Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.39/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 478 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.18/cwt +16.77 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 372 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	385	737	504
Feeder cattle	277	584	391
Slaughter cattle	67	103	61
Replacement cattle	11	9	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers were mostly steady, feeder bulls to few too trend. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering 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
300–335	318	2	170.00–180.00	$175.28	$557	+12.76
365–375 fancy	370	2	189.00–192.50	$190.73	$706	—
360–395	373	9	170.00–180.00	$172.95	$645	+13.54
400–440	423	6	170.00–185.00	$176.50	$747	+17.32
450–480	468	3	175.00–184.00	$179.41	$840	+28.48
505–520	513	2	167.00–170.00	$168.48	$864	+18.48
550–590	570	2	163.00–165.00	$163.96	$935	+13.36
625–640	633	2	160.00–165.00	$162.47	$1,028	-1.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	165.00	$165.00	$338	—
290–295	293	2	159.00–165.00	$161.97	$475	+19.47
300–345	317	5	157.50–165.00	$161.00	$510	+16.77
355–395	374	7	150.00–165.00	$158.92	$594	+17.16
415–435	426	4	160.00–165.00	$161.90	$690	+18.85
490–495	493	2	155.00–164.00	$159.52	$786	+13.52
505–545	525	2	151.00–158.00	$154.37	$810	+8.42
565–580	573	2	152.50–157.50	$154.97	$888	+18.78
600–625	613	2	125.00–140.00	$132.35	$811	-2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	120.00–125.00	$122.60	$384	+5.10
350–390	374	4	110.00–120.00	$115.59	$432	+0.85

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	135.00	$135.00	$358	+5.43
300–340	318	3	132.50–145.00	$137.41	$437	+7.29
360–375	368	2	137.50–145.00	$141.33	$520	+11.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$328	—
260	260	1	145.00	$145.00	$377	—
305–335	320	2	140.00–145.00	$142.38	$456	—
350–385	368	5	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$524	-0.52
410–445	433	9	140.00–145.00	$142.75	$618	-0.13
455–495	478	16	140.00–145.00	$142.39	$681	-1.74
505–540	521	9	140.00–144.00	$141.55	$737	-1.96
550–595	565	7	138.00–143.00	$140.43	$793	+3.16
600–625	613	6	128.00–137.00	$131.68	$807	-3.13
685	685	1	124.00	$124.00	$849	—
710	710	1	126.00	$126.00	$895	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	4	124.00–135.00	$127.28	$484	-4.75
410–445	429	4	129.00–135.00	$131.00	$562	-2.69
450–475	465	3	128.00–135.00	$131.00	$609	-4.29
505–535	523	4	122.00–137.00	$129.66	$678	-5.45
555–585	571	4	115.00–135.00	$125.19	$715	-7.48
610–625	618	2	115.00–120.00	$117.53	$726	—
665	665	1	119.00	$119.00	$791	-6.00
710–735	727	3	111.00–118.00	$114.01	$829	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$307	-7.72
415–440	428	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$482	-9.29
450–470	460	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$518	-10.07
605–640	623	2	106.00–107.00	$106.51	$664	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	417	7	140.00–160.00	$149.25	$622	+6.74
455–495	476	4	137.50–154.00	$145.44	$692	+6.69
500–545	524	8	130.00–148.00	$139.12	$729	+5.63
565–580	574	4	125.00–137.00	$132.24	$759	+1.44
600–625	611	4	128.00–135.00	$132.22	$808	+9.22
660–695	678	2	120.00–124.00	$122.05	$827	+0.57
705–725	715	2	110.00–120.00	$114.93	$822	-9.57
780	780	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$838	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	418	6	120.00–135.00	$124.76	$521	+0.31
465	465	1	125.00	$125.00	$581	+1.40
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	-1.78
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	-5.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	421	4	165.00–170.00	$166.20	$700	+11.84
450	450	1	165.00	$165.00	$742	+15.26
550	550	1	152.00	$152.00	$836	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	485	3	105.00–114.00	$109.65	$532	-1.61
550–565	558	2	105.00–108.00	$106.48	$594	-3.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1300	1123	80-85%	8	58.00–68.00	$62.63	$703	—
860–1470	1205	80-85%	28	70.00–84.00	$76.89	$927	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–995	883	85-90%	10	70.00–80.00	$74.63	$659	—
860–975	915	85-90%	5	50.00–66.00	$58.76	$538	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–2300	1888	75-80%	4	69.00–74.00	$71.34	$1,347	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1545	1475	2	83.00–89.00	$86.14	$1,271	—
1410–1805	1608	2	101.00–105.00	$102.75	$1,652	+3.30

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–935	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–86.00	$83.96	$720

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	98.00	$98.00	$808

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1245	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	835.00–930.00	$885.76

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	77.50	$77.50	$306	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	+23.33
180	180	2	320.00–345.00	$332.50	+12.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695–950	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	640.00–925.00	$801.48	—

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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	$50.00	+14.06
30	30	2	105.00	$105.00	+52.50
30	30	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	+65.00
40	40	1	125.00	$125.00	+92.50
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+71.67
60	60	1	175.00	$175.00	+96.67
60	60	1	240.00	$240.00	+161.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	—
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	-30.00
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	-40.00
75	75	1	185.00	$185.00	+25.00
150	150	2	270.00–320.00	$295.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	65.00	$65.00	$318	—
685	685	1	61.00	$61.00	$418	—
705–790	748	2	41.00–45.00	$42.89	$321	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.