Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-08-11

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 11
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
6 vs last sale 562 223 vs year ago 333 · +67.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
9 vs last sale 99 54 vs year ago 36 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
25 vs last sale 12 13 vs year ago 24 · +54.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder bulls 9.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.50 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.71/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits 74.29 against this barn's trailing median of $404.00.
Average price
$329.71
47 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.02
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547343.061,87611thin
Medium and Large 2547325.641,78136
One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd
329.71
SC average6 barns · 137 hd
325.69
+4.02
This barn, trailing median27 sales
404.00
−74.29
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
BullsLow1,654204.823,38718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,470175.292,57614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184164.611,94923
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028149.991,54217

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)798$1,9882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,9273thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,8003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)807$1,6625
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)753$1,5265
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)890$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)725$2,7173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$2,3743thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)815$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)735$2,0784thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)757$1,5985
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,4601thin

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 28901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0552,411.26/head2,325.00–2,500.002,4112
Stock CowsSmall 17022,039.37/head1,905.00–2,166.002,0393
Bred CowsSmall 17801,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605323.51/cwt322.00–325.001,9572
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416400.59/cwt392.50–415.001,66610
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405377.53/cwt370.00–387.501,5295
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0121,800.45/head1,725.00–1,850.001,8003
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350320409.84/cwt405.00–415.001,3112
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321410.08/cwt395.00–427.501,31613
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300281384.76/cwt370.00–395.001,0814
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700664313.58/cwt302.50–320.002,0824
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565336.54/cwt332.50–345.001,9017
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374409.97/cwt395.00–427.501,53318
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4111
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,0334
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280411.71/cwt395.00–425.001,1535
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450410440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300290405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210390.00/cwt390.00–390.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500488335.11/cwt332.00–347.501,63510
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371379.68/cwt370.00–395.001,40910
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450388.75/cwt385.00–392.501,7492
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515354.48/cwt350.00–358.001,8264
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750707311.50/cwt311.50–311.502,20216
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650619304.15/cwt272.50–317.501,88310
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500477309.81/cwt300.00–315.001,4785
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,8171
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28352,192.00/head2,192.00–2,192.002,1921
Stock CowsSmall 26151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsSmall 26401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsSmall 17251,616.55/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6172
Stock CowsSmall 17471,499.72/head1,475.00–1,540.001,5003
Bred CowsSmall 26831,261.36/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2612
Bred CowsSmall 17501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 16952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsSmall 26651,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
CowsLean 85-90%939137.41/cwt125.00–142.501,2908
Bulls1,433180.01/cwt175.00–184.002,5803
CowsLean 85-90%1,330173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3011
CowsLean 85-90%1,079159.69/cwt153.00–167.501,7238
Bulls1,447192.17/cwt182.50–197.002,7815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,135183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0771
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490183.55/cwt181.00–186.002,7352
Bulls1,823218.59/cwt205.00–229.003,98510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448159.00/cwt157.00–161.002,3022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150156.90/cwt145.00–165.001,80410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216169.51/cwt166.00–177.002,06112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29302,418.00/head2,418.00–2,418.002,4181
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0232,314.79/head2,125.00–2,500.002,3152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28631,861.78/head1,550.00–2,025.001,8623
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28851,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470176.89/cwt172.00–180.002,60010
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550530313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,6591
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280315.00/cwt315.00–315.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330316.62/cwt300.00–330.001,0453
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550524352.91/cwt342.50–372.501,8499
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500468327.78/cwt320.00–335.001,5342
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400371356.33/cwt345.00–365.001,3225
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450435339.57/cwt325.00–347.501,4777
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300270340.00/cwt340.00–340.009181
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600593339.49/cwt338.00–342.502,0133
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600582318.29/cwt295.00–325.001,85228
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560321.18/cwt317.50–325.001,7992
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600565271.19/cwt265.00–277.501,5322
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450431326.71/cwt315.00–337.501,4086
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350318390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2402
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250223357.64/cwt355.00–360.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471330.81/cwt319.00–342.501,55830
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420367.76/cwt350.00–380.001,5453
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750734305.63/cwt300.00–310.002,2434
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418405.12/cwt390.00–427.501,6936
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550520335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7421
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573317.87/cwt290.00–330.001,82115
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374380.33/cwt370.00–390.001,42211
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550511309.19/cwt302.00–312.501,5807
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325381.62/cwt370.00–395.001,2406
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523367.09/cwt365.00–372.501,9206
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650610255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5561
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475353.75/cwt350.00–370.001,68018
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270380.28/cwt370.00–390.001,0274
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424374.30/cwt360.00–387.501,58711
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378419.11/cwt415.00–422.501,5843
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235370.00/cwt370.00–370.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350319358.43/cwt340.00–367.501,1434
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379355.63/cwt345.00–360.001,3488
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700668290.45/cwt282.50–295.001,9405
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325379.87/cwt375.00–385.001,2353
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550513304.88/cwt300.00–310.001,5642
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650632298.38/cwt292.50–307.501,8863
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515320.94/cwt315.00–330.001,65310
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423342.00/cwt332.50–352.501,44716
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530333.95/cwt320.00–342.501,77019
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450445352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,5692
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700688304.95/cwt300.00–310.002,0982
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480368.19/cwt360.00–377.501,7674
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9711
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750711296.77/cwt287.50–300.002,1104
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300279343.98/cwt340.00–345.009605
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500460311.39/cwt305.00–317.501,4322

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.