Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.61/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 515 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.61/cwt -6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 525 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight S 1-2 bulls $123.55/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 473 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	668	640	794
Feeder cattle	525	511	576
Slaughter cattle	72	61	94
Replacement cattle	22	22	93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 2.00 lower slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	—
250–285	269	4	130.00–140.00	$137.01	$369	-4.80
300–330	315	5	135.00–145.00	$139.94	$441	-1.28
350–390	372	9	135.00–147.00	$140.34	$522	-3.01
415–435	425	2	132.00–147.50	$139.57	$593	-5.44
470–475	472	3	125.00–144.00	$134.70	$636	-9.60
480 value added	480	1	135.00	$135.00	$648	—
500–540	524	7	128.00–139.00	$132.40	$694	-6.45
550–590	573	3	124.00–136.00	$129.86	$744	-1.70
575–585 value added	578	3	125.00–136.00	$132.02	$763	—
600–645	623	6	120.00–126.00	$122.01	$760	—
605–635 value added	623	3	119.00–124.00	$121.64	$758	—
700–730	715	3	115.00–116.00	$115.67	$827	—
770	770	1	115.00	$115.00	$886	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	122.50	$122.50	$331	-12.50
305–340	320	6	120.00–133.00	$127.02	$406	-1.32
350–395	377	7	118.00–135.00	$124.88	$471	-3.24
425–430	428	2	130.00	$130.00	$556	±0.00
460–485	478	6	115.00–127.00	$121.67	$582	—
505–545	531	4	120.00–125.00	$122.22	$649	-6.78
575 value added	575	1	121.00	$121.00	$696	—
580–590	584	4	120.00–125.00	$122.25	$714	—
610–645	625	6	115.00–122.00	$117.98	$737	—
730	730	1	112.00	$112.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	150.00	$150.00	$360	-7.50
250	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	-7.50
320–345	333	2	150.00–155.00	$152.59	$508	-3.41
375–385	378	3	154.00–157.50	$155.49	$588	+4.77
365–395 fancy	383	3	158.00–164.00	$160.74	$616	—
405–415	410	2	155.00–156.00	$155.51	$638	+0.43
470	470	1	147.00	$147.00	$691	-6.50
650	650	2	126.00–130.00	$128.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	117.50	$117.50	$311	-5.00
315–345	330	4	110.00–120.00	$115.05	$380	—
390	390	1	115.00	$115.00	$448	-5.00
525	525	1	106.00	$106.00	$556	-8.00
595	595	1	111.00	$111.00	$660	—
615	615	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$661	—
660	660	2	110.00–114.00	$112.00	$739	—
705	705	1	104.00	$104.00	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	4	125.00–128.00	$125.72	$350	-2.73
300–345	328	5	120.00–129.00	$125.25	$411	-1.68
355–385	368	6	125.00–130.00	$127.14	$468	-0.43
400 value added	400	1	127.00	$127.00	$508	+2.00
400–435	417	9	120.00–130.00	$124.32	$518	-3.51
450–495	470	13	118.00–126.00	$121.87	$573	-5.01
500–545	515	14	117.00–127.00	$121.61	$626	-3.06
550–590	570	12	115.00–120.00	$116.99	$667	-2.51
610–615	613	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$708	-0.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	120.00	$120.00	$268	—
315	315	1	115.00	$115.00	$362	-10.12
360–390	375	2	115.00–120.00	$117.40	$440	-11.02
400–430	411	4	112.00–118.00	$113.72	$467	-8.28
450–495	470	10	115.00–120.00	$117.29	$551	-2.48
510–545	526	6	113.00–116.00	$114.84	$604	-3.68
555–590	578	6	110.00–116.00	$113.16	$654	-3.84
610–645	623	5	108.00–114.00	$110.76	$690	-0.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	137.50	$137.50	$378	-3.23
315–340	325	3	130.00–136.00	$131.97	$429	-4.10
370–385	379	4	131.00	$131.00	$496	-1.50
400–445	423	5	128.00–134.00	$130.99	$554	-2.75
450–495	467	13	127.00–133.00	$129.78	$606	-3.22
510	510	3	128.00–131.00	$129.67	$661	-2.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	263	3	102.50–112.50	$108.89	$286	—
310–340	323	3	110.00–115.00	$111.65	$361	+5.63
350–385	368	2	102.50–115.00	$108.45	$399	-4.00
405–445	422	5	100.00–115.00	$106.15	$448	—
455–465	460	2	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$495	-2.47
500	500	1	105.00	$105.00	$525	-2.51
590	590	1	108.00	$108.00	$637	—
610–620	615	3	100.00–105.00	$101.67	$625	-3.33
670–695	678	3	100.00–103.00	$101.68	$689	—
785–795	790	2	103.00–104.00	$103.50	$818	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	435	3	100.00–115.00	$109.14	$475	-9.82
485–495	492	3	110.00–119.00	$114.64	$564	-6.06
525–540	533	4	109.00–113.00	$111.48	$594	-3.81
550–595	574	4	107.00–110.00	$108.98	$626	-2.24
600–645	626	9	100.00–112.00	$107.59	$674	-0.77
650–675	663	8	100.00–110.00	$106.10	$703	-4.91
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	10	129.00–142.50	$133.33	$559	-4.79
450–495	474	7	129.00–133.00	$131.18	$622	-3.95
500–545	525	13	124.00–130.00	$127.61	$670	-6.04
585	585	1	120.00	$120.00	$702	-0.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	4	120.00–127.00	$124.26	$534	-1.78
450–495	473	13	120.00–129.00	$123.55	$584	+0.09
505–540	529	4	115.00–122.00	$118.31	$626	-7.01
560–585	575	6	112.00–118.00	$114.67	$659	-1.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 fancy	415	1	165.00	$165.00	$685	—
405–435	416	4	143.00–157.50	$150.76	$627	+3.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1260	1071	80-85%	8	54.00–64.00	$60.21	$645	—
955–1265	1131	80-85%	14	66.00–70.00	$67.34	$762	+6.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1535	1373	75-80%	9	62.00–67.00	$64.82	$890	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1525	1112	85-90%	7	55.00–66.00	$61.25	$681	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	58.00	$58.00	$728	—
1230–2420	1594	7	80.00–94.00	$88.53	$1,411	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–800	775	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	768.00–780.00	$773.81
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	747.00	$747.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	634.00	$634.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	585.00	$585.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1240	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	930.00–1,025.00	$989.55
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1225–1375	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–935	868	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	608.00–800.00	$696.53
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1065–1190	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	790.00–830.00	$811.11

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–150	135	3	80.00–115.00	$103.80	$140	—
205–275	244	5	92.50–110.00	$100.06	$244	—
315–360	330	3	85.00–100.00	$93.41	$308	-7.70

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	—
75	75	1	170.00	$170.00	—
85	85	1	55.00	$55.00	—
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	—
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	—
100	100	2	175.00	$175.00	-33.00
100–125	113	2	170.00–255.00	$212.50	+4.50

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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
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	91.00	$91.00	$478	-9.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	75.00	$75.00	-5.00
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00	+5.00
50	50	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	±0.00
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	-5.00
65	65	1	95.00	$95.00	-10.00
65	65	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	+22.50
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	+25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-29.00
85	85	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-50.00
85	85	1	70.00	$70.00	-85.00
100–135	114	6	190.00–350.00	$265.00	+123.33
150	150	1	305.00	$305.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	95.00	$95.00	$428	—

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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.