Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 9
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 427▲ 60 vs year ago 463 · +13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 60▼ 17 vs year ago 62 · −27.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 35▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. 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 $383.40/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +21.45 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$383.40
39 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.26
vs SC average
−40.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551396.922,18821
Medium and Large 3528377.221,9925thin
Medium and Large 2546363.931,98613thin
One grade step is worth $32.99/cwt here — about $202 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 sale39 hd
383.40
—
SC average5 barns · 94 hd
388.66
−5.26
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−40.55
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
+21.45
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—Average1,557184.652,87614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,557169.992,6475thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,270168.452,13911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,332146.171,9477thin

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)1,200$2,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,137$2,1683thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,6502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,3002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,9271thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,1833thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,027$2,2003thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,8172thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)795$1,3321thin

Every lot

149 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3200415.00/cwt415.00–415.008301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy288605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7422
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305465.25/cwt450.00–480.001,4192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added335615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,0601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added381563.74/cwt537.50–572.502,1487
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385550.88/cwt527.50–585.002,1218
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8371
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417533.30/cwt500.00–565.002,22413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425517.26/cwt497.50–537.502,1982
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425483.33/cwt465.00–500.002,0543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465490.47/cwt480.00–502.002,2814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472476.48/cwt472.50–485.002,2493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481449.05/cwt430.00–470.002,1605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518466.32/cwt445.00–480.002,4163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519469.82/cwt460.00–485.002,4384
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523427.61/cwt425.00–430.002,2362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added533415.61/cwt410.00–420.002,2154
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555439.36/cwt432.50–455.002,4384
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added583424.94/cwt420.00–430.002,4772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583398.40/cwt385.00–410.002,3233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added590390.00/cwt387.50–392.502,3012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added605390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610345.93/cwt337.50–355.002,1103
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617423.22/cwt410.00–440.002,6113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,7173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659407.39/cwt392.00–420.002,6859
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668392.47/cwt382.50–405.002,6223
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710375.30/cwt368.00–382.502,6652
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added733332.64/cwt325.00–370.002,4386
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7931
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765417.50/cwt417.50–417.503,1941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3790350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7651
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,8421
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added877328.50/cwt328.50–328.502,88113
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added952325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,0943
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy220550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260375.00/cwt375.00–375.009751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272476.97/cwt450.00–490.001,2975
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275434.64/cwt430.00–440.001,1952
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy277509.28/cwt500.00–520.001,4115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313377.87/cwt360.00–400.001,1833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318480.28/cwt455.00–500.001,5276
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318430.16/cwt410.00–450.001,3682
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy321526.99/cwt520.00–535.001,6927
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365514.45/cwt495.00–525.001,8783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378441.46/cwt430.00–460.001,6694
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383466.87/cwt440.00–490.001,78811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3Fleshy415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417429.92/cwt425.00–435.001,7933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429452.63/cwt442.50–467.501,94210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added435467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,0341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463436.27/cwt432.50–440.002,0202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464381.02/cwt360.00–390.001,7684
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3Value Added465395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8371
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added467434.35/cwt423.00–452.502,0285
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474415.44/cwt397.50–435.001,96912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518420.77/cwt410.00–427.502,1804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520389.13/cwt370.00–402.502,0234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528377.22/cwt360.00–387.501,9925
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530418.10/cwt416.00–422.502,2163
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added533357.56/cwt345.00–370.001,9062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy540460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550413.75/cwt412.50–415.002,2762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570374.48/cwt370.00–380.002,1355
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570359.47/cwt345.00–380.002,0494
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,1306
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575345.77/cwt337.00–355.001,9882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added610342.50/cwt340.00–345.002,0892
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621334.97/cwt315.00–348.002,0806
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628347.50/cwt336.00–356.002,1829
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added673338.00/cwt337.00–340.002,2753
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy674318.77/cwt305.00–330.002,1495
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708324.07/cwt312.50–327.002,2945
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy710326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,3152
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added725320.99/cwt320.00–323.002,3273
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added728337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4538
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added784309.27/cwt305.00–316.002,42511
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,3951
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2980275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy215615.12/cwt610.00–620.001,3232
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229570.90/cwt550.00–595.001,3074
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268416.89/cwt400.00–440.001,1174
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275618.70/cwt605.00–635.001,7013
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281579.71/cwt550.00–600.001,6294
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy308625.97/cwt620.00–640.001,9285
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323477.52/cwt475.00–480.001,5422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332576.69/cwt555.00–600.001,9155
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy368452.38/cwt450.00–455.001,6652
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369544.31/cwt510.00–580.002,0097
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382493.55/cwt470.00–515.001,88510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added400495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413507.83/cwt490.00–527.502,0976
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427459.87/cwt440.00–485.001,96410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463460.48/cwt440.00–475.002,1328
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3Fleshy480437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy493430.01/cwt415.00–440.002,1204
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525407.37/cwt392.50–417.502,1395
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530430.71/cwt420.00–460.002,2834
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574398.98/cwt397.50–400.002,2905
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy583384.16/cwt382.50–385.002,2403
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1721
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy615610.00/cwt610.00–610.003,7521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616380.98/cwt367.50–390.002,3477
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623388.86/cwt380.00–397.502,4232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,416171.30/cwt167.50–177.002,4267
Bulls——1,655197.17/cwt189.00–200.003,2636
Bulls——1,960203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,9791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258167.81/cwt160.00–177.002,1115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258145.97/cwt136.00–155.001,8364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,8442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,324149.54/cwt148.00–152.001,9804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,343141.67/cwt140.00–145.001,9033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533168.24/cwt166.00–171.002,5794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,9291
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19401,927.00/head1,927.00–1,927.001,9271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0653,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 28251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0051,998.76/head1,950.00–2,050.001,9992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4002,506.00/head2,506.00–2,506.002,5061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4153,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 26001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17951,332.00/head1,332.00–1,332.001,3321
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28201,722.00/head1,722.00–1,722.001,7221
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29732,178.43/head2,150.00–2,207.002,1782
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1352,242.00/head2,242.00–2,242.002,2421
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,912.00/head1,912.00–1,912.001,9121

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.