Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-02-24

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 24
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 69▼ 297 vs year ago 595 · −49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 35▼ 33 vs year ago 94 · −35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 29 · −3.4%
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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 2.50 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $255.62/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −106.33 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$255.62
26 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,401
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.89
vs SC average
−51.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535265.001,4181thin
Medium and Large 2548256.501,40524
Medium and Large 3565225.001,2711thin
One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $147 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 sale26 hd
255.62
—
SC average6 barns · 82 hd
247.73
+7.89
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−51.39
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−106.33
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—High1,665160.802,67811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476141.642,0909thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237139.281,72319
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076123.891,33417

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,525$2,0741thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,6555
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,5183thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,4223thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$1,3897
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)827$1,1833thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$1,3751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,7191thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,114$1,9503thin

Every lot

114 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268363.08/cwt350.00–375.009732
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373390.84/cwt382.50–400.001,4582
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383360.20/cwt350.00–370.001,3802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4191
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482319.58/cwt316.00–325.001,5403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy532278.35/cwt270.00–285.001,4813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7373
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added630292.81/cwt290.00–295.001,8456
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added718261.95/cwt257.00–267.001,8812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233268.36/cwt260.00–280.006254
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267271.72/cwt260.00–280.007253
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268294.94/cwt290.00–305.007906
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329309.20/cwt290.00–320.001,0177
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330285.00/cwt285.00–285.009411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy343326.26/cwt325.00–327.501,1192
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360267.50/cwt267.50–267.509631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367308.15/cwt290.00–320.001,1317
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380245.00/cwt245.00–245.009311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419295.53/cwt285.00–310.001,2388
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426276.87/cwt269.00–282.501,1797
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470267.15/cwt250.00–275.001,25615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522260.81/cwt255.00–267.501,36113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581248.35/cwt240.00–252.501,4437
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added585262.36/cwt259.00–265.001,5353
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added620253.88/cwt249.00–259.001,5742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620228.27/cwt227.50–229.001,4152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630240.74/cwt239.00–242.001,5174
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added658255.50/cwt255.00–256.001,6812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667232.32/cwt225.00–241.001,5505
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy705219.50/cwt215.00–224.001,5472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added731257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8797
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733222.03/cwt220.00–224.001,6272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278392.61/cwt390.00–400.001,0914
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2281374.96/cwt370.00–380.001,0544
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330392.61/cwt385.00–400.001,2962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377347.49/cwt345.00–350.001,3105
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy389325.94/cwt320.00–330.001,2685
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425323.22/cwt312.50–335.001,3742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426330.08/cwt320.00–345.001,4065
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy433316.70/cwt315.00–317.501,3713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463311.26/cwt310.00–312.501,4414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468322.76/cwt322.50–323.001,5112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470313.41/cwt300.00–322.501,4735
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy473298.81/cwt295.00–302.501,4132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508275.01/cwt272.50–277.501,3972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519318.60/cwt305.00–330.001,6547
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525306.00/cwt297.50–315.001,6072
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565282.68/cwt271.00–295.001,5972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571290.09/cwt285.00–297.501,6564
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628258.75/cwt250.00–268.001,6252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669248.64/cwt241.00–261.001,6636
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708230.95/cwt223.00–240.001,6353
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,7611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3365197.50/cwt197.50–197.507211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410135.28/cwt133.00–137.001,9072
Bulls——1,670165.40/cwt150.00–170.002,7628
Bulls——2,140175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,7451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957110.25/cwt95.00–121.001,0557
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160133.44/cwt126.00–139.001,54810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208130.34/cwt122.00–137.001,5756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251143.40/cwt138.00–151.001,79413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456143.09/cwt137.00–148.002,0838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,1261
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0951,719.00/head1,719.00–1,719.001,7191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3605725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Small 2635950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3665925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Small 2675975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Small 2740900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small 17551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small 17551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Small 3760750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small 17801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,440.22/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,175.85/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3631,757.43/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5252,074.00/head2,074.00–2,074.002,0741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 17351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17251,631.00/head1,631.00–1,631.001,6311
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,3082,110.16/head2,016.00–2,217.002,1102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3103,000.00/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.