Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-04-20

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 20
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 508▲ 184 vs year ago 185 · +99.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 39▲ 7 vs year ago 59 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 21▲ 32 vs year ago 19 · +168.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $407.08/cwt on 19 head, up $8.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +45.13 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$407.08
▲ 8.23 vs prior sale
19 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,177
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.98
vs SC average
−15.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536414.082,22014thin
Medium and Large 2516399.382,0614thin
Medium and Large 3590340.002,0061thin
One grade step is worth $74.08/cwt here — about $214 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 sale19 hd
407.08
—
SC average6 barns · 116 hd
378.10
+28.98
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−15.09
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
+45.13
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—Average1,396205.402,8689thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,417173.802,4625thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,182171.432,02736
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,064165.891,7654thin

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)1,064$3,2743thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$3,1974thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,7725
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,6663thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,5958
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,4369
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,4253thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)735$2,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$2,3002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)930$2,0931thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)815$2,3641thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)763$2,0937
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)863$1,8822thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)665$8311thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338572.44/cwt570.00–575.001,9352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375548.72/cwt540.00–570.002,0584
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415521.98/cwt520.00–525.002,1665
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430485.17/cwt480.00–490.002,0862
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,2391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472472.98/cwt450.00–487.502,23211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473406.30/cwt390.00–420.001,9223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,4631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513458.72/cwt450.00–467.502,35314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521469.02/cwt457.50–477.502,4445
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525501.66/cwt497.50–505.002,6343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563455.07/cwt450.00–460.002,5622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575424.49/cwt405.00–437.502,4416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585407.80/cwt390.00–425.002,3862
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added616427.59/cwt412.50–432.502,6344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625418.77/cwt417.50–420.002,6172
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665406.75/cwt397.50–420.002,7054
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287458.31/cwt455.00–460.001,3153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328469.67/cwt455.00–480.001,5413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328422.38/cwt400.00–435.001,3855
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363402.03/cwt380.00–425.001,4592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374458.57/cwt440.00–480.001,71526
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419457.14/cwt440.00–470.001,91524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421420.09/cwt400.00–435.001,7694
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy432426.76/cwt420.00–430.001,8443
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462442.77/cwt435.00–465.002,0468
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475419.42/cwt400.00–427.501,99211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475416.61/cwt400.00–425.001,9796
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,1502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514423.50/cwt417.50–425.002,1775
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added540397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1471
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561393.02/cwt380.00–410.002,2054
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,3463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621344.33/cwt330.00–360.002,1388
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672326.60/cwt320.00–330.002,1953
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2777317.63/cwt305.00–325.002,4683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3785292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3218442.76/cwt435.00–450.009652
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,7691
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323535.36/cwt515.00–555.001,7298
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337481.71/cwt470.00–490.001,6233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369522.21/cwt505.00–530.001,9277
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376477.85/cwt470.00–495.001,7977
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413435.16/cwt425.00–455.001,7973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425482.25/cwt470.00–495.002,0504
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy433455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472458.17/cwt440.00–480.002,16316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475428.68/cwt400.00–445.002,0367
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480426.25/cwt417.50–435.002,0462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519448.34/cwt435.00–455.002,3278
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522460.70/cwt455.00–465.002,4053
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569425.12/cwt400.00–445.002,41910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580363.80/cwt357.50–370.002,1102
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,3351
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5632
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611378.15/cwt370.00–385.002,3104
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668364.93/cwt360.00–367.502,4384
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710353.35/cwt345.00–360.002,5093
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,048177.87/cwt172.50–182.501,8642
Bulls——1,496213.26/cwt194.00–230.003,1907
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945165.33/cwt155.00–173.001,5622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,1841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156164.08/cwt135.00–183.001,89724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183166.44/cwt165.00–168.001,9692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253183.79/cwt166.00–205.002,30311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441176.00/cwt174.00–178.002,5364
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bulls—Medium and Large 29302,093.00/head2,093.00–2,093.002,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29202,666.24/head2,650.00–2,699.002,6663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29552,702.88/head2,150.00–3,350.002,7033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29702,411.86/head2,000.00–2,850.002,4122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29772,995.48/head2,700.00–3,250.002,9953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0032,447.94/head1,700.00–3,250.002,4484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0183,210.44/head2,950.00–3,450.003,2102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1553,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,876.50/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1832,424.79/head2,000.00–2,800.002,4253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1953,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2332,655.71/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6566
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3042,427.07/head2,000.00–2,850.002,4275
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2665831.00/head831.00–831.008311
Stock Cows—Small 17121,824.45/head1,368.00–2,400.001,8243
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28012,294.83/head1,430.00–2,654.002,2954
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28152,364.00/head2,364.00–2,364.002,3641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28631,881.58/head1,183.00–2,500.001,8822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.