Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-06-22

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 22
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 212▲ 19 vs year ago 207 · +9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 22▼ 12 vs year ago 38 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $404.78/cwt on 22 head, up $5.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 27 comparable sales and sits +10.48 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$404.78
▲ 5.07 vs prior sale
22 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$360
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$67.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.53
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537426.182,28915thin
Medium and Large 2537358.931,9297thin
One grade step is worth $67.25/cwt here — about $360 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 sale22 hd
404.78
—
SC average6 barns · 77 hd
390.26
+14.53
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
+10.48
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—High1,390205.552,8578thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,745202.503,5342thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,301191.432,49010
CowsLean 85-90%Average992170.601,6926thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$2,8452thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,4752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,2853thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)983$2,1543thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$4,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,9452thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)675$1,2992thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288560.26/cwt550.00–570.001,6142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475432.47/cwt430.00–435.002,0542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526445.97/cwt430.00–457.502,3468
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580423.22/cwt415.00–430.002,4553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608407.47/cwt400.00–415.002,4772
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629371.25/cwt369.00–385.002,3357
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673360.02/cwt355.00–365.002,4232
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282417.41/cwt415.00–420.001,1773
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2033
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326433.05/cwt420.00–445.001,4124
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331399.14/cwt380.00–410.001,3215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357426.54/cwt420.00–440.001,5233
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3Fleshy400335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424405.70/cwt400.00–415.001,7207
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,6861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8771
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473396.10/cwt380.00–412.501,8746
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523395.29/cwt385.00–412.502,0678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524358.48/cwt340.00–372.501,8787
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572335.74/cwt330.00–342.501,9203
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579371.24/cwt370.00–375.002,1494
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610345.60/cwt340.00–352.502,1084
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0051
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,3081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8271
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318541.98/cwt530.00–550.001,7236
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332447.52/cwt435.00–460.001,4865
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370448.87/cwt427.50–470.001,6618
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376483.98/cwt472.50–495.001,8204
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388414.94/cwt405.00–425.001,6102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408478.43/cwt465.00–490.001,9523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415441.18/cwt420.00–457.501,8316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,6681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475444.53/cwt420.00–457.502,1125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485423.09/cwt400.00–435.002,0523
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515334.90/cwt330.00–340.001,7252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518412.62/cwt407.50–417.502,1372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519429.55/cwt420.00–445.002,22910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy563325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8302
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573419.44/cwt410.00–427.502,4035
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613381.61/cwt375.00–392.502,3393
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617338.59/cwt330.00–350.002,0893
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665333.92/cwt322.50–345.002,2212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,347200.91/cwt182.00–217.002,7067
Bulls——1,690238.00/cwt238.00–238.004,0221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%992170.60/cwt160.00–180.001,6926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,033171.17/cwt167.50–175.001,7682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368196.49/cwt186.00–206.002,6888
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,0501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,965205.00/cwt205.00–205.004,0281
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19832,154.21/head1,927.00–2,318.002,1543
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 26751,298.59/head1,235.00–1,351.001,2992
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29001,688.00/head1,688.00–1,688.001,6881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1352,202.00/head2,202.00–2,202.002,2021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28851,717.00/head1,717.00–1,717.001,7171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1732,284.54/head2,150.00–2,500.002,2853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2782,475.44/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,7353,973.00/head3,973.00–3,973.003,9731
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1154,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8501

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.