Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-08-26

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 26
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
340 vs last sale 372 259 vs year ago 453 · +57.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
68 vs last sale 57 40 vs year ago 85 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
29 vs last sale 7 22 vs year ago 14 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 lower. Heavy 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 $219.98/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 150.07 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.
Average price
$219.98
79 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.05
vs SC average
21.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529237.001,2549thin
Medium and Large 2531220.631,17260
Medium and Large 3553200.721,11110thin
One grade step is worth $36.28/cwt here — about $143 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

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 sale79 hd
219.98
SC average6 barns · 186 hd
221.03
−1.05
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−21.90
This barn, trailing median29 sales
370.04
−150.07
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
BullsAverage1,478149.932,21618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468147.442,16410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,176143.841,69169
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012127.781,29315

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)1,115$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,5676
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,3922thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$1,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,0752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,550$2,6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)626$1,3176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,157$2,2896
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)831$1,4237
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$1,3051thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450423242.57/cwt230.00–250.001,0264
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500493221.21/cwt212.50–230.001,0912
SteersMedium and Large 2Full400–450435233.84/cwt230.00–237.501,0172
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650628197.53/cwt195.00–200.001,2402
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750710179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2711
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421273.36/cwt260.00–290.001,1515
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full500–550520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700668196.94/cwt190.00–206.001,3163
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4962
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650633225.10/cwt220.00–230.001,4252
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300297250.00/cwt250.00–250.007433
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full550–600572213.98/cwt213.00–215.001,2243
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600579212.42/cwt210.00–217.001,2305
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550516214.29/cwt210.00–217.001,10611
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700663231.48/cwt223.00–237.501,5359
SteersMedium and Large 2Full450–500482236.78/cwt230.00–240.001,1413
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568235.11/cwt225.00–245.001,33516
BullsMedium and Large 2Full450–500468223.69/cwt220.00–227.501,0472
BullsMedium and Large 2Full400–450405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450426268.64/cwt265.00–275.001,1444
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468259.90/cwt250.00–270.001,21617
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480226.24/cwt217.50–235.001,08626
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300265.00/cwt265.00–265.007951
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full450–500480212.42/cwt210.00–215.001,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full600–650630192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690207.50/cwt202.50–212.501,4322
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577222.27/cwt210.00–233.001,2829
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650616217.09/cwt212.00–225.001,3376
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322244.65/cwt235.00–250.007886
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29921,552.44/head1,425.00–1,650.001,5523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2Full500–550505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400357326.53/cwt320.00–335.001,1665
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378311.02/cwt297.50–330.001,1764
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350329332.85/cwt325.00–340.001,0957
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700659243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,6059
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600560212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350343343.35/cwt340.00–350.001,1783
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400353262.48/cwt260.00–265.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278279.77/cwt265.00–290.007784
BullsMedium and Large 16261,316.96/head1,100.00–1,525.001,3176
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2549
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0681,580.93/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5813
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325267.15/cwt255.00–280.008685
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650607242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,47210
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6453
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4615
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350330342.54/cwt340.00–345.001,1302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 11,5502,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
CowsLean 85-90%931118.06/cwt90.00–126.001,0997
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180133.35/cwt120.00–139.001,57421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175147.93/cwt140.00–157.001,73846
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153160.07/cwt159.00–161.001,8462
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505200.00/cwt190.00–210.001,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700668188.43/cwt175.00–199.001,2594
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bred CowsSmall 18351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650610212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2961
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400368235.17/cwt230.00–240.008652
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335232.50/cwt225.00–240.007792
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450418197.44/cwt175.00–212.508255
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650630214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3481
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400382209.64/cwt200.00–215.008017
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450410227.50/cwt227.50–227.509331
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550538221.27/cwt217.50–225.001,1902
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550538210.14/cwt200.00–220.001,1312
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400368210.00/cwt210.00–210.007733
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600577220.06/cwt215.00–227.501,2703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29201,391.58/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29752,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3720900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,1201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618221.01/cwt220.00–222.001,3662
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472245.16/cwt225.00–265.001,15724
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28311,422.98/head1,148.00–1,633.001,4237
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28701,305.00/head1,305.00–1,305.001,3051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28651,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426230.59/cwt220.00–247.0098218
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230248.26/cwt245.00–250.005713
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550523255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3342
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568226.81/cwt220.00–233.001,28810
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550512224.56/cwt220.00–233.001,15031
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373241.52/cwt230.00–255.009016
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522227.95/cwt224.00–239.001,19043
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300288234.77/cwt225.00–250.006763
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333308.35/cwt305.00–310.001,0273
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377277.86/cwt275.00–285.001,0485
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633231.95/cwt220.00–235.001,46817
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523242.32/cwt230.00–255.001,26723
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2572,352.88/head2,250.00–2,425.002,3533
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425290.75/cwt282.50–305.001,2369
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600574201.03/cwt180.00–214.001,1547
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650615184.92/cwt180.00–195.001,1373
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350315203.54/cwt200.00–210.006413
Bulls1,686159.69/cwt153.00–165.002,6928
Bulls1,242135.37/cwt95.00–146.001,6818
Bulls1,590169.12/cwt168.00–170.002,6892
CowsLean 85-90%1,083136.28/cwt129.00–143.001,4768
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468147.44/cwt140.00–155.002,16410

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.