Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-04-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 13
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▲ 249 vs last sale 259▲ 128 vs year ago 380 · +33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 42▼ 22 vs year ago 61 · −36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. 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 $398.85/cwt on 36 head, up $12.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +36.90 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$398.85
▲ 12.15 vs prior sale
36 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.24
vs SC average
−28.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521420.492,19018thin
Medium and Large 2560377.212,11418thin
One grade step is worth $43.28/cwt here — about $76 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 sale36 hd
398.85
—
SC average6 barns · 130 hd
377.60
+21.24
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−28.54
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
+36.90
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—Low1,326203.172,6946thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,347189.512,5533thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,166182.282,12613
CowsLean 85-90%Low922147.181,3578thin

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)950$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$2,1604thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)984$2,0096
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)840$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)833$1,6013thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)645$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)743$1,1812thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1031
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,9691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377541.46/cwt515.00–565.002,0417
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422458.10/cwt445.00–480.001,9333
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425540.68/cwt525.00–557.502,2982
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425534.20/cwt500.00–555.002,27018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484471.72/cwt445.00–490.002,28313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fancy485477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,3161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy488470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2942
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,7308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539479.14/cwt476.00–495.002,5836
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540446.28/cwt442.50–450.002,4102
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563465.96/cwt450.00–487.502,6235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573424.81/cwt415.00–430.002,4343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added590430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added609457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,7864
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625417.47/cwt402.50–430.002,6093
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2641393.28/cwt387.50–410.002,5219
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1742354.31/cwt345.00–359.002,6293
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215515.70/cwt500.00–530.001,1092
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271485.09/cwt475.00–495.001,3154
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy272578.59/cwt570.00–585.001,5743
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277516.93/cwt500.00–540.001,4323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1621
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy321538.68/cwt535.00–545.001,7294
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324479.23/cwt470.00–495.001,5535
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334445.78/cwt430.00–465.001,4897
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355520.00/cwt515.00–525.001,8462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373483.35/cwt470.00–510.001,8036
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374453.01/cwt420.00–465.001,69411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410527.50/cwt527.50–527.502,1631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414508.63/cwt485.00–517.502,1068
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421414.01/cwt395.00–425.001,7434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424452.52/cwt425.00–472.501,91918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426502.50/cwt480.00–510.002,14113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added445435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463481.23/cwt477.50–485.002,2282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465401.13/cwt397.50–405.001,8652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475428.58/cwt412.50–445.002,03628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2406
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added510410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521414.12/cwt392.50–430.002,15810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523380.96/cwt380.00–385.001,9925
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555393.81/cwt387.50–400.002,1862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573362.47/cwt355.00–370.002,0772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2049
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2603357.47/cwt350.00–365.002,1562
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy615345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223522.42/cwt520.00–525.001,1652
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,5191
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265529.17/cwt500.00–545.001,4024
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy278622.25/cwt595.00–650.001,7302
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322487.12/cwt460.00–545.001,5696
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328542.12/cwt525.00–555.001,7784
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328410.38/cwt400.00–420.001,3462
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368536.88/cwt500.00–565.001,97612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420440.95/cwt430.00–450.001,8524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420429.29/cwt410.00–450.001,8032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424525.90/cwt500.00–550.002,2307
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426476.37/cwt460.00–495.002,02914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467427.16/cwt400.00–450.001,9959
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473474.46/cwt462.50–495.002,24412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522477.72/cwt460.00–500.002,49410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530454.88/cwt440.00–475.002,41110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530422.85/cwt410.00–435.002,2412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2891
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577428.32/cwt410.00–440.002,4719
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,1321
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615409.18/cwt397.50–417.502,5163
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615389.96/cwt385.00–395.002,3982
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672356.50/cwt342.50–365.002,3965
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,2781
Bulls——1,342207.20/cwt197.50–218.002,7815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895168.76/cwt165.00–175.001,5104
Cows—Lean 85-90%949125.60/cwt110.00–137.501,1924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,077169.41/cwt165.00–172.501,8253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193186.14/cwt180.00–193.002,22110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,347189.51/cwt180.00–194.002,5533
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1952,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 26451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock Cows—Small 17251,418.93/head1,377.00–1,472.001,4192
Stock Cows—Small 27301,022.00/head1,022.00–1,022.001,0221
Stock Cows—Small 17551,340.00/head1,340.00–1,340.001,3401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,964.00/head1,964.00–1,964.001,9641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29561,925.88/head1,700.00–2,100.001,9264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0251,837.50/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2782,483.27/head2,050.00–2,950.002,4832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 28402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29853,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501

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.