Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-04-20

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 20
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
139 vs last sale 508 184 vs year ago 185 · +99.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
27 vs last sale 39 7 vs year ago 59 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
30 vs last sale 21 32 vs year ago 19 · +168.4%
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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 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.08/cwt on 19 head, up $8.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +36.52 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$407.08
8.23 vs prior sale
19 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,177
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.98
vs SC average
15.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536414.082,22014thin
Medium and Large 2516399.382,0614thin
Medium and Large 3590340.002,0061thin
One grade step is worth $74.08/cwt here — about $214 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 sale19 hd
407.08
SC average6 barns · 116 hd
378.10
+28.98
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−15.09
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
+36.52
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
BullsAverage1,396205.402,8689thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,417173.802,4625thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,182171.432,02736
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,064165.891,7654thin

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)1,064$3,2743thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$3,1974thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,7725
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,6663thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,5958
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,4369
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,4253thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)735$2,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$2,3002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)930$2,0931thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)815$2,3641thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)763$2,0937
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)863$1,8822thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)665$8311thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 2600–650600355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1301
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415521.98/cwt520.00–525.002,1665
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665406.75/cwt397.50–420.002,7054
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521469.02/cwt457.50–477.502,4445
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472472.98/cwt450.00–487.502,23211
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563455.07/cwt450.00–460.002,5622
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700672326.60/cwt320.00–330.002,1953
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328469.67/cwt455.00–480.001,5413
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8721
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650621344.33/cwt330.00–360.002,1388
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419457.14/cwt440.00–470.001,91524
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500462442.77/cwt435.00–465.002,0468
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374458.57/cwt440.00–480.001,71526
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450421420.09/cwt400.00–435.001,7694
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1031
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1261
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800785292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475416.61/cwt400.00–425.001,9796
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328422.38/cwt400.00–435.001,3855
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800777317.63/cwt305.00–325.002,4683
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475419.42/cwt400.00–427.501,99211
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550540397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600562417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,3463
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400363402.03/cwt380.00–425.001,4592
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323535.36/cwt515.00–555.001,7298
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450432426.76/cwt420.00–430.001,8443
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472458.17/cwt440.00–480.002,16316
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522460.70/cwt455.00–465.002,4053
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650611378.15/cwt370.00–385.002,3104
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369522.21/cwt505.00–530.001,9277
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569425.12/cwt400.00–445.002,41910
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800750352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6441
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710353.35/cwt345.00–360.002,5093
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425482.25/cwt470.00–495.002,0504
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376477.85/cwt470.00–495.001,7977
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450413435.16/cwt425.00–455.001,7973
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350305430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3121
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600595392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,3351
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519448.34/cwt435.00–455.002,3278
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550514423.50/cwt417.50–425.002,1775
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450400480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600585407.80/cwt390.00–425.002,3862
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300287458.31/cwt455.00–460.001,3153
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650616427.59/cwt412.50–432.502,6344
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600561393.02/cwt380.00–410.002,2054
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550503427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,1502
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550513458.72/cwt450.00–467.502,35314
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550508400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0323
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6641
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600580407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3641
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500473406.30/cwt390.00–420.001,9223
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575424.49/cwt405.00–437.502,4416
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625418.77/cwt417.50–420.002,6172
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350338572.44/cwt570.00–575.001,9352
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6811
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500450497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,2391
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430485.17/cwt480.00–490.002,0862
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525501.66/cwt497.50–505.002,6343
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8811
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375548.72/cwt540.00–570.002,0584
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500495497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,4631
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650603425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5632
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450433455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9702
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350315590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8591
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300290610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,7691
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,320165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,441176.00/cwt174.00–178.002,5364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253183.79/cwt166.00–205.002,30311
CowsLean 85-90%945165.33/cwt155.00–173.001,5622
CowsLean 85-90%1,183166.44/cwt165.00–168.001,9692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,030212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,1841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156164.08/cwt135.00–183.001,89724
Bulls1,496213.26/cwt194.00–230.003,1907
Bulls1,048177.87/cwt172.50–182.501,8642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1832,424.79/head2,000.00–2,800.002,4253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1953,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0032,447.94/head1,700.00–3,250.002,4484
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28152,364.00/head2,364.00–2,364.002,3641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29772,995.48/head2,700.00–3,250.002,9953
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29702,411.86/head2,000.00–2,850.002,4122
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 17352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3042,427.07/head2,000.00–2,850.002,4275
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29552,702.88/head2,150.00–3,350.002,7033
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1652,876.50/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2332,655.71/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6566
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0183,210.44/head2,950.00–3,450.003,2102
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28012,294.83/head1,430.00–2,654.002,2954
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700668364.93/cwt360.00–367.502,4384
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250218442.76/cwt435.00–450.009652
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350337481.71/cwt470.00–490.001,6233
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600580363.80/cwt357.50–370.002,1102
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475428.68/cwt400.00–445.002,0367
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480426.25/cwt417.50–435.002,0462
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4211
BullsMedium and Large 29302,093.00/head2,093.00–2,093.002,0931
BullsMedium and Large 19002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1553,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29202,666.24/head2,650.00–2,699.002,6663
Stock CowsSmall 2665831.00/head831.00–831.008311
Stock CowsSmall 17121,824.45/head1,368.00–2,400.001,8243
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28631,881.58/head1,183.00–2,500.001,8822

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.