Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-08-18

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 18
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 556▼ 21 vs year ago 372 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 90▼ 14 vs year ago 57 · −24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 37▲ 11 vs year ago 7 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.50 higher, slaughter bulls 9.50 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.81/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −47.14 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$314.81
34 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.94
vs SC average
−44.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510332.541,6964thin
Medium and Large 2545313.831,71127
Medium and Large 3525300.001,5753thin
One grade step is worth $32.54/cwt here — about $121 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 sale34 hd
314.81
—
SC average6 barns · 171 hd
330.75
−15.94
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−44.99
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−47.14
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—High1,657210.783,49311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551179.682,78713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211175.972,13110
CowsLean 85-90%Average972150.881,4665thin

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)1,140$2,5752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,3632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,2201thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,0893thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,9251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$2,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)905$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,9841thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)805$1,8975
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)665$1,0811thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1831
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343410.04/cwt405.00–415.001,4062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413441.23/cwt440.00–442.501,8222
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added428442.46/cwt440.00–445.001,8942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457393.54/cwt380.00–397.501,7987
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521346.40/cwt335.00–360.001,8055
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533383.87/cwt375.00–392.502,0462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534374.84/cwt360.00–382.502,0026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578306.22/cwt300.00–312.501,7702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588335.10/cwt327.50–342.501,9702
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618327.41/cwt320.00–335.002,0232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638303.33/cwt295.00–315.001,9353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0651
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710310.56/cwt309.00–318.002,2057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235390.00/cwt390.00–390.009171
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245375.00/cwt375.00–375.009191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Value Added290385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1171
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added318397.56/cwt395.00–400.001,2642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318386.73/cwt365.00–395.001,2306
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338360.22/cwt350.00–370.001,2182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372370.13/cwt365.00–375.001,3773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373382.41/cwt377.50–387.501,4266
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410377.50/cwt375.00–380.001,5482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3411328.49/cwt320.00–330.001,3507
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424351.31/cwt340.00–367.501,4909
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462340.00/cwt335.00–345.001,5717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465346.05/cwt340.00–352.501,6092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy484327.23/cwt320.00–330.001,58410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484311.93/cwt300.00–325.001,5105
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added490360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510332.54/cwt330.00–335.001,6964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514320.86/cwt300.00–335.001,6499
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520306.31/cwt300.00–312.501,5932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525300.00/cwt290.00–310.001,5753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569310.93/cwt295.00–319.001,76914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627288.24/cwt280.00–295.001,8073
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640300.00/cwt290.00–310.001,9202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663303.19/cwt292.50–313.002,0104
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735232.53/cwt230.00–235.001,7092
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267418.06/cwt405.00–435.001,1163
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324420.75/cwt415.00–430.001,3635
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373378.26/cwt365.00–390.001,4112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379419.71/cwt405.00–430.001,5915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,7721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419409.52/cwt400.00–420.001,7165
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429370.88/cwt360.00–380.001,5916
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,9221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,8451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475324.58/cwt315.00–335.001,5422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484357.90/cwt345.00–377.501,7327
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514362.49/cwt347.50–372.501,8638
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531337.20/cwt325.00–347.501,79111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553351.01/cwt345.00–360.001,9416
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576325.22/cwt320.00–331.001,8739
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585310.41/cwt305.00–316.001,8165
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1607319.60/cwt316.00–325.001,9405
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619307.18/cwt290.00–319.001,9018
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668301.08/cwt290.00–310.002,0119
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708289.51/cwt287.50–291.002,0503
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,577201.86/cwt195.00–209.003,1835
Bulls——1,724218.22/cwt214.00–225.003,7626
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1701
Cows—Lean 85-90%976157.97/cwt155.00–160.001,5424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193165.71/cwt163.00–169.001,9773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219180.37/cwt175.00–185.002,1997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506185.96/cwt182.00–194.002,8017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520178.19/cwt176.00–180.002,7083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,687166.51/cwt164.00–169.002,8093
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,982.80/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1202,220.00/head2,220.00–2,220.002,2201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 36651,081.00/head1,081.00–1,081.001,0811
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 17101,846.00/head1,846.00–1,846.001,8461
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28291,910.17/head1,566.00–2,026.001,9104
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1401,984.00/head1,984.00–1,984.001,9841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.