Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.01/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 473 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.97/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 421 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.55/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $483/hd at 422 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	861	677	851
Feeder cattle	632	551	603
Slaughter cattle	139	77	138
Replacement cattle	20	11	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	150.00–152.50	$151.18	$337	—
260–295	281	7	165.00–175.00	$170.52	$479	+14.31
300–340	318	9	165.00–178.00	$171.21	$544	+11.46
325–345 fancy	336	4	180.00–183.00	$180.77	$607	+4.77
360 fancy	360	1	181.00	$181.00	$652	—
355–395	369	14	165.00–176.00	$169.05	$624	+8.60
400–415 fancy	408	2	167.00–171.00	$169.04	$690	—
430–440	436	5	145.00–155.00	$150.99	$658	-1.52
455–485	467	10	145.00–157.00	$149.25	$697	+8.40
500–545	526	9	135.00–143.00	$138.21	$727	+7.40
550–585	567	8	130.00–136.00	$132.93	$754	+4.25
600–645	626	7	120.00–125.00	$122.03	$764	+1.45
650–660	655	4	120.00–126.00	$123.37	$808	—
715	715	1	118.00	$118.00	$844	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	140.00	$140.00	$322	—
315–340	327	6	145.00–155.00	$149.90	$490	+9.90
350–395	372	10	145.00–155.00	$150.24	$559	+14.48
415–435	428	5	125.00–135.00	$129.03	$552	-3.40
470–495	481	4	125.00–135.00	$132.05	$635	+4.69
510–545	533	9	120.00–130.00	$124.81	$665	+4.81
555–595	580	11	115.00–125.00	$118.91	$690	+4.92
605–640	618	5	110.00–116.00	$114.61	$708	+4.03
650–685	666	4	110.00–115.00	$112.95	$752	+1.95
725–735	732	3	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$834	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	133.00	$133.00	$346	—
310	310	1	130.00	$130.00	$403	+5.00
360–395	376	7	120.00–130.00	$125.70	$473	+5.55
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	135.00	$135.00	$378	—
300–345	321	12	130.00–140.00	$135.08	$434	—
350–395	371	17	130.00–140.00	$133.49	$495	—
400–445	421	21	125.00–136.00	$126.97	$535	+1.22
450–495	473	27	120.00–126.00	$122.01	$577	-0.85
500–545	519	12	118.00–124.00	$119.89	$622	-3.99
560–580	571	5	115.00–121.00	$116.19	$663	+0.53
605–625	612	7	108.00–112.00	$109.72	$671	-2.87
675–695	683	3	107.00–110.00	$108.35	$740	-1.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	115.00	$115.00	$299	-7.45
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	+0.48
350–395	372	7	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$456	+4.43
400–445	422	18	110.00–120.00	$114.55	$483	+0.24
450–495	474	13	110.00–116.00	$113.30	$537	+0.38
500–545	528	15	110.00–115.00	$112.22	$593	+1.23
550–595	570	12	109.00–112.00	$110.49	$630	+1.50
605–640	627	5	100.00–105.00	$103.02	$646	+0.52
660	660	1	101.00	$101.00	$667	—
705–715	710	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$742	—
755	755	1	96.00	$96.00	$725	—
805	805	1	92.00	$92.00	$741	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	120.00	$120.00	$258	—
265	265	1	110.00	$110.00	$292	±0.00
315–345	334	4	105.00–110.00	$108.71	$363	-1.29
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	—
400–445	426	8	100.00–105.00	$103.14	$439	+0.16
455–465	460	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$472	+0.06
500–545	527	7	100.00–105.00	$101.70	$536	+1.70
550–595	572	5	100.00–105.00	$101.24	$579	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–485	480	2	95.00–97.00	$95.99	$461	—
500–535	519	4	95.00–98.00	$95.97	$498	—
550–560	555	2	91.00–95.00	$93.02	$516	+1.01
660–685	673	2	92.00–94.00	$93.02	$626	-0.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	6	130.00–142.50	$136.90	$575	+5.98
450–490	470	14	120.00–135.00	$127.16	$598	+4.57
505–545	529	15	115.00–125.00	$118.95	$629	+2.98
550–595	578	14	115.00–125.00	$118.64	$686	+4.30
600–645	616	7	105.00–111.00	$108.31	$667	+3.73
655–695	676	5	104.00–110.00	$106.80	$722	-0.20
715–720	718	2	106.00–111.00	$108.49	$779	+4.48
755	755	1	102.00	$102.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 fancy	405	1	170.00	$170.00	$688	—
400–445	421	10	150.00–164.00	$156.39	$658	+6.23
450–495	473	15	140.00–155.00	$146.86	$695	+7.01
505–540	525	8	130.00–138.00	$132.38	$695	+2.91
550–590	572	6	130.00–136.00	$132.20	$756	+4.81
600–640	619	9	115.00–121.00	$117.43	$727	+1.93

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	110.00–120.00	$115.06	$495	+3.42
450–485	468	12	105.00–115.00	$110.43	$517	+2.43
505–530	517	5	105.00–110.00	$108.40	$560	+2.90
555–595	575	2	105.00–110.00	$107.59	$619	+3.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	2	90.00–93.00	$91.46	$423	-0.80
505–520	513	2	95.00	$95.00	$487	—
550–595	569	6	90.00–95.00	$92.65	$527	—
630	630	1	91.00	$91.00	$573	—
745	745	1	92.00	$92.00	$685	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1205	1083	80-85%	6	38.00–45.00	$41.74	$452	-4.35
1005–1670	1217	80-85%	60	50.00–69.00	$59.36	$722	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–930	847	85-90%	10	38.00–45.00	$41.87	$355	—
690–985	893	85-90%	19	50.00–66.00	$57.21	$511	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1765	1478	75-80%	14	54.00–60.00	$57.70	$853	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1710	1523	6	75.00–87.00	$81.75	$1,245	—
1155–2500	1747	3	63.00–70.00	$67.44	$1,178	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–935	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	81.00–84.00	$82.48	$761

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
740–895	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	635.00–740.00	$686.71
930–1055	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	640.00–650.00	$644.69
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–795	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–530.00	$527.60
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–170	160	4	70.00–80.00	$74.24	$119	+4.24
210–250	230	2	60.00	$60.00	$138	—
265–290	278	6	40.00–42.50	$41.39	$115	-21.54
300–360	330	2	40.00	$40.00	$132	-23.28
315–385	345	3	50.00–53.00	$51.72	$178	-11.56
740	740	1	57.50	$57.50	$426	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	+6.67
80	80	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	+46.67
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	+26.67
150–180	158	4	230.00–270.00	$245.00	-5.00
210–225	218	2	305.00–325.00	$315.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–1030	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	790.00–950.00	$852.90	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–850	842	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	610.00–620.00	$613.37	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	59.00	$59.00	$566	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	40.00–45.00	$41.67	-60.83
30	30	3	100.00–105.00	$103.33	+0.83
40	40	7	75.00–80.00	$76.43	-36.07
45	45	3	115.00–120.00	$116.67	+4.17
50	50	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	+50.00
60	60	5	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+20.00
70	70	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+17.50
70	70	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	+7.50
100–135	107	8	150.00–195.00	$163.75	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–850	848	2	42.50–47.50	$44.99	$382	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	—
150	150	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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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.