Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-09-28

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 28
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 264▼ 56 vs year ago 439 · −12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 34▲ 0 vs year ago 47 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 23▲ 6 vs year ago 23 · +26.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.27/cwt on 30 head, up $6.41 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −62.03 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$332.27
▲ 6.41 vs prior sale
30 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.46
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537353.341,89611thin
Medium and Large 2552324.501,79217thin
Medium and Large 3578282.421,6322thin
One grade step is worth $70.92/cwt here — about $263 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 sale30 hd
332.27
—
SC average6 barns · 134 hd
336.73
−4.46
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
−62.03
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—Low1,438175.502,5236thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,434147.582,1169thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203138.961,67118
CowsLean 85-90%Low973130.411,26911

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)1,090$2,4793thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,152$2,4493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,3382thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$2,3501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)830$1,7932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,099$2,1908
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)877$1,7955
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)838$1,2652thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360392.57/cwt390.00–395.001,4132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370485.00/cwt480.00–490.001,7952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484395.94/cwt392.50–410.001,9165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484376.88/cwt360.00–387.501,8244
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518378.71/cwt370.00–387.501,9622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2548340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561356.24/cwt355.00–360.001,9998
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576328.88/cwt320.00–345.001,8944
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620309.33/cwt300.00–317.501,9184
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280415.09/cwt410.00–420.001,1622
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280330.00/cwt320.00–340.009242
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295385.00/cwt375.00–395.001,1362
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325385.00/cwt375.00–390.001,2513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328403.63/cwt395.00–420.001,3243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361400.70/cwt390.00–420.001,4479
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368312.76/cwt300.00–325.001,1512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376364.84/cwt350.00–385.001,3727
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410398.23/cwt390.00–415.001,6333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy418326.06/cwt320.00–332.501,3632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418307.46/cwt305.00–310.001,2852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421356.03/cwt340.00–375.001,4999
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462369.58/cwt365.00–375.001,7076
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy474320.01/cwt310.00–327.501,5178
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478341.14/cwt332.50–350.001,6318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480308.37/cwt300.00–315.001,4803
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518341.04/cwt335.00–367.501,7678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521317.14/cwt300.00–325.001,6526
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528291.29/cwt290.00–292.501,5382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556324.99/cwt320.00–330.001,8074
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572308.26/cwt292.50–317.501,7637
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576277.54/cwt275.00–280.001,5994
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624297.56/cwt287.50–307.501,8574
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672291.98/cwt285.00–300.001,9625
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681286.26/cwt285.00–290.001,9494
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705288.74/cwt287.50–290.002,0362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240390.00/cwt390.00–390.009361
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2512
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285399.30/cwt380.00–420.001,1382
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323459.79/cwt435.00–475.001,4856
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328492.56/cwt485.00–500.001,6162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331411.16/cwt375.00–425.001,3617
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy358375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370437.89/cwt420.00–465.001,6205
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372399.35/cwt380.00–420.001,4867
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388337.58/cwt325.00–350.001,3102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421419.61/cwt410.00–442.501,7674
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423349.73/cwt335.00–365.001,4792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425392.52/cwt375.00–412.501,66819
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463404.07/cwt395.00–425.001,8715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472372.91/cwt345.00–385.001,7606
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473309.44/cwt295.00–325.001,4642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506371.91/cwt360.00–382.501,8825
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515315.89/cwt310.00–320.001,6273
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526343.22/cwt335.00–350.001,8054
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562337.87/cwt330.00–345.001,8996
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574319.59/cwt300.00–332.501,83410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578282.42/cwt280.00–285.001,6322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610316.26/cwt315.00–317.501,9292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy615225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3841
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618308.41/cwt290.00–320.001,90614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625274.96/cwt270.00–280.001,7192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665307.52/cwt305.00–310.002,0452
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668294.52/cwt275.00–307.501,9676
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3523286.22/cwt285.00–287.501,4972
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,324170.60/cwt165.00–176.002,2594
Bulls——1,665185.30/cwt182.00–188.003,0852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%939138.01/cwt134.00–145.001,2965
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001124.07/cwt110.00–132.001,2426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175133.25/cwt115.00–142.501,56612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258150.38/cwt148.00–154.001,8926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,359149.34/cwt145.00–154.002,0307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695141.40/cwt140.00–143.002,3972
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28301,793.42/head1,758.00–1,838.001,7932
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29931,338.27/head1,300.00–1,372.001,3382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0502,074.00/head2,074.00–2,074.002,0741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1102,681.59/head2,244.00–3,000.002,6822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,748.19/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 37201,116.00/head1,116.00–1,116.001,1161
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 37851,374.00/head1,374.00–1,374.001,3741
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38101,195.00/head1,195.00–1,195.001,1951
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28601,376.00/head1,376.00–1,376.001,3761
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19052,134.85/head1,763.00–2,303.002,1353
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29551,413.00/head1,413.00–1,413.001,4131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,346.00/head2,346.00–2,346.002,3461
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,300.22/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2202,600.00/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.