Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-05-05

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 5
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 309▼ 26 vs year ago 411 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 36▼ 23 vs year ago 71 · −32.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 29▲ 7 vs year ago 26 · +26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers and bulls 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 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 $320.64/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −41.31 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$320.64
49 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.37
vs SC average
−12.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531330.161,75437
Medium and Large 2553291.851,61311thin
Medium and Large 3545285.001,5531thin
One grade step is worth $45.16/cwt here — about $201 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 sale49 hd
320.64
—
SC average6 barns · 146 hd
299.26
+21.37
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−12.18
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−41.31
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—Average1,579173.802,74410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,527153.072,3377thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,092149.321,6309thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018131.561,33910

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)1,146$1,8474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,6712thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,6507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,5426
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,497$4,7483thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,2751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)985$2,2313thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)942$1,3673thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)810$1,0331thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419399.97/cwt397.50–402.501,6764
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added440410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469365.28/cwt350.00–385.001,7139
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514355.48/cwt347.50–360.001,82723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515368.83/cwt360.00–377.501,8992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515330.70/cwt322.50–345.001,7033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558350.89/cwt343.00–365.001,95811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615347.00/cwt335.00–359.002,1342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629309.17/cwt300.00–324.001,94514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682299.20/cwt292.50–312.502,0413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245326.25/cwt315.00–337.507992
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270297.55/cwt295.00–300.008032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293332.56/cwt325.00–340.009742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318368.35/cwt365.00–370.001,1713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319279.90/cwt270.00–300.008934
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329329.20/cwt325.00–337.501,0834
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355349.57/cwt340.00–362.501,2416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added370355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420277.23/cwt270.00–285.001,1642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428324.01/cwt310.00–337.501,3877
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430348.25/cwt340.00–362.501,49711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468341.14/cwt330.00–357.501,59713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2772
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476313.27/cwt287.50–335.001,4917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520303.09/cwt292.50–320.001,5765
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522331.60/cwt320.00–347.501,73128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558325.26/cwt315.00–335.001,8158
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579292.48/cwt277.50–315.001,6935
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added580329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,9081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611302.65/cwt293.00–310.001,8496
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625259.89/cwt249.00–270.001,6245
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653293.75/cwt292.50–295.001,9182
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240330.00/cwt330.00–330.007921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3277341.84/cwt335.00–350.009473
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278378.44/cwt375.00–380.001,0523
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2307368.26/cwt350.00–380.001,1313
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315418.16/cwt395.00–430.001,3175
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328335.23/cwt325.00–345.001,1004
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355341.71/cwt330.00–350.001,2133
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367375.51/cwt355.00–390.001,3786
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428356.79/cwt342.50–387.501,52710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431334.99/cwt330.00–340.001,4445
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445323.75/cwt320.00–327.501,4412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7521
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463321.51/cwt310.00–335.001,4893
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473359.73/cwt350.00–370.001,7025
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy492319.17/cwt315.00–322.501,5703
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515349.93/cwt340.00–362.501,8023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518337.54/cwt330.00–347.501,7485
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570342.42/cwt326.00–360.001,9529
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623321.66/cwt300.00–337.502,0045
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625303.82/cwt295.00–312.501,8992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670300.02/cwt297.50–305.002,0103
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675271.31/cwt262.50–280.001,8312
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4451
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190157.70/cwt155.00–160.001,8772
Bulls——1,676177.83/cwt167.00–186.002,9808
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%854121.70/cwt115.00–127.501,0395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030148.31/cwt145.00–153.001,5286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,182141.41/cwt135.00–145.001,6715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,440180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527153.07/cwt147.00–160.002,3377
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4974,748.11/head4,200.00–5,700.004,7483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 16001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Small 3790850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small 18531,237.83/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2382
Bred Cows—Small 2910875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29551,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,670.56/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,929.63/head1,752.00–2,025.001,9303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2961,993.15/head1,975.00–2,025.001,9934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4182,162.52/head2,150.00–2,175.002,1632
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28101,033.00/head1,033.00–1,033.001,0331
Stock Cows—Small 18251,134.00/head1,134.00–1,134.001,1341
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29852,230.73/head2,124.00–2,301.002,2313
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,483.93/head1,358.00–1,588.001,4842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.