Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 27
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
58 vs last sale 369 2 vs year ago 309 · +0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
2 vs last sale 66 32 vs year ago 36 · +88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
21 vs last sale 51 1 vs year ago 29 · +3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.50 lower, slaughter bulls 15.50 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $406.32/cwt on 16 head, down $24.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +1.93 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.
Average price
$406.32
24.52 vs prior sale
16 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$87.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.49
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510450.002,2951thin
Medium and Large 2541409.712,21813thin
Medium and Large 3565362.502,0482thin
One grade step is worth $87.50/cwt here — about $247 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

26 sales
468415361308median 404.3901/0503/0204/2706/2208/10
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $321.67, median $404.39 across 26 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 sale16 hd
406.32
SC average6 barns · 112 hd
394.83
+11.49
This barn, trailing median26 sales
404.39
+1.93
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
BullsAverage1,493191.202,85510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247177.982,22038
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,467170.612,5028thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low939144.931,3609thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$2,5623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,3964thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)877$2,2523thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)986$1,9848
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$3,0501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,083$2,2472thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$3,8512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)745$2,3501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,015$2,3362thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,5681thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$1,2192thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)735$7351thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 1600–650612353.35/cwt350.00–355.002,1633
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474428.86/cwt415.00–447.502,0338
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373476.28/cwt460.00–495.001,7776
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400356501.72/cwt485.00–515.001,7869
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350333610.19/cwt605.00–615.002,0322
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235524.47/cwt500.00–545.001,2333
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450405382.72/cwt365.00–400.001,5502
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270446.60/cwt440.00–450.001,2063
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2311
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450400485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9401
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550507406.97/cwt397.50–417.502,0635
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0652
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7881
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415447.03/cwt420.00–465.001,8556
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350324482.49/cwt450.00–497.501,5637
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3981
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250210585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500475430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0431
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400363430.03/cwt425.00–435.001,5612
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300270540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4581
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500495415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8181
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3291
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400375565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,1191
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220506.36/cwt485.00–525.001,1142
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419469.87/cwt440.00–495.001,9699
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322496.74/cwt495.00–500.001,6003
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450433437.37/cwt430.00–445.001,8942
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270537.64/cwt525.00–550.001,4524
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570362.30/cwt355.00–370.002,0652
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550535462.36/cwt455.00–470.002,4742
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400360615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,2141
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710366.63/cwt350.00–377.502,6033
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480465.55/cwt460.00–472.502,2354
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300295515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550535403.35/cwt382.50–425.002,1582
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560443.73/cwt442.50–445.002,4852
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600592409.12/cwt405.00–417.502,4223
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385440.39/cwt425.00–455.001,6962
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700683357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,4422
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1811
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400362568.61/cwt545.00–597.502,0588
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416531.73/cwt525.00–540.002,2124
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633396.26/cwt392.50–400.002,5082
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1991
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531460.01/cwt455.00–465.002,4435
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285558.29/cwt535.00–580.001,5912
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500458485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2212
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5522
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330566.36/cwt560.00–580.001,8693
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3672
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321571.44/cwt545.00–595.001,83411
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250238587.26/cwt580.00–595.001,3982
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365551.58/cwt525.00–575.002,0135
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278582.99/cwt560.00–595.001,6215
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300280612.98/cwt600.00–620.001,7163
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250203622.72/cwt605.00–640.001,2642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,780185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,2931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,423170.31/cwt164.00–180.002,4246
CowsLean 85-90%929137.05/cwt107.50–155.001,2736
CowsLean 85-90%958160.68/cwt160.00–162.501,5393
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,2361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228157.44/cwt144.00–163.001,93313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261213.37/cwt191.00–240.002,69111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254169.24/cwt164.00–182.502,12214
Bulls1,652197.72/cwt185.00–210.003,2667
Bulls1,123175.98/cwt174.00–178.001,9763
Stock CowsSmall 3735735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0052,917.41/head2,650.00–3,150.002,9172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29202,477.45/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4772
Bred CowsSmall 17901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29631,983.91/head1,900.00–2,150.001,9843
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29501,568.00/head1,568.00–1,568.001,5681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1752,905.96/head2,850.00–2,950.002,9062
Bred CowsSmall 11,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28552,351.00/head2,351.00–2,351.002,3511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1752,321.00/head2,321.00–2,321.002,3211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28351,219.19/head1,211.00–1,228.001,2192
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsSmall 27951,304.40/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350333475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5822
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2951
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410512.44/cwt505.00–517.502,1013
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518424.57/cwt410.00–437.502,1996
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1721
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300277510.21/cwt485.00–525.001,4133
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2801
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620383.84/cwt367.50–395.002,3803
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473456.86/cwt430.00–470.002,1619
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378490.78/cwt450.00–530.001,8555
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485415.05/cwt410.00–420.002,0132
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570412.25/cwt340.00–442.502,3505
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333539.91/cwt535.00–545.001,7986
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400383430.03/cwt425.00–435.001,6472
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600560377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1141
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650635373.70/cwt367.50–380.002,3732
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6361
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430433.16/cwt415.00–445.001,8633
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy250–300285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3681
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500471428.30/cwt417.50–435.002,0174
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0541
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450420447.86/cwt422.50–470.001,8816
BullsMedium and Large 29502,043.00/head2,043.00–2,043.002,0431
BullsMedium and Large 11,2152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2183,850.62/head3,550.00–4,150.003,8512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3522,627.87/head2,300.00–3,150.002,6283

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.