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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.70/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 470 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.84/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 427 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $125.81/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 580 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 384 694 487
Feeder cattle 262 492 358
Slaughter cattle 29 97 19
Replacement cattle 35 49 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 130.00–142.50 $136.47 $382 -2.25
305–345 330 6 132.00–142.50 $135.98 $449 -3.30
350–385 363 3 132.50–135.00 $134.19 $487 -3.86
600–625 617 3 117.00–124.00 $120.28 $742 -4.77
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
370–380 375 2 152.50–155.00 $153.77 $577 -3.91
420–445 433 3 140.00–149.00 $144.70 $627 +2.95
465 465 1 141.00 $141.00 $656 +0.01
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 +4.33
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 —
645 645 1 128.00 $128.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 292 3 100.00–115.00 $107.50 $314 -6.34
310 310 1 100.00 $100.00 $310 -20.00
385 385 1 115.00 $115.00 $443 +2.56
650 650 1 90.00 $90.00 $585 -20.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 -7.58
535 535 1 122.00 $122.00 $653 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 120.00 $120.00 $324 -10.00
365–385 372 3 120.00–125.00 $121.64 $453 -2.83
405–445 427 12 115.00–125.00 $118.84 $507 -3.67
455–485 479 8 117.00–125.00 $118.63 $568 -2.72
510–545 525 9 112.00–120.00 $117.71 $618 -1.89
550–585 568 2 107.00–116.00 $111.64 $634 -6.36
615–625 618 3 109.00–111.00 $110.34 $682 —
730 730 1 98.00 $98.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 167.50 $167.50 $410 —
250 250 1 144.00 $144.00 $360 —
345 345 1 139.00 $139.00 $480 +7.15
365–385 377 3 129.00–130.00 $129.68 $489 -4.05
400–420 410 3 127.00–134.00 $129.61 $531 -1.22
450–485 468 6 127.00–134.00 $129.88 $608 -0.73
510 510 2 123.00–130.00 $126.50 $645 +3.35
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 110.00 $110.00 $302 -12.50
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 -10.00
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 -2.56
410–440 427 3 100.00–110.00 $105.96 $452 -6.47
480 480 1 107.00 $107.00 $514 -6.37
520 520 1 105.00 $105.00 $546 -3.42
565–585 575 2 104.00–109.00 $106.54 $613 -2.95
610 610 1 107.00 $107.00 $653 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 100.00 $100.00 $345 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 3 145.00–152.00 $148.94 $618 +5.40
450–495 470 16 136.00–149.00 $139.70 $657 +0.22
510–545 529 4 134.00–142.00 $136.42 $722 +6.10
560–582 580 11 125.50–129.00 $125.81 $730 -6.84
605–645 626 4 124.00–127.00 $124.97 $782 -0.39
655 655 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $809 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 429 6 125.00–141.00 $135.39 $581 +2.14
470 470 2 125.00–132.00 $128.50 $604 -0.74
505–545 530 6 118.00–126.00 $123.03 $652 -2.79
550–580 564 10 118.00–125.00 $121.10 $683 -4.03
605–630 618 4 113.00–118.00 $115.47 $714 -0.27
660–690 670 3 110.00–115.00 $112.33 $753 +2.52
700–720 710 2 100.00 $100.00 $710 -10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 3 117.50–122.50 $120.04 $508 -2.07
455–495 472 3 120.00–121.00 $120.32 $568 -0.52
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 +3.50
570–590 580 2 114.00–117.00 $115.53 $670 +4.04
630 630 1 113.00 $113.00 $712 —
680 680 1 104.00 $104.00 $707 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1055 983 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 785.00–886.00 $839.23 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 112.50 $112.50 $546 -1.29
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 +0.79
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 114.00 $114.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1815 1242 80-85% 14 60.00–92.00 $70.38 $874 —
1530 1530 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $857 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–970 923 85-90% 4 56.00–62.00 $58.71 $542 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1495 1424 75-80% 4 62.00–68.00 $64.43 $917 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1815 1647 6 92.00–97.00 $94.93 $1,563 +5.80

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1255 1197 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 715.00–948.00 $840.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–960 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 671.00–691.00 $681.67
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 820.00 $820.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
930–1025 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 590.00–670.00 $643.27
960–1095 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–810.00 $780.28
980–1270 1136 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 770.00–1,000.00 $840.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 519.00 $519.00
860–885 873 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00–540.00 $520.29
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00
730 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 380.00 $380.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 65.00 $65.00 $117 —
220–275 244 6 70.00–77.50 $72.68 $177 —
305–395 359 6 77.50–85.00 $79.48 $285 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 95.00 $95.00 —
20–35 24 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 15 95.00–130.00 $117.36 —
45 45 —— 1 130.00 $130.00 —
65 65 —— 1 145.00 $145.00 +20.00
75 75 —— 3 135.00–155.00 $145.00 +20.00
100 100 —— 1 170.00 $170.00 -59.58
100–125 113 —— 2 160.00–180.00 $170.00 -59.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 +78.73
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 +193.73
835–975 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,050.00 $1,009.64 +128.37
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 -80.12
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
545 545 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 +50.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
505 505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 70.00–85.00 $77.30 $286 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 100.00 $100.00 -25.00
40–45 44 5 100.00–120.00 $110.00 -15.00
50 50 3 80.00 $80.00 -65.00
65 65 1 135.00 $135.00 -5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 135.00 $135.00 —
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 —
60 60 1 135.00 $135.00 —
85 85 1 130.00 $130.00 —
125 125 1 230.00 $230.00 +28.00
150 150 1 310.00 $310.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 34.00 $34.00 $95 —
345 345 1 62.50 $62.50 $216 —
395 395 1 36.00 $36.00 $142 —

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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.