Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-09-29

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 29
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 407▲ 439 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 70▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 24▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $333.11/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −61.19 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$333.11
42 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.81
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2548334.521,83440
Medium and Large 3520304.861,5852thin
One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $249 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 sale42 hd
333.11
—
SC average5 barns · 79 hd
330.30
+2.81
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−61.19
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—Average1,504182.402,7445thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503168.552,5332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169157.321,84021
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,053118.041,2438thin

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)1,165$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,4883thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$2,1784thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,0643thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,8961thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)980$2,1572thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$3,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)728$2,7252thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)873$2,1782thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,4711thin

Every lot

108 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 2295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy350490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7761
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390400.53/cwt400.00–405.001,5629
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433386.88/cwt375.00–405.001,6753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added465394.95/cwt390.00–400.001,8372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468423.70/cwt422.50–425.001,9832
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480374.99/cwt365.00–380.001,8005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added515362.52/cwt360.00–365.001,8672
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520305.05/cwt300.00–310.001,5862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy655305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9981
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1456
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225329.33/cwt320.00–340.007412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265367.45/cwt365.00–370.009742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315334.21/cwt325.00–350.001,0534
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371406.02/cwt390.00–425.001,5068
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375376.77/cwt365.00–382.501,4135
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,3112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3382341.29/cwt325.00–350.001,3043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410393.66/cwt390.00–397.501,6142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418330.57/cwt322.50–340.001,3824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420372.60/cwt362.50–385.001,56520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added420370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5541
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy427346.53/cwt330.00–352.501,4805
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457351.93/cwt345.00–362.501,6085
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy473330.99/cwt317.50–340.001,5665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480330.47/cwt315.00–342.501,5867
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy516309.87/cwt300.00–315.001,5994
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added522331.00/cwt320.00–337.501,7283
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537319.95/cwt317.50–325.001,7185
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562312.47/cwt310.00–320.001,7566
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy569297.35/cwt280.00–305.001,6926
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added570319.17/cwt310.00–327.501,8193
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added610322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613292.43/cwt280.00–300.001,7936
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660265.04/cwt260.00–270.001,7492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220385.00/cwt385.00–385.008471
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235344.89/cwt340.00–350.008102
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273454.82/cwt445.00–465.001,2423
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3276371.38/cwt350.00–385.001,0258
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280403.17/cwt390.00–415.001,1292
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312433.94/cwt425.00–440.001,3545
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318407.80/cwt400.00–415.001,2972
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323364.69/cwt355.00–380.001,1784
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360437.85/cwt425.00–450.001,5762
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3362368.32/cwt360.00–375.001,3333
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366402.99/cwt385.00–415.001,4757
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy392370.04/cwt365.00–380.001,4513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416415.94/cwt410.00–430.001,7305
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421393.35/cwt385.00–405.001,6566
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464386.09/cwt365.00–395.001,7914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy472337.04/cwt322.50–357.501,59111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473356.77/cwt342.50–370.001,6884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520304.86/cwt300.00–310.001,5852
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy524318.97/cwt310.00–330.001,6715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528347.49/cwt337.50–362.501,83514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy566308.61/cwt300.00–322.501,7474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568334.52/cwt320.00–350.001,90017
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610320.04/cwt317.50–322.501,9522
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626305.74/cwt292.50–317.501,91414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665297.46/cwt295.00–300.001,9782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy668277.49/cwt275.00–280.001,8542
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,167177.29/cwt175.00–179.002,0693
Bulls——2,010190.07/cwt188.00–192.003,8202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044107.14/cwt60.00–137.001,1196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080150.75/cwt148.00–154.001,6282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123145.57/cwt122.50–159.001,6359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204166.14/cwt160.00–174.002,00012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503168.55/cwt168.00–169.002,5332
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29802,156.85/head2,071.00–2,250.002,1572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 26451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29582,127.68/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,896.00/head1,896.00–1,896.001,8961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2532,371.26/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3032,227.64/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3552,831.37/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8312
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28732,178.41/head2,116.00–2,248.002,1782
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29251,471.00/head1,471.00–1,471.001,4711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.