Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.65/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 522 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.72/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 379 lb · 15 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.41/cwt ≈ $562/hd at 324 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	556	641	483
Feeder cattle	414	481	359
Slaughter cattle	72	93	51
Replacement cattle	31	34	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few to compare. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Salughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain 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
250–295	275	3	150.00–160.00	$155.27	$427	—
310–345	323	9	150.00–165.00	$154.78	$500	-6.80
350–380	365	4	150.00–165.00	$157.55	$575	-3.73
410–445	433	6	150.00–165.00	$157.81	$683	-2.13
455–495	477	6	152.00–163.00	$157.34	$751	—
515–540	531	4	152.00–160.00	$155.95	$828	+0.22
550–590	573	5	151.00–158.00	$153.74	$881	+4.06
600–630	616	5	135.00–148.00	$141.35	$871	+5.72
650–680	667	5	135.00–149.00	$142.83	$953	+12.62
710–715	713	2	132.00–139.00	$135.51	$966	+3.52

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	6	130.00–145.00	$136.58	$385	-3.42
315–345	331	5	130.00–145.00	$136.31	$451	-6.21
350–390	371	5	130.00–145.00	$137.92	$512	-0.49
400–445	430	3	135.00–144.00	$139.83	$601	-0.17
455–465	462	3	130.00–145.00	$138.29	$639	-1.68
555–585	567	3	130.00–145.00	$139.84	$793	+3.83
635	635	1	125.00	$125.00	$794	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	324	12	170.00–178.00	$173.41	$562	—
355–375	365	3	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$630	-0.75
400–410	403	3	169.00–175.00	$171.36	$691	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	125.00	$125.00	$356	—
300–335	320	3	110.00–125.00	$118.07	$378	—
365–395	380	2	115.00–120.00	$117.60	$447	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	271	4	145.00–150.00	$146.80	$398	—
305–345	324	7	140.00–155.00	$145.63	$472	-0.96
360–395	379	15	140.00–155.00	$148.72	$564	+2.71
405–445	426	11	140.00–146.00	$142.62	$608	-4.54
465 fancy	465	1	151.00	$151.00	$702	-2.69
450–495	475	10	140.00–145.00	$142.68	$678	-2.91
500–545	521	18	139.00–145.00	$141.49	$737	-1.90
520–545 fancy	533	2	150.00–156.00	$153.07	$816	+0.57
575–595	585	3	138.00–140.00	$139.34	$815	-2.43
605–610	608	2	133.00–137.50	$135.26	$822	+5.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	3	125.00–140.00	$133.50	$311	—
300–340	322	6	130.00–140.00	$134.62	$433	—
350–375	361	4	120.00–135.00	$130.10	$470	-7.35
415–445	435	6	120.00–135.00	$126.22	$549	-8.32
450–470	460	4	126.00–134.00	$131.09	$603	-6.67
510–545	535	5	127.00–135.00	$131.55	$704	-3.10
555–590	568	7	125.00–135.00	$131.89	$749	-0.56
600–625	613	4	118.00–128.00	$123.67	$758	+4.48
660–680	672	3	116.00–124.00	$119.63	$804	+4.35
710	710	1	115.00	$115.00	$816	+0.71
790	790	1	111.00	$111.00	$877	-2.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$461	-8.14
455–465	460	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$517	-4.79
525–540	532	3	110.00–115.00	$111.66	$594	-1.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	470	2	105.00–107.00	$105.96	$498	—
555–575	565	2	100.00–105.00	$102.54	$579	—
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	422	7	145.00–159.00	$153.08	$646	-6.67
450–490	468	9	145.00–158.00	$154.60	$724	-1.75
505–540	525	4	140.00–150.00	$144.18	$757	-8.38
550–585	566	10	140.00–150.00	$145.39	$823	-3.35
600–643	623	10	125.00–135.00	$126.65	$789	-14.54
650–690	673	4	120.00–129.00	$123.71	$833	-12.50
715–740	726	8	115.00–122.00	$118.76	$862	-1.22

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	423	6	130.00–140.00	$133.41	$564	-4.40
460–495	474	8	125.00–136.00	$128.95	$611	-4.03
515–525	520	3	125.00–135.00	$130.03	$676	-7.05
560–575	571	11	125.00–135.00	$128.16	$732	-3.21
600–625	613	2	118.00–120.00	$119.02	$730	-6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	165.00–167.50	$166.29	$687	-5.18
500–540	522	7	155.00–163.00	$156.70	$818	—
565	565	1	155.00	$155.00	$876	-3.74
605–625	615	2	134.00	$134.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–540	530	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$597	-0.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1355	1156	80-85%	6	62.00–72.00	$69.29	$801	+6.10
1020–1715	1262	80-85%	30	75.00–88.00	$80.05	$1,010	—
1205–1665	1368	80-85%	6	90.00–97.00	$91.91	$1,257	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–905	816	85-90%	6	55.00–70.00	$63.50	$518	—
775–985	923	85-90%	8	73.00–84.00	$75.89	$700	-10.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1615	1352	75-80%	3	70.00–75.00	$72.81	$984	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1280	1203	3	89.00–95.00	$91.13	$1,096	—
1305–1975	1546	5	98.00–107.00	$104.03	$1,608	+0.77

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–965	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	106.00–117.00	$109.88	$888

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1145	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	98.00–104.00	$100.21	$1,110

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	88.00	$88.00	$647

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1000–1250	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	760.00–910.00	$861.42

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–915	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$888.11
965–995	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	935.00–950.00	$940.09

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–950	907	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	635.00–725.00	$671.29
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–255	239	4	70.00–72.50	$71.22	$170	—
240–270	258	4	80.00–90.00	$83.20	$215	—
320–325	323	2	85.00–100.00	$92.44	$299	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	1.00	$1.00	$6	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	90.00–115.00	$106.67	+24.17
75	75	1	160.00	$160.00	+77.50
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	+52.50
120–140	130	2	200.00–245.00	$222.50	-17.50
150	150	1	260.00	$260.00	-50.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	+501.61
765–985	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,035.00–1,225.00	$1,099.81	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695–780	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–875.00	$863.22	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	7	50.00–70.00	$57.14	-5.36
30	30	1	110.00	$110.00	+47.50
50	50	1	180.00	$180.00	+80.00
60	60	1	200.00	$200.00	+60.00
60	60	1	155.00	$155.00	+15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+5.00
60	60	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	+47.50
130	130	1	240.00	$240.00	±0.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–350	335	2	56.00–57.50	$56.72	$190	—
400	400	1	65.00	$65.00	$260	—

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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.