Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $153.37/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 421 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	496	355	364
Feeder cattle	346	232	278
Slaughter cattle	77	66	51
Replacement cattle	25	15	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 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
210–230	220	2	145.00–150.00	$147.39	$324	—
255–295	283	7	130.00–140.00	$136.40	$386	-3.60
300–335	314	4	130.00–145.00	$133.71	$420	-1.51
350–395	376	8	132.50–147.50	$140.11	$527	+4.73
410–425	416	5	135.00–147.50	$141.57	$589	+6.57
465	465	1	144.00	$144.00	$670	+3.49
510–545	530	3	125.00–133.00	$129.35	$686	—
555–570	563	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$681	—
690	690	2	118.00–121.00	$119.50	$825	—
730	730	1	113.00	$113.00	$825	—
770–785	778	2	107.00–111.00	$109.02	$848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	$384	—
255	255	1	155.00	$155.00	$395	-3.49
315–345	333	6	129.00–165.00	$152.45	$508	-2.43
340 fancy	340	1	173.00	$173.00	$588	—
355 fancy	355	1	173.00	$173.00	$614	—
350–390	376	4	155.00–168.00	$160.05	$602	+8.40
420–440	430	2	155.00–157.50	$156.28	$672	+5.82
465–475	472	3	144.00–147.00	$145.66	$688	-3.65
505	505	1	148.00	$148.00	$747	+6.00
630	630	1	129.00	$129.00	$813	+2.81
650–695	673	2	123.00–128.00	$125.42	$844	—
728	728	5	121.50	$121.50	$885	+4.00
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	120.00–125.00	$122.68	$337	—
310–335	320	3	120.00–127.50	$124.08	$397	+2.33
360–385	373	2	122.50–125.00	$123.79	$462	+1.12
405	405	1	125.00	$125.00	$506	+6.71
460–495	477	3	120.00–123.00	$121.04	$577	—
615	615	1	107.00	$107.00	$658	—
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	—
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	280	3	105.00–115.00	$110.12	$308	—
325	325	1	117.50	$117.50	$382	—
365–390	378	3	110.00–117.50	$113.41	$429	—
450	450	1	115.00	$115.00	$518	—
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	117.50–120.00	$118.82	$327	-2.05
300–335	309	6	113.00–120.00	$116.35	$360	+1.35
350–390	379	6	115.00–122.50	$118.37	$449	-0.18
425–445	434	9	110.00–122.00	$118.11	$513	+0.70
470–495	486	5	113.00–120.00	$116.05	$564	+0.07
505–545	525	5	110.00–118.00	$113.16	$594	-0.18
570–595	583	2	104.00–106.00	$105.02	$612	-4.61
605–615	610	2	101.00	$101.00	$616	+8.00
655–670	662	3	97.00–99.00	$97.66	$647	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	127.50	$127.50	$303	-7.50
265–290	278	2	125.00	$125.00	$348	-5.47
300–345	321	8	124.00–131.00	$126.18	$405	-0.63
375–395	389	5	124.00–126.00	$125.20	$487	-0.61
405–440	426	7	123.00–126.00	$124.72	$531	+2.43
450–485	473	7	122.00–128.00	$125.43	$593	+3.43
510–525	518	2	123.00–124.00	$123.51	$640	-5.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	220	3	107.50–112.50	$110.80	$244	—
305–315	308	3	105.00–108.00	$106.02	$327	-3.98
350–365	359	4	103.00–115.00	$107.65	$386	-2.52
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	±0.00
450–475	467	3	104.00–107.00	$105.34	$492	-2.61
540	540	1	104.00	$104.00	$562	+3.99
580–595	588	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$603	—
615	615	1	98.00	$98.00	$603	—
670	670	1	96.00	$96.00	$643	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	100.00	$100.00	$275	—
310	310	1	100.00	$100.00	$310	—
405–425	415	2	96.00–100.00	$98.05	$407	+8.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	11	144.00–158.00	$150.10	$632	-8.40
420–425 fancy	422	3	163.00–167.00	$165.34	$698	—
455–495	470	4	140.00–147.00	$142.82	$671	-1.69
520	520	1	132.00	$132.00	$686	-6.53
550–580	567	3	128.00–129.00	$128.34	$728	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	6	120.00–138.00	$132.62	$561	-5.96
475–495	483	5	127.50–138.00	$132.08	$638	+1.93
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	+3.03
550–580	565	2	118.00–129.00	$123.35	$697	+7.35
615–640	625	3	109.00–112.00	$110.35	$690	+1.35
665	665	1	111.00	$111.00	$738	-4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	120.00	$120.00	$498	-0.50
450–485	465	3	117.50–120.00	$119.18	$554	+8.18
610–640	628	3	105.00–107.00	$106.33	$668	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930–1075	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	744.00–817.00	$783.14	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–490	480	2	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$516	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1190	1077	80-85%	3	57.00–59.00	$58.37	$629	—
750–1565	1133	80-85%	36	62.00–73.00	$67.73	$767	—
1295–1420	1358	80-85%	2	76.00	$76.00	$1,032	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1550	1059	85-90%	11	57.00–67.00	$60.38	$639	—
820–1600	1068	85-90%	4	44.00–56.00	$52.95	$566	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1750	1648	75-80%	3	67.00–73.00	$69.88	$1,152	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1775	1382	5	76.00–91.00	$80.93	$1,118	—
1315–1450	1400	3	52.00–70.00	$63.22	$885	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	353.00	$353.00
700–745	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	476.00–551.00	$506.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595	595	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
745–805	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–660.00	$624.11
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
835–1030	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–680.00	$644.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–285	260	5	47.50–55.00	$51.45	$134	—
260	260	1	35.00	$35.00	$91	—
320–370	342	5	42.50–62.50	$52.15	$178	-9.10

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	±0.00
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	-40.00
100–125	116	7	155.00–280.00	$205.71	+40.71
150	150	2	310.00–380.00	$345.00	+30.00

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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
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-185.00
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1065	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,191.40	+116.40

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	77.00	$77.00	$293	—
430	430	1	54.00	$54.00	$232	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-10.00
75	75	2	135.00	$135.00	±0.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	115.00–150.00	$133.33	-6.67
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-30.00
65	65	1	135.00	$135.00	-5.00
75	75	1	185.00	$185.00	+45.00
95	95	1	200.00	$200.00	+60.00
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	-7.50
100–135	117	5	170.00–245.00	$198.00	+55.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	35.00–52.50	$44.32	$119	+6.82
290	290	1	50.00	$50.00	$145	+12.50
400	400	1	50.00	$50.00	$200	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	-50.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	118	2	215.00–255.00	$235.00	—
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.