Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.61/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 430 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.82/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 572 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.37/cwt +6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	800	662	683
Feeder cattle	607	502	529
Slaughter cattle	91	102	92
Replacement cattle	49	12	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 higher, feeder heifer 4.00 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to good 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
225	225	1	177.50	$177.50	$399	—
250–290	275	3	170.00–182.50	$174.32	$479	+1.71
290 fancy	290	1	195.00	$195.00	$566	-2.50
300–340	322	5	170.00–182.50	$177.00	$570	+4.44
305–340 fancy	328	7	185.00–200.00	$191.86	$629	+4.36
360–390 fancy	373	7	185.00–207.50	$194.94	$727	—
360–395	377	11	167.50–180.00	$172.73	$651	-1.76
405–445 fancy	423	3	185.00–190.00	$186.93	$791	—
420–445	432	5	170.00–180.00	$174.22	$753	+0.14
455 fancy	455	1	184.00	$184.00	$837	—
450–495	477	9	172.50–182.00	$176.79	$843	+4.26
505–545	521	14	165.00–178.00	$171.26	$892	+0.74
550–585	571	5	165.00–175.00	$171.27	$978	-1.62
615–645	628	14	157.00–169.50	$167.30	$1,051	-0.13
650–685	667	3	156.00–161.00	$158.04	$1,054	+0.36
700–715	710	7	150.00–162.00	$155.00	$1,100	+2.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	147.50–150.00	$149.14	$353	-6.31
270–275	273	3	152.50–160.00	$155.84	$425	+0.71
340	340	1	160.00	$160.00	$544	-2.93
375–390	383	3	150.00–165.00	$159.26	$610	+5.92
410	410	1	160.00	$160.00	$656	—
455–480	465	4	147.50–155.00	$150.67	$701	-9.36
510–530	523	4	150.00–163.00	$157.04	$821	+1.17
550–590	583	10	150.00–161.00	$159.28	$929	+0.51
615–645	631	9	145.00–160.00	$152.55	$963	+3.37
655–690	671	5	149.00–156.00	$153.43	$1,030	—
710–730	717	3	151.00–152.00	$151.66	$1,087	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	142.50–147.50	$145.12	$312	—
260–295	281	4	140.00–150.00	$142.62	$401	+3.35
340	340	1	140.00	$140.00	$476	+2.25
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
530–540	535	2	133.00–140.00	$136.53	$730	+1.22
560–580	572	3	132.50–142.50	$139.07	$795	—
605–635	621	4	135.00–142.50	$138.36	$859	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	125.00–131.00	$128.19	$356	—
300–330	320	3	120.00–130.00	$125.84	$403	+3.38
365–395	380	4	120.00–130.00	$126.17	$479	—
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	—
560–585	573	2	120.00–130.00	$124.89	$716	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 fancy	320	1	167.00	$167.00	$534	—
335	335	2	160.00–163.00	$161.50	$541	+10.74
355–395	375	8	150.00–162.00	$156.15	$586	+5.92
400–445	430	27	149.00–160.00	$155.61	$669	+5.35
450–485	470	12	153.00–164.00	$156.44	$735	+5.11
500–535	515	12	148.00–162.00	$153.87	$792	+5.98
550–590	572	22	143.00–150.00	$147.82	$846	+3.55
620	620	1	144.00	$144.00	$893	+1.34
655	655	1	136.00	$136.00	$891	-0.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	-2.34
310–345	328	2	132.50–145.00	$139.08	$456	+12.36
355–395	381	6	140.00–145.00	$141.72	$540	+10.29
410–440	424	6	140.00–148.00	$143.64	$609	+13.80
460–495	481	7	132.50–148.00	$142.20	$684	+19.01
515–545	532	7	134.00–147.00	$142.24	$757	+12.55
555–595	574	9	130.00–142.00	$136.56	$784	+10.26
600–645	619	10	129.00–139.00	$135.78	$840	—
670–685	678	3	125.00–133.00	$128.35	$870	+1.87
720	720	1	129.00	$129.00	$929	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	127.50–130.00	$128.76	$326	—
410–435	422	5	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$527	—
470	470	1	125.00	$125.00	$588	—
505	505	1	125.00	$125.00	$631	—
570	570	3	120.00–128.00	$125.33	$714	+13.33
645	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	—
660–690	674	4	118.00–125.00	$120.46	$812	+10.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	115.00	$115.00	$310	—
330	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	+7.43
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	—
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544	+4.02
580	580	1	115.00	$115.00	$667	—
605	605	1	114.00	$114.00	$690	+9.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	419	6	152.50–168.00	$163.86	$687	+6.36
460–495	485	7	155.00–164.00	$158.24	$767	-2.32
500–545	520	14	148.00–159.00	$152.90	$795	+5.99
555–595	575	8	145.00–156.00	$152.94	$879	+2.68
610	610	1	152.00	$152.00	$927	+16.43
650–680	668	3	130.00–136.00	$133.64	$893	+2.82
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	429	5	135.00–148.00	$142.07	$609	+4.46
450–485	470	10	132.50–149.00	$139.95	$658	+8.68
505–540	520	5	140.00–145.00	$143.53	$746	+21.04
550–595	581	9	129.00–140.00	$133.85	$778	—
610–645	629	4	125.00–135.00	$131.29	$826	+11.24
705–730	718	2	120.00	$120.00	$862	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	422	11	170.00–182.50	$174.24	$735	+1.80
425 fancy	425	1	190.00	$190.00	$808	—
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	-1.84
500–525	512	3	161.00–167.00	$163.32	$836	-2.62
565–577	576	12	159.00–160.00	$159.92	$921	-1.95
650	650	2	145.00–152.00	$148.50	$965	+5.99
705	705	1	139.00	$139.00	$980	+4.64
750	750	1	132.00	$132.00	$990	+4.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	5	120.00–130.00	$127.42	$539	+8.79
450–490	471	11	120.00–135.00	$128.21	$604	+10.11
500–540	520	2	120.00–124.00	$122.08	$635	+9.64
570–580	575	2	123.00–125.00	$124.01	$713	+11.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1050–1580	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,050.00–1,875.00	$1,545.63	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1145	1115	80-85%	2	78.00	$78.00	$870	—
915–1425	1172	80-85%	33	83.00–99.00	$91.39	$1,071	+18.08
1025–1585	1216	80-85%	7	100.00–118.00	$106.86	$1,299	+19.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1220	933	85-90%	3	60.00–66.00	$64.32	$600	—
805–1260	1036	85-90%	17	70.00–89.00	$81.02	$839	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1725	1563	75-80%	9	84.00–97.00	$90.89	$1,421	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1890	1471	9	90.00–112.00	$106.21	$1,562	+23.21

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–840	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	940.00–1,000.00	$970.55
1005–1065	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,170.00–1,225.00	$1,198.30

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–750	695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–525.00	$482.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	747.00	$747.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	584.00	$584.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	746.00	$746.00
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
860–1020	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,060.00	$907.77
890–980	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	960.00–1,029.00	$996.16
845–1065	952	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	760.00–775.00	$764.96
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1045	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,285.00–1,500.00	$1,397.62
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1165–1410	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,069.00–1,850.00	$1,482.42

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–765	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	630.00–650.00	$640.41

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
825	825	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	178	4	87.50–115.00	$95.95	$171	—
230–245	238	2	102.50–117.50	$110.24	$262	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	-27.50
85	85	2	150.00–180.00	$165.00	+37.50
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	—
100–135	107	5	215.00–265.00	$244.00	—
175	175	3	360.00	$360.00	+145.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1055–1355	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,500.00	$1,457.83	—
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–1005	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–2,000.00	$1,517.60	—
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
695–895	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–735.00	$730.63	-79.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	430.00	$430.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	30.00	$30.00	-20.00
35	35	9	50.00–60.00	$55.56	+5.56
40–45	43	9	70.00–80.00	$73.33	+13.33
50	50	3	90.00–95.00	$93.33	+13.33
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	-35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	110.00	$110.00	-32.50
65	65	2	65.00	$65.00	-77.50
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	-43.33
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	-13.33
100–135	112	3	210.00–235.00	$223.33	—
150	150	1	245.00	$245.00	—

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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.