Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.35/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 531 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.99/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 565 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.94/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 473 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	779	582	677
Feeder cattle	570	428	551
Slaughter cattle	78	80	77
Replacement cattle	22	37	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate 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
255–285	270	2	160.00–165.00	$162.64	$439	—
305–345	331	9	157.50–168.00	$162.09	$537	-2.17
325–345 fancy	334	4	170.00–174.00	$171.89	$574	+0.98
350–375 fancy	365	5	167.50–180.00	$172.92	$631	+4.62
360–395	378	8	155.00–167.00	$161.25	$610	-2.28
410–445	422	6	157.50–160.00	$158.41	$668	+7.91
450–490	465	10	145.00–160.00	$153.33	$713	+10.83
485 value added	485	1	155.00	$155.00	$752	—
510–520	513	5	150.00–154.00	$151.61	$778	—
550–575	563	6	142.00–151.00	$146.20	$823	—
570–575 value added	573	2	148.00–149.00	$148.50	$851	—
625–630	628	2	136.00–137.00	$136.50	$857	—
675–695	685	2	133.00–134.00	$133.49	$914	—
770 value added	770	1	129.00	$129.00	$993	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	147.50	$147.50	$354	+11.70
275–290	283	2	140.00–150.00	$145.13	$411	+0.13
345	345	1	157.00	$157.00	$542	+19.21
365 value added	365	1	152.50	$152.50	$557	—
390–395	393	2	140.00–152.50	$146.21	$575	+8.50
410–435	425	5	139.00–146.00	$142.17	$604	-1.47
455–480	471	4	135.00–143.00	$138.20	$651	-1.02
500–540 value added	520	2	147.00–148.00	$147.48	$767	+12.98
515–545	532	7	132.00–145.00	$141.22	$751	+3.64
555–590	577	3	136.00–140.00	$137.62	$794	+13.09
670	670	1	122.00	$122.00	$817	+3.51
720	720	1	116.00	$116.00	$835	-2.65

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	3	122.50–135.00	$129.44	$291	+4.44
305–340	318	3	120.00–127.50	$124.21	$395	-0.79
350–390	375	4	122.50–132.00	$127.99	$480	—
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	-4.00
465–475	470	2	125.00	$125.00	$588	—
510	510	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	115.00	$115.00	$282	+5.00
280	280	1	110.00	$110.00	$308	—
310–325	318	3	100.00–120.00	$109.84	$349	-5.12
350–365	358	2	100.00–115.00	$107.66	$385	+1.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	218	3	125.00–128.00	$125.92	$275	—
255–290	270	3	120.00–127.50	$122.36	$330	+1.09
320–325	323	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$389	-4.50
355–395	378	8	120.00–129.00	$122.34	$462	-0.48
410–420 value added	415	2	120.00	$120.00	$498	—
400–445	419	8	120.00–128.00	$123.65	$518	+3.45
450–495	473	21	118.00–128.00	$123.94	$586	+2.38
505–545	530	22	115.00–124.00	$120.47	$638	+0.80
535–545 value added	540	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$643	—
550–595	564	23	115.00–122.00	$118.12	$666	+1.67
595 value added	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	—
605–640	627	3	111.00–116.00	$114.31	$717	+5.31
660–685	675	3	113.00	$113.00	$763	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	129.00–130.00	$129.49	$418	-0.73
350–395	375	7	130.00–138.00	$133.38	$500	+2.38
400–435	414	12	129.00–137.00	$131.71	$545	+0.76
450–495	466	12	128.00–133.00	$129.83	$605	+1.19
505–540	521	5	125.00–131.00	$127.20	$663	+2.63
545 value added	545	2	127.00–131.00	$129.00	$703	+1.50
550–575	563	2	123.00	$123.00	$692	—
600–620	608	3	116.00–117.00	$116.67	$709	—
630 value added	630	1	116.00	$116.00	$731	—
655–680	668	2	115.00	$115.00	$768	—
745	745	1	116.00	$116.00	$864	—
765	765	1	116.00	$116.00	$887	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$248	—
250–295	268	6	110.00–115.00	$110.79	$297	-4.21
305–345	331	7	107.50–115.00	$111.10	$368	+1.10
360–365	363	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$404	-0.40
400–410	405	3	100.00	$100.00	$405	-15.12
455–470	463	2	110.00	$110.00	$509	+2.50
500–535	515	5	105.00–114.00	$108.56	$559	+8.56
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	+1.02
605–630	617	5	102.00–110.00	$106.22	$655	-1.03
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	100.00	$100.00	$385	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	431	6	135.00–143.00	$140.26	$605	+15.33
455–495	482	17	127.00–142.00	$136.53	$658	+5.42
515–545	537	10	120.00–130.00	$127.01	$682	+0.47
550–595	573	12	123.00–129.00	$126.59	$725	+10.38
600–645	617	7	116.00–123.00	$119.84	$739	+6.33
675	675	2	110.00–116.00	$113.00	$763	—
705	705	1	114.00	$114.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410 fancy	408	2	165.00–170.00	$167.52	$683	—
400–440	417	12	146.00–155.00	$151.31	$631	+10.14
455–495	475	5	139.00–149.00	$143.76	$683	+5.86
500–530	514	7	138.00–145.00	$140.26	$721	+5.26
565–570	568	2	131.00–132.00	$131.50	$747	+4.50
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	4	120.00	$120.00	$502	+10.00
465–485	474	4	120.00–122.50	$121.14	$574	-0.86
500–545	512	5	114.00–122.50	$117.79	$603	+1.79
550–585	565	4	110.00–119.00	$114.77	$648	+1.80
605	605	2	107.50–114.00	$110.75	$670	+2.51
665	665	1	109.00	$109.00	$725	+2.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	110.00	$110.00	$490	+5.08
465–485	475	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$535	+9.20
535–540	538	2	100.00–113.00	$106.47	$573	-1.80
600	600	1	104.00	$104.00	$624	-3.46
680	680	1	114.00	$114.00	$775	—
765	765	1	106.00	$106.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	775.00	$775.00	—
1630	1630	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1395	1171	80-85%	14	42.00–55.00	$50.61	$593	-10.37
810–1425	1223	80-85%	16	56.00–61.00	$57.92	$708	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1105	967	85-90%	6	42.00–52.00	$46.36	$448	-7.12
1015–1190	1108	85-90%	6	53.00–58.00	$55.48	$615	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1590	1538	75-80%	3	53.00–54.00	$53.66	$825	+0.29
1515–1665	1591	75-80%	5	55.00–60.00	$57.56	$916	-2.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	75.00	$75.00	$949	—
1295–1890	1603	8	82.00–84.00	$83.06	$1,331	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1070	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	696.00–770.00	$734.34
1045	1045	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	909.00	$909.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1135	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	960.00–1,010.00	$987.09

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	533.00	$533.00
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	462.00	$462.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	714.00	$714.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
920–1095	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–740.00	$682.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185–1270	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–750.00	$701.73
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	77.50	$77.50	$170	—
235–275	253	4	105.00–115.00	$109.60	$277	+2.01

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	-41.67
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	+10.00
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	+20.00
85	85	1	145.00	$145.00	±0.00
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	-34.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625–720	673	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	+17.50
45	45	1	50.00	$50.00	-20.00
50	50	5	110.00–135.00	$122.00	+7.00
50	50	4	100.00	$100.00	-15.00
50	50	4	80.00–100.00	$85.00	-30.00
65	65	7	100.00–155.00	$137.14	+22.14
75	75	2	110.00–165.00	$137.50	+22.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	-30.00
75	75	2	170.00	$170.00	+60.00
75	75	1	85.00	$85.00	-25.00
85	85	3	140.00–185.00	$163.33	+6.66
85	85	1	70.00	$70.00	-86.67
110	110	1	110.00	$110.00	-30.00
110–135	120	4	160.00–230.00	$190.00	+50.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	27	22.50–30.00	$26.11	—
20	20	9	30.00	$30.00	—
35	35	10	65.00	$65.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	72.50	$72.50	$210	—
385	385	1	72.50	$72.50	$279	+11.10

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	220.00	$220.00	—
100	100	5	205.00–255.00	$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.