Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-11-03

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 3
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 393▼ 77 vs year ago 473 · −16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 65▼ 19 vs year ago 106 · −17.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 16 vs year ago 42 · −38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparison made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.11/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.84 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$342.11
76 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.69
vs SC average
−23.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572353.172,02062
Medium and Large 2556293.181,62914thin
One grade step is worth $59.99/cwt here — about $391 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 sale76 hd
342.11
—
SC average5 barns · 116 hd
326.42
+15.69
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−23.50
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−19.84
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—Low1,546158.762,45412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,577163.022,5718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204151.831,82840
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,031130.001,34116

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)1,490$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$2,4795
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,5113thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,4882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)645$9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)887$1,8343thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$1,5408

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added410392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,6091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added478384.87/cwt380.00–390.001,8402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,0195
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added545367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675305.96/cwt300.00–312.002,0652
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2222356.84/cwt355.00–360.007923
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273294.77/cwt290.00–300.008052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285362.32/cwt360.00–370.001,0334
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318347.20/cwt335.00–360.001,1042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375368.80/cwt367.50–370.001,3832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380352.06/cwt330.00–360.001,33812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383314.97/cwt310.00–320.001,2062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411359.55/cwt347.50–375.001,4787
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423335.51/cwt325.00–340.001,4199
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,3912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460350.95/cwt337.50–365.001,6142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463326.01/cwt320.00–330.001,5096
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490308.73/cwt307.50–312.501,5134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526326.60/cwt317.50–336.001,7187
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527334.80/cwt334.00–336.001,76412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529301.93/cwt292.50–310.001,5974
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571291.86/cwt277.50–310.001,6679
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added593363.63/cwt355.00–365.002,15642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610307.50/cwt305.00–310.001,8762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9071
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622281.57/cwt270.00–300.001,7516
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added675324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710314.50/cwt310.00–319.002,2332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3218300.00/cwt300.00–300.006542
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1226412.04/cwt400.00–435.009314
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255390.00/cwt390.00–390.009951
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269413.56/cwt410.00–425.001,1124
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275336.82/cwt325.00–350.009262
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319382.93/cwt370.00–395.001,2225
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324412.00/cwt400.00–430.001,3357
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3343352.48/cwt350.00–355.001,2092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,4504
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380385.65/cwt365.00–392.501,4657
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383338.53/cwt325.00–355.001,2974
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy400325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Full405345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413398.77/cwt395.00–402.501,6472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423379.88/cwt360.00–390.001,60720
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432333.11/cwt325.00–350.001,4393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468318.58/cwt300.00–335.001,4914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473360.41/cwt350.00–367.501,7056
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added495365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524339.44/cwt330.00–347.501,7794
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525361.56/cwt352.50–370.001,8983
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560336.25/cwt335.00–337.501,8832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy562304.79/cwt295.00–310.001,7133
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583324.40/cwt320.00–329.001,8912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy615252.52/cwt250.00–255.001,5532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625309.95/cwt304.00–316.001,9372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625294.21/cwt282.50–310.001,8396
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633271.22/cwt260.00–280.001,7174
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670283.72/cwt280.00–287.501,9012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3620292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8141
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3675299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505152.44/cwt100.00–178.002,2949
Bulls——1,668177.72/cwt171.00–186.002,9643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%992121.82/cwt70.00–136.001,20811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118148.00/cwt140.00–151.001,6555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171140.88/cwt120.00–151.001,65014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222157.72/cwt153.00–166.001,92726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511160.18/cwt152.00–168.002,4206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,775171.54/cwt171.00–172.003,0452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29781,435.63/head1,325.00–1,530.001,4362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,663.00/head1,663.00–1,663.001,6631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2892,548.59/head2,250.00–3,000.002,5494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Stock Cows—Small 3825900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29401,864.00/head1,809.00–1,922.001,8642
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39451,418.00/head1,418.00–1,418.001,4181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29751,667.17/head1,578.00–1,820.001,6676
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3645900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.