Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.14/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.18/cwt -5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 373 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.28/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 520 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	579	790	206
Feeder cattle	409	591	114
Slaughter cattle	79	99	90
Replacement cattle	26	60	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate 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 fancy	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	—
205–235	217	3	160.00–167.50	$163.21	$354	+3.94
255–295	272	3	155.00–160.00	$157.62	$429	-3.73
300–345	328	8	150.00–166.00	$160.00	$525	+1.71
350–395	373	17	150.00–164.00	$156.18	$583	-3.57
400–445	426	7	150.00–166.00	$154.68	$659	-4.13
455–465	460	2	153.00–155.00	$154.01	$708	+0.57
525	525	1	152.00	$152.00	$798	+3.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	4	140.00–152.50	$148.34	$343	+3.34
275–295	286	4	135.00–150.00	$142.58	$408	-3.67
300–345	320	6	137.50–142.50	$139.56	$447	-4.47
355–395	376	12	137.50–147.50	$142.81	$537	-1.69
410–420	414	4	136.00–147.50	$143.54	$594	-0.59
455	455	1	138.00	$138.00	$628	-4.38
535	535	1	134.00	$134.00	$717	-0.31
580	580	1	124.00	$124.00	$719	+4.00
610	610	1	134.00	$134.00	$817	+17.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	237	3	120.00–132.50	$124.23	$294	-11.28
290–295	294	4	117.50–130.00	$126.66	$372	—
320–340	330	2	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$437	+2.38
355–380	368	5	124.00–131.00	$127.94	$471	-2.30
430	430	1	129.00	$129.00	$555	+4.02
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	+5.05
515–525	520	2	120.00–127.00	$123.53	$642	+3.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	102.50	$102.50	$277	—
310–330	320	2	102.50–117.50	$109.77	$351	—
385–395	390	3	109.00–115.00	$112.14	$437	—
510–515	513	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$567	—

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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	274	4	130.00–133.00	$130.81	$358	-9.35
305–340	320	5	130.00–141.00	$134.69	$431	+0.30
360–395	381	8	133.00–138.00	$135.10	$515	+1.18
400–425	413	5	125.00–132.00	$129.03	$533	+1.46
450–495	473	10	122.00–130.00	$125.08	$592	+1.59
500–544	520	14	122.00–131.00	$125.28	$651	+2.70
550–575	559	4	122.00	$122.00	$682	+1.76
560 thin fleshed	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	—
600	600	1	118.00	$118.00	$708	+3.14
650–655	653	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$748	+3.50
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	+6.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	124.00–127.50	$125.75	$390	+8.20
380–390	385	4	117.00–125.00	$120.51	$464	+1.12
415 thin fleshed	415	1	112.00	$112.00	$465	—
405–425	418	6	113.00–124.00	$119.10	$498	+3.81
460–495	479	6	117.00–125.00	$118.99	$570	+4.78
510–540	526	4	113.00–119.00	$116.21	$611	+0.47
550–590	569	9	110.00–119.00	$116.32	$662	+4.03
605	605	1	112.00	$112.00	$678	+8.19
650–675	661	6	109.00–112.00	$110.83	$733	—
700–710	705	3	104.00–106.00	$105.33	$743	+6.84

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	115.00	$115.00	$339	—
400–445	417	3	110.00–112.50	$111.61	$465	—
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	—
520–535	528	2	110.00	$110.00	$581	—
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	100.00	$100.00	$430	—
545	545	1	103.00	$103.00	$561	+2.50
625–640	633	2	100.00–103.00	$101.52	$643	+6.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 thin fleshed	415	1	120.00	$120.00	$498	—
400–445	423	11	129.00–145.00	$140.48	$594	-0.04
450–495	475	18	129.00–144.00	$137.14	$651	+0.74
500–540	518	8	124.00–138.00	$130.99	$679	+3.42
550–595	578	9	124.00–134.00	$129.00	$746	+3.04
615–640	628	2	120.00	$120.00	$754	+6.14
665–695	683	4	116.00–123.00	$119.46	$816	+3.95
700–730	711	4	117.00–119.00	$117.49	$835	+9.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	5	144.00–150.00	$147.34	$619	-5.79
450–495	470	4	146.00–153.00	$149.66	$703	+1.76
500–545	520	11	138.00–150.00	$140.71	$732	-0.10
550–575	559	9	133.00–145.00	$138.65	$775	+2.68
610–630	623	3	131.00–135.00	$133.32	$831	+7.29
650–660	655	5	123.00–129.00	$125.60	$823	-0.38

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	142.50	$142.50	$584	+19.94
470–490	480	3	120.00–128.00	$122.72	$589	+1.82
585	585	1	118.00	$118.00	$690	+5.66
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	107.50	$107.50	$618	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1570	1164	80-85%	42	63.00–78.00	$69.97	$814	+5.94
1115–1375	1233	80-85%	6	52.00–62.00	$58.04	$716	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1245	1036	85-90%	8	60.00–66.00	$62.81	$651	—
730–1580	1057	85-90%	8	45.00–60.00	$54.91	$580	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1600	1503	75-80%	2	65.00–68.00	$66.40	$998	—
1645	1645	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,250	—
1715	1715	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$978	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1960	1674	6	90.00–95.00	$93.12	$1,559	+6.76

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	390.00	$390.00
700–740	723	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	290.00–390.00	$353.15

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–885	779	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	450.00–566.00	$499.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–930	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–651.00	$638.98
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	554.00	$554.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	370.00	$370.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140–190	163	4	40.00–55.00	$45.81	$75	—
210	210	1	45.00	$45.00	$94	—
575	575	1	16.00	$16.00	$92	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-45.00
75	75	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	-22.50
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	-17.50
100	100	3	150.00–155.00	$153.33	—
100–135	119	4	160.00–185.00	$177.50	—
115–135	125	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	—
150	150	1	225.00	$225.00	-115.00
200	200	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805–815	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–830.00	$814.91	—
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+207.17

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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	100.00	$100.00	$380	—
680	680	1	89.00	$89.00	$605	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	50.00	$50.00	-57.50
45	45	2	105.00	$105.00	-23.33
50	50	6	100.00	$100.00	-37.50
55	55	2	130.00	$130.00	-7.50
65	65	4	120.00–140.00	$127.50	-10.00
75	75	2	140.00	$140.00	+2.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-15.00
100–135	120	5	160.00–210.00	$189.00	—
100–145	123	2	120.00–170.00	$145.00	—
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	57.50	$57.50	—
35	35	3	55.00	$55.00	—
35	35	1	20.00	$20.00	—
50	50	2	70.00	$70.00	+42.50
75	75	3	65.00–82.50	$70.83	+43.33
80	80	1	37.50	$37.50	+10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	52.50	$52.50	$160	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	—
150–175	163	2	300.00–330.00	$315.00	—

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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.