Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.57/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 426 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.08/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 519 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.96/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 371 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	790	756	418
Feeder cattle	591	583	210
Slaughter cattle	99	131	99
Replacement cattle	60	27	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull were steady. Average 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
200–225	215	4	155.00–162.50	$159.27	$342	-8.23
250–295	279	11	155.00–167.50	$161.35	$450	-6.22
300–345	320	11	153.00–167.00	$158.29	$507	-7.08
305–345 fancy	322	9	170.00–175.00	$172.33	$555	—
350–375 fancy	361	4	170.00–174.00	$172.46	$623	-3.54
355–395	373	19	155.00–167.00	$159.75	$596	-7.58
410–445	429	6	155.00–168.00	$158.81	$681	-6.92
450–495	478	8	150.00–158.00	$153.44	$733	-6.72
500–545	517	11	145.00–155.00	$148.93	$770	+0.02
555–595	574	9	135.00–146.00	$143.18	$822	-1.01
615 fancy	615	1	144.00	$144.00	$886	—
605–640	618	5	134.00–139.00	$136.83	$846	+2.83
735	735	1	125.00	$125.00	$919	+10.00
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	145.00	$145.00	$341	-2.50
255	255	2	145.00–147.50	$146.25	$373	-5.63
310–340	321	10	140.00–150.00	$144.03	$462	-8.66
360–395	383	12	140.00–150.00	$144.50	$553	-5.62
405–440	420	6	140.00–150.00	$144.13	$605	-4.87
450–495	473	2	140.00–145.00	$142.38	$673	+7.92
505–545	527	6	130.00–140.00	$134.31	$708	+1.77
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	-8.59
610–625	618	3	112.00–122.00	$116.33	$719	-7.78
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	-9.00
700–710	705	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$758	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	130.00–140.00	$135.51	$302	+15.51
330–335	333	2	125.00–135.00	$130.04	$433	-4.96
365–395	385	4	130.00–131.00	$130.24	$501	-5.01
405–435	423	3	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$529	-3.55
455–465	460	2	115.00–125.00	$119.95	$552	-5.70
520–545	526	4	115.00–125.00	$119.94	$631	-1.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	274	4	135.00–143.00	$140.16	$384	+1.36
315–345	329	12	130.00–141.00	$134.39	$442	-1.17
335 fancy	335	1	145.00	$145.00	$486	+0.34
350–365 fancy	358	2	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$517	—
355–395	377	11	130.00–141.00	$133.92	$505	+2.79
400–445	426	38	123.00–135.00	$127.57	$543	-3.77
450–495	472	20	120.00–128.00	$123.49	$583	-2.19
515 fancy	515	1	135.00	$135.00	$695	—
500–545	519	24	120.00–127.00	$122.58	$636	+0.72
560–590	573	8	118.00–124.00	$120.24	$689	+0.24
610–630	618	8	112.00–117.00	$114.86	$710	—
655–660	658	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$730	—
709–715	710	5	107.00–109.00	$108.60	$771	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$349	-5.09
320–340	330	3	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$388	-2.45
360–390	372	6	115.00–132.50	$119.39	$444	-3.65
400–445	427	11	110.00–120.00	$115.29	$492	-6.24
450–495	477	15	110.00–117.00	$114.21	$545	-2.60
500–520	511	4	115.00–117.00	$115.74	$591	-0.13
550–565	556	7	108.00–115.00	$112.29	$624	-2.16
605–645	631	4	100.00–106.00	$103.81	$655	-6.46
700–740	720	2	98.00–99.00	$98.49	$709	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	460	4	100.00–105.00	$101.47	$467	—
510–545	525	3	99.00–102.50	$100.50	$528	+0.50
570–580	575	2	95.00–102.00	$98.47	$566	-1.53
630	630	1	95.00	$95.00	$598	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	2	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$385	-7.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	427	6	150.00–157.00	$153.13	$654	-7.01
450–490	471	7	145.00–152.50	$147.90	$697	-2.92
500–540	515	15	137.00–145.00	$140.81	$725	-2.69
550–595	574	8	133.00–140.00	$135.97	$780	-3.22
600–630	622	9	123.00–130.00	$126.03	$784	-5.42
655–675	660	5	120.00–130.00	$125.98	$831	+2.87
710–720	714	4	115.00–122.00	$117.26	$837	-0.74
780	780	1	108.00	$108.00	$842	—
835	835	1	107.00	$107.00	$893	—
910	910	1	104.00	$104.00	$946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	429	11	135.00–145.00	$140.52	$603	-1.34
455–495	478	16	130.00–141.00	$136.40	$652	+0.53
500–545	521	7	120.00–131.00	$127.57	$665	-3.88
560–580	569	4	120.00–130.00	$125.96	$717	-0.53
605–640	616	7	110.00–116.00	$113.86	$701	-11.14
680–695	688	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$795	+4.02
705–715	710	2	107.00–109.00	$108.01	$767	-2.06
870	870	1	96.00	$96.00	$835	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$527	-2.44
470–495	483	2	117.00–125.00	$120.90	$584	+0.90
555–580	568	3	110.00–114.00	$112.34	$638	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	-15.00
610–640	625	2	100.00	$100.00	$625	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1580	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,185.00–1,475.00	$1,351.62	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	790.00	$790.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1120	1060	80-85%	2	41.00–47.00	$44.17	$468	—
1020–1470	1187	80-85%	45	55.00–71.00	$64.03	$760	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–860	816	85-90%	5	39.00–45.00	$42.07	$343	—
725–995	882	85-90%	18	52.00–68.00	$58.90	$519	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1470	1353	75-80%	6	55.00–65.00	$60.17	$814	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1635	1319	7	65.00–76.00	$69.68	$919	—
1250–1825	1669	5	80.00–89.00	$86.36	$1,441	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–875	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–470.00	$462.15
830–870	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–570.00	$535.82

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–815	721	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	75.00–87.50	$80.49	$580

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–860	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	500.00–600.00	$559.56
560–980	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	475.00–600.00	$540.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1255	1104	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–925.00	$741.26

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	705.00	$705.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–145	134	4	62.50–70.00	$65.05	$87	—
175	175	1	45.00	$45.00	$79	—
255	255	1	47.50	$47.50	$121	—
265–275	270	2	52.50–69.00	$60.90	$164	—
315–330	322	5	55.00–60.00	$57.52	$185	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	170.00	$170.00	+25.00
80	80	4	180.00–185.00	$182.50	+37.50
90	90	6	200.00–210.00	$205.00	+60.00
180	180	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
500–715	644	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	635.00–900.00	$767.47	—
590–750	693	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–800.00	$691.79	—
785–1005	866	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–925.00	$829.58	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–1005	827	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–800.00	$747.83	—
845–1055	923	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	785.00–1,150.00	$992.83	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–860	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,255.00	$1,152.20	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	75.00	$75.00	$356	—
600	600	1	89.00	$89.00	$534	—
815–845	830	2	80.00–82.00	$81.02	$672	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	95.00–115.00	$107.50	—
40	40	3	125.00–130.00	$128.33	—
50	50	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	+32.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	—
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	2	27.50	$27.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	30.00	$30.00	$72	—

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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.