Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.60/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 521 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.80/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $125.98/cwt ±-0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	557	700	591
Feeder cattle	410	523	418
Slaughter cattle	84	69	70
Replacement cattle	10	25	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215 fancy	210	2	185.00–190.00	$187.44	$394	—
265–280	273	2	150.00–160.00	$154.86	$423	-15.14
320–335	328	3	157.50–170.00	$164.94	$541	-1.79
350–395	373	9	153.00–170.00	$162.41	$606	+2.49
410–420	415	2	138.00–145.00	$141.46	$587	-15.81
450	450	1	137.00	$137.00	$616	—
555–561	559	3	134.00–138.00	$136.33	$762	-11.64
795	795	1	124.00	$124.00	$986	—
815–830	823	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,021	—
870–885	878	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$1,062	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	310	4	140.00–150.00	$147.50	$457	+17.50
370 fancy	370	1	155.00	$155.00	$574	—
365–390	376	5	120.00–140.00	$132.51	$498	-2.80
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	-13.45
475–485	482	3	133.00–135.00	$134.34	$648	-3.66
500–530	518	3	131.00–133.00	$132.02	$684	-1.75
565–570	568	2	120.00–130.00	$125.02	$710	-10.18
600–625	613	2	125.00–129.00	$127.04	$779	-1.13
655–680	673	4	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$855	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	2	120.00	$120.00	$520	-2.53
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	-3.65
545	545	1	125.00	$125.00	$681	—
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—
710–730	720	2	119.00–124.00	$121.53	$875	+13.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	—
605	605	1	117.00	$117.00	$708	—
665	665	1	109.00	$109.00	$725	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215 fancy	213	3	175.00–180.00	$176.68	$376	—
300–305	303	2	141.00–145.00	$142.98	$433	—
355–385	364	7	130.00–139.00	$135.29	$492	-0.40
405–435	423	11	129.00–137.00	$132.80	$562	-1.25
450–490	469	8	128.00–136.00	$132.87	$623	-0.53
500–545	521	16	127.00–134.00	$130.60	$680	+0.63
550–575	558	7	126.00–128.00	$126.72	$707	-0.29
605	605	2	123.00–128.00	$125.50	$759	+1.83
660–685	672	3	115.00–126.00	$121.26	$815	-4.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	—
320	320	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$400	—
375	375	1	126.00	$126.00	$472	-4.00
400–445	425	7	125.00–129.00	$127.12	$540	+2.62
460–490	475	3	125.00	$125.00	$594	+2.18
505–545	529	4	120.00–124.00	$121.01	$640	+1.31
575–585	580	3	120.00–123.00	$122.01	$708	-0.25
600–620	610	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$729	+0.53
660–670	665	3	119.00–121.00	$119.67	$796	+3.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	100.00	$100.00	$370	-5.00
410–425	418	2	100.00	$100.00	$418	-7.51
470–475	472	3	107.50–110.00	$109.17	$515	—
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	-7.94
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—
800	800	1	99.00	$99.00	$792	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	2	117.50–120.00	$118.72	$445	-1.28
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	+3.32
555	555	1	115.00	$115.00	$638	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	423	3	120.00–130.00	$126.69	$536	—
450–495	478	4	120.00–128.00	$123.68	$591	+2.97
500–545	524	8	115.00–124.00	$120.11	$629	+3.11
555–590	572	8	115.00–122.00	$119.14	$681	-0.86
600–640	622	7	114.00–117.00	$116.16	$723	-1.05
675	675	1	118.00	$118.00	$796	+8.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	435	3	135.00–145.00	$140.98	$613	+1.98
450–490	474	8	125.00–136.00	$129.54	$614	-2.88
505–540	518	10	122.00–131.00	$125.98	$653	±0.00
555–590	577	3	120.00	$120.00	$692	-3.52
605	605	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	$711	-2.51
660–690	675	2	115.00–119.00	$116.96	$789	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	414	4	143.00–151.00	$148.43	$615	-1.44
430 fancy	430	1	162.50	$162.50	$699	—
450–460	455	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$669	—
515	515	1	120.00	$120.00	$618	—
555	555	1	116.00	$116.00	$644	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	+10.02
550–590	570	2	110.00–113.00	$111.55	$636	+6.55
610–645	628	2	109.00–115.00	$111.92	$703	+6.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	560.00	$560.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	660.00	$660.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1375	1174	80-85%	21	68.00–80.00	$72.54	$852	—
955–1500	1180	80-85%	13	56.00–67.00	$62.70	$740	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–890	785	85-90%	4	40.00–59.00	$51.07	$401	—
665–1175	965	85-90%	13	61.00–68.00	$63.46	$612	+13.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1260	1208	75-80%	2	50.00–61.00	$55.26	$668	—
1390–1460	1434	75-80%	5	62.00–72.00	$67.04	$961	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1470	1290	2	68.00	$68.00	$877	—
1050–1665	1375	7	82.00–95.00	$89.10	$1,225	—
1775	1775	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,740	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	570.00	$570.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140–170	154	4	72.50–82.50	$78.92	$122	—
170	170	1	87.50	$87.50	$149	—
255–260	258	2	92.50–97.50	$94.98	$245	—
325–335	330	2	82.50–90.00	$86.19	$284	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	130.00	$130.00	—
75	75	1	155.00	$155.00	—
85	85	1	155.00	$155.00	—
125	125	1	255.00	$255.00	+60.00

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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
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	830.00–850.00	$840.00	+165.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	105.00	$105.00	$635	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	3	60.00–75.00	$65.00	-3.33
40	40	1	70.00	$70.00	+6.67
45	45	1	60.00	$60.00	+15.00
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	+42.50
50	50	5	70.00–105.00	$88.00	+15.50
60	60	3	85.00–150.00	$128.33	+43.33
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	+65.00
65	65	1	75.00	$75.00	-35.00
85	85	1	135.00	$135.00	±0.00
85	85	2	165.00	$165.00	+30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	-55.00
75	75	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	-55.00
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-12.50
100–125	108	3	130.00–200.00	$166.67	-20.83

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	35.00	$35.00	-20.00
45	45	2	50.00	$50.00	-5.00
80	80	1	65.00	$65.00	+10.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	2	250.00–345.00	$297.50	—

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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.