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Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 14
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 225▼ 63 vs year ago 443 · −14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 47▼ 30 vs year ago 91 · −33.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 16▼ 15 vs year ago 32 · −46.9%
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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 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $284.59/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.36 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$284.59
31 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.34
vs SC average
−36.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558289.861,6169thin
Medium and Large 2544282.431,53622
One grade step is worth $7.44/cwt here — about $80 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 sale31 hd
284.59
—
SC average6 barns · 115 hd
286.92
−2.34
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−36.59
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−77.36
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—Average1,596157.632,5166thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193141.951,69424
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543139.362,1505thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,055121.021,27712

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)1,165$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$1,5632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$1,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,432$2,5273thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)821$1,9504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,3093thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)840$1,0751thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330338.74/cwt320.00–350.001,1183
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388381.27/cwt380.00–382.501,4792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408404.28/cwt395.00–420.001,6494
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423332.72/cwt320.00–345.001,4072
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428380.06/cwt370.00–390.001,6272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473321.55/cwt315.00–327.501,5212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523378.71/cwt377.50–380.001,9812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9981
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230337.61/cwt330.00–340.007774
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2243320.00/cwt320.00–320.007782
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270335.00/cwt335.00–335.009051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275370.09/cwt365.00–375.001,0182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278310.90/cwt305.00–325.008644
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313323.27/cwt315.00–330.001,0123
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328345.80/cwt338.00–355.001,1345
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375317.67/cwt305.00–327.501,1917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376334.53/cwt325.00–350.001,25810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410257.65/cwt245.00–270.001,0562
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422314.67/cwt300.00–325.001,32814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,6661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432327.44/cwt325.00–332.501,4157
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465264.84/cwt260.00–270.001,2322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473316.55/cwt307.50–320.001,4978
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477298.81/cwt280.00–317.501,42511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522288.19/cwt272.50–305.001,50413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,6372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567286.13/cwt283.00–295.001,6226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573277.43/cwt267.50–287.501,5907
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy583262.47/cwt260.00–265.001,5302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604284.75/cwt284.00–285.001,7204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608276.26/cwt275.00–277.501,6802
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620249.40/cwt235.00–257.501,5464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621268.40/cwt262.50–275.001,6675
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7629
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660246.22/cwt242.50–250.001,6252
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2Fleshy230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2233377.58/cwt375.00–380.008802
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy260455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274407.33/cwt395.00–420.001,1164
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285383.71/cwt370.00–395.001,0946
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0152
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3293342.39/cwt330.00–355.001,0032
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy319458.90/cwt450.00–470.001,4644
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,2962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331371.00/cwt360.00–385.001,2288
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372402.74/cwt397.50–415.001,4986
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382376.48/cwt360.00–390.001,43811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3262
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,6101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422372.62/cwt360.00–385.001,57212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423335.09/cwt330.00–340.001,4172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430349.96/cwt345.00–355.001,5054
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475329.79/cwt320.00–340.001,5672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481350.86/cwt325.00–355.001,6887
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3486310.49/cwt290.00–327.501,5095
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2509300.87/cwt300.00–307.501,5319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527332.12/cwt320.00–340.001,7508
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558299.76/cwt297.00–302.501,6732
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560326.76/cwt321.00–335.001,83011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617297.53/cwt295.00–300.001,8363
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675279.90/cwt272.50–290.001,8894
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2733271.23/cwt265.00–277.501,9882
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,165127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4851
Bulls——1,682163.66/cwt159.00–169.002,7535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038105.67/cwt95.00–117.501,0976
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072136.36/cwt133.00–144.001,4626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164142.06/cwt135.00–152.001,65419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240128.94/cwt120.00–136.001,5993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400160.41/cwt160.00–161.002,2462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550141.95/cwt139.00–147.002,2004
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 18211,950.00/head1,300.00–2,700.001,9504
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4322,526.97/head1,800.00–3,270.002,5273
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2632,550.59/head2,250.00–2,850.002,5512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 16901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1651,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 18401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.