Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.98/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 528 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.51/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 573 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.84/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 479 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	505	651	611
Feeder cattle	391	455	446
Slaughter cattle	61	61	57
Replacement cattle	10	28	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average 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
200–225	213	2	170.00–175.00	$172.35	$367	—
300–345	324	10	160.00–170.00	$164.88	$534	+4.29
370–380	373	3	160.00–170.00	$165.85	$619	+12.15
360–395 fancy	377	3	175.00–180.00	$176.94	$667	+6.94
400–425 fancy	413	2	177.50–179.00	$178.23	$736	—
400–440	426	4	155.00–168.00	$161.89	$690	+11.89
450–485	467	5	150.00–160.00	$154.31	$721	+14.36
500–540	522	3	146.00–150.00	$147.95	$772	+8.81
560–595	577	6	143.00–150.00	$145.47	$839	+1.64
605–645	621	8	135.00–145.00	$138.96	$863	-0.14
650–685	667	3	128.00–135.00	$130.94	$873	-5.75
730–735	734	4	124.00–131.00	$128.50	$943	-2.50
755–765	760	2	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$942	—
800–805	803	2	120.00–126.00	$122.99	$988	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	145.00–150.00	$147.41	$321	+7.41
275–295	285	2	140.00–150.00	$145.18	$414	—
380–390	385	2	140.00–145.00	$142.53	$549	-5.39
455–475	465	2	140.00–144.00	$141.96	$660	+6.96
510–540	522	5	125.00–139.00	$132.44	$691	-1.59
555–595	572	5	124.00–136.00	$131.19	$750	-2.22
680–690	685	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$815	—
700–730	715	2	115.00–118.00	$116.53	$833	-2.51
780–790	785	2	115.00–117.00	$116.01	$911	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$342	—
330–345	338	4	125.00–135.00	$130.58	$441	—
365–395	382	5	125.00–130.00	$126.03	$481	-3.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$422	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	155.00	$155.00	$349	—
215–245	233	3	135.00–142.50	$138.39	$322	-9.11
250–275	260	3	130.00–140.00	$135.03	$351	-16.19
265–275 fancy	270	3	155.00–157.50	$155.82	$421	—
300–335	319	4	140.00–150.00	$146.20	$466	+3.20
305–335 fancy	320	3	155.00–160.00	$156.59	$501	+3.91
360–395	381	6	135.00–145.00	$138.66	$528	-1.36
400–445	423	11	128.00–137.50	$131.92	$558	-6.90
455–495	479	18	125.00–137.00	$129.84	$622	-6.56
500–545	526	18	124.00–134.00	$128.66	$677	-6.24
550–590	565	14	123.00–130.00	$126.20	$713	-7.37
610–645	626	10	118.00–127.00	$123.51	$773	+0.89
650–675	667	3	115.00–120.00	$117.99	$787	-0.51
715–730	723	4	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$831	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$335	—
330–345	338	2	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$414	-12.44
360–390	378	6	120.00–130.00	$124.45	$470	-0.55
400–445	424	5	115.00–123.00	$119.17	$505	-9.29
465–495	480	5	110.00–120.00	$117.08	$562	-11.14
520–530	523	5	110.00–118.00	$114.51	$599	-10.47
655–670	663	2	105.00–109.00	$106.98	$709	-7.11
800–815	808	2	92.00–96.00	$94.02	$760	—
865	865	1	98.00	$98.00	$848	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	110.00–115.00	$112.40	$292	—
310–345	325	3	110.00–115.00	$111.92	$364	-9.34
515–545	533	3	105.00–110.00	$106.70	$569	-7.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	367	3	100.00–105.00	$103.27	$379	-9.23
625–640	633	2	90.00–92.00	$91.01	$576	—

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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	420	7	130.00–140.00	$134.80	$566	+0.48
460–495	483	14	125.00–136.00	$128.50	$621	-5.23
500–545	528	31	123.00–132.00	$127.98	$676	-1.01
550–595	573	18	115.00–128.00	$123.51	$708	-0.30
600–645	624	9	113.00–118.00	$115.20	$719	-3.80
650–695	677	3	114.00–116.00	$114.98	$778	-3.03
730–740	735	2	108.00–111.00	$109.49	$805	-5.02
755–790	768	3	107.00–109.00	$108.00	$829	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420 fancy	420	1	170.00	$170.00	$714	—
415–445	428	3	145.00–152.00	$148.39	$635	+0.49
460–480	467	5	142.00–147.50	$144.48	$675	-0.86
505–540	520	4	136.00–144.00	$140.62	$731	+3.82
605–640	621	7	122.00–129.00	$125.72	$781	-1.84
655–695	668	6	120.00–127.00	$122.84	$821	-1.63
700–720	707	3	116.00–120.00	$118.34	$837	-0.66

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	419	4	115.00–120.00	$116.85	$490	—
500–545	527	3	110.00–115.00	$111.69	$589	-7.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	472	3	90.00–97.00	$92.94	$439	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1120	1063	80-85%	2	55.00–57.00	$55.95	$595	—
1000–1695	1299	80-85%	32	62.00–75.00	$70.46	$915	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1700	1519	75-80%	10	63.00–71.00	$68.11	$1,035	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	85-90%	1	52.50	$52.50	$415	—
870–985	919	85-90%	5	62.00–70.00	$66.30	$609	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1085	1050	2	71.00–81.00	$76.17	$800	—
1085–1970	1708	6	91.00–104.00	$98.26	$1,678	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$591

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
1150–1375	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	880.00–985.00	$941.51

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–865	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	560.00–660.00	$608.51

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	50.00	$50.00	$52	—
105–110	108	2	70.00–80.00	$75.12	$81	—
550	550	1	63.00	$63.00	$346	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	-20.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	±0.00
80	80	1	215.00	$215.00	+70.00
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	+25.00
110	110	1	180.00	$180.00	-118.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	7	70.00–80.00	$74.29	-10.71
40	40	4	90.00–100.00	$93.75	+8.75
60	60	1	135.00	$135.00	+15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	±0.00
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	+20.00
70	70	8	90.00–100.00	$91.25	-48.75
80	80	2	120.00	$120.00	-60.00
100	100	1	180.00	$180.00	-71.67
125	125	3	150.00–160.00	$153.33	-98.34
200	200	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	50.00	$50.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	45.00	$45.00	$230	—

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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.