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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.35/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 525 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.34/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 536 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $144.48/cwt +12.21 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 534 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 699 469 657
Feeder cattle 616 386 456
Slaughter cattle 55 37 116
Replacement cattle 10 18 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 fancy 227 3 170.00–185.00 $174.74 $397 —
240 value added 240 1 172.50 $172.50 $414 —
255 value added 255 1 182.50 $182.50 $465 —
265 265 1 162.50 $162.50 $431 —
255–290 fancy 268 4 170.00–187.50 $178.94 $480 +2.22
300–340 326 7 155.00–167.50 $159.61 $520 -5.39
360 fancy 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 +2.50
360–390 377 7 155.00–162.50 $158.18 $596 -3.34
435 435 1 153.00 $153.00 $666 -11.01
505–540 521 4 150.00–160.00 $155.12 $808 +1.68
500–549 value added 538 32 150.00–152.50 $151.99 $818 -12.51
550–575 560 8 145.00–156.00 $151.26 $847 +2.78
600–620 613 3 143.00–148.00 $145.98 $895 +2.18
600–643 value added 632 4 148.00–156.00 $149.90 $947 -4.60
665–680 670 3 133.00–136.00 $133.99 $898 -8.02
655–690 value added 673 3 139.00–144.00 $141.00 $949 -6.64
720 value added 720 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 -4.00
721 721 5 130.50 $130.50 $941 -3.43
750 750 1 131.00 $131.00 $982 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —
335–345 338 3 130.00–142.50 $137.52 $465 -6.53
385–395 390 2 145.00–150.00 $147.53 $575 -1.16
400–445 426 4 139.00–150.00 $145.09 $618 -3.96
455–495 476 5 135.00–146.00 $140.21 $667 -1.61
515–540 526 11 137.50–149.00 $145.00 $763 +12.73
541 value added 541 12 144.00 $144.00 $779 —
550–595 570 8 134.00–142.00 $136.54 $778 +2.25
605–645 629 5 127.00–134.00 $132.37 $833 -4.06
630 value added 630 1 134.00 $134.00 $844 —
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 -5.31
775 775 1 124.00 $124.00 $961 +9.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 135.00 $135.00 $277 —
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 +7.50
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 -5.30
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 —
500–510 504 4 124.00–130.00 $126.27 $636 -1.15
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 -1.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 115.00 $115.00 $356 +15.00
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
455 455 1 122.50 $122.50 $557 —
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 —
570 570 1 100.00 $100.00 $570 —
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 145.00 $145.00 $392 —
330 fancy 330 1 149.00 $149.00 $492 -9.79
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 +1.53
350–390 value added 370 2 147.50–150.00 $148.68 $550 —
355–395 371 4 141.00–145.00 $143.01 $531 -2.28
400–445 420 8 139.00–145.00 $140.85 $592 -4.33
450–495 481 22 133.00–143.00 $138.10 $664 -0.76
500–545 522 30 128.00–142.00 $136.08 $710 -1.85
530 fancy 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
500–539 value added 535 10 145.00–149.50 $149.08 $798 +4.62
555 value added 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 —
550–580 563 11 128.00–138.00 $132.97 $749 -1.20
608–640 616 11 124.00–125.00 $124.63 $768 -2.13
650–680 658 4 119.00–123.00 $120.24 $791 -2.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 135.00 $135.00 $297 —
260 260 1 130.00 $130.00 $338 -7.50
310–335 321 4 130.00–135.00 $131.30 $421 -2.05
375–395 379 7 130.00–136.00 $132.01 $500 +0.01
410–445 428 7 127.00–135.00 $131.62 $563 -2.32
460–495 477 6 126.00–130.00 $128.83 $615 -2.17
500–545 525 4 127.00–129.00 $128.51 $675 +0.61
555–585 566 4 121.00–125.00 $122.97 $696 -3.16
600–625 618 5 117.00–123.00 $120.78 $746 +4.78
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 —
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 -0.01
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
320–340 330 2 120.00–125.00 $122.58 $405 +0.08
350–395 377 8 115.00–125.00 $120.67 $455 —
405–440 418 3 118.00–125.00 $120.99 $506 -6.01
455–485 466 4 118.00–120.00 $119.50 $557 —
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 -2.50
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 +1.00
630–645 640 3 110.00–113.00 $111.32 $712 —
655–675 665 2 111.00 $111.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 105.00 $105.00 $425 —
610–630 620 2 100.00–105.00 $102.46 $635 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 413 3 130.00–135.00 $132.63 $548 -8.71
465–490 476 11 130.00–141.00 $135.06 $643 +0.56
500–545 525 18 125.00–136.00 $130.97 $688 +0.69
555–595 571 8 121.00–127.00 $123.75 $707 -5.49
600–645 622 15 116.00–122.00 $118.99 $740 -5.18
660–695 681 6 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $786 -2.77
735 735 1 114.00 $114.00 $838 -2.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 422 6 123.00–130.00 $127.15 $537 ±0.00
460–495 483 8 120.00–129.00 $123.66 $597 -5.50
505–545 529 8 120.00–125.00 $122.25 $647 +2.25
555–595 578 20 115.00–125.00 $119.38 $690 -2.62
600–645 619 7 113.00–117.00 $115.16 $713 —
650–690 670 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $767 —
710–735 722 3 110.00–114.00 $111.33 $804 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 423 6 147.00–153.00 $148.97 $630 -4.50
450–480 465 5 144.00–150.00 $146.85 $683 -1.24
515–520 518 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $717 -5.12
720 720 1 135.00 $135.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 528 3 113.00–119.00 $116.08 $613 —
575–590 582 3 110.00–115.00 $113.31 $659 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1370 1218 80-85% 6 63.00–67.00 $65.58 $799 —
1010–1620 1222 80-85% 21 69.00–77.00 $71.99 $880 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1085 935 85-90% 3 47.00–52.00 $50.07 $468 +6.07
745–1310 992 85-90% 18 59.00–70.00 $64.31 $638 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1635 1465 75-80% 6 68.00–76.00 $70.84 $1,038 +0.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1400 1095 2 57.00–75.00 $63.49 $695 —
1170–2040 1605 2 90.00–93.00 $91.91 $1,475 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 348.00 $348.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 135.00 $135.00 -30.00
75 75 1 140.00 $140.00 -25.00
125 125 1 125.00 $125.00 -90.00
115–140 128 5 230.00–280.00 $246.00 +31.00
150 150 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 84.00 $84.00 $575 —
815 815 1 81.00 $81.00 $660 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 880.00 $880.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 50.00 $50.00 -15.00
45 45 1 80.00 $80.00 ±0.00
50 50 3 70.00–75.00 $71.67 -40.00
60–65 63 2 105.00 $105.00 -30.00
80 80 1 130.00 $130.00 -15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 150.00 $150.00 +50.00
100 100 2 165.00–180.00 $172.50 —

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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.