Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.26/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 426 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.89/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 515 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $160.56/cwt +13.22 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 467 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	662	536	699
Feeder cattle	502	432	616
Slaughter cattle	102	35	55
Replacement cattle	12	19	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 8.00 t0 10.00 higher, bulls were 4.00 higher. 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
265–290	278	2	170.00–175.00	$172.61	$480	-4.89
290 fancy	290	1	197.50	$197.50	$573	—
305 fancy	305	1	187.50	$187.50	$572	-10.00
315–330	323	2	170.00–175.00	$172.56	$557	+6.95
355–395	383	6	170.00–180.00	$174.49	$668	+1.99
430–440	437	5	170.00–178.00	$174.08	$761	-1.71
455–465	460	2	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$794	+3.87
505–540	518	6	168.00–175.00	$170.52	$883	+2.40
560–595	569	11	170.00–178.00	$172.89	$984	+11.53
605–630	622	12	160.00–170.00	$167.43	$1,041	+10.19
620–640 fancy	630	2	173.00–175.00	$173.98	$1,096	—
665–695	683	3	155.00–161.00	$157.68	$1,077	+1.16
700–740	725	5	150.00–157.00	$152.95	$1,109	-1.06
870	870	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,357	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	150.00–160.00	$155.45	$342	+12.95
250–270	263	3	150.00–160.00	$155.13	$408	+7.63
305–345	324	7	160.00–165.00	$162.93	$528	+15.53
354–395	367	11	148.00–165.00	$153.34	$563	+4.57
460–495	480	3	155.00–165.00	$160.03	$768	+10.69
505–545	523	8	150.00–160.00	$155.87	$815	-0.38
585–596	595	8	150.00–160.00	$158.77	$945	+13.77
600–645	630	4	140.00–155.00	$149.18	$940	+8.92

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	263	3	132.50–145.00	$139.27	$366	+2.96
300–345	324	9	130.00–145.00	$137.75	$446	-1.29
405–445	425	2	135.00–142.50	$138.57	$589	+8.57
450–480	462	3	130.00–142.00	$134.16	$620	—
500–545	523	2	131.00–140.00	$135.31	$708	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$416	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	140.00–145.00	$142.55	$342	+0.05
260–285	270	3	140.00–145.00	$142.72	$385	—
310–345	329	9	143.00–160.00	$150.76	$496	+8.26
375 fancy	375	1	167.00	$167.00	$626	-0.50
355–390	377	17	140.00–164.00	$150.23	$566	+4.84
400–445	426	30	140.00–157.50	$150.26	$640	+5.62
450–495	468	22	140.00–158.00	$151.33	$708	+2.79
500–545	515	23	140.00–155.00	$147.89	$762	+4.63
555–595	576	12	140.00–155.00	$144.27	$831	+1.25
605–630	621	6	140.00–146.00	$142.66	$886	+6.58
650–660	655	2	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$894	+9.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	128.00–135.00	$131.50	$309	-1.00
285–295	290	3	130.00–135.00	$132.34	$384	—
300–335	313	4	125.00–130.00	$126.72	$397	-7.03
350–395	368	3	125.00–135.00	$131.43	$484	-6.75
410–440	419	4	120.00–135.00	$129.84	$544	-5.62
450–490	470	3	120.00–130.00	$123.19	$579	-11.47
500–530	519	5	120.00–135.00	$129.69	$673	-3.61
555–590	574	4	120.00–135.00	$126.30	$725	-7.14
660–675	668	2	125.00–128.00	$126.48	$845	—
775–780	778	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$860	-7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$377	—
410–435	423	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$469	+0.97
465–480	475	3	105.00–108.00	$105.98	$503	-4.02
615–625	620	2	103.00–105.00	$104.01	$645	—
670–680	677	3	100.00–101.00	$100.33	$679	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	112.00	$112.00	$644	—
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	-3.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	9	150.00–165.00	$157.50	$673	+11.19
450–485	467	22	150.00–165.00	$160.56	$750	+13.22
500–530	516	12	140.00–155.00	$146.91	$758	+11.87
555–595	570	6	146.00–154.00	$150.26	$856	+11.67
600–630	620	5	130.00–140.00	$135.57	$841	+2.35
655–685	670	6	125.00–135.00	$130.82	$876	-3.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	9	170.00–177.50	$172.44	$723	+7.51
455–495	468	6	170.00–175.00	$171.84	$804	+11.50
500–545	523	12	160.00–168.00	$165.94	$868	+14.94
550–585	571	9	160.00–166.00	$161.87	$924	—
600–640	619	8	150.00–160.00	$156.08	$966	—
675–680	678	2	140.00–145.00	$142.51	$966	+8.51
700–740	713	3	132.00–136.00	$134.36	$958	-0.64
755–760	758	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$967	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	8	130.00–145.00	$137.61	$585	+8.86
450–495	469	14	125.00–136.00	$131.27	$616	-1.15
500–545	519	4	120.00–126.00	$122.49	$636	+1.46
605–640	623	3	115.00–125.00	$120.05	$748	-2.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	414	4	115.00–125.00	$118.63	$491	+0.96
460–485	473	5	115.00–120.00	$118.10	$559	+2.52
500–525	513	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$577	+0.44
570–585	578	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$650	-5.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1700	1182	80-85%	7	64.00–77.00	$73.31	$867	-7.32
985–1635	1206	80-85%	57	80.00–94.00	$87.48	$1,055	+13.32
1725	1725	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,690	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–935	791	85-90%	7	51.00–74.00	$66.67	$527	—
785–980	891	85-90%	10	80.00–91.00	$84.87	$756	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1605	1425	75-80%	5	85.00–91.00	$88.08	$1,255	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2065	1410	5	101.00–116.00	$110.68	$1,561	—
1470	1470	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,220	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–810	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	95.00–114.00	$101.19	$767

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1140	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–961.00	$923.09

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–930	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–690.00	$663.19

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	2	107.50–110.00	$108.76	$389	—
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	-2.50
170	170	2	200.00–230.00	$215.00	—

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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
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	87.50	$87.50	$368	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	5	50.00	$50.00	+20.00
30	30	2	50.00	$50.00	+20.00
30	30	8	70.00–85.00	$76.88	+46.88
40	40	2	60.00	$60.00	+30.00
40	40	5	100.00–110.00	$103.00	+73.00
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	-10.00
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	+70.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-40.00
50	50	2	125.00	$125.00	+10.00
60	60	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+27.50
80	80	3	170.00–175.00	$173.33	+58.33
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	-10.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
170	170	1	335.00	$335.00	—

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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.