwt199.00–200.001,2832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665194.51/cwt194.00–195.001,2932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy678183.85/cwt180.00–187.501,2472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225330.00/cwt330.00–330.007431
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235350.00/cwt345.00–355.008232
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263312.38/cwt300.00–325.008222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280356.18/cwt340.00–365.009974
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy317349.50/cwt345.00–355.001,1085
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323336.39/cwt330.00–350.001,0873
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369314.19/cwt300.00–330.001,15916
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370282.38/cwt270.00–295.001,0457
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy372250.87/cwt250.00–252.509333
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417306.16/cwt297.50–314.001,2777
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422274.77/cwt250.00–285.001,16013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425247.94/cwt240.00–255.001,0546
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467260.83/cwt247.50–277.501,21822
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468288.97/cwt278.00–297.001,3527
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471222.86/cwt215.00–230.001,0507
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478228.87/cwt220.00–240.001,0944
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3514210.30/cwt195.00–227.501,08112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515240.59/cwt237.50–245.001,2394
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516265.54/cwt260.00–270.001,3704
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524256.97/cwt247.50–263.001,34711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4371
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy568222.04/cwt215.00–226.001,2616
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570209.49/cwt200.00–217.501,1944
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3607200.75/cwt200.00–205.001,21911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy627214.02/cwt212.00–215.001,3423
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655213.01/cwt212.00–214.001,3952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3667205.24/cwt200.00–209.001,3693
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy668199.87/cwt195.00–205.001,3352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,356129.40/cwt115.00–140.001,7557
Bulls——1,510139.56/cwt130.00–146.002,1074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92986.53/cwt70.00–101.0080415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047110.96/cwt108.00–115.001,1627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,119106.13/cwt85.00–116.001,18820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194162.13/cwt145.00–175.001,93611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205118.67/cwt112.00–135.001,43045
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465119.08/cwt114.00–127.001,7459
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47093.74/cwt87.00–101.001,3782
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1101,354.00/head1,354.00–1,354.001,3541
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1632,019.35/head1,500.00–2,550.002,0192
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6052,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0102,163.94/head2,000.00–2,325.002,1643
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0151,725.74/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0722,158.24/head2,125.00–2,200.002,1583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1182,160.96/head2,025.00–2,300.002,1612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1352,237.83/head2,225.00–2,250.002,2382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0131,412.10/head1,250.00–1,575.001,4122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1401,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1531,692.59/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,412.77/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2700717.50/head717.50–717.507181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2865952.00/head952.00–952.009521

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.