Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-12-09

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 9
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 414▲ 347 vs year ago 265 · +130.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 110▲ 20 vs year ago 98 · +20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $240.93/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −121.02 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$240.93
41 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,337
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.58
vs SC average
−39.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574247.881,42313thin
Medium and Large 2546237.701,29828
One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $126 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 sale41 hd
240.93
—
SC average6 barns · 157 hd
237.35
+3.58
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−39.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−121.02
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—Low1,616146.662,36912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233115.181,42047
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,453114.871,66911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,194101.511,21227

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)1,300$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$1,2213thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)966$1,3854thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,0001thin

Every lot

119 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235422.18/cwt415.00–430.009922
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240379.79/cwt370.00–390.009112
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367368.14/cwt357.50–380.001,3516
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395322.50/cwt320.00–325.001,2742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3424258.66/cwt250.00–270.001,0974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433341.29/cwt335.00–347.501,4782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485317.15/cwt314.00–320.001,5383
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485290.21/cwt280.00–302.501,4083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520289.00/cwt277.50–302.501,5038
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523312.54/cwt310.00–315.001,6352
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6791
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590259.96/cwt255.00–265.001,5342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605256.30/cwt250.00–262.501,5512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3695227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2203275.00/cwt275.00–275.005582
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235327.50/cwt320.00–335.007702
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240310.00/cwt310.00–310.007441
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy263317.62/cwt315.00–320.008352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006633
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288282.57/cwt275.00–290.008142
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310318.32/cwt315.00–325.0098716
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330262.31/cwt250.00–275.008662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334294.89/cwt280.00–305.0098512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370207.70/cwt200.00–215.007682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379286.12/cwt280.00–300.001,08413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380239.80/cwt230.00–250.009116
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387264.29/cwt240.00–275.001,0236
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414282.51/cwt275.00–287.501,1705
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429261.99/cwt250.00–270.001,12418
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438215.09/cwt210.00–220.009422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463266.27/cwt265.00–267.501,2332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467254.77/cwt240.00–262.501,19024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,37715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy472232.56/cwt230.00–235.001,0983
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523239.24/cwt229.00–249.001,25114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528252.00/cwt250.00–254.001,3313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy555222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572238.65/cwt227.50–249.001,36512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588246.64/cwt238.00–249.001,45010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3613209.99/cwt207.50–212.501,2872
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy623222.54/cwt220.00–226.001,3864
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1643240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5433
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy668204.11/cwt197.50–215.001,3633
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230416.90/cwt400.00–430.009594
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245330.00/cwt330.00–330.008091
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270411.16/cwt405.00–415.001,1104
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272373.47/cwt365.00–385.001,0166
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2279336.08/cwt330.00–345.009384
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy280312.50/cwt312.50–312.508751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290295.00/cwt295.00–295.008561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy321401.70/cwt395.00–410.001,2896
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325371.14/cwt360.00–390.001,20615
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327256.73/cwt250.00–270.008403
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333345.04/cwt330.00–355.001,1494
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367376.03/cwt360.00–390.001,38011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy374305.34/cwt290.00–315.001,1424
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380340.10/cwt330.00–347.501,2925
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380277.57/cwt275.00–280.001,0552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423343.38/cwt335.00–357.501,4528
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424279.53/cwt270.00–285.001,1855
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428312.42/cwt300.00–320.001,33714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462301.74/cwt290.00–317.501,3947
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473271.03/cwt257.50–277.501,2824
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy474279.33/cwt270.00–285.001,32411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy508245.02/cwt240.00–250.001,2452
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522286.46/cwt270.00–297.501,49516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530264.22/cwt260.00–267.501,4003
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569267.45/cwt255.00–277.501,5226
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy574246.03/cwt240.00–250.001,4125
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,3282
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618232.97/cwt225.00–248.001,4407
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673222.18/cwt217.50–229.001,4953
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220163.71/cwt163.00–165.001,9972
Bulls——1,450136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9721
Bulls——1,722144.05/cwt134.00–156.002,4819
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082113.74/cwt110.00–118.001,2316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201106.19/cwt75.00–116.001,27523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22698.02/cwt85.00–110.001,20221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269122.55/cwt117.00–131.001,55523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423118.91/cwt117.00–124.001,6926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488110.03/cwt100.00–116.001,6375
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2865900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small 2955950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29751,118.92/head1,030.00–1,200.001,1192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17451,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29151,306.51/head1,224.00–1,375.001,3072
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2901,845.00/head1,845.00–1,845.001,8451
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.