Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.90/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 513 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.73/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 474 lb · 24 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.56/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 628 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	651	779	350
Feeder cattle	455	569	268
Slaughter cattle	61	63	38
Replacement cattle	28	33	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls no trends due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. 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
275	275	1	152.50	$152.50	$419	-10.09
270–290 fancy	280	2	171.00–177.50	$174.13	$488	—
300–320 fancy	310	2	180.00–182.50	$181.29	$562	+7.48
305–345	320	4	157.50–165.00	$160.59	$514	-3.02
350–385	370	4	152.50–155.00	$153.70	$569	-5.94
375 fancy	375	1	170.00	$170.00	$638	±0.00
410–445	428	2	150.00	$150.00	$642	-8.31
465–475	470	2	135.00–145.00	$139.95	$658	-9.38
525 value added	525	1	156.00	$156.00	$819	—
515–536	533	7	139.00–140.00	$139.14	$742	-4.71
570–595	586	6	141.00–147.00	$143.83	$843	-1.82
600–645	623	6	135.00–143.00	$139.10	$867	-2.70
650–685	663	3	134.00–138.00	$136.69	$906	+0.25
725	725	1	131.00	$131.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	140.00	$140.00	$287	-2.72
365–395	379	8	140.00–150.00	$147.92	$561	+6.58
430	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	-6.93
460–475	468	2	135.00	$135.00	$632	-3.57
515–535	521	5	130.00–140.00	$134.03	$698	-6.26
550–585	565	5	130.00–137.00	$133.41	$754	-1.91
605–615	610	2	126.00–130.00	$128.02	$781	+3.02
730–745	738	2	115.00–123.00	$119.04	$879	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	135.00	$135.00	$405	+9.61
390–395	393	2	127.50–132.00	$129.74	$510	+2.80
500–545	522	3	125.00	$125.00	$652	—
570	570	1	122.00	$122.00	$695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	147.50	$147.50	$317	+11.22
265–280	273	2	150.00–152.50	$151.22	$413	+16.57
300–315 fancy	307	3	150.00–155.00	$152.68	$469	+7.65
335	335	1	143.00	$143.00	$479	+7.44
365–395	383	6	137.50–143.00	$140.02	$536	-0.60
400–448	430	14	135.00–143.00	$138.82	$597	+2.61
450–495	475	17	131.00–140.00	$136.40	$648	+4.45
500–530	513	28	129.00–140.00	$134.90	$692	+6.45
560–585	563	17	128.00–135.00	$133.57	$752	+7.27
600–630	619	18	120.00–123.00	$122.62	$759	-0.10
675–680	678	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$803	-1.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	135.00	$135.00	$463	—
365	365	1	125.00	$125.00	$456	+1.00
430–445	438	2	126.00–131.00	$128.46	$563	+3.59
460–490	473	5	120.00–131.00	$128.22	$606	+3.92
505–545	531	7	122.00–128.00	$124.98	$664	+1.10
563 value added	563	3	127.00	$127.00	$715	—
555–595	577	13	120.00–127.00	$124.00	$715	+2.03
610–625	619	4	112.00–117.00	$114.99	$712	-3.79
653–690	667	10	108.00–117.00	$114.09	$761	+0.59
745	745	1	107.00	$107.00	$797	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	120.00–122.50	$121.26	$416	+2.26
450	450	1	117.00	$117.00	$526	—
530	530	1	114.00	$114.00	$604	—
635	635	1	112.00	$112.00	$711	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	112.50	$112.50	$394	—
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	—
515	515	1	107.50	$107.50	$554	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	426	8	130.00–140.00	$134.32	$572	-3.20
450–495	474	24	129.00–140.00	$133.73	$634	+0.59
500–545	519	11	125.00–132.00	$128.99	$669	+4.20
550–585	569	9	120.00–128.00	$123.81	$704	-2.30
610–645	626	9	115.00–123.00	$119.00	$745	-1.99
660–694	680	9	115.00–121.00	$118.01	$802	-0.50
720–745	730	4	111.00–116.00	$114.51	$836	+0.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	10	143.00–155.00	$147.90	$627	+0.86
450–460	455	3	144.00–147.00	$145.34	$661	+4.63
520–540	528	5	134.00–138.00	$136.80	$722	-0.78
550–585	571	5	130.00–136.00	$132.60	$757	+0.52
600–645	628	18	124.00–131.00	$127.56	$801	-2.28
655–695	676	4	122.00–126.00	$124.47	$841	-2.52
700	700	1	119.00	$119.00	$833	—
755	755	1	123.00	$123.00	$929	+5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	466	4	120.00–125.00	$121.22	$565	-0.24
505	505	1	119.00	$119.00	$601	+2.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–1105	995	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	849.00–917.00	$874.79	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1290	1166	80-85%	12	50.00–64.00	$58.62	$684	—
1170	1170	80-85%	1	76.00	$76.00	$889	—
975–1515	1228	80-85%	13	65.00–69.00	$66.64	$818	-1.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1220	1144	85-90%	5	59.00–63.00	$61.19	$700	—
930–1450	1211	85-90%	4	40.00–58.00	$49.34	$598	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1860	1621	75-80%	7	62.00–67.00	$64.26	$1,042	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1215	1023	3	75.00–85.00	$78.29	$801	—
1610–2040	1821	5	88.00–98.00	$92.74	$1,689	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1020	943	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	649.00–663.00	$656.58

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	446.00	$446.00
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	570.00	$570.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	751.00	$751.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1315	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–1,010.00	$975.57
1130–1255	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–820.00	$794.44
1105–1390	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–860.00	$836.36
1225–1460	1343	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,010.00	$959.81

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,010.00	$992.50

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–250	225	2	32.50–47.50	$39.17	$88	-31.80
255–290	273	5	60.00–82.50	$71.77	$196	-29.45
360	360	1	57.50	$57.50	$207	—
300–385	362	9	60.00–82.50	$71.49	$259	—
400–430	412	5	62.50–85.00	$73.92	$305	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	+2.00
75	75	1	145.00	$145.00	-23.00
75	75	1	220.00	$220.00	+52.00
85	85	4	170.00–200.00	$180.00	-35.00
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	-55.00
100	100	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	-90.50
100–135	116	4	240.00–375.00	$298.75	+40.75
150	150	2	375.00–380.00	$377.50	+77.50

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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
860–1020	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00–1,220.00	$1,215.43	+155.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	50.00	$50.00	$175	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	75.00	$75.00	$180	—
275	275	1	90.00	$90.00	$248	—
700	700	1	60.00	$60.00	$420	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	+22.50
35	35	1	60.00	$60.00	+15.00
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	+22.50
40–45	43	2	65.00–90.00	$77.50	+15.00
40–45	43	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	+55.00
50	50	1	30.00	$30.00	-65.00
50	50	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	-22.50
50	50	3	80.00–95.00	$86.67	-8.33
50–55	51	7	110.00–135.00	$121.43	+26.43
65	65	1	120.00	$120.00	+25.00
75	75	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67	+46.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	-17.50
75	75	2	160.00–200.00	$180.00	+30.00
85	85	4	150.00–165.00	$158.75	-3.75
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	-32.50
100–145	123	3	235.00–280.00	$251.67	+51.67

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	45.00	$45.00	$182	—
685	685	1	40.00	$40.00	$274	—
705–785	746	4	30.00–35.00	$31.91	$238	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	180.00	$180.00	—
85	85	3	160.00	$160.00	—
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	-162.50
100	100	1	270.00	$270.00	-52.50

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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.