Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $150.97/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	352	551	818
Feeder cattle	208	406	581
Slaughter cattle	42	102	124
Replacement cattle	59	16	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions 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
270	270	1	182.50	$182.50	$493	—
300–340	325	3	175.00–185.00	$180.03	$585	—
320–330 fancy	325	2	189.00–190.00	$189.49	$616	—
350–370	360	2	170.00–179.00	$174.38	$628	-2.40
360–380 fancy	370	2	195.00–200.00	$197.57	$731	-1.19
450–465	455	5	170.00–178.00	$174.31	$793	-1.49
515–540	528	2	160.00–166.00	$162.93	$860	-9.38
555–560	558	2	165.00	$165.00	$921	-12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	157.50	$157.50	$528	-3.68
365–395	385	5	150.00–165.00	$158.07	$609	-3.92
435–445	440	2	145.00–156.00	$150.44	$662	+1.38
465	465	1	153.00	$153.00	$711	—
500–545	520	4	149.00–159.00	$154.11	$801	+6.60
565–575	570	2	156.00–159.00	$157.49	$898	+12.53
615–635	627	3	134.00–138.00	$136.31	$855	-8.71
680	680	1	131.00	$131.00	$891	-10.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	122.50	$122.50	$398	—
390	390	1	122.50	$122.50	$478	+3.76
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	+2.33
390	390	1	155.00	$155.00	$604	+17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	159.00	$159.00	$429	+4.69
325–345	335	2	152.50–160.00	$156.36	$524	+4.51
370–395	386	4	146.00–160.00	$152.10	$587	+0.98
400–440	424	7	148.00–156.00	$150.65	$639	+3.60
460–495	472	5	146.00–152.00	$148.36	$700	+4.36
500–540	519	8	145.00–150.00	$148.25	$769	+9.71
550–590	567	6	137.00–149.00	$143.39	$813	+5.68
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	147.50	$147.50	$354	+13.63
375–380	378	2	130.00–137.00	$133.48	$505	-1.60
420–435	428	4	137.00–146.00	$142.28	$609	+14.79
450–490	476	6	138.00–142.00	$140.65	$669	+13.18
500	500	1	129.00	$129.00	$645	+4.03
600	600	2	112.00–124.00	$118.00	$708	-0.99
730	730	1	116.00	$116.00	$847	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	120.00	$120.00	$294	—
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	434	9	150.00–157.00	$153.30	$665	-1.72
450–490	466	10	143.00–158.00	$150.97	$704	+0.28
505–540	526	6	142.00–153.00	$145.67	$766	+5.72
560–580	570	4	134.00–145.00	$139.75	$797	+0.05
605–630	622	3	126.00–139.00	$131.57	$818	-3.25
690	690	1	118.00	$118.00	$814	-11.71
720	720	1	127.00	$127.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	160.00–163.00	$161.54	$675	-8.54
475–495	485	2	160.00–164.00	$161.96	$786	-2.25
525–540	533	2	160.00–164.00	$162.03	$864	+1.19
560–570	565	2	142.00–150.00	$146.04	$825	-8.73
665	665	1	145.00	$145.00	$964	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	125.00	$125.00	$550	-6.78
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	—
750	750	1	116.00	$116.00	$870	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1475–1595	1535	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,474.02	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1530	1152	80-85%	15	78.00–88.00	$83.16	$958	—
1000–1620	1241	80-85%	5	57.00–76.00	$71.12	$883	-7.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1010	938	85-90%	2	62.00–63.00	$62.54	$587	-13.18
920–1170	1078	85-90%	3	71.00–78.00	$74.10	$799	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,042	—
1320–1560	1440	75-80%	2	67.00–68.00	$67.46	$971	-6.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1785	1455	4	85.00–93.00	$89.18	$1,298	+4.55

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	844.00	$844.00
905–1010	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	949.00–1,110.00	$1,042.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1190	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,243.00–1,380.00	$1,312.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1070	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–1,200.00	$1,050.19
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00
1005–1110	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	860.00–900.00	$883.77
1030–1085	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,100.00	$1,014.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1220–1330	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,185.00	$1,140.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–280	257	8	75.00–90.00	$83.66	$215	—
540	540	1	65.00	$65.00	$351	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	30.00	$30.00	—
75	75	1	55.00	$55.00	-135.00
75	75	1	155.00	$155.00	-35.00
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	-90.00
150–175	158	3	300.00–405.00	$341.67	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–935	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,500.00	$1,355.14	—
820–1080	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,225.00–1,575.00	$1,454.59	—
1010–1055	1027	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,373.66	—
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1125	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,548.60	—
1000–1120	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00–1,625.00	$1,598.58	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
810–820	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,350.92	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	94.00	$94.00	$508	—
665	665	1	94.00	$94.00	$625	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	42	8	30.00–50.00	$36.25	-81.75
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-40.00
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	-65.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	190.00	$190.00	—
100	100	1	70.00	$70.00	-190.00
100–125	113	2	100.00–135.00	$117.50	-142.50
100–125	115	5	180.00–220.00	$192.00	-68.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	70.00–84.00	$77.28	$286	—
420	420	1	80.00	$80.00	$336	—
510	510	1	97.50	$97.50	$497	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	205.00	$205.00	-30.00
100	100	1	205.00	$205.00	-82.50
100	100	2	240.00–265.00	$252.50	-35.00

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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.