Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $175.75/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 478 lb · 22 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.94/cwt +14.58 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 324 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $205.28/cwt +12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 423 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	703	406	755
Feeder cattle	482	262	584
Slaughter cattle	116	96	101
Replacement cattle	37	21	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 7.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate 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
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	±0.00
255–260	258	2	200.00	$200.00	$516	+10.64
255–270 fancy	261	4	220.00–235.00	$226.95	$592	-1.18
300–345 fancy	323	19	220.00–237.50	$229.64	$742	+8.31
315–340	328	3	200.00–215.00	$209.82	$688	+18.40
350–390 fancy	370	12	210.00–230.00	$221.34	$819	+0.71
355–395	373	7	200.00–217.50	$212.57	$793	+9.31
405–420 fancy	413	2	219.00–220.00	$219.49	$906	-7.51
415–440	427	6	199.00–210.00	$207.28	$885	+10.13
455–470 fancy	463	2	211.00–220.00	$215.43	$997	-3.58
450–485	465	4	195.00–210.00	$200.42	$932	+3.72
500–545 fancy	526	5	208.00–215.00	$209.98	$1,104	—
540–545	543	2	195.00–200.00	$197.49	$1,072	—
565 fancy	565	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,170	—
570	570	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,097	-1.50
600–605	603	2	188.00–197.00	$192.48	$1,161	+0.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	237	3	160.00–170.00	$166.69	$395	+16.69
250–275	263	3	170.00	$170.00	$447	—
300–345	328	4	150.00–160.00	$156.13	$512	+11.29
375–385	382	3	160.00–170.00	$164.96	$630	+14.96
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	—
740	740	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	313	3	170.00–180.00	$173.24	$542	+8.03
350–365	360	3	177.50–185.00	$180.78	$651	+16.88
440	440	2	177.50–180.00	$178.75	$786	—
465	465	1	180.00	$180.00	$837	+14.95
505–535	520	2	180.00	$180.00	$936	+22.61
585	585	1	165.00	$165.00	$965	—
600–640	620	2	177.50–185.00	$181.13	$1,123	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245 fancy	230	2	195.00–202.00	$198.27	$456	—
260–295	284	4	180.00–185.00	$182.40	$518	+4.01
265–295 fancy	284	8	197.50–220.00	$202.90	$576	+7.10
300–335	317	5	170.00–182.50	$175.70	$557	-0.47
310–345 fancy	332	7	190.00–207.50	$199.10	$661	—
355–385 fancy	367	5	192.50–200.00	$196.48	$721	+8.76
350–395	379	9	170.00–187.50	$176.23	$668	+6.19
405–445	423	18	170.00–185.00	$178.98	$757	+8.83
420–440 fancy	430	2	189.00–190.00	$189.49	$815	+1.49
450–485	460	10	170.00–184.00	$175.45	$807	+15.04
493 fancy	493	12	176.00	$176.00	$868	—
500–545	521	14	160.00–170.00	$165.94	$865	+6.38
550–595	574	7	154.00–169.00	$161.80	$929	+2.73
574 fancy	574	7	174.00	$174.00	$999	—
625–630	628	2	162.00–169.00	$165.51	$1,039	+14.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	+10.00
320–340	336	6	150.00–168.00	$160.13	$538	+7.64
350–395	373	6	152.50–167.50	$159.14	$594	+24.14
400–440	424	9	150.00–167.50	$159.42	$676	+18.73
460–490	482	9	155.00–169.00	$164.95	$795	+24.48
515–535	525	4	152.50–157.50	$154.72	$812	—
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	+22.37
635	635	1	130.00	$130.00	$826	-7.00
675–690	683	2	133.00–142.50	$137.70	$940	+5.20
725	725	1	130.00	$130.00	$942	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	235	3	140.00–145.00	$141.63	$333	+16.63
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	+17.50
350–380	368	3	132.50–140.00	$137.62	$506	—
455–465	460	2	140.00–147.50	$143.79	$661	—
515	515	1	140.00	$140.00	$721	+30.00
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	—
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—
665	665	1	125.00	$125.00	$831	—
720–745	733	2	122.00–129.00	$125.56	$920	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425	—
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	—
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440 fancy	419	8	207.50–218.00	$212.59	$891	-1.41
400–445	425	12	195.00–205.00	$200.41	$852	+14.47
450–495 fancy	474	9	200.00–210.00	$203.57	$965	-1.43
465–490	478	9	185.00–195.00	$190.66	$911	+5.55
505–540 fancy	520	6	195.00–209.00	$204.04	$1,061	—
500–545	521	7	187.50–200.00	$191.46	$998	+6.46
550–580	565	2	180.00–190.00	$184.87	$1,045	+7.37
582 fancy	582	7	199.00	$199.00	$1,158	+13.00
600–645	627	3	162.50–169.00	$165.08	$1,035	-2.93
655	655	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	—
710	710	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,157	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	427	3	185.00–188.00	$185.98	$794	+31.13
465–490	480	4	182.50–185.00	$184.36	$885	—
515	515	1	177.50	$177.50	$914	+9.96
555–585	570	2	170.00–175.00	$172.57	$984	—
625	625	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,031	—
680–685	683	2	155.00–157.50	$156.25	$1,067	+7.20
700	700	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,078	+30.43
755	755	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,125	+24.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	—
470	470	1	160.00	$160.00	$752	—
505–540	523	2	150.00–167.50	$159.04	$832	—
560–580	570	2	150.00–152.50	$151.27	$862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	130.00	$130.00	$546	—
505	505	1	135.00	$135.00	$682	—
590	590	1	126.00	$126.00	$743	—
600	600	1	117.50	$117.50	$705	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	887.00	$887.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1895	1185	80-85%	39	79.00–92.00	$87.74	$1,040	—
1060–1365	1240	80-85%	11	93.00–95.00	$93.80	$1,163	+6.33
935–1820	1250	80-85%	12	64.00–84.00	$75.51	$944	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1065	909	85-90%	11	60.00–77.00	$71.86	$653	+7.99
770–1110	942	85-90%	9	78.00–85.00	$81.33	$766	+1.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1625	1441	75-80%	6	82.00–91.00	$87.28	$1,258	—
1545	1545	75-80%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,483	+8.14
1555–1680	1618	75-80%	2	83.00–84.00	$83.48	$1,351	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1025	933	2	75.00–89.00	$82.69	$771	—
930–2360	1561	10	94.00–112.00	$105.75	$1,651	—
1470–1820	1695	4	115.00–119.00	$117.33	$1,989	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00
685–785	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	527.00–589.00	$553.50
625–855	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	672.00–735.00	$708.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	732.00	$732.00
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	981.00	$981.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–780	748	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	457.00–585.00	$523.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1160	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	935.00–1,000.00	$965.09
1100–1325	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,160.00	$1,054.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–965	912	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	860.00–1,025.00	$933.21

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–805	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–860.00	$676.02

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	87.50	$87.50	$245	+21.15
320–380	350	2	65.00–71.00	$67.74	$237	+0.49
435	435	2	45.00–67.00	$56.00	$244	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	—
50	50	2	75.00–85.00	$80.00	—
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	—
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	—
100	100	1	90.00	$90.00	-82.50
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-42.50
100–125	113	2	145.00–160.00	$152.50	-20.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–1060	889	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,204.22	—
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105–1350	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,235.00–1,510.00	$1,386.22	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680–780	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	885.00–900.00	$893.01	+193.01

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	130.00	$130.00	$429	—
755	755	1	75.00	$75.00	$566	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	25.00	$25.00	-14.00
25	25	3	40.00–50.00	$43.33	+4.33
25	25	4	55.00–70.00	$62.50	+23.50
25	25	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	+6.00
50	50	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	+7.50
50	50	4	80.00–95.00	$86.25	+41.25
50	50	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	+10.00
50	50	5	85.00–105.00	$99.00	+54.00
75	75	1	90.00	$90.00	+45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	-40.00
50	50	2	60.00	$60.00	-25.00
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	+35.00
75	75	7	50.00–70.00	$61.43	-23.57
75	75	3	85.00–110.00	$96.67	+11.67
100	100	1	105.00	$105.00	-43.33
125	125	2	140.00	$140.00	-8.33

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	65.00	$65.00	$195	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	200.00–255.00	$227.50	—

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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.