Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-10-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 13
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 432▲ 12 vs year ago 412 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 77▼ 38 vs year ago 103 · −36.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 17▲ 18 vs year ago 11 · +163.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.50 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.58/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −37.37 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$324.58
31 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$323
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.07
vs SC average
−73.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532345.001,8357thin
Medium and Large 2548319.321,74923
Medium and Large 3500302.501,5131thin
One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $323 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 sale31 hd
324.58
—
SC average5 barns · 121 hd
323.51
+1.07
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−73.28
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−37.37
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—Average1,694177.133,0008thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,585156.602,4825thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195151.321,80828
CowsLean 85-90%Low916124.601,14111

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$2,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$2,6583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$1,7063thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$2,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,477$2,7653thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)849$2,0179
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,8002thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323362.36/cwt345.00–380.001,1702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370371.51/cwt360.00–390.001,3753
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375450.27/cwt440.00–460.001,6892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added423431.23/cwt427.50–435.001,8242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4032
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,8681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475333.23/cwt320.00–350.001,5833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510335.05/cwt330.00–340.001,7092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515376.62/cwt375.00–380.001,9403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582348.85/cwt340.00–360.002,0307
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0508
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,0541
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615323.75/cwt317.50–330.001,9912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,1521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670330.46/cwt329.00–332.002,2142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,2961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy208565.20/cwt490.00–650.001,1763
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230460.00/cwt440.00–480.001,0583
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245370.00/cwt370.00–370.009071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275389.82/cwt380.00–400.001,0722
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281413.95/cwt410.00–420.001,1635
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308411.58/cwt405.00–425.001,2686
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321383.14/cwt370.00–400.001,2307
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325345.23/cwt340.00–350.001,1223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy328363.30/cwt360.00–365.001,1923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365327.57/cwt325.00–330.001,1962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373391.73/cwt370.00–400.001,4618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added415405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415375.67/cwt360.00–390.001,5596
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419331.97/cwt320.00–352.501,3914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440414.94/cwt410.00–420.001,8262
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added458360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy463329.75/cwt320.00–340.001,5273
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469341.13/cwt335.00–350.001,6004
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481321.81/cwt310.00–337.501,5484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy518313.88/cwt310.00–317.501,6262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525327.51/cwt320.00–340.001,71912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8357
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582315.21/cwt310.00–320.001,8357
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy593290.04/cwt280.00–300.001,7202
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy612283.38/cwt280.00–290.001,7343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614313.74/cwt305.00–320.001,9267
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy658280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210410.00/cwt410.00–410.008611
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0111
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225568.18/cwt530.00–620.001,2785
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280444.82/cwt440.00–450.001,2452
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315361.85/cwt350.00–375.001,1403
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328459.53/cwt440.00–470.001,5076
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331406.42/cwt385.00–425.001,3455
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358451.40/cwt435.00–465.001,6167
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372407.69/cwt395.00–430.001,5173
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400337.50/cwt335.00–340.001,3502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426398.90/cwt390.00–425.001,6999
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427438.30/cwt435.00–440.001,8723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy438376.23/cwt360.00–385.001,6484
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy458338.03/cwt320.00–350.001,5485
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460396.21/cwt390.00–405.001,8234
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473325.67/cwt310.00–340.001,5404
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482369.69/cwt355.00–385.001,7829
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520350.48/cwt340.00–357.501,82211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520323.27/cwt310.00–330.001,6813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523331.30/cwt330.00–332.501,7332
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added549354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,9435
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560350.53/cwt342.50–362.501,9635
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575333.76/cwt320.00–340.001,9196
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623309.98/cwt306.00–314.001,9316
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,0721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,682165.54/cwt155.00–170.002,7843
Bulls——1,701184.08/cwt178.00–189.003,1315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%908120.38/cwt110.00–135.001,0939
Cows—Lean 85-90%950143.60/cwt142.00–145.001,3642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190137.31/cwt120.00–150.001,63411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198160.39/cwt154.00–170.001,92117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559159.75/cwt156.00–165.002,4914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,4341
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2552,259.00/head2,259.00–2,259.002,2591
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5883,017.48/head2,700.00–3,300.003,0172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1431,706.31/head1,650.00–1,773.001,7063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,536.89/head2,150.00–2,950.002,5372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28302,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 36551,114.00/head1,114.00–1,114.001,1141
Stock Cows—Small 18301,598.00/head1,598.00–1,598.001,5981
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28802,206.22/head2,100.00–2,398.002,2067
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,800.31/head1,753.00–1,845.001,8002

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.