Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.82/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 526 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.84/cwt +3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 582 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.08/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 467 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	724	739	990
Feeder cattle	558	602	741
Slaughter cattle	110	78	141
Replacement cattle	34	19	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average 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
255–280	271	5	160.00–177.50	$169.87	$460	+4.96
285–290 fancy	288	2	182.50–190.00	$186.22	$536	—
310–345	328	4	160.00–175.00	$171.11	$561	+1.18
315–345 fancy	333	6	183.00–186.00	$184.32	$614	—
350–365 fancy	355	3	180.00–184.00	$181.31	$644	—
350–395	378	8	162.00–175.00	$166.95	$631	+4.55
410–445	431	7	155.00–168.00	$158.36	$683	+8.25
450–485	462	7	155.00–167.50	$159.35	$736	+15.11
510–545	525	14	153.00–165.00	$159.33	$836	+19.16
555–575	564	5	147.00–155.00	$150.38	$848	+11.89
600–645	630	5	138.00–145.00	$142.54	$898	+4.76
650–665	656	4	135.00–140.00	$137.76	$904	—
750–760	755	3	124.00–133.00	$129.65	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	3	140.00–155.00	$145.27	$317	—
330–345	339	4	140.00–150.00	$144.94	$491	+2.50
350–395	375	8	140.00–150.00	$146.89	$551	+6.07
450–495	471	7	135.00–145.00	$140.33	$661	+3.43
515–540	528	6	135.00–143.00	$138.53	$731	+8.62
560–585	573	2	135.00–142.00	$138.58	$794	+12.27
605–620	612	3	128.00–134.00	$130.69	$800	+6.73
870	870	1	108.00	$108.00	$940	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$399	+2.60
355–375	365	2	125.00–130.00	$127.43	$465	+0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	3	115.00–120.00	$116.61	$381	+8.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	287	3	130.00–140.00	$133.37	$383	—
320–340 fancy	330	2	147.00–148.00	$147.52	$487	—
315–345	335	7	132.50–142.00	$136.33	$457	+3.90
350–360 fancy	355	2	149.00–152.00	$150.52	$534	—
350–395	372	16	135.00–144.00	$138.61	$516	+6.71
400 fancy	400	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$562	—
400–445	421	16	128.00–135.00	$130.68	$550	+0.90
450–495	467	22	126.00–134.00	$128.08	$598	+0.72
500–545	523	30	123.00–129.00	$125.43	$656	+2.33
536 value added	536	10	135.00	$135.00	$724	—
550–590	566	9	123.00–129.00	$124.98	$707	+2.60
600–615	609	8	118.00–120.00	$118.50	$722	+0.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	125.00	$125.00	$362	+5.37
300–345	323	2	115.00–125.00	$119.65	$386	+1.96
370–395	382	5	115.00–125.00	$120.96	$462	+2.07
400–445	428	16	115.00–125.00	$120.67	$516	+0.08
450–490	471	11	115.00–123.00	$119.20	$561	+2.03
515–545	537	9	115.00–120.00	$116.77	$627	+0.76
550–598	582	29	113.00–120.00	$117.84	$686	+3.21
605–640	626	7	108.00–115.00	$111.70	$699	+1.27
655–695	671	5	108.00–110.00	$108.81	$730	-0.67
725–730	728	3	104.00–108.00	$106.33	$774	+3.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	320	3	110.00–111.00	$110.32	$353	-0.25
415–425	420	2	107.50–110.00	$108.76	$457	+4.16
455–485	470	2	105.00–110.00	$107.42	$505	+2.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–645	633	2	90.00–95.00	$92.55	$586	—

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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	422	7	135.00–145.00	$139.69	$589	+4.14
450–495	473	15	133.00–145.00	$138.51	$655	+8.21
505–545	527	14	125.00–135.00	$131.36	$692	+4.42
550–595	574	18	120.00–132.00	$127.65	$733	+6.75
600–645	629	4	112.00–120.00	$115.81	$728	+1.98
710–735	725	5	106.00–114.00	$109.60	$795	+7.59
750–770	760	3	105.00–112.00	$109.01	$828	+10.03
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	16	155.00–165.00	$160.61	$673	+13.06
450–495	470	12	150.00–158.00	$151.99	$714	+12.00
500–545	523	15	140.00–150.00	$144.75	$757	+8.54
600–645	612	11	125.00–136.00	$129.95	$795	+5.11
655–685	668	4	122.00–129.00	$125.71	$840	—
705–730	718	2	117.00–120.00	$118.53	$851	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	420	5	120.00–130.00	$124.56	$523	+3.39
455–485	468	6	115.00–125.00	$120.47	$564	+5.26
530–545	538	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$605	+4.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1445	1333	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	905.00–1,140.00	$1,044.39	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1165	1081	80-85%	7	47.00–52.00	$49.62	$536	+4.72
1020–1685	1246	80-85%	37	55.00–65.00	$58.54	$729	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–990	856	85-90%	10	45.00–52.00	$50.24	$430	+6.67
745–995	884	85-90%	18	54.00–61.00	$57.16	$505	-0.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1735	1525	75-80%	8	54.00–60.00	$55.95	$853	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1705	1363	6	70.00–76.00	$72.51	$988	—
1100–1920	1498	10	79.00–89.00	$82.83	$1,241	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–940	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	93.00–95.00	$93.98	$865

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–870	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	67.00–68.00	$67.54	$546

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1090–1570	1311	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	660.00–910.00	$775.33

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–980	854	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	520.00–610.00	$572.76

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–785	741	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	430.00–480.00	$452.98

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	30.00	$30.00	$106	-82.40
555	555	1	12.50	$12.50	$69	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	—
110–145	133	6	245.00–280.00	$265.00	+95.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–625	613	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	570.00–625.00	$596.94	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–690	680	3	88.00–91.00	$89.65	$610	—
750–760	757	3	87.00–91.00	$88.67	$671	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	110.00	$110.00	-7.50
40	40	3	125.00–130.00	$128.33	+0.83
50	50	7	150.00–160.00	$157.14	—
60	60	1	175.00	$175.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	+5.00

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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.