Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-03-10

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 10
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 250▲ 40 vs year ago 248 · +16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 65▲ 30 vs year ago 47 · +63.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 24▲ 14 vs year ago 7 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparsions of feeder steers due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 9.50 higher, feeder bulls 7.50 higher, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.50 higher. Light offering of average to plain 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 $284.46/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.49 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$284.46
15 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.78
vs SC average
−30.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539295.731,5959thin
Medium and Large 2550267.571,4726thin
One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $123 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 sale15 hd
284.46
—
SC average6 barns · 70 hd
268.69
+15.78
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−30.50
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−77.49
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—Average1,327161.902,14912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,120138.761,55426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,398138.681,9393thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low953125.381,19516

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,4833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$1,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)887$1,1753thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,8612thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)820$1,6882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)818$1,6382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$1,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)844$1,2765

Every lot

101 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 1210385.00/cwt385.00–385.008091
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3217343.16/cwt330.00–355.007455
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0071
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271389.01/cwt385.00–400.001,0544
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310392.58/cwt390.00–395.001,2172
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378391.55/cwt382.50–400.001,4805
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383381.80/cwt372.50–387.501,4624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418283.79/cwt277.50–290.001,1862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433371.24/cwt370.00–372.501,6072
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,5261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,8211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230336.63/cwt325.00–345.007743
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235380.11/cwt375.00–385.008932
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1259342.56/cwt330.00–350.008874
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy262378.25/cwt375.00–385.009913
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272309.75/cwt300.00–315.008433
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323309.94/cwt300.00–315.001,0014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327334.46/cwt320.00–355.001,0949
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365304.22/cwt290.00–312.501,1104
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366336.23/cwt322.50–352.501,23110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0741
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413328.41/cwt318.00–342.501,3568
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429312.52/cwt308.00–317.501,3418
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472304.42/cwt295.00–312.501,43712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474288.87/cwt280.00–307.501,3695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy479263.73/cwt257.50–270.001,2634
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520278.35/cwt275.00–280.001,4473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522306.04/cwt300.00–316.001,5983
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528295.83/cwt280.00–307.501,5623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568285.32/cwt280.00–291.001,6213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580256.78/cwt250.00–265.001,4893
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,5682
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210315.00/cwt315.00–315.006621
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225365.00/cwt365.00–365.008211
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228393.27/cwt380.00–405.008975
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260393.85/cwt385.00–410.001,0245
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270305.00/cwt305.00–305.008241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278358.85/cwt345.00–375.009984
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324396.20/cwt390.00–405.001,2848
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325360.88/cwt357.50–365.001,1733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368320.03/cwt315.00–325.001,1782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369389.73/cwt380.00–397.501,4387
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375341.18/cwt340.00–342.501,2792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425393.82/cwt387.50–400.001,6742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425356.47/cwt335.00–375.001,5154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy428340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4552
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465301.14/cwt290.00–310.001,4004
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469355.99/cwt342.50–367.501,6707
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471342.61/cwt330.00–350.001,6144
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521327.52/cwt317.50–340.001,7064
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535306.88/cwt297.50–325.001,6424
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628252.15/cwt240.00–265.001,5842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660271.19/cwt267.50–275.001,7902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,142130.22/cwt125.00–140.001,4873
Bulls——1,389172.46/cwt160.00–180.002,3959
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%948110.22/cwt97.50–124.001,0456
Cows—Lean 85-90%956134.47/cwt129.00–140.001,28610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062129.55/cwt115.00–137.001,37611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162145.51/cwt138.00–155.001,69115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,165135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515140.52/cwt140.00–141.002,1292
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 27151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bulls—Medium and Large 19252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1051,860.53/head1,716.00–1,989.001,8612
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17151,080.52/head1,048.00–1,108.001,0812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28851,222.80/head1,175.00–1,269.001,2232
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28801,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17201,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Small 17251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Small 2725875.00/head850.00–900.008752
Bred Cows—Small 2760950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.