Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $135.90/cwt +5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 424 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.56/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 426 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.78/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $514/hd at 429 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	584	368	707
Feeder cattle	481	242	548
Slaughter cattle	66	45	94
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. 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
210	210	1	157.50	$157.50	$331	—
260–285	273	2	140.00–153.00	$146.20	$399	—
300–345	332	6	140.00–155.00	$149.15	$495	-0.85
350–395	378	10	142.00–157.50	$149.85	$566	—
400–435 value added	418	2	148.00–149.00	$148.48	$621	—
405–445	420	4	143.00–150.00	$147.28	$619	+2.28
455–485	465	6	143.00–153.00	$146.66	$682	+2.65
510–515 value added	511	6	143.00–146.50	$145.91	$746	—
500–545	525	6	139.00–149.00	$143.34	$753	+3.34
560–570	564	4	135.00–146.00	$141.77	$800	—
573 value added	573	8	137.00	$137.00	$785	—
605–635	623	3	127.00–136.00	$131.95	$822	+1.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$342	-2.50
270	270	1	125.00	$125.00	$338	-15.00
320	320	1	135.00	$135.00	$432	-5.00
350–395	378	5	135.00–155.00	$140.58	$531	+0.47
400–445	426	4	119.00–140.00	$129.38	$551	-8.97
455–470	463	2	125.00–143.00	$133.85	$620	-0.19
500–540	525	3	134.00–135.00	$134.66	$707	+6.81
570–595	583	3	122.00–134.00	$129.59	$756	+4.28
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	127.50	$127.50	$414	—
385–390	388	2	120.00	$120.00	$466	-10.00
410–435	423	2	120.00–130.00	$124.85	$528	+6.37
465–480	473	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$579	—
555–580	568	2	120.00–132.00	$125.87	$715	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	100.00	$100.00	$265	—
460	460	1	105.00	$105.00	$483	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$285	—
305–345	324	6	120.00–125.00	$122.89	$398	+3.31
355–395	379	4	120.00–135.00	$126.69	$480	+4.33
400–445	429	12	115.00–125.00	$119.78	$514	-1.90
455–490	480	5	120.00–123.00	$121.80	$585	+1.63
505–545	527	10	116.00–126.00	$120.47	$635	-0.29
555–590	572	9	113.00–122.00	$115.87	$663	-0.87
605–635	622	6	109.00–116.00	$113.51	$706	+0.50
705	705	1	107.00	$107.00	$754	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	130.00–135.00	$132.39	$304	-5.11
280	280	1	134.00	$134.00	$375	—
315–325	320	2	128.00–132.00	$130.03	$416	-0.96
365–390	374	9	127.00–138.00	$130.59	$488	-0.90
415 value added	415	1	135.00	$135.00	$560	—
400–445	427	11	124.00–136.00	$129.07	$551	-1.96
450–490	471	5	123.00–127.00	$125.15	$589	-5.17
510 fancy	510	1	144.00	$144.00	$734	—
500–525	512	3	123.00–124.00	$123.66	$633	-6.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	115.00	$115.00	$339	—
335–340	338	2	110.00	$110.00	$372	—
355–385	370	2	110.00–120.00	$115.20	$426	+4.56
405–435	420	2	110.00–115.00	$112.41	$472	—
485–495	490	3	105.00–110.00	$108.35	$531	-0.63
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	+2.98
580	580	1	117.00	$117.00	$679	—
660–695	678	2	104.00–108.00	$105.95	$718	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	—
695	695	1	100.00	$100.00	$695	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	12	130.00–139.00	$135.90	$576	+5.85
455–480	463	6	124.00–135.00	$128.81	$596	+0.28
515–540	529	7	128.00–136.00	$131.01	$693	+6.83
555–575	565	3	115.00–129.00	$123.25	$696	+2.71
605–645	630	3	115.00–118.00	$116.70	$735	—
650	650	1	118.00	$118.00	$767	+6.41
725–730	728	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$812	+12.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	+7.37
450–490	465	7	138.00–145.00	$141.24	$657	—
500–545	516	6	134.00–140.00	$136.99	$707	—
580 value added	580	1	127.00	$127.00	$737	—
585	585	1	124.00	$124.00	$725	—
605–625	615	2	125.00–127.00	$125.98	$775	+4.98
630 value added	630	1	127.00	$127.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	3	100.00–120.00	$106.51	$447	—
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	+16.02
580–595	588	2	105.00–111.00	$107.96	$635	—
600–640	623	3	102.50–108.00	$105.22	$656	—
655–670	663	2	107.00–110.00	$108.52	$719	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–545	540	3	115.00–119.00	$116.35	$628	—
565	565	1	114.00	$114.00	$644	+5.26
600–645	623	2	104.00–119.00	$111.23	$693	—
705	705	1	102.00	$102.00	$719	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1340	1166	80-85%	19	59.00–66.00	$61.83	$721	-1.64
1100–1330	1232	80-85%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.32	$694	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1155	1028	85-90%	2	57.00–59.00	$57.88	$595	—
960–1235	1078	85-90%	4	50.00–56.00	$54.29	$585	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1500	1488	75-80%	2	59.00	$59.00	$878	—
1390–1575	1504	75-80%	4	51.00–57.00	$54.41	$818	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1500	1240	2	62.50–79.00	$72.48	$899	—
1330–1955	1536	4	84.00–87.00	$84.71	$1,301	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–290	238	16	82.50–107.50	$92.79	$221	+22.87
305–375	331	4	77.50–90.00	$87.08	$288	—
425–450	438	2	90.00	$90.00	$394	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	+29.29
45	45	1	135.00	$135.00	+79.29
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-44.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	+3.33
85	85	2	150.00	$150.00	-15.00
100	100	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	—
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	—
100–125	110	4	160.00–190.00	$175.85	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	80.00	$80.00	$296	—

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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.