Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-06-08

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 8
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
33 vs last sale 379 101 vs year ago 311 · +32.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
17 vs last sale 73 4 vs year ago 60 · 6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
14 vs last sale 35 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.50 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. 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 $362.80/cwt on 38 head, up $1.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits 7.76 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$362.80
1.70 vs prior sale
38 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.98
vs SC average
37.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513383.241,96613thin
Medium and Large 2544358.651,95221
Medium and Large 3533318.171,6944thin
One grade step is worth $65.07/cwt here — about $272 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 sale38 hd
362.80
SC average6 barns · 99 hd
352.82
+9.98
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−37.72
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
−7.76
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
BullsLow1,735205.453,56510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,606174.922,8095thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,282173.542,22524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085158.731,7229thin

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)1,063$2,4252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,1373thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)968$2,0752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,8752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$1,8324thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)965$2,0271thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)823$2,0062thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$2,2231thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)795$1,9281thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,3042thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 2300–350321447.99/cwt425.00–465.001,4385
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300263364.87/cwt350.00–375.009603
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750740287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1281
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450418394.84/cwt375.00–405.001,6503
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450417420.66/cwt410.00–432.501,7547
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476408.17/cwt390.00–420.001,94310
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4461
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450425425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,8063
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600570367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0951
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630327.32/cwt320.00–335.002,0622
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680317.89/cwt300.00–335.002,1622
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500465422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,9651
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550533370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9726
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326404.23/cwt385.00–415.001,31810
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470415.71/cwt390.00–427.501,95413
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600569349.90/cwt340.00–365.001,9916
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550505380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9191
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300268420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1262
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300258437.62/cwt425.00–450.001,1292
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520389.42/cwt380.00–400.002,0257
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573381.68/cwt365.00–400.002,1876
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468389.30/cwt377.50–412.501,82214
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780278.80/cwt275.00–282.502,1752
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526361.75/cwt350.00–372.501,9037
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428396.56/cwt380.00–417.501,6979
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650623282.41/cwt280.00–285.001,7592
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450440392.47/cwt390.00–395.001,7272
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374414.23/cwt400.00–420.001,5497
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568383.47/cwt365.00–397.502,1788
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400381432.15/cwt425.00–455.001,6465
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424416.69/cwt410.00–427.501,7676
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475368.71/cwt367.50–370.001,7512
Stock CowsSmall 3700805.00/head805.00–805.008051
Bred CowsSmall 3670850.00/head850.00–850.008501
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478371.69/cwt350.00–385.001,7773
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500483354.86/cwt335.00–370.001,7143
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450408364.98/cwt355.00–370.001,4893
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 28202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278163.86/cwt151.00–171.002,09410
CowsLean 85-90%1,140165.70/cwt163.00–169.001,8896
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6202
Bulls1,180177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,0951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290178.76/cwt175.00–188.002,30613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643178.87/cwt173.00–185.002,9393
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250225350.00/cwt350.00–350.007881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,4601
Bulls1,797208.56/cwt197.00–219.003,7489
CowsLean 85-90%975144.79/cwt140.00–147.501,4123
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521414.60/cwt407.50–420.002,1607
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600560305.09/cwt300.00–310.001,7092
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335342.24/cwt325.00–360.001,1472
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505331.25/cwt330.00–332.501,6732
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675356.36/cwt350.00–360.002,4056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2652,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300290555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550520417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,1711
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368467.24/cwt460.00–475.001,7192
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662318.17/cwt302.50–335.002,1063
Stock CowsMedium and Large 17951,928.00/head1,928.00–1,928.001,9281
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350315550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7331
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,2352,223.00/head2,223.00–2,223.002,2231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600561413.28/cwt413.00–415.002,3197
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323500.58/cwt475.00–525.001,6172
BullsMedium and Large 19652,027.00/head2,027.00–2,027.002,0271
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520416.57/cwt410.00–425.002,1668
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750719345.19/cwt343.00–350.002,4825
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478382.23/cwt375.00–390.001,8272
BullsMedium and Large 18302,137.00/head2,137.00–2,137.002,1371
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323432.23/cwt425.00–440.001,3963
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715290.00/cwt280.00–300.002,0742
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267524.41/cwt505.00–540.001,4003
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373427.42/cwt420.00–435.001,5944
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350322495.84/cwt490.00–500.001,5973
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650612337.42/cwt330.00–342.502,0653
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy250–300255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555415.05/cwt410.00–420.002,3042
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513383.24/cwt375.00–385.001,96613
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700656354.59/cwt330.00–365.002,3267
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468422.97/cwt417.50–435.001,9794
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650631361.99/cwt355.00–370.002,2846
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600596397.55/cwt380.00–399.002,36921
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550535390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421427.92/cwt420.00–440.001,80210
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450414414.89/cwt400.00–425.001,7184
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550518347.54/cwt345.00–350.001,8002
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy200–250235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29551,658.73/head1,550.00–1,777.001,6593
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4671
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350320350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29902,136.87/head1,800.00–2,300.002,1373
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3411
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850840240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0161
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3517
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375430.71/cwt422.50–455.001,6157
BullsMedium and Large 28151,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0301,803.00/head1,803.00–1,803.001,8031
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600565312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7661
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615372.08/cwt350.00–387.502,2887
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400370418.82/cwt417.50–420.001,5502

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.