Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.93/cwt +8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 467 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.88/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.70/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 418 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	588	622	578
Feeder cattle	466	443	428
Slaughter cattle	79	121	80
Replacement cattle	18	37	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend. Feeder heifers an bulls were 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. .Slaughter bulls to few too trend. 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
205 fancy	205	1	210.00	$210.00	$430	—
305–345	324	4	170.00–192.50	$181.25	$587	+1.25
315–340 fancy	328	2	197.50–204.00	$200.87	$659	—
350–395	365	8	175.00–186.00	$182.00	$664	+7.30
405 fancy	405	1	188.00	$188.00	$761	—
400–435	421	10	174.00–185.00	$179.54	$756	+7.05
455 fancy	455	1	187.00	$187.00	$851	—
450–495	472	10	170.00–185.00	$177.72	$839	+9.09
500–506	505	8	168.00–175.00	$169.74	$857	-0.73
600–645	624	12	141.00–158.00	$147.30	$919	—
650–690	667	5	141.00–153.00	$147.32	$983	+4.32
765	765	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	165.00	$165.00	$404	—
265	265	1	125.00	$125.00	$331	-33.24
315–340	325	3	150.00–160.00	$156.07	$507	-3.33
360–395	379	5	150.00–165.00	$157.02	$595	-3.48
430–440	435	2	157.00–160.00	$158.52	$690	+0.99
490–495	493	2	165.00–168.00	$166.51	$821	+10.27
530–545	540	3	151.00–165.00	$159.31	$860	+11.23
555–595	578	10	147.00–164.00	$152.65	$882	+13.65
620–645	633	2	134.00–136.00	$135.02	$855	-2.31
650	650	1	136.00	$136.00	$884	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	272	3	130.00–135.00	$131.56	$358	+1.56
305	305	1	132.50	$132.50	$404	+2.50
350–375	363	2	130.00–132.50	$131.21	$476	-7.57
485	485	1	145.00	$145.00	$703	—
580	580	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$410	+9.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	5	140.00–147.50	$143.08	$462	+3.16
355 fancy	355	1	155.00	$155.00	$550	—
350–395	383	12	140.00–150.00	$143.81	$551	+5.19
410 fancy	410	1	156.00	$156.00	$640	—
400–445	419	15	140.00–147.00	$142.88	$599	+5.25
450–495	466	15	138.00–145.00	$141.52	$659	+4.30
467–473 value added	468	17	149.00–150.00	$149.82	$701	—
500–545	524	27	137.00–144.00	$138.88	$728	+1.09
550–590	571	8	136.00–140.00	$137.92	$788	+0.60
615–640	624	4	129.00–136.00	$130.98	$817	+2.80
660–690	672	3	120.00–129.00	$125.59	$844	-2.35
750–795	773	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$908	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	117.50–125.00	$121.21	$295	—
285	285	1	127.50	$127.50	$363	—
305–345	318	3	130.00–132.50	$131.52	$418	+5.55
350–385	368	11	120.00–135.00	$126.95	$467	-3.05
400–440	427	6	118.00–138.00	$128.66	$549	-1.35
460–485	467	6	118.00–135.00	$129.53	$605	+1.75
500–540	517	7	115.00–135.00	$128.14	$662	+2.13
585–595	590	2	123.00–133.00	$127.96	$755	—
615–645	630	5	112.00–119.00	$115.59	$728	-6.41
715–740	728	3	110.00–115.00	$112.32	$818	-7.68

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$371	—
435	435	1	114.00	$114.00	$496	-7.27
455–465	460	2	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$511	-6.01
530	530	1	111.00	$111.00	$588	-7.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	105.00	$105.00	$420	+0.09
655	655	1	102.00	$102.00	$668	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	+4.87
450–490	469	8	130.00–164.00	$150.85	$707	-4.56
505–540	523	13	134.00–153.00	$141.80	$742	-7.81
550–580	566	6	135.00–144.00	$139.45	$789	-1.78
610–645	628	4	115.00–125.00	$118.32	$743	-15.91
650–685	662	7	114.00–125.00	$117.67	$779	-6.31
700–720	710	3	114.00–118.00	$115.98	$823	—
775	775	1	113.00	$113.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	7	170.00–183.00	$175.46	$742	+2.11
430 fancy	430	1	191.00	$191.00	$821	+6.00
450–485	462	7	170.00–180.00	$176.08	$813	+3.18
600	600	1	133.00	$133.00	$798	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	—
505–510	508	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$597	-14.90
570–590	580	2	121.00–124.00	$122.53	$711	-4.07
610–645	630	3	107.00–111.00	$109.30	$689	-15.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$481	-3.94
460–490	475	2	110.00	$110.00	$522	-10.43
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	+3.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1625	1185	80-85%	21	55.00–68.00	$61.80	$732	-2.53
1010–1465	1222	80-85%	31	70.00–80.00	$75.15	$918	+0.21
1300–1455	1385	80-85%	3	83.00–84.00	$83.34	$1,154	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–990	886	85-90%	4	67.00–75.00	$70.06	$621	—
840–995	943	85-90%	8	50.00–65.00	$57.34	$541	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545	1545	75-80%	2	73.00–75.00	$74.00	$1,143	+8.95

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1335	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,282

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$698

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1020–1430	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	790.00–985.00	$904.46

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–175	173	2	107.50–110.00	$108.77	$188	—
270	270	1	132.50	$132.50	$358	—
290	290	1	85.00	$85.00	$246	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	-10.00
110	110	1	100.00	$100.00	-20.00
150–180	160	3	260.00–295.00	$273.13	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,385.00	$1,385.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	+105.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	432	3	82.00–93.00	$85.78	$371	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	90.00	$90.00	$220	—
325–330	328	2	70.00–92.50	$81.34	$267	—
385	385	1	95.00	$95.00	$366	—
415	415	1	85.00	$85.00	$353	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	70.00	$70.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–130	125	7	150.00–195.00	$171.91	—

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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.