Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.33/cwt +12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 527 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.75/cwt +9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 569 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.88/cwt +14.96 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 419 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	469	505	576
Feeder cattle	386	391	403
Slaughter cattle	37	61	94
Replacement cattle	18	10	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 8.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to good 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
250–290 fancy	267	3	175.00–177.50	$176.72	$472	—
315	315	1	165.00	$165.00	$520	+0.12
310–340 fancy	325	4	172.50–179.00	$175.40	$570	—
350 fancy	350	2	171.00–174.00	$172.50	$604	-4.44
355–390	373	5	155.00–167.50	$161.52	$602	-4.33
405–415	410	2	163.00–165.00	$164.01	$672	+2.12
475	475	1	165.00	$165.00	$784	+10.69
509 value added	509	6	164.50	$164.50	$837	—
500–545	519	10	143.00–163.00	$153.44	$796	+5.49
550–573 value added	566	13	150.00–164.00	$157.40	$891	—
550–595	574	6	144.00–152.00	$148.48	$852	+3.01
580 fancy	580	1	158.00	$158.00	$916	—
615 fancy	615	1	154.00	$154.00	$947	—
610–630	622	5	139.00–148.00	$143.80	$894	+4.84
620–625 value added	623	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$963	—
655 fancy	655	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,009	—
660–680	669	4	135.00–145.00	$142.01	$950	+11.07
660–680 value added	670	3	145.00–150.00	$147.64	$989	—
700 value added	700	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,008	—
715–735	725	2	129.00–139.00	$133.93	$971	+5.43
755	755	2	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$959	+3.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	141.00–147.50	$144.05	$468	—
373–390	379	3	148.00–150.00	$148.69	$564	+6.16
400–440	420	2	148.00–150.00	$149.05	$626	—
460 value added	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	—
470–490	483	3	137.50–145.00	$141.82	$685	-0.14
515–545	528	3	130.00–137.00	$132.27	$698	-0.17
550–555 value added	553	2	140.00–142.50	$141.24	$781	—
565–585	578	3	127.00–138.00	$134.29	$776	+3.10
610–645	628	2	134.00–139.00	$136.43	$857	—
665–690	678	3	126.00–135.00	$130.31	$884	+11.32
700–745	718	3	124.00–131.00	$126.75	$910	+10.22
770	770	1	115.00	$115.00	$886	-1.01

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	122.50	$122.50	$343	-4.98
365–395	382	5	132.50–139.00	$135.30	$517	+9.27
460–490	475	2	133.00–135.00	$134.03	$637	—
505–545	522	3	125.00–132.50	$127.42	$665	—
570–575	573	2	125.00–129.00	$126.99	$728	—
640	640	1	125.00	$125.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 fancy	205	1	165.00	$165.00	$338	+10.00
280 fancy	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	-5.82
305–335	315	3	140.00–148.00	$143.47	$452	-2.73
310–335 fancy	321	5	156.00–162.50	$158.79	$510	+2.20
365–370 fancy	368	2	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$557	—
365–395	381	10	140.00–149.00	$145.29	$554	+6.63
400–440	419	12	140.00–148.00	$145.18	$608	+13.26
410–435 fancy	419	4	151.00–153.00	$151.99	$637	—
450–495	472	15	135.00–144.00	$138.86	$655	+9.02
480 value added	480	1	143.00	$143.00	$686	—
500–545	520	12	133.00–143.00	$137.93	$717	+9.27
510–537 value added	534	13	144.00–145.00	$144.46	$771	—
550–595	575	16	131.00–140.00	$134.17	$771	+7.97
615–645	625	4	125.00–130.00	$126.76	$792	+3.25
655 value added	655	1	129.00	$129.00	$845	—
655–685	664	6	120.00–125.00	$123.15	$818	+5.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	137.50	$137.50	$406	+14.93
315–330	323	2	129.00–137.50	$133.35	$431	+10.79
375	375	1	132.00	$132.00	$495	+7.55
400–420	408	3	130.00–137.00	$133.94	$546	+14.77
485	485	1	131.00	$131.00	$635	+13.92
500–535	524	5	125.00–130.00	$127.90	$670	+13.39
555–595	582	7	123.00–129.00	$126.13	$734	—
640	640	1	116.00	$116.00	$742	—
705–730	713	5	112.00–116.00	$114.01	$813	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	122.50	$122.50	$386	+10.58
415	415	1	127.00	$127.00	$527	—
535	535	1	117.50	$117.50	$629	+10.80
575	575	1	119.00	$119.00	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–448	423	10	137.00–147.50	$141.34	$598	+6.54
450–490	473	5	132.50–137.00	$134.50	$636	+6.00
505–545	525	11	125.00–135.00	$130.28	$684	+2.30
565–590	580	10	124.00–135.00	$129.24	$750	+5.73
610–635	626	6	121.00–126.00	$124.17	$777	+8.97
655–695	674	7	116.00–121.00	$118.26	$797	+3.28
715	715	1	116.00	$116.00	$829	+6.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415 fancy	410	2	162.50	$162.50	$666	-7.50
415–440	427	5	150.00–158.00	$153.47	$655	+5.08
450–495	474	14	143.00–152.50	$148.09	$702	+3.61
510 fancy	510	1	154.00	$154.00	$785	—
505–545	521	7	137.00–148.00	$143.62	$748	+3.00
550–565	555	4	136.00–144.00	$138.98	$771	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	430	3	122.50–132.00	$127.15	$547	+10.30
470–480	477	3	127.50–130.00	$129.16	$616	—
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	+8.31
560–590	575	2	122.00	$122.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	115.00–118.00	$116.46	$489	—
455–490	473	2	109.00–115.00	$112.11	$530	+19.17
690	690	1	106.00	$106.00	$731	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1520	1272	80-85%	16	68.00–78.00	$72.98	$928	+2.52
1150–1470	1320	80-85%	5	65.00–66.00	$65.79	$868	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$414	-22.30
750–1105	1000	85-90%	7	65.00–72.00	$67.73	$677	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1635	1464	75-80%	5	69.00–74.00	$70.16	$1,027	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2070–2160	2115	2	100.00–103.00	$101.47	$2,146	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00
945–1330	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	728.00–1,011.00	$931.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	588.00	$588.00
860–905	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	697.00–800.00	$747.19

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–875	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	534.00–604.00	$569.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
950–1035	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–975.00	$891.25
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1025–1080	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–880.00	$841.05
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	-50.00
100	100	2	215.00	$215.00	+35.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	140.00	$140.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	65.00	$65.00	-9.29
45	45	4	80.00	$80.00	-13.75
50	50	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	-23.33
60–65	63	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	±0.00
75	75	2	145.00	$145.00	+10.00

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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	-5.00
65	65	2	100.00	$100.00	-60.00
85	85	2	140.00–160.00	$150.00	+30.00
145	145	1	260.00	$260.00	+106.67

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	70.00	$70.00	$452	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	2	350.00–380.00	$365.00	—

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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.