Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 14
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 171▲ 445 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 41▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 9▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −56.03 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$305.92
36 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.81
vs SC average
−32.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531324.991,7258thin
Medium and Large 2544301.421,63927
Medium and Large 3520275.001,4301thin
One grade step is worth $49.99/cwt here — about $295 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 sale36 hd
305.92
—
SC average6 barns · 143 hd
306.73
−0.81
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−32.82
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−56.03
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—Average1,533186.752,8635thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,521164.322,4995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,142159.221,81916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022141.821,4507thin

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)1,235$2,3017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,172$2,2275
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$1,8872thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,002$1,6103thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$1,5042thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,6752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)776$1,4727
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)790$1,1851thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260365.00/cwt365.00–365.009491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357371.59/cwt365.00–375.001,3273
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413391.12/cwt385.00–395.001,6154
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420370.76/cwt355.00–375.001,5576
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467384.16/cwt380.00–387.501,7943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468319.73/cwt310.00–330.001,4962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473356.70/cwt342.50–372.501,6878
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518302.41/cwt300.00–307.501,5663
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523381.24/cwt377.50–385.001,9944
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy528328.96/cwt320.00–337.501,7372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530355.55/cwt350.00–362.501,8844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553350.00/cwt347.50–352.501,9363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568331.81/cwt325.00–342.501,8857
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy583303.31/cwt300.00–310.001,7683
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624301.83/cwt297.50–307.501,8834
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671304.40/cwt295.00–309.002,0436
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713297.44/cwt292.50–302.502,1213
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215282.79/cwt270.00–295.006082
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240345.00/cwt345.00–345.008281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260295.00/cwt295.00–295.007671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270347.59/cwt345.00–350.009382
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275375.18/cwt370.00–380.001,0322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303375.04/cwt370.00–380.001,1362
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy317316.84/cwt310.00–320.001,0043
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327336.91/cwt325.00–345.001,1023
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3329302.57/cwt290.00–310.009954
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367349.91/cwt345.00–355.001,2843
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367289.68/cwt280.00–310.001,0633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373329.07/cwt320.00–342.501,22711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy382310.13/cwt300.00–317.501,1853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy408286.71/cwt280.00–295.001,1703
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415339.59/cwt330.00–347.501,4096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423312.51/cwt310.00–315.001,3222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425319.10/cwt297.50–335.001,35624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467334.83/cwt330.00–342.501,5643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475314.05/cwt295.00–325.001,49220
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519306.76/cwt290.00–320.001,59211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy523279.27/cwt270.00–285.001,4613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526324.99/cwt317.50–332.501,7097
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568304.05/cwt287.50–315.001,72712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy590277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6371
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616288.32/cwt277.50–295.001,7767
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy626264.52/cwt260.00–270.001,6565
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670261.43/cwt252.50–270.001,7525
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678246.27/cwt240.00–252.501,6702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700257.50/cwt252.50–262.501,8032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2218350.00/cwt350.00–350.007632
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268322.71/cwt315.00–330.008652
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290355.09/cwt350.00–360.001,0302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336392.58/cwt385.00–400.001,3194
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340387.54/cwt385.00–390.001,3182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364367.22/cwt350.00–380.001,3376
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374400.20/cwt385.00–410.001,4978
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380334.74/cwt325.00–345.001,2722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412391.99/cwt385.00–400.001,6155
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421368.35/cwt360.00–380.001,5516
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3421332.42/cwt320.00–340.001,3994
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468376.15/cwt370.00–382.501,7602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy477333.36/cwt330.00–335.001,5903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477311.43/cwt305.00–320.001,4863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481345.32/cwt340.00–357.501,6616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4551
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521323.01/cwt292.50–340.001,68314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568279.28/cwt265.00–290.001,5863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572312.44/cwt292.50–330.001,7876
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy593282.51/cwt280.00–285.001,6752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6351
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2609292.41/cwt280.00–300.001,7815
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,533186.75/cwt178.00–199.002,8635
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012153.05/cwt151.00–154.001,5493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030133.39/cwt117.50–145.001,3744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,066146.80/cwt145.00–149.001,5655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177164.86/cwt159.00–171.001,94011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521164.32/cwt163.00–166.002,4995
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17101,083.00/head1,083.00–1,083.001,0831
Bred Cows—Small 28151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0151,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,804.00/head1,804.00–1,804.001,8041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1101,798.00/head1,798.00–1,798.001,7981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2092,209.36/head1,925.00–2,450.002,2094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2732,301.31/head2,075.00–2,575.002,3016
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 36251,203.00/head1,203.00–1,203.001,2031
Stock Cows—Small 26301,307.00/head1,307.00–1,307.001,3071
Stock Cows—Small 17181,435.83/head1,350.00–1,511.001,4362
Stock Cows—Small 17901,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38751,291.00/head1,291.00–1,291.001,2911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29331,816.68/head1,662.00–1,979.001,8172

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.