Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 8
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
199 vs last sale 182 281 vs year ago 662 · 42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
26 vs last sale 36 66 vs year ago 128 · 51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
8 vs last sale 19 8 vs year ago 19 · +42.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.88/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits 61.12 against this barn's trailing median of $404.00.
Average price
$342.88
41 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.26
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530368.001,94914thin
Medium and Large 2554331.721,83623
Medium and Large 3544319.131,7364thin
One grade step is worth $48.87/cwt here — about $213 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 sale41 hd
342.88
SC average6 barns · 144 hd
345.14
−2.26
This barn, trailing median27 sales
404.00
−61.12
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
BullsLow1,526189.042,8858thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,459168.112,4535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212164.051,98929
CowsLean 85-90%Average993155.611,5458thin

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)1,153$2,7114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)991$2,4434thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,9632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,8082thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)962$1,6883thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,065$2,4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,468$3,5692thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)985$2,1181thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)923$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$1,9501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)845$1,9221thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)952$1,7344thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$1,5811thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1450–500463424.38/cwt410.00–435.001,9655
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416439.17/cwt420.00–455.001,82714
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522370.85/cwt360.00–380.001,93611
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3151
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350317466.39/cwt455.00–485.001,4783
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300271460.77/cwt450.00–475.001,2495
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680316.16/cwt310.00–322.502,1502
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300284494.89/cwt490.00–500.001,4054
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305405.27/cwt380.00–430.001,2363
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418395.33/cwt380.00–405.001,6523
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6341
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469379.26/cwt375.00–390.001,7794
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650632324.16/cwt322.50–327.502,0493
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400367457.63/cwt435.00–485.001,68015
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410437.80/cwt425.00–450.001,7952
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572374.21/cwt370.00–380.002,1403
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650609325.37/cwt315.00–330.001,9824
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,0384
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558357.54/cwt350.00–367.501,9953
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550518326.88/cwt320.00–330.001,6934
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6922
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600578306.60/cwt300.00–310.001,7723
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383408.76/cwt400.00–415.001,5664
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550525345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8111
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500473330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5614
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7821
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250235491.63/cwt490.00–495.001,1553
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350310435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400353479.96/cwt475.00–485.001,6942
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450415460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9091
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29181,683.09/head1,639.00–1,758.001,6833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,0551,888.00/head1,888.00–1,888.001,8881
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0652,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28053,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29621,688.04/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6883
Bred CowsSmall 17151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 29251,988.00/head1,988.00–1,988.001,9881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0331,807.99/head1,800.00–1,815.001,8082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2152,815.29/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8153
BullsMedium and Large 29852,118.00/head2,118.00–2,118.002,1181
Bulls1,467169.28/cwt157.50–179.002,4833
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3851
Bulls1,562200.89/cwt197.00–204.003,1385
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,449170.39/cwt167.00–173.002,4694
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268235.00/cwt232.50–237.502,9802
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226167.02/cwt161.00–178.002,04819
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166139.27/cwt110.00–155.001,6248
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2601,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
BullsMedium and Large 12,0105,150.00/head5,150.00–5,150.005,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28551,581.00/head1,581.00–1,581.001,5811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28451,922.00/head1,922.00–1,922.001,9221
CowsLean 85-90%993155.61/cwt147.50–161.001,5458
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480358.07/cwt335.00–372.501,7197
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250200360.00/cwt360.00–360.007201
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600595317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8891
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550527319.67/cwt305.00–335.001,6853
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350310362.50/cwt360.00–365.001,1242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0752,635.58/head2,500.00–2,775.002,6362
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5081
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538360.14/cwt350.00–370.001,9382
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2351
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450422364.80/cwt345.00–380.001,5393
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550516311.14/cwt300.00–322.501,6054
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450429328.41/cwt315.00–352.501,4094
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5441
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475386.11/cwt375.00–400.001,8349
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700690315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1741
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600583298.77/cwt295.00–300.001,7424
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333431.90/cwt425.00–445.001,4383
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528349.69/cwt342.50–362.501,8467
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550533318.34/cwt310.00–327.501,6976
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5672
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670287.43/cwt285.00–290.001,9262
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600588324.96/cwt315.00–335.001,9112
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581328.27/cwt320.00–337.501,9079
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427412.89/cwt390.00–425.001,7639
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300260405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477358.90/cwt340.00–375.001,71210
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519335.86/cwt330.00–345.001,7439
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720284.09/cwt275.00–290.002,0453
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600571323.08/cwt310.00–340.001,8458
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750718282.51/cwt280.00–285.002,0282
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423383.71/cwt380.00–390.001,6234
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400393397.42/cwt385.00–410.001,5622
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620305.77/cwt290.00–320.001,8967
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470388.28/cwt375.00–400.001,8253
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650608306.50/cwt297.50–315.001,8645
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320380.00/cwt375.00–385.001,2162
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372384.03/cwt380.00–390.001,4295
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700655312.50/cwt307.50–317.502,0472
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675321.25/cwt320.00–322.502,1682
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450418365.63/cwt350.00–380.001,5282
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771

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.