Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.12/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 373 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.12/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 523 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.54/cwt -9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 519 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	674	811
Feeder cattle	406	454	578
Slaughter cattle	102	80	127
Replacement cattle	16	31	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend. Feeder heifers and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Average offerings 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
365–370 fancy	368	2	197.50–200.00	$198.76	$731	—
350–390	371	12	175.00–187.50	$176.78	$656	-9.44
420–440	430	3	175.00–180.00	$176.63	$760	—
455–475	464	10	175.00–180.00	$175.80	$816	-1.19
465–475 fancy	470	2	185.00–186.00	$185.49	$872	—
500–540	516	12	168.00–178.00	$172.31	$889	-3.69
525 fancy	525	2	180.00–181.00	$180.50	$948	—
534 value added	534	8	178.00	$178.00	$951	+0.30
550 fancy	550	1	181.00	$181.00	$996	—
555	555	1	177.00	$177.00	$982	—
600–645	615	5	158.00–165.00	$161.11	$991	+2.11
665–675	670	2	153.00–164.00	$158.46	$1,062	—
700	700	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	277	6	155.00–170.00	$162.34	$450	-7.30
300–345	323	8	155.00–170.00	$161.18	$521	-6.05
355–395	378	12	155.00–170.00	$161.99	$612	-8.52
405–445	423	3	145.00–155.00	$149.06	$631	-13.25
500–505	503	2	145.00–150.00	$147.51	$742	-20.13
575–585	580	2	140.00–150.00	$144.96	$841	-12.54
615–620	618	2	140.00–150.00	$145.02	$896	—
650–670	660	2	139.00–145.00	$141.95	$937	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	130.00–145.00	$137.67	$458	-4.37
350–385	370	6	130.00–145.00	$137.50	$509	-8.53
410–425	418	2	130.00–140.00	$135.09	$565	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	377	6	115.00–125.00	$118.74	$448	—
410–440	425	2	110.00–115.00	$112.59	$479	-12.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	3	147.50–158.00	$154.31	$414	-6.98
300–348	331	12	145.00–159.00	$151.85	$503	-2.14
350–395	373	31	145.00–157.00	$151.12	$564	+1.18
400–445	416	14	140.00–153.00	$147.05	$612	-3.10
450–495	470	17	140.00–151.00	$144.00	$677	-4.96
500–545	519	18	135.00–145.00	$138.54	$719	-9.62
555–590	574	7	135.00–140.00	$137.71	$790	-1.97
605–620	613	4	127.50–136.00	$131.12	$804	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	130.00–137.50	$133.87	$305	—
280–290	285	2	130.00–140.00	$135.09	$385	-3.60
300–330	312	5	130.00–140.00	$134.47	$420	-2.05
365–390	378	4	132.50–140.00	$135.08	$511	-7.88
430–435	433	3	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$552	-12.35
470–485	479	4	120.00–130.00	$127.47	$611	-10.25
525–535	532	3	120.00–130.00	$124.97	$665	-14.03
620–635	628	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$747	-6.36
665–680	673	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$791	—
755–775	765	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$849	—
875	875	1	105.00	$105.00	$919	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	115.00	$115.00	$362	-11.65
375	375	1	115.00	$115.00	$431	-5.00
455–485	470	2	110.00–115.00	$112.42	$528	—
500–520	510	3	110.00–115.00	$111.70	$570	—
680	680	1	107.00	$107.00	$728	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	2	100.00–105.00	$102.47	$430	-7.53
450–485	468	2	100.00–105.00	$102.41	$479	-12.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	14	165.00–175.00	$170.08	$719	-1.06
455–490	469	9	160.00–170.00	$164.21	$770	-5.67
500–540	521	16	157.50–165.00	$160.84	$838	-1.86
555–580	569	5	151.00–158.00	$154.77	$881	-2.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	10	150.00–160.00	$155.02	$662	-4.50
450–480	464	7	145.00–155.00	$150.69	$699	-7.38
500–520	506	5	135.00–147.50	$139.95	$708	-13.34
550–595	570	3	135.00–145.00	$139.70	$796	-10.39
605–635	616	8	125.00–140.00	$134.82	$830	—
650–685	668	3	125.00–135.00	$129.71	$866	—
785	785	1	116.00	$116.00	$911	—
835	835	1	117.00	$117.00	$977	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	433	6	125.00–140.00	$131.78	$571	-13.24
480–495	488	2	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$622	-20.44
580–595	588	2	122.00–130.00	$126.05	$741	+3.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	407	3	115.00–120.00	$118.32	$482	—
465–475	470	2	113.00–120.00	$116.54	$548	-8.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1255	1148	80-85%	6	52.50–67.00	$60.70	$697	—
1000–1625	1227	80-85%	47	70.00–85.00	$78.22	$960	-8.80
1250	1250	80-85%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,112	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–965	809	85-90%	8	52.00–65.00	$57.84	$468	—
855–995	925	85-90%	14	71.00–81.00	$75.72	$700	+12.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1685	1423	75-80%	6	71.00–77.00	$74.26	$1,057	-9.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1505	1463	2	80.00–89.00	$84.63	$1,238	—
1020–2055	1582	12	93.00–111.00	$104.50	$1,653	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,235

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$648

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1345	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	910.00–1,075.00	$1,023.68

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–985	852	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	610.00–900.00	$785.99

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	102.50	$102.50	$302	—
300	300	1	127.50	$127.50	$382	—
495	495	1	107.50	$107.50	$532	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	190.00	$190.00	+65.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550–880	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–875.00	$755.48	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	10	85.00–105.00	$93.50	+28.50
30	30	2	65.00	$65.00	±0.00
40	40	5	115.00–120.00	$118.00	+25.50
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	+40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	260.00	$260.00	+140.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	210.00	$210.00	+25.00
90	90	1	235.00	$235.00	+50.00
110–140	125	2	260.00–315.00	$287.50	+2.50

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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.