Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.41/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 519 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.98/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 487 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.02/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 568 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	637	870	594
Feeder cattle	465	691	481
Slaughter cattle	95	102	66
Replacement cattle	20	16	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
325–330	328	2	170.00–180.00	$174.96	$574	-5.04
355–370	363	2	170.00–175.00	$172.45	$626	-7.53
425–440	433	2	168.00–178.00	$172.91	$749	+0.50
450–475	467	14	163.50–170.00	$165.31	$772	-1.49
505–525	522	12	156.00–164.00	$158.33	$826	+3.38
555–580	568	18	149.50–158.00	$150.02	$852	-2.45
600–630	612	9	140.00–147.00	$143.04	$875	—
655–675	672	9	135.00–145.50	$143.30	$963	—
735	735	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	326	6	150.00–162.50	$155.81	$508	-3.33
350–395	374	15	150.00–165.00	$156.80	$586	-2.67
405–445	430	3	140.00–155.00	$149.44	$643	-9.01
475–490	481	4	153.00–159.00	$156.64	$753	+4.14
555–595	580	5	135.00–145.00	$139.62	$810	-12.76
635	635	1	129.00	$129.00	$819	-21.01

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	5	130.00–140.00	$131.87	$423	-11.94
360–380	370	2	130.00–140.00	$135.14	$500	+0.97
415–440	430	3	125.00–135.00	$131.78	$567	-9.47
470–490	479	4	120.00–130.00	$122.53	$587	-19.49
515–530	523	2	115.00–125.00	$120.07	$628	-17.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	115.00	$115.00	$282	—
255–280	268	2	112.00–125.00	$118.20	$317	-5.55
315–340	325	4	110.00–122.50	$116.91	$380	-5.59
350–390	365	5	110.00–125.00	$119.12	$435	-0.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	140.00–142.50	$141.28	$478	—
355–370	363	2	140.00–148.00	$144.08	$523	-0.41
400–435	417	8	134.00–140.00	$135.62	$566	—
450–495	478	12	130.00–135.00	$131.97	$631	-5.26
498 value added	498	9	139.00	$139.00	$692	—
500–545	517	19	125.00–136.00	$130.00	$672	-6.00
507–531 value added	521	19	138.00–140.00	$138.82	$723	—
550–590	569	7	125.00–130.00	$127.14	$723	-7.86
610–640	623	3	118.00–125.00	$120.95	$754	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	120.00–130.00	$125.15	$323	—
315–340	332	5	120.00–135.00	$126.11	$419	-2.66
360–385	373	2	120.00–127.50	$123.62	$461	-4.65
400–435	414	7	120.00–130.00	$125.29	$519	-6.42
470–495	482	7	115.00–126.00	$120.04	$579	-11.06
500–530	516	7	115.00–122.00	$118.57	$612	-11.79
555–595	575	4	115.00–121.00	$118.81	$683	-9.10
645	645	1	112.00	$112.00	$722	-7.65

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	4	110.00–115.00	$111.33	$351	-10.65
370–390	378	3	110.00–115.00	$111.97	$423	-9.31
405–415	410	3	110.00	$110.00	$451	-9.52
460–495	480	4	110.00–120.00	$112.80	$541	-6.21
500–510	505	2	110.00	$110.00	$556	-10.35
550	550	1	105.00	$105.00	$578	-14.00
615–620	618	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$634	-14.21
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	-9.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	460	3	100.00	$100.00	$460	-8.70
555–575	565	2	100.00	$100.00	$565	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	429	7	140.00–155.00	$148.48	$637	+5.50
465–495	476	7	135.00–148.00	$140.12	$667	+0.16
500–545	525	8	130.00–144.00	$135.48	$711	-2.94
555–585	570	7	120.00–128.00	$124.72	$711	-4.39
600–645	619	5	110.00–115.00	$113.01	$700	-5.97
650–665	660	3	110.00–120.00	$113.36	$748	-3.44

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	6	115.00–130.00	$122.31	$511	-0.20
450–480	464	6	115.00–130.00	$123.67	$574	-5.97
500–545	516	8	115.00–125.00	$119.95	$619	-4.82
555–575	565	2	112.50–115.00	$113.73	$643	-7.45
605–625	615	2	100.00–104.00	$101.97	$627	-13.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$682	+5.76
480	480	1	161.00	$161.00	$773	+3.50
505	505	1	155.00	$155.00	$783	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	478	4	105.00–110.00	$108.82	$520	-3.20

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1280	1103	80-85%	18	50.00–64.00	$59.64	$658	—
1000–1800	1231	80-85%	28	70.00–79.00	$74.14	$913	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–985	827	85-90%	12	69.00–77.00	$71.80	$594	—
850–915	890	85-90%	5	48.00–65.00	$59.02	$525	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1745	1506	75-80%	5	64.00–69.00	$66.59	$1,003	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2295	1595	5	77.00–89.00	$80.80	$1,289	—
1125–1880	1612	6	92.00–95.00	$93.33	$1,504	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–885	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	78.00–87.50	$82.26	$661

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,131

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
760–995	871	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–740.00	$623.40
830–970	889	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	550.00–740.00	$619.33

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–900	808	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–490.00	$472.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	112.00	$112.00	$442	—
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	85.00	$85.00	-65.00
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	-10.00
80	80	3	110.00–115.00	$113.33	-36.67
90	90	5	120.00–130.00	$126.00	-24.00
100	100	2	140.00	$140.00	+15.00
130	130	1	240.00	$240.00	+3.12
150	150	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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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
1085–1095	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,174.54	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	410.00	$410.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	88.00	$88.00	$339	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	70.00–80.00	$75.56	-1.11
40	40	6	95.00–110.00	$100.00	+23.33
50	50	5	120.00–125.00	$123.00	+53.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	125.00	$125.00	+35.00
70	70	2	85.00	$85.00	-70.00
80	80	4	150.00–165.00	$158.75	+3.75
140	140	1	280.00	$280.00	+97.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	125.00	$125.00	—

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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.