Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.04/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 481 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.03/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 515 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.69/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 370 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	469	805	549
Feeder cattle	361	597	420
Slaughter cattle	85	142	71
Replacement cattle	9	18	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week based on limited comparable sales due to limited comparable sales with extremely wet conditions in the area. Light 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
205–235	220	2	227.50–245.00	$235.65	$518	+20.81
275–290	282	3	235.00–252.50	$240.70	$679	+21.07
300–340	313	13	222.50–242.50	$234.18	$733	+16.50
340 fancy	340	1	255.00	$255.00	$867	+15.34
355 value added	355	1	240.00	$240.00	$852	-12.50
355–390	367	10	217.50–237.50	$227.47	$835	+6.76
375–385 fancy	378	5	245.00–260.00	$248.06	$938	+11.99
405 value added	405	1	245.00	$245.00	$992	—
415	415	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,006	+17.19
400–435 fancy	418	2	240.00–247.50	$243.59	$1,018	+4.91
470–485	478	2	224.00–225.00	$224.49	$1,073	+4.10
485 value added	485	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,164	—
500 fancy	500	2	238.00–250.00	$244.00	$1,220	+14.79
511 value added	511	11	245.00	$245.00	$1,252	+11.00
500–541	527	6	207.50–223.00	$220.08	$1,160	+11.32
550–570 fancy	563	3	225.00–239.00	$233.94	$1,317	+6.56
645 fancy	645	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	210.00	$210.00	$472	+12.47
285	285	1	190.00	$190.00	$542	-4.97
325–345	335	4	195.00–210.00	$204.32	$684	+10.46
380–395	385	4	185.00–200.00	$196.25	$756	+1.54
430	430	1	192.50	$192.50	$828	-2.53
590	590	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,150	+2.47
720	720	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	150.00–160.00	$154.80	$485	+4.80

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	175.00	$175.00	$971	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	200.00–205.00	$202.42	$482	-12.58
260–285	267	8	200.00–207.50	$204.64	$546	-4.78
295 fancy	295	1	212.50	$212.50	$627	—
310–335	323	2	205.00–210.00	$207.40	$670	+3.07
315–331 fancy	328	6	215.00–224.00	$222.56	$730	+4.45
355–395	371	7	200.00–212.50	$205.58	$763	+5.54
375–385 fancy	380	2	217.50–220.00	$218.77	$831	—
410–423 fancy	419	3	215.00–216.00	$215.33	$902	—
400–445	422	9	199.00–213.00	$206.16	$870	+0.78
455–485	471	11	199.00–211.00	$204.99	$966	+3.40
493 value added	493	9	214.00	$214.00	$1,055	+4.00
500–545	521	8	195.00–207.00	$202.91	$1,057	+3.76
560–575	568	2	190.00–191.00	$190.49	$1,082	-3.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	185.00	$185.00	$435	—
275	275	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$509	-1.57
315–345	332	3	185.00–195.00	$189.31	$629	+8.11
375	375	2	185.00–195.00	$190.00	$712	+4.83
400–445	424	4	187.50–195.00	$191.74	$813	+5.23
450–490	471	4	180.00–190.00	$187.61	$884	+0.25
505–545	523	6	175.00–186.00	$181.35	$948	+0.79
555–590	576	7	172.50–188.00	$183.10	$1,055	+1.26
620–630	623	3	163.00–175.00	$169.30	$1,055	-7.22
665	665	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,084	-6.36

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	160.00–170.00	$164.86	$434	—
315	315	1	160.00	$160.00	$504	±0.00
360	360	1	170.00	$170.00	$612	—
550–555	553	2	167.50–175.00	$171.27	$947	—
610–640	630	4	160.00–170.00	$165.71	$1,044	+6.78
670	670	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,089	+7.56
705	705	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	155.00	$155.00	$380	—
275–280	278	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$424	-7.52
345	345	1	160.00	$160.00	$552	—
605	605	1	155.00	$155.00	$938	—
675	675	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,066	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	429	5	215.00–225.00	$220.98	$948	+2.31
415–445 fancy	433	6	229.00–260.00	$243.90	$1,056	+13.90
450–495	475	14	210.00–227.50	$213.53	$1,014	-4.18
480 fancy	480	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,164	+7.38
500–530	515	2	200.00–210.00	$205.15	$1,057	-2.47
525–545 fancy	536	8	225.00–246.00	$235.50	$1,262	+1.82
550–580	565	2	207.50–212.50	$210.07	$1,187	+2.31
555–580 fancy	565	7	219.00–238.00	$228.87	$1,293	+4.87
610–645	625	3	205.00–220.00	$211.68	$1,323	+15.69
610–640 value added	625	2	206.00–210.00	$207.95	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	422	3	197.50–210.00	$202.61	$855	+6.72
455–495	472	3	187.50–205.00	$198.37	$936	+8.61
520	520	1	187.00	$187.00	$972	-2.86
700–725	713	2	171.00–175.00	$172.96	$1,233	+5.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–485	480	3	170.00–185.00	$178.30	$856	+8.30
585–595	590	2	170.00–172.50	$171.24	$1,010	+8.74
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	+5.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$721	—
500	500	1	157.50	$157.50	$788	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1460	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,690.00	$1,690.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	906.00	$906.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1415	1127	80-85%	11	85.00–104.00	$91.02	$1,026	-28.56
985–1350	1147	80-85%	3	105.00–109.00	$106.86	$1,226	-12.72
910–1465	1211	80-85%	19	94.00–100.00	$97.41	$1,180	-1.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1155	928	85-90%	6	67.00–89.00	$81.64	$758	—
675–1340	991	85-90%	5	90.00–97.00	$93.54	$927	-3.54
1460	1460	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,197	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1670	1465	75-80%	2	95.00–102.00	$98.99	$1,450	—
1490–1665	1578	75-80%	2	108.00–110.00	$108.94	$1,719	—
1265–2030	1610	75-80%	3	73.00–92.00	$83.38	$1,342	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1610	1326	8	101.00–116.00	$110.48	$1,465	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1120	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,057.00–1,210.00	$1,138.99

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	684.00	$684.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	608.00	$608.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1090	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	965.00–975.00	$969.77

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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
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	55.00	$55.00	+11.67
25	25	3	50.00	$50.00	+6.67
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-55.00
75	75	1	90.00	$90.00	-75.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	—

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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.