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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.08/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 532 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.37/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 469 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.76/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 522 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 696 556 834
Feeder cattle 527 414 676
Slaughter cattle 100 72 77
Replacement cattle 33 31 27

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for the Memorial Day. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 177.50–182.50 $179.94 $396
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493
310–345 335 5 165.00–177.00 $171.91 $576 -1.50
350–395 363 5 160.00–167.50 $163.59 $594 -8.89
405–430 420 7 164.00–173.00 $168.99 $710 -2.37
455–475 469 4 157.00–170.00 $161.67 $758
505–540 528 6 154.00–167.00 $160.85 $849
560–593 581 10 155.50–164.00 $158.00 $918
600–645 626 4 147.00–155.00 $151.43 $948
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 274 4 145.00–160.00 $152.28 $417 -2.99
300–345 322 5 150.00–160.00 $154.89 $499 +0.11
350–387 371 16 145.00–159.00 $151.26 $561 -6.29
415–420 418 2 142.50–155.00 $148.71 $622 -9.10
455–495 481 5 150.00–152.50 $150.50 $724 -6.84
505 505 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $745 -8.45
550–595 564 4 140.00–149.00 $144.82 $817 -8.92
605 605 1 144.00 $144.00 $871 +2.65
650–655 653 2 123.00–130.00 $126.51 $826 -16.32
795 795 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,010
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 135.00 $135.00 $378 -1.58
310–325 318 4 130.00–145.00 $137.50 $437 +1.19
350–395 370 7 130.00–140.00 $136.52 $505 -1.40
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -9.83
485 485 2 140.00 $140.00 $679 +1.71
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 -9.84
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $328 -2.43
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 +1.93
500 500 1 112.50 $112.50 $562

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315
270–295 282 3 145.00–155.00 $150.48 $424 +3.68
320 fancy 320 2 158.00–159.00 $158.50 $507
305–345 327 13 145.00–155.00 $151.07 $494 +5.44
350–390 368 14 142.50–156.00 $147.62 $543 -1.10
400–445 425 14 142.50–152.00 $147.08 $625 +4.46
450–495 469 22 140.00–153.00 $145.37 $682 +2.69
500–545 519 15 140.00–148.00 $142.81 $741 +1.32
520–540 fancy 528 6 150.00–158.00 $153.15 $809 +0.08
550–580 fancy 565 6 153.00–159.00 $154.83 $875
550–590 571 7 148.00–150.00 $149.43 $853 +10.09
610–620 615 3 136.00–149.00 $143.96 $885 +8.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 130.00–137.50 $133.60 $425 -1.02
375–395 385 4 130.00–140.00 $136.29 $525 +6.19
415–440 428 5 130.00–140.00 $134.91 $577 +8.69
450–495 474 10 130.00–140.00 $135.88 $644 +4.79
500–515 508 2 136.00–139.00 $137.48 $698 +5.93
550–595 570 4 134.00–138.00 $135.99 $775 +4.10
600–640 618 8 120.00–133.00 $127.70 $789 +4.03
650 650 1 124.00 $124.00 $806 +4.37
700 700 1 116.00 $116.00 $812 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 112.50 $112.50 $259
300–340 320 2 110.00–117.50 $113.98 $365
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444
405–415 410 2 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $461
515 515 2 111.00–115.00 $113.00 $582
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 120.00 $120.00 $412
420–440 432 3 120.00 $120.00 $518 +7.53

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 157.50 $157.50 $496
410–445 427 10 147.50–155.00 $150.94 $645 -2.14
450–485 472 19 137.50–152.00 $144.96 $684 -9.64
505–545 532 34 135.00–150.00 $145.08 $772 +0.90
550–595 569 10 132.50–149.00 $142.38 $810 -3.01
605–630 614 5 128.00–136.00 $131.17 $805 +4.52
675–685 680 2 124.00–129.00 $126.52 $860 +2.81
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 -4.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 419 8 157.00–167.50 $162.29 $680 -4.00
420 fancy 420 1 172.00 $172.00 $722
450–475 458 6 154.00–160.00 $158.15 $724
600–645 623 7 138.00–142.00 $139.99 $872 +5.99
650 650 1 143.00 $143.00 $930
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 434 5 130.00–140.00 $136.11 $591 +2.70
460–495 479 8 124.00–137.50 $129.33 $619 +0.38
505–545 520 3 120.00–130.00 $125.02 $650 -5.01
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 +0.98
675–685 680 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $799
710 710 1 114.00 $114.00 $809
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 414 4 117.50–120.00 $118.23 $489
460–485 470 4 110.00–115.00 $112.45 $529
505–540 520 6 107.50–115.00 $110.83 $576 -1.72
595 595 2 110.00–116.00 $113.00 $672
695 695 1 105.00 $105.00 $730
725 725 1 106.00 $106.00 $768
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920–1100 1010 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 856.00–1,199.00 $1,042.78
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1330 1120 80-85% 10 70.00–78.00 $75.15 $842
900–1680 1238 80-85% 30 79.00–89.00 $84.79 $1,050
1165–1290 1243 80-85% 6 91.00–97.00 $93.45 $1,162
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–1125 840 85-90% 12 52.00–67.00 $60.66 $510 -2.84
835–1405 953 85-90% 13 68.00–77.00 $72.91 $695
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1630 1450 75-80% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.56 $1,110
1235–1775 1488 75-80% 8 80.00–88.00 $83.25 $1,239

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–980 968 2 85.00 $85.00 $823
1140–1960 1522 9 88.00–111.00 $103.25 $1,571 -0.78

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–935 833 (<2 yrs)Open 3 752.00–822.00 $796.93
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 658.00 $658.00
940–1085 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 996.00–1,172.00 $1,090.30
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–765 733 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 473.00–550.00 $515.18
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00
780–825 803 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 803.00–850.00 $827.16

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
880–1005 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–865.00 $839.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1065 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–935.00 $885.70
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00

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Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120–185 145 3 92.50–127.50 $109.63 $159
245–285 260 3 65.00–85.00 $76.89 $200 -6.31

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 1.00 $1.00 $3

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 120.00 $120.00 +13.33
85 85 1 150.00 $150.00 +15.00
85 85 1 150.00 $150.00 +15.00
145 145 1 250.00 $250.00 +27.50

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855–955 922 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,010.00 $954.74
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
640–650 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 630.00–750.00 $690.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 2 80.00 $80.00 -30.00
45 45 1 85.00 $85.00 -25.00
50 50 2 60.00–75.00 $67.50 -112.50
50 50 6 95.00–100.00 $99.17 -80.83
65 65 2 120.00–135.00 $127.50 -72.50

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 90.00 $90.00 -20.00
75 75 1 120.00 $120.00 -2.50
85 85 2 150.00–185.00 $167.50 +45.00
100 100 1 90.00 $90.00 -150.00
100–115 108 2 115.00–145.00 $130.00 -110.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 67.50 $67.50 $263
390 390 1 55.00 $55.00 $214
520–590 555 2 60.00–62.50 $61.33 $340

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 120.00 $120.00

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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.