Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-06-01

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 1
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
21 vs last sale 358 310 vs year ago 689 · 45.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
38 vs last sale 35 6 vs year ago 79 · 7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
14 vs last sale 21 23 vs year ago 58 · 39.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for Memorial Day. 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 $361.10/cwt on 43 head, down $14.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits 9.47 against this barn's trailing median of $370.56.
Average price
$361.10
14.63 vs prior sale
43 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.29
vs SC average
43.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538378.322,03724
Medium and Large 2545352.091,91713thin
Medium and Large 3554311.751,7266thin
One grade step is worth $66.57/cwt here — about $311 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 sale43 hd
361.10
SC average6 barns · 183 hd
364.39
−3.29
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−43.66
This barn, trailing median28 sales
370.56
−9.47
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
BullsAverage1,485223.133,3147thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240189.972,35541
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516188.712,8618thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,145160.591,84022

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)1,082$3,0813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,012$3,0389
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$2,5632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$2,4332thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)938$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)780$2,1001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,047$2,5846
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)853$2,0766
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,7282thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 2Value Added550–600553395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1842
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500469378.89/cwt360.00–390.001,7776
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576388.43/cwt372.50–400.002,2375
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450438415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8182
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400360370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3321
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650605380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2991
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550518364.04/cwt357.50–375.001,8863
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473407.18/cwt375.00–420.001,9265
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400388381.01/cwt370.00–395.001,4788
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378405.50/cwt390.00–420.001,5332
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550530417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850835270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2551
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635326.25/cwt317.50–335.002,0722
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517351.02/cwt340.00–362.501,8153
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521387.64/cwt370.00–412.502,0209
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425379.75/cwt360.00–395.001,61415
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6131
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335387.50/cwt375.00–400.001,2982
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474372.68/cwt360.00–395.001,7676
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
SteersMedium and Large 2Full300–350345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230365.00/cwt365.00–365.008401
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650613357.51/cwt342.50–375.002,1923
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2681
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510405.10/cwt400.00–410.002,0662
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575389.29/cwt370.00–407.502,2384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4511
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600569353.66/cwt340.00–362.502,0126
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6791
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
SteersMedium and Large 2Full350–400360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500457384.96/cwt375.00–405.001,7593
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400380335.20/cwt320.00–350.001,2743
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500478336.09/cwt325.00–350.001,6074
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323414.30/cwt405.00–425.001,3382
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6411
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6531
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full350–400350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550513317.54/cwt310.00–325.001,6292
Stock CowsMedium and Large 38551,261.00/head1,261.00–1,261.001,2611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 37802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250240360.00/cwt360.00–360.008641
Stock CowsSmall 16881,824.29/head1,704.00–2,050.001,8243
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9991
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550545347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8941
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1721
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480371.60/cwt365.00–375.001,7843
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240190.14/cwt182.00–211.002,35827
CowsLean 85-90%1,148162.48/cwt150.00–175.001,86520
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,516188.71/cwt182.00–194.002,8618
Bulls1,373219.02/cwt202.00–229.003,0073
CowsLean 85-90%1,120141.72/cwt137.50–147.501,5872
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271234.79/cwt223.00–252.502,9844
Bulls1,020187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,9131
Bulls1,753239.11/cwt238.00–240.004,1923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227171.59/cwt152.50–180.002,10510
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235325.00/cwt325.00–325.007641
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450418333.37/cwt325.00–350.001,3933
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600574308.85/cwt300.00–315.001,7734
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added550–600550367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3082,945.12/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9452
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700675365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4641
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350323516.73/cwt510.00–525.001,6693
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671353.06/cwt350.00–360.002,3694
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478430.66/cwt420.00–445.002,05910
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250235640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250225580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3282,563.04/head2,550.00–2,575.002,5632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,3452,582.00/head2,582.00–2,582.002,5821
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526425.41/cwt420.00–432.502,2385
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569423.76/cwt415.00–432.502,4114
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650637403.38/cwt403.00–405.002,5705
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,0472,583.88/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5846
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1602,366.00/head2,366.00–2,366.002,3661
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280533.20/cwt515.00–550.001,4935
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2133
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1802,194.00/head2,194.00–2,194.002,1941
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650611389.99/cwt385.00–392.502,3834
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750711357.50/cwt347.50–360.002,5427
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423428.43/cwt425.00–430.001,8123
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450403415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6722
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370460.97/cwt440.00–485.001,7067
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1852,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250221485.03/cwt460.00–510.001,0724
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325439.77/cwt425.00–455.001,4292
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9802
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655322.50/cwt320.00–325.002,1122
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516459.70/cwt456.00–460.002,37213
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350343456.60/cwt450.00–470.001,5663
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531375.31/cwt370.00–390.001,99315
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500495437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4331
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750715347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,4851
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380461.02/cwt445.00–480.001,7524
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600564407.47/cwt400.00–420.002,2984
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618357.85/cwt345.00–370.002,2122
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9531
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550518352.32/cwt345.00–360.001,8252
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285478.04/cwt450.00–495.001,3623
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600551390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1497
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700685331.25/cwt322.50–340.002,2692
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29273,063.91/head2,850.00–3,250.003,0647
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330470.08/cwt465.00–475.001,5514
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300268430.93/cwt410.00–450.001,1552
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450440385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6941
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400395345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500490352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,7272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0303,147.09/head3,050.00–3,250.003,1472
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28532,201.18/head2,085.00–2,314.002,2012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.