Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $170.21/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 422 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	413	853	788
Feeder cattle	276	616	591
Slaughter cattle	62	136	99
Replacement cattle	29	49	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 higher slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area 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
200–210	205	2	180.00–185.00	$182.56	$374	+5.87
310–340 value added	325	3	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	+0.92
370 value added	370	1	175.00	$175.00	$648	+5.00
365–395	378	3	150.00–170.00	$156.96	$593	-13.13
465	465	1	140.00	$140.00	$651	-28.00
540 value added	540	1	150.00	$150.00	$810	-6.00
585	585	1	148.00	$148.00	$866	-2.00
610 value added	610	1	157.00	$157.00	$958	—
665 value added	665	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,024	—
675	675	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$911	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	+0.29
280	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	+6.30
340–345	343	2	130.00–140.00	$135.04	$463	-9.81
370	370	1	140.00	$140.00	$518	-2.65
395 value added	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
420	420	1	140.00	$140.00	$588	-3.13
510–535	523	2	125.00–140.00	$132.68	$694	—
580 value added	580	1	140.00	$140.00	$812	—
635 value added	635	1	125.00	$125.00	$794	—
640	640	1	143.00	$143.00	$915	—
665 value added	665	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$881	—
670	670	1	125.00	$125.00	$838	—
765	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
290	290	1	180.00	$180.00	$522	-7.50
300–335	318	2	180.00–185.00	$182.36	$580	-4.11
350–390	371	8	180.00–195.00	$186.52	$692	-2.51
380 fancy	380	1	200.00	$200.00	$760	-1.50
405	405	1	192.50	$192.50	$780	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	125.00	$125.00	$294	-2.50
255–285	271	4	117.50–130.00	$121.97	$331	-3.03
310	310	1	130.00	$130.00	$403	+10.00
370–375	373	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$438	-5.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	329	6	150.00–160.00	$154.23	$507	+6.28
360–395	379	9	147.50–157.50	$153.63	$582	+7.44
405–445	425	5	145.00–152.50	$147.43	$627	+4.75
430 fancy	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	—
450–495	463	5	144.00–148.00	$145.17	$672	-0.07
550–560	553	3	135.00–137.00	$135.67	$750	+2.17
580 fancy	580	1	154.00	$154.00	$893	—
610–615	613	2	125.00–131.00	$128.01	$785	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	130.00–135.00	$132.39	$361	+4.84
305 value added	305	1	140.00	$140.00	$427	—
340	340	1	140.00	$140.00	$476	+8.91
355 value added	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
365	365	1	140.00	$140.00	$511	+7.59
400–435 value added	418	2	140.00–142.50	$141.30	$591	+9.30
410–445	428	4	125.00–138.00	$132.80	$568	-3.17
450–495	476	7	134.00–140.00	$138.05	$657	+2.68
500–540	525	3	137.00–140.00	$137.95	$724	+5.52
560–585	573	2	129.00–132.00	$130.53	$748	+1.93
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	+0.16
645 value added	645	1	122.00	$122.00	$787	-3.00
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-0.96

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	+8.87
330–345	338	3	125.00–130.00	$128.33	$434	+9.17
480	480	1	120.00	$120.00	$576	+0.49
675 value added	675	1	111.00	$111.00	$749	—
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	120.00	$120.00	$348	+12.52
300–305	303	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$341	+5.78
380	380	1	110.00	$110.00	$418	—
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	+1.70
470	470	1	115.00	$115.00	$540	+7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420 value added	420	1	182.50	$182.50	$766	—
405–440	422	9	160.00–177.50	$168.84	$713	-2.12
455–475	469	4	160.00–177.50	$168.02	$788	+5.79
500–505 value added	503	2	165.00–166.00	$165.50	$832	—
500–510	505	2	157.50–165.00	$161.29	$815	+2.37
560 value added	560	1	158.00	$158.00	$885	—
550–590	570	2	150.00–156.00	$152.89	$871	+0.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	439	4	140.00–150.00	$147.46	$647	-6.15
455–475	466	4	150.00–157.50	$151.91	$708	+2.34
500–545	526	5	140.00–150.00	$145.81	$767	-3.38
550–585	562	3	140.00–152.50	$145.71	$819	+4.72
635	635	1	135.00	$135.00	$857	-0.19
660	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	428	3	130.00–140.00	$133.39	$571	-11.80
465–495	483	4	125.00–147.50	$137.98	$666	-0.20
520–545	533	2	130.00	$130.00	$693	+1.47
545 value added	545	1	130.00	$130.00	$708	—
575	575	1	135.00	$135.00	$776	+12.50
765	765	1	118.00	$118.00	$903	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,571.00	$1,571.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1325	1062	80-85%	9	70.00–78.00	$75.45	$801	—
860–1545	1131	80-85%	25	79.00–95.00	$86.19	$975	—
1020–1575	1316	80-85%	6	99.00–116.00	$106.63	$1,403	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$408	—
775–1085	896	85-90%	4	73.00–81.00	$75.72	$678	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$990	+3.35
1440–1650	1545	75-80%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.47	$1,351	+10.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1845	1523	5	87.00–114.00	$99.69	$1,518	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	683.00	$683.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	967.00	$967.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1005	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–975.00	$948.93
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1545	1333	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	75.00	$75.00	$120	—
215–270	250	7	75.00–85.00	$80.46	$201	—
360	360	1	85.00	$85.00	$306	-21.90

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	140.00–170.00	$155.00	-48.33
100	100	2	175.00–190.00	$182.50	-16.79
100	100	5	180.00–270.00	$224.00	+24.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–795	774	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,025.00	$886.71	—
755–885	814	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	920.00–1,125.00	$1,019.04	+2.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+425.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	+150.00
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+131.37

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	30.00	$30.00	-35.00
35	35	1	95.00	$95.00	+10.00
35	35	2	20.00	$20.00	-65.00
45	45	1	150.00	$150.00	+80.00
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	-45.00
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+40.00
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	-40.00
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	±0.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	155.00	$155.00	±0.00
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-30.00
75	75	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	-15.00
75	75	1	180.00	$180.00	+25.00
85	85	1	100.00	$100.00	-80.00
85	85	1	195.00	$195.00	+15.00
100–135	107	5	160.00–235.00	$196.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	45.00	$45.00	$124	—
360	360	1	45.00	$45.00	$162	-27.50
575	575	1	66.00	$66.00	$380	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	120	3	250.00–350.00	$316.67	-53.33

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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.