Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $146.52/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.36/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	330	667	515
Feeder cattle	218	503	376
Slaughter cattle	49	120	62
Replacement cattle	15	12	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	150.00–157.50	$153.63	$366	-5.38
390	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	+2.40
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	-0.39
460–485	468	3	160.00–165.00	$163.27	$764	+13.27
505–530	523	4	140.00–152.50	$147.17	$770	+7.17
560–585	570	3	142.00–150.00	$146.35	$834	-5.98
630–645	637	3	140.00–150.00	$144.65	$921	-10.05
655–695	675	5	135.00–146.00	$140.47	$948	-6.53
715	715	1	136.00	$136.00	$972	-5.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	172.50	$172.50	$405	—
315 fancy	315	1	202.50	$202.50	$638	—
355 fancy	355	2	197.50	$197.50	$701	—
360–390	375	2	170.00–180.00	$175.20	$657	-0.66
420 fancy	420	1	189.00	$189.00	$794	-8.32
540–545	543	3	165.00–175.00	$170.02	$923	+1.11
550–570	562	3	165.00–170.00	$167.70	$942	-1.47
610–620	616	5	155.00–160.00	$156.79	$966	-12.71
750–775	761	4	140.00–145.00	$141.99	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	268	3	120.00–125.00	$121.71	$326	+0.04
310	310	1	120.00	$120.00	$372	-10.00
380	380	1	125.00	$125.00	$475	+2.00
515	515	1	135.00	$135.00	$695	+20.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	2	140.00	$140.00	$371	-2.45
320–330	325	2	130.00–140.00	$134.92	$438	-10.08
390	390	1	130.00	$130.00	$507	-7.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	365	6	157.50–170.00	$163.87	$598	+9.08
405–440	423	6	150.00–162.50	$155.14	$656	+1.55
460–495	475	6	145.00–155.00	$149.79	$712	-2.45
500–545	518	10	145.00–155.00	$148.36	$769	+1.14
555–595	571	5	140.00–150.00	$143.32	$818	-7.58
605–630	615	4	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$839	-2.51
620 fancy	620	1	150.00	$150.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$553	-2.98
430–440	434	5	135.00–145.00	$142.41	$618	+0.13
450–490	469	7	130.00–140.00	$134.01	$629	-8.48
505–545	520	5	130.00–140.00	$134.06	$697	-5.00
550–590	570	2	125.00–132.00	$128.62	$733	-8.78
620–645	633	3	120.00–130.00	$123.60	$782	-10.49
650–685	665	4	115.00–129.00	$121.20	$806	-8.39
700–745	723	2	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$849	-5.58
775–780	778	2	115.00–120.00	$117.51	$914	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	467	3	120.00–125.00	$121.63	$568	-9.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	110.00	$110.00	$688	-2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	3	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$679	+8.50
455–495	475	10	140.00–155.00	$146.52	$696	-1.41
515–540	531	8	135.00–148.00	$139.39	$740	-4.13
565–585	572	5	130.00–144.00	$137.15	$784	-0.47
600–635	615	3	125.00–136.00	$130.99	$806	-6.39
650–695	665	6	120.00–132.00	$125.11	$832	-10.89
725	725	2	116.00–123.00	$119.50	$866	-14.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	415	6	125.00–135.00	$130.83	$543	—
455–495	475	6	120.00–135.00	$127.05	$603	-4.53
505–535	525	4	118.00–130.00	$123.46	$648	-12.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	177.50	$177.50	$772	+4.36
485	485	1	172.50	$172.50	$837	+4.24
545	545	1	150.00	$150.00	$818	-9.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1235	1057	80-85%	9	60.00–71.00	$65.57	$693	—
915–1310	1115	80-85%	14	75.00–88.00	$80.08	$893	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–970	856	85-90%	4	70.00–78.00	$73.93	$633	—
605–1030	863	85-90%	9	61.00–67.00	$63.99	$552	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1550	1540	75-80%	2	75.00–76.00	$75.50	$1,163	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1770	1450	3	100.00–104.00	$102.64	$1,488	—
1650	1650	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,534	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1010	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–132.50	$131.21	$1,286

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–890	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	110.00–119.00	$114.63	$992

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1075	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	770.00–910.00	$853.95
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
1245–1350	1298	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	980.00–1,100.00	$1,042.43

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	102.50	$102.50	$159	—
265–285	273	3	92.50–102.50	$95.98	$262	—
365–390	378	3	97.50–110.00	$101.52	$384	—
405	405	1	97.50	$97.50	$395	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	3	170.00	$170.00	—
160	160	1	205.00	$205.00	-45.00

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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
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	70.00–85.00	$78.75	+36.25
40	40	5	90.00–115.00	$104.00	+51.50
50	50	1	135.00	$135.00	+47.50
50	50	1	170.00	$170.00	+82.50
60	60	2	90.00	$90.00	-50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	-45.00
70	70	7	150.00–160.00	$155.71	-16.79
80	80	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+2.50
100–125	116	6	205.00–240.00	$231.67	+34.67
110–120	118	4	225.00–240.00	$236.25	+39.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	2	210.00–235.00	$222.50	+47.50

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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.