Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $195.96/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 427 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $175.13/cwt +11.46 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 376 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.06/cwt +15.02 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 423 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	530	830	523
Feeder cattle	257	642	396
Slaughter cattle	101	143	82
Replacement cattle	39	24	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to good 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
220–245	235	3	200.00	$200.00	$470	+2.62
250–295 fancy	273	6	215.00–230.00	$223.06	$609	+8.06
320–330	325	2	187.50–202.50	$194.88	$633	-0.09
315–345 fancy	327	3	210.00–220.00	$215.85	$706	-4.15
350–395 fancy	372	3	207.50–227.50	$216.43	$805	-1.60
360–385	377	6	185.00–202.50	$197.05	$743	+0.01
410	410	1	197.50	$197.50	$810	-7.41
460–470	465	2	187.00–187.50	$187.25	$871	-7.50
475–480 fancy	478	2	201.00–208.00	$204.52	$978	-9.48
535 fancy	535	2	201.00–210.00	$205.50	$1,099	-4.50
620	620	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,038	+4.15
720 value added	720	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	±0.00
315–345	330	5	165.00–180.00	$171.43	$566	+8.81
375–390	383	2	175.00–187.50	$181.37	$695	+13.57

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	±0.00
340	340	1	165.00	$165.00	$561	+20.00
375–390	383	2	142.50–150.00	$146.32	$560	+6.32
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	+12.50
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	—
705	705	1	136.00	$136.00	$959	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	120.00	$120.00	$240	—
295	295	1	130.00	$130.00	$384	-10.00
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	+10.00
380	380	3	120.00–127.50	$124.17	$472	+4.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	170.00	$170.00	$391	+13.41
265–290	277	3	170.00–180.00	$175.89	$487	+17.58
285–290 fancy	288	2	182.50–185.00	$183.74	$529	—
305–325 fancy	317	3	182.50–195.00	$186.71	$592	—
325–340	334	5	170.00–181.00	$175.09	$585	+14.12
350–395	375	11	160.00–177.50	$171.94	$645	+9.81
370–385 fancy	378	4	182.50–185.00	$183.89	$695	+8.92
400 fancy	400	1	187.00	$187.00	$748	+15.35
400–445	425	13	160.00–177.50	$171.99	$731	+15.58
455–495	476	7	155.00–169.00	$160.96	$766	+8.62
505–530	520	7	152.50–162.00	$157.76	$820	+9.02
560	560	1	148.00	$148.00	$829	+3.47
600–640	620	2	136.00–144.00	$139.87	$867	+6.51
675	675	1	134.00	$134.00	$904	+0.97
710	710	1	134.00	$134.00	$951	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	140.00	$140.00	$284	—
280	280	1	165.00	$165.00	$462	+20.86
415–430	423	2	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$645	+11.85
470–485	478	2	132.50–149.00	$140.88	$673	+5.03
500–545	523	5	133.00–145.00	$138.22	$723	+7.67
560–585	570	4	130.00–145.00	$139.82	$797	+9.32
600–625	613	2	123.00–130.00	$126.57	$776	+7.56
675	675	1	132.00	$132.00	$891	+11.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	217	3	110.00–120.00	$114.54	$249	—
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	—
485	485	1	125.00	$125.00	$606	—
530	530	1	120.00	$120.00	$636	—
585	585	1	112.50	$112.50	$658	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	145.00	$145.00	$304	—
250	250	1	140.00	$140.00	$350	—
400	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	+29.69
590	590	2	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$749	+13.00
615	615	2	116.00–120.00	$118.00	$726	+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
410–445	426	6	180.00–191.00	$184.63	$787	-1.03
410–445 fancy	428	11	195.00–213.00	$202.14	$865	-4.88
450–480 fancy	464	5	197.00–211.00	$204.02	$947	+4.51
455–485	471	4	185.00–191.00	$188.06	$886	+1.36
505 fancy	505	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,023	+12.50
505–525	514	4	180.00–189.00	$185.29	$952	+6.87
580	580	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,009	+0.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	2	157.50–160.00	$158.76	$667	-0.38
450–455	452	3	160.00–181.00	$173.69	$785	+12.92
535–540	538	2	162.00–165.00	$163.49	$880	+6.37
555–570	563	2	166.00–170.00	$167.97	$946	+27.08
655	655	1	145.00	$145.00	$950	+23.49
725	725	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,066	+27.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	155.00	$155.00	$636	+21.15
490	490	1	152.50	$152.50	$747	+14.58
510	510	1	135.00	$135.00	$688	—
560–565	563	2	150.00–152.50	$151.26	$852	+21.66
665	665	1	137.00	$137.00	$911	+28.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	130.00	$130.00	$826	—
680	680	1	122.50	$122.50	$833	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1540	1181	80-85%	46	80.00–99.00	$92.69	$1,095	—
995–1360	1191	80-85%	5	69.00–84.00	$77.43	$922	—
1050–1670	1312	80-85%	7	100.00–107.00	$102.69	$1,347	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–970	955	85-90%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.49	$606	—
870–1155	1005	85-90%	8	78.00–84.00	$81.77	$822	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1465	1458	75-80%	2	89.00–90.00	$89.50	$1,305	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	1	70.00	$70.00	$784	—
1170–1555	1400	11	91.00–106.00	$100.24	$1,403	—
1325–1930	1591	5	109.00–116.00	$111.27	$1,770	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–910	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	767.00–956.00	$865.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1100	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,162.00–1,243.00	$1,204.23

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	702.00	$702.00
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	696.00	$696.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–980	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00–1,030.00	$1,001.48
880–1025	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–975.00	$928.81
975–1020	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$736.65
1045–1225	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–975.00	$952.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00
1025–1185	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,040.00–1,050.00	$1,045.36
955–1205	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,010.00–1,125.00	$1,045.38
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	912.00	$912.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
825–850	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	880.00–950.00	$915.52

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–170	125	7	45.00–82.50	$58.83	$74	—
190–195	193	2	37.50–47.50	$42.56	$82	-37.44
205–295	248	3	35.00–37.50	$36.81	$91	-43.10
200–285	255	3	45.00–52.50	$48.82	$124	-16.18
320	320	1	25.00	$25.00	$80	—
300–380	336	8	28.00–47.50	$38.61	$130	—
345–390	368	2	57.50	$57.50	$212	—
405–420	413	2	27.50–33.00	$30.20	$125	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	—
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	—
100–125	113	6	165.00–215.00	$190.00	+80.00
150	150	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	780.00	$780.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	25.00	$25.00	-45.00
25	25	27	45.00–60.00	$48.52	-21.48
50	50	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	+32.50
50	50	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+50.00
75	75	4	160.00	$160.00	+70.00
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	+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	4	60.00–70.00	$66.25	+11.25
75	75	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	+52.50
75	75	2	45.00–60.00	$52.50	-2.50
100	100	3	155.00–170.00	$161.67	+26.67
100	100	2	130.00–145.00	$137.50	+2.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	32.50	$32.50	—
25	25	23	40.00	$40.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	27.00	$27.00	$69	—
335	335	1	27.50	$27.50	$92	-35.00
395	395	1	15.00	$15.00	$59	—
400–430	415	2	20.00–22.50	$21.30	$88	—
445	445	1	50.00	$50.00	$222	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100	100	2	175.00–200.00	$187.50	—

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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.