Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $209.14/cwt -21.55 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 377 lb · 30 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.83/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 314 lb · 21 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.59/cwt -16.35 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 280 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	795	727	674
Feeder cattle	570	529	454
Slaughter cattle	135	129	80
Replacement cattle	53	27	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 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
230–245	235	4	215.00–220.00	$218.70	$514	+0.21
245 fancy	245	1	237.50	$237.50	$582	-9.89
255–285 fancy	273	3	220.00–235.00	$225.12	$615	-17.18
260–288	282	15	210.00–217.50	$211.29	$596	-3.22
300–340	323	5	205.00–215.00	$210.44	$680	+1.45
300–345 fancy	332	6	225.00–237.50	$232.12	$771	-13.73
350–395 fancy	367	7	220.00–247.50	$227.72	$836	-12.48
350–395	379	21	195.00–210.00	$200.72	$761	-16.65
385–395 value added	390	2	230.00–235.00	$232.53	$907	-26.22
405–445	425	6	200.00–218.00	$209.15	$889	-5.00
440 value added	440	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—
450–490 fancy	470	5	217.50–235.00	$224.12	$1,053	—
480–490 value added	485	2	227.00–235.00	$231.04	$1,121	-12.22
505	505	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,076	-1.47
505–540 fancy	525	3	222.50–232.50	$227.05	$1,192	-2.95
575 fancy	575	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,282	-5.00
585	585	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,158	-23.59
600 fancy	600	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,314	—
605–615	610	2	198.00–202.00	$199.98	$1,220	-20.02
670	670	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,280	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	187.50–195.00	$191.16	$421	+11.16
265–295	282	3	182.50–190.00	$185.72	$524	-9.28
330	330	1	190.00	$190.00	$627	±0.00
350–395	371	7	180.00–190.00	$184.96	$686	-2.41
405	405	1	190.00	$190.00	$770	+10.00
455–480	470	3	185.00–195.00	$190.09	$893	—
520–545	534	4	175.00–185.00	$180.60	$964	—
640–645	643	2	175.00–189.00	$181.97	$1,170	-0.53
655	655	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,179	—
725–745	735	2	160.00–180.00	$169.86	$1,248	+3.07
733–746 value added	742	11	164.00–168.00	$166.92	$1,239	—
825–844 value added	839	16	159.00–159.50	$159.38	$1,337	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	3	155.00–165.00	$158.36	$329	—
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	±0.00
325–330	328	2	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$566	+7.36
355–385	367	3	165.00–175.00	$168.50	$618	+7.44
520	520	1	170.00	$170.00	$884	—
585–590	588	2	165.00–172.50	$168.77	$992	—
650–680	663	4	155.00–160.00	$158.77	$1,053	—
720	720	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
320–340	328	3	140.00–150.00	$146.70	$481	—
365	365	1	155.00	$155.00	$566	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–247 fancy	239	7	200.00–205.00	$203.69	$487	-18.81
265–290 fancy	270	5	205.00–206.00	$205.79	$556	—
275–295	285	3	190.00–197.50	$193.36	$551	-11.69
300–345 fancy	313	15	202.50–208.00	$204.09	$639	—
300–335	318	6	192.50–200.00	$196.17	$624	-8.81
355–395 fancy	372	6	205.00–215.00	$209.36	$779	-3.14
350–390	374	6	192.50–202.50	$197.48	$739	-4.59
400–445	424	14	190.00–200.00	$194.91	$826	-0.63
450–475	466	6	187.50–197.50	$193.92	$904	+0.60
545	545	1	180.00	$180.00	$981	-11.57
555–560	558	2	180.00–183.00	$181.51	$1,013	-2.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	$408	±0.00
270–295	283	2	170.00–172.50	$171.31	$485	+1.31
340	340	1	160.00	$160.00	$544	-23.81
375–395	382	13	170.00–185.00	$173.10	$661	-10.69
400–445	426	12	165.00–188.00	$179.48	$765	+5.01
460–495	479	8	170.00–183.00	$174.42	$835	-4.54
500–545	521	13	165.00–186.00	$174.95	$911	+1.95
550–580	562	8	162.50–176.00	$167.32	$940	+2.32
600–630	609	5	164.00–169.00	$167.28	$1,019	—
660–685	673	2	150.00–153.00	$151.53	$1,020	-0.92
715	715	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,137	+15.52

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	150.00	$150.00	$548	—
420–445	432	5	150.00–165.00	$158.40	$684	+0.94
455–485	470	2	155.00–160.00	$157.42	$740	+2.35
585	585	1	152.50	$152.50	$892	—
610–625	618	2	150.00	$150.00	$927	+18.00
690	690	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,076	+21.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	135.00	$135.00	$472	-2.47
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	—
475	475	1	135.00	$135.00	$641	—
560–595	575	3	140.00–145.00	$141.72	$815	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	180.00–187.50	$183.82	$759	+1.35
450–495	468	12	180.00–192.50	$186.62	$873	+5.86
520	520	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$962	+5.00
580–595	588	2	181.00–185.00	$183.03	$1,076	+10.53
610–625	619	4	176.00–185.00	$180.01	$1,114	+15.01
655–675	669	5	168.00–175.00	$171.38	$1,147	+14.43
705	705	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	7	195.00–212.50	$200.26	$845	-10.10
410–445 fancy	425	3	221.00–245.00	$231.86	$985	—
480 fancy	480	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,020	-22.61
470–495	481	4	194.00–197.50	$195.65	$941	-18.97
500–520	508	3	195.00–207.50	$200.78	$1,020	-3.16
510 fancy	510	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,153	—
550–560 fancy	555	2	207.50–210.00	$208.76	$1,159	—
590–595	593	2	191.00–195.00	$192.99	$1,144	-10.17
660	660	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,214	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	4	170.00–177.50	$172.89	$740	—
460–490	481	4	160.00–177.50	$166.95	$803	+5.83
510–545	528	5	160.00–172.50	$168.51	$890	+8.51
610–645	625	3	170.00–171.00	$170.34	$1,065	—
670–680	675	2	155.00–157.50	$156.24	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	150.00	$150.00	$622	—
475	475	1	145.00	$145.00	$689	—
520	520	1	150.00	$150.00	$780	—
550–595	573	2	155.00	$155.00	$888	—
600–610	605	2	140.00–142.50	$141.24	$855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–875	828	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	722.00–779.00	$752.14	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1175	1008	80-85%	20	72.00–89.00	$82.96	$836	—
885–1340	1115	80-85%	29	91.00–106.00	$96.85	$1,080	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$600	—
830–1170	943	85-90%	13	84.00–97.00	$89.05	$840	—
875–1040	960	85-90%	11	61.00–83.00	$75.37	$724	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1805	1478	75-80%	5	90.00–95.00	$91.40	$1,351	—
1605–1700	1653	75-80%	2	82.00–84.00	$83.03	$1,372	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1315	1187	3	88.00–99.00	$91.47	$1,086	—
1150–1865	1494	6	105.00–116.00	$110.80	$1,655	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–895	844	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	832.00–1,029.00	$925.44
870–970	908	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	712.00–801.00	$765.51

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–730	718	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–800.00	$792.37
650–790	737	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	635.00–780.00	$694.65

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	473.00	$473.00
635–795	722	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	587.00–636.00	$611.44

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–920	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	832.00–985.00	$909.55
865–1025	944	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–825.00	$799.66
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1005–1050	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–935.00	$917.12

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
775–790	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.38
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–735	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	485.00–600.00	$544.32

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	430.00	$430.00
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	45.00	$45.00	$61	—
115–170	145	5	80.00–105.00	$95.53	$139	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	1.00	$1.00	$5	—

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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
815–980	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,151.84	—
845–1090	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	990.00–1,300.00	$1,095.45	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–785	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	870.00–975.00	$924.95	+13.64
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	+31.79
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-50.00
50	50	3	120.00–140.00	$130.00	+5.00
50	50	4	85.00–90.00	$87.50	-37.50
50	50	3	75.00	$75.00	-50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	-22.00
75	75	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	+20.50
100	100	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-95.00
125	125	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	-37.50
150	150	1	245.00	$245.00	-5.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	10.00	$10.00	$28	—
335	335	1	47.50	$47.50	$159	—
380	380	1	35.00	$35.00	$133	—
415–435	425	2	37.50–52.50	$44.82	$190	—
500	500	1	35.00	$35.00	$175	—
595	595	1	57.50	$57.50	$342	—

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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.