Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.01/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 472 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.36/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 567 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.96/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 618 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	768	593	640
Feeder cattle	626	486	511
Slaughter cattle	76	46	61
Replacement cattle	27	18	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week. 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
270–285	278	2	175.00–187.50	$181.42	$504	-2.61
305–345	324	6	175.00–185.00	$181.74	$589	-7.88
350–390	374	13	175.00–186.00	$181.22	$678	-4.80
395 fancy	395	1	195.00	$195.00	$770	-11.63
420 fancy	420	1	195.00	$195.00	$819	-6.00
420–435	428	2	177.50–187.50	$182.59	$781	-7.41
455–495	470	4	175.00–189.00	$181.85	$855	-2.05
500–538	535	20	167.50–175.00	$169.08	$905	-6.15
555–590	573	6	165.00–170.00	$166.64	$955	-4.83
620–645	638	8	155.00–165.00	$158.13	$1,009	—
650	650	1	150.00	$150.00	$975	-5.00
730	730	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,139	-0.01
753–770	756	6	155.00–159.50	$158.74	$1,200	—
845	845	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,098	—
855–870	863	2	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	150.00	$150.00	$428	-25.00
335	335	2	147.50–155.00	$151.25	$507	-14.22
390–395	393	2	155.00–165.00	$160.03	$629	-9.22
443–445	444	3	156.00–160.00	$157.34	$699	—
450–490	473	5	155.00–165.00	$160.65	$760	—
530–545	538	4	150.00–160.00	$156.65	$843	-2.61
555–580	571	10	146.00–158.50	$156.42	$893	+4.10
670	670	1	133.00	$133.00	$891	-11.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	140.00–145.00	$142.57	$403	-5.07
355–384	373	7	130.00–140.00	$136.16	$508	-11.26
415–445	430	2	130.00–140.00	$135.17	$581	-14.83
500	500	2	130.00	$130.00	$650	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	120.00–130.00	$125.11	$275	+10.11
280	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	-11.27
300–315	308	2	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$377	-1.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	320	7	150.00–155.00	$153.27	$490	-7.41
350–390	372	10	150.00–159.00	$154.13	$573	-4.66
400–445	423	12	150.00–163.00	$154.55	$654	-4.65
450–494	472	36	150.00–160.00	$155.01	$732	-2.86
500–545	526	15	145.00–154.00	$149.05	$784	-4.11
550–590	566	22	140.00–150.00	$143.78	$814	-3.32
600–635	618	23	130.00–142.00	$138.96	$859	-0.02
650–670	658	3	130.00–135.00	$132.68	$873	-1.85
662 fancy	662	5	144.50	$144.50	$957	—
700–720	710	3	120.00–128.00	$124.36	$883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	230	3	130.00–132.50	$130.87	$301	-24.13
265–290	274	4	130.00–135.00	$131.84	$361	—
315–345	323	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$436	—
355–390	371	9	130.00–145.00	$139.24	$517	-10.79
400–445	423	18	130.00–145.00	$138.06	$584	-11.93
450–490	475	12	130.00–145.00	$138.53	$658	-7.14
510–545	530	7	130.00–140.00	$134.88	$715	-2.83
555–595	571	7	125.00–135.00	$131.92	$753	-7.28
605–640	618	8	120.00–125.00	$122.74	$759	-2.26
655–690	674	4	115.00–120.00	$117.52	$792	-9.48
705–710	708	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$786	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	220	3	120.00–125.00	$121.59	$267	—
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342	-8.49
300–305	303	2	115.00–125.00	$120.04	$364	—
365–370	368	2	120.00	$120.00	$442	-10.00
560	560	1	116.00	$116.00	$650	-4.00
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	-12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	110.00	$110.00	$270	—
250–260	255	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$287	—
400–415	408	2	110.00	$110.00	$449	+1.69
555–560	558	2	100.00–110.00	$105.02	$586	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	—	—	3	155.00–165.00	$160.00	$677	-0.92
455–495	478	—	—	16	150.00–160.00	$154.11	$737	-2.86
505–540	521	—	—	12	145.00–156.00	$148.17	$772	+0.97
550–595	567	—	—	26	130.00–145.00	$138.36	$785	-2.26
605–640	620	—	—	11	125.00–133.00	$128.94	$799	-7.32
655–696	677	—	—	12	121.00–130.00	$124.88	$845	-4.75
735–740	738	—	—	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$878	-9.00
755–770	763	—	—	2	110.00–116.00	$113.03	$862	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	418	11	170.00–186.00	$177.68	$743	+3.15
450–475	464	6	170.00–179.00	$172.22	$799	+4.75
525–540	535	5	155.00–160.00	$156.50	$837	-6.00
610–620	615	3	136.00–140.00	$137.67	$847	-4.83

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	420	6	130.00–145.00	$134.32	$564	-13.18
455–495	471	8	130.00–145.00	$136.31	$642	-4.08
500–535	518	8	120.00–134.00	$126.07	$653	-8.69
570–595	583	2	120.00–135.00	$127.34	$742	-5.20
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	-1.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	4	111.00	$111.00	$458	-9.32
470–485	482	10	105.00–110.00	$105.49	$508	-15.55
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	-4.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1490	1165	80-85%	19	60.00–76.00	$70.03	$816	-11.91
1000–1505	1242	80-85%	26	78.00–90.00	$83.63	$1,039	+13.76
1570	1570	80-85%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,444	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–990	903	85-90%	7	60.00–69.00	$66.26	$598	—
850–990	916	85-90%	5	78.00–84.00	$80.23	$735	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1635	1392	75-80%	5	77.00–87.00	$82.06	$1,142	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1720	1278	5	84.00–94.00	$89.04	$1,138	—
1490–1640	1555	3	97.00–99.00	$98.03	$1,524	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–790	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	81.00–87.50	$83.05	$561

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1130	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	885.00–900.00	$892.06
1285–1465	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	990.00–1,000.00	$994.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	65.00	$65.00	$188	—
305–345	323	4	57.50–67.50	$61.79	$200	-37.28
335	335	1	82.50	$82.50	$276	-16.57

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	-17.50
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	+55.00
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	+90.00
150–160	155	2	170.00–230.00	$200.00	-67.50

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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
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—
985–1170	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,296.52	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	103.00	$103.00	$397	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	100.00–110.00	$103.33	+68.33
30	30	2	30.00–45.00	$37.50	+2.50
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	+25.00
40	40	1	130.00	$130.00	+95.00
50	50	3	145.00–155.00	$148.33	+60.83
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+12.50
60	60	2	170.00	$170.00	+82.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	155.00	$155.00	-35.00
70	70	5	100.00–105.00	$101.00	-89.00
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	-15.00
80	80	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-67.50
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-101.67
140	140	1	220.00	$220.00	-21.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	113	3	180.00–210.00	$196.67	—

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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.