Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.67/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $469/hd at 362 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $160.16/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 425 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.30/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 525 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	979	655	647
Feeder cattle	726	522	472
Slaughter cattle	134	63	90
Replacement cattle	53	38	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heavy offering 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
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	+18.68
300–335	321	12	160.00–171.00	$166.46	$534	+16.46
370 fancy	370	1	175.00	$175.00	$648	+1.71
350–395	373	15	160.00–170.00	$162.86	$607	+5.55
400–415 fancy	408	2	170.00–171.00	$170.49	$696	-3.51
400–445	418	11	155.00–166.00	$160.06	$669	+0.83
455–465	460	4	153.00–165.00	$157.77	$726	-0.99
500–530	519	10	135.00–145.00	$140.88	$731	+1.27
530 value added	530	13	154.00	$154.00	$816	—
550–585	569	8	135.00–140.00	$137.04	$780	+0.08
600–635	623	4	122.00–125.00	$123.98	$772	-4.41
665–690	678	2	119.00–123.00	$120.96	$820	+0.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	5	145.00–155.00	$152.12	$502	+15.38
360–395	380	11	145.00–155.00	$150.98	$574	+15.30
400–445	428	7	135.00–145.00	$139.43	$597	+3.33
450–495	480	12	135.00–146.00	$141.24	$678	+5.90
510–525	518	6	120.00–130.00	$125.31	$649	-1.73
550–590	574	9	120.00–129.00	$124.14	$713	-6.89
650–695	673	2	110.00–113.00	$111.55	$751	-3.17

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	140.00–145.00	$142.53	$346	—
310–325	318	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$422	—
355–390	378	9	125.00–135.00	$128.94	$487	+6.90
455–490	478	7	115.00–129.00	$123.94	$592	-0.06
575–590	583	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$656	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	7	135.00–146.00	$140.12	$383	—
310–345	332	12	130.00–139.00	$135.16	$449	+4.83
350–395	362	28	127.00–136.00	$129.67	$469	+1.83
400–445	421	19	125.00–135.00	$127.47	$537	+2.49
450–495	475	17	120.00–128.00	$122.30	$581	+0.61
500–538	524	22	115.00–122.00	$119.59	$627	+0.29
550–585	568	2	114.00–116.00	$115.03	$653	-4.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$392	-1.70
355–395	367	7	110.00–120.00	$114.11	$419	-4.86
420–445	432	13	110.00–120.00	$112.10	$484	-5.12
450–495	474	20	105.00–115.00	$111.83	$530	-2.91
500–545	526	18	105.00–110.00	$107.04	$563	-4.13
550–595	560	9	105.00–110.00	$106.36	$596	-3.97
600–645	619	6	100.00–105.00	$102.20	$633	+3.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	2	95.00–96.00	$95.52	$401	—
455	455	1	93.00	$93.00	$423	-8.68
500–545	531	16	90.00–98.00	$93.83	$498	-6.17
555–595	576	13	90.00–98.00	$93.23	$537	—
600–635	614	7	90.00–96.00	$91.13	$560	—
655–675	663	3	91.00–93.00	$92.34	$612	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	120.00	$120.00	$252	+1.21
255–280	266	4	110.00–120.00	$117.09	$311	-2.91
430–440	435	2	100.00–103.00	$101.48	$441	-6.02
455–490	473	2	100.00–102.00	$100.96	$478	—
500–530	516	4	100.00–102.00	$100.49	$519	-1.17
550–580	567	5	100.00–102.00	$101.40	$575	+1.40

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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	428	8	130.00–145.00	$138.99	$595	-0.05
455–495	479	15	125.00–138.00	$129.19	$619	-0.97
500–545	529	14	115.00–125.00	$118.37	$626	-8.46
550–595	570	18	110.00–123.00	$116.51	$664	-4.42
610–645	626	5	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$695	+0.66
650	650	1	109.00	$109.00	$708	-0.33
725	725	1	108.00	$108.00	$783	-0.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	23	155.00–169.00	$160.16	$681	+0.68
450–490	462	5	150.00–164.00	$156.54	$723	-2.46
505–545	523	11	130.00–135.00	$131.21	$686	-8.40
555–565	560	4	128.00–135.00	$131.26	$735	+0.98
605–645	623	8	119.00–125.00	$120.50	$751	-5.80
650–670	656	6	115.00–120.00	$116.82	$766	+1.06

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	419	4	110.00–125.00	$118.84	$498	-1.23
460–490	479	8	105.00–120.00	$112.86	$541	-3.94
505–545	523	6	100.00–110.00	$106.60	$558	—
565–590	576	5	100.00–107.00	$104.41	$601	-7.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–635	623	3	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$567	—
655–680	668	2	93.00–95.00	$93.98	$628	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1195	1088	80-85%	4	35.00–46.00	$40.15	$437	—
1000–1440	1175	80-85%	60	50.00–67.00	$58.08	$682	+8.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–980	800	85-90%	12	35.00–45.00	$42.04	$336	—
770–985	892	85-90%	21	50.00–64.00	$54.21	$484	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1495	1319	75-80%	8	54.00–59.00	$57.19	$754	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1680	1424	6	67.00–70.00	$68.36	$973	-3.12
1435–1685	1532	3	75.00–81.00	$78.39	$1,201	-3.72

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–865	833	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	84.00–87.00	$85.44	$712

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–690	683	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	75.00–78.00	$76.48	$522

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–985	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–700.00	$587.13
790–910	853	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	580.00–800.00	$692.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1035	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	610.00–650.00	$629.71
1000–1200	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–975.00	$705.19
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620–970	807	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	400.00–575.00	$497.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1130–1425	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,025.00	$991.07

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–130	120	3	45.00	$45.00	$54	—
135–155	148	4	52.50–65.00	$58.28	$86	—
200	200	1	40.00	$40.00	$80	—
265–275	270	2	52.50–57.50	$54.95	$148	—
275	275	1	47.50	$47.50	$131	—
305	305	1	65.00	$65.00	$198	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	—
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	—
80	80	5	155.00–160.00	$158.00	—
110–120	113	3	190.00–210.00	$196.67	-78.33
140	140	2	230.00	$230.00	-45.00
200	200	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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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
900–960	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,085.00–1,170.00	$1,126.13	—
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1020–1145	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,213.22	—
1060–1190	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,335.00	$1,316.49	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	830.00	$830.00	—
955–1185	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,160.75	—
1125–1375	1262	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,172.48	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–985	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–975.00	$820.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	74.00	$74.00	$699	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	6	110.00–120.00	$115.00	+50.00
30	30	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	-2.50
40	40	3	140.00	$140.00	+75.00
50–55	53	4	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+20.00
65	65	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	+37.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	7	145.00–150.00	$148.57	—
60	60	5	165.00–170.00	$169.00	—
60	60	1	115.00	$115.00	—
90–95	93	8	190.00–205.00	$197.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	35.00	$35.00	$135	—
680	680	1	62.00	$62.00	$422	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	255.00	$255.00	+80.00

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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.