Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.49/cwt +7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 473 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.06/cwt ≈ $723/hd at 520 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.03/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 407 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	667	843	543
Feeder cattle	503	625	410
Slaughter cattle	120	133	84
Replacement cattle	12	7	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 3.00 lower, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
290	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	+16.00
300–340	321	7	175.00–195.00	$188.74	$606	+10.56
365–395	383	3	175.00–177.50	$175.86	$674	-2.55
410	410	1	179.00	$179.00	$734	+2.71
410–418 fancy	415	3	196.00–200.00	$197.32	$819	+8.37
465–495	482	5	181.00–187.00	$184.41	$889	+5.58
500–525	514	4	150.00–180.00	$168.91	$868	-2.53
550–575	554	6	169.00–170.00	$169.17	$937	-2.72
605 value added	605	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,035	—
605–645	620	9	169.00–170.00	$169.50	$1,051	+0.99
675	675	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,060	-5.21
700–710	705	2	158.00–164.00	$161.02	$1,135	+1.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	227	3	152.50–165.00	$159.01	$361	—
260	260	1	150.00	$150.00	$390	-10.00
305–349	339	9	160.00–170.50	$169.17	$573	+10.87
355–395	382	7	147.50–170.00	$157.60	$602	-1.35
415–430	422	3	149.00–167.50	$160.39	$677	—
455	455	1	150.00	$150.00	$682	-5.14
520	520	1	140.00	$140.00	$728	-15.00
585	585	3	147.00–160.00	$152.33	$891	-2.09
600–635	617	5	146.00–162.00	$154.70	$954	—
680	680	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,000	—
700–710	705	2	137.00–147.00	$141.96	$1,001	+3.03

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	140.00–150.00	$144.94	$316	+9.94
260–275	268	3	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$382	-2.23
305	305	1	145.00	$145.00	$442	-5.00
355–380	366	4	130.00–140.00	$137.58	$504	-4.80
420–435	428	2	140.00–148.00	$144.07	$617	-0.93
480	480	1	147.50	$147.50	$708	+10.01
505–535	520	2	130.00	$130.00	$676	±0.00
555–590	573	2	134.00–138.00	$136.06	$780	—
630	630	1	138.00	$138.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
250–290	270	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	$329	—
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	—
380	380	2	121.00–125.00	$123.00	$467	—
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	—
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	132.50	$132.50	$305	—
255–295	274	4	137.50–145.00	$140.03	$384	+5.03
315	315	1	136.00	$136.00	$428	+0.87
395	395	2	142.00–149.00	$145.50	$575	+12.26
405–445	424	16	133.00–149.00	$142.28	$603	+8.63
450–495	473	24	133.00–149.00	$142.49	$674	+7.37
500–545	520	21	131.00–145.00	$139.06	$723	—
555–595	574	10	133.00–142.00	$137.40	$789	+6.67
600–645	625	9	132.00–136.00	$134.09	$838	+7.87
650–685	673	5	125.00–133.00	$129.59	$872	+12.14
700	700	1	123.00	$123.00	$861	+6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	150.00	$150.00	$442	-2.66
305–345	331	6	155.00–161.00	$158.48	$525	+0.25
360–395	378	11	150.00–163.00	$154.79	$585	-0.06
400–425	406	16	145.00–157.00	$153.59	$624	+3.65
430 value added	430	1	161.00	$161.00	$692	—
460–470	465	4	150.00–157.00	$152.24	$708	+0.51
513 value added	513	4	156.50	$156.50	$803	—
500–540	520	5	146.00–150.00	$147.22	$766	-1.66
555–585	574	5	145.00–157.00	$150.90	$866	+2.21
610	610	1	139.00	$139.00	$848	-3.23
650–670	660	2	131.00–136.00	$133.46	$881	-6.54

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	122.50–130.00	$126.11	$328	—
350–380	365	3	120.00–130.00	$126.80	$463	+1.80
405–425	419	4	127.50–130.00	$129.37	$542	—
455–490	472	7	125.00–137.50	$130.92	$618	—
525–545	533	5	123.00–130.00	$126.82	$676	—
585–595	590	2	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$749	+12.08
640–645	643	3	111.00–123.00	$118.66	$763	—
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	110.00–117.50	$113.75	$313	—
305	305	1	110.00	$110.00	$336	—
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	—
425	425	1	117.50	$117.50	$499	—
610–625	618	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$695	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	3	140.00–150.00	$146.50	$620	-13.00
465–490	478	3	144.00–152.50	$147.93	$707	-11.11
500–545	525	12	140.00–150.00	$143.52	$753	-5.81
555–595	579	9	134.00–146.00	$137.62	$797	-6.80
600–645	620	8	134.00–143.00	$137.38	$852	+3.13
650	650	1	136.00	$136.00	$884	+1.53
705	705	1	134.00	$134.00	$945	+15.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	425	8	170.00–185.00	$173.14	$736	-5.70
450–490	466	4	165.00–175.00	$168.26	$784	-9.24
510–540	515	11	154.00–164.00	$159.42	$821	-6.37
580	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	-12.61

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	474	7	130.00–135.00	$131.58	$624	-9.74
500–545	530	9	128.00–139.00	$135.82	$720	+3.97
565–575	570	2	130.00–134.00	$131.98	$752	+6.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	120.00	$120.00	$508	-5.09
450–495	472	6	115.00–120.00	$118.74	$560	-4.51
535	535	2	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$653	—
590	590	1	110.00	$110.00	$649	-1.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1480	1204	80-85%	24	62.00–78.00	$72.98	$879	-18.80
955–1460	1227	80-85%	26	79.00–91.00	$85.73	$1,052	-6.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1145	1024	85-90%	5	57.00–68.00	$63.26	$648	—
830–1330	1065	85-90%	13	72.00–84.00	$77.24	$823	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1455	1393	75-80%	2	67.00–70.00	$68.57	$955	—
1615–1625	1620	75-80%	2	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$1,507	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1805	1426	4	82.00–85.00	$84.05	$1,199	—
1115–1950	1529	7	92.00–113.00	$102.22	$1,563	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,123.00	$1,123.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,338.00	$1,338.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	470.00	$470.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	+7.50
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-75.00
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	100.00	$100.00	$375	—
440	440	1	100.00	$100.00	$440	—
455	455	1	105.00	$105.00	$478	—
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	-5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	40.00–45.00	$42.50	-10.00
35	35	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	-47.50
45	45	2	90.00	$90.00	+7.50
45	45	1	135.00	$135.00	+52.50
50	50	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	-54.17
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-16.67
65	65	2	140.00	$140.00	-15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	4	170.00–175.00	$172.50	-32.50
100	100	5	185.00–205.00	$197.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	155.00	$155.00	—
85	85	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	175.00	$175.00	-5.00
100	100	1	175.00	$175.00	-45.00

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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.