Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.39/cwt -7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 561 lb · 28 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.84/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 673 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.03/cwt -9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 527 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	684	699	637
Feeder cattle	529	616	521
Slaughter cattle	92	55	37
Replacement cattle	21	10	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain 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
200–210 fancy	205	2	182.50–190.00	$186.16	$382	+11.42
220–245	233	2	165.00–170.00	$167.37	$390	—
265–290	280	5	160.00–167.50	$163.42	$458	+0.92
325 fancy	325	1	180.00	$180.00	$585	—
300–345	326	5	160.00–170.00	$165.13	$538	+5.52
365–395	379	8	160.00–170.00	$164.38	$623	+6.20
400–405	403	2	153.00–155.00	$153.99	$621	+0.99
455	455	1	155.00	$155.00	$705	—
510–545	528	2	150.00–152.50	$151.21	$798	-3.91
550–585	564	9	147.00–150.00	$148.10	$835	-3.16
600–645	621	12	135.00–146.00	$139.29	$865	-6.69
655–680	673	28	129.50–134.00	$129.84	$874	-4.15
705–740	725	7	125.00–128.50	$127.64	$925	-2.86
755–770	763	2	122.00–124.00	$122.99	$938	-8.01
800–820	810	2	119.00–121.00	$119.99	$972	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	±0.00
330	330	1	145.00	$145.00	$478	+7.48
350–390	376	6	140.00–150.00	$145.10	$546	-2.43
400–445	421	6	135.00–143.00	$138.51	$583	-6.58
450–490	468	7	133.00–143.00	$137.40	$643	-2.81
500–525	515	6	130.00–140.00	$134.70	$694	-10.30
555–585	570	5	128.00–136.00	$131.79	$751	-4.75
620–630	625	2	123.00–127.00	$125.02	$781	-7.35
655–680	665	3	120.00–124.00	$122.35	$814	-2.65
710–715	713	2	118.00–123.00	$120.51	$859	—
915	915	1	107.00	$107.00	$979	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	120.00–130.00	$124.73	$349	-5.27
315–340	328	2	125.00–133.00	$129.15	$424	—
365–395	380	4	125.00–130.00	$126.88	$482	-3.12
505–515	510	3	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$587	-11.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 fancy	240	1	154.00	$154.00	$370	—
250–275 fancy	260	3	155.00–165.00	$158.21	$411	—
290–295	293	2	140.00–147.50	$143.72	$421	-1.28
305–345	319	4	135.00–144.00	$139.62	$445	-5.38
350–380	363	5	135.00–140.00	$137.01	$497	-6.00
400–445	419	14	127.00–138.00	$133.24	$558	-7.61
450–495	476	14	127.00–136.00	$130.05	$619	-8.05
500–545	527	26	125.00–135.00	$130.03	$685	-6.05
550–590	561	28	125.00–134.00	$126.39	$709	-6.58
605–640	618	10	120.00–126.00	$122.52	$757	-2.11
670	670	1	117.00	$117.00	$784	-3.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	130.00–131.00	$130.52	$409	-0.78
360–395	383	6	120.00–130.00	$125.94	$482	-6.07
405–445	427	11	115.00–125.00	$120.35	$514	-11.27
450–498	475	8	115.00–125.00	$121.68	$578	-7.15
500–545	526	10	114.00–122.00	$119.27	$627	-9.24
550–590	563	11	114.00–121.00	$117.90	$664	-5.07
605–645	620	7	110.00–116.00	$112.69	$699	-8.09
650–690	672	9	108.00–114.00	$109.57	$736	-7.43
725–745	736	5	105.00–110.00	$107.59	$792	-6.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–545	540	2	95.00–97.00	$96.01	$518	—
580–595	585	3	92.00–97.00	$93.99	$550	—
650–695	677	3	90.00–95.00	$92.63	$627	—
715–740	728	2	90.00–94.00	$91.97	$670	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	367	3	110.00–115.00	$111.61	$410	-9.06
450–480	468	3	105.00–110.00	$107.54	$503	-11.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	6	130.00–142.00	$134.41	$555	+1.78
460–495	478	12	125.00–135.00	$128.20	$613	-6.86
505–545	528	24	120.00–126.00	$122.08	$645	-8.89
550–595	567	20	120.00–126.00	$121.48	$689	-2.27
600–645	623	5	110.00–118.00	$114.06	$711	-4.93
660–690	676	4	110.00–116.00	$112.75	$762	-2.74
750–790	767	3	105.00–110.00	$107.95	$828	—
815	815	1	103.00	$103.00	$839	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	8	150.00–160.00	$153.52	$662	+4.55
455–460	457	3	150.00–160.00	$154.32	$705	+7.47
600–635	615	8	121.00–128.00	$124.51	$766	—
660–695	680	5	120.00–126.00	$123.57	$840	—
700–710	703	3	118.00–119.00	$118.67	$834	-16.33
760	760	1	115.00	$115.00	$874	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	5	118.00–123.00	$120.18	$511	-6.97
460–470	465	2	115.00–120.00	$117.53	$547	-6.13
525–540	533	5	110.00–117.00	$113.99	$608	-8.26
550–590	565	5	110.00–116.00	$114.42	$646	-4.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–640	633	2	90.00–96.00	$93.04	$589	-16.96
805	805	1	92.00	$92.00	$741	—
850	850	1	89.00	$89.00	$756	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1255	1134	80-85%	4	50.00–58.00	$54.10	$613	—
1050–1620	1228	80-85%	31	62.00–79.00	$68.35	$839	-3.64

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–990	866	85-90%	21	62.00–74.00	$65.59	$568	—
815–990	911	85-90%	9	50.00–58.00	$53.63	$489	+3.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1695	1499	75-80%	7	59.00–67.00	$63.81	$957	-7.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1490	1189	6	72.00–83.00	$78.13	$929	—
1345–1895	1573	4	85.00–91.00	$87.11	$1,370	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–960	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–85.00	$82.20	$690

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–855	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	350.00–495.00	$435.50
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	390.00	$390.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	81.00	$81.00	$875

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–750	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–550.00	$526.79
830–880	857	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	460.00–600.00	$537.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	765.00	$765.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	87.50	$87.50	$398	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	-5.00
80	80	1	235.00	$235.00	+95.00
120	120	1	265.00	$265.00	+140.00

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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
605–940	746	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	650.00–940.00	$819.34	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	+12.50
30–35	32	3	125.00–130.00	$126.67	+76.67
40	40	2	140.00	$140.00	+60.00
50	50	2	85.00	$85.00	+13.33
50	50	2	175.00	$175.00	+103.33
60–65	63	2	190.00–205.00	$197.50	+92.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-100.00
50	50	3	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-10.00
70	70	3	155.00–170.00	$163.33	+13.33
80	80	2	115.00	$115.00	-35.00
110–140	119	7	185.00–285.00	$211.43	+38.93

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	225.00	$225.00	—
70	70	1	235.00	$235.00	—

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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.