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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.84/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 421 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.10/cwt +9.38 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 480 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $227.58/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 430 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 707 202 352
Feeder cattle 458 133 208
Slaughter cattle 119 50 42
Replacement cattle 37 9 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 231 5 212.00–227.50 $221.05 $511 +4.60
275–285 280 3 225.00–230.00 $226.70 $635 +1.70
270–295 fancy 286 8 230.00–246.00 $236.02 $675 -6.57
300–320 314 6 212.50–227.50 $221.15 $694 +21.15
310–335 fancy 323 9 232.50–247.50 $236.78 $765 +11.78
355–380 fancy 371 6 240.00–265.00 $248.23 $921 —
355–395 376 10 217.50–237.50 $225.76 $849 +25.76
405–435 421 6 220.00–237.50 $230.98 $972 —
400–430 fancy 425 9 240.00–252.50 $241.62 $1,027 -16.38
450–480 fancy 470 6 232.50–245.00 $238.19 $1,119 -4.31
465–485 475 2 220.00–225.00 $222.45 $1,057 -3.58
500–545 522 3 219.00–220.00 $219.67 $1,147 -18.33
560–585 fancy 565 7 225.00–237.00 $229.44 $1,296 -6.57
580 580 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,305 —
600 600 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,326 +17.53
653 value added 653 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 185.00 $185.00 $509 —
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 —
350 350 1 192.50 $192.50 $674 —
350–395 fancy 378 4 210.00–215.00 $211.89 $801 —
430 430 1 202.50 $202.50 $871 —
475–490 fancy 480 3 202.50–212.50 $208.27 $1,000 —
480 480 2 185.00–190.00 $187.50 $900 —
510 510 1 190.00 $190.00 $969 —
550 fancy 550 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,169 —
600 600 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 -2.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 +20.00
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 —
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 —
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 205.00–207.50 $206.25 $454 —
250–290 273 8 192.50–207.50 $200.49 $547 +0.49
260–295 fancy 278 2 210.00–213.00 $211.41 $588 —
312–340 fancy 320 17 209.00–218.00 $213.71 $684 +2.93
305–345 323 3 195.00–205.00 $199.50 $644 —
350–390 371 7 200.00–207.50 $203.28 $754 -2.94
365–395 fancy 380 6 209.00–217.00 $211.42 $803 —
400–435 fancy 413 15 210.00–215.00 $211.57 $874 +7.57
400–445 426 21 197.50–209.00 $205.17 $874 +1.17
455–495 474 17 195.00–209.00 $202.28 $959 +4.56
475–490 fancy 488 12 212.00–215.00 $213.92 $1,044 —
505–540 515 6 194.00–205.00 $198.44 $1,022 +1.44
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 +10.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 190.00 $190.00 $399 +2.53
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 -10.00
350–385 362 3 180.00–187.50 $184.03 $666 -5.97
420–445 432 3 180.00–190.00 $183.44 $792 -0.71
455–495 475 5 185.00–192.50 $188.54 $896 +8.54
500–540 526 4 185.00–192.00 $188.80 $993 +8.80
560–580 570 3 180.00–190.00 $183.73 $1,047 -4.27
625 625 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,119 +2.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 —
375 375 1 175.00 $175.00 $656 —
445 445 1 167.50 $167.50 $745 —
450–475 463 2 165.00–167.50 $166.28 $770 -2.71
500–535 513 5 160.00–175.00 $169.56 $870 —
605 605 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
400–440 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
670 670 1 145.00 $145.00 $972 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 fancy 428 16 230.00–237.50 $230.80 $988 -1.93
425–440 433 7 215.00–226.00 $220.22 $954 —
455 fancy 455 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,092 +14.53
450–490 473 11 210.00–225.00 $215.92 $1,021 —
515–530 fancy 523 2 219.00–220.00 $219.51 $1,148 -1.49
505–540 526 9 205.00–215.00 $210.81 $1,109 +0.69
550–575 fancy 563 2 223.00–237.00 $229.84 $1,294 —
560–590 576 7 204.00–217.00 $210.53 $1,213 +0.53
610–635 625 5 203.00–207.00 $204.99 $1,281 —
670 670 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 fancy 405 1 205.00 $205.00 $830 —
420–445 430 3 192.50–205.00 $199.06 $856 +1.56
500–520 510 2 197.50–200.00 $198.73 $1,014 +18.73
560 560 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,064 -0.26
620–630 625 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $1,131 -9.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
530–885 741 (<2 yrs)N/A 7 1,080.00–1,350.00 $1,171.88 —
1380 1380 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,601.00 $1,601.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 160.00 $160.00 $848 —
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 —
670 670 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 —
700–735 715 3 150.00–167.50 $158.19 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945–1065 987 (<2 yrs)N/A 6 1,055.00–1,214.00 $1,123.17 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 170.00–180.00 $175.12 $753 —
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 —
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1610 1179 80-85% 49 95.00–107.00 $100.60 $1,186 +11.48
840–1790 1197 80-85% 18 79.00–94.00 $89.22 $1,068 —
1355 1355 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,545 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1140 891 85-90% 13 69.00–85.00 $77.31 $689 —
825–1555 1112 85-90% 19 88.00–99.00 $93.73 $1,042 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1565 1413 75-80% 4 93.00–101.00 $96.89 $1,369 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1620 1344 8 98.00–117.00 $110.05 $1,479 —
1090–2290 1590 6 119.00–126.00 $122.40 $1,946 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–915 810 (<2 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,063.00 $1,008.36
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1215 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,085.00 $1,054.88
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–125 114 6 82.50–97.50 $87.28 $99 —
215–235 225 2 25.00–30.00 $27.61 $62 -37.39
205–240 227 3 40.00–47.50 $43.40 $99 -21.60
250–285 276 7 50.00–60.00 $53.29 $147 —
340 340 1 35.00 $35.00 $119 —
350 350 1 40.00 $40.00 $140 —
485 485 1 62.50 $62.50 $303 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 4.00 $4.00 $15 —
440 440 1 8.00 $8.00 $35 —
515 515 1 5.00 $5.00 $26 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 80.00 $80.00 -40.00
75 75 1 185.00 $185.00 +65.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
775–1090 968 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,010.00–1,485.00 $1,205.61 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 105.00 $105.00 $273 —
458 458 2 127.50 $127.50 $584 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 225.00 $225.00 —
75 75 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 165.00 $165.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 2 60.00–65.00 $62.50 —
25 25 5 85.00–120.00 $95.00 —
50 50 2 105.00 $105.00 +26.25
50 50 2 110.00–120.00 $115.00 +36.25
50 50 5 70.00–95.00 $81.00 +2.25
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 +11.25
75 75 1 140.00 $140.00 +61.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 2 75.00–95.00 $85.00 —
75 75 4 100.00–120.00 $111.25 —
100 100 2 155.00–165.00 $160.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 11 60.00–65.00 $60.45 —
25 25 9 40.00 $40.00 —
45 45 1 35.00 $35.00 —
50 50 1 80.00 $80.00 —
60 60 1 45.00 $45.00 —
60 60 1 60.00 $60.00 —
75 75 2 45.00–55.00 $50.00 —
85 85 3 60.00–70.00 $65.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 55.00 $55.00 $165 —
470 470 1 60.00 $60.00 $282 —
505 505 1 65.00 $65.00 $328 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 113 4 200.00–250.00 $222.50 —

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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.