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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.81/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 370 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.36/cwt +4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 421 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 377 579 206
Feeder cattle 237 409 114
Slaughter cattle 55 79 90
Replacement cattle 19 26 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Light 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 162.50 $162.50 $382 -0.71
250–285 265 4 160.00–175.00 $167.57 $444 +9.95
285 fancy 285 1 182.50 $182.50 $520 —
300 fancy 300 1 174.00 $174.00 $522 —
300–345 320 6 158.00–170.00 $164.45 $526 +4.45
355–395 376 7 157.50–165.00 $160.49 $603 +4.31
405–415 410 2 157.50–164.00 $160.71 $659 +6.03
450–480 468 4 144.00–155.00 $149.40 $699 -4.61
500–515 510 3 156.00 $156.00 $796 +4.00
570–590 580 2 141.00–142.00 $141.49 $821 —
635 635 3 140.00 $140.00 $889 —
650–695 673 2 124.00–129.00 $126.58 $852 —
710–715 713 2 124.00–132.00 $127.99 $913 —
770 770 2 127.00 $127.00 $978 —
848 848 3 118.50 $118.50 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 157.00–157.50 $157.25 $385 +8.91
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 -2.58
310–345 328 2 147.50–150.00 $148.68 $488 +9.12
350–385 363 4 145.00–155.00 $152.55 $554 +9.74
405–435 415 6 145.00–150.00 $147.19 $611 +3.65
470–480 475 2 137.00–140.00 $138.48 $658 +0.48
500–540 517 3 130.00–145.00 $139.45 $721 +5.45
590 590 1 138.00 $138.00 $814 +14.00
620 620 1 131.00 $131.00 $812 -3.00
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 137.50 $137.50 $516 +9.56
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 +16.00
475 475 1 118.00 $118.00 $560 -7.00
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 105.00 $105.00 $331 -4.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 —
275 fancy 275 1 167.50 $167.50 $461 —
280–285 283 2 147.50–155.00 $151.28 $428 +20.47
300 fancy 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
310–335 325 4 132.50–147.50 $141.13 $459 +6.44
350–390 368 8 127.50–142.00 $133.74 $492 -1.36
365–395 fancy 380 2 167.00–171.00 $169.08 $643 —
400–445 424 9 131.00–142.50 $135.21 $573 +6.18
455–490 467 6 129.00–137.00 $132.42 $618 +7.34
510–545 525 4 123.00–129.00 $126.24 $663 +0.96
525 fancy 525 1 144.00 $144.00 $756 —
560–595 575 5 123.00–133.00 $126.07 $725 +4.07
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 -0.50
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 -5.75
370–395 383 3 119.00–125.00 $122.13 $468 +1.62
405–445 421 10 105.00–127.00 $122.36 $515 +3.26
450–495 472 5 116.00–125.00 $120.95 $571 +1.96
500–535 514 4 114.00–119.00 $117.29 $603 +1.08
575–595 587 3 117.00 $117.00 $687 +0.68
820 820 1 106.00 $106.00 $869 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 +3.39
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 +5.00
550–595 573 2 114.00–115.00 $114.48 $656 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
695 695 1 99.00 $99.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 427 5 130.00–145.00 $139.41 $595 -1.07
450–495 468 6 139.00–145.00 $142.41 $666 +5.27
515–540 533 5 124.00–136.00 $131.58 $701 +0.59
590 590 1 124.00 $124.00 $732 -5.00
625 625 1 123.00 $123.00 $769 +3.00
745 745 1 117.00 $117.00 $872 -0.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 418 3 155.00–160.00 $157.59 $659 +10.25
505–520 513 3 139.00–146.00 $143.32 $735 +2.61
550–585 565 3 135.00–139.00 $137.68 $778 -0.97
605–640 627 3 131.00–138.00 $134.40 $843 +1.08
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 +1.40
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 -2.72
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 —
650–665 658 2 109.00–114.00 $111.53 $734 —
720 720 1 108.00 $108.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 —
675–685 680 3 102.00–107.00 $104.67 $712 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $478 —
995–1405 1174 80-85% 27 60.00–74.00 $68.21 $801 -1.76
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $378 —
840–995 946 85-90% 7 61.00–67.00 $64.14 $607 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1680 1601 75-80% 6 62.00–70.00 $65.41 $1,047 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1905 1713 9 84.00–99.00 $90.35 $1,548 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–885 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 374.00–599.00 $525.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 787.00 $787.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 355.00 $355.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 740.00–760.00 $750.00
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1305 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640 640 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 250.00 $250.00
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 280.00 $280.00
755 755 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
760–870 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 374.00–400.00 $386.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–145 127 3 82.50–90.00 $85.53 $109 —
250–295 278 3 77.50–85.00 $81.65 $227 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 125.00–135.00 $130.00 +5.00
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 -17.50
85 85 1 110.00 $110.00 -55.00
85 85 1 150.00 $150.00 -15.00
100–115 103 5 160.00–205.00 $184.00 +30.67
100–115 108 2 130.00–140.00 $135.00 -18.33
115 115 1 155.00 $155.00 -22.50
150 150 3 260.00–300.00 $276.67 +51.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 68.00 $68.00 $442 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 107.50 $107.50 $521 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 70.00 $70.00 +20.00
20 20 1 80.00 $80.00 +30.00
25 25 1 55.00 $55.00 +5.00
45 45 1 95.00 $95.00 -10.00
50 50 8 75.00–110.00 $98.13 -1.87
50 50 1 110.00 $110.00 +10.00
50–55 53 2 120.00–140.00 $130.00 ±0.00
60 60 3 105.00–110.00 $108.33 -21.67
75 75 1 115.00 $115.00 -25.00
85 85 2 130.00–140.00 $135.00 -5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 —— 2 125.00–155.00 $140.00 +15.00
60 60 —— 1 60.00 $60.00 -65.00
65 65 —— 1 140.00 $140.00 +15.00
85 85 —— 1 165.00 $165.00 +40.00
85 85 —— 2 80.00–90.00 $85.00 -40.00
100–125 110 —— 4 190.00–270.00 $216.25 +27.25
125 125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 310.00–345.00 $327.50 +182.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 75.00 $75.00 +37.50
100 100 1 75.00 $75.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 35.00 $35.00 $108 -17.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 2 170.00–175.00 $172.50 —
100 100 1 210.00 $210.00 ±0.00

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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.