Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.69/cwt -9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 319 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.04/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 422 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.76/cwt -4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 471 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	830	551	729
Feeder cattle	642	410	512
Slaughter cattle	143	55	113
Replacement cattle	24	25	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, salughter bulls 5.00 higher. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	234	4	190.00–200.00	$197.38	$462	+12.38
245 fancy	245	1	218.00	$218.00	$534	—
250–290	274	19	180.00–205.00	$195.03	$534	-4.97
280–285 fancy	284	4	212.50–217.50	$215.00	$611	+3.38
310 fancy	310	1	220.00	$220.00	$682	+8.88
305–345	319	34	175.00–210.00	$194.97	$622	+3.29
360–395 fancy	373	3	217.00–219.00	$218.03	$813	+2.77
350–395	377	17	180.00–210.00	$197.04	$743	+4.34
410–425	418	2	200.00–210.00	$204.91	$857	+13.06
455 fancy	455	1	214.00	$214.00	$974	+9.20
450–495	472	3	189.00–200.00	$194.75	$919	+13.03
530–540	535	2	193.00–205.00	$198.94	$1,064	+15.56
540 fancy	540	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	+2.64
550 fancy	550	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,050	—
555–596	588	8	190.00–198.00	$190.94	$1,123	+5.94
615–645	627	3	158.00–167.00	$163.35	$1,024	—
720–725	723	2	149.00–151.00	$150.00	$1,084	—
770–785	778	2	142.50–145.00	$143.74	$1,118	—
805	805	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	155.00–165.00	$159.88	$336	-2.62
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	+10.00
305–335	320	2	160.00–165.00	$162.62	$520	-3.32
360–395	379	9	160.00–175.00	$167.80	$636	-2.20
405–420	413	2	165.00–175.00	$170.09	$702	—
670	670	1	127.50	$127.50	$854	-20.52

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	150.00	$150.00	$390	-5.00
345	345	1	145.00	$145.00	$500	-9.93
380–385	383	2	140.00	$140.00	$536	-10.00
470	470	1	137.50	$137.50	$646	-20.00
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	—
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	-7.48
380	380	1	120.00	$120.00	$456	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	8	150.00–170.00	$156.59	$357	—
250–295	277	15	150.00–165.00	$158.31	$439	—
300–345	322	24	150.00–172.50	$160.97	$518	-5.39
365–395 fancy	375	3	174.00–176.00	$174.97	$656	—
350–395	378	22	150.00–172.50	$162.13	$613	-0.57
405–415 fancy	410	3	169.00–174.00	$171.65	$704	—
400–445	423	25	150.00–165.00	$156.41	$662	-2.08
450–495	471	27	145.00–159.00	$152.34	$718	-3.55
480 fancy	480	1	164.00	$164.00	$787	—
500–545	519	21	140.00–156.00	$148.74	$772	-2.49
515–528 fancy	524	5	158.00–159.00	$158.40	$830	—
550–595	569	15	140.00–151.00	$144.53	$822	+2.03
600–645	618	5	130.00–139.00	$133.36	$824	-1.64
660–670	665	2	129.00–137.00	$133.03	$885	—
700	700	1	134.00	$134.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	130.00	$130.00	$312	-15.00
280–295	287	3	142.50–145.00	$144.14	$414	-14.18
300–345	318	10	130.00–140.00	$137.02	$436	-8.65
350–390	368	5	130.00–145.00	$137.38	$506	-9.57
400–445	420	8	132.50–145.00	$140.69	$591	-9.39
450–485	467	6	130.00–140.00	$135.85	$634	-5.85
505–540	522	5	125.00–135.00	$130.55	$681	-9.31
575–580	578	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$754	—
615–635	628	4	115.00–123.00	$119.01	$747	-2.43
680–695	689	4	117.00–123.00	$120.02	$827	-0.98
750	750	1	119.00	$119.00	$892	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	5	120.00–135.00	$128.56	$413	+1.70
350–395	378	5	120.00–135.00	$127.00	$480	-3.00
400–440	413	8	115.00–125.00	$120.31	$497	-13.19
455–460	458	2	117.50–120.00	$118.74	$544	-13.69
580–585	583	2	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$665	-15.00
620	620	1	106.00	$106.00	$657	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	115.00	$115.00	$328	—
350–365	358	2	110.00–112.50	$111.28	$398	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410 fancy	405	2	205.00–209.00	$207.02	$838	-1.72
410–445	423	10	177.50–200.00	$185.66	$785	+6.68
455–470 fancy	463	2	199.00–200.00	$199.51	$924	—
455–495	469	16	175.00–194.00	$186.70	$876	+15.87
515–520 fancy	518	2	189.00–191.00	$190.00	$984	+3.00
500–540	522	18	170.00–186.00	$178.42	$931	+2.91
550–585	566	8	170.00–185.00	$173.96	$985	+10.71
610–635	624	5	155.00–165.00	$160.42	$1,001	+6.42
650	650	1	148.00	$148.00	$962	—
710	710	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	425	3	157.50–160.00	$159.14	$676	-0.96
450–495	471	10	155.00–167.00	$160.77	$757	-0.03
500–545	516	7	150.00–165.00	$157.12	$811	-4.61
550–590	573	10	135.00–150.00	$140.89	$807	-2.11
605–640	623	2	132.50–139.00	$135.66	$845	-7.95
665–670	668	2	120.00–123.00	$121.51	$812	-18.49
715–740	728	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$870	—
760	760	1	122.00	$122.00	$927	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	4	130.00–140.00	$133.85	$569	-6.24
450–495	468	6	130.00–145.00	$137.92	$645	-13.72
550–595	563	5	120.00–135.00	$129.60	$730	—
655–670	663	2	106.00–110.00	$108.02	$716	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	-2.47
460–495	478	2	115.00–120.00	$117.59	$562	-12.41
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	-4.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1350	1119	80-85%	21	52.00–73.00	$66.52	$744	-12.77
1000–1535	1240	80-85%	43	75.00–93.00	$84.15	$1,043	—
1150–1445	1279	80-85%	4	96.00–102.00	$99.48	$1,272	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–990	838	85-90%	16	50.00–69.00	$62.89	$527	—
655–995	873	85-90%	20	74.00–89.00	$78.62	$686	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1675	1514	75-80%	8	82.00–95.00	$89.95	$1,362	—
1720	1720	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,720	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1440	1338	4	82.00–93.00	$86.89	$1,163	—
1660	1660	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,926	—
1065–2515	1698	8	95.00–113.00	$104.81	$1,780	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1160	1012	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	107.00–125.00	$118.41	$1,198

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	475.00–500.00	$487.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$806

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–950	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	835.00–850.00	$844.89
915–1270	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00–985.00	$952.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1395	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,103.95

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–925	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–775.00	$722.53
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
810	810	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
175	175	1	80.00	$80.00	$140	—
210–225	218	2	77.50–82.50	$79.91	$174	—
260	260	1	65.00	$65.00	$169	-7.52
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	110.00	$110.00	-17.50

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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
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	+165.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	75.00–82.50	$78.75	$272	—
420	420	1	85.00	$85.00	$357	—
680	680	1	72.00	$72.00	$490	-17.00

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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	—
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	+20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	-55.00
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	-18.75
150	150	6	195.00–270.00	$220.83	+20.83

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	62.50	$62.50	$203	—
480	480	1	60.00	$60.00	$288	—
570	570	1	50.00	$50.00	$285	—
575	575	1	127.50	$127.50	$733	—
610	610	1	70.00	$70.00	$427	—

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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.