Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.52/cwt +13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 426 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.14/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 467 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.45/cwt +3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 519 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	779	422	574
Feeder cattle	569	287	394
Slaughter cattle	63	56	82
Replacement cattle	33	25	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sale, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 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
240	240	1	167.00	$167.00	$401	+7.00
275–295	285	2	160.00–165.00	$162.59	$463	+11.73
300–345	322	8	150.00–167.50	$163.61	$527	+11.09
315–345 fancy	329	4	169.00–178.00	$173.81	$572	—
355–385	373	9	155.00–167.00	$159.64	$595	+17.18
360–395 fancy	375	4	170.00	$170.00	$638	—
405–435	419	5	150.00–165.00	$158.31	$663	—
450–475	467	7	145.00–155.00	$149.33	$697	+12.57
500–545	519	7	138.00–148.00	$143.85	$747	+14.68
550–575	561	6	143.00–148.00	$145.65	$817	—
600–645	625	5	139.00–143.00	$141.80	$886	—
665–695	678	6	130.00–142.00	$136.44	$925	+12.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	3	140.00–148.00	$142.72	$343	+12.72
270–280	273	3	145.00–147.50	$145.85	$398	+8.26
320	320	1	140.00	$140.00	$448	+2.50
350–395	373	10	135.00–145.00	$141.34	$527	+10.09
405–445	424	9	132.50–147.50	$141.93	$602	—
475–495	485	2	135.00–142.00	$138.57	$672	+8.57
520–535	528	2	137.50–143.00	$140.29	$741	—
560–585	577	3	133.00–137.00	$135.32	$781	+13.87
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	+7.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	132.50	$132.50	$364	+17.50
310–345	321	5	120.00–130.00	$125.39	$403	+6.58
360–395	379	9	120.00–132.50	$126.94	$481	+6.11
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	+20.00
295	295	1	122.50	$122.50	$361	+21.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	135.00–137.50	$136.28	$327	-2.71
260–265 fancy	263	2	144.00–150.00	$147.03	$387	-2.97
270–295	283	2	132.50–137.00	$134.65	$381	+2.15
310–335 fancy	320	3	144.00–146.00	$145.03	$464	—
330–345	338	4	130.00–144.00	$135.56	$458	+4.36
354–395	371	16	132.50–147.00	$140.62	$522	—
400–445	423	12	131.00–141.00	$136.21	$576	+11.15
455–495	478	12	129.00–136.00	$131.95	$631	—
500–540	519	19	126.00–137.00	$128.45	$667	+3.28
560–590	574	10	125.00–128.00	$126.30	$725	+2.30
600–645	616	11	119.00–130.00	$122.72	$756	+12.72
650–680	660	3	117.00–122.00	$119.95	$792	—
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	124.00	$124.00	$465	+5.59
415–445	433	5	120.00–128.00	$124.87	$541	+5.87
460–490	480	3	120.00–127.00	$124.30	$597	+4.91
500–540	513	9	118.00–127.00	$123.88	$636	+7.16
565–595	580	2	121.00–123.00	$121.97	$707	+7.97
610–645	624	9	116.00–121.00	$118.78	$741	+10.14
650	650	2	111.00–116.00	$113.50	$738	+10.55
705	705	1	114.00	$114.00	$804	+15.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	$318	—
310	310	1	119.00	$119.00	$369	—
365	365	1	120.00	$120.00	$438	+10.63
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	+4.05
620	620	1	112.00	$112.00	$694	+9.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	112.50	$112.50	$332	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	23	130.00–142.50	$137.52	$586	+13.23
455–490	467	20	125.00–138.00	$133.14	$622	+10.50
505–545	523	15	120.00–130.00	$124.79	$653	+4.44
550–585	574	9	123.00–128.00	$126.11	$724	+9.08
600–645	627	3	119.00–122.00	$120.99	$759	—
650–695	676	4	116.00–121.00	$118.51	$801	-0.49
700–730	713	6	110.00–117.00	$114.33	$815	—
775–780	778	2	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	11	143.00–151.00	$147.04	$622	+9.01
455–495	471	8	138.00–144.00	$140.71	$663	+5.21
505–545	524	10	132.00–143.00	$137.58	$721	+6.10
560–590	576	10	128.00–136.00	$132.08	$761	—
600–640	617	14	124.00–134.00	$129.84	$801	—
680–685	683	2	125.00–129.00	$126.99	$867	—
750	750	1	118.00	$118.00	$885	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	423	4	120.00–127.50	$124.38	$526	+6.88
450–495	481	5	117.50–125.00	$121.46	$584	+4.91
510–520	515	2	115.00–117.50	$116.24	$599	—
555–570	563	2	115.00–119.00	$117.03	$659	+2.03
640	640	1	108.00	$108.00	$691	-0.98
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	425	2	115.00–117.50	$116.22	$494	+16.22
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	+2.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1380	1380	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,380.00	$1,380.00	+168.48
1715	1715	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,818.00	$1,818.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	910.00	$910.00	—
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,028.00	$1,028.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1405	1241	80-85%	8	66.00–69.00	$67.87	$842	—
930–1480	1271	80-85%	32	70.00–79.00	$73.53	$935	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–930	840	85-90%	2	54.00–56.00	$54.89	$461	—
845–1095	969	85-90%	5	62.00–70.00	$65.87	$638	+3.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1645	1566	75-80%	4	72.00–79.00	$74.85	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1495	1323	2	69.00–83.00	$76.91	$1,018	—
1095–1870	1598	5	94.00–101.00	$97.52	$1,558	—
1445–1870	1677	3	104.00–106.00	$105.43	$1,768	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00
740–805	773	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	540.00–604.00	$573.35
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	647.00	$647.00
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	958.00	$958.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1505	1505	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,129.00	$1,129.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1120	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	760.00–820.00	$789.80
1130–1150	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	720.00–800.00	$760.35
1125–1650	1312	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	910.00–1,200.00	$1,025.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1050	996	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	825.00–910.00	$880.10
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610	610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–165	134	6	50.00–85.00	$74.98	$100	—
210–265	223	7	60.00–75.00	$70.97	$158	—
255–290	273	11	85.00–110.00	$101.22	$276	—
335–340	338	2	86.00–100.00	$92.95	$314	+0.45
655	655	1	57.50	$57.50	$377	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–765	748	2	1.00	$1.00	$7	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	185.00	$185.00	+10.00
50	50	1	165.00	$165.00	-10.00
65	65	5	155.00–180.00	$168.00	-7.00
65	65	1	145.00	$145.00	-30.00
85	85	2	200.00–230.00	$215.00	+30.00
100–135	112	5	200.00–340.00	$258.00	+9.00
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	-70.00

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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
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–865	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	820.00–900.00	$862.72	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,380.00	$1,380.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	73.00	$73.00	$507	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	55.00	$55.00	+7.00
30–35	33	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	+32.50
35	35	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	+15.00
40–45	43	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	-14.17
50	50	1	95.00	$95.00	+8.33
50	50	7	100.00–115.00	$108.57	+21.90

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	+87.50
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	+20.00
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
85	85	2	155.00–170.00	$162.50	+32.50
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	+60.00
115–135	125	2	195.00–205.00	$200.00	+105.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	4	57.50–65.00	$61.25	—
90–95	93	3	67.50–92.50	$79.17	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	82.50	$82.50	$248	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	6	180.00–185.00	$182.50	+27.50
85	85	1	175.00	$175.00	+20.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	265.00–380.00	$322.50	-57.50

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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.