Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.90/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 476 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.18/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 428 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.88/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 479 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,147	724	1,192
Feeder cattle	958	558	936
Slaughter cattle	132	110	116
Replacement cattle	24	34	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Heavy offering of average 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
205–245	224	5	140.00–150.00	$145.02	$325	-0.25
255–290	274	7	140.00–150.00	$142.55	$391	—
315–345	326	7	142.50–152.50	$146.09	$476	+1.15
374 value added	374	4	150.00	$150.00	$561	—
360–395	379	18	132.50–150.00	$146.11	$554	-0.78
410–430	418	3	147.50–153.00	$150.15	$628	—
460–485	470	4	142.00–149.00	$146.70	$689	+6.37
455–495 value added	475	2	145.00–147.00	$146.04	$694	—
508–545 value added	520	3	144.00–145.00	$144.35	$751	—
540–545	543	2	130.00–144.00	$136.97	$744	-1.56
555–564 value added	562	8	140.00–146.00	$144.52	$812	—
550–585	566	4	134.00–143.00	$138.68	$785	+0.10
615–625	620	3	122.00–136.00	$127.97	$793	-2.72
635 value added	635	8	135.00	$135.00	$857	—
665–695 value added	685	6	124.00–126.00	$124.49	$853	—
718 value added	718	2	133.00	$133.00	$955	—
765 value added	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	157.50	$157.50	$323	—
280–295	286	5	155.00–168.00	$161.05	$461	-8.82
308 value added	308	3	162.00	$162.00	$499	—
305–345	326	12	155.00–167.50	$159.49	$520	-11.62
350–395	375	19	154.00–170.00	$161.89	$607	-5.06
405–435	418	5	155.00–160.00	$157.45	$658	-0.91
455 value added	455	13	158.50	$158.50	$721	—
490–495	493	2	152.00	$152.00	$749	-7.35
500 fancy	500	1	159.00	$159.00	$795	—
550	550	1	146.00	$146.00	$803	-4.38
630 value added	630	5	143.00	$143.00	$901	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	6	127.50–135.00	$130.42	$304	—
255–275	267	3	130.00–137.50	$134.17	$358	—
300–335	323	6	130.00–135.00	$130.83	$423	+3.31
350–390	371	7	125.00–137.50	$130.16	$483	+2.73
435 value added	435	1	132.50	$132.50	$576	—
450–465 value added	458	2	126.00–130.00	$128.03	$586	—
450–480	465	2	122.50–127.50	$124.92	$581	—
525–545	535	2	120.00–133.00	$126.62	$677	—
560 value added	560	1	122.00	$122.00	$683	—
590	590	1	122.00	$122.00	$720	—
600	600	1	117.50	$117.50	$705	—
645 value added	645	1	123.00	$123.00	$793	—
655 value added	655	1	118.00	$118.00	$773	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	130.00	$130.00	$286	—
265–285	278	3	120.00–130.00	$123.17	$342	—
300–345	326	5	112.50–122.50	$117.99	$385	+1.38
350–390	361	6	110.00–120.00	$116.33	$420	—
460	460	1	115.00	$115.00	$529	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292	—
250–275	264	4	130.00–145.00	$135.50	$358	+2.13
300–335	317	10	130.00–142.00	$132.87	$421	-3.46
350–395	373	19	125.00–138.00	$132.90	$496	-5.71
385 value added	385	1	134.00	$134.00	$516	—
405–445	424	14	129.00–135.00	$132.39	$561	+1.71
450–495	473	36	128.00–135.00	$130.03	$615	+1.95
476–485 value added	482	16	139.00–139.50	$139.35	$672	—
500–545	519	9	124.00–132.00	$126.87	$658	+1.44
510–535 value added	522	3	129.00–137.00	$133.03	$694	-1.97
550–580	562	9	123.00–126.00	$124.44	$699	-0.54
595 value added	595	1	124.00	$124.00	$738	—
625 value added	625	1	121.00	$121.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	125.00	$125.00	$306	—
280–295	290	4	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$362	-0.02
300–340	322	7	120.00–125.00	$124.33	$400	+4.68
355–395	380	11	120.00–130.00	$125.65	$477	+4.69
375–390 value added	385	3	126.00–127.50	$126.49	$487	—
400–446	428	33	120.00–129.00	$126.06	$540	+5.39
440 value added	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	—
450–485	471	4	122.00–126.00	$123.27	$581	+4.07
500–545	524	10	117.00–124.00	$121.32	$636	+4.55
515–545 value added	530	3	120.00–125.00	$122.31	$648	—
550–580	563	5	115.00–121.00	$117.79	$663	-0.05
600–630	615	2	115.00–117.00	$115.98	$713	+4.28
625 value added	625	1	115.00	$115.00	$719	—
650	650	1	111.00	$111.00	$722	+2.19

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	120.00	$120.00	$310	—
300–340	319	6	110.00–120.00	$117.43	$375	+7.11
355–370	363	2	115.00–120.00	$117.45	$426	—
410–440	420	3	115.00–120.00	$116.95	$491	+8.19
450–490	468	4	114.00–120.00	$116.21	$544	+8.79
505–540	522	5	110.00–115.00	$113.20	$591	—
555–590	573	4	112.00–115.00	$113.51	$650	—
615 value added	615	1	105.00	$105.00	$646	—
605–645	617	6	100.00–114.00	$109.49	$676	—
650–695	670	3	109.00–111.00	$109.99	$737	—
685 value added	685	1	109.00	$109.00	$747	—
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—
770	770	1	108.00	$108.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	110.00	$110.00	$231	—
250–265	257	3	110.00–112.50	$110.86	$285	—
340–345	342	3	105.00–110.00	$108.34	$371	—
350–390	374	5	105.00–110.00	$109.00	$408	—
410–430	420	2	110.00	$110.00	$462	—
490–495	493	2	105.00–110.00	$107.51	$530	—
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—
550	550	1	100.00	$100.00	$550	—
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	+7.45

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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	425	15	130.00–145.00	$138.38	$588	-1.31
450–495	473	18	130.00–146.00	$137.24	$649	-1.27
505–545	524	21	127.00–140.00	$133.42	$699	+2.06
550–590	572	11	124.00–133.00	$129.98	$743	+2.33
600–645	628	3	115.00–126.00	$120.88	$759	+5.07
735	735	1	116.00	$116.00	$853	+6.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	426	9	147.50–157.50	$152.21	$648	-8.40
430–435 fancy	433	3	167.50–170.00	$168.34	$729	—
450–495	479	27	147.00–162.00	$150.88	$723	-1.11
500–535	519	5	143.00–155.00	$148.05	$768	+3.30
565–585	578	4	137.00–144.00	$140.48	$812	—
600–645	625	12	128.00–136.00	$131.71	$823	+1.76

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	130.00	$130.00	$416	—
420–445	428	3	117.50–125.00	$122.55	$525	-2.01
455–485	463	6	120.00–127.50	$124.54	$577	+4.07
500–545	520	8	120.00–125.00	$122.39	$636	+9.92
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	—
605–610	608	2	112.00–116.00	$114.01	$693	—
660–695	680	3	111.00–113.00	$112.00	$762	—
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	428	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$482	—
480–490	485	2	115.00–120.00	$117.53	$570	—
500–540	520	2	110.00–118.00	$114.15	$594	—
575	575	1	115.00	$115.00	$661	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1430	1133	80-85%	18	42.00–55.00	$50.93	$577	—
960–1385	1164	80-85%	22	55.00–62.00	$58.36	$679	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1045	934	85-90%	7	42.00–50.00	$45.36	$424	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1640	1570	75-80%	2	54.00–56.00	$55.04	$864	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1535	1252	5	55.00–76.00	$66.36	$831	—
1565–2105	1794	7	84.00–91.00	$87.22	$1,565	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	895.00	$895.00
960–1250	1127	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	738.00–931.00	$796.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1035	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–910.00	$848.32
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1040–1130	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	730.00–910.00	$824.30
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	390.00	$390.00
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	-25.00
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	-10.00
85	85	2	175.00–210.00	$192.50	+17.50
100	100	2	285.00–290.00	$287.50	+22.50

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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
1160–1300	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,285.00–1,300.00	$1,292.07	—
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	870.00	$870.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–735	725	4	92.00–94.00	$93.24	$676	—
920	920	1	94.00	$94.00	$865	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	60.00	$60.00	-50.00
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-57.14

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	4	165.00–185.00	$180.00	+55.00
75	75	1	180.00	$180.00	+55.00
85	85	1	200.00	$200.00	+75.00
100	100	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	473	2	85.00–100.00	$92.70	$438	—
510	510	1	62.50	$62.50	$319	—
520–550	535	2	85.00–98.00	$91.68	$490	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	—
65	65	1	200.00	$200.00	—
85	85	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	255.00–260.00	$257.50	—
100	100	1	260.00	$260.00	—
175	175	1	470.00	$470.00	—

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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.