Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-07-21

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 21
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
524 head
79 vs last sale 445 78 vs year ago 602 · 13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
34 vs last sale 39 66 vs year ago 7 · +942.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
34 vs last sale 30 24 vs year ago 40 · +60.0%
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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 unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower based on 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 $319.42/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits 51.14 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$319.42
50 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.80
vs SC average
20.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530338.231,79318thin
Medium and Large 2543310.091,68331
Medium and Large 3510270.001,3771thin
One grade step is worth $68.23/cwt here — about $416 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

28 sales
421380338297median 370.5601/0503/0904/2707/0608/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.56 across 28 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 sale50 hd
319.42
SC average6 barns · 190 hd
318.62
+0.80
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
−20.76
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
−51.14
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
BullsLow1,350168.612,2769thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193163.841,95523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,405162.872,2888thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low945145.411,37411

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,5842thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,3223thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$1,8397
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$1,7333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)837$1,6054thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)760$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$1,3731thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)980$1,6972thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$2,8397
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)822$2,63815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)965$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)799$1,5548
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)818$1,2198
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)840$1,2181thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 CowsSmall 27301,076.82/head1,065.00–1,088.001,0772
Bred CowsSmall 27851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39832,869.07/head2,650.00–3,000.002,8693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19302,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
BullsMedium and Large 29801,696.58/head1,567.50–1,818.001,6972
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29231,468.52/head1,434.00–1,500.001,4692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29752,584.23/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5842
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320371.91/cwt357.50–380.001,1903
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660312.16/cwt311.00–313.002,0603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1802,321.57/head2,125.00–2,550.002,3223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38801,373.00/head1,373.00–1,373.001,3731
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0351,821.74/head1,805.00–1,838.001,8222
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6191
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328411.45/cwt400.00–420.001,3503
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565343.75/cwt340.00–347.501,9422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0123,203.79/head3,100.00–3,350.003,2043
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5591
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350313404.95/cwt395.00–415.001,2673
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700687319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,1928
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450425357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550528352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,8598
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369394.81/cwt385.00–415.001,45710
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285408.57/cwt395.00–420.001,1643
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608308.93/cwt303.00–315.001,8782
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500470337.62/cwt330.00–342.501,5873
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450405345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600580289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,6762
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525327.89/cwt324.00–332.001,7218
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600558324.50/cwt324.00–325.001,8112
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Stock CowsSmall 27921,218.16/head1,200.00–1,243.001,2183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29902,272.22/head1,950.00–2,500.002,2723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 37701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 28102,531.48/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5312
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 18602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 36501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsSmall 37581,226.73/head1,050.00–1,400.001,2272
Stock CowsSmall 17881,181.43/head1,106.00–1,250.001,1812
Stock CowsSmall 27221,395.84/head1,350.00–1,550.001,3965
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 27002,322.86/head2,100.00–2,450.002,3233
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 27772,515.40/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5156
Bred CowsSmall 37601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsSmall 17101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Stock CowsSmall 17101,811.00/head1,811.00–1,811.001,8111
Stock CowsSmall 3745801.00/head801.00–801.008011
Bulls1,249162.41/cwt152.50–169.002,0296
CowsLean 85-90%828126.68/cwt120.00–132.501,0492
CowsLean 85-90%971149.57/cwt145.00–155.001,4529
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,364164.27/cwt162.00–168.002,2414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455157.97/cwt157.00–159.002,2983
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29453,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,4341
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131152.01/cwt140.00–159.001,71912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223201.80/cwt189.00–220.002,4683
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276167.34/cwt160.00–174.002,1358
Bulls1,552181.02/cwt177.00–183.002,8093
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400364301.79/cwt290.00–315.001,0997
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29432,133.95/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1342
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28401,218.00/head1,218.00–1,218.001,2181
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500468289.87/cwt285.00–295.001,3572
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450431322.80/cwt305.00–335.001,3917
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250223328.48/cwt315.00–345.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350333291.35/cwt285.00–295.009704
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550543323.74/cwt322.50–325.001,7582
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4021
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6821
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550545312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7031
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3771
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500490342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6781
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450421298.00/cwt290.00–302.501,2554
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8021
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472353.69/cwt340.00–362.501,6696
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8731
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350318327.09/cwt320.00–335.001,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650633294.40/cwt270.00–300.001,86415
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300275310.00/cwt310.00–310.008531
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600558371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,0707
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600560310.83/cwt300.00–317.501,7413
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374366.18/cwt350.00–385.001,37017
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569328.70/cwt320.00–340.001,8704
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469345.47/cwt335.00–355.001,62010
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550545310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6901
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550530311.73/cwt300.00–320.001,6527
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623309.86/cwt300.00–315.001,9306
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225350.00/cwt350.00–350.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260335.00/cwt320.00–350.008712
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700664302.79/cwt297.50–309.002,0116
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2431
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450445305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3571
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705296.26/cwt295.00–297.502,0892
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313342.30/cwt330.00–355.001,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720268.69/cwt260.00–277.501,9352
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670269.15/cwt267.50–270.001,8033
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328373.50/cwt360.00–380.001,2253
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510331.85/cwt327.50–335.001,6924
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574299.37/cwt275.00–315.001,71812
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700671297.66/cwt291.00–310.001,9977
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429348.70/cwt340.00–360.001,4968
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521315.91/cwt297.50–323.001,64617
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420367.62/cwt347.50–380.001,5449
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469324.40/cwt315.00–337.501,52117
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500475338.80/cwt337.50–340.001,6092
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623322.44/cwt320.00–327.502,00923
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568326.01/cwt310.00–345.001,85230
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375336.29/cwt330.00–342.501,2616
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423332.77/cwt320.00–345.001,40815
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520346.17/cwt330.00–355.001,80013
SteersMedium and Large 3Fleshy450–500465317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4761

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.