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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.87/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 473 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.02/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 328 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.20/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 423 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 330 702
Feeder cattle 486 218 574
Slaughter cattle 46 49 81
Replacement cattle 18 15 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers, and feeder heifers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 210.00 $210.00 $452 —
255–285 267 3 180.00–187.50 $184.03 $491 —
290 fancy 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
305–340 324 7 182.50–195.00 $189.62 $614 —
310–340 fancy 332 8 205.00–210.00 $207.24 $688 +4.74
350–385 364 5 180.00–190.00 $186.02 $677 +10.82
350–380 fancy 376 7 204.00–207.50 $206.63 $777 +9.13
420 fancy 420 1 201.00 $201.00 $844 +12.00
445 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 —
460–475 fancy 468 2 200.00–205.00 $202.46 $948 —
465–490 481 6 177.00–189.00 $183.90 $885 —
500–525 516 4 170.00–182.00 $175.23 $904 +5.21
550–590 566 5 166.00–179.00 $171.47 $971 +3.77
675 675 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 —
725–735 730 2 155.00–157.00 $156.01 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 115.00 $115.00 $262 —
255–290 273 4 125.00–135.00 $131.27 $358 +9.56
300–345 326 7 115.00–130.00 $123.79 $404 +3.79
350–380 362 8 120.00–135.00 $125.73 $455 +0.73
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —
455–495 470 5 113.00–134.00 $125.96 $592 —
505–510 508 2 115.00–118.00 $116.51 $592 -18.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 +6.37
285 285 1 175.00 $175.00 $499 —
300–345 328 8 160.00–175.00 $165.47 $543 —
360–395 380 10 160.00–177.50 $169.25 $643 +9.25
500–530 515 2 150.00–168.00 $159.26 $820 +12.09
555–575 563 3 145.00–159.00 $152.32 $858 +5.97
605–645 625 2 145.00–153.00 $149.13 $932 +4.48
685 685 1 144.00 $144.00 $986 +3.53
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 150.00 $150.00 $320 —
250–295 271 5 140.00–155.00 $147.64 $400 +7.64
325–340 333 2 140.00–150.00 $145.11 $483 +10.19
360–395 380 5 140.00–157.50 $147.42 $560 +17.42
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
500 500 1 138.00 $138.00 $690 —
605 605 1 139.00 $139.00 $841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 157.50 $157.50 $465 —
305–335 328 8 155.00–167.50 $160.68 $527 —
355–395 373 8 155.00–164.00 $158.79 $592 -5.08
400–445 423 14 156.00–167.50 $159.20 $673 +4.06
450–495 473 15 153.00–163.00 $157.87 $747 +8.08
505–540 523 12 145.00–162.00 $153.16 $801 +4.80
550–580 567 8 144.00–153.00 $147.10 $834 +3.78
600–625 612 5 134.00–144.00 $138.98 $851 +2.49
660–685 670 4 130.00–137.00 $134.53 $901 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
350–390 371 6 145.00–154.00 $150.03 $557 +7.51
405–445 426 12 145.00–155.00 $149.99 $639 +7.58
450–490 472 12 139.00–152.00 $145.67 $688 +11.66
500–545 520 6 134.00–140.00 $137.71 $716 +3.65
570–580 574 5 135.00–142.00 $139.20 $799 +10.58
610–630 620 2 125.00 $125.00 $775 +1.40
670 670 1 127.00 $127.00 $851 +5.80
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 6 122.50–135.00 $128.49 $357 —
335–345 340 2 120.00–130.00 $124.93 $425 —
380–395 388 2 130.00 $130.00 $504 —
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
460 460 1 122.50 $122.50 $564 +0.87
510–520 515 3 122.50–125.00 $123.33 $635 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 112.50–120.00 $116.37 $378 —
365–390 378 3 110.00–120.00 $115.11 $435 —
425–445 438 3 105.00–110.00 $108.31 $474 —
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 431 6 150.00–167.50 $160.92 $694 +5.92
460–495 478 6 150.00–165.00 $156.97 $750 +10.45
500–540 524 11 142.00–157.00 $147.20 $771 +7.81
565–595 581 5 130.00–156.00 $140.62 $817 +3.47
600–620 610 4 130.00–140.00 $136.26 $831 +5.27
650–670 657 3 126.00–133.00 $129.63 $852 +4.52
710 710 1 128.00 $128.00 $909 +8.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 425 3 147.50 $147.50 $627 +16.67
455–495 473 11 130.00–145.00 $140.39 $664 +13.34
510–545 526 8 130.00–142.00 $134.76 $709 +11.30
550–570 560 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $742 —
605–640 623 2 120.00–122.00 $121.03 $754 —
695 695 1 117.50 $117.50 $817 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 409 5 170.00–177.50 $174.53 $714 -2.97
420–430 fancy 425 2 187.50–189.00 $188.26 $800 —
450–490 466 7 164.00–170.00 $167.47 $780 -5.03
515 515 2 162.00–163.00 $162.50 $837 +12.50
550–565 558 4 155.00–163.00 $157.48 $879 —
605–610 608 2 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $866 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 419 7 110.00–130.00 $120.32 $504 —
450–485 467 5 120.00–125.00 $121.04 $565 —
505–540 514 5 110.00–120.00 $114.99 $591 —
550–585 568 2 110.00–118.00 $113.88 $647 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
650 650 1 107.50 $107.50 $699 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960–1025 993 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,040.00–1,114.00 $1,075.79 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1555 1054 85-90% 8 50.00–69.00 $62.29 $657 —
860–1545 1144 85-90% 8 67.00–79.00 $71.75 $821 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1270 1159 80-85% 9 77.00–90.00 $81.94 $950 —
780–1500 1219 80-85% 5 63.00–76.00 $69.87 $852 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1625 1440 75-80% 3 82.00–89.00 $84.64 $1,219 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1880 1548 6 95.00–104.00 $100.92 $1,562 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 (<2 yrs)Open 1 872.00 $872.00
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 849.00 $849.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00
815 815 (<2 yrs)Open 1 693.00 $693.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630 630 (<2 yrs)Open 1 599.00 $599.00
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 612.00 $612.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
620 620 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 375.00 $375.00
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 533.00 $533.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
795–855 825 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–770.00 $717.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–390 343 3 93.00–103.00 $99.07 $340 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 1.00 $1.00 $4 —
495 495 1 1.00 $1.00 $5 —
565 565 1 2.00 $2.00 $11 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 120.00 $120.00 —
75 75 1 70.00 $70.00 —
75 75 3 165.00–185.00 $178.33 —
100 100 2 185.00–195.00 $190.00 +20.00
150 150 2 255.00–280.00 $267.50 +62.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865–975 912 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 915.00–1,075.00 $983.11 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
620 620 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 23 10 25.00–40.00 $35.00 -43.75
50 50 2 85.00–90.00 $87.50 -47.50
50 50 1 45.00 $45.00 -90.00
50 50 3 145.00–165.00 $155.00 +20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 190.00 $190.00 +34.29
75 75 —— 1 160.00 $160.00 +4.29
100–125 117 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 235.00–250.00 $241.67 +10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 25.00 $25.00 $84 —
365 365 1 88.00 $88.00 $321 —
370 370 1 46.00 $46.00 $170 —
410 410 1 15.00 $15.00 $62 —
410–450 430 2 62.00–75.00 $68.20 $293 —
440 440 1 45.00 $45.00 $198 —
730 730 1 62.50 $62.50 $456 —

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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.