Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-02-03

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 3
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
692 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 651▼ 259 vs year ago 951 · −27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 63▼ 32 vs year ago 114 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 25▲ 9 vs year ago 19 · +47.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparison made of feeder steers due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 4.50 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 15.00 higher. Heavy offering of average to plain 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 $297.15/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −97.16 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$297.15
35 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.82
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525323.561,6999thin
Medium and Large 2535290.961,55724
Medium and Large 3590252.481,4902thin
One grade step is worth $71.08/cwt here — about $209 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 sale35 hd
297.15
—
SC average6 barns · 96 hd
282.32
+14.82
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−97.16
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—High1,584157.652,49710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,574144.532,27510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188138.271,64236
CowsLean 85-90%Low989115.531,14218

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)906$1,5155
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,1474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)625$8131thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)795$1,7491thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)758$1,6162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,7753thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$1,6027
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$1,2482thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270330.00/cwt330.00–330.008911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328388.35/cwt380.00–395.001,2743
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372370.18/cwt350.00–380.001,3773
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3429316.15/cwt295.00–325.001,3564
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431368.73/cwt367.50–370.001,5894
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added444371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,6474
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455365.87/cwt360.00–370.001,6653
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472322.52/cwt312.50–335.001,5223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added491368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,8075
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523338.46/cwt330.00–347.501,7702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy534306.83/cwt295.00–310.001,6386
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,7171
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626269.36/cwt255.00–277.501,6866
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2786245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9267
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223252.64/cwt250.00–255.005632
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233275.05/cwt270.00–280.006412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271276.76/cwt270.00–280.007508
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy278240.63/cwt230.00–250.006692
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280298.82/cwt290.00–317.5083713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320302.99/cwt290.00–320.0097012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332275.44/cwt270.00–285.0091410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy333250.00/cwt250.00–250.008332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370273.44/cwt260.00–282.501,01214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371301.83/cwt290.00–310.001,1209
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376241.55/cwt230.00–255.009086
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy388252.45/cwt250.00–255.009802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408227.45/cwt220.00–235.009282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0461
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425298.28/cwt290.00–310.001,26812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425271.62/cwt260.00–290.001,15413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474289.89/cwt275.00–302.501,37413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475250.14/cwt240.00–255.001,1885
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477273.68/cwt260.00–285.001,3059
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511289.04/cwt280.00–295.001,4775
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525219.56/cwt200.00–240.001,1533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526260.47/cwt250.00–275.001,37017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570237.12/cwt220.00–245.001,3526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574254.81/cwt247.50–272.501,4634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617234.14/cwt230.00–237.501,4453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663231.13/cwt225.00–237.501,5322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy668213.71/cwt210.00–217.501,4282
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6092
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205345.00/cwt345.00–345.007071
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215380.99/cwt375.00–395.008194
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0111
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235406.04/cwt395.00–425.009545
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2Fleshy240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy255440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy268339.30/cwt325.00–355.009092
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269411.58/cwt395.00–425.001,10712
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2279390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0884
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283328.74/cwt325.00–330.009304
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324404.78/cwt395.00–415.001,31111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324375.98/cwt360.00–390.001,21815
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,3731
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333319.02/cwt305.00–335.001,0625
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366398.51/cwt390.00–415.001,4597
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382375.37/cwt360.00–390.001,43413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3382315.17/cwt300.00–325.001,2043
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy386346.20/cwt340.00–350.001,3364
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407389.75/cwt375.00–400.001,5863
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415376.59/cwt365.00–395.001,56312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426314.62/cwt295.00–327.501,3408
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy428346.95/cwt330.00–360.001,48510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added435382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6642
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy455312.54/cwt290.00–320.001,4225
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469335.88/cwt325.00–350.001,5759
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473308.26/cwt290.00–335.001,45810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517333.87/cwt320.00–347.501,7267
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520303.33/cwt290.00–317.501,57714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy527283.28/cwt280.00–285.001,4933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553287.48/cwt282.50–292.501,5902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4131
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570272.77/cwt265.00–282.501,5556
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,4902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618258.01/cwt250.00–267.501,5956
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680254.89/cwt250.00–260.001,7332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713239.20/cwt236.00–244.001,7053
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——880122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0781
Bulls——1,640160.88/cwt157.00–165.002,6388
Bulls——1,840167.00/cwt167.00–167.003,0731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980124.95/cwt118.00–132.001,22511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002100.72/cwt87.50–115.001,0097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103118.90/cwt114.00–124.001,3114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162167.56/cwt155.00–179.001,9473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202137.91/cwt128.00–150.001,65829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520141.39/cwt138.00–145.002,1498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,790157.08/cwt155.00–159.002,8122
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 26951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bulls—Medium and Large 17951,749.00/head1,749.00–1,749.001,7491
Bulls—Medium and Large 18201,807.00/head1,807.00–1,807.001,8071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3615750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small 2625813.00/head813.00–813.008131
Bred Cows—Small 26601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small 26681,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred Cows—Small 2795975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Small 18151,386.00/head1,386.00–1,386.001,3861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29301,352.00/head1,352.00–1,352.001,3521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1781,949.84/head1,875.00–2,025.001,9502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29351,467.86/head1,433.00–1,535.001,4685
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29831,247.57/head1,098.00–1,389.001,2482
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1281,937.39/head1,838.00–2,024.001,9372
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28552,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.