Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-05-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 13
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
56 vs last sale 411 59 vs year ago 414 · 14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
12 vs last sale 71 15 vs year ago 68 · +22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
45 vs last sale 26 45 vs year ago 26 · +173.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 14.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, feeder bulls too few to trend , slaughter cows 1.50 lower, slaughter bulls 4.50 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.06/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 123.99 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.
Average price
$246.06
23 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,338
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.68
vs SC average
23.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538259.641,39613thin
Medium and Large 2546236.911,2936thin
Medium and Large 3561215.661,2104thin
One grade step is worth $43.98/cwt here — about $186 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
421380338297median 370.0412/1503/0204/2006/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.04 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
246.06
SC average5 barns · 115 hd
234.38
+11.68
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−23.94
This barn, trailing median29 sales
370.04
−123.99
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,726149.702,5847thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,206126.841,52949
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,554123.231,9156thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low957107.951,03212

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,119$1,7204thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,6515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,4801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$1,3873thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)810$9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,099$1,5495
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)880$1,3861thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)986$2,20124
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)813$1,4333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,2501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)798$1,5019
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)908$1,2107
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)989$1,2015

Every lot, as filed

119 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350327304.74/cwt300.00–315.009963
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350326292.72/cwt280.00–300.009544
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650626221.25/cwt215.00–225.001,3854
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560270.91/cwt265.00–280.001,5173
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250200300.00/cwt300.00–300.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513242.67/cwt236.00–252.501,2453
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0691
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006601
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528275.19/cwt270.00–285.001,45310
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322268.98/cwt250.00–280.008665
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570236.72/cwt236.00–237.501,3492
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4791
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2810950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29782,135.92/head1,975.00–2,350.002,1367
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245255.00/cwt255.00–255.006251
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610237.50/cwt235.00–240.001,4492
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273296.28/cwt290.00–305.008093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29801,039.00/head1,039.00–1,039.001,0391
BullsMedium and Large 21,1601,462.00/head1,462.00–1,462.001,4621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0421,567.00/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5673
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423287.07/cwt270.00–300.001,2148
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700672234.03/cwt230.00–242.501,5733
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0001,963.38/head1,650.00–2,225.001,9632
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550517244.06/cwt240.00–250.001,2623
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750713204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,4622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29301,234.99/head1,131.00–1,374.001,2356
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28731,037.88/head1,034.00–1,042.001,0383
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400393254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,0022
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600577237.71/cwt230.00–250.001,3728
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500467255.79/cwt252.50–260.001,1953
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3011
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
BullsMedium and Large 3770982.00/head982.00–982.009821
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700680214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4551
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650645222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4351
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500479258.17/cwt252.50–265.001,2377
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300270275.00/cwt275.00–275.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006361
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500476226.22/cwt220.00–232.501,0774
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450423232.51/cwt230.00–240.009844
Bred CowsSmall 18351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock CowsSmall 17751,062.00/head1,062.00–1,062.001,0621
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17881,713.57/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7142
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Stock CowsSmall 3610732.00/head732.00–732.007321
CowsLean 85-90%94299.74/cwt85.00–108.009406
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,353118.45/cwt117.00–120.001,6032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,149116.73/cwt114.00–119.001,3417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215128.52/cwt120.00–139.001,56242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,654125.62/cwt123.00–130.002,0784
Bulls1,684152.65/cwt149.00–155.002,5716
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400388230.76/cwt220.00–237.508953
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400375275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0311
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1491
Bulls1,980132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,6141
CowsLean 85-90%971116.15/cwt111.00–120.001,1286
BullsMedium and Large 11,1881,766.21/head1,539.00–2,100.001,7663
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580211.71/cwt210.00–215.001,2283
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750725201.31/cwt195.00–209.001,4593
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300265345.00/cwt345.00–345.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325295.00/cwt290.00–300.009592
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371323.40/cwt317.50–335.001,2007
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422312.00/cwt310.00–315.001,3175
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550512286.69/cwt282.50–290.001,4683
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500465268.76/cwt267.50–270.001,2502
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275329.36/cwt320.00–345.009063
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500483282.56/cwt277.50–290.001,3653
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481262.50/cwt252.50–268.001,26310
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300283304.75/cwt290.00–315.008623
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363296.03/cwt290.00–302.501,0752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521260.31/cwt256.00–265.001,3568
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563258.82/cwt252.50–267.501,4574
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400367326.96/cwt320.00–335.001,2005
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418278.73/cwt277.50–280.001,1652
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600570257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4681
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450414315.87/cwt310.00–330.001,3085
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235295.00/cwt295.00–295.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275326.70/cwt325.00–330.008983
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350327331.28/cwt320.00–340.001,0835
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1631,445.29/head1,416.00–1,476.001,4452
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1452,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1651,480.00/head1,480.00–1,480.001,4801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2151,560.52/head1,544.00–1,575.001,5612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3501,777.96/head1,725.00–1,825.001,7782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2281,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18891,722.13/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7224
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573244.33/cwt240.00–260.001,4007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0101,739.05/head1,675.00–1,800.001,7392
BullsMedium and Large 28801,386.00/head1,386.00–1,386.001,3861
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29992,393.66/head2,200.00–3,000.002,3949
Stock CowsMedium and Large 27551,472.12/head1,431.00–1,510.001,4724
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450420265.00/cwt260.00–270.001,1132
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650612246.18/cwt240.00–258.001,5073
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380271.00/cwt260.00–285.001,0309
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500484270.73/cwt262.50–275.001,3104
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400393304.37/cwt300.00–310.001,1964
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470282.28/cwt270.00–300.001,32712
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300288270.87/cwt260.00–287.507803
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415254.99/cwt245.00–267.501,0587
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500464255.94/cwt250.00–260.001,1885
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550512270.04/cwt260.00–275.001,38310

How this sale compares

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.