Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-05-19

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 19
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
419 head
210 vs last sale 209 77 vs year ago 342 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
12 vs last sale 37 19 vs year ago 68 · 27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
6 vs last sale 21 16 vs year ago 11 · +145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.50 lower, feeder heifers 8.50 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $349.68/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits 80.75 against this barn's trailing median of $430.43.
Average price
$349.68
35 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$78.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.64
vs SC average
28.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533365.821,95015thin
Medium and Large 2539343.121,84818thin
Medium and Large 3565287.721,6262thin
One grade step is worth $78.10/cwt here — about $324 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

22 sales
495437380323median 430.4301/0503/1605/0407/0608/10
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.71, low $337.05, median $430.43 across 22 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
349.68
SC average6 barns · 81 hd
343.04
+6.64
National average157 barns · 12,981 hd
378.05
−28.37
This barn, trailing median22 sales
430.43
−80.75
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
BullsAverage1,967172.443,3923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187150.621,78821
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,082134.011,4509thin

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)1,185$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,169$1,9153thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,6132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$1,5132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,5002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$2,6262thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)935$1,9871thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)888$2,3882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)899$1,7819

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1700–750710303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,1511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 27052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3782,246.87/head2,175.00–2,325.002,2472
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,2252,567.16/head2,478.00–2,650.002,5672
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628330.11/cwt328.00–332.502,0733
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335405.15/cwt395.00–415.001,3572
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410349.13/cwt347.50–352.501,4313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009791
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372417.49/cwt415.00–422.501,5533
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423394.84/cwt390.00–405.001,6704
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450440332.50/cwt325.00–340.001,4632
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340410.00/cwt405.00–415.001,3942
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0181
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650319.67/cwt305.00–327.002,0783
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285400.18/cwt390.00–410.001,1412
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524359.17/cwt359.00–360.001,8826
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400380337.84/cwt335.00–340.001,2845
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565360.50/cwt354.00–365.002,0373
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387372.35/cwt362.50–385.001,4415
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,7371
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455338.75/cwt337.50–340.001,5412
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500476342.52/cwt340.00–350.001,6304
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550523333.08/cwt320.00–342.501,7423
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408409.23/cwt400.00–417.501,6703
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500457377.46/cwt372.50–390.001,7259
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400372413.79/cwt400.00–427.501,5393
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524326.93/cwt317.50–331.001,7136
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320388.05/cwt375.00–400.001,2423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 19351,987.00/head1,987.00–1,987.001,9871
BullsMedium and Large 12,0053,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450400432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7301
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555355.00/cwt352.50–357.501,9702
Stock CowsSmall 3715947.00/head947.00–947.009471
Bred CowsSmall 27251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsSmall 27501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock CowsSmall 27801,248.00/head1,248.00–1,248.001,2481
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 27401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Stock CowsSmall 17351,554.81/head1,521.00–1,592.001,5552
Bred CowsSmall 17651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
CowsLean 85-90%1,009124.53/cwt110.00–134.001,2575
CowsLean 85-90%1,173145.85/cwt142.00–149.001,7114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242132.88/cwt110.00–143.001,6507
BullsMedium and Large 29851,576.00/head1,576.00–1,576.001,5761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173152.69/cwt145.00–167.001,79112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,080200.26/cwt197.00–203.002,1632
Bulls1,967172.44/cwt171.00–175.003,3923
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350315334.68/cwt325.00–345.001,0542
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500462313.38/cwt310.00–315.001,4483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1852,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0353,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28921,862.87/head1,674.00–2,010.001,8633
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350315326.61/cwt320.00–335.001,0293
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365307.50/cwt305.00–310.001,1222
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600565287.72/cwt275.00–300.001,6262
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400390315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450442311.57/cwt300.00–325.001,3773
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250200315.00/cwt315.00–315.006301
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400384388.71/cwt385.00–390.001,4934
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570341.24/cwt332.50–355.001,9456
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385355.58/cwt345.00–370.001,3695
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425372.43/cwt360.00–395.001,5838
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600560325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300268374.35/cwt365.00–385.001,0032
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523347.71/cwt340.00–360.001,8199
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565292.00/cwt280.00–302.501,6506
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475366.96/cwt355.00–380.001,7437
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350313317.92/cwt300.00–335.009952
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5391
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700680255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7341
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650608336.33/cwt330.00–340.002,0453
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665326.16/cwt312.50–329.002,1698
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650614340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0884
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525367.15/cwt360.00–377.501,92812
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9351
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450435344.89/cwt340.00–355.001,5003
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500481340.49/cwt330.00–347.501,6386
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350345340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1731
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425326.46/cwt310.00–337.501,3874
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345367.50/cwt365.00–370.001,2682
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578334.74/cwt320.00–362.001,9353
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600585357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0911
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350319370.18/cwt345.00–395.001,1819
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675272.44/cwt270.00–275.001,8392
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423347.62/cwt337.50–360.001,47016
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500456376.22/cwt370.00–380.001,7164
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421369.84/cwt360.00–395.001,5578
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9221
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513302.05/cwt290.00–310.001,5505
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550516339.95/cwt332.50–347.501,7544
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475327.91/cwt322.50–335.001,5584
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374376.57/cwt350.00–390.001,4085

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.