Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-02-23

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 23
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 312▲ 95 vs year ago 298 · +31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 61 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 24▼ 2 vs year ago 28 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle, slaughter cattle 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering og average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $405.87/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +11.56 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$405.87
30 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,207
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.25
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546421.162,2986thin
Medium and Large 2532411.842,19016thin
Medium and Large 3566382.462,1668thin
One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about $132 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
405.87
—
SC average6 barns · 109 hd
401.62
+4.25
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
+11.56
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

27 sales
468407345284median 394.3003/0204/2006/2208/2410/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $297.99, median $394.30 across 27 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—Average1,791189.993,40214
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,271172.472,19118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,523168.062,56010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040132.181,37514

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$2,2762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)986$1,9744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,9923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$3,4501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)675$2,4471thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,076$2,0756
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,9443thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)951$1,3244thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy288612.57/cwt605.00–620.001,7642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333527.56/cwt525.00–530.001,7572
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358503.25/cwt425.00–540.001,8024
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384552.64/cwt540.00–580.002,1227
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added390495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added425505.00/cwt500.00–510.002,1462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433480.90/cwt470.00–500.002,0827
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465478.28/cwt470.00–485.002,2243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470419.02/cwt412.50–425.001,9693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478466.23/cwt460.00–470.002,2294
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,4111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573402.38/cwt400.00–405.002,3063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620407.58/cwt405.00–410.002,5272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626376.60/cwt365.00–395.002,3584
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added630420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added670395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6471
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,6491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,3511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy278628.99/cwt605.00–650.001,7495
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy326598.72/cwt590.00–610.001,9524
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330544.08/cwt520.00–575.001,7959
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362519.31/cwt490.00–535.001,88015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369461.98/cwt440.00–485.001,7058
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fancy395555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415474.74/cwt460.00–500.001,9708
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425400.29/cwt375.00–425.001,7012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426453.27/cwt440.00–475.001,93110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430417.21/cwt405.00–430.001,7942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added445480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460429.96/cwt420.00–440.001,9783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467451.48/cwt437.50–460.002,1083
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3486392.60/cwt375.00–410.001,9084
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508382.35/cwt360.00–395.001,9423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519404.31/cwt400.00–412.502,0984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy545470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560382.48/cwt380.00–385.002,1422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573364.26/cwt357.50–372.502,0874
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673314.72/cwt300.00–330.002,1182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220597.39/cwt595.00–600.001,3142
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1812
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268576.35/cwt545.00–600.001,5457
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280518.24/cwt500.00–530.001,4513
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy295605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313569.44/cwt545.00–595.001,7825
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340483.38/cwt470.00–500.001,6433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0521
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367454.95/cwt450.00–460.001,6703
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374548.35/cwt520.00–560.002,0516
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fancy405560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411537.20/cwt515.00–557.502,2088
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423471.65/cwt435.00–500.001,9959
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427439.09/cwt425.00–455.001,8755
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy429456.13/cwt445.00–480.001,9575
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473462.17/cwt450.00–480.002,18612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3484422.07/cwt405.00–430.002,0435
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515427.35/cwt420.00–435.002,2012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521417.50/cwt390.00–432.502,17512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525385.05/cwt380.00–390.002,0222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561418.06/cwt407.50–427.502,3454
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580381.59/cwt360.00–392.502,2136
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585393.13/cwt380.00–405.002,3003
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added600367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612382.89/cwt370.00–405.002,3437
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625373.03/cwt370.00–380.002,3315
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682350.17/cwt340.00–367.502,3883
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5191
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,617176.42/cwt174.00–179.002,8533
Bulls——1,650212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,4981
Bulls——1,857191.86/cwt183.00–203.003,56310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%987119.30/cwt95.00–135.001,1779
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136155.37/cwt145.00–161.001,7655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251157.45/cwt132.50–167.001,97010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268217.70/cwt199.00–237.502,7603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311175.36/cwt170.00–182.002,2995
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472171.84/cwt166.00–179.002,5296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600162.38/cwt161.00–164.002,5984
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29453,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29953,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0654,075.00/head4,075.00–4,075.004,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1704,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29861,974.31/head1,881.00–2,075.001,9744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1132,275.51/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 26752,447.00/head2,447.00–2,447.002,4471
Stock Cows—Small 18401,491.00/head1,491.00–1,491.001,4911
Stock Cows—Small 28701,088.00/head1,088.00–1,088.001,0881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29781,402.56/head1,274.00–1,478.001,4033
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29831,752.56/head1,724.00–1,785.001,7532
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0452,077.86/head1,918.00–2,183.002,0783
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,362.11/head2,238.00–2,508.002,3622
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,3852,327.00/head2,327.00–2,327.002,3271

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.