Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-04-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 13
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
249 vs last sale 259 128 vs year ago 380 · +33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
3 vs last sale 42 22 vs year ago 61 · 36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
11 vs last sale 10 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 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 $398.85/cwt on 36 head, up $12.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +28.28 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$398.85
12.15 vs prior sale
36 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.24
vs SC average
28.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521420.492,19018thin
Medium and Large 2560377.212,11418thin
One grade step is worth $43.28/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale36 hd
398.85
SC average6 barns · 130 hd
377.60
+21.24
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−28.54
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
+28.28
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
BullsLow1,326203.172,6946thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,347189.512,5533thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,166182.282,12613
CowsLean 85-90%Low922147.181,3578thin

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)950$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$2,1604thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)984$2,0096
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)840$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)833$1,6013thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)645$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)743$1,1812thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 2Fleshy400–450410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8251
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350315625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,9691
SteersMedium and Large 2Fancy450–500485477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300277516.93/cwt500.00–540.001,4323
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426502.50/cwt480.00–510.002,14113
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450445435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9361
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550510410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0911
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450414508.63/cwt485.00–517.502,1068
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523380.96/cwt380.00–385.001,9925
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215515.70/cwt500.00–530.001,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373483.35/cwt470.00–510.001,8036
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463481.23/cwt477.50–485.002,2282
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521414.12/cwt392.50–430.002,15810
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324479.23/cwt470.00–495.001,5535
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2781
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374453.01/cwt420.00–465.001,69411
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650603357.47/cwt350.00–365.002,1562
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573362.47/cwt355.00–370.002,0772
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475428.58/cwt412.50–445.002,03628
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400350420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300271485.09/cwt475.00–495.001,3154
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424452.52/cwt425.00–472.501,91918
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350334445.78/cwt430.00–465.001,4897
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555393.81/cwt387.50–400.002,1862
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650615345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450421414.01/cwt395.00–425.001,7434
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400355585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550509440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2406
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400377541.46/cwt515.00–565.002,0417
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400380395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5011
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500484471.72/cwt445.00–490.002,28313
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563465.96/cwt450.00–487.502,6235
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500488470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2942
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550539479.14/cwt476.00–495.002,5836
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425534.20/cwt500.00–555.002,27018
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750742354.31/cwt345.00–359.002,6293
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650641393.28/cwt387.50–410.002,5219
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540446.28/cwt442.50–450.002,4102
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625417.47/cwt402.50–430.002,6093
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7271
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422458.10/cwt445.00–480.001,9333
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850800340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7201
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573424.81/cwt415.00–430.002,4343
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600590430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5371
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650609457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,7864
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450425540.68/cwt525.00–557.502,2982
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,7308
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368536.88/cwt500.00–565.001,97612
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522477.72/cwt460.00–500.002,49410
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424525.90/cwt500.00–550.002,2307
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328542.12/cwt525.00–555.001,7784
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300278622.25/cwt595.00–650.001,7302
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250225675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,5191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,077169.41/cwt165.00–172.501,8253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193186.14/cwt180.00–193.002,22110
CowsLean 85-90%949125.60/cwt110.00–137.501,1924
CowsLean 85-90%895168.76/cwt165.00–175.001,5104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,347189.51/cwt180.00–194.002,5533
Bulls1,245183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,2781
Bulls1,342207.20/cwt197.50–218.002,7815
Stock CowsSmall 17251,418.93/head1,377.00–1,472.001,4192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0251,837.50/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2782,483.27/head2,050.00–2,950.002,4832
Stock CowsSmall 17551,340.00/head1,340.00–1,340.001,3401
Stock CowsSmall 26451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsSmall 27301,022.00/head1,022.00–1,022.001,0221
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,0501,964.00/head1,964.00–1,964.001,9641
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29853,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 28402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29561,925.88/head1,700.00–2,100.001,9264
Bred CowsSmall 18551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 11,1952,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1381
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420429.29/cwt410.00–450.001,8032
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500465401.13/cwt397.50–405.001,8652
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400355520.00/cwt515.00–525.001,8462
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2049
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350321538.68/cwt535.00–545.001,7294
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0481
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615409.18/cwt397.50–417.502,5163
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,1321
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300265529.17/cwt500.00–545.001,4024
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450410527.50/cwt527.50–527.502,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615389.96/cwt385.00–395.002,3982
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223522.42/cwt520.00–525.001,1652
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850820322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6451
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700672356.50/cwt342.50–365.002,3965
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600577428.32/cwt410.00–440.002,4719
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300272578.59/cwt570.00–585.001,5743
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250225580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3051
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350322487.12/cwt460.00–545.001,5696
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426476.37/cwt460.00–495.002,02914
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530454.88/cwt440.00–475.002,41110
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4111
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473474.46/cwt462.50–495.002,24412
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550545420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2891
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500467427.16/cwt400.00–450.001,9959
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7581
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4681
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550530422.85/cwt410.00–435.002,2412
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450420440.95/cwt430.00–450.001,8524
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350328410.38/cwt400.00–420.001,3462

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.