Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report, Williamston, SC

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.74/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 472 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.22/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 420 lb · 15 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $136.74/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $446/hd at 326 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	655	347	778
Feeder cattle	522	266	598
Slaughter cattle	63	46	75
Replacement cattle	38	20	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, 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
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292	—
250–285	275	4	127.50–140.00	$134.17	$369	-3.33
305–345	326	15	130.00–142.00	$136.74	$446	-0.95
350–390	371	12	130.00–142.50	$135.68	$503	+1.23
430–445	438	2	127.50–145.00	$136.10	$596	+0.88
470–490	483	5	127.50–145.00	$135.34	$654	—
510–540	530	3	122.00–134.00	$127.04	$673	+2.04
560–575	568	2	129.00–133.00	$131.03	$744	+6.03
625–645	633	3	113.00–116.00	$114.65	$726	-0.35
650–690	673	4	111.00–117.00	$114.72	$772	+0.23
755	755	1	109.00	$109.00	$823	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	155.00	$155.00	$318	—
250–290	275	4	145.00–150.00	$146.32	$402	-8.16
305–345	324	4	146.00–154.00	$150.00	$486	-0.66
355–380	368	4	154.00–162.50	$157.31	$579	+5.97
365–390 fancy	382	3	167.50–177.00	$173.29	$662	—
400 fancy	400	1	174.00	$174.00	$696	—
400–445	423	6	152.50–165.00	$159.23	$674	+5.73
455–475	462	3	154.00–165.00	$158.76	$733	+9.90
500–535	525	5	138.00–142.00	$139.61	$733	+2.30
560–595	575	4	135.00–141.00	$136.96	$788	-0.32
615–646	632	10	121.00–131.00	$128.39	$811	+7.92
655–695	671	5	119.00–123.00	$120.57	$809	+1.57

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	287	3	120.00–125.00	$121.60	$349	—
350–365	358	2	120.00–124.00	$122.04	$437	+2.04
485	485	1	124.00	$124.00	$601	—
500–545	520	4	112.50–121.00	$116.84	$608	—
665	665	1	105.00	$105.00	$698	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	105.00	$105.00	$273	-10.00
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	—
350	350	1	102.50	$102.50	$359	-6.20
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	-11.00
535–540	538	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$573	—
625–635	630	2	96.00–103.00	$99.53	$627	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	128.00	$128.00	$365	+3.00
310–340	321	7	115.00–129.00	$124.12	$398	+0.48
350–395	378	14	115.00–124.00	$118.97	$450	-1.03
400–445	420	15	112.00–121.00	$117.22	$492	-2.19
450–495	472	18	110.00–120.00	$114.74	$542	+1.74
500–535	522	5	108.00–116.00	$111.17	$580	+2.17
550–585	569	4	106.00–113.00	$110.33	$628	+3.33
600–645	623	8	96.00–102.00	$98.22	$612	-0.78
685–695	692	3	100.00	$100.00	$692	+3.22
700–730	717	3	92.00–100.00	$96.72	$693	+2.72
760	760	1	101.00	$101.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 fancy	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
320	320	3	130.00–131.00	$130.33	$417	-5.79
360 fancy	360	1	173.00	$173.00	$623	—
355–395	373	7	125.00–135.00	$127.84	$477	-1.24
405–415	413	4	123.00–129.00	$124.98	$516	-1.51
450–490	461	6	118.00–125.00	$121.69	$561	-1.14
500–525	512	7	116.00–121.00	$119.30	$611	+0.70
555–575	559	7	118.00–126.00	$119.84	$670	+1.44
650–670	660	2	103.00	$103.00	$680	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	115.00–122.50	$118.79	$253	—
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	—
305–330	318	2	110.00–115.00	$112.60	$358	-2.40
350–370	360	2	112.00–117.50	$114.67	$413	+4.67
445	445	1	107.50	$107.50	$478	-0.97
505–535	522	3	101.00–102.00	$101.66	$531	-3.34
555–585	570	2	100.00	$100.00	$570	-7.68
665	665	1	92.00	$92.00	$612	—
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	107.50	$107.50	$366	+8.69
360	360	1	100.00	$100.00	$360	—
480–490	487	3	100.00–105.00	$101.68	$495	—
525–535	530	3	100.00	$100.00	$530	±0.00

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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	423	9	132.50–147.50	$139.04	$588	+5.33
450–490	473	11	125.00–139.00	$130.16	$616	-4.33
505–545	529	14	120.00–133.00	$126.83	$671	—
555–595	578	10	117.00–124.00	$120.93	$699	+3.67
610–620	617	3	108.00–113.00	$110.34	$681	+0.33
655–680	665	3	108.00–111.00	$109.33	$727	+3.33
710–730	720	2	107.00–110.00	$108.52	$781	+1.52
765	765	1	104.00	$104.00	$796	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415 fancy	407	3	168.00–173.00	$171.14	$697	—
400–445	424	5	150.00–165.00	$159.48	$676	+7.19
455	455	1	159.00	$159.00	$723	+9.06
510–540	525	3	134.00–145.00	$139.61	$733	+1.06
550–595	575	11	126.00–135.00	$130.28	$749	+1.94
600–645	615	6	122.00–133.00	$126.30	$777	—
655–675	669	4	114.00–120.00	$115.76	$774	+2.76
705–725	712	3	111.00–114.00	$112.33	$800	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	422	5	115.00–125.00	$120.07	$507	+0.07
470–485	476	5	113.00–120.00	$116.80	$556	+0.81
555–585	572	5	110.00–114.00	$111.77	$639	—
600–615	608	3	99.00–106.00	$103.36	$628	-2.15
680	680	1	104.00	$104.00	$707	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	—
485–495	490	2	100.00–110.00	$105.05	$515	—
500	500	1	107.00	$107.00	$535	+1.00
550	550	1	107.50	$107.50	$591	+2.50
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	693.00	$693.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1480	1164	80-85%	15	42.00–56.00	$49.94	$581	—
900–1515	1252	80-85%	18	58.00–68.00	$62.85	$787	—
1180–1495	1338	80-85%	2	74.00	$74.00	$990	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1050	952	85-90%	3	40.00–45.00	$43.05	$410	—
850–1900	1336	85-90%	7	50.00–66.00	$58.10	$776	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1845	1583	75-80%	5	56.00–64.00	$60.22	$953	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1910	1413	5	64.00–76.00	$71.48	$1,010	—
1265–1725	1523	5	79.00–84.00	$82.11	$1,251	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–755	703	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	516.00–720.00	$648.55
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	484.00	$484.00
865–1050	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	536.00–746.00	$623.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1360	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	742.00–810.00	$772.72
1360	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	470.00	$470.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	671.00	$671.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
890–1025	977	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–600.00	$565.19
980–1085	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	720.00–885.00	$805.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
1145–1300	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	640.00–680.00	$661.27
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
695	695	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00
890	890	Aged (>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 $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–395	363	2	47.50–67.00	$58.12	$211	-5.47
410	410	1	62.50	$62.50	$256	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	—
125	125	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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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
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	530.00	$530.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	95.00	$95.00	$252	—
335	335	1	60.00	$60.00	$201	—
405	405	1	90.00	$90.00	$364	—
535	535	1	70.00	$70.00	$374	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	65.00	$65.00	—
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	—
125	125	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	10.00–45.00	$26.84	$71	-14.97
430–475	453	2	45.00–48.00	$46.43	$210	—
550	550	1	45.00	$45.00	$248	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	8	165.00–180.00	$175.00	—
100	100	4	160.00–195.00	$180.00	—
100	100	3	175.00	$175.00	—

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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.