Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.54/cwt +6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 473 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.95/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 521 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.64/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 421 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	536	385	469
Feeder cattle	432	277	386
Slaughter cattle	35	67	37
Replacement cattle	19	11	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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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	177.50	$177.50	$479	—
320 fancy	320	1	197.50	$197.50	$632	—
325–330	326	4	160.00–170.00	$165.61	$540	-9.67
395	395	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$681	-0.45
400–410	405	3	170.00–180.00	$175.79	$712	-0.71
415 fancy	415	1	190.00	$190.00	$788	—
450–495	473	8	164.00–175.00	$168.66	$798	-10.75
505–515	510	4	162.00–176.00	$168.12	$857	-0.36
555–595	582	3	160.00–164.00	$161.36	$939	-2.60
615–645	628	4	152.00–161.00	$157.24	$987	-5.23
660–670	665	2	154.00–159.00	$156.52	$1,041	—
715–725	720	2	153.00–155.00	$154.01	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	142.50	$142.50	$349	—
255	255	1	147.50	$147.50	$376	—
300–345	323	6	142.50–155.00	$147.40	$476	-13.60
355–365	360	2	147.50–150.00	$148.77	$536	-10.15
445	445	1	145.00	$145.00	$645	-16.90
480–485	482	3	143.00–155.00	$149.34	$720	-10.18
510–545	525	3	152.00–159.00	$156.25	$820	+1.88
580	580	1	145.00	$145.00	$841	-9.97
600–625	614	4	134.00–147.00	$140.26	$861	+7.91
650	650	1	140.00	$140.00	$910	—
790	790	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,059	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	135.00–137.50	$136.31	$379	+1.31
310–335	323	2	138.00–140.00	$139.04	$449	+1.63
370–380	375	2	133.00–142.50	$137.81	$517	-3.52
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—
560–590	575	2	131.00–134.00	$132.54	$762	—
605–640	617	3	123.00–135.00	$129.00	$796	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	—
280	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	—
375–390	382	3	117.50–125.00	$120.22	$459	+4.63
495	495	1	125.00	$125.00	$619	—
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	142.50	$142.50	$321	±0.00
290 fancy	290	1	160.00	$160.00	$464	—
300 fancy	300	1	158.00	$158.00	$474	—
305	305	1	142.50	$142.50	$435	+0.12
360 fancy	360	1	167.50	$167.50	$603	—
360–395	378	6	142.00–149.00	$145.39	$550	+2.95
400–445	421	14	141.00–150.00	$144.64	$609	+1.89
460–495	473	35	142.00–152.00	$148.54	$703	+6.15
500–540	520	16	138.00–147.00	$143.26	$745	+1.71
530 fancy	530	1	155.00	$155.00	$822	—
550–580	556	11	138.00–146.50	$143.02	$795	+2.59
600–625	614	11	132.00–142.00	$136.08	$836	+4.40
670–690	677	3	124.00–129.00	$126.97	$860	+2.97
765–785	775	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$949	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	132.50	$132.50	$325	—
345	345	2	132.50–135.00	$133.75	$461	—
355–385	365	4	135.00–140.00	$138.18	$504	+10.90
400–435	418	8	125.00–140.00	$135.46	$566	+4.46
470–490	478	6	129.00–140.00	$134.66	$644	+3.66
505–545	528	4	125.00–137.00	$133.30	$704	+3.64
550–585	569	7	126.00–137.50	$133.44	$759	+8.25
615–630	623	2	120.00–128.00	$123.95	$772	+6.42
705–715	710	2	114.00–126.00	$119.96	$852	+5.95
760	760	1	118.00	$118.00	$897	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	3	125.00–132.50	$127.51	$418	—
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	—
405–435	418	3	117.50–120.00	$119.13	$498	+6.56
465	465	1	115.00	$115.00	$535	+2.45
640	640	1	118.00	$118.00	$755	+11.49
655–675	665	2	112.00–115.00	$113.48	$755	—
725–735	730	2	111.00–117.00	$113.98	$832	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	—
440	440	1	110.00	$110.00	$484	—
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	142.50–150.00	$146.31	$641	-2.94
450–495	476	7	140.00–155.00	$147.34	$701	+1.90
500–540	523	6	130.00–143.00	$135.04	$706	-4.08
550–585	564	8	132.00–149.00	$138.59	$782	+6.35
605–630	618	8	128.00–138.00	$133.22	$823	+1.00
660–685	674	6	130.00–136.00	$133.83	$902	+11.78
730	730	1	131.00	$131.00	$956	+16.07
750–760	755	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$951	+18.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	414	4	125.00–135.00	$128.75	$533	+3.99
480–495	490	4	127.00–137.50	$132.42	$649	+7.42
500–535	513	5	120.00–125.00	$121.03	$621	—
550–595	568	10	122.00–129.00	$125.38	$712	+5.38
605–620	613	2	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$751	+7.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	110.00–125.00	$117.67	$512	—
450–465	459	4	110.00–120.00	$115.58	$531	+5.93
520–540	529	5	110.00–115.00	$112.00	$592	—
585	585	1	117.50	$117.50	$687	+11.02
605	605	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$681	—
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	416	8	160.00–175.00	$164.93	$686	-1.27
450–465	457	3	160.00–161.00	$160.34	$733	-4.66
545	545	1	151.00	$151.00	$823	—
655	655	1	134.00	$134.00	$878	—
725	725	1	135.00	$135.00	$979	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1405	1180	80-85%	14	76.00–85.00	$80.63	$951	—
1015–1400	1208	80-85%	2	73.00–75.00	$74.16	$896	-2.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–965	921	85-90%	5	46.00–66.00	$59.34	$547	+0.58
875–1430	1008	85-90%	6	69.00–76.00	$72.03	$726	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1590	1468	75-80%	2	74.00–77.00	$75.37	$1,106	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	84.00	$84.00	$878	—
1435–2055	1667	5	98.00–108.00	$104.14	$1,736	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	908.00	$908.00
1130–1150	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	961.00–1,185.00	$1,073.98

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	554.00	$554.00
760–810	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	525.00–567.00	$546.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–800	768	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	786.00–800.00	$793.30

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,063.00	$1,063.00
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	844.00	$844.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
985–1070	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$914.05

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	522.00	$522.00
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	-50.00
85	85	1	80.00	$80.00	-100.00
85	85	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	-22.50
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	—
125	125	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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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
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	230.00	$230.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	30.00	$30.00	-75.00
35	35	6	50.00–65.00	$55.00	-50.00
45	45	8	75.00–80.00	$76.25	-48.75
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	-60.00
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	-95.00
50	50	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	-12.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	115.00	$115.00	-70.00
85	85	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	+2.50
100	100	1	195.00	$195.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	35.00	$35.00	—
35	35	3	80.00	$80.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	60.00	$60.00	$207	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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.