Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.47/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $502/hd at 427 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.83/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 478 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.67/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 371 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	990	861	918
Feeder cattle	741	632	692
Slaughter cattle	141	139	173
Replacement cattle	52	20	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Heavy offering of average to good 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
300–345	325	14	160.00–177.50	$166.49	$541	-4.72
350–395	371	27	160.00–175.00	$167.67	$622	-1.38
410–435	420	3	166.00–169.00	$167.64	$704	+16.65
450–485	467	8	142.00–155.00	$147.78	$690	-1.47
500–545	525	10	133.00–143.00	$137.76	$723	-0.45
550–590	569	10	130.00–140.00	$135.25	$770	+2.32
620–645	636	8	120.00–128.00	$123.90	$788	+1.87
705–740	719	4	116.00–120.00	$117.76	$847	-0.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	222	3	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$316	+2.50
270–290	277	5	140.00–157.50	$147.77	$409	—
305–315	310	2	150.00–152.50	$151.23	$469	+1.33
350–365	358	4	142.50–157.50	$151.15	$541	+0.91
400–445	426	11	134.00–150.00	$141.34	$602	+12.31
450–495	476	9	120.00–139.00	$133.54	$636	+1.49
515–545	529	8	120.00–129.00	$123.88	$655	-0.93
560–595	577	9	117.00–125.00	$120.51	$695	+1.60
605–640	621	7	110.00–119.00	$116.40	$723	+1.79
685	685	1	109.00	$109.00	$747	-3.95

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	—
255–285	270	2	127.50–135.00	$131.04	$354	-1.96
315–345	330	2	130.00–135.00	$132.39	$437	+2.39
350–380	365	3	122.50–135.00	$130.17	$475	+4.47
410–435	424	4	119.00–130.00	$122.43	$519	—
460–490	478	3	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$561	+7.46
510–540	523	3	115.00–120.00	$117.31	$614	—
555–595	578	3	110.00	$110.00	$636	—
600–635	618	2	109.00–114.00	$111.57	$690	—
685	685	1	107.50	$107.50	$736	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	100.00	$100.00	$435	—
465–485	473	3	107.50–110.00	$109.15	$516	—
500–520	510	2	100.00–107.50	$103.68	$529	—
560–565	563	2	100.00	$100.00	$563	—
695	695	1	100.00	$100.00	$695	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	270	4	120.00–123.00	$121.34	$328	+6.34
300–320	307	3	120.00–122.50	$121.16	$372	—
350–395	372	11	114.00–122.50	$117.83	$438	-4.70
400–445	427	30	113.00–123.00	$117.47	$502	+2.92
450–495	478	28	112.00–121.00	$116.83	$558	+3.53
500–545	520	21	111.00–120.00	$116.47	$606	+4.25
550–595	578	12	110.00–116.00	$112.87	$652	+2.38
600–630	613	3	108.00–109.00	$108.67	$666	+5.65
700	700	1	104.00	$104.00	$728	-0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	125.00–128.00	$126.46	$358	-8.54
305–345	325	6	124.00–136.00	$129.01	$419	-6.07
350–395	368	6	123.00–131.00	$126.95	$467	-6.54
400–445	420	7	122.00–125.00	$123.75	$520	-3.22
455–490	468	15	120.00–127.00	$123.19	$577	+1.18
500–545	523	8	119.00–123.00	$120.86	$632	+0.97
550–585	565	13	115.00–118.00	$116.52	$658	+0.33
600–610	605	3	110.00–113.00	$112.00	$678	+2.28
650–685	664	7	107.00–110.00	$108.57	$721	+0.22

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	112.50	$112.50	$332	+2.50
305–320	313	2	105.00–110.00	$107.44	$336	-1.27
350–395	380	10	105.00–112.50	$109.46	$416	-0.54
405–445	434	7	102.50–112.50	$108.52	$471	+5.38
450–495	476	10	104.00–111.00	$108.75	$518	+6.22
500–540	524	9	105.00–110.00	$108.02	$566	+6.32
585–595	590	4	100.00–107.00	$103.00	$608	+1.76
605–645	628	5	100.00–104.00	$101.62	$638	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	100.00	$100.00	$230	—
255–280	268	2	100.00–105.00	$102.62	$275	—
345	345	1	100.00	$100.00	$345	—
365	365	1	102.50	$102.50	$374	—
400	400	1	100.00	$100.00	$400	—
485	485	1	100.00	$100.00	$485	+4.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	4	130.00–135.00	$131.30	$549	-5.60
455–495	479	22	125.00–138.00	$133.08	$637	+5.92
500–545	525	16	118.00–129.00	$123.27	$647	+4.32
555–595	574	10	115.00–124.00	$118.69	$681	+0.05
600–640	623	10	107.00–114.00	$110.54	$689	+2.23
655–695	677	6	104.00–111.00	$108.31	$733	+1.51
725–730	728	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$761	-3.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435 fancy	418	6	160.00–165.00	$162.76	$680	-7.24
400–445	420	14	143.00–158.00	$149.42	$628	-6.97
450–490	464	5	144.00–153.00	$147.73	$685	+0.87
500–520	509	8	133.00–143.00	$137.00	$697	+4.62
550–575	560	9	125.00–130.00	$127.10	$712	-5.10
600–625	608	6	116.00–119.00	$117.33	$713	-0.10
675	675	1	114.00	$114.00	$770	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	115.00–120.00	$117.53	$511	+2.47
470–495	486	10	113.00–122.50	$117.89	$573	+7.46
500–545	519	8	107.50–115.00	$111.16	$577	+2.76
550–575	563	4	111.00–112.00	$111.74	$629	+4.15
615	615	1	107.00	$107.00	$658	—
650–675	663	2	100.00	$100.00	$663	—
710–730	720	2	98.00–102.00	$100.03	$720	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	102.50	$102.50	$584	+9.85
615	615	2	100.00	$100.00	$615	+9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1455	1148	80-85%	26	40.00–58.00	$54.05	$620	—
885–1480	1210	80-85%	28	59.00–73.00	$63.24	$765	+3.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1005	912	85-90%	5	38.00–49.00	$44.39	$405	—
880–990	924	85-90%	5	51.00–57.00	$53.81	$497	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	75-80%	1	52.00	$52.00	$694	—
1325–1630	1521	75-80%	7	59.00–64.00	$62.28	$947	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2045	1422	9	65.00–78.00	$74.32	$1,057	—
1815–1955	1871	4	84.00–89.00	$87.24	$1,632	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	480.00	$480.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1155	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	610.00–700.00	$663.30
1175–1205	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	670.00–681.00	$675.43
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00
1205–1330	1288	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	760.00–960.00	$859.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
930–1090	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–925.00	$800.63

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	652.00	$652.00
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	430.00	$430.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–160	147	5	85.00–97.50	$90.29	$133	—
170–195	187	3	30.00–55.00	$46.54	$87	-27.70
205–285	232	11	42.50–57.50	$52.19	$121	-7.81
305–325	315	2	57.00–57.50	$57.26	$180	+17.26
705	705	1	52.50	$52.50	$370	-5.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-5.00
65	65	1	125.00	$125.00	-5.00
75	75	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-2.50
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	+35.00
85	85	1	140.00	$140.00	-30.00
85	85	2	160.00	$160.00	-10.00
100	100	2	170.00–200.00	$185.00	—

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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
855–925	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,600.00	$1,383.85	—
935–1055	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,500.00	$1,262.85	+409.95
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115–1170	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,450.00	$1,257.99	—
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,240.00	$1,240.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	72.00	$72.00	$446	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	-15.00
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	-45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	-7.50
75	75	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-15.00
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	+2.50
85	85	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-17.50
90	90	1	145.00	$145.00	+7.50
100–115	108	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-36.25

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	61.00	$61.00	$299	—
505–590	551	6	52.00–61.00	$56.34	$310	—
605	605	1	60.00	$60.00	$363	—
710–775	743	2	50.00–52.50	$51.20	$380	—
835	835	1	47.50	$47.50	$397	+2.51

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	4	190.00–230.00	$212.50	—

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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.