Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.17/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 319 lb · 15 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.74/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $508/hd at 278 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.99/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 369 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	406	530	780
Feeder cattle	262	257	602
Slaughter cattle	96	101	81
Replacement cattle	21	39	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 2.00 higher, feeder bull were 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Average 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
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	-10.00
270–295 fancy	280	3	220.00–235.00	$228.13	$639	+5.07
275–295	282	3	180.00–197.50	$189.36	$534	—
305–325	312	3	180.00–200.00	$191.42	$597	-3.46
310–345 fancy	326	7	215.00–230.00	$221.33	$722	+5.48
350–360 fancy	355	4	220.00–222.50	$220.63	$783	+4.20
355–390	372	6	185.00–210.00	$203.26	$756	+6.21
415–445	434	6	187.50–208.00	$197.15	$856	-0.35
445 fancy	445	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,010	—
450–480 fancy	465	3	218.00–220.00	$219.01	$1,018	+14.49
460–480	470	6	190.00–210.00	$196.70	$924	+9.45
500–510	505	3	187.50–197.50	$192.65	$973	—
570	570	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,106	—
600–615	608	2	190.00–194.00	$191.98	$1,167	+24.48
670–685	678	2	169.00–170.00	$169.49	$1,149	—
700–705	703	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,181	—
760–780	770	2	146.00–150.00	$148.03	$1,140	—
840	840	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	165.00	$165.00	$388	—
250–290	269	5	160.00–175.00	$168.98	$455	-1.02
300–340	323	3	160.00–170.00	$165.21	$534	-6.22
350–380	365	2	160.00–167.50	$163.90	$598	-17.47
460–470	465	2	160.00–170.00	$165.05	$767	—
500–545	523	2	155.00–160.00	$157.39	$823	—
740	740	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,029	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	150.00	$150.00	$360	—
300–320	310	2	140.00–150.00	$144.84	$449	-20.16
375	375	1	150.00	$150.00	$562	+3.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	130.00	$130.00	$396	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280 fancy	275	3	190.00–200.00	$195.80	$538	+12.06
260–295	279	9	170.00–185.00	$178.39	$498	+2.50
300–345	319	15	170.00–185.00	$176.17	$562	+1.08
350–395	367	10	165.00–175.00	$170.04	$624	-1.90
375–380 fancy	378	2	182.50–193.00	$187.72	$710	+3.83
400 fancy	400	1	188.00	$188.00	$752	+1.00
410–445	426	6	160.00–176.00	$170.15	$725	-1.84
450–495	472	7	155.00–168.00	$160.41	$757	-0.55
500–545	519	9	152.00–164.00	$159.56	$828	+1.80
550–585	567	9	154.00–163.00	$159.07	$902	+11.07
605 fancy	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	—
600–615	608	3	147.50–154.00	$151.50	$921	+11.63
765	765	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	150.00	$150.00	$352	+10.00
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	-15.00
340–345	342	3	147.50–160.00	$152.49	$522	—
350	350	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$472	—
415–445	432	3	135.00–147.50	$140.69	$608	-11.85
475–490	482	3	135.00–149.00	$140.47	$677	-0.41
565–585	575	2	120.00–135.00	$127.63	$734	-12.19
635	635	1	137.00	$137.00	$870	+10.43
655	655	1	132.50	$132.50	$868	+0.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	125.00	$125.00	$275	-20.00
290	290	1	122.50	$122.50	$355	—
305–335	322	3	120.00–135.00	$126.89	$409	—
520–525	523	2	110.00	$110.00	$575	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	437	3	180.00–197.50	$185.94	$813	+1.31
445 fancy	445	1	214.00	$214.00	$952	+11.86
450–485	463	3	180.00–190.00	$185.11	$857	-2.95
485 fancy	485	1	205.00	$205.00	$994	+0.98
535	535	1	185.00	$185.00	$990	-0.29
565	565	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,003	+3.50
570 fancy	570	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,060	—
600–630	619	4	165.00–173.00	$168.01	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	150.00–160.00	$154.85	$640	-3.91
500–515	508	2	165.00–170.00	$167.54	$851	+4.05
655–670	663	2	145.00–153.00	$149.05	$988	+4.05
700–745	730	5	116.00–128.00	$123.57	$902	-23.43
750–765	758	3	123.00–126.00	$124.68	$945	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1595	1240	80-85%	49	80.00–96.00	$87.47	$1,085	—
1000–1530	1294	80-85%	8	62.00–78.00	$73.78	$955	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1740	1519	75-80%	14	79.00–95.00	$87.86	$1,335	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–995	901	85-90%	4	55.00–70.00	$63.87	$575	—
880–980	917	85-90%	7	75.00–86.00	$79.52	$729	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2260	1641	5	107.00–111.00	$109.48	$1,797	—
1330–1975	1653	2	117.00–120.00	$118.79	$1,964	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–945	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	91.00–115.00	$99.58	$785

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1065	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	97.00–109.00	$102.81	$1,062

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–990	914	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–925.00	$829.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1000–1020	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$988.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	2	65.00–75.00	$70.00	$84	+11.17
230–295	262	3	62.50–70.00	$66.35	$174	+17.53
370–395	383	2	60.00–75.00	$67.25	$258	+9.75

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	165.00–180.00	$172.50	-17.50
200	200	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	-325.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	30.00–45.00	$39.00	+14.00
50	50	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	-77.50
50	50	3	100.00–145.00	$128.33	+5.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	-22.50
100	100	3	145.00–150.00	$148.33	-13.34
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	70.00	$70.00	—

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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.