Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 8
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 182▼ 281 vs year ago 662 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 36▼ 66 vs year ago 128 · −51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 19▲ 8 vs year ago 19 · +42.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.88/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 10 of 27 comparable sales and sits −51.42 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$342.88
41 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.26
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530368.001,94914thin
Medium and Large 2554331.721,83623
Medium and Large 3544319.131,7364thin
One grade step is worth $48.87/cwt here — about $213 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 sale41 hd
342.88
—
SC average6 barns · 144 hd
345.14
−2.26
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−51.42
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—Low1,526189.042,8858thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,459168.112,4535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212164.051,98929
CowsLean 85-90%Average993155.611,5458thin

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)1,153$2,7114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)991$2,4434thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,9632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,8082thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)962$1,6883thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,065$2,4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,468$3,5692thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)985$2,1181thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)923$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$1,9501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)845$1,9221thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)952$1,7344thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$1,5811thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy353479.96/cwt475.00–485.001,6942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393397.42/cwt385.00–410.001,5622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410437.80/cwt425.00–450.001,7952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418365.63/cwt350.00–380.001,5282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470388.28/cwt375.00–400.001,8253
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,0384
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538360.14/cwt350.00–370.001,9382
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572374.21/cwt370.00–380.002,1403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy588324.96/cwt315.00–335.001,9112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675321.25/cwt320.00–322.502,1682
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy690315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200360.00/cwt360.00–360.007201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305405.27/cwt380.00–430.001,2363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3491
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310362.50/cwt360.00–365.001,1242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320380.00/cwt375.00–385.001,2162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372384.03/cwt380.00–390.001,4295
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383408.76/cwt400.00–415.001,5664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418395.33/cwt380.00–405.001,6523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423383.71/cwt380.00–390.001,6234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429328.41/cwt315.00–352.501,4094
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469379.26/cwt375.00–390.001,7794
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy473330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477358.90/cwt340.00–375.001,71210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516311.14/cwt300.00–322.501,6054
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519335.86/cwt330.00–345.001,7439
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy533318.34/cwt310.00–327.501,6976
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571323.08/cwt310.00–340.001,8458
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy583298.77/cwt295.00–300.001,7424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608306.50/cwt297.50–315.001,8645
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632324.16/cwt322.50–327.502,0493
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655312.50/cwt307.50–317.502,0472
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720284.09/cwt275.00–290.002,0453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235491.63/cwt490.00–495.001,1553
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0531
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271460.77/cwt450.00–475.001,2495
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy284494.89/cwt490.00–500.001,4054
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317466.39/cwt455.00–485.001,4783
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6341
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333431.90/cwt425.00–445.001,4383
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367457.63/cwt435.00–485.001,68015
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5672
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416439.17/cwt420.00–455.001,82714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422364.80/cwt345.00–380.001,5393
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427412.89/cwt390.00–425.001,7639
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463424.38/cwt410.00–435.001,9655
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475386.11/cwt375.00–400.001,8349
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480358.07/cwt335.00–372.501,7197
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy518326.88/cwt320.00–330.001,6934
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522370.85/cwt360.00–380.001,93611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527319.67/cwt305.00–335.001,6853
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528349.69/cwt342.50–362.501,8467
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558357.54/cwt350.00–367.501,9953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy578306.60/cwt300.00–310.001,7723
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581328.27/cwt320.00–337.501,9079
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8891
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609325.37/cwt315.00–330.001,9824
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620305.77/cwt290.00–320.001,8967
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670287.43/cwt285.00–290.001,9262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680316.16/cwt310.00–322.502,1502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718282.51/cwt280.00–285.002,0282
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,467169.28/cwt157.50–179.002,4833
Bulls——1,562200.89/cwt197.00–204.003,1385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993155.61/cwt147.50–161.001,5458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166139.27/cwt110.00–155.001,6248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226167.02/cwt161.00–178.002,04819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268235.00/cwt232.50–237.502,9802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449170.39/cwt167.00–173.002,4694
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3851
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29251,988.00/head1,988.00–1,988.001,9881
Bulls—Medium and Large 29852,118.00/head2,118.00–2,118.002,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 12,0105,150.00/head5,150.00–5,150.005,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29621,688.04/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0331,807.99/head1,800.00–1,815.001,8082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0752,635.58/head2,500.00–2,775.002,6362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2152,815.29/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2601,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28053,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28451,922.00/head1,922.00–1,922.001,9221
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28551,581.00/head1,581.00–1,581.001,5811
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29181,683.09/head1,639.00–1,758.001,6833
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,888.00/head1,888.00–1,888.001,8881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0652,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751

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.