Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.95/cwt ≈ $666/hd at 427 lb · 10 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.57/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $496/hd at 415 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.09/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 460 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	503	170	487
Feeder cattle	308	76	358
Slaughter cattle	107	26	65
Replacement cattle	16	19	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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
270–285	278	2	143.00–145.00	$144.03	$400	+4.03
320–335	330	3	132.50–147.50	$138.19	$456	+2.96
360–395	379	10	130.00–147.50	$139.37	$528	+8.09
485–495	490	2	140.00–143.00	$141.48	$693	—
530	530	1	132.00	$132.00	$700	+12.00
555	555	1	132.00	$132.00	$733	—
600–625	615	5	116.00–127.00	$120.37	$740	—
655–695	675	2	113.00–119.00	$115.91	$782	—
710	710	1	118.00	$118.00	$838	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	162.50	$162.50	$447	+27.50
300–325 fancy	313	2	172.00–173.00	$172.48	$540	—
315–345	326	4	155.00–163.00	$158.18	$516	+18.18
350–395	369	4	150.00–159.00	$152.88	$564	+17.88
410	410	1	157.50	$157.50	$646	—
455–485	463	5	144.00–152.00	$147.36	$682	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306	—
325–345	335	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$411	—
365–395	383	4	123.00–133.00	$126.54	$485	+9.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	110.00	$110.00	$358	+2.50
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	3	127.50–137.50	$131.50	$313	-8.50
260–265	263	2	130.00	$130.00	$342	-10.00
310–345	336	9	127.50–137.00	$132.70	$446	—
350–380	361	4	125.00–133.00	$129.66	$468	—
400–445	421	9	123.00–131.00	$126.52	$533	—
450–485	466	7	121.00–126.00	$124.02	$578	—
500–525	511	4	122.00–132.50	$126.84	$648	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	120.00	$120.00	$324	—
320	320	1	117.50	$117.50	$376	—
360–385	373	2	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$438	—
400–440	415	10	115.00–124.00	$119.57	$496	+4.57
450–470	460	10	116.00–122.00	$119.09	$548	+8.79
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	+14.00
550–586	574	8	108.00–117.00	$110.08	$632	—
600	600	1	104.00	$104.00	$624	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	3	107.50–112.50	$110.08	$350	—
360	360	1	102.50	$102.50	$369	-2.50
430–435	433	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$465	—
462–470	464	4	110.00–113.00	$112.24	$521	—
500–540	515	5	104.00–110.00	$106.85	$550	+3.85
550–595	574	7	100.00–107.00	$104.88	$602	—
605–625	615	3	99.00–105.00	$101.68	$625	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	311	4	95.00–100.00	$97.53	$303	—
360	360	1	100.00	$100.00	$360	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	5	120.00–140.00	$129.85	$547	+7.42
450–490	472	7	127.00–142.00	$134.75	$636	+17.24
505–540	518	4	118.00–128.00	$122.74	$636	+5.77
550–590	570	4	116.00–122.00	$118.69	$677	—
620–640	630	3	112.00–119.00	$116.37	$733	—
654	654	4	114.00	$114.00	$746	—
715–735	724	4	103.00–107.00	$105.24	$762	—
775	775	1	102.00	$102.00	$790	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435 fancy	420	2	165.00–170.00	$167.41	$703	—
410–445	429	8	149.00–159.00	$153.09	$657	—
455–485	466	6	144.00–155.00	$150.66	$702	—
505–535	520	2	125.00–137.00	$130.83	$680	—
550–585	568	2	125.00–128.00	$126.55	$719	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$446	—
465–470	467	3	100.00–105.00	$101.68	$475	—
520–525	523	2	100.00	$100.00	$523	—
570	570	1	100.00	$100.00	$570	—
675	675	1	94.00	$94.00	$634	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	483	2	115.00–118.00	$116.46	$563	—
555–585	570	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$630	+4.51
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	—
700–710	705	2	101.00–109.00	$105.03	$740	—
780	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–965	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	734.00–782.00	$759.88	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,117.00	$1,117.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	851.00	$851.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1360	1236	80-85%	4	79.00–81.00	$80.21	$991	—
850–1495	1243	80-85%	29	65.00–78.00	$73.37	$912	—
1065–1360	1255	80-85%	3	60.00–64.00	$62.20	$781	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1280	944	85-90%	5	40.00–54.00	$46.40	$438	—
880–1510	1104	85-90%	8	57.00–66.00	$62.30	$688	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1575	1508	75-80%	3	72.00–76.00	$73.71	$1,112	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2400	1781	9	81.00–96.00	$88.90	$1,583	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1095	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	732.00–854.00	$797.33

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–680	623	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	279.00–330.00	$302.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	360.00	$360.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–735	693	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	290.00–390.00	$337.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	784.00	$784.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	40.00	$40.00	$44	—
100–140	116	6	65.00–85.00	$78.24	$91	—
260–280	270	3	52.50–85.00	$65.52	$177	+8.02
295	295	1	45.00	$45.00	$133	-12.50
300	300	1	62.50	$62.50	$188	—
305	305	1	42.50	$42.50	$130	-10.19

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	85.00	$85.00	-55.00
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	-15.00
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-38.75
100–125	110	5	150.00–190.00	$169.00	+0.25
135	135	1	265.00	$265.00	+98.75
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	-10.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
575	575	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	4	85.00–100.00	$92.50	—
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	+15.00
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	-10.00
50	50	5	90.00–95.00	$94.00	+4.00
75	75	3	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-20.00
75	75	2	120.00	$120.00	-15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	6	115.00–130.00	$117.50	—
50	50	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-7.50
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	±0.00
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	+20.00
100	100	3	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-78.08
100	100	1	110.00	$110.00	-103.08
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	-28.08
100–125	115	8	155.00–255.00	$201.25	-11.83

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	50.00	$50.00	—
90	90	1	70.00	$70.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	57.50	$57.50	$175	+9.63
470	470	1	50.00	$50.00	$235	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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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.