Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-06-09

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 9
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 378 vs last sale 689▼ 140 vs year ago 451 · −31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 79▲ 7 vs year ago 53 · +13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 58▼ 7 vs year ago 24 · −29.2%
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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 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.12/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.83 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$315.12
47 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.89
vs SC average
−25.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531324.231,72226
Medium and Large 2539306.721,65418thin
Medium and Large 3550286.621,5773thin
One grade step is worth $37.61/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd
315.12
—
SC average6 barns · 130 hd
314.24
+0.89
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−25.80
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−46.83
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—Average1,521175.972,6778thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,568151.162,3709thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217149.511,81932
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,107130.381,4438thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,595$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,9962thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$1,4072thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)780$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)970$2,2183thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)765$1,7981thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)943$1,6623thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$1,2872thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372371.59/cwt370.00–375.001,3823
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6384
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434372.42/cwt365.00–382.501,6165
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473358.12/cwt350.00–377.501,6944
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475330.21/cwt325.00–335.001,5682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy483343.81/cwt340.00–347.501,6612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513339.90/cwt330.00–350.001,7444
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519360.21/cwt350.00–367.501,86915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569349.50/cwt347.50–350.001,9895
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569329.26/cwt320.00–340.001,8738
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326378.79/cwt370.00–385.001,2354
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333363.10/cwt350.00–370.001,2093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2353353.79/cwt330.00–365.001,2494
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365380.86/cwt370.00–395.001,3904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3393340.06/cwt330.00–350.001,3362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415305.00/cwt290.00–320.001,2662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423359.80/cwt350.00–365.001,5223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432339.10/cwt330.00–360.001,46524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy438313.38/cwt310.00–320.001,3733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475307.55/cwt305.00–310.001,4612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477327.86/cwt320.00–340.001,56412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy487306.61/cwt300.00–310.001,4933
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521323.42/cwt319.00–337.501,68519
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy523270.43/cwt260.00–280.001,4142
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526317.73/cwt310.00–330.001,67111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558326.43/cwt320.00–332.501,8217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558284.93/cwt270.00–300.001,5902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567325.04/cwt317.50–332.501,8433
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy588254.98/cwt250.00–260.001,4992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608291.66/cwt270.00–305.001,7733
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265330.00/cwt330.00–330.008751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318394.80/cwt390.00–400.001,2552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy360315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368367.15/cwt350.00–380.001,3513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368335.51/cwt320.00–350.001,2352
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415363.80/cwt350.00–380.001,5104
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477348.45/cwt340.00–357.501,6628
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478310.37/cwt300.00–320.001,4842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515333.37/cwt320.00–340.001,71714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530352.48/cwt350.00–355.001,8682
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563328.39/cwt320.00–335.001,8493
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3Fleshy567275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5594
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy588303.26/cwt300.00–310.001,7833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631312.46/cwt310.00–322.501,9725
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy645307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,521175.97/cwt155.00–185.002,6778
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078127.92/cwt115.00–137.001,3796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116136.57/cwt130.00–140.001,5246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140183.75/cwt162.50–205.002,0952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193137.74/cwt136.00–140.001,6432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248149.89/cwt145.00–160.001,87124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564149.30/cwt145.00–155.002,3358
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,6561
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 27801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0132,526.67/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5272
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 36501,008.00/head1,008.00–1,008.001,0081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27651,798.00/head1,798.00–1,798.001,7981
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29181,287.34/head1,224.00–1,347.001,2872
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0801,782.00/head1,782.00–1,782.001,7821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,197.00/head2,197.00–2,197.002,1971
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39751,389.00/head1,389.00–1,389.001,3891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1001,996.36/head1,950.00–2,050.001,9962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.