Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.99/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 425 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.76/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 472 lb · 40 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $205.16/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 376 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	856	944	355
Feeder cattle	606	709	197
Slaughter cattle	167	132	33
Replacement cattle	39	34	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bull were steady. Moderate offering of good to 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
220	220	1	187.00	$187.00	$411	—
255–295	274	7	185.00–200.00	$196.12	$537	+0.10
270–295 fancy	287	5	210.00–225.00	$216.94	$623	+2.00
305–320 fancy	313	9	210.00–225.00	$216.07	$676	+2.42
305–340	319	7	180.00–200.00	$190.79	$609	-0.17
372 value added	372	5	230.00	$230.00	$856	—
355–395 fancy	374	9	210.00–225.00	$213.90	$800	-0.60
350–395	378	14	180.00–200.00	$190.66	$721	+1.23
410–425	418	2	190.00–192.50	$191.23	$799	+2.58
455	455	1	188.00	$188.00	$855	+1.16
460 fancy	460	1	197.50	$197.50	$908	—
500–520 fancy	512	3	195.00–196.00	$195.33	$1,000	+3.33
500–530	513	3	184.00–187.00	$185.36	$951	+7.41
580	580	1	170.00	$170.00	$986	+0.35
865	865	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	5	160.00–170.00	$165.23	$377	-4.77
250–280	265	5	160.00–170.00	$165.13	$438	+1.33
315–330	323	2	170.00	$170.00	$549	-0.68
350–395	374	5	160.00–172.50	$167.97	$628	+0.78
405–420	415	3	160.00–175.00	$164.88	$684	-8.66
450–485	468	2	160.00–162.50	$161.20	$754	-8.40
525	525	1	127.50	$127.50	$669	-40.53
555–580	570	4	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$884	+2.50
610–645	623	3	140.00–150.00	$144.99	$903	-10.48
655–695	673	3	145.00–149.00	$146.99	$989	+2.99
720	720	2	130.00–146.00	$138.00	$994	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	-14.47
300–340	320	2	140.00–145.00	$142.66	$457	-7.34
355–380	366	4	140.00–150.00	$146.26	$535	-0.71
445	445	1	140.00	$140.00	$623	—
450	450	1	132.50	$132.50	$596	—
585	585	1	125.00	$125.00	$731	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	125.00	$125.00	$275	-5.00
335–340	338	2	130.00	$130.00	$439	±0.00
350	350	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$438	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	279	4	150.00–160.00	$155.53	$434	-1.97
300–345	326	16	160.00–173.00	$167.30	$545	+13.22
350–395	373	16	160.00–175.00	$166.84	$622	+10.51
400–405 fancy	403	2	172.00	$172.00	$693	—
400–445	426	40	150.00–170.00	$161.49	$688	+8.19
450–495	472	28	145.00–159.00	$151.43	$715	+2.67
450–481 fancy	472	12	161.00–166.00	$162.52	$767	—
500–530	516	21	145.00–159.00	$152.22	$785	+5.95
550–580	565	6	138.00–145.00	$141.01	$797	-3.99
591 value added	591	5	146.00	$146.00	$863	—
605–635	617	3	125.00–130.00	$127.34	$786	—
650–670	660	4	132.50–137.00	$135.14	$892	+5.14
676 value added	676	6	146.50	$146.50	$990	—
705–725	715	3	129.00–135.00	$132.31	$946	-3.17
785	785	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	231	6	130.00–140.00	$132.48	$306	-3.82
250–285	270	5	135.00–145.00	$140.65	$380	+3.15
305	305	1	135.00	$135.00	$412	-6.08
355–395	374	9	135.00–150.00	$142.85	$534	+4.02
405–440	422	12	125.00–145.00	$131.35	$554	-9.66
450–485	472	13	125.00–143.00	$133.01	$628	-3.25
535	535	2	135.00	$135.00	$722	+1.01
550–590	567	11	120.00–135.00	$129.27	$733	-5.27
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-9.11
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	215	3	120.00–125.00	$121.78	$262	+0.15
315–330	323	2	115.00–130.00	$122.33	$395	-7.67
350–385	369	4	120.00–125.00	$123.16	$454	—
400–435	418	2	115.00–120.00	$117.40	$491	-6.57
450–490	465	3	113.00–120.00	$115.91	$539	-8.77
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	-12.45
625	625	1	110.00	$110.00	$688	-12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445 fancy	425	4	197.00–208.00	$204.12	$868	+2.33
400–445	429	19	178.00–190.00	$183.38	$787	-2.26
455–480 fancy	468	2	190.00–198.00	$193.89	$907	+5.38
450–490	470	18	175.00–188.00	$181.14	$851	+0.46
505–535 fancy	521	5	185.00–189.00	$187.42	$976	—
500–545	526	18	170.00–182.00	$175.24	$922	+6.62
550–580	569	7	165.00–177.00	$167.69	$954	+15.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	435	11	160.00–175.00	$168.55	$733	-1.58
450–495	467	12	160.00–170.00	$164.41	$768	+2.67
520–540	533	5	150.00–160.00	$155.42	$828	-0.56
550–595	571	14	145.00–160.00	$151.11	$863	+8.28
600–640	621	4	148.00–154.00	$151.05	$938	+14.97
650–690	671	4	132.00–144.00	$138.34	$928	+9.34
730	730	1	125.00	$125.00	$912	-4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	4	140.00–155.00	$149.55	$637	+1.18
460–490	473	5	140.00–152.50	$144.43	$683	+0.15
565–585	575	5	125.00–135.00	$128.50	$739	-1.50
615–635	625	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$791	+1.94
675–680	678	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$810	-0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	488	4	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$610	-2.61
520–525	523	2	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$601	-5.02
565–595	580	2	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$653	-12.44
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	—
705–725	719	4	105.00–110.00	$107.01	$769	—
765–795	780	2	100.00–110.00	$104.90	$818	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	840.00	$840.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1305	1126	80-85%	20	55.00–73.00	$66.15	$745	—
895–1845	1200	80-85%	64	75.00–90.00	$82.38	$989	—
1205–1450	1333	80-85%	6	92.00–97.00	$93.69	$1,249	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–985	860	85-90%	17	54.00–68.00	$62.42	$537	—
725–995	905	85-90%	18	73.00–88.00	$76.25	$690	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1560	1455	75-80%	3	77.00–84.00	$79.81	$1,161	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1905	1603	6	95.00–104.00	$98.52	$1,579	-6.58
1455–1945	1747	5	80.00–92.00	$87.58	$1,530	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–940	846	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	88.00–100.00	$92.46	$782

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1475	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	116.00–119.00	$118.14	$1,409

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–1085	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–700.00	$623.49
800–950	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	500.00–725.00	$625.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
925–1550	1206	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	825.00–1,135.00	$946.86

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–260	238	3	77.50–90.00	$82.94	$197	+30.44
305–385	340	4	77.50–87.50	$84.03	$286	—
405	405	1	85.00	$85.00	$344	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	+15.00
70	70	4	65.00–75.00	$70.00	-35.00
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	-15.00
150	150	2	215.00–245.00	$230.00	-190.00
150	150	2	125.00	$125.00	-295.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
620–895	751	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–725.00	$679.08	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	5	85.00–110.00	$100.00	+44.09
50	50	3	125.00–130.00	$128.33	-5.00
50	50	4	40.00–60.00	$55.00	-78.33
70	70	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+7.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-45.00
100	100	5	140.00–160.00	$152.00	-28.00
150	150	2	220.00	$220.00	+5.00

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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.