Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-11-04

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 4
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
123 vs last sale 596 125 vs year ago 598 · 20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
3 vs last sale 109 40 vs year ago 146 · 27.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
28 vs last sale 14 24 vs year ago 18 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $215.57/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 154.99 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$215.57
41 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.01
vs SC average
42.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565244.001,3791thin
Medium and Large 2529215.111,13939
Medium and Large 3535205.001,0971thin
One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about $282 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 sale41 hd
215.57
SC average6 barns · 178 hd
215.56
+0.01
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−42.82
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
−154.99
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
BullsAverage1,395130.111,81510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518145.792,2126thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,141144.901,65454
CowsLean 85-90%Average987115.591,14019

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)1,188$1,7132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)942$1,3417
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,032$1,3346
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)871$1,2335
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)922$9683thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,242$1,8533thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)792$1,5356
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)725$1,1605
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)878$1,1244thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2300–350328228.72/cwt220.00–237.507505
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650619202.39/cwt196.00–209.001,2539
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423226.57/cwt217.50–237.5095810
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250200245.00/cwt245.00–245.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325203.52/cwt190.00–217.506615
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368228.19/cwt220.00–242.5084011
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550516221.95/cwt215.00–231.001,14521
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480226.17/cwt215.00–235.001,08629
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3981
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300272242.28/cwt225.00–255.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400374197.31/cwt175.00–212.507387
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550525206.33/cwt200.00–213.001,08311
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750710182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400372210.00/cwt210.00–210.007815
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3791
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275277.39/cwt270.00–285.007634
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315257.50/cwt257.50–257.508117
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009502
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600577207.98/cwt201.00–213.001,2006
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450418205.75/cwt200.00–215.008606
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350317278.29/cwt270.00–285.008823
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400383224.85/cwt215.00–230.008613
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2701
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485212.35/cwt205.00–220.001,0302
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270283.55/cwt275.00–290.007663
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245295.00/cwt295.00–295.007231
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350345337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,1641
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650615208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2791
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265201.08/cwt190.00–215.005335
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250221201.38/cwt200.00–205.004454
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0431
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450403200.00/cwt200.00–200.008062
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600583226.01/cwt225.00–227.001,3182
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0071
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477264.06/cwt250.00–277.501,26021
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3021
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450416278.45/cwt265.00–285.001,1584
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650608223.35/cwt219.00–226.001,3583
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528254.44/cwt250.00–259.001,3432
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500468240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1233
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450413241.77/cwt235.00–250.009993
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400382273.42/cwt270.00–282.501,0446
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670229.50/cwt229.00–230.001,5382
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5551
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600574238.91/cwt232.50–240.001,3719
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573247.47/cwt245.00–250.001,4182
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550526247.10/cwt240.00–258.001,3005
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3531
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400383236.70/cwt230.00–240.009073
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250230235.00/cwt235.00–235.005411
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300276334.83/cwt325.00–345.009247
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350327329.31/cwt317.50–337.501,0775
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400355320.77/cwt315.00–330.001,1393
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615134.98/cwt134.00–136.002,1803
CowsLean 85-90%984119.65/cwt115.00–129.001,17714
CowsLean 85-90%994104.22/cwt100.00–114.001,0365
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192157.48/cwt150.00–176.001,87721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,126142.11/cwt130.00–149.001,60026
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420156.60/cwt154.00–159.002,2243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,046117.53/cwt110.00–121.001,2297
Bulls1,706152.66/cwt145.00–157.002,6045
Bulls1,084107.56/cwt80.00–130.001,1665
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28901,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsSmall 1780917.00/head917.00–917.009171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1451,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3815632.00/head632.00–632.006321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1321,584.83/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0581,763.12/head1,750.00–1,775.001,7632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29751,135.88/head1,075.00–1,187.001,1362
Bred CowsSmall 3795700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610214.48/cwt210.00–220.001,3084
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521254.11/cwt242.50–265.001,3249
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350331301.06/cwt285.00–310.009975
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450437263.09/cwt252.50–277.501,15016
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550533220.79/cwt212.50–232.501,1774
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450430242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0431
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374277.44/cwt260.00–290.001,0387
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474257.87/cwt248.00–275.001,2227
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360305.10/cwt297.50–312.501,0982
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300286306.87/cwt300.00–312.508784
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600567230.98/cwt221.00–242.501,31011
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500485229.00/cwt220.00–238.001,1112
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550524237.37/cwt235.00–239.001,2447
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425281.21/cwt280.00–282.501,1952
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy250–300265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006741
BullsMedium and Large 11,3652,096.21/head1,721.00–2,425.002,0962
BullsMedium and Large 29951,368.00/head1,368.00–1,368.001,3681
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 27151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28881,795.83/head1,625.00–2,075.001,7963
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 36401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSmall 2730861.64/head850.00–875.008622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29661,503.72/head1,325.00–1,700.001,5044
Stock CowsSmall 2675776.00/head776.00–776.007761
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28781,123.77/head1,066.00–1,150.001,1244
Stock CowsMedium and Large 27731,339.08/head1,235.00–1,489.001,3393
Stock CowsSmall 16301,008.00/head1,008.00–1,008.001,0081
Bred CowsSmall 2790900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1451,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29781,149.47/head1,123.00–1,175.001,1492
Bred CowsSmall 1840950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.