Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 4
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 311▲ 136 vs year ago 385 · +35.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 68▲ 57 vs year ago 48 · +118.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 30▲ 28 vs year ago 33 · +84.8%
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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 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 13.00 higher. Heavy 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 $381.66/cwt on 25 head, down $3.25 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +19.71 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$381.66
▼ 3.25 vs prior sale
25 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$95.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.26
vs SC average
−46.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524405.842,1288thin
Medium and Large 2543374.042,03216thin
Medium and Large 3585310.001,8141thin
One grade step is worth $95.84/cwt here — about $314 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 sale25 hd
381.66
—
SC average6 barns · 105 hd
374.39
+7.26
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−46.24
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
+19.71
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—Low1,360202.462,75320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,586182.052,88727
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,257175.172,20123
CowsLean 85-90%Average904154.361,39510

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)988$3,1252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,044$2,7383thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,4476
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,4444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$2,0849
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)680$1,8701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)745$1,6451thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)768$1,1752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)865$1,5791thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,3131thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$4,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)861$3,6045
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)763$2,11412
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)685$1,6912thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)726$1,6424thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)810$1,4581thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)752$1,3035

Every lot

153 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273527.61/cwt525.00–530.001,4402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4791
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added368550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380449.01/cwt425.00–475.001,7062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421472.50/cwt435.00–485.001,98910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added430485.12/cwt475.00–495.002,0862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3437436.72/cwt425.00–445.001,9083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,4676
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466464.47/cwt455.00–480.002,1646
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524476.26/cwt455.00–495.002,4967
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,5243
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added589431.22/cwt430.00–442.502,54010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618408.70/cwt405.00–412.502,5262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4991
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,8102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683379.89/cwt370.00–390.002,5952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3683322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added692395.39/cwt387.50–396.002,73613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added700367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5731
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8646
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added795322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5641
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Value Added837320.99/cwt315.00–324.002,6873
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1853334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,8496
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2Value Added860310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6661
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7941
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2Value Added940310.83/cwt302.50–315.002,9223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250462.50/cwt450.00–475.001,1562
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318474.95/cwt470.00–485.001,5105
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332448.75/cwt435.00–460.001,4905
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy360406.35/cwt395.00–420.001,4634
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373460.08/cwt450.00–475.001,7164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381421.94/cwt410.00–435.001,6086
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added402450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3416379.83/cwt360.00–400.001,5804
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417431.10/cwt415.00–450.001,79818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,9461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466417.82/cwt395.00–437.501,9478
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473358.99/cwt350.00–370.001,6985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490403.84/cwt395.00–412.501,9792
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514390.11/cwt380.00–400.002,0057
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519407.37/cwt402.00–412.502,1146
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added535365.09/cwt355.00–375.001,9532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added540401.25/cwt395.00–407.502,1672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added578359.62/cwt347.50–372.502,0792
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585358.63/cwt350.00–367.502,0984
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629334.55/cwt320.00–347.502,1044
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy655305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2711317.50/cwt312.50–325.002,2574
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2Value Added803299.98/cwt292.50–307.502,4092
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy205620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,2711
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220587.27/cwt560.00–620.001,2922
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270562.13/cwt550.00–590.001,5184
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321531.96/cwt515.00–550.001,7087
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333477.44/cwt475.00–480.001,5902
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335420.02/cwt415.00–425.001,4073
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353512.59/cwt500.00–525.001,8092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy370462.53/cwt460.00–465.001,7112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383452.09/cwt435.00–460.001,7327
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388474.02/cwt465.00–490.001,8395
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418456.08/cwt445.00–470.001,9065
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy433447.54/cwt440.00–455.001,9382
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475463.05/cwt440.00–492.502,19913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy477437.44/cwt427.50–450.002,0873
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478425.13/cwt420.00–430.002,0322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,1461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517448.09/cwt440.00–460.002,3178
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527430.61/cwt425.00–437.502,2695
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564440.72/cwt427.50–452.502,4867
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567400.13/cwt385.00–415.002,2693
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582369.94/cwt365.00–380.002,1533
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610412.46/cwt400.00–425.002,5165
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616377.44/cwt360.00–387.502,3257
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640337.44/cwt330.00–345.002,1602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665363.77/cwt362.50–365.002,4192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723346.26/cwt342.50–350.002,5032
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3795275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,101176.07/cwt168.00–190.001,9397
Bulls——1,195210.92/cwt197.50–222.502,5208
Bulls——1,985225.88/cwt218.00–231.004,4845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%819149.21/cwt132.50–157.501,2227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102166.39/cwt162.50–171.001,8343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115157.64/cwt130.00–174.001,7586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300180.81/cwt172.00–186.002,35116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,415190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548181.25/cwt173.00–188.002,80620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,689191.80/cwt190.00–195.003,2405
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710165.63/cwt162.00–169.002,8322
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 37501,313.00/head1,313.00–1,313.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 18651,579.00/head1,579.00–1,579.001,5791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 26801,870.00/head1,870.00–1,870.001,8701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37451,645.00/head1,645.00–1,645.001,6451
Bred Cows—Small 17751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Small 17902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38131,496.31/head1,450.00–1,550.001,4963
Bred Cows—Small 28151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28852,353.77/head2,050.00–2,600.002,3543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29752,503.33/head2,050.00–2,900.002,5032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1102,513.74/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1203,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1783,181.42/head2,900.00–3,450.003,1812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,453.78/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2702,707.61/head2,350.00–2,900.002,7083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3902,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 36051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36711,490.32/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37252,012.93/head1,700.00–2,200.002,0134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28553,505.95/head3,050.00–3,950.003,5063
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29132,769.89/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7703
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0404,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1355,600.00/head5,600.00–5,600.005,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 26302,079.00/head2,079.00–2,079.002,0791
Stock Cows—Small 26481,023.14/head1,018.00–1,029.001,0232
Stock Cows—Small 26601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Small 26751,434.00/head1,434.00–1,434.001,4341
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 17101,882.00/head1,882.00–1,882.001,8821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 37151,037.00/head1,037.00–1,037.001,0371
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38001,527.45/head1,518.00–1,543.001,5272
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28101,458.00/head1,458.00–1,458.001,4581
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28751,716.71/head1,693.00–1,743.001,7172

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.