Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-06-15

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 15
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
212 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 412▼ 157 vs year ago 369 · −42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 56▼ 16 vs year ago 38 · −42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 17 vs year ago 35 · −48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.50 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower all based on limited comparable sales. Light 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 $371.54/cwt on 20 head, up $8.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.59 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$371.54
▲ 8.74 vs prior sale
20 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.28
vs SC average
−39.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548377.042,06714thin
Medium and Large 2519358.711,8626thin
One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd
371.54
—
SC average6 barns · 109 hd
363.26
+8.28
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−39.96
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
+9.59
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—Average1,338206.652,7654thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498180.152,6992thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200176.222,1157thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,099162.601,7874thin

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)1,175$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$2,4252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,3242thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,1252thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)940$2,3422thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$3,7502thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)893$2,5532thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,9802thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$1,7512thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323477.33/cwt470.00–485.001,5422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433477.36/cwt472.50–482.502,0672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,8381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463455.49/cwt450.00–467.502,1094
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483377.46/cwt375.00–380.001,8232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486426.50/cwt420.00–430.002,0735
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525455.77/cwt442.50–462.502,3933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580426.00/cwt417.50–437.502,4715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631404.92/cwt402.50–412.502,5554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,4949
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,5521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285390.00/cwt375.00–405.001,1122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288414.16/cwt412.50–415.001,1933
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317411.74/cwt405.00–420.001,3053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321380.38/cwt365.00–400.001,2214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373384.48/cwt370.00–400.001,4344
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377417.53/cwt410.00–425.001,5743
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419415.40/cwt405.00–437.501,7414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427385.22/cwt365.00–400.001,6455
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458379.98/cwt370.00–385.001,7403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468312.30/cwt300.00–325.001,4622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479416.93/cwt412.50–422.501,9979
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508362.45/cwt340.00–375.001,8415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522393.59/cwt380.00–410.002,0558
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583354.98/cwt345.00–382.502,0706
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1871
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333419.89/cwt415.00–425.001,3982
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy350517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,8111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367461.23/cwt450.00–492.501,6935
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377411.14/cwt400.00–422.501,5503
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418465.19/cwt445.00–480.001,9444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1456436.21/cwt425.00–450.001,9894
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470413.80/cwt390.00–430.001,94513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519420.65/cwt405.00–427.502,1837
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528381.14/cwt345.00–400.002,0126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558419.46/cwt405.00–432.502,3414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,3551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,338206.65/cwt194.00–218.002,7654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155167.63/cwt165.00–170.001,9363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200183.05/cwt174.00–190.002,1975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200159.15/cwt155.00–163.001,9102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498180.15/cwt176.00–184.002,6992
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19402,341.53/head2,100.00–2,561.002,3422
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29104,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29103,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1632,323.55/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28752,406.00/head2,406.00–2,406.002,4061
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29131,750.91/head1,734.00–1,767.001,7512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29301,979.61/head1,956.00–2,004.001,9802

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.