Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-02-24

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 24
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
298 head
229 vs last sale 69 297 vs year ago 595 · 49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
26 vs last sale 35 33 vs year ago 94 · 35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
24 vs last sale 4 1 vs year ago 29 · 3.4%
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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 2.50 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $255.62/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 114.43 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.
Average price
$255.62
26 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,401
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.89
vs SC average
51.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535265.001,4181thin
Medium and Large 2548256.501,40524
Medium and Large 3565225.001,2711thin
One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $147 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

29 sales
421380338297median 370.0412/1503/0204/2006/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.04 across 29 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 sale26 hd
255.62
SC average6 barns · 82 hd
247.73
+7.89
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−51.39
This barn, trailing median29 sales
370.04
−114.43
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
BullsHigh1,665160.802,67811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476141.642,0909thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237139.281,72319
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076123.891,33417

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,525$2,0741thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,6555
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,5183thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,4223thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$1,3897
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)827$1,1833thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$1,3751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,7191thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,114$1,9503thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 3450–500463311.26/cwt310.00–312.501,4414
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29651,440.22/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4402
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700658255.50/cwt255.00–256.001,6812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3665925.00/head925.00–925.009251
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650620253.88/cwt249.00–259.001,5742
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525306.00/cwt297.50–315.001,6072
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468322.76/cwt322.50–323.001,5112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470267.15/cwt250.00–275.001,25615
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700669248.64/cwt241.00–261.001,6636
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630240.74/cwt239.00–242.001,5174
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650630292.81/cwt290.00–295.001,8456
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377347.49/cwt345.00–350.001,3105
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600585262.36/cwt259.00–265.001,5353
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250233268.36/cwt260.00–280.006254
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700667232.32/cwt225.00–241.001,5505
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581248.35/cwt240.00–252.501,4437
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565282.68/cwt271.00–295.001,5972
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628258.75/cwt250.00–268.001,6252
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added700–750718261.95/cwt257.00–267.001,8812
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600583298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7373
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6901
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426330.08/cwt320.00–345.001,4065
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426276.87/cwt269.00–282.501,1797
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7291
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750733222.03/cwt220.00–224.001,6272
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650620228.27/cwt227.50–229.001,4152
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700695228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5851
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550508275.01/cwt272.50–277.501,3972
Bred CowsSmall 17551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsSmall 2635950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsSmall 2675975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsSmall 2740900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsSmall 3760750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsSmall 3605725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred HeifersSmall 17351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsSmall 17801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Stock CowsSmall 17251,631.00/head1,631.00–1,631.001,6311
Bred CowsSmall 17551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bulls2,140175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,7451
Bulls1,670165.40/cwt150.00–170.002,7628
CowsLean 85-90%957110.25/cwt95.00–121.001,0557
CowsLean 85-90%1,160133.44/cwt126.00–139.001,54810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251143.40/cwt138.00–151.001,79413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208130.34/cwt122.00–137.001,5756
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456143.09/cwt137.00–148.002,0838
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,1261
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425323.22/cwt312.50–335.001,3742
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400365197.50/cwt197.50–197.507211
Bulls1,410135.28/cwt133.00–137.001,9072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5252,074.00/head2,074.00–2,074.002,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400370322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1933
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350343326.26/cwt325.00–327.501,1192
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571290.09/cwt285.00–297.501,6564
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2711
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373390.84/cwt382.50–400.001,4582
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268294.94/cwt290.00–305.007906
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367308.15/cwt290.00–320.001,1317
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,3082,110.16/head2,016.00–2,217.002,1102
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330392.61/cwt385.00–400.001,2962
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419295.53/cwt285.00–310.001,2388
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2711
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329309.20/cwt290.00–320.001,0177
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470313.41/cwt300.00–322.501,4735
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7181
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522260.81/cwt255.00–267.501,36113
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330285.00/cwt285.00–285.009411
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750708230.95/cwt223.00–240.001,6353
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450440322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750705219.50/cwt215.00–224.001,5472
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360267.50/cwt267.50–267.509631
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383360.20/cwt350.00–370.001,3802
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300267271.72/cwt260.00–280.007253
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300281374.96/cwt370.00–380.001,0544
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400380245.00/cwt245.00–245.009311
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300268363.08/cwt350.00–375.009732
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482319.58/cwt316.00–325.001,5403
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500473298.81/cwt295.00–302.501,4132
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450433316.70/cwt315.00–317.501,3713
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400389325.94/cwt320.00–330.001,2685
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550532278.35/cwt270.00–285.001,4813
BullsMedium and Large 11,0951,719.00/head1,719.00–1,719.001,7191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3202,175.85/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3631,757.43/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7572
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750731257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8797
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450415317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3181
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,7611
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278392.61/cwt390.00–400.001,0914
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519318.60/cwt305.00–330.001,6547

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.