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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $180.91/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 425 lb · 32 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.12/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 330 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.33/cwt -2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 376 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 523 168
Feeder cattle 602 396 76
Slaughter cattle 81 82 26
Replacement cattle 30 28 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 1 200.00 $200.00 $410 —
205–240 229 4 190.00–195.00 $192.49 $441 +12.49
260–295 277 10 180.00–192.50 $185.10 $513 +2.18
315–330 fancy 323 2 200.00 $200.00 $646 +0.76
305–348 330 13 181.00–197.50 $184.97 $610 +1.20
330 value added 330 1 210.00 $210.00 $693 —
355 value added 355 1 205.00 $205.00 $728 —
355–365 fancy 360 2 202.50–203.00 $202.75 $730 +3.91
350–395 378 22 180.00–195.00 $185.12 $700 +4.97
425 425 1 190.00 $190.00 $808 +11.51
535 535 1 174.00 $174.00 $931 +4.00
660–670 665 3 142.00–152.00 $145.64 $969 —
705–710 708 2 136.00–139.00 $137.49 $973 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 286 4 170.00–175.00 $172.49 $493 +11.64
305–340 324 9 155.00–177.50 $169.91 $551 +9.94
350–395 373 21 160.00–178.00 $170.63 $636 +9.33
430–445 438 2 176.00–180.00 $177.97 $780 +27.97
450–485 468 2 162.50–174.00 $168.47 $788 +0.97
490 value added 490 2 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $855 —
500–540 518 5 155.00–170.00 $163.47 $847 +6.51
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 -4.00
630–640 635 2 133.00–146.00 $139.55 $886 -0.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 —
300–335 318 2 130.00–132.50 $131.32 $418 +16.32
355–395 384 5 120.00–130.00 $127.94 $491 +17.94
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 145.00 $145.00 $312 —
320–340 330 2 150.00–152.50 $151.29 $499 +13.05
360–395 375 3 135.00–141.00 $138.56 $520 +8.07
480–495 488 2 137.50–145.00 $141.19 $689 +3.19
515–540 528 2 134.00–150.00 $142.19 $751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 fancy 218 3 182.50–195.00 $188.72 $411 +28.72
255–295 271 6 150.00–162.50 $156.59 $424 —
265–290 fancy 278 2 162.50–172.50 $167.27 $465 +11.80
310–346 330 26 148.00–166.00 $154.95 $511 +4.35
325–340 fancy 333 2 165.00–177.50 $171.39 $571 +15.15
350–395 377 22 146.00–162.50 $155.78 $587 +5.77
360–395 fancy 378 2 159.00–165.00 $161.86 $612 -0.81
400–445 418 11 145.00–158.00 $149.91 $627 +4.50
450–495 471 17 139.00–148.00 $143.71 $677 +0.62
500–545 523 10 136.00–143.00 $139.57 $730 +2.05
555–595 571 11 134.00–139.00 $136.44 $779 +1.77
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 +3.41
675 675 1 122.00 $122.00 $824 —
700–730 715 2 118.00–122.00 $119.96 $858 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 140.00 $140.00 $322 —
255–290 276 5 130.00–145.00 $140.39 $387 +1.23
305–340 323 6 130.00–142.50 $136.79 $442 +1.80
350–390 374 7 135.00–145.00 $140.72 $526 +9.50
405–445 424 14 135.00–144.00 $139.82 $593 +0.97
450–495 473 8 130.00–144.00 $137.75 $652 +5.43
500–545 516 11 130.00–140.00 $135.72 $700 +3.74
550–595 580 8 125.00–135.00 $129.93 $754 +2.83
600 600 1 119.00 $119.00 $714 -1.99
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
700 700 1 118.00 $118.00 $826 +5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 319 7 120.00–130.00 $126.42 $403 +3.94
355–375 366 4 120.00–130.00 $126.26 $462 +1.26
405–445 429 6 120.00–130.00 $125.66 $539 —
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 +10.00
350–390 368 3 115.00–120.00 $116.65 $429 +6.65
400–410 405 2 102.50–105.00 $103.77 $420 —
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 —
510–540 525 2 110.00 $110.00 $578 —
680 680 1 109.00 $109.00 $741 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 fancy 423 23 180.00–190.00 $184.30 $780 +2.91
405–445 431 9 164.00–179.00 $172.24 $742 +2.24
450–490 470 9 163.00–176.00 $170.59 $802 +1.78
500–545 524 11 157.00–173.00 $164.18 $860 +5.92
550–585 565 3 153.00–159.00 $155.28 $877 +3.55
670–675 673 2 134.00–140.00 $136.99 $922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 416 8 142.50–157.50 $150.20 $625 -1.42
450–490 470 15 142.50–160.00 $153.86 $723 +5.47
515–545 527 7 138.00–153.00 $145.67 $768 +4.39
555–595 568 9 138.00–148.00 $144.07 $818 +8.03
600–645 618 7 130.00–145.00 $139.75 $864 +4.73
650–685 668 3 129.00–133.00 $130.70 $873 +0.70
700–705 703 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $896 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 3 130.00–137.50 $132.39 $560 +3.03
450–495 470 8 126.00–139.00 $133.09 $626 +3.63
500–545 529 8 125.00–136.00 $131.04 $693 +4.77
555–595 578 8 128.00–135.00 $130.72 $756 +5.00
620–645 634 4 122.00–129.00 $126.26 $800 —
675–690 683 2 121.00 $121.00 $826 —
700–740 720 2 115.00–122.00 $118.60 $854 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 488 2 110.00–120.00 $114.97 $561 -5.07
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 +7.37
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 —
605–630 618 2 116.00–118.00 $116.98 $723 +6.98
660 660 1 114.00 $114.00 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1275 1099 80-85% 7 59.00–67.00 $64.67 $711 —
930–1490 1236 80-85% 27 68.00–82.00 $76.50 $946 +11.57
1370–1420 1395 80-85% 2 85.00–90.00 $87.46 $1,220 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–935 798 85-90% 5 50.00–56.00 $53.67 $428 —
800–1030 924 85-90% 8 64.00–70.00 $66.30 $613 -3.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1570 1478 75-80% 2 63.00–68.00 $65.34 $966 —
1410–1680 1546 75-80% 8 72.00–79.00 $75.02 $1,160 —
1860 1860 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,711 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 77.00 $77.00 $782 —
805–1300 1154 4 88.00–93.00 $90.76 $1,047 —
2160 2160 1 107.00 $107.00 $2,311 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–705 655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 390.00–458.00 $420.18
765 765 (<2 yrs)Open 1 887.00 $887.00
740–810 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 533.00–632.00 $584.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1250 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 937.00–1,163.00 $1,024.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)Open 1 978.00 $978.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
960–1060 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 930.00–970.00 $950.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1265 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 985.00–1,200.00 $1,096.47
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 77.50 $77.50 $81 —
135 135 1 32.50 $32.50 $44 —
145 145 1 100.00 $100.00 $145 —
210–295 258 8 87.50–122.50 $106.88 $276 -0.62
300–360 334 15 87.50–122.50 $108.22 $361 +5.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 —
75 75 1 180.00 $180.00 —
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 —
100 100 1 135.00 $135.00 -95.00
100–135 107 5 200.00–300.00 $235.00 +5.00
150 150 1 320.00 $320.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 -161.46
930–975 953 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,400.00 $1,338.98 —
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,265.00 $1,265.00 +265.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1360 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,333.37 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00 —
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 106.00 $106.00 $339 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 95.00 $95.00 +30.00
25 25 1 85.00 $85.00 +20.00
35 35 1 120.00 $120.00 +55.00
50 50 1 110.00 $110.00 +10.00
50 50 2 110.00 $110.00 +10.00
65 65 2 120.00–135.00 $127.50 +27.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 100.00 $100.00 -60.00
50 50 1 145.00 $145.00 -15.00
65 65 1 135.00 $135.00 -25.00
65 65 1 135.00 $135.00 -25.00
85 85 3 135.00–150.00 $145.00 -15.00
85 85 3 95.00–115.00 $106.67 -53.33
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 -46.67
100–115 108 2 155.00–185.00 $170.00 -6.67

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 70.00 $70.00 $189 —
360 360 1 92.50 $92.50 $333 —
415–455 435 2 82.50–87.50 $85.11 $370 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 —
65 65 1 165.00 $165.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 2 200.00 $200.00 -85.00
125 125 1 80.00 $80.00 -205.00

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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.