Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-02-03

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 3
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
692 head
41 vs last sale 651 259 vs year ago 951 · 27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
19 vs last sale 63 32 vs year ago 114 · 28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
3 vs last sale 25 9 vs year ago 19 · +47.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparison made of feeder steers due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 4.50 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 15.00 higher. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $297.15/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 107.25 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.
Average price
$297.15
35 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.82
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525323.561,6999thin
Medium and Large 2535290.961,55724
Medium and Large 3590252.481,4902thin
One grade step is worth $71.08/cwt here — about $209 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 sale35 hd
297.15
SC average6 barns · 96 hd
282.32
+14.82
This barn, trailing median26 sales
404.39
−107.25
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
BullsHigh1,584157.652,49710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,574144.532,27510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188138.271,64236
CowsLean 85-90%Low989115.531,14218

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)906$1,5155
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,1474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)625$8131thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)795$1,7491thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)758$1,6162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,7753thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$1,6027
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$1,2482thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 1250–300280298.82/cwt290.00–317.5083713
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250233275.05/cwt270.00–280.006412
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320302.99/cwt290.00–320.0097012
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371301.83/cwt290.00–310.001,1209
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450408227.45/cwt220.00–235.009282
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425271.62/cwt260.00–290.001,15413
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526260.47/cwt250.00–275.001,37017
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663231.13/cwt225.00–237.501,5322
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800750226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6951
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5951
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477273.68/cwt260.00–285.001,3059
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700668213.71/cwt210.00–217.501,4282
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425298.28/cwt290.00–310.001,26812
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475250.14/cwt240.00–255.001,1885
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550525219.56/cwt200.00–240.001,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550511289.04/cwt280.00–295.001,4775
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474289.89/cwt275.00–302.501,37413
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600570237.12/cwt220.00–245.001,3526
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250223252.64/cwt250.00–255.005632
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400388252.45/cwt250.00–255.009802
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy250–300278240.63/cwt230.00–250.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350333250.00/cwt250.00–250.008332
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450410255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250205345.00/cwt345.00–345.007071
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,4902
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750715217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5552
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350333319.02/cwt305.00–335.001,0625
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500465317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4761
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473308.26/cwt290.00–335.001,45810
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400382315.17/cwt300.00–325.001,2043
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300283328.74/cwt325.00–330.009304
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7031
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469335.88/cwt325.00–350.001,5759
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713239.20/cwt236.00–244.001,7053
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215380.99/cwt375.00–395.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332275.44/cwt270.00–285.0091410
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650617234.14/cwt230.00–237.501,4453
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300271276.76/cwt270.00–280.007508
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574254.81/cwt247.50–272.501,4634
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6092
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370273.44/cwt260.00–282.501,01214
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550534306.83/cwt295.00–310.001,6386
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450444371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,6474
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500491368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,8075
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400376241.55/cwt230.00–255.009086
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400372370.18/cwt350.00–380.001,3773
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5701
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455365.87/cwt360.00–370.001,6653
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523338.46/cwt330.00–347.501,7702
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650626269.36/cwt255.00–277.501,6866
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328388.35/cwt380.00–395.001,2743
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,7171
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5312
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450431368.73/cwt367.50–370.001,5894
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500472322.52/cwt312.50–335.001,5223
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400355315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1181
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450429316.15/cwt295.00–325.001,3564
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300270330.00/cwt330.00–330.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800786245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9267
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy200–250240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450426314.62/cwt295.00–327.501,3408
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450435382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6642
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350325422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,3731
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300255440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250235430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202137.91/cwt128.00–150.001,65829
CowsBoner 80-85%1,103118.90/cwt114.00–124.001,3114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,162167.56/cwt155.00–179.001,9473
CowsLean 85-90%1,002100.72/cwt87.50–115.001,0097
CowsLean 85-90%980124.95/cwt118.00–132.001,22511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,790157.08/cwt155.00–159.002,8122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520141.39/cwt138.00–145.002,1498
Bulls1,840167.00/cwt167.00–167.003,0731
Bulls880122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0781
Bulls1,640160.88/cwt157.00–165.002,6388
Bred CowsSmall 3615750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsSmall 2795975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsSmall 2625813.00/head813.00–813.008131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29301,352.00/head1,352.00–1,352.001,3521
Bred CowsSmall 26601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29831,247.57/head1,098.00–1,389.001,2482
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618258.01/cwt250.00–267.501,5956
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415376.59/cwt365.00–395.001,56312
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400382375.37/cwt360.00–390.001,43413
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600553287.48/cwt282.50–292.501,5902
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300279390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0884
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570272.77/cwt265.00–282.501,5556
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517333.87/cwt320.00–347.501,7267
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324404.78/cwt395.00–415.001,31111
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520303.33/cwt290.00–317.501,57714
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324375.98/cwt360.00–390.001,21815
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450428346.95/cwt330.00–360.001,48510
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680254.89/cwt250.00–260.001,7332
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400366398.51/cwt390.00–415.001,4597
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300269411.58/cwt395.00–425.001,10712
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450407389.75/cwt375.00–400.001,5863
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235406.04/cwt395.00–425.009545
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400386346.20/cwt340.00–350.001,3364
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500455312.54/cwt290.00–320.001,4225
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4131
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy250–300268339.30/cwt325.00–355.009092
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550527283.28/cwt280.00–285.001,4933
BullsMedium and Large 17951,749.00/head1,749.00–1,749.001,7491
BullsMedium and Large 26951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 18201,807.00/head1,807.00–1,807.001,8071
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28552,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1281,937.39/head1,838.00–2,024.001,9372
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29351,467.86/head1,433.00–1,535.001,4685
Bred CowsSmall 18151,386.00/head1,386.00–1,386.001,3861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsSmall 26681,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1781,949.84/head1,875.00–2,025.001,9502

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.