Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.79/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.22/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 477 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.63/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 416 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	622	637	659
Feeder cattle	443	465	527
Slaughter cattle	121	95	76
Replacement cattle	37	20	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
260–285	270	3	155.00–160.00	$158.24	$427	—
305–345	329	5	152.50–167.50	$159.40	$524	+3.59
355–390	375	7	150.00–167.50	$160.50	$602	+3.70
430–440	435	2	155.00–160.00	$157.53	$685	+8.09
460–495	472	6	150.00–164.00	$156.24	$737	-0.40
515–535	525	2	144.00–152.00	$148.08	$777	—
557	557	7	139.00	$139.00	$774	-0.62
630–640	637	3	130.00–144.00	$137.33	$875	+8.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	180.00	$180.00	$585	+5.04
350–395	376	10	165.00–180.00	$174.70	$657	+2.25
430–435	433	2	170.00–175.00	$172.49	$747	-0.42
455–495	482	3	168.00–170.00	$168.63	$813	+3.32
500–545	517	6	167.00–178.00	$170.47	$881	+12.14
565–585	575	3	150.00–155.00	$153.36	$882	+3.34
670	670	1	143.00	$143.00	$958	-0.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	120.00	$120.00	$252	+5.00
310–320	315	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	$357	-3.58
375–380	378	2	110.00–120.00	$115.03	$435	-4.09
440	440	1	107.50	$107.50	$473	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	—
340	340	1	130.00	$130.00	$442	-1.87
350–370	360	2	137.50–140.00	$138.78	$500	+3.64
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	-1.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$382	—
325–335	330	2	135.00–145.00	$139.92	$462	-1.36
355–395	378	8	135.00–143.00	$138.62	$524	-5.46
400–445	416	15	135.00–140.00	$137.63	$573	+2.01
455–495	477	20	132.00–142.00	$137.22	$655	+5.25
500–545	524	24	130.00–143.00	$137.79	$722	+7.79
550–585	563	6	134.00–140.00	$137.32	$773	+10.18
605–640	623	4	123.00–133.00	$128.18	$799	+7.23
655–680	668	2	125.00–131.00	$127.94	$855	—
705	705	1	122.00	$122.00	$860	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	6	121.00–130.00	$125.97	$401	-0.14
355–380	368	2	130.00	$130.00	$478	+6.38
405–435	419	8	125.00–133.00	$130.01	$545	+4.72
455–460	457	5	123.00–132.50	$127.78	$584	+7.74
525–530	528	2	123.00–129.00	$126.01	$665	+7.44
630	630	1	122.00	$122.00	$769	+10.00
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	110.00–115.00	$112.34	$312	—
325–340	333	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$374	—
350	350	1	107.50	$107.50	$376	—
410–425	418	2	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$439	—
465	465	1	105.00	$105.00	$488	+5.00
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	—
595	595	1	111.00	$111.00	$660	+11.00
610	610	1	111.00	$111.00	$677	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	120.00	$120.00	$270	—
355–390	367	5	120.00–125.00	$120.98	$444	+9.01
430–445	438	2	120.00–122.50	$121.27	$531	+11.27
465	465	1	117.00	$117.00	$544	+4.20
525–530	528	2	117.00–120.00	$118.49	$626	+8.49

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	471	5	130.00–147.00	$137.98	$650	+14.31
500–535	515	9	125.00–140.00	$132.39	$682	+12.44
565–590	580	5	124.00–130.00	$126.60	$734	+12.87
600–645	620	11	118.00–129.00	$125.09	$776	+23.12
655–665	658	3	118.00–127.00	$121.69	$801	—
700–730	716	4	113.00–119.00	$115.99	$830	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	6	148.00–160.00	$155.13	$659	+6.65
455–480	470	4	150.00–161.00	$155.41	$730	+15.29
520–535	529	5	147.00–154.00	$149.61	$791	+14.13
550–565	553	6	135.00–149.00	$141.23	$781	+16.51
615–637	631	7	132.00–146.00	$134.23	$847	+21.22
650–665	657	3	121.00–127.00	$123.98	$815	+10.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	423	3	110.00–120.00	$114.92	$486	—
455–490	474	7	110.00–125.00	$120.43	$571	+11.61
520–535	528	2	105.00–108.00	$106.52	$562	—
550–595	568	3	107.50–117.50	$111.81	$635	—
605–645	630	3	111.00–115.00	$113.30	$714	—
685–695	692	3	108.00–113.00	$110.33	$763	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 fancy	400	1	185.00	$185.00	$740	—
400–445	424	9	165.00–180.00	$173.35	$735	+10.91
455–495	477	6	167.00–181.00	$172.90	$825	+11.90
505–520	513	2	166.00–176.00	$171.07	$878	+16.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1465	1156	80-85%	26	49.00–69.00	$64.33	$744	—
960–1480	1202	80-85%	40	70.00–82.00	$74.94	$901	+0.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1270	1017	85-90%	13	42.00–68.00	$56.83	$578	—
995–1320	1153	85-90%	8	70.00–74.00	$71.92	$829	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1680	1523	75-80%	4	68.00–75.00	$72.70	$1,107	+6.11
1455–1620	1538	75-80%	2	64.00–66.00	$65.05	$1,000	-1.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1950	1726	8	83.00–98.00	$92.67	$1,599	—
1840	1840	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,306	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–885	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	564.00–593.00	$579.19
830–975	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	702.00–891.00	$816.74

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–805	725	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	735.00–789.00	$764.98
775–865	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	510.00–597.00	$560.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–920	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–824.00	$810.93
1115–1170	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	936.00–1,082.00	$1,007.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	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 $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
855–955	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	560.00–660.00	$612.76
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1040–1135	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	715.00–870.00	$789.11
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	112.50	$112.50	$135	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	1.00	$1.00	$4	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	±0.00
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	+55.00
75	75	5	110.00–120.00	$116.00	+31.00
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00
125	125	2	190.00–210.00	$200.00	-40.00

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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
930–1055	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,240.00	$1,165.59	—
955–1030	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	985.00–1,000.00	$992.22	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	440.00	$440.00	—
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	670.00	$670.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	-38.00
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-18.00
75	75	4	120.00–140.00	$125.00	+2.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	150.00	$150.00	-130.00

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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.