Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 14
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
274 vs last sale 171 445 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
2 vs last sale 41 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
21 vs last sale 9 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 64.12 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.
Average price
$305.92
36 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.81
vs SC average
32.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531324.991,7258thin
Medium and Large 2544301.421,63927
Medium and Large 3520275.001,4301thin
One grade step is worth $49.99/cwt here — about $295 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

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 sale36 hd
305.92
SC average6 barns · 143 hd
306.73
−0.81
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−32.82
This barn, trailing median29 sales
370.04
−64.12
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
BullsAverage1,533186.752,8635thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,521164.322,4995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,142159.221,81916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022141.821,4507thin

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)1,235$2,3017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,172$2,2275
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$1,8872thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,002$1,6103thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$1,5042thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,6752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)776$1,4727
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)790$1,1851thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 11,2092,209.36/head1,925.00–2,450.002,2094
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6631
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9061
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1261
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350303375.04/cwt370.00–380.001,1362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2732,301.31/head2,075.00–2,575.002,3016
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400360415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4941
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367349.91/cwt345.00–355.001,2843
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450412391.99/cwt385.00–400.001,6155
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374400.20/cwt385.00–410.001,4978
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350336392.58/cwt385.00–400.001,3194
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467334.83/cwt330.00–342.501,5643
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275375.18/cwt370.00–380.001,0322
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350300425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526324.99/cwt317.50–332.501,7097
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600593282.51/cwt280.00–285.001,6752
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500477333.36/cwt330.00–335.001,5903
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523381.24/cwt377.50–385.001,9944
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413391.12/cwt385.00–395.001,6154
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468376.15/cwt370.00–382.501,7602
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600553350.00/cwt347.50–352.501,9363
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521323.01/cwt292.50–340.001,68314
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550523279.27/cwt270.00–285.001,4613
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415339.59/cwt330.00–347.501,4096
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600583303.31/cwt300.00–310.001,7683
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0201
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327336.91/cwt325.00–345.001,1023
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350317316.84/cwt310.00–320.001,0043
Stock CowsSmall 26301,307.00/head1,307.00–1,307.001,3071
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29331,816.68/head1,662.00–1,979.001,8172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1851,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,804.00/head1,804.00–1,804.001,8041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1101,798.00/head1,798.00–1,798.001,7981
Stock CowsSmall 17181,435.83/head1,350.00–1,511.001,4362
Bred CowsSmall 28151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsSmall 17101,083.00/head1,083.00–1,083.001,0831
Stock CowsSmall 17901,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Stock CowsSmall 36251,203.00/head1,203.00–1,203.001,2031
CowsLean 85-90%1,012153.05/cwt151.00–154.001,5493
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,521164.32/cwt163.00–166.002,4995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177164.86/cwt159.00–171.001,94011
CowsLean 85-90%1,030133.39/cwt117.50–145.001,3744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,066146.80/cwt145.00–149.001,5655
Bulls1,533186.75/cwt178.00–199.002,8635
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400367289.68/cwt280.00–310.001,0633
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550518302.41/cwt300.00–307.501,5663
Stock CowsMedium and Large 38751,291.00/head1,291.00–1,291.001,2911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0151,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600568279.28/cwt265.00–290.001,5863
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300268322.71/cwt315.00–330.008652
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750715277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9841
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700678246.27/cwt240.00–252.501,6702
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350329302.57/cwt290.00–310.009954
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3633
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400357371.59/cwt365.00–375.001,3273
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380334.74/cwt325.00–345.001,2722
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4551
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250215282.79/cwt270.00–295.006082
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300260295.00/cwt295.00–295.007671
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450421332.42/cwt320.00–340.001,3994
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473356.70/cwt342.50–372.501,6878
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500477311.43/cwt305.00–320.001,4863
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009911
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700665267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7791
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550520275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500468319.73/cwt310.00–330.001,4962
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519306.76/cwt290.00–320.001,59211
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568331.81/cwt325.00–342.501,8857
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400382310.13/cwt300.00–317.501,1853
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467384.16/cwt380.00–387.501,7943
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240345.00/cwt345.00–345.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270347.59/cwt345.00–350.009382
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650626264.52/cwt260.00–270.001,6565
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421368.35/cwt360.00–380.001,5516
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550528328.96/cwt320.00–337.501,7372
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450408286.71/cwt280.00–295.001,1703
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650624301.83/cwt297.50–307.501,8834
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420370.76/cwt355.00–375.001,5576
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340387.54/cwt385.00–390.001,3182
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650609292.41/cwt280.00–300.001,7815
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600572312.44/cwt292.50–330.001,7876
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568304.05/cwt287.50–315.001,72712
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750713297.44/cwt292.50–302.502,1213
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290355.09/cwt350.00–360.001,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373329.07/cwt320.00–342.501,22711
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600590277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6371
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481345.32/cwt340.00–357.501,6616
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260365.00/cwt365.00–365.009491
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700671304.40/cwt295.00–309.002,0436
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670261.43/cwt252.50–270.001,7525
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650616288.32/cwt277.50–295.001,7767
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250218350.00/cwt350.00–350.007632
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400364367.22/cwt350.00–380.001,3376
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650615237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4611
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450423312.51/cwt310.00–315.001,3222
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530355.55/cwt350.00–362.501,8844
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700257.50/cwt252.50–262.501,8032
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475314.05/cwt295.00–325.001,49220
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425319.10/cwt297.50–335.001,35624
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650600272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6351

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.