Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-02-16

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 16
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
211 vs last sale 523 243 vs year ago 69 · +352.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
10 vs last sale 45 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
4 vs last sale 20 20 vs year ago 4 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made in feeder cattle this week due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 11.00 higher and slaughter bulls no comparisons based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extreme wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.63/cwt on 30 head, down $6.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +6.06 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$376.63
6.77 vs prior sale
30 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.35
vs SC average
52.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547392.792,14915thin
Medium and Large 2534372.731,99111thin
Medium and Large 3554326.721,8104thin
One grade step is worth $66.07/cwt here — about $339 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 sale30 hd
376.63
SC average6 barns · 93 hd
362.27
+14.35
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−52.54
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
+6.06
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
BullsAverage1,347187.372,5243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623179.202,9086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200174.372,09216
CowsLean 85-90%Average905156.441,4163thin

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)1,143$2,6992thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,8003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,440$2,3782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)804$3,3526
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$1,8075
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,3751thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500495392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,9431
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515407.01/cwt400.00–420.002,0966
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620392.38/cwt380.00–402.502,4333
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370485.14/cwt470.00–505.001,79513
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476417.63/cwt392.50–435.001,9889
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450418389.82/cwt380.00–400.001,6292
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620356.16/cwt352.50–360.002,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500495380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8812
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550520312.21/cwt305.00–320.001,6232
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450430485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0866
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600588341.23/cwt337.50–345.002,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380451.87/cwt430.00–465.001,7175
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325503.15/cwt485.00–525.001,6353
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600550452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,4891
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400375540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5811
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550529374.20/cwt360.00–395.001,9809
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4051
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572380.91/cwt360.00–397.502,1798
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430483.09/cwt477.50–490.002,0774
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465466.00/cwt450.00–475.002,1673
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550540402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1741
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558366.13/cwt357.50–375.002,0432
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417473.27/cwt455.00–495.001,97414
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450435487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365534.51/cwt500.00–555.001,9514
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417512.30/cwt500.00–520.002,1363
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400355570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468458.11/cwt440.00–475.002,1444
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500468395.74/cwt382.50–410.001,8522
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550534407.24/cwt400.00–430.002,1754
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625413.75/cwt410.00–417.502,5862
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550505482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,4371
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500468438.45/cwt427.50–450.002,0522
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325607.79/cwt590.00–645.001,9753
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210631.67/cwt615.00–650.001,3272
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531461.24/cwt455.00–467.502,4494
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275659.91/cwt655.00–665.001,8152
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500490385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8871
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580400.09/cwt390.00–410.002,3213
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,6241
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450425517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,1991
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500476504.89/cwt502.50–515.002,4036
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550515442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,2762
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500453490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2202
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464481.00/cwt472.50–497.502,2325
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600595437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,6031
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450435485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1101
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250220630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,3861
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300260665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,7291
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350319625.20/cwt615.00–630.001,9944
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,260191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,4071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,054150.59/cwt137.50–169.001,5876
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268197.18/cwt190.00–209.002,5005
CowsLean 85-90%925162.16/cwt157.50–165.001,5002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,306180.11/cwt176.00–187.002,3525
CowsLean 85-90%865145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,695176.84/cwt172.00–183.002,9975
Bulls1,288188.56/cwt180.00–195.002,4292
Bulls1,465185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,7101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1554,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,2102,154.79/head1,876.00–2,399.002,1552
Stock CowsSmall 17701,174.00/head1,174.00–1,174.001,1741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsSmall 17652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29902,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29651,776.59/head1,688.00–1,854.001,7772
Bred CowsSmall 29201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29203,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1432,699.02/head2,650.00–2,750.002,6992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17203,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 16773,104.19/head2,950.00–3,400.003,1043
BullsMedium and Large 31,4651,905.00/head1,905.00–1,905.001,9051
BullsMedium and Large 11,4152,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520441.92/cwt435.00–452.502,2984
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3291
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500483418.57/cwt405.00–430.002,0223
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6961
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650610332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0281
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550526411.88/cwt405.00–420.002,1664
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628358.76/cwt357.50–360.002,2532
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473462.56/cwt447.50–480.002,1887
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568404.78/cwt395.00–415.002,2992
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668350.80/cwt347.50–355.002,3433
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500485434.97/cwt432.50–437.502,1102
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560418.63/cwt405.00–432.502,3442
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450416476.41/cwt455.00–490.001,9824
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600588379.90/cwt372.50–387.502,2342
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515403.93/cwt397.50–410.002,0802
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416502.42/cwt485.00–515.002,0906
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350336564.93/cwt545.00–595.001,8984
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380449.87/cwt445.00–455.001,7102
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,4331
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fancy250–300290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350305580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7691
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371533.94/cwt505.00–560.001,98112
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430425.12/cwt420.00–430.001,8282
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429438.95/cwt420.00–450.001,8839
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700693302.53/cwt295.00–310.002,0972

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.