Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-08-11

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 11
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 562▲ 223 vs year ago 333 · +67.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 99▲ 54 vs year ago 36 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 12▲ 13 vs year ago 24 · +54.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder bulls 9.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.50 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average 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 $329.71/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −64.59 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$329.71
47 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.02
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547343.061,87611thin
Medium and Large 2547325.641,78136
One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about $95 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
329.71
—
SC average6 barns · 137 hd
325.69
+4.02
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−64.59
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—Low1,654204.823,38718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,470175.292,57614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184164.611,94923
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028149.991,54217

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)798$1,9882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,9273thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,8003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)807$1,6625
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)753$1,5265
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)890$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)725$2,7173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$2,3743thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)815$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)735$2,0784thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)757$1,5985
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,4601thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270340.00/cwt340.00–340.009181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378419.11/cwt415.00–422.501,5843
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418405.12/cwt390.00–427.501,6936
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420367.76/cwt350.00–380.001,5453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,8171
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480368.19/cwt360.00–377.501,7674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523367.09/cwt365.00–372.501,9206
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524352.91/cwt342.50–372.501,8499
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,0334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560321.18/cwt317.50–325.001,7992
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593339.49/cwt338.00–342.502,0133
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707311.50/cwt311.50–311.502,20216
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210390.00/cwt390.00–390.008191
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223357.64/cwt355.00–360.007982
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279343.98/cwt340.00–345.009605
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280315.00/cwt315.00–315.008821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281384.76/cwt370.00–395.001,0814
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319358.43/cwt340.00–367.501,1434
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320409.84/cwt405.00–415.001,3112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325381.62/cwt370.00–395.001,2406
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330316.62/cwt300.00–330.001,0453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371379.68/cwt370.00–395.001,40910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379355.63/cwt345.00–360.001,3488
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405377.53/cwt370.00–387.501,5295
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423342.00/cwt332.50–352.501,44716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3431326.71/cwt315.00–337.501,4086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460311.39/cwt305.00–317.501,4322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471330.81/cwt319.00–342.501,55830
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy477309.81/cwt300.00–315.001,4785
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy511309.19/cwt302.00–312.501,5807
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515320.94/cwt315.00–330.001,65310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,6591
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565271.19/cwt265.00–277.501,5322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582318.29/cwt295.00–325.001,85228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632298.38/cwt292.50–307.501,8863
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668290.45/cwt282.50–295.001,9405
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9711
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235370.00/cwt370.00–370.008701
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270380.28/cwt370.00–390.001,0274
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280411.71/cwt395.00–425.001,1535
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321410.08/cwt395.00–427.501,31613
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325379.87/cwt375.00–385.001,2353
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371356.33/cwt345.00–365.001,3225
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374409.97/cwt395.00–427.501,53318
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374380.33/cwt370.00–390.001,42211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416400.59/cwt392.50–415.001,66610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424374.30/cwt360.00–387.501,58711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435339.57/cwt325.00–347.501,4777
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,5692
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450388.75/cwt385.00–392.501,7492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468327.78/cwt320.00–335.001,5342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475353.75/cwt350.00–370.001,68018
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy488335.11/cwt332.00–347.501,63510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy513304.88/cwt300.00–310.001,5642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515354.48/cwt350.00–358.001,8264
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530333.95/cwt320.00–342.501,77019
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565336.54/cwt332.50–345.001,9017
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573317.87/cwt290.00–330.001,82115
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605323.51/cwt322.00–325.001,9572
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619304.15/cwt272.50–317.501,88310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664313.58/cwt302.50–320.002,0824
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688304.95/cwt300.00–310.002,0982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2711296.77/cwt287.50–300.002,1104
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1734305.63/cwt300.00–310.002,2434
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433180.01/cwt175.00–184.002,5803
Bulls——1,447192.17/cwt182.50–197.002,7815
Bulls——1,823218.59/cwt205.00–229.003,98510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%939137.41/cwt125.00–142.501,2908
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079159.69/cwt153.00–167.501,7238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150156.90/cwt145.00–165.001,80410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216169.51/cwt166.00–177.002,06112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448159.00/cwt157.00–161.002,3022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470176.89/cwt172.00–180.002,60010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490183.55/cwt181.00–186.002,7352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 26401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Small 26651,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Small 26831,261.36/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2612
Bred Cows—Small 17251,616.55/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6172
Bred Cows—Small 17501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Small 17801,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28631,861.78/head1,550.00–2,025.001,8623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0121,800.45/head1,725.00–1,850.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0232,314.79/head2,125.00–2,500.002,3152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0552,411.26/head2,325.00–2,500.002,4112
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 26151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Stock Cows—Small 17022,039.37/head1,905.00–2,166.002,0393
Stock Cows—Small 17471,499.72/head1,475.00–1,540.001,5003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28352,192.00/head2,192.00–2,192.002,1921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28851,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29302,418.00/head2,418.00–2,418.002,4181

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.