Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-12-02

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 2
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
414 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 504▲ 86 vs year ago 328 · +26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 139▼ 1 vs year ago 111 · −0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 36▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. 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 $274.16/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −120.15 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$274.16
39 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,472
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.34
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517305.911,5818thin
Medium and Large 2537274.091,47224
Medium and Large 3560238.101,3337thin
One grade step is worth $67.81/cwt here — about $248 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 sale39 hd
274.16
—
SC average3 barns · 70 hd
264.81
+9.34
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−120.15
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—Average1,599143.612,2967thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168127.721,49254
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,445127.671,84519
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,078112.171,20918

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)1,375$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,226$1,8125
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,5002thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,655$2,6751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,057$2,0267
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)770$9241thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230425.00/cwt425.00–425.009781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355235.00/cwt235.00–235.008341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474318.64/cwt312.50–327.501,5106
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516309.20/cwt297.50–322.501,5957
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3553248.73/cwt245.00–252.501,3752
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568276.81/cwt270.00–282.501,5724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573284.95/cwt280.00–295.001,6336
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,6651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610262.46/cwt260.00–265.001,6012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665258.14/cwt255.00–259.001,7176
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713248.46/cwt246.00–251.001,7722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2219248.37/cwt240.00–265.005444
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225320.00/cwt320.00–320.007201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316288.36/cwt280.00–305.009117
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy327319.72/cwt310.00–330.001,0459
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330275.00/cwt275.00–275.009082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360314.11/cwt310.00–322.501,1313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376295.66/cwt280.00–307.501,11223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384275.09/cwt267.50–287.501,0565
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425279.78/cwt270.00–295.001,18916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425232.42/cwt227.50–240.009885
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436256.13/cwt240.00–265.001,1176
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470269.95/cwt267.50–272.501,2694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475259.30/cwt245.00–267.501,23215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490226.67/cwt220.00–240.001,1113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523237.62/cwt220.00–246.001,2439
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy528221.29/cwt220.00–222.501,1682
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531256.53/cwt250.00–262.501,3626
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563252.84/cwt250.00–256.001,4233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573240.87/cwt230.00–252.001,3804
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621225.62/cwt225.00–227.501,4014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy628220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205330.00/cwt330.00–330.006771
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225379.56/cwt370.00–390.008542
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy274418.20/cwt400.00–435.001,14613
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275340.00/cwt340.00–340.009351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy318409.76/cwt395.00–420.001,3038
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318365.14/cwt350.00–385.001,1615
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328310.51/cwt300.00–330.001,0183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy368403.23/cwt382.50–420.001,4846
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371375.90/cwt365.00–385.001,3955
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375314.31/cwt285.00–330.001,1797
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378252.10/cwt235.00–275.009535
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380255.00/cwt255.00–255.009691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419335.20/cwt320.00–347.501,4049
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420245.71/cwt230.00–260.001,0322
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy428354.97/cwt350.00–360.001,5192
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429302.80/cwt290.00–315.001,29910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy458334.99/cwt332.50–337.501,5342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465310.16/cwt300.00–325.001,44211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478289.75/cwt280.00–297.501,3858
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510307.82/cwt295.00–318.001,5707
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522279.11/cwt260.00–290.001,45717
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528245.70/cwt240.00–255.001,2973
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573261.90/cwt250.00–267.501,5017
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3584232.40/cwt222.50–240.001,3574
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622245.47/cwt240.00–252.501,5275
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635218.79/cwt210.00–230.001,3894
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,599143.61/cwt135.00–155.002,2967
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88691.94/cwt72.50–110.008155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152119.95/cwt115.00–124.001,38213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164128.62/cwt120.00–141.001,49743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169115.68/cwt113.00–117.001,3528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227146.85/cwt146.00–148.001,8023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,8651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451128.95/cwt123.00–140.001,87115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468115.80/cwt113.00–118.001,7003
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6552,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29902,300.00/head1,975.00–2,625.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0051,740.86/head1,700.00–1,775.001,7412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1352,161.67/head2,100.00–2,225.002,1622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0381,744.58/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3521,857.41/head1,725.00–1,971.001,8573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3770924.00/head924.00–924.009241

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.