Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-12-09

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 9
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
198 vs last sale 414 347 vs year ago 265 · +130.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
8 vs last sale 110 20 vs year ago 98 · +20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
4 vs last sale 20 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 7.00 lower, 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 $240.93/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 129.64 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$240.93
41 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,337
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.58
vs SC average
39.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574247.881,42313thin
Medium and Large 2546237.701,29828
One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $126 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
240.93
SC average6 barns · 157 hd
237.35
+3.58
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−39.37
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
−129.64
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
BullsLow1,616146.662,36912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233115.181,42047
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,453114.871,66911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,194101.511,21227

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)1,300$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$1,2213thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)966$1,3854thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,0001thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500462301.74/cwt290.00–317.501,3947
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29751,118.92/head1,030.00–1,200.001,1192
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350327256.73/cwt250.00–270.008403
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618232.97/cwt225.00–248.001,4407
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605256.30/cwt250.00–262.501,5512
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429261.99/cwt250.00–270.001,12418
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569267.45/cwt255.00–277.501,5226
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006633
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428312.42/cwt300.00–320.001,33714
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395322.50/cwt320.00–325.001,2742
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400387264.29/cwt240.00–275.001,0236
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333345.04/cwt330.00–355.001,1494
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523239.24/cwt229.00–249.001,25114
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250203275.00/cwt275.00–275.005582
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400374305.34/cwt290.00–315.001,1424
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600574246.03/cwt240.00–250.001,4125
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500467254.77/cwt240.00–262.501,19024
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245330.00/cwt330.00–330.008091
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520289.00/cwt277.50–302.501,5038
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590259.96/cwt255.00–265.001,5342
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572238.65/cwt227.50–249.001,36512
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650623222.54/cwt220.00–226.001,3864
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700668204.11/cwt197.50–215.001,3633
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy250–300280312.50/cwt312.50–312.508751
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400380239.80/cwt230.00–250.009116
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522286.46/cwt270.00–297.501,49516
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473271.03/cwt257.50–277.501,2824
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300290295.00/cwt295.00–295.008561
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300279336.08/cwt330.00–345.009384
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380340.10/cwt330.00–347.501,2925
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550530264.22/cwt260.00–267.501,4003
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450424279.53/cwt270.00–285.001,1855
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450438215.09/cwt210.00–220.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370207.70/cwt200.00–215.007682
Stock CowsSmall 17451,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Bred CowsSmall 2955950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsSmall 2865900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700673222.18/cwt217.50–229.001,4953
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700695227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5811
Bulls1,450136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9721
Bulls1,722144.05/cwt134.00–156.002,4819
CowsLean 85-90%1,22698.02/cwt85.00–110.001,20221
CowsLean 85-90%1,082113.74/cwt110.00–118.001,2316
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488110.03/cwt100.00–116.001,6375
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450424258.66/cwt250.00–270.001,0974
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,423118.91/cwt117.00–124.001,6926
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201106.19/cwt75.00–116.001,27523
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269122.55/cwt117.00–131.001,55523
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7461
Bulls1,220163.71/cwt163.00–165.001,9972
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350321401.70/cwt395.00–410.001,2896
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550530257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3651
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2851
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650613209.99/cwt207.50–212.501,2872
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380277.57/cwt275.00–280.001,0552
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2321
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300263317.62/cwt315.00–320.008352
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350310318.32/cwt315.00–325.0098716
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5282
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450414282.51/cwt275.00–287.501,1705
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325371.14/cwt360.00–390.001,20615
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450433341.29/cwt335.00–347.501,4782
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300270411.16/cwt405.00–415.001,1104
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250230416.90/cwt400.00–430.009594
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485317.15/cwt314.00–320.001,5383
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250240310.00/cwt310.00–310.007441
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423343.38/cwt335.00–357.501,4528
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240379.79/cwt370.00–390.009112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250235327.50/cwt320.00–335.007702
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250235422.18/cwt415.00–430.009922
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528252.00/cwt250.00–254.001,3313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500470293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,37715
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600555222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330262.31/cwt250.00–275.008662
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500474279.33/cwt270.00–285.001,32411
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450445295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3132
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,2901,845.00/head1,845.00–1,845.001,8451
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485290.21/cwt280.00–302.501,4083
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550508245.02/cwt240.00–250.001,2452
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650600221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,3282
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29151,306.51/head1,224.00–1,375.001,3072
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400365337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2324
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600555302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6791
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500472232.56/cwt230.00–235.001,0983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600588246.64/cwt238.00–249.001,45010
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350334294.89/cwt280.00–305.0098512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400367376.03/cwt360.00–390.001,38011
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650643240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5433
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400379286.12/cwt280.00–300.001,08413
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300272373.47/cwt365.00–385.001,0166
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300288282.57/cwt275.00–290.008142
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523312.54/cwt310.00–315.001,6352
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367368.14/cwt357.50–380.001,3516
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463266.27/cwt265.00–267.501,2332

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.