Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-09-28

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 28
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
← Sep 21Sep 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 264▼ 56 vs year ago 439 · −12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 34▲ 0 vs year ago 47 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 23▲ 6 vs year ago 23 · +26.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.27/cwt on 30 head, up $6.41 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −71.12 against this barn's trailing median of $403.39.
Average price
$332.27
▲ 6.41 vs prior sale
30 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.46
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537353.341,89611thin
Medium and Large 2552324.501,79217thin
Medium and Large 3578282.421,6322thin
One grade step is worth $70.92/cwt here — about $263 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
468407345284median 403.3902/0903/3006/0808/0309/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $297.99, median $403.39 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
332.27
—
SC average6 barns · 134 hd
336.73
−4.46
This barn, trailing median28 sales
403.39
−71.12
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
Bulls—Average1,438175.502,5236thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,434147.582,1169thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203138.961,67118
CowsLean 85-90%Low973130.411,26911

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,4793thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,152$2,4493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,3382thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$2,3501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)830$1,7932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,099$2,1908
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)877$1,7955
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)838$1,2652thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1650–700672291.98/cwt285.00–300.001,9625
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600556324.99/cwt320.00–330.001,8074
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472372.91/cwt345.00–385.001,7606
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400361400.70/cwt390.00–420.001,4479
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518341.04/cwt335.00–367.501,7678
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462369.58/cwt365.00–375.001,7076
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410398.23/cwt390.00–415.001,6333
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500484395.94/cwt392.50–410.001,9165
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3591
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463404.07/cwt395.00–425.001,8715
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280415.09/cwt410.00–420.001,1622
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665307.52/cwt305.00–310.002,0452
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421419.61/cwt410.00–442.501,7674
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370437.89/cwt420.00–465.001,6205
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600562337.87/cwt330.00–345.001,8996
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328403.63/cwt395.00–420.001,3243
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2512
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323459.79/cwt435.00–475.001,4856
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550506371.91/cwt360.00–382.501,8825
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—9551,413.00/head1,413.00–1,413.001,4131
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705288.74/cwt287.50–290.002,0362
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1631
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610316.26/cwt315.00–317.501,9292
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350328492.56/cwt485.00–500.001,6162
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0202,346.00/head2,346.00–2,346.002,3461
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3—7201,116.00/head1,116.00–1,116.001,1161
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,2802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1102,681.59/head2,244.00–3,000.002,6822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9931,338.27/head1,300.00–1,372.001,3382
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—8601,376.00/head1,376.00–1,376.001,3761
BullsMedium and Large 2—8301,793.42/head1,758.00–1,838.001,7932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3—8101,195.00/head1,195.00–1,195.001,1951
CowsLean 85-90%—1,001124.07/cwt110.00–132.001,2426
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,175133.25/cwt115.00–142.501,56612
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,695141.40/cwt140.00–143.002,3972
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,258150.38/cwt148.00–154.001,8926
CowsLean 85-90%—939138.01/cwt134.00–145.001,2965
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,359149.34/cwt145.00–154.002,0307
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550523286.22/cwt285.00–287.501,4972
Bulls——1,665185.30/cwt182.00–188.003,0852
Bulls——1,324170.60/cwt165.00–176.002,2594
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—9052,134.85/head1,763.00–2,303.002,1353
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1652,300.22/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2452,748.19/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3—7851,374.00/head1,374.00–1,374.001,3741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0502,074.00/head2,074.00–2,074.002,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450418307.46/cwt305.00–310.001,2852
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450423349.73/cwt335.00–365.001,4792
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600578282.42/cwt280.00–285.001,6322
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400388337.58/cwt325.00–350.001,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650645265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600576277.54/cwt275.00–280.001,5994
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280330.00/cwt320.00–340.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400368312.76/cwt300.00–325.001,1512
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473309.44/cwt295.00–325.001,4642
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0181
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500480308.37/cwt300.00–315.001,4803
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572308.26/cwt292.50–317.501,7637
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376364.84/cwt350.00–385.001,3727
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650625274.96/cwt270.00–280.001,7192
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620309.33/cwt300.00–317.501,9184
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325385.00/cwt375.00–390.001,2513
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295385.00/cwt375.00–395.001,1362
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518378.71/cwt370.00–387.501,9622
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650615225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3841
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600561356.24/cwt355.00–360.001,9998
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370485.00/cwt480.00–490.001,7952
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500465335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5581
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521317.14/cwt300.00–325.001,6526
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618308.41/cwt290.00–320.001,90614
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8561
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400358375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3432
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450418326.06/cwt320.00–332.501,3632
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500474320.01/cwt310.00–327.501,5178
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425392.52/cwt375.00–412.501,66819
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285399.30/cwt380.00–420.001,1382
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372399.35/cwt380.00–420.001,4867
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600574319.59/cwt300.00–332.501,83410
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550526343.22/cwt335.00–350.001,8054
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478341.14/cwt332.50–350.001,6318
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700681286.26/cwt285.00–290.001,9494
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550515315.89/cwt310.00–320.001,6273
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7782
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700668294.52/cwt275.00–307.501,9676
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550548340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8633
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500484376.88/cwt360.00–387.501,8244
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421356.03/cwt340.00–375.001,4999
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360392.57/cwt390.00–395.001,4132
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350331411.16/cwt375.00–425.001,3617
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250240390.00/cwt390.00–390.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650624297.56/cwt287.50–307.501,8574
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600576328.88/cwt320.00–345.001,8944
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550528291.29/cwt290.00–292.501,5382
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9131

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.