Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.13/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 535 lb · 63 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.88/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 373 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $220.89/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 466 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	877	469	423
Feeder cattle	712	361	312
Slaughter cattle	116	85	52
Replacement cattle	9	9	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 3.00 lower, feeder bull were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering of plain 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 fancy	215	1	252.50	$252.50	$543	—
230–245	238	2	230.00–232.50	$231.29	$550	-4.36
250–295	273	7	210.00–230.00	$221.95	$606	-18.75
295 fancy	295	1	250.00	$250.00	$738	—
310–345	325	12	210.00–225.00	$216.53	$704	-17.65
300–345 fancy	327	6	230.00–247.50	$236.40	$773	-18.60
355–375 fancy	367	3	230.00–236.00	$233.72	$858	-14.34
350–395	373	13	210.00–225.00	$216.34	$807	-11.13
360–385 value added	375	9	244.00–250.00	$245.37	$920	+5.37
415–445	422	5	210.00–225.00	$220.05	$929	-22.45
410–445 fancy	427	14	230.00–240.00	$234.03	$999	-9.56
450–495	466	7	205.00–225.00	$219.74	$1,024	-4.75
455–480 fancy	471	15	230.00–245.00	$234.44	$1,104	—
505–540	517	5	207.50–225.00	$214.97	$1,111	-5.11
512–540 fancy	520	4	230.00–235.00	$231.89	$1,206	-12.11
557 value added	557	12	244.00	$244.00	$1,359	—
575–585	578	4	200.00–211.00	$208.21	$1,203	—
660	660	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	5	195.00–210.00	$200.07	$440	-9.93
275–290	283	2	195.00–205.00	$200.13	$566	+10.13
300–345	317	11	190.00–205.00	$197.02	$625	-7.30
350–390	377	6	190.00–205.00	$199.09	$751	+2.84
405–435	420	2	190.00–200.00	$195.18	$820	+2.68
485–490	488	2	190.00	$190.00	$927	—
500	500	1	187.50	$187.50	$938	—
580–585	581	9	171.00–185.00	$172.57	$1,003	-22.43
675–679	678	9	180.00–186.00	$184.56	$1,251	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	—
280–295	288	2	175.00–180.00	$177.43	$511	—
300–345	323	2	180.00–185.00	$182.67	$590	—
365–395	380	7	175.00–185.00	$179.96	$684	—
485–490	488	2	170.00–180.00	$175.03	$854	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	3	150.00–160.00	$155.08	$338	—
250–295	273	4	150.00–175.00	$163.30	$446	—
345	345	1	160.00	$160.00	$552	+5.20

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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	230	1	205.00	$205.00	$472	+2.58
265–295	280	2	200.00–215.00	$207.10	$580	+2.46
315–345	331	5	195.00–205.00	$198.56	$657	-8.84
360–385	373	10	195.00–205.00	$197.84	$738	-7.74
400–448	429	21	190.00–201.00	$197.04	$845	-9.12
455–495	477	19	190.00–204.00	$196.27	$936	-8.72
500–545	526	22	190.00–199.00	$194.93	$1,025	-7.98
504–548 value added	540	41	200.50–206.00	$201.38	$1,087	—
550–590	570	5	185.00–190.00	$185.97	$1,060	-4.52
600–601	601	6	186.00–191.00	$190.17	$1,143	—
601 value added	601	11	194.00	$194.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	185.00	$185.00	$416	±0.00
255–290	273	7	180.00–190.00	$184.38	$503	-0.62
300–340	316	10	180.00–190.00	$183.97	$581	-5.34
350–395	366	9	180.00–190.00	$185.17	$678	-4.83
400–437	427	18	175.00–185.00	$182.54	$779	-9.20
460–495	483	8	175.00–185.00	$181.57	$877	-6.04
500–545	520	11	170.00–185.00	$179.17	$932	-2.18
555–590	578	4	165.00–175.00	$168.02	$971	-15.08
615	615	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,021	-3.30
655–695	673	3	162.50–165.00	$164.17	$1,105	+1.17

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$411	—
260–295	280	6	165.00–175.00	$170.46	$477	+5.60
305–330	317	3	165.00–175.00	$170.05	$539	+10.05
350–395	380	10	165.00–175.00	$171.70	$652	+1.70
410–445	428	9	160.00–170.00	$163.87	$701	—
475–495	482	3	160.00–170.00	$165.07	$796	—
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	—
570	570	1	155.00	$155.00	$884	-16.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	155.00	$155.00	$341	±0.00
285–295	290	2	154.00–160.00	$156.95	$455	+4.47
300–330	313	5	150.00–160.00	$157.09	$492	-2.91
360–390	377	5	150.00–160.00	$155.13	$585	—
410–435	424	4	145.00–155.00	$148.79	$631	—
480–485	483	2	145.00–155.00	$150.03	$725	—

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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	415	12	215.00–230.00	$219.36	$910	-1.62
450–495	466	24	215.00–230.00	$220.89	$1,029	+7.36
500–530	519	11	197.50–210.00	$203.94	$1,058	-1.21
520 fancy	520	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,170	-10.50
562 value added	562	5	232.00	$232.00	$1,304	—
550–595 fancy	572	3	219.00–220.00	$219.33	$1,255	-9.54
555–595	574	9	195.00–208.00	$201.19	$1,155	-8.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	12	190.00–210.00	$199.33	$839	-3.28
450–495	476	8	190.00–208.00	$199.88	$951	+1.51
505–535	522	5	180.00–190.00	$184.95	$965	-2.05
555–590	578	4	175.00–185.00	$180.64	$1,044	—
610–645	625	3	187.50–193.00	$191.21	$1,195	—
655–680	672	3	171.00–185.00	$176.23	$1,184	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	415	4	172.50–180.00	$178.10	$739	—
455–495	480	4	170.00–178.00	$172.02	$826	-6.28
590–595	593	2	160.00–170.00	$165.02	$979	-6.22
625–645	635	2	150.00–162.50	$156.35	$993	-3.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	155.00–160.00	$157.40	$658	—
490	490	1	155.00	$155.00	$760	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1050	845	85-90%	29	65.00–82.00	$75.58	$639	—
730–995	892	85-90%	12	88.00–95.00	$91.71	$818	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1125	1045	80-85%	6	65.00–85.00	$78.50	$820	—
1010–1620	1209	80-85%	23	90.00–100.00	$94.78	$1,146	-2.63
1480	1480	80-85%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,539	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1465	1460	75-80%	2	85.00–88.00	$86.51	$1,263	-12.48
1330–1815	1564	75-80%	7	90.00–98.00	$93.08	$1,456	-15.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,127	—
1475–1760	1668	8	109.00–119.00	$115.99	$1,935	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–830	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	114.00–122.00	$118.05	$968

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	57.50	$57.50	$86	—
240–285	265	3	52.50–55.00	$54.25	$144	—
305–370	332	6	45.00–55.00	$49.84	$165	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	165.00	$165.00	—
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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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
675–850	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,020.00–1,150.00	$1,097.12	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	11	35.00–50.00	$43.64	-6.36
30	30	6	60.00–75.00	$65.83	+15.83
50	50	1	95.00	$95.00	+20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	4	70.00–85.00	$81.25	—
120	120	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	41.00	$41.00	$160	—

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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.