Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-08-04

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 4
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
▲ 407 vs last sale 155▲ 562 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 37▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 12▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light receipts last week, no price comparison is available for todays sale. Feeder Cattle sold firm on a light comparison for all classes of cattle. Slaughter Cattle sold firm compared to a light test. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.48/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −70.83 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$323.48
46 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.20
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543338.171,83826
Medium and Large 2541314.071,69912thin
Medium and Large 3550289.821,5948thin
One grade step is worth $48.36/cwt here — about $244 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 sale46 hd
323.48
—
SC average6 barns · 138 hd
327.67
−4.20
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−70.83
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

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—Average1,611196.863,17210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,333178.832,38426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,132173.551,96521
CowsLean 85-90%Average991156.221,54826

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)1,180$2,2654thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,1853thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$3,2001thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383382.58/cwt380.00–385.001,4652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423351.42/cwt340.00–365.001,4874
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431404.78/cwt382.50–420.001,7454
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,2212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453403.62/cwt380.00–427.501,8282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471354.16/cwt340.00–362.501,6685
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515332.48/cwt330.00–335.001,7122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519356.02/cwt342.50–375.001,8489
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy545387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567315.60/cwt307.00–320.001,7893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy573373.91/cwt370.00–378.002,1432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574346.47/cwt331.00–354.001,98912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612359.18/cwt352.50–362.502,1983
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621308.13/cwt300.00–315.001,9134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622333.92/cwt327.50–342.502,07711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655292.44/cwt285.00–300.001,9152
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663328.58/cwt315.00–345.002,1787
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713299.95/cwt295.00–305.002,1392
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724317.37/cwt305.00–325.002,2985
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy875290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200405.00/cwt405.00–405.008101
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215355.00/cwt355.00–355.007631
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240395.00/cwt395.00–395.009481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273380.06/cwt375.00–385.001,0383
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275297.45/cwt295.00–300.008182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333396.15/cwt390.00–410.001,31912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333307.41/cwt295.00–320.001,0242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335364.85/cwt350.00–380.001,2223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363373.14/cwt367.50–382.501,3543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366389.31/cwt385.00–397.501,4254
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371284.99/cwt270.00–300.001,0575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3Value Added390336.65/cwt325.00–345.001,3133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3Fancy410307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417283.08/cwt275.00–290.001,1805
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423365.01/cwt355.00–375.001,54413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424325.28/cwt312.00–340.001,3799
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466300.92/cwt290.00–310.001,4025
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478344.31/cwt330.00–365.001,64615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478321.90/cwt310.00–335.001,53916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529317.04/cwt300.00–330.001,67710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530311.69/cwt290.00–320.001,6527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538288.20/cwt280.00–305.001,5513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564319.26/cwt315.00–327.501,80110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571311.02/cwt307.50–317.501,7765
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611315.05/cwt297.50–335.001,9254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613305.71/cwt290.00–314.001,8743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625313.24/cwt307.50–320.001,9583
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9991
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670284.36/cwt270.00–297.001,9053
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1238442.32/cwt425.00–460.001,0532
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271448.47/cwt430.00–460.001,2155
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273408.53/cwt395.00–420.001,1152
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320435.60/cwt427.50–450.001,3949
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320404.38/cwt395.00–415.001,2942
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3322334.20/cwt300.00–350.001,0763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366382.47/cwt360.00–395.001,4004
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380322.20/cwt300.00–345.001,2242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381428.70/cwt420.00–435.001,6334
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422400.71/cwt387.50–420.001,69116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429365.41/cwt347.50–385.001,56811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430318.24/cwt300.00–340.001,3687
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460362.50/cwt347.50–377.501,6682
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469352.35/cwt335.00–365.001,65315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3Full473282.46/cwt280.00–285.001,3362
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481303.44/cwt290.00–322.501,4607
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516318.70/cwt310.00–330.001,6447
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521344.94/cwt335.00–360.001,79715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530299.04/cwt295.00–300.001,5855
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574328.95/cwt317.50–342.501,88811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576307.58/cwt295.00–317.501,7725
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583274.44/cwt250.00–287.501,6003
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620307.70/cwt290.00–322.501,90813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620282.56/cwt275.00–290.001,7522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660313.50/cwt310.00–315.002,0695
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667292.59/cwt280.00–300.001,9525
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675261.73/cwt240.00–295.001,7673
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2719284.75/cwt270.00–297.502,0474
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3782234.90/cwt225.00–250.001,8373
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,280167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,1441
Bulls——1,518189.72/cwt183.00–195.002,8804
Bulls——1,752208.44/cwt198.00–218.003,6525
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%974144.77/cwt137.50–150.001,4108
Cows—Lean 85-90%996159.25/cwt155.00–165.001,5868
Cows—Lean 85-90%999172.69/cwt167.50–182.501,7258
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003123.98/cwt122.50–125.001,2442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,117169.88/cwt160.00–177.001,89810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140183.43/cwt179.00–189.002,0919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175147.44/cwt140.00–155.001,7322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,210172.41/cwt165.00–179.002,0869
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385153.76/cwt150.00–157.502,1302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400186.02/cwt179.00–191.002,60415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,184.52/head1,700.00–2,675.002,1853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,264.70/head1,950.00–2,550.002,2654

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.