Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.89/cwt +12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 427 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.71/cwt -7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 571 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.57/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 515 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	513	736	356
Feeder cattle	347	520	197
Slaughter cattle	95	106	33
Replacement cattle	27	40	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holidays. 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
240–245 fancy	243	2	215.00–217.50	$216.26	$526	—
270–280 fancy	273	3	215.00	$215.00	$587	+8.71
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	+2.50
305–345	324	5	192.50–205.00	$197.84	$641	+5.35
330–345 fancy	336	4	210.00–217.50	$212.92	$715	-2.27
365 value added	365	6	213.00	$213.00	$777	—
350–385	373	3	190.00–192.50	$191.13	$713	+0.84
350–395 fancy	378	6	212.50–220.00	$216.90	$820	+10.20
400–449 fancy	436	8	200.00–215.00	$203.59	$888	-8.24
450–485	468	2	178.00–180.00	$178.96	$838	—
571 value added	571	18	174.50	$174.50	$996	-5.50
555–595	572	3	157.00–169.00	$161.99	$927	—
600	600	1	163.00	$163.00	$978	—
680	680	2	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$979	—
703	703	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,033	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	175.00	$175.00	$394	-1.61
265	265	1	175.00	$175.00	$464	-7.57
315	315	1	165.00	$165.00	$520	-20.00
380	380	1	160.00	$160.00	$608	-12.50
480	480	1	160.00	$160.00	$768	-13.78
545	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	-15.30
590	590	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	$870	-25.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	135.00–145.00	$140.37	$379	-11.02
350	350	1	130.00	$130.00	$455	-8.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	115.00	$115.00	$391	-9.35
355	355	1	120.00	$120.00	$426	+7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	162.50–165.00	$163.74	$349	—
250–290	267	3	145.00–157.50	$150.63	$402	+3.92
305–346	331	7	145.00–160.00	$154.55	$512	+6.80
350–395	378	9	145.00–157.50	$152.46	$576	+0.74
375–383 fancy	381	4	165.00–166.00	$165.25	$630	+5.63
400–445	420	13	145.00–156.00	$151.48	$636	+7.27
425–440 fancy	433	4	158.00–159.00	$158.50	$686	—
434 value added	434	9	164.00	$164.00	$712	—
450–485 fancy	463	3	158.00–159.00	$158.68	$735	—
450–495	476	7	145.00–156.00	$151.92	$723	+4.62
500–505 fancy	503	3	155.00–157.00	$155.67	$783	—
500–540	517	16	140.00–151.00	$146.05	$755	+5.00
570–595	583	2	140.00–142.50	$141.22	$823	+4.97
615–643	634	6	130.00–139.50	$137.72	$873	+8.31
670	670	1	132.00	$132.00	$884	+3.00
725	725	1	135.00	$135.00	$979	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	125.00	$125.00	$288	—
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342	-23.96
305	305	1	145.00	$145.00	$442	+6.72
350	350	1	130.00	$130.00	$455	+2.50
430	430	1	125.00	$125.00	$538	-9.36
470–480	475	2	125.00–136.00	$130.44	$620	-2.40
500–545	521	4	125.00–135.00	$130.67	$681	-0.21
550–590	564	4	124.00–135.00	$130.88	$738	+0.18
620–635	628	2	125.00–126.00	$125.51	$788	+6.51
690	690	1	116.00	$116.00	$800	-11.50
750–755	753	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$772	-16.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	118.00	$118.00	$590	-1.47
605–640	623	2	107.00–107.50	$107.26	$668	—
670–685	678	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$729	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	112.00	$112.00	$409	-2.91
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	-1.24
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	405	3	175.00–187.50	$180.76	$732	+1.56
400–415 fancy	408	2	192.50–200.00	$196.32	$801	-0.95
450–490	470	10	170.00–183.00	$176.19	$828	-3.01
500–520	512	3	155.00–169.00	$162.76	$833	-6.12
555–585	568	5	148.00–153.00	$150.60	$855	—
620–635	628	2	136.00–144.00	$140.05	$880	—
655	655	1	133.00	$133.00	$871	—
710–720	715	2	119.00–125.00	$121.98	$872	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	8	150.00–167.50	$159.06	$673	-1.14
480	480	3	158.00–160.00	$159.33	$765	-5.71
505–540	523	6	135.00–150.00	$142.37	$745	-15.87
560–585	573	4	133.00–147.00	$139.70	$800	-8.27
600–640	620	3	125.00–130.00	$126.61	$785	-13.39
745	745	1	115.00	$115.00	$857	—
755	755	1	112.00	$112.00	$846	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	424	4	120.00–130.00	$123.03	$522	-26.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	-11.98
700	700	1	104.00	$104.00	$728	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	980.00	$980.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1575	1171	80-85%	17	61.00–75.00	$68.98	$808	+0.37
1005–1575	1255	80-85%	22	78.00–90.00	$83.77	$1,051	—
1230–1655	1414	80-85%	5	92.00–108.00	$95.97	$1,357	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–980	855	85-90%	12	70.00–77.50	$73.81	$631	—
815–980	893	85-90%	8	52.00–68.00	$60.35	$539	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1715	1499	75-80%	7	78.00–87.00	$80.62	$1,208	+12.44
1800	1800	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,800	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1655	1262	11	78.00–92.00	$84.74	$1,069	—
1475–2335	1876	4	103.00–109.00	$107.35	$2,014	—
1915	1915	1	115.00	$115.00	$2,202	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–890	847	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	95.00–102.00	$99.33	$841

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1140	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	77.00–99.00	$87.57	$962

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1105	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	720.00–950.00	$835.20
1020–1090	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	640.00–775.00	$722.04

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–805	797	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	560.00–760.00	$631.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1075	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,070.00–1,075.00	$1,072.47

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–110	108	2	65.00–75.00	$70.12	$76	—
110	110	1	80.00	$80.00	$88	—
115–165	140	2	30.00–37.50	$34.42	$48	—
265	265	1	70.00	$70.00	$186	—
325–380	343	3	87.50–92.50	$90.00	$309	—
405	405	1	80.00	$80.00	$324	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	50.00	$50.00	—
70	70	2	85.00–105.00	$95.00	—
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	—
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	—
150	150	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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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
875–1270	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,138.84	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1110	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	-110.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	1	90.00	$90.00	$770	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	30.00–35.00	$32.50	-43.75
30	30	6	45.00–50.00	$47.50	-28.75
40	40	3	65.00–70.00	$66.67	-9.58
50	50	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-73.13
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	-23.13

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	-6.67
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	-30.00
90	90	2	130.00	$130.00	-10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	65.00	$65.00	-10.00
50	50	1	35.00	$35.00	—
55	55	1	15.00	$15.00	—
80–85	83	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	—

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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.