Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-11-18

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
262 vs last sale 242 23 vs year ago 481 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
72 vs last sale 67 7 vs year ago 146 · 4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
9 vs last sale 27 7 vs year ago 29 · +24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 9.0 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 4.0 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.30/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 171.09 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.
Average price
$233.30
43 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.29
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524264.231,3845thin
Medium and Large 2538243.151,30722
Medium and Large 3528210.101,10916thin
One grade step is worth $54.13/cwt here — about $275 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

26 sales
468415361308median 404.3901/0503/0204/2706/2208/10
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.39 across 26 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 sale43 hd
233.30
SC average6 barns · 122 hd
233.01
+0.29
This barn, trailing median26 sales
404.39
−171.09
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
BullsAverage1,412133.091,87911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181121.661,43776
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,466114.471,67811
CowsLean 85-90%Average96794.3091122

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)1,097$1,5805
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,3593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$1,3423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,3382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,358$1,8652thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,117$1,8303thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,086$2,13811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,7262thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$9521thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$7181thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 11,1632,019.35/head1,500.00–2,550.002,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373268.22/cwt252.50–275.001,00013
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300263312.38/cwt300.00–325.008222
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575220.96/cwt210.00–237.501,2713
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4102
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655213.01/cwt212.00–214.001,3952
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418281.80/cwt272.50–290.001,1784
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0722,158.24/head2,125.00–2,200.002,1583
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450432234.27/cwt220.00–255.001,01216
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524256.97/cwt247.50–263.001,34711
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700683224.61/cwt220.00–228.001,5343
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3481
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422274.77/cwt250.00–285.001,16013
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500467260.83/cwt247.50–277.501,21822
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220240.04/cwt235.00–245.005283
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600563221.46/cwt216.00–226.001,2476
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500469270.25/cwt260.00–282.501,2677
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377240.78/cwt220.00–250.009088
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478231.42/cwt220.00–242.501,10613
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650627235.64/cwt228.00–244.001,4773
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550515240.59/cwt237.50–245.001,2394
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650600219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3141
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500478228.87/cwt220.00–240.001,0944
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515226.98/cwt215.00–234.001,16916
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650610207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2631
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700680223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5161
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750700217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5191
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425247.94/cwt240.00–255.001,0546
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326223.19/cwt217.50–230.007284
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400372250.87/cwt250.00–252.509333
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700665194.51/cwt194.00–195.001,2932
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650643199.50/cwt199.00–200.001,2832
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3571
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0151,725.74/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7262
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550514210.30/cwt195.00–227.501,08112
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550526211.90/cwt210.00–215.001,1154
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430197.47/cwt195.00–200.008492
BullsMedium and Large 21,1101,354.00/head1,354.00–1,354.001,3541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500471222.86/cwt215.00–230.001,0507
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500495215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600578211.51/cwt210.00–212.501,2233
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650607200.75/cwt200.00–205.001,21911
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570209.49/cwt200.00–217.501,1944
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008402
Bred CowsSmall 17451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock CowsSmall 2700717.50/head717.50–717.507181
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700667205.24/cwt200.00–209.001,3693
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47093.74/cwt87.00–101.001,3782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205118.67/cwt112.00–135.001,43045
CowsBoner 80-85%1,119106.13/cwt85.00–116.001,18820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194162.13/cwt145.00–175.001,93611
Bulls1,510139.56/cwt130.00–146.002,1074
Bulls1,356129.40/cwt115.00–140.001,7557
CowsLean 85-90%1,047110.96/cwt108.00–115.001,1627
CowsLean 85-90%92986.53/cwt70.00–101.0080415
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465119.08/cwt114.00–127.001,7459
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700670208.27/cwt207.50–209.001,3952
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500463207.57/cwt202.50–210.009613
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007302
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280197.37/cwt195.00–200.005532
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550508221.08/cwt210.00–232.501,1232
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350317349.50/cwt345.00–355.001,1085
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300280356.18/cwt340.00–365.009974
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250235350.00/cwt345.00–355.008232
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369314.19/cwt300.00–330.001,15916
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500463300.35/cwt291.00–310.001,3912
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250205355.00/cwt355.00–355.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430254.51/cwt245.00–260.001,09410
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422316.66/cwt315.00–320.001,3363
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323336.39/cwt330.00–350.001,0873
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350323289.73/cwt285.00–295.009362
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300283286.42/cwt280.00–292.508112
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2341
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225330.00/cwt330.00–330.007431
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4853
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1352,237.83/head2,225.00–2,250.002,2382
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417306.16/cwt297.50–314.001,2777
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500460237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0901
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468288.97/cwt278.00–297.001,3527
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700668199.87/cwt195.00–205.001,3352
BullsMedium and Large 21,0251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563251.97/cwt243.00–260.001,4194
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380284.39/cwt270.00–295.001,0813
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521267.52/cwt247.50–295.001,3946
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650627214.02/cwt212.00–215.001,3423
BullsMedium and Large 11,6052,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0131,412.10/head1,250.00–1,575.001,4122
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600595213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2671
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600568222.04/cwt215.00–226.001,2616
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370282.38/cwt270.00–295.001,0457
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2865952.00/head952.00–952.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516265.54/cwt260.00–270.001,3704
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1182,160.96/head2,025.00–2,300.002,1612
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550505208.71/cwt205.00–212.501,0542
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700678183.85/cwt180.00–187.501,2472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1531,692.59/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1601,412.77/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4132
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550514286.08/cwt275.00–290.001,47014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0102,163.94/head2,000.00–2,325.002,1643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1401,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4371
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325265.92/cwt260.00–275.008643

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.