Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 10
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 298▼ 315 vs year ago 556 · −56.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 58▼ 53 vs year ago 90 · −58.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▼ 19 vs year ago 37 · −51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for 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 $319.64/cwt on 32 head, down $14.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −42.31 against this barn's trailing median of $361.95.
Average price
$319.64
▼ 14.13 vs prior sale
32 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.61
vs SC average
−47.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537332.211,7829thin
Medium and Large 2547319.241,74621
Medium and Large 3530267.261,4162thin
One grade step is worth $64.95/cwt here — about $366 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 sale32 hd
319.64
—
SC average5 barns · 117 hd
332.25
−12.61
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−47.01
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.95
−42.31
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—Low1,497201.463,0163thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,551181.902,8225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202175.732,11318
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,198156.071,8705thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$2,0625
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,445$3,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,049$2,3133thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)760$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$2,7333thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)813$1,5044thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,3121thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235380.00/cwt380.00–380.008931
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458423.57/cwt412.50–435.001,9402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475387.76/cwt375.00–400.001,8422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530388.35/cwt380.00–395.002,0583
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577372.57/cwt365.00–380.002,1503
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581352.40/cwt345.00–360.002,0474
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626353.91/cwt340.00–370.002,2155
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1271
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665335.01/cwt327.50–340.002,2283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265419.81/cwt415.00–425.001,1122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,0243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321410.22/cwt400.00–420.001,3176
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371407.08/cwt380.00–417.501,5107
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408396.96/cwt380.00–415.001,6205
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435365.08/cwt355.00–370.001,5887
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463363.73/cwt360.00–367.501,6842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477334.63/cwt325.00–345.001,5966
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511337.46/cwt335.00–340.001,7244
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525321.25/cwt310.00–330.001,68710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530267.26/cwt255.00–280.001,4162
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557328.01/cwt325.00–330.001,8275
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567317.41/cwt290.00–330.001,80011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618321.27/cwt320.00–322.501,9852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627309.56/cwt290.00–317.501,94110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653288.75/cwt287.50–290.001,8862
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655314.00/cwt310.00–318.002,0572
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724277.50/cwt270.00–280.002,0094
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313464.40/cwt450.00–480.001,4542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325410.90/cwt400.00–430.001,3354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369475.41/cwt465.00–485.001,7546
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380418.42/cwt415.00–425.001,5903
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388359.94/cwt350.00–370.001,3972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414455.05/cwt440.00–465.001,8844
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435415.11/cwt410.00–420.001,8062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8142
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483361.10/cwt345.00–370.001,7444
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488332.62/cwt325.00–340.001,6232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,9441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523349.44/cwt335.00–367.501,8287
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538311.41/cwt300.00–322.501,6752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565345.13/cwt340.00–350.001,9502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3572301.50/cwt290.00–315.001,7253
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618335.55/cwt325.00–347.502,0744
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620297.40/cwt285.00–310.001,8442
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2753277.52/cwt270.00–285.002,0902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,035165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7081
Bulls——1,728219.69/cwt215.00–224.003,7962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,061163.58/cwt152.50–172.001,7366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145150.96/cwt145.00–160.001,7283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273181.80/cwt175.00–187.002,31412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,278163.73/cwt162.50–165.002,0922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,4121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,579185.50/cwt175.00–194.002,9294
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29501,971.00/head1,971.00–1,971.001,9711
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0982,483.26/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4832
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3675979.00/head979.00–979.009791
Stock Cows—Small 16951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28601,312.00/head1,312.00–1,312.001,3121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29401,542.61/head1,387.00–1,684.001,5432
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29391,927.23/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.