Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

677 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Upstate Livestock Exchange report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.86/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 473 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.68/cwt ≈ $733/hd at 570 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.88/cwt +7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 515 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	677	409	944
Feeder cattle	551	248	571
Slaughter cattle	77	44	194
Replacement cattle	11	15	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend. Feeder bulls and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	155.00–157.50	$156.21	$403	—
320 fancy	320	1	176.00	$176.00	$563	—
310–345	324	7	155.00–165.00	$159.75	$518	+2.25
355–395	377	12	155.00–167.00	$160.45	$605	+9.36
410–445	431	7	140.00–155.00	$152.51	$657	+14.51
455–490	472	14	137.00–148.00	$140.85	$665	+3.42
500–545	528	18	125.00–135.00	$130.81	$691	+0.82
551–591	570	32	123.00–134.50	$128.68	$733	—
600–630	615	5	119.00–123.00	$120.58	$742	-3.42
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	135.00	$135.00	$364	—
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	±0.00
360–390	378	8	130.00–140.00	$135.76	$513	+6.70
415–440	428	2	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$567	+3.72
470–485	478	3	125.00–130.00	$127.36	$609	+0.86
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	-3.35
575–590	585	3	110.00–117.00	$113.99	$667	-3.93
605–625	620	5	105.00–114.00	$110.58	$686	-5.42
675	675	1	111.00	$111.00	$749	+2.00
710	710	1	112.00	$112.00	$795	+3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	237	3	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$288	-3.31
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
360–395	376	5	115.00–125.00	$120.15	$452	+11.84

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	14	124.00–133.00	$125.75	$538	+0.75
450–495	473	32	120.00–127.50	$122.86	$581	+0.54
500–545	515	28	119.00–127.00	$123.88	$638	+7.48
550–590	564	9	114.00–118.00	$115.66	$652	+1.99
600–625	612	5	111.00–114.00	$112.59	$689	—
650–660	655	2	109.00–111.00	$109.99	$720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$331	—
320–345	334	4	115.00–125.00	$119.52	$399	—
355–385	371	8	115.00–124.00	$118.10	$438	+6.81
400–445	419	15	110.00–120.00	$114.31	$479	-0.69
455–495	477	22	109.00–116.00	$112.92	$539	-0.71
505–540	519	24	108.00–115.00	$110.99	$576	+3.99
550–565	556	8	105.00–110.00	$108.99	$606	+0.79
600	600	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$615	+0.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–590	583	3	90.00–95.00	$92.01	$536	—
655–695	667	5	91.00–97.00	$93.05	$621	—
720	720	2	94.00–97.00	$95.50	$688	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	110.00	$110.00	$324	—
325	325	1	110.00	$110.00	$358	—
415–425	420	2	101.00–105.00	$102.98	$433	+2.98
485–495	490	2	100.00–105.00	$102.47	$502	-5.03
520–530	525	2	100.00	$100.00	$525	-2.83

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	429	9	124.00–136.00	$130.92	$562	—
460–495	480	12	115.00–130.00	$122.59	$588	-1.69
510–545	528	14	110.00–120.00	$115.97	$612	-1.85
555–595	573	13	110.00–120.00	$114.34	$655	+0.54
605–635	621	7	101.00–109.00	$104.58	$649	-4.42
650–655	653	2	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$699	—
700–730	711	5	100.00–108.00	$104.01	$740	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	421	8	145.00–157.00	$150.16	$632	+15.51
450–490	463	15	136.00–148.00	$139.85	$648	+9.47
500–545	524	18	125.00–136.00	$129.47	$678	+0.71
550–575	558	10	125.00–130.00	$127.39	$711	+4.62
600–605	603	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$696	—
670–680	675	2	111.00–113.00	$112.01	$756	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	412	3	110.00–115.00	$111.64	$460	+1.64
485	485	1	108.00	$108.00	$524	-1.00
535–540	538	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$568	-7.03
580	580	1	104.00	$104.00	$603	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	479	4	90.00–95.00	$92.26	$442	—
700–710	705	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$641	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1060	80-85%	3	44.00–48.00	$46.09	$489	—
1020–1460	1174	80-85%	25	55.00–70.00	$63.05	$740	—
1215–1550	1319	80-85%	4	74.00–78.00	$75.16	$991	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–980	905	85-90%	8	55.00–63.00	$58.01	$525	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1580	1337	6	68.00–74.00	$71.49	$956	—
1265–2058	1751	6	78.00–86.00	$81.05	$1,419	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–860	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–82.00	$78.27	$654

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1215	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	660.00–830.00	$726.49

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	370.00	$370.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	425.00–480.00	$452.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

↑ Back to top

Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	70.00	$70.00	$126	—
240–285	263	2	57.50–67.50	$62.93	$166	+10.39
310–365	331	4	55.00–80.00	$63.28	$209	+10.62
435–460	448	2	52.50–67.00	$59.55	$267	—

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	-17.50
70	70	3	120.00–130.00	$123.33	-12.92
100–140	110	4	160.00–230.00	$177.50	+12.50
160	160	1	250.00	$250.00	-7.50

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	69.00	$69.00	$511	—
755	755	1	77.00	$77.00	$581	—

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	+52.50
30	30	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	+7.50
40	40	4	110.00–115.00	$112.50	+62.50
40	40	1	75.00	$75.00	+25.00
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	-35.00
60	60	3	130.00–140.00	$135.00	+65.00
60	60	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	+22.50
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	+80.00

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	±0.00
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	+10.00
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	—

↑ Back to top

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.