Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-02-10

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 10
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
229 vs last sale 692 28 vs year ago 491 · 5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
20 vs last sale 82 17 vs year ago 45 · +37.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
3 vs last sale 28 8 vs year ago 17 · +47.1%
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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 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $276.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits 127.02 against this barn's trailing median of $404.00.
Average price
$276.99
28 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,489
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.40
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520292.691,5223thin
Medium and Large 2538276.151,48524
Medium and Large 3590250.001,4751thin
One grade step is worth $42.69/cwt here — about $47 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

27 sales
468415361308median 404.0012/1502/2304/2006/2208/10
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.00 across 27 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 sale28 hd
276.99
SC average6 barns · 95 hd
274.59
+2.40
This barn, trailing median27 sales
404.00
−127.02
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
BullsLow1,624146.192,37413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203134.861,62224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,495130.001,9441thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062120.211,27613

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)1,213$2,0513thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$1,4423thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,022$1,2963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)792$1,0853thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)888$1,5262thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,245$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,2882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)860$6501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)740$1,2951thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,2752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)804$1,1243thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618238.78/cwt237.50–240.001,4762
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1871
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400379306.72/cwt295.00–325.001,1625
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350342339.98/cwt335.00–350.001,1633
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700671230.26/cwt205.00–241.001,5456
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450417303.88/cwt290.00–325.001,26718
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600582250.39/cwt242.50–267.501,4575
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750723219.01/cwt218.00–220.001,5832
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300277390.18/cwt385.00–395.001,0813
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy350–400360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300266279.94/cwt275.00–290.007455
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350331373.19/cwt367.50–380.001,2357
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29281,206.60/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2072
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474291.27/cwt272.50–302.501,38117
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369273.79/cwt260.00–290.001,01015
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600569242.73/cwt235.00–250.001,3816
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350329277.33/cwt267.50–290.009126
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620236.66/cwt227.50–246.001,46711
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521291.56/cwt270.00–302.501,51916
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470302.04/cwt295.00–317.501,4207
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500488283.82/cwt270.00–297.501,3852
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419271.82/cwt260.00–282.501,13916
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668247.66/cwt247.50–248.001,6543
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360363.04/cwt355.00–370.001,3075
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250210280.00/cwt280.00–280.005881
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510305.17/cwt287.50–317.501,5563
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy200–250220255.00/cwt255.00–255.005611
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300273332.16/cwt320.00–345.009072
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400362238.41/cwt230.00–255.008633
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3781
Bred CowsSmall 37921,085.30/head700.00–1,217.001,0853
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3860650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Stock CowsSmall 3728903.71/head876.00–924.009042
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400380295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1211
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300263231.52/cwt220.00–245.006093
Bulls1,380128.22/cwt120.00–142.501,7695
Bulls1,488144.17/cwt135.00–151.002,1453
CowsLean 85-90%1,00799.71/cwt85.00–111.001,0045
CowsLean 85-90%1,096133.02/cwt128.00–139.001,4588
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170123.91/cwt111.00–129.001,4507
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500458271.27/cwt270.00–272.501,2422
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209138.76/cwt132.00–147.001,67816
Bulls1,950165.38/cwt161.00–169.003,2255
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300269423.77/cwt420.00–425.001,1404
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350315422.58/cwt420.00–425.001,3312
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500495255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2621
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450422301.40/cwt290.00–315.001,2727
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500468296.15/cwt292.50–300.001,3862
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235405.00/cwt405.00–405.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350311298.04/cwt290.00–302.509274
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350317389.82/cwt385.00–400.001,2363
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416281.91/cwt280.00–285.001,1734
BullsMedium and Large 18881,525.57/head1,468.00–1,599.001,5262
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350305320.08/cwt315.00–325.009762
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278404.30/cwt395.00–415.001,12411
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282299.13/cwt297.50–300.008443
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7011
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473296.28/cwt295.00–297.501,4012
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250230434.78/cwt430.00–440.001,0002
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350316400.89/cwt390.00–412.501,2678
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230415.00/cwt415.00–415.009552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250213305.88/cwt290.00–320.006522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3102,064.31/head1,925.00–2,175.002,0642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29551,566.00/head1,566.00–1,566.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6382
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy250–300260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472267.53/cwt260.00–275.001,26317
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515257.07/cwt250.00–262.501,3246
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650620224.89/cwt221.00–227.501,3943
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350329351.66/cwt340.00–365.001,1576
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600588247.53/cwt245.00–250.001,4552
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400375318.20/cwt300.00–335.001,1932
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450426310.52/cwt300.00–320.001,3234
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400372353.45/cwt345.00–360.001,3153
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500476244.20/cwt227.50–255.001,1627
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700650241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5671
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600578242.80/cwt232.50–252.501,4032
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650622228.24/cwt220.00–232.501,4203
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450420250.18/cwt240.00–255.001,0513
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400364326.10/cwt320.00–345.001,1875
Stock CowsMedium and Large 27401,295.00/head1,295.00–1,295.001,2951
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450422279.48/cwt250.00–300.001,1795
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3421
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350334258.78/cwt255.00–260.008644
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350330315.30/cwt305.00–325.001,0402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2101,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400368247.45/cwt240.00–255.009112
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700673212.69/cwt210.00–218.001,4313
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550526238.40/cwt230.00–242.501,2549
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29051,275.09/head1,238.00–1,336.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520292.69/cwt282.50–297.501,5223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29251,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.