Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-02-23

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 23
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
81 vs last sale 312 95 vs year ago 298 · +31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
33 vs last sale 35 7 vs year ago 61 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
2 vs last sale 24 2 vs year ago 28 · 7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle, slaughter cattle 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering og average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $405.87/cwt on 30 head, down $9.85 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 27 comparable sales and sits +1.86 against this barn's trailing median of $404.00.
Average price
$405.87
9.85 vs prior sale
30 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,207
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.25
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546421.162,2986thin
Medium and Large 2532411.842,19016thin
Medium and Large 3566382.462,1668thin
One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about $132 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

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 sale30 hd
405.87
SC average6 barns · 109 hd
401.62
+4.25
This barn, trailing median27 sales
404.00
+1.86
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
BullsAverage1,791189.993,40214
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,271172.472,19118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,523168.062,56010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040132.181,37514

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$2,2762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)986$1,9744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,9923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$3,4501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)675$2,4471thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,076$2,0756
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,9443thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)951$1,3244thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 2300–350333527.56/cwt525.00–530.001,7572
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0181
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478466.23/cwt460.00–470.002,2294
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,4111
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467451.48/cwt437.50–460.002,1083
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4561
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9401
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525385.05/cwt380.00–390.002,0222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29953,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0654,075.00/head4,075.00–4,075.004,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29453,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1704,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500484422.07/cwt405.00–430.002,0435
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473462.17/cwt450.00–480.002,18612
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450429456.13/cwt445.00–480.001,9575
BullsMedium and Large 2Fancy400–450405560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625373.03/cwt370.00–380.002,3315
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585393.13/cwt380.00–405.002,3003
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580381.59/cwt360.00–392.502,2136
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3372
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400367454.95/cwt450.00–460.001,6703
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7341
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700682350.17/cwt340.00–367.502,3883
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1812
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5191
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340483.38/cwt470.00–500.001,6433
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515427.35/cwt420.00–435.002,2012
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280518.24/cwt500.00–530.001,4513
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220597.39/cwt595.00–600.001,3142
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450427439.09/cwt425.00–455.001,8755
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29861,974.31/head1,881.00–2,075.001,9744
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,3852,327.00/head2,327.00–2,327.002,3271
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29831,752.56/head1,724.00–1,785.001,7532
Stock CowsMedium and Large 26752,447.00/head2,447.00–2,447.002,4471
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0452,077.86/head1,918.00–2,183.002,0783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1132,275.51/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,2402,362.11/head2,238.00–2,508.002,3622
Stock CowsSmall 18401,491.00/head1,491.00–1,491.001,4911
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29781,402.56/head1,274.00–1,478.001,4033
Stock CowsSmall 28701,088.00/head1,088.00–1,088.001,0881
Bulls1,857191.86/cwt183.00–203.003,56310
Bulls1,650212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,4981
Bulls1,617176.42/cwt174.00–179.002,8533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,311175.36/cwt170.00–182.002,2995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251157.45/cwt132.50–167.001,97010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600162.38/cwt161.00–164.002,5984
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472171.84/cwt166.00–179.002,5296
CowsLean 85-90%1,136155.37/cwt145.00–161.001,7655
CowsLean 85-90%987119.30/cwt95.00–135.001,1779
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268217.70/cwt199.00–237.502,7603
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384552.64/cwt540.00–580.002,1227
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450425505.00/cwt500.00–510.002,1462
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400358503.25/cwt425.00–540.001,8024
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400390495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9311
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,6491
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650626376.60/cwt365.00–395.002,3584
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433480.90/cwt470.00–500.002,0827
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573402.38/cwt400.00–405.002,3063
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1062
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1181
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4231
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465478.28/cwt470.00–485.002,2243
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500470419.02/cwt412.50–425.001,9693
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620407.58/cwt405.00–410.002,5272
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8573
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,3511
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450445480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1361
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0851
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300288612.57/cwt605.00–620.001,7642
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500486392.60/cwt375.00–410.001,9084
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330544.08/cwt520.00–575.001,7959
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519404.31/cwt400.00–412.502,0984
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415474.74/cwt460.00–500.001,9708
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400362519.31/cwt490.00–535.001,88015
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560382.48/cwt380.00–385.002,1422
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430417.21/cwt405.00–430.001,7942
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4571
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573364.26/cwt357.50–372.502,0874
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673314.72/cwt300.00–330.002,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426453.27/cwt440.00–475.001,93110
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369461.98/cwt440.00–485.001,7058
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550540392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460429.96/cwt420.00–440.001,9783
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9711
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750705297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425400.29/cwt375.00–425.001,7012
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550508382.35/cwt360.00–395.001,9423
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8981
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450411537.20/cwt515.00–557.502,2088
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612382.89/cwt370.00–405.002,3437
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350326598.72/cwt590.00–610.001,9524
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550545470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5621
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300278628.99/cwt605.00–650.001,7495
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fancy350–400395555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1921
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2561
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423471.65/cwt435.00–500.001,9959
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350313569.44/cwt545.00–595.001,7825
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561418.06/cwt407.50–427.502,3454
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374548.35/cwt520.00–560.002,0516
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521417.50/cwt390.00–432.502,17512
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650630420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6461
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700670395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6471
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2151
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300268576.35/cwt545.00–600.001,5457
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9321
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650600367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2051
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400360570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0521
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300295605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7851

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.