Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-04-28

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 28
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 185▼ 172 vs year ago 481 · −35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 59▼ 34 vs year ago 70 · −48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 11 vs year ago 18 · +61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 7.0 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, all based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows too few to trend, 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.06/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 8 of 27 comparable sales and sits −58.24 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$336.06
26 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.01
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541344.051,86315thin
Medium and Large 2516329.051,6999thin
Medium and Large 3518307.681,5942thin
One grade step is worth $36.37/cwt here — about $269 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 sale26 hd
336.06
—
SC average6 barns · 115 hd
315.05
+21.01
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−58.24
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—High1,421171.532,4376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,615142.172,2964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,179140.211,6547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average953114.131,0878thin

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)1,256$1,9644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$1,9263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,425$2,3572thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)820$1,3331thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)714$1,8884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)635$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)835$1,9621thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)771$1,1808
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)733$1,0722thin

Every lot

121 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 1220390.00/cwt390.00–390.008581
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245365.00/cwt365.00–365.008941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260375.00/cwt375.00–375.009751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275373.75/cwt365.00–385.001,0284
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360304.93/cwt300.00–310.001,0982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363355.37/cwt345.00–375.001,2904
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390406.27/cwt405.00–407.501,5842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438375.34/cwt360.00–390.001,6446
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8067
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy468334.92/cwt330.00–340.001,5672
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475371.38/cwt357.50–380.001,7645
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518357.61/cwt350.00–365.001,8522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523352.43/cwt350.00–355.001,8433
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy528335.06/cwt332.50–337.501,7692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568355.81/cwt355.00–357.502,0213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added579365.28/cwt363.00–375.002,1155
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610284.96/cwt280.00–290.001,7382
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612340.66/cwt329.00–355.002,0853
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210375.00/cwt375.00–375.007881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215315.00/cwt315.00–315.006771
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228336.54/cwt325.00–350.007672
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260335.00/cwt325.00–345.008712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278360.51/cwt350.00–365.001,0023
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy285405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,1542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Value Added285385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318374.67/cwt367.50–380.001,1913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3326290.57/cwt280.00–307.509474
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329346.77/cwt325.00–357.501,14114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365298.36/cwt295.00–300.001,0893
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368378.31/cwt375.00–382.501,3923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added373357.75/cwt345.00–370.001,3342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385323.60/cwt312.50–335.001,2462
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421337.52/cwt335.00–342.501,4218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,5235
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added425338.60/cwt332.50–345.001,4392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1445347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added459329.22/cwt325.00–350.001,5116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463330.09/cwt322.50–342.001,5283
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474338.46/cwt320.00–352.501,6044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,7402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513326.97/cwt320.00–342.501,6776
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528310.06/cwt300.00–325.001,6374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added545320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560316.97/cwt310.00–325.001,7753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215395.00/cwt395.00–395.008491
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255310.00/cwt310.00–310.007911
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265459.72/cwt455.00–465.001,2182
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288426.02/cwt417.50–435.001,2272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318411.55/cwt400.00–432.501,3094
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325391.74/cwt390.00–395.001,2733
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369377.47/cwt370.00–390.001,3936
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added370427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,5821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385397.70/cwt390.00–417.501,53115
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3392313.36/cwt300.00–330.001,2283
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420379.81/cwt370.00–392.501,5955
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421411.21/cwt395.00–427.501,7314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy424348.46/cwt345.00–355.001,4775
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430325.12/cwt320.00–330.001,3982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,4062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469365.78/cwt355.00–377.501,71612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy469340.65/cwt337.50–342.501,5984
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514335.56/cwt320.00–350.001,7257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518307.68/cwt300.00–315.001,5942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527348.91/cwt340.00–360.001,83911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7191
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581330.70/cwt320.00–347.501,9214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620296.00/cwt295.00–297.001,8352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675274.89/cwt270.00–280.001,8562
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713283.80/cwt270.00–297.502,0232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7981
Bulls——1,385185.33/cwt184.00–186.002,5672
Bulls——1,532167.84/cwt160.00–174.002,5713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92194.37/cwt80.00–107.508694
Cows—Boner 80-85%925121.89/cwt110.00–135.001,1272
Cows—Lean 85-90%984133.88/cwt130.00–138.001,3174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255142.93/cwt140.00–146.001,7944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,2991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,662137.56/cwt134.00–140.002,2863
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28201,333.00/head1,333.00–1,333.001,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4252,357.25/head2,300.00–2,411.002,3572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29931,925.50/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3652,177.41/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1773
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 16871,244.02/head1,165.00–1,339.001,2443
Stock Cows—Small 17331,071.97/head1,044.00–1,099.001,0722
Stock Cows—Small 2755982.00/head982.00–982.009821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3830975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18351,962.00/head1,962.00–1,962.001,9621
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28401,249.25/head1,183.00–1,320.001,2493
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16652,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.