Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.48/cwt ≈ $739/hd at 472 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.30/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 416 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.44/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 369 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	466	377	318
Feeder cattle	293	237	202
Slaughter cattle	72	55	32
Replacement cattle	46	19	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with heavy 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	190.00	$190.00	$380	—
245	245	1	177.50	$177.50	$435	+15.00
255–290 fancy	273	2	183.00	$183.00	$500	+0.50
270–295	284	6	160.00–177.50	$171.55	$487	+3.98
300–340 fancy	325	5	173.00–183.00	$179.68	$584	+5.68
300–345	331	4	168.00–175.00	$170.74	$565	+6.29
350–360 fancy	355	2	178.00–180.00	$178.99	$635	—
350–395	372	11	162.50–176.00	$170.07	$633	+9.58
415–435	425	4	162.00–168.00	$164.28	$698	+3.57
450–495	472	7	159.00–165.00	$162.29	$766	+12.89
500–540	515	6	147.00–161.00	$156.98	$808	+0.98
555	555	1	152.00	$152.00	$844	+10.51
625	625	1	142.00	$142.00	$888	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	+15.00
305–335	316	4	145.00–155.00	$150.75	$476	+2.07
350–395	386	10	143.00–158.00	$152.41	$588	-0.14
415	415	1	143.00	$143.00	$593	-4.19
470	470	2	155.00	$155.00	$728	+16.52
555	555	1	132.00	$132.00	$733	-6.00
755	755	1	127.00	$127.00	$959	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
325–345	332	3	125.00–135.00	$130.10	$432	—
360–365	363	2	137.50–140.00	$138.74	$504	+1.24
470–495	483	2	120.00–126.00	$122.92	$594	+4.92
535	535	1	127.50	$127.50	$682	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	105.00	$105.00	$331	±0.00
405	405	1	119.00	$119.00	$482	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 fancy	235	1	177.50	$177.50	$417	—
245	245	1	150.00	$150.00	$368	+5.00
255–290	274	7	142.00–158.00	$150.51	$412	-0.77
320–325	323	2	141.00–151.00	$146.04	$472	+4.91
350–395	370	8	134.00–145.00	$139.38	$516	+5.64
400–435	426	6	134.00–140.00	$137.97	$588	+2.76
450–490	471	9	131.00–136.00	$132.88	$626	+0.46
505	505	1	134.00	$134.00	$677	+7.76
555–585	568	5	126.00–131.00	$127.79	$726	+1.72
600–610	603	3	124.00–127.00	$125.33	$756	—
675	675	1	113.00	$113.00	$763	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	6	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$450	+15.12
365–390	375	3	127.50–132.50	$129.64	$486	+7.51
400–445	423	3	127.50–130.00	$128.51	$544	+6.15
455–470	461	4	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$592	+7.55
525–545	535	4	124.00–127.00	$126.01	$674	+8.72
570	570	1	123.00	$123.00	$701	+6.00
610	610	1	117.00	$117.00	$714	—
750	750	1	108.00	$108.00	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	103.00	$103.00	$675	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	109.00	$109.00	$698	-1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415 fancy	408	3	167.00–170.00	$167.98	$685	—
400–445	419	10	152.00–165.00	$160.59	$673	+3.00
450–490	472	15	150.00–162.00	$156.48	$739	—
505–545	518	9	146.00–160.00	$152.94	$792	+9.62
550–590	569	7	139.00–151.00	$144.11	$820	+6.43
610–620	615	2	134.00	$134.00	$824	-0.40
660	660	1	128.00	$128.00	$845	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	7	139.00–149.00	$145.66	$612	+6.25
465–490	474	6	138.00–147.50	$142.07	$673	-0.34
505–540	528	6	131.00–145.00	$139.30	$736	+7.72
555–580	568	2	131.00–132.00	$131.49	$747	+7.49
700–705	703	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$833	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	132.00	$132.00	$574	—
465–470	468	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$597	+7.51
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	+3.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	105.00	$105.00	$609	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1325	1046	80-85%	7	55.00–66.00	$60.72	$635	—
960–1435	1150	80-85%	42	65.00–76.00	$70.72	$813	+2.51
1055–1465	1252	80-85%	5	79.00–81.00	$79.89	$1,000	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$454	+11.00
960–1425	1103	85-90%	4	62.00–67.00	$64.51	$712	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1585	1465	75-80%	2	59.00–66.00	$62.79	$920	—
1505–1730	1652	75-80%	3	73.00–77.00	$74.74	$1,235	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1855–1930	1892	3	89.00–96.00	$93.34	$1,766	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–835	745	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	635.00–668.00	$653.49
610–975	849	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	604.00–708.00	$657.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	698.00	$698.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	520.00	$520.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
835–1095	1002	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	790.00–975.00	$877.02
965–1095	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	680.00–800.00	$756.44
985–1040	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$838.52
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1115	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–760.00	$731.48
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
1150–1245	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–975.00	$926.98
1130–1320	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–925.00	$876.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–185	157	3	80.00–92.50	$87.58	$138	—
240–260	252	3	72.50–85.00	$78.16	$197	-3.49

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	-15.00
75	75	1	145.00	$145.00	+15.00
85	85	1	155.00	$155.00	+45.00
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	+40.00
100–125	113	2	150.00–250.00	$200.00	+45.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,170.00	$1,170.00	—
790–1020	906	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–1,000.00	$947.24	—
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1140–1260	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,257.96	+7.96

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665–745	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	970.00–1,050.00	$1,012.27	—
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	780.00	$780.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00	$260.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	6	100.00–115.00	$106.67	+51.67
50	50	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+31.87
55	55	3	155.00	$155.00	+25.00
65	65	2	155.00	$155.00	+46.67
65	65	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	+23.34

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	155.00	$155.00	+15.00
85	85	4	130.00–155.00	$140.00	-25.00
85	85	1	110.00	$110.00	-55.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-76.25
100–135	109	11	150.00–185.00	$162.27	-53.98
150	150	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	35.00	$35.00	$93	—
325	325	1	45.00	$45.00	$146	+10.00
340	340	1	42.50	$42.50	$144	+7.50
420	420	1	45.00	$45.00	$189	—

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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.