Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-05-19

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 19
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 209▲ 77 vs year ago 342 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 37▼ 19 vs year ago 68 · −27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 21▲ 16 vs year ago 11 · +145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.50 lower, feeder heifers 8.50 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $349.68/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −48.05 against this barn's trailing median of $397.73.
Average price
$349.68
35 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$78.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.64
vs SC average
−28.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533365.821,95015thin
Medium and Large 2539343.121,84818thin
Medium and Large 3565287.721,6262thin
One grade step is worth $78.10/cwt here — about $324 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 sale35 hd
349.68
—
SC average6 barns · 81 hd
343.04
+6.64
National average157 barns · 12,981 hd
378.05
−28.37
This barn, trailing median25 sales
397.73
−48.05
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

25 sales
495437380323median 397.7303/0204/2707/0608/2410/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.71, low $337.05, median $397.73 across 25 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—Average1,967172.443,3923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187150.621,78821
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,082134.011,4509thin

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)1,185$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,169$1,9153thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,6132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$1,5132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,5002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$2,6262thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)935$1,9871thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)888$2,3882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)899$1,7819

Every lot

107 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315334.68/cwt325.00–345.001,0542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340410.00/cwt405.00–415.001,3942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372413.79/cwt400.00–427.501,5393
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384388.71/cwt385.00–390.001,4934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2291
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408409.23/cwt400.00–417.501,6703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425372.43/cwt360.00–395.001,5838
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440332.50/cwt325.00–340.001,4632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457377.46/cwt372.50–390.001,7259
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475366.96/cwt355.00–380.001,7437
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy481340.49/cwt330.00–347.501,6386
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523347.71/cwt340.00–360.001,8199
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy523333.08/cwt320.00–342.501,7423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525367.15/cwt360.00–377.501,92812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565360.50/cwt354.00–365.002,0373
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565287.72/cwt275.00–300.001,6262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570341.24/cwt332.50–355.001,9456
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608336.33/cwt330.00–340.002,0453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0884
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665326.16/cwt312.50–329.002,1698
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200315.00/cwt315.00–315.006301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268374.35/cwt365.00–385.001,0032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285400.18/cwt390.00–410.001,1412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313317.92/cwt300.00–335.009952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320388.05/cwt375.00–400.001,2423
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345367.50/cwt365.00–370.001,2682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365307.50/cwt305.00–310.001,1222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380337.84/cwt335.00–340.001,2845
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385355.58/cwt345.00–370.001,3695
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387372.35/cwt362.50–385.001,4415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410349.13/cwt347.50–352.501,4313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423347.62/cwt337.50–360.001,47016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425326.46/cwt310.00–337.501,3874
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3442311.57/cwt300.00–325.001,3773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455338.75/cwt337.50–340.001,5412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3462313.38/cwt310.00–315.001,4483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475327.91/cwt322.50–335.001,5584
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513302.05/cwt290.00–310.001,5505
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524326.93/cwt317.50–331.001,7136
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,7371
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565292.00/cwt280.00–302.501,6506
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009791
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315326.61/cwt320.00–335.001,0293
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319370.18/cwt345.00–395.001,1819
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335405.15/cwt395.00–415.001,3572
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy345340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372417.49/cwt415.00–422.501,5533
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374376.57/cwt350.00–390.001,4085
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421369.84/cwt360.00–395.001,5578
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423394.84/cwt390.00–405.001,6704
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435344.89/cwt340.00–355.001,5003
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456376.22/cwt370.00–380.001,7164
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy476342.52/cwt340.00–350.001,6304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516339.95/cwt332.50–347.501,7544
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524359.17/cwt359.00–360.001,8826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555355.00/cwt352.50–357.501,9702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578334.74/cwt320.00–362.001,9353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628330.11/cwt328.00–332.502,0733
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650319.67/cwt305.00–327.002,0783
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675272.44/cwt270.00–275.001,8392
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy680255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7341
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,1511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,967172.44/cwt171.00–175.003,3923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009124.53/cwt110.00–134.001,2575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080200.26/cwt197.00–203.002,1632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173152.69/cwt145.00–167.001,79112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,173145.85/cwt142.00–149.001,7114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242132.88/cwt110.00–143.001,6507
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19351,987.00/head1,987.00–1,987.001,9871
Bulls—Medium and Large 29851,576.00/head1,576.00–1,576.001,5761
Bulls—Medium and Large 12,0053,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 27401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0353,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small 27501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Small 17651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1852,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3782,246.87/head2,175.00–2,325.002,2472
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3715947.00/head947.00–947.009471
Stock Cows—Small 17351,554.81/head1,521.00–1,592.001,5552
Stock Cows—Small 27801,248.00/head1,248.00–1,248.001,2481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28921,862.87/head1,674.00–2,010.001,8633
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2252,567.16/head2,478.00–2,650.002,5672

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.