Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 9
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
96 vs last sale 427 60 vs year ago 463 · +13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
15 vs last sale 60 17 vs year ago 62 · 27.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
15 vs last sale 35 5 vs year ago 25 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.40/cwt on 39 head, up $38.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 28 comparable sales and sits +12.83 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$383.40
38.78 vs prior sale
39 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.26
vs SC average
40.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551396.922,18821
Medium and Large 3528377.221,9925thin
Medium and Large 2546363.931,98613thin
One grade step is worth $32.99/cwt here — about $202 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

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 sale39 hd
383.40
SC average5 barns · 94 hd
388.66
−5.26
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−40.55
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
+12.83
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
BullsAverage1,557184.652,87614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,557169.992,6475thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,270168.452,13911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,332146.171,9477thin

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)1,200$2,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,137$2,1683thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,6502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,3002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,9271thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,1833thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,027$2,2003thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,8172thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)795$1,3321thin

Every lot, as filed

149 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
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4291
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8371
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350305465.25/cwt450.00–480.001,4192
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650617423.22/cwt410.00–440.002,6113
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800795357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,8421
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250200415.00/cwt415.00–415.008301
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650610342.50/cwt340.00–345.002,0892
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500481449.05/cwt430.00–470.002,1605
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650610345.93/cwt337.50–355.002,1103
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800790350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7651
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350335615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,0601
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550519469.82/cwt460.00–485.002,4384
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300288605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7422
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700673338.00/cwt337.00–340.002,2753
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650607355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1553
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555439.36/cwt432.50–455.002,4384
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425483.33/cwt465.00–500.002,0543
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385550.88/cwt527.50–585.002,1218
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600583398.40/cwt385.00–410.002,3233
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523427.61/cwt425.00–430.002,2362
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668392.47/cwt382.50–405.002,6223
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900877328.50/cwt328.50–328.502,88113
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7931
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472476.48/cwt472.50–485.002,2493
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518466.32/cwt445.00–480.002,4163
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765417.50/cwt417.50–417.503,1941
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600583424.94/cwt420.00–430.002,4772
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650605390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3601
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650621437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,7173
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000952325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,0943
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600590390.00/cwt387.50–392.502,3012
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417533.30/cwt500.00–565.002,22413
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500465490.47/cwt480.00–502.002,2814
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400381563.74/cwt537.50–572.502,1487
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450425517.26/cwt497.50–537.502,1982
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added700–750733332.64/cwt325.00–370.002,4386
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550533415.61/cwt410.00–420.002,2154
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700659407.39/cwt392.00–420.002,6859
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750710375.30/cwt368.00–382.502,6652
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530430.71/cwt420.00–460.002,2834
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413507.83/cwt490.00–527.502,0976
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450400495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9801
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250215615.12/cwt610.00–620.001,3232
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300275618.70/cwt605.00–635.001,7013
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650615610.00/cwt610.00–610.003,7521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0653,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28201,722.00/head1,722.00–1,722.001,7221
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,912.00/head1,912.00–1,912.001,9121
Stock CowsSmall 17951,332.00/head1,332.00–1,332.001,3321
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1352,242.00/head2,242.00–2,242.002,2421
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29732,178.43/head2,150.00–2,207.002,1782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsSmall 28251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4153,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0051,998.76/head1,950.00–2,050.001,9992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4002,506.00/head2,506.00–2,506.002,5061
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 26001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bulls1,655197.17/cwt189.00–200.003,2636
Bulls1,960203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,9791
Bulls1,416171.30/cwt167.50–177.002,4267
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258145.97/cwt136.00–155.001,8364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,323215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,8442
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258167.81/cwt160.00–177.002,1115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533168.24/cwt166.00–171.002,5794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,655177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,9291
BullsMedium and Large 19401,927.00/head1,927.00–1,927.001,9271
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy450–500480437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350308625.97/cwt620.00–640.001,9285
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7211
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600583384.16/cwt382.50–385.002,2403
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400368452.38/cwt450.00–455.001,6652
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350323477.52/cwt475.00–480.001,5422
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300268416.89/cwt400.00–440.001,1174
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2291
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600574398.98/cwt397.50–400.002,2905
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500493430.01/cwt415.00–440.002,1204
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1721
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623388.86/cwt380.00–397.502,4232
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525407.37/cwt392.50–417.502,1395
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463460.48/cwt440.00–475.002,1328
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650616380.98/cwt367.50–390.002,3477
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1121
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427459.87/cwt440.00–485.001,96410
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4841
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300281579.71/cwt550.00–600.001,6294
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369544.31/cwt510.00–580.002,0097
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1831
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8801
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400382493.55/cwt470.00–515.001,88510
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy400–450415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550530418.10/cwt416.00–422.502,2163
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550540460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250220550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2101
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250229570.90/cwt550.00–595.001,3074
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332576.69/cwt555.00–600.001,9155
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750710326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,3152
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400365514.45/cwt495.00–525.001,8783
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600550413.75/cwt412.50–415.002,2762
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350321526.99/cwt520.00–535.001,6927
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300277509.28/cwt500.00–520.001,4115
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500464381.02/cwt360.00–390.001,7684
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300260375.00/cwt375.00–375.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350313377.87/cwt360.00–400.001,1833
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700674318.77/cwt305.00–330.002,1495
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600575345.77/cwt337.00–355.001,9882
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5561
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378441.46/cwt430.00–460.001,6694
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520389.13/cwt370.00–402.502,0234
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350318430.16/cwt410.00–450.001,3682
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550528377.22/cwt360.00–387.501,9925
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474415.44/cwt397.50–435.001,96912
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,3951
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750708324.07/cwt312.50–327.002,2945
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000980275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6951
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272476.97/cwt450.00–490.001,2975
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650621334.97/cwt315.00–348.002,0806
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570359.47/cwt345.00–380.002,0494
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570374.48/cwt370.00–380.002,1355
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318480.28/cwt455.00–500.001,5276
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417429.92/cwt425.00–435.001,7933
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383466.87/cwt440.00–490.001,78811
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275434.64/cwt430.00–440.001,1952
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600571373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,1306
HeifersMedium and Large 3Value Added450–500465395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8371
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628347.50/cwt336.00–356.002,1829
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429452.63/cwt442.50–467.501,94210
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463436.27/cwt432.50–440.002,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518420.77/cwt410.00–427.502,1804
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550533357.56/cwt345.00–370.001,9062
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added700–750725320.99/cwt320.00–323.002,3273
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added750–800784309.27/cwt305.00–316.002,42511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450435467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500467434.35/cwt423.00–452.502,0285
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750728337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4538
CowsLean 85-90%1,343141.67/cwt140.00–145.001,9033
CowsLean 85-90%1,324149.54/cwt148.00–152.001,9804

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.