Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $137.97/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $451/hd at 327 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.90/cwt -5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 524 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $104.07/cwt -7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 570 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	769	1,215	767
Feeder cattle	602	936	449
Slaughter cattle	50	116	114
Replacement cattle	32	52	72

Market comments — USDA reporter

***No reports will be issued on Monday, December 21, 2020 as the market will be closed in observance of the Christmas Day holiday and Monday, December 28, 2020 as the market will be closed in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. Sales and coverage are expected to resume on Monday, January 04, 2021.*** Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	4	127.50–140.00	$137.14	$383	-4.09
300–345	327	15	127.50–140.00	$137.97	$451	-6.84
350–390	376	8	130.00–142.50	$137.42	$517	-5.75
440–445	442	3	125.00–129.00	$127.32	$563	-15.17
460	460	1	128.00	$128.00	$589	-8.60
505	505	1	122.00	$122.00	$616	-3.66
595	595	1	116.00	$116.00	$690	-9.00
630–645	640	3	116.00–121.00	$118.98	$761	-1.13
650–675	663	2	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$779	-2.46
735	735	1	119.00	$119.00	$875	—
750–795	778	3	108.00–114.00	$111.96	$871	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 fancy	205	1	175.00	$175.00	$359	—
220–235	229	4	145.00–157.50	$150.56	$345	—
255–295	281	6	142.00–155.00	$147.70	$415	-4.83
300–345	328	6	140.00–148.00	$144.28	$473	-13.82
350–390	368	8	138.00–147.50	$142.24	$523	-17.07
400–410	405	2	141.00–143.00	$141.99	$575	-16.14
520–535	525	3	127.00–131.00	$128.66	$675	-6.82
550–580	565	2	123.00–126.00	$124.46	$703	-3.54
630	630	1	123.00	$123.00	$775	-2.00
700	700	1	126.00	$126.00	$882	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	-5.05
305	305	1	100.00	$100.00	$305	-12.64
370–390	380	4	102.50–110.00	$108.17	$411	-4.22
420	420	1	112.50	$112.50	$472	-5.00
470–480	475	2	95.00–105.00	$100.05	$475	-6.20
510	510	1	110.00	$110.00	$561	-0.96
575	575	1	111.00	$111.00	$638	—
685	685	1	105.00	$105.00	$719	—
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	—
765	765	1	96.00	$96.00	$734	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	125.00	$125.00	$369	-3.14
305–320	313	2	120.00–122.50	$121.28	$380	-5.02
370–390	380	4	115.00–122.50	$118.79	$451	-10.24
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	-4.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	125.00	$125.00	$256	+2.50
320–330	325	3	115.00–118.00	$115.98	$377	-2.47
360–395	380	8	115.00–121.00	$118.72	$451	-0.25
420–445	436	7	112.00–120.00	$115.41	$503	-2.38
460–495	476	9	109.00–117.00	$114.23	$544	-2.70
500–545	524	14	100.00–114.00	$107.90	$565	-5.26
550–595	570	14	100.00–109.00	$104.07	$593	-7.96
600–640	615	8	94.00–104.00	$97.13	$597	-12.47
655–660	657	3	96.00–97.00	$96.67	$635	-10.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$308	+9.95
260–290	273	5	127.50–132.50	$130.24	$356	-1.11
300–340	320	5	125.00–131.00	$128.55	$411	-1.06
350–395	371	11	125.00–139.00	$130.32	$483	+1.14
400–440	419	12	122.00–136.00	$126.35	$529	+1.69
450–480	462	11	117.00–121.00	$119.18	$551	-3.49
515	515	1	116.00	$116.00	$597	-3.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	110.00	$110.00	$236	-5.00
280	280	1	112.50	$112.50	$315	+1.64
300–345	328	3	102.50–110.00	$105.85	$347	-0.87
355–395	375	7	100.00–110.00	$105.67	$396	-5.97
405–435	420	10	100.00–110.00	$104.42	$439	-2.63
455–495	477	3	103.00–111.00	$108.11	$516	+1.59
500–545	530	5	100.00–107.00	$104.58	$554	-1.30
555–585	574	4	90.00–97.00	$92.19	$529	-14.42
600–645	623	2	94.00–96.00	$94.96	$592	-10.04
705	705	1	94.00	$94.00	$663	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	3	90.00–100.00	$96.72	$314	-3.28
355–395	380	3	90.00–100.00	$95.15	$362	-4.85
415–445	430	2	95.00	$95.00	$408	-5.00
470	470	1	98.00	$98.00	$461	-1.84
500–545	533	5	92.00–100.00	$94.79	$505	-2.71
550–580	563	3	85.00–91.00	$88.72	$499	-10.02
600–615	608	2	89.00	$89.00	$541	-9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	11	120.00–135.00	$129.12	$557	-10.67
450–495	471	10	120.00–130.00	$123.99	$584	-11.01
500–540	521	11	115.00–121.00	$118.65	$618	-7.14
550–580	566	8	110.00–121.00	$116.39	$659	-5.51
605–635	618	8	106.00–111.00	$108.64	$671	-3.42
660–690	668	4	102.00–106.00	$103.24	$690	-9.76

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	115.00	$115.00	$489	-8.09
495	495	1	116.00	$116.00	$574	-6.96
505–545	526	7	105.00–112.50	$108.15	$569	-6.04
560–595	579	8	105.00–109.00	$106.14	$615	-7.65
605–635	618	6	100.00–107.00	$103.57	$640	-2.77
660	660	1	99.00	$99.00	$653	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	105.00	$105.00	$467	+1.64
450–490	475	6	96.00–110.00	$103.47	$491	+0.26
505–545	528	6	100.00–109.00	$102.71	$542	-5.06
555	555	1	99.00	$99.00	$549	-7.55
600–645	616	5	95.00–100.00	$97.58	$601	-2.42
655–685	670	2	97.00–100.00	$98.53	$660	+0.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 fancy	400	2	140.00–143.00	$141.50	$566	-25.23
415–435	429	6	134.00–142.00	$137.17	$588	-18.50
450	450	1	129.00	$129.00	$580	-16.61
500–520	509	6	127.00–129.00	$127.34	$648	-6.79
560	560	1	123.00	$123.00	$689	-5.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1475	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	802.00–1,121.00	$990.97	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1395	1181	80-85%	10	47.00–56.00	$53.85	$636	+4.21
1045–1585	1209	80-85%	10	57.00–65.00	$59.43	$719	+0.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–960	955	85-90%	2	38.00–41.00	$39.49	$377	—
775–1355	1063	85-90%	8	50.00–56.00	$53.18	$565	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1700	1415	75-80%	6	55.00–60.00	$57.00	$807	—
1530–1845	1688	75-80%	2	48.00–53.00	$50.27	$849	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1370	1163	2	62.00–71.00	$65.70	$764	—
1240–2270	1820	5	81.00–91.00	$86.70	$1,578	+3.83

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–930	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	468.00–474.00	$471.05
925–1085	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	539.00–725.00	$650.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	594.00	$594.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	389.00	$389.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–1070	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–625.00	$527.60
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	615.00	$615.00
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	705.00	$705.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	310.00	$310.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–740	705	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	335.00–570.00	$446.67
845	845	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	456.00	$456.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	1	102.50	$102.50	$128	+32.93
235–295	278	14	75.00–130.00	$103.92	$289	-22.28
300–345	321	14	72.50–120.00	$85.60	$275	-33.62

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	+31.67
65	65	1	175.00	$175.00	+75.00
70–75	73	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	-12.50
75	75	2	145.00	$145.00	-7.50
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	+7.50
85	85	1	195.00	$195.00	+42.50
100–135	111	9	180.00–220.00	$194.44	+11.94
100–135	112	3	160.00–255.00	$191.67	+9.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110–1305	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,368.94	+93.94

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	740.00	$740.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	52.50	$52.50	$168	—
395	395	1	47.50	$47.50	$188	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-40.00
45	45	1	80.00	$80.00	+15.00
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	-10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+5.00
75	75	2	150.00–175.00	$162.50	+40.00
135	135	1	240.00	$240.00	+116.67

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	55.00	$55.00	+28.75
55	55	9	75.00–85.00	$77.78	+52.78
90	90	1	55.00	$55.00	-45.00
90–95	92	3	80.00–85.00	$83.33	-16.67

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	60.00	$60.00	$174	-17.50
390	390	1	72.50	$72.50	$283	+27.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	105	3	155.00–240.00	$185.00	-30.00
150	150	3	290.00–330.00	$315.00	—

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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.