Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-02-16

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 16
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
▼ 211 vs last sale 523▲ 243 vs year ago 69 · +352.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 45▲ 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 20 vs year ago 4 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made in feeder cattle this week due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 11.00 higher and slaughter bulls no comparisons based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extreme wet conditions in the area 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 $376.63/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.68 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$376.63
30 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.35
vs SC average
−52.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547392.792,14915thin
Medium and Large 2534372.731,99111thin
Medium and Large 3554326.721,8104thin
One grade step is worth $66.07/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd
376.63
—
SC average6 barns · 93 hd
362.27
+14.35
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−52.54
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
+14.68
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—Average1,347187.372,5243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623179.202,9086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200174.372,09216
CowsLean 85-90%Average905156.441,4163thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,143$2,6992thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,8003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,440$2,3782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)804$3,3526
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$1,8075
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,3751thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210631.67/cwt615.00–650.001,3272
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275659.91/cwt655.00–665.001,8152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325607.79/cwt590.00–645.001,9753
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365534.51/cwt500.00–555.001,9514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added375540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417512.30/cwt500.00–520.002,1363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,1991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430483.09/cwt477.50–490.002,0774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added435487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,1211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465466.00/cwt450.00–475.002,1673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy468438.45/cwt427.50–450.002,0522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476504.89/cwt502.50–515.002,4036
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,4371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added515442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,2762
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531461.24/cwt455.00–467.502,4494
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534407.24/cwt400.00–430.002,1754
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,4891
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580400.09/cwt390.00–410.002,3213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625413.75/cwt410.00–417.502,5862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,6241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Fancy290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325503.15/cwt485.00–525.001,6353
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370485.14/cwt470.00–505.001,79513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380451.87/cwt430.00–465.001,7175
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417473.27/cwt455.00–495.001,97414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418389.82/cwt380.00–400.001,6292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429438.95/cwt420.00–450.001,8839
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0866
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468458.11/cwt440.00–475.002,1444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added468395.74/cwt382.50–410.001,8522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476417.63/cwt392.50–435.001,9889
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,9431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515407.01/cwt400.00–420.002,0966
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520312.21/cwt305.00–320.001,6232
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529374.20/cwt360.00–395.001,9809
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added540402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1741
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558366.13/cwt357.50–375.002,0432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572380.91/cwt360.00–397.502,1798
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588341.23/cwt337.50–345.002,0062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620356.16/cwt352.50–360.002,2082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3693302.53/cwt295.00–310.002,0972
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy220630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,3861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy260665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,7291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy319625.20/cwt615.00–630.001,9944
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336564.93/cwt545.00–595.001,8984
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371533.94/cwt505.00–560.001,98112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380449.87/cwt445.00–455.001,7102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416502.42/cwt485.00–515.002,0906
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416476.41/cwt455.00–490.001,9824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430425.12/cwt420.00–430.001,8282
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added435485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464481.00/cwt472.50–497.502,2325
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473462.56/cwt447.50–480.002,1887
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483418.57/cwt405.00–430.002,0223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485434.97/cwt432.50–437.502,1102
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515403.93/cwt397.50–410.002,0802
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520441.92/cwt435.00–452.502,2984
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526411.88/cwt405.00–420.002,1664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560418.63/cwt405.00–432.502,3442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568404.78/cwt395.00–415.002,2992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3588379.90/cwt372.50–387.502,2342
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added595437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,6031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0281
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620392.38/cwt380.00–402.502,4333
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628358.76/cwt357.50–360.002,2532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668350.80/cwt347.50–355.002,3433
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,4331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,288188.56/cwt180.00–195.002,4292
Bulls——1,465185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2541
Cows—Lean 85-90%925162.16/cwt157.50–165.001,5002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,054150.59/cwt137.50–169.001,5876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,4071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268197.18/cwt190.00–209.002,5005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306180.11/cwt176.00–187.002,3525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695176.84/cwt172.00–183.002,9975
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4152,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,4651,905.00/head1,905.00–1,905.001,9051
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16773,104.19/head2,950.00–3,400.003,1043
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17203,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29203,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1554,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17701,174.00/head1,174.00–1,174.001,1741
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29651,776.59/head1,688.00–1,854.001,7772
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,154.79/head1,876.00–2,399.002,1552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Small 29201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29902,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,699.02/head2,650.00–2,750.002,6992

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.