Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-06-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 8
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 379▲ 101 vs year ago 311 · +32.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 73▼ 4 vs year ago 60 · −6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 35▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.50 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 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 $362.80/cwt on 38 head, up $1.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.85 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$362.80
▲ 1.70 vs prior sale
38 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.98
vs SC average
−37.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513383.241,96613thin
Medium and Large 2544358.651,95221
Medium and Large 3533318.171,6944thin
One grade step is worth $65.07/cwt here — about $272 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 sale38 hd
362.80
—
SC average6 barns · 99 hd
352.82
+9.98
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−37.72
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
+0.85
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—Low1,735205.453,56510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,606174.922,8095thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,282173.542,22524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085158.731,7229thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,4252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,1373thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)968$2,0752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,8752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$1,8324thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)965$2,0271thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)823$2,0062thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$2,2231thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)795$1,9281thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,3042thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225350.00/cwt350.00–350.007881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy320350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323500.58/cwt475.00–525.001,6172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381432.15/cwt425.00–455.001,6465
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424416.69/cwt410.00–427.501,7676
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added425425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,8063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440392.47/cwt390.00–395.001,7272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added465422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,9651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470415.71/cwt390.00–427.501,95413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,1711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520416.57/cwt410.00–425.002,1668
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520389.42/cwt380.00–400.002,0257
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added535390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561413.28/cwt413.00–415.002,3197
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568383.47/cwt365.00–397.502,1788
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added596397.55/cwt380.00–399.002,36921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615372.08/cwt350.00–387.502,2887
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675356.36/cwt350.00–360.002,4056
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719345.19/cwt343.00–350.002,4825
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263364.87/cwt350.00–375.009603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323432.23/cwt425.00–440.001,3963
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326404.23/cwt385.00–415.001,31810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335342.24/cwt325.00–360.001,1472
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373427.42/cwt420.00–435.001,5944
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374414.23/cwt400.00–420.001,5497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408364.98/cwt355.00–370.001,4893
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421427.92/cwt420.00–440.001,80210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428396.56/cwt380.00–417.501,6979
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468389.30/cwt377.50–412.501,82214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475368.71/cwt367.50–370.001,7512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478382.23/cwt375.00–390.001,8272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483354.86/cwt335.00–370.001,7143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505331.25/cwt330.00–332.501,6732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513383.24/cwt375.00–385.001,96613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526361.75/cwt350.00–372.501,9037
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added533370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560305.09/cwt300.00–310.001,7092
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569349.90/cwt340.00–365.001,9916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added570367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612337.42/cwt330.00–342.502,0653
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy623282.41/cwt280.00–285.001,7592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662318.17/cwt302.50–335.002,1063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715290.00/cwt280.00–300.002,0742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780278.80/cwt275.00–282.502,1752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2Fleshy235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2258437.62/cwt425.00–450.001,1292
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267524.41/cwt505.00–540.001,4003
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321447.99/cwt425.00–465.001,4385
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322495.84/cwt490.00–500.001,5973
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368467.24/cwt460.00–475.001,7192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy370418.82/cwt417.50–420.001,5502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375430.71/cwt422.50–455.001,6157
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy414414.89/cwt400.00–425.001,7184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417420.66/cwt410.00–432.501,7547
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418394.84/cwt375.00–405.001,6503
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468422.97/cwt417.50–435.001,9794
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476408.17/cwt390.00–420.001,94310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478371.69/cwt350.00–385.001,7773
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy518347.54/cwt345.00–350.001,8002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521414.60/cwt407.50–420.002,1607
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555415.05/cwt410.00–420.002,3042
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573381.68/cwt365.00–400.002,1876
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630327.32/cwt320.00–335.002,0622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631361.99/cwt355.00–370.002,2846
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1656354.59/cwt330.00–365.002,3267
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680317.89/cwt300.00–335.002,1622
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4461
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,4071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4671
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0161
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,0951
Bulls——1,797208.56/cwt197.00–219.003,7489
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975144.79/cwt140.00–147.501,4123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140165.70/cwt163.00–169.001,8896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,4601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278163.86/cwt151.00–171.002,09410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290178.76/cwt175.00–188.002,30613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,643178.87/cwt173.00–185.002,9393
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28151,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bulls—Medium and Large 18302,137.00/head2,137.00–2,137.002,1371
Bulls—Medium and Large 19652,027.00/head2,027.00–2,027.002,0271
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3700805.00/head805.00–805.008051
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 17951,928.00/head1,928.00–1,928.001,9281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0301,803.00/head1,803.00–1,803.001,8031
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2352,223.00/head2,223.00–2,223.002,2231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3670850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29551,658.73/head1,550.00–1,777.001,6593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29902,136.87/head1,800.00–2,300.002,1373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2652,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 28202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.