Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 4
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
210 vs last sale 311 136 vs year ago 385 · +35.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
37 vs last sale 68 57 vs year ago 48 · +118.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
31 vs last sale 30 28 vs year ago 33 · +84.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 13.00 higher. Heavy 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 $381.66/cwt on 25 head, down $3.25 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +11.09 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$381.66
3.25 vs prior sale
25 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$95.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.26
vs SC average
46.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524405.842,1288thin
Medium and Large 2543374.042,03216thin
Medium and Large 3585310.001,8141thin
One grade step is worth $95.84/cwt here — about $314 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 sale25 hd
381.66
SC average6 barns · 105 hd
374.39
+7.26
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−46.24
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
+11.09
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
BullsLow1,360202.462,75320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,586182.052,88727
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,257175.172,20123
CowsLean 85-90%Average904154.361,39510

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)988$3,1252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,044$2,7383thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,4476
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,4444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$2,0849
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)680$1,8701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)745$1,6451thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)768$1,1752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)865$1,5791thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,3131thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$4,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)861$3,6045
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)763$2,11412
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)685$1,6912thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)726$1,6424thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)810$1,4581thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)752$1,3035

Every lot, as filed

153 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,415190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300180.81/cwt172.00–186.002,35116
CowsLean 85-90%1,102166.39/cwt162.50–171.001,8343
CowsLean 85-90%819149.21/cwt132.50–157.501,2227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115157.64/cwt130.00–174.001,7586
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,710165.63/cwt162.00–169.002,8322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,689191.80/cwt190.00–195.003,2405
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,548181.25/cwt173.00–188.002,80620
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600564440.72/cwt427.50–452.502,4867
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500490403.84/cwt395.00–412.501,9792
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550530370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9611
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500473358.99/cwt350.00–370.001,6985
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650629334.55/cwt320.00–347.502,1044
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450416379.83/cwt360.00–400.001,5804
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550514390.11/cwt380.00–400.002,0057
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900850295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8141
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332448.75/cwt435.00–460.001,4905
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750711317.50/cwt312.50–325.002,2574
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250462.50/cwt450.00–475.001,1562
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417431.10/cwt415.00–450.001,79818
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373460.08/cwt450.00–475.001,7164
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,9461
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381421.94/cwt410.00–435.001,6086
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500466417.82/cwt395.00–437.501,9478
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519407.37/cwt402.00–412.502,1146
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550540401.25/cwt395.00–407.502,1672
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550535365.09/cwt355.00–375.001,9532
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318474.95/cwt470.00–485.001,5105
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500450385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7331
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550500505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added800–850803299.98/cwt292.50–307.502,4092
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450402450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8096
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600578359.62/cwt347.50–372.502,0792
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600595335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9931
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8141
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400380449.01/cwt425.00–475.001,7062
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4791
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added800–850837320.99/cwt315.00–324.002,6873
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5241
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700683379.89/cwt370.00–390.002,5952
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4991
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900880317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7941
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700683322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2033
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450437436.72/cwt425.00–445.001,9083
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750716400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8646
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524476.26/cwt455.00–495.002,4967
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600586420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4614
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2091
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450421472.50/cwt435.00–485.001,98910
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466464.47/cwt455.00–480.002,1646
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400368550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0242
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700665422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,8102
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900853334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,8496
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9972
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300273527.61/cwt525.00–530.001,4402
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,5243
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450430485.12/cwt475.00–495.002,0862
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added750–800795322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5641
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added900–950940310.83/cwt302.50–315.002,9223
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700692395.39/cwt387.50–396.002,73613
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added700–750700367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5731
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500459537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,4676
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added850–900860310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6661
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600589431.22/cwt430.00–442.502,54010
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618408.70/cwt405.00–412.502,5262
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400353512.59/cwt500.00–525.001,8092
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5031
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270562.13/cwt550.00–590.001,5184
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321531.96/cwt515.00–550.001,7087
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450433447.54/cwt440.00–455.001,9382
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250205620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,2711
Bulls1,101176.07/cwt168.00–190.001,9397
Bulls1,985225.88/cwt218.00–231.004,4845
Bulls1,195210.92/cwt197.50–222.502,5208
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 26801,870.00/head1,870.00–1,870.001,8701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1355,600.00/head5,600.00–5,600.005,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 36711,490.32/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4904
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 36051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 37451,645.00/head1,645.00–1,645.001,6451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1102,513.74/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38131,496.31/head1,450.00–1,550.001,4963
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1902,453.78/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1783,181.42/head2,900.00–3,450.003,1812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2702,707.61/head2,350.00–2,900.002,7083
Stock CowsMedium and Large 37151,037.00/head1,037.00–1,037.001,0371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 37201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSmall 28151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1203,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28852,353.77/head2,050.00–2,600.002,3543
Stock CowsMedium and Large 17101,882.00/head1,882.00–1,882.001,8821
Bred CowsSmall 17902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29752,503.33/head2,050.00–2,900.002,5032
Bred CowsSmall 17751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Stock CowsSmall 26751,434.00/head1,434.00–1,434.001,4341
Stock CowsMedium and Large 38001,527.45/head1,518.00–1,543.001,5272
Stock CowsSmall 26601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28751,716.71/head1,693.00–1,743.001,7172
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28101,458.00/head1,458.00–1,458.001,4581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3902,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Stock CowsSmall 26481,023.14/head1,018.00–1,029.001,0232
Stock CowsMedium and Large 26302,079.00/head2,079.00–2,079.002,0791
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29132,769.89/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7703
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0404,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28553,505.95/head3,050.00–3,950.003,5063
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 37252,012.93/head1,700.00–2,200.002,0134
BullsSmall 37501,313.00/head1,313.00–1,313.001,3131
BullsMedium and Large 18651,579.00/head1,579.00–1,579.001,5791
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400370462.53/cwt460.00–465.001,7112
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700680337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2951
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600582369.94/cwt365.00–380.002,1533
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800795275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1861
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500477437.44/cwt427.50–450.002,0873
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335420.02/cwt415.00–425.001,4073
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388474.02/cwt465.00–490.001,8395
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475463.05/cwt440.00–492.502,19913
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665363.77/cwt362.50–365.002,4192
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9711
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400383452.09/cwt435.00–460.001,7327
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333477.44/cwt475.00–480.001,5902
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418456.08/cwt445.00–470.001,9065
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610412.46/cwt400.00–425.002,5165
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478425.13/cwt420.00–430.002,0322
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4111
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650640337.44/cwt330.00–345.002,1602
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527430.61/cwt425.00–437.502,2695
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220587.27/cwt560.00–620.001,2922
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517448.09/cwt440.00–460.002,3178
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750723346.26/cwt342.50–350.002,5032
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600567400.13/cwt385.00–415.002,2693
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650616377.44/cwt360.00–387.502,3257
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400360406.35/cwt395.00–420.001,4634
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700655305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9981
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585358.63/cwt350.00–367.502,0984
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300295395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1651

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.