Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-07-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 8
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
222 vs last sale 334 22 vs year ago 534 · +4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
13 vs last sale 104 21 vs year ago 138 · 15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
9 vs last sale 16 6 vs year ago 19 · +31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to auction being closed for July 4th. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.42/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 131.14 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$239.42
37 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,305
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$388
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.65
vs SC average
29.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1590265.001,5641thin
Medium and Large 2544242.371,31831
Medium and Large 3544216.051,1755thin
One grade step is worth $48.95/cwt here — about $388 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
421380338297median 370.5601/0503/0904/2707/0608/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.56 across 28 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 sale37 hd
239.42
SC average3 barns · 106 hd
243.08
−3.65
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−29.44
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
−131.14
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
BullsLow1,511164.732,48912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,487153.032,2769thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209146.861,77658
CowsLean 85-90%Average915123.171,12714

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)1,095$1,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,2942thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)810$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)770$1,4574thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,2993thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)890$1,6641thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)796$1,0466
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)864$9714thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)835$7521thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250218292.41/cwt285.00–300.006372
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372300.06/cwt287.50–310.001,1165
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325317.77/cwt300.00–335.001,0332
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400382323.47/cwt317.50–330.001,2363
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28501,223.86/head1,167.00–1,275.001,2242
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265309.62/cwt300.00–320.008202
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564302.24/cwt297.50–312.501,7055
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417320.10/cwt300.00–332.501,3355
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250215285.00/cwt285.00–285.006131
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added700–750716242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,73316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29551,293.71/head1,238.00–1,350.001,2942
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415289.86/cwt285.00–295.001,2033
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600595238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4165
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600577267.82/cwt255.00–275.001,54516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2810875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2835752.00/head752.00–752.007521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29381,102.35/head1,035.00–1,207.001,1023
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28901,664.00/head1,664.00–1,664.001,6641
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700650238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5471
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550525244.90/cwt240.00–250.001,2862
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450423239.10/cwt230.00–245.001,0118
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700653230.03/cwt222.50–237.501,5022
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550515236.60/cwt230.00–250.001,2183
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3481
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650618219.89/cwt217.50–222.001,3596
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400385247.50/cwt247.50–247.509531
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600568228.48/cwt227.00–230.001,2982
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473308.70/cwt300.00–317.501,4602
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527278.44/cwt260.00–290.001,46710
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5641
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464269.77/cwt260.00–277.001,25219
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400378343.71/cwt340.00–347.501,2994
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378328.45/cwt322.50–340.001,2425
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300260325.00/cwt325.00–325.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405288.86/cwt280.00–297.501,1702
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418311.26/cwt300.00–320.001,3014
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350317365.79/cwt355.00–375.001,1605
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400365322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1771
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519306.03/cwt295.00–315.001,58830
Stock CowsSmall 3640576.00/head576.00–576.005761
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17801,525.96/head1,475.00–1,575.001,5263
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17501,161.00/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1612
Stock CowsSmall 1769956.51/head893.00–1,090.009574
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350336302.85/cwt290.00–315.001,0184
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,330142.38/cwt140.00–145.001,8942
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,135164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,5011
CowsLean 85-90%986141.14/cwt135.00–147.001,3926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,432154.75/cwt151.00–158.002,2166
Bulls1,367144.77/cwt139.00–154.001,9793
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400367350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2853
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300270351.94/cwt345.00–360.009502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,147135.03/cwt100.00–147.001,54923
CowsLean 85-90%862109.69/cwt75.00–131.009468
Bulls1,559171.39/cwt168.00–178.002,6729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250154.63/cwt148.00–165.001,93335
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450412226.65/cwt220.00–232.509343
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500467218.31/cwt202.50–230.001,0206
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300265325.00/cwt325.00–325.008611
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350322319.13/cwt317.50–320.001,0283
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550510312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5941
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350328351.91/cwt347.50–365.001,1544
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325246.62/cwt245.00–250.008023
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550528227.68/cwt220.00–235.001,2022
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350323245.54/cwt230.00–255.007933
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700690212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4661
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550520214.95/cwt205.00–220.001,1183
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400378235.21/cwt215.00–250.008897
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400374236.16/cwt220.00–250.008837
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450422235.06/cwt222.50–247.509927
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500465229.64/cwt217.50–240.001,0686
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700658194.98/cwt190.00–200.001,2832
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750745210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,5682
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580217.69/cwt210.00–225.001,2632
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500468231.85/cwt225.00–242.501,0854
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650619205.61/cwt195.00–215.001,2734
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600559238.92/cwt235.00–244.001,3366
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521262.46/cwt252.50–270.001,36714
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600573242.66/cwt225.00–252.501,3905
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500472230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0863
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626243.05/cwt240.00–248.001,5215
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600564256.92/cwt248.00–265.001,4497
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0311
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424275.79/cwt270.00–295.001,1695
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750708219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5515
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6491
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550523239.11/cwt235.00–242.501,2513
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700668233.16/cwt232.50–234.001,5583
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6342
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350318279.90/cwt260.00–300.008903
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474264.75/cwt250.00–277.501,25511
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369282.03/cwt270.00–295.001,0416
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428257.01/cwt225.00–275.001,10012
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700670217.25/cwt217.00–217.501,4562
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522247.71/cwt243.00–256.001,29315
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650632258.29/cwt255.00–264.001,6325
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350318282.68/cwt275.00–290.008992
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469249.53/cwt240.00–260.001,17015
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379269.59/cwt257.50–280.001,0227
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300290230.17/cwt220.00–240.006672
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483282.76/cwt265.00–295.001,36624
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700656254.00/cwt250.00–260.001,6664
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300287.50/cwt287.50–287.508631
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750718239.44/cwt237.00–242.001,7192

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.