Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.01/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 516 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.36/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 465 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.17/cwt -6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 469 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	739	779	861
Feeder cattle	602	570	632
Slaughter cattle	78	78	139
Replacement cattle	19	22	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offerings 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
250–285	269	5	155.00–172.50	$164.91	$444	+2.27
300–345	326	11	160.00–175.00	$169.93	$554	+7.84
360–390	375	2	160.00–165.00	$162.40	$609	+1.15
410–430	422	3	145.00–153.00	$150.11	$633	-8.30
465–490	479	4	143.00–145.00	$144.24	$691	-9.09
500–545	524	6	138.00–143.00	$140.17	$734	-11.44
555–565	560	2	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$776	-7.71
600–625	613	5	135.00–140.00	$137.78	$845	+1.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$474	-14.56
360–395	378	6	140.00–142.50	$140.82	$532	-5.39
415–440	426	4	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$575	-7.21
455–495	466	5	130.00–140.00	$136.90	$638	-1.30
500–545	523	6	125.00–135.00	$129.91	$679	-11.31
570–595	579	4	120.00–130.00	$126.31	$731	-11.31
610–645	625	7	115.00–131.00	$123.96	$775	—
650–685	670	3	115.00–125.00	$120.58	$808	-1.42
700	700	1	119.00	$119.00	$833	+3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	272	3	120.00–130.00	$125.66	$342	—
315–325	320	2	120.00–130.00	$124.92	$400	+0.71
355–395	386	5	120.00–130.00	$126.93	$490	-1.06
410–415	413	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$506	-2.48
465–480	473	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$556	-7.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	5	105.00–110.00	$108.08	$355	-1.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	115.00–125.00	$119.63	$323	-2.73
300–345	314	5	115.00–120.00	$117.69	$370	-2.81
360–395	382	10	115.00–126.00	$118.89	$454	-3.45
400–435	418	7	115.00–125.00	$120.59	$504	-3.06
455–490	469	16	114.00–121.00	$117.17	$550	-6.77
500–545	516	23	112.00–119.00	$116.01	$599	-4.46
555–595	572	16	111.00–118.00	$114.63	$656	-3.49
605–635	615	7	109.00–112.00	$110.43	$679	-3.88
650–665	658	2	108.00–111.00	$109.48	$720	-3.52
710–715	712	3	100.00–106.00	$102.83	$732	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	4	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$432	+2.94
350–390	371	5	130.00–135.00	$131.90	$489	-1.48
405–445	424	12	127.00–134.00	$129.78	$550	-1.93
450–490	465	16	125.00–132.00	$127.36	$592	-2.47
500–535	516	11	121.00–128.00	$123.10	$635	-4.10
550–580	567	5	120.00–125.00	$122.38	$694	-0.62
605–625	618	3	115.00–119.00	$117.70	$727	+1.03

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	6	110.00–112.50	$110.57	$357	-0.53
375–380	378	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$417	-0.91
400–425	414	5	100.00–110.00	$104.60	$433	+4.60
460–485	469	8	100.00–110.00	$104.44	$490	-5.56
505–530	514	4	101.00–105.00	$103.77	$533	-4.79
570–585	578	4	100.00–106.00	$102.75	$594	-7.25
600–640	625	3	100.00–105.00	$101.60	$635	-4.62
660–680	670	3	100.00–102.00	$100.66	$674	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	100.00–102.50	$101.24	$337	—
350–390	376	5	100.00–105.00	$101.38	$381	+1.38
555–585	568	3	92.00–95.00	$94.01	$534	—
650–695	672	3	95.00–98.00	$96.31	$647	—
740	740	1	93.00	$93.00	$688	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–435	415	9	130.00–140.00	$135.55	$563	-4.71
450–490	464	15	125.00–135.00	$130.30	$605	-6.23
510–545	527	10	120.00–130.00	$126.94	$669	-0.07
550–595	566	14	115.00–125.00	$120.90	$684	-5.69
600–640	614	9	110.00–120.00	$113.83	$699	-6.01
665–695	682	5	105.00–112.00	$109.41	$746	-3.59
700–720	710	2	101.00–103.00	$102.01	$724	-11.99
750–780	762	3	97.00–100.00	$98.98	$754	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	7	145.00–153.00	$147.55	$626	-3.76
450–495	469	15	138.00–145.00	$139.99	$657	-3.77
500–540	518	12	134.00–140.00	$136.21	$706	-4.05
550–585	572	3	127.00–135.00	$130.67	$747	-0.83
600–635	618	6	123.00–126.00	$124.84	$772	-0.16

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	7	118.00–125.00	$121.17	$506	+1.17
470–495	483	8	110.00–120.00	$115.21	$556	-5.93
515–545	530	6	105.00–115.00	$107.99	$572	-9.80
560–595	575	6	104.00–110.00	$106.66	$613	-8.11
600–605	602	3	100.00–106.00	$102.33	$616	-8.42
650–685	668	3	100.00–105.00	$102.68	$686	-6.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	524	4	93.00–97.00	$94.97	$498	-11.50
560–590	575	3	90.00–95.00	$92.32	$531	—
600–635	621	4	94.00–96.00	$94.99	$590	-9.01
660–695	681	4	92.00–95.00	$93.72	$638	-20.28
700–720	710	2	91.00–94.00	$92.52	$657	—
750–795	773	2	90.00–92.00	$90.97	$703	-15.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	880.00	$880.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1140	1066	80-85%	7	41.00–48.00	$44.90	$479	—
1015–1360	1171	80-85%	29	55.00–66.00	$58.07	$680	+7.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–995	861	85-90%	5	41.00–48.00	$43.57	$375	—
765–990	898	85-90%	14	55.00–60.00	$57.56	$517	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1770	1554	75-80%	4	54.00–57.00	$55.22	$858	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1950	1428	6	63.00–75.00	$71.62	$1,023	—
1220–1855	1539	4	80.00–86.00	$83.15	$1,280	—
1740	1740	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,636	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	68.00	$68.00	$707
1080–1205	1127	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	64.00–71.00	$66.82	$753

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1220	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	670.00–710.00	$689.32
1155–1205	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–620.00	$583.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	125.00	$125.00	$144	—
255–280	272	3	107.50–115.00	$109.85	$299	+0.25
350–380	365	2	110.00–115.00	$112.40	$410	—
430–440	435	2	100.00	$100.00	$435	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	170.00	$170.00	+10.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–910	857	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	460.00–650.00	$575.21	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	610.00	$610.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	+30.00
40	40	4	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	120.00	$120.00	+40.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	12	40.00–45.00	$41.67	+11.67
30	30	8	55.00	$55.00	-10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	47.50	$47.50	$138	-25.00
335–360	348	2	62.50–65.00	$63.71	$222	—

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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.