Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-04-28

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 28
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
124 vs last sale 185 172 vs year ago 481 · 35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
23 vs last sale 59 34 vs year ago 70 · 48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
10 vs last sale 19 11 vs year ago 18 · +61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 7.0 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, all based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows too few to trend, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $336.06/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits 67.94 against this barn's trailing median of $404.00.
Average price
$336.06
26 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.01
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541344.051,86315thin
Medium and Large 2516329.051,6999thin
Medium and Large 3518307.681,5942thin
One grade step is worth $36.37/cwt here — about $269 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

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 sale26 hd
336.06
SC average6 barns · 115 hd
315.05
+21.01
This barn, trailing median27 sales
404.00
−67.94
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
BullsHigh1,421171.532,4376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,615142.172,2964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,179140.211,6547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average953114.131,0878thin

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)1,256$1,9644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$1,9263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,425$2,3572thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)820$1,3331thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)714$1,8884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)635$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)835$1,9621thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)771$1,1808
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)733$1,0722thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1500–550527348.91/cwt340.00–360.001,83911
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421411.21/cwt395.00–427.501,7314
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450445347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5461
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568355.81/cwt355.00–357.502,0213
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600581330.70/cwt320.00–347.501,9214
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318374.67/cwt367.50–380.001,1913
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368378.31/cwt375.00–382.501,3923
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390406.27/cwt405.00–407.501,5842
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612340.66/cwt329.00–355.002,0853
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7621
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210375.00/cwt375.00–375.007881
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220390.00/cwt390.00–390.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500463390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8067
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400370427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,5821
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518357.61/cwt350.00–365.001,8522
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600579365.28/cwt363.00–375.002,1155
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260375.00/cwt375.00–375.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450422361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,5235
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550503346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,7402
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500468334.92/cwt330.00–340.001,5672
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463330.09/cwt322.50–342.001,5283
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650610284.96/cwt280.00–290.001,7382
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469365.78/cwt355.00–377.501,71612
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450445347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5461
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560316.97/cwt310.00–325.001,7753
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278360.51/cwt350.00–365.001,0023
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300288426.02/cwt417.50–435.001,2272
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318411.55/cwt400.00–432.501,3094
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300265459.72/cwt455.00–465.001,2182
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300285405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,1542
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513326.97/cwt320.00–342.501,6776
BullsMedium and Large 11,4252,357.25/head2,300.00–2,411.002,3572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3652,177.41/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1773
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28401,249.25/head1,183.00–1,320.001,2493
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29931,925.50/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385397.70/cwt390.00–417.501,53115
Stock CowsSmall 16871,244.02/head1,165.00–1,339.001,2443
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 36351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 37601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Stock CowsSmall 2755982.00/head982.00–982.009821
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 26951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 16652,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Stock CowsSmall 17331,071.97/head1,044.00–1,099.001,0722
CowsBoner 80-85%925121.89/cwt110.00–135.001,1272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255142.93/cwt140.00–146.001,7944
CowsLean 85-90%984133.88/cwt130.00–138.001,3174
Bulls1,385185.33/cwt184.00–186.002,5672
Bulls1,532167.84/cwt160.00–174.002,5713
Bulls1,160155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,662137.56/cwt134.00–140.002,2863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,2991
CowsLean 85-90%92194.37/cwt80.00–107.508694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18351,962.00/head1,962.00–1,962.001,9621
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3830975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 28201,333.00/head1,333.00–1,333.001,3331
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7482
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3531
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350326290.57/cwt280.00–307.509474
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450425338.60/cwt332.50–345.001,4392
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300255310.00/cwt310.00–310.007911
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365298.36/cwt295.00–300.001,0893
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500465302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,4062
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400392313.36/cwt300.00–330.001,2283
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430325.12/cwt320.00–330.001,3982
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250215315.00/cwt315.00–315.006771
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550518307.68/cwt300.00–315.001,5942
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360304.93/cwt300.00–310.001,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228336.54/cwt325.00–350.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added250–300285385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475371.38/cwt357.50–380.001,7645
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500469340.65/cwt337.50–342.501,5984
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620296.00/cwt295.00–297.001,8352
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450424348.46/cwt345.00–355.001,4775
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215395.00/cwt395.00–395.008491
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550528335.06/cwt332.50–337.501,7692
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713283.80/cwt270.00–297.502,0232
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420379.81/cwt370.00–392.501,5955
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369377.47/cwt370.00–390.001,3936
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385323.60/cwt312.50–335.001,2462
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675274.89/cwt270.00–280.001,8562
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421337.52/cwt335.00–342.501,4218
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550514335.56/cwt320.00–350.001,7257
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8291
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523352.43/cwt350.00–355.001,8433
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400363355.37/cwt345.00–375.001,2904
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474338.46/cwt320.00–352.501,6044
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7701
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350329346.77/cwt325.00–357.501,14114
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7191
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325391.74/cwt390.00–395.001,2733
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250245365.00/cwt365.00–365.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528310.06/cwt300.00–325.001,6374
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438375.34/cwt360.00–390.001,6446
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275373.75/cwt365.00–385.001,0284
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500459329.22/cwt325.00–350.001,5116
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260335.00/cwt325.00–345.008712
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550545320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7441
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400373357.75/cwt345.00–370.001,3342

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.