Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-07-13

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 13
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
193 vs last sale 269 17 vs year ago 445 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
23 vs last sale 22 6 vs year ago 39 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
13 vs last sale 9 8 vs year ago 30 · 26.7%
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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 11.50 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $385.76/cwt on 32 head, down $17.02 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits 18.64 against this barn's trailing median of $404.39.
Average price
$385.76
17.02 vs prior sale
32 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,108
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.26
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569401.532,2855thin
Medium and Large 2543383.282,08124
Medium and Large 3537379.292,0373thin
One grade step is worth $22.24/cwt here — about $248 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 sale32 hd
385.76
SC average6 barns · 119 hd
385.50
+0.26
This barn, trailing median26 sales
404.39
−18.64
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
BullsAverage1,325207.272,7465thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,150202.442,32823
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,408200.982,8305thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,030178.081,8356thin

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)1,435$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,119$2,7683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,177$2,7333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,1134thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,338$3,0063thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)922$3,3494thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$2,2301thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,8121thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650640325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650603335.84/cwt330.00–340.002,0256
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322445.51/cwt425.00–465.001,4358
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372483.64/cwt475.00–497.501,79913
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730312.50/cwt305.00–320.002,2812
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500460357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6451
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400381402.04/cwt390.00–415.001,5326
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520396.63/cwt380.00–410.002,0626
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850805332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6771
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2841
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800775320.77/cwt317.50–325.002,4863
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700671313.10/cwt300.00–330.002,1014
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500477373.32/cwt355.00–385.001,7815
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750705350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4681
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569400.82/cwt390.00–412.502,2816
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523376.37/cwt362.50–392.501,9689
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850830296.20/cwt292.50–300.002,4582
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570356.55/cwt340.00–370.002,03214
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500473409.52/cwt395.00–425.001,9373
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472403.09/cwt390.00–425.001,90317
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700683343.68/cwt340.00–347.502,3472
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680323.67/cwt320.00–327.502,2012
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300281457.40/cwt445.00–465.001,2854
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29033,323.82/head3,300.00–3,350.003,3242
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650625321.65/cwt320.00–325.002,0103
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325463.08/cwt450.00–475.001,5052
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433464.85/cwt455.00–480.002,0133
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650643363.34/cwt345.00–385.002,3363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523397.68/cwt390.00–405.002,0802
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460447.56/cwt435.00–475.002,05911
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650613347.36/cwt340.00–370.002,1296
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430417.36/cwt400.00–440.001,79522
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575380.82/cwt370.00–392.502,1908
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450415388.70/cwt375.00–415.001,6134
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500466403.19/cwt375.00–422.501,8798
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400383402.06/cwt355.00–435.001,54010
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524396.10/cwt380.00–415.002,07611
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372441.04/cwt425.00–465.001,64112
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,2102,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235425.00/cwt425.00–425.009991
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500467398.75/cwt375.00–415.001,8623
CowsLean 85-90%1,083153.77/cwt145.00–162.501,6652
CowsLean 85-90%1,004190.23/cwt185.00–197.501,9104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408200.98/cwt194.00–207.002,8305
CowsBoner 80-85%1,016184.38/cwt180.00–187.501,8734
Bulls1,320212.84/cwt208.00–218.002,8094
Bulls1,345185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190201.59/cwt190.00–215.002,39918
CowsBoner 80-85%965290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7991
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450421390.59/cwt325.00–432.501,6446
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650630335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1111
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9351
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1732,133.46/head1,733.00–2,550.002,1333
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250245580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4211
BullsMedium and Large 11,3383,006.47/head2,902.00–3,150.003,0063
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230526.13/cwt500.00–555.001,2105
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8851
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2321
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624396.75/cwt387.50–405.002,4764
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673340.60/cwt332.50–347.502,2924
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750708337.35/cwt325.00–352.502,3883
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650604375.99/cwt375.00–380.002,2715
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300263577.48/cwt575.00–580.001,5192
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285491.58/cwt475.00–510.001,4013
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,6451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375489.73/cwt485.00–495.001,8362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2132,851.55/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8522
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,7311
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,5161
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650620330.70/cwt322.50–335.002,0503
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2101
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569401.53/cwt397.50–410.002,2855
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527398.74/cwt387.50–415.002,10111
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7491
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29251,812.00/head1,812.00–1,812.001,8121
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29102,230.00/head2,230.00–2,230.002,2301
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5312
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350331515.62/cwt505.00–525.001,7079
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400353511.29/cwt505.00–517.501,8052
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330489.39/cwt475.00–515.001,6157
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600590332.48/cwt330.00–335.001,9622
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450415380.00/cwt375.00–385.001,5772
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550503368.25/cwt355.00–375.001,8523
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450448410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8373
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600580345.13/cwt340.00–350.002,0022
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270533.99/cwt500.00–555.001,4429
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475407.82/cwt380.00–420.001,93711
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419468.13/cwt450.00–485.001,96116
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28553,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310478.39/cwt475.00–485.001,4833
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463442.54/cwt440.00–445.002,0492
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400372460.99/cwt440.00–480.001,7153
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400389404.40/cwt400.00–410.001,5734
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600570373.39/cwt370.00–375.002,1283
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29452,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.