Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 27
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 369▲ 2 vs year ago 309 · +0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 66▲ 32 vs year ago 36 · +88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 51▲ 1 vs year ago 29 · +3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.50 lower, slaughter bulls 15.50 lower. Moderate offering of average 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 $406.32/cwt on 16 head, down $24.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +12.02 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$406.32
▼ 24.52 vs prior sale
16 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$87.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.49
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510450.002,2951thin
Medium and Large 2541409.712,21813thin
Medium and Large 3565362.502,0482thin
One grade step is worth $87.50/cwt here — about $247 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 sale16 hd
406.32
—
SC average6 barns · 112 hd
394.83
+11.49
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
+12.02
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—Average1,493191.202,85510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247177.982,22038
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,467170.612,5028thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low939144.931,3609thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$2,5623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,3964thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)877$2,2523thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)986$1,9848
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$3,0501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,083$2,2472thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$3,8512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)745$2,3501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,015$2,3362thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,5681thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$1,2192thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)735$7351thin

Every lot

125 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285558.29/cwt535.00–580.001,5912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330566.36/cwt560.00–580.001,8693
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy333610.19/cwt605.00–615.002,0322
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,2141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362568.61/cwt545.00–597.502,0588
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385440.39/cwt425.00–455.001,6962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416531.73/cwt525.00–540.002,2124
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433437.37/cwt430.00–445.001,8942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added458485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480465.55/cwt460.00–472.502,2354
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531460.01/cwt455.00–465.002,4435
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535462.36/cwt455.00–470.002,4742
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560443.73/cwt442.50–445.002,4852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592409.12/cwt405.00–417.502,4223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633396.26/cwt392.50–400.002,5082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,4422
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710366.63/cwt350.00–377.502,6033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy210585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,2291
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235524.47/cwt500.00–545.001,2333
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270537.64/cwt525.00–550.001,4524
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270446.60/cwt440.00–450.001,2063
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added295515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5191
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322496.74/cwt495.00–500.001,6003
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324482.49/cwt450.00–497.501,5637
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356501.72/cwt485.00–515.001,7869
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363430.03/cwt425.00–435.001,5612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373476.28/cwt460.00–495.001,7776
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,1191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405382.72/cwt365.00–400.001,5502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415447.03/cwt420.00–465.001,8556
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474428.86/cwt415.00–447.502,0338
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added475430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0541
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507406.97/cwt397.50–417.502,0635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added535403.35/cwt382.50–425.002,1582
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570362.30/cwt355.00–370.002,0652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0652
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612353.35/cwt350.00–355.002,1633
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy203622.72/cwt605.00–640.001,2642
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220506.36/cwt485.00–525.001,1142
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1238587.26/cwt580.00–595.001,3982
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277510.21/cwt485.00–525.001,4133
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278582.99/cwt560.00–595.001,6215
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280612.98/cwt600.00–620.001,7163
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321571.44/cwt545.00–595.001,83411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333539.91/cwt535.00–545.001,7986
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365551.58/cwt525.00–575.002,0135
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378490.78/cwt450.00–530.001,8555
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383430.03/cwt425.00–435.001,6472
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410512.44/cwt505.00–517.502,1013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419469.87/cwt440.00–495.001,9699
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420447.86/cwt422.50–470.001,8816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430433.16/cwt415.00–445.001,8633
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy471428.30/cwt417.50–435.002,0174
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473456.86/cwt430.00–470.002,1619
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485415.05/cwt410.00–420.002,0132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518424.57/cwt410.00–437.502,1996
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1141
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570412.25/cwt340.00–442.502,3505
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1721
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620383.84/cwt367.50–395.002,3803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635373.70/cwt367.50–380.002,3732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,123175.98/cwt174.00–178.001,9763
Bulls——1,652197.72/cwt185.00–210.003,2667
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%929137.05/cwt107.50–155.001,2736
Cows—Lean 85-90%958160.68/cwt160.00–162.501,5393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228157.44/cwt144.00–163.001,93313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254169.24/cwt164.00–182.502,12214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261213.37/cwt191.00–240.002,69111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,2361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423170.31/cwt164.00–180.002,4246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,780185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,2931
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29502,043.00/head2,043.00–2,043.002,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3735735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28351,219.19/head1,211.00–1,228.001,2192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28552,351.00/head2,351.00–2,351.002,3511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29501,568.00/head1,568.00–1,568.001,5681
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,321.00/head2,321.00–2,321.002,3211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Small 27951,304.40/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29202,477.45/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29631,983.91/head1,900.00–2,150.001,9843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0052,917.41/head2,650.00–3,150.002,9172
Bred Cows—Small 11,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,905.96/head2,850.00–2,950.002,9062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3522,627.87/head2,300.00–3,150.002,6283
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2183,850.62/head3,550.00–4,150.003,8512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.