Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 6
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 439▲ 110 vs year ago 322 · +34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 47▼ 2 vs year ago 79 · −2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 23 vs year ago 40 · −57.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $351.63/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −46.10 against this barn's trailing median of $397.73.
Average price
$351.63
60 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs SC average
−94.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549365.952,00821
Medium and Large 2550346.401,90636
Medium and Large 3559314.131,7553thin
One grade step is worth $51.82/cwt here — about $253 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 sale60 hd
351.63
—
SC average6 barns · 127 hd
350.07
+1.56
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
−94.22
This barn, trailing median25 sales
397.73
−46.10
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

25 sales
495437380323median 397.7303/0204/2707/0608/2410/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.71, low $337.05, median $397.73 across 25 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—Average1,546172.192,66211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,348155.272,0939thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220148.691,81435
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,141141.111,61013

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)1,162$2,4173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$2,3343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,7272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,4661thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$2,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)720$1,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,6701thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)905$1,5841thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315376.07/cwt365.00–380.001,1854
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added395445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408442.45/cwt440.00–445.001,8052
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added418417.63/cwt410.00–425.001,7462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430387.63/cwt380.00–395.001,6674
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472376.96/cwt365.00–390.001,7795
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added485391.67/cwt390.00–395.001,9003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490348.75/cwt347.50–350.001,7092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517350.80/cwt340.00–367.501,8149
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added522348.42/cwt335.00–355.001,8193
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9739
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564359.54/cwt359.00–360.002,02811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567352.75/cwt340.00–365.002,00011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575328.30/cwt315.00–337.501,8885
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578316.20/cwt312.50–320.001,8282
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added584351.23/cwt340.00–355.002,0515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620336.39/cwt333.00–340.002,0862
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624325.91/cwt320.00–330.002,0345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added631327.50/cwt320.00–330.002,0674
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,2675
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674313.66/cwt300.00–325.002,1144
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2282
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3696
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,2551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270371.63/cwt370.00–375.001,0033
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350365.00/cwt355.00–375.001,2782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy363350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377376.82/cwt370.00–390.001,4215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added383378.76/cwt377.50–380.001,4512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418360.36/cwt347.50–380.001,5065
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added419363.15/cwt360.00–375.001,5227
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433340.29/cwt330.00–350.001,4732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added466349.26/cwt345.00–360.001,6284
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478323.00/cwt310.00–335.001,5448
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy482314.95/cwt300.00–325.001,5183
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy522307.61/cwt292.50–320.001,6065
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525323.82/cwt312.50–335.001,70010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555322.97/cwt320.00–326.001,7922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,8937
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570308.47/cwt305.00–310.001,7585
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added578307.77/cwt295.00–320.001,7792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616304.37/cwt295.00–317.501,8754
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added625297.44/cwt290.00–305.001,8592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy630272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7171
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added645322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added654326.77/cwt320.00–330.002,1375
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660262.31/cwt250.00–275.001,7312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666291.20/cwt280.00–295.001,9394
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200440.00/cwt440.00–440.008801
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy245521.25/cwt520.00–522.501,2772
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330387.29/cwt360.00–415.001,2786
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331463.76/cwt450.00–475.001,5355
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373442.70/cwt430.00–455.001,65110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390406.67/cwt400.00–420.001,5863
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418423.05/cwt415.00–435.001,7683
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418340.81/cwt320.00–355.001,4255
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423377.44/cwt365.00–390.001,5974
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425368.20/cwt360.00–375.001,5653
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470365.10/cwt340.00–390.001,71610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483328.73/cwt327.50–330.001,5882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516346.84/cwt330.00–362.501,79017
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570340.04/cwt335.00–345.001,9382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570324.15/cwt310.00–332.501,8483
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574331.93/cwt320.00–347.501,9057
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,9441
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy618280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623311.49/cwt300.00–317.501,9416
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2679306.17/cwt300.00–314.002,0795
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,378159.11/cwt150.00–167.502,1934
Bulls——1,642179.67/cwt172.00–184.002,9507
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013128.45/cwt107.50–143.001,3015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,020217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176142.03/cwt119.00–152.001,67026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,215152.23/cwt149.00–154.001,8505
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,221149.03/cwt146.00–155.001,8208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,387161.73/cwt155.00–174.002,2438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514159.08/cwt156.00–163.002,4084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Small 27901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,726.71/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Small 11,0251,466.00/head1,466.00–1,466.001,4661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Small 11,1401,699.00/head1,699.00–1,699.001,6991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1582,475.81/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2232,626.07/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6262
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29051,584.00/head1,584.00–1,584.001,5841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0251,670.00/head1,670.00–1,670.001,6701

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.