Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-08-03

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 3
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 237▼ 264 vs year ago 562 · −47.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 44▼ 41 vs year ago 99 · −41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%
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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 and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.77/cwt on 39 head, up $17.90 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −28.18 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$333.77
▲ 17.90 vs prior sale
39 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.72
vs SC average
−40.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557355.811,98114thin
Medium and Large 2561321.431,80225
One grade step is worth $34.38/cwt here — about $179 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 sale39 hd
333.77
—
SC average6 barns · 134 hd
328.05
+5.72
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−40.26
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−28.18
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—Average1,480215.703,1926thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,569180.652,8345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,139178.892,03827
CowsLean 85-90%Low987164.351,6229thin

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)1,130$3,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$2,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,2252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$1,6101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)710$9591thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)950$1,9822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)660$2,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$1,7332thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)635$1,7151thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476406.97/cwt400.00–415.001,9374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483389.13/cwt382.50–400.001,8793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529387.83/cwt375.00–410.002,0525
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537363.48/cwt350.00–380.001,9523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570362.28/cwt350.00–375.002,0652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578333.54/cwt305.00–355.001,9287
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,9942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1292
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686314.21/cwt302.00–325.002,1554
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718309.36/cwt309.00–312.002,22117
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1031
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added818294.50/cwt294.00–295.002,4092
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added880292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,5703
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2Value Added910277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,5251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy215550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225325.00/cwt325.00–325.007311
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268470.50/cwt450.00–480.001,2613
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1307461.52/cwt450.00–475.001,4173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370404.82/cwt395.00–420.001,4983
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377373.67/cwt350.00–390.001,4093
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420394.09/cwt385.00–405.001,6556
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423313.17/cwt300.00–325.001,3252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468362.66/cwt355.00–375.001,6974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478287.30/cwt275.00–300.001,3732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479340.69/cwt330.00–360.001,6327
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525351.53/cwt337.50–360.001,8466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527327.48/cwt310.00–340.001,7268
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575356.93/cwt332.50–382.502,0525
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578317.87/cwt302.50–327.501,83716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added590362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,1393
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615323.89/cwt317.50–337.501,9924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617308.23/cwt300.00–315.001,9023
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy640275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665299.89/cwt292.50–307.501,9942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763317.56/cwt300.00–335.002,4232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277521.87/cwt505.00–530.001,4463
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314525.88/cwt515.00–535.001,6515
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368476.56/cwt455.00–500.001,7545
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392418.32/cwt405.00–430.001,6403
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417447.80/cwt430.00–460.001,8673
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463433.09/cwt420.00–450.002,0053
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482389.34/cwt375.00–397.501,8778
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520335.05/cwt330.00–340.001,7425
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524372.08/cwt355.00–390.001,95010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562368.99/cwt350.00–377.502,0745
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569324.32/cwt317.50–337.501,8458
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625321.25/cwt320.00–325.002,0084
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,9672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666321.84/cwt320.00–327.502,1434
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2819247.89/cwt240.00–275.002,0305
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363207.78/cwt195.00–220.002,8324
Bulls——1,713231.54/cwt228.00–235.003,9662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973173.84/cwt170.00–177.501,6914
Cows—Lean 85-90%998156.75/cwt142.50–162.501,5645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083168.24/cwt155.00–177.501,82214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200190.36/cwt180.00–199.002,28413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543190.64/cwt180.00–201.002,9423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608165.67/cwt163.00–167.502,6642
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28151,589.00/head1,589.00–1,589.001,5891
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0852,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36602,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4553,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27001,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Bred Cows—Small 3710959.00/head959.00–959.009591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29602,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1303,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 36351,715.00/head1,715.00–1,715.001,7151
Stock Cows—Small 36651,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Stock Cows—Small 28852,190.00/head2,190.00–2,190.002,1901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.