Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report, Williamston, SC

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $242.37/cwt ≈ $1,295/hd at 534 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.33/cwt ≈ $949/hd at 476 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $223.65/cwt ≈ $1,298/hd at 580 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	746	744	952
Feeder cattle	534	535	654
Slaughter cattle	138	103	183
Replacement cattle	19	22	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	218	3	220.00–230.00	$223.05	$486	—
255–295	277	5	225.00	$225.00	$623	—
300–345	319	5	210.00–225.00	$216.76	$691	—
350–365	358	2	210.00	$210.00	$752	—
405 value added	405	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,023	—
400–420	408	3	220.00–237.50	$229.21	$935	—
450–495	468	3	197.50–210.00	$206.00	$964	—
455–485 value added	470	2	241.00–245.00	$242.94	$1,142	—
500–545 value added	533	19	233.00–249.50	$246.43	$1,313	—
540–545	543	3	210.00–220.00	$216.69	$1,177	—
550–590 value added	565	5	235.00–244.00	$240.22	$1,357	—
555–595	588	10	208.00–228.00	$215.36	$1,266	—
615 value added	615	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,414	—
600–640	619	14	210.00–225.00	$222.77	$1,379	—
655	655	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,474	—
700 value added	700	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,526	—
710–730	720	2	215.00–216.00	$215.49	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	200.00	$200.00	$450	±0.00
250–295	272	3	185.00–195.00	$191.93	$522	-11.45
320–335	328	3	180.00–195.00	$187.58	$615	-12.22
360–390	374	8	180.00–200.00	$193.49	$724	-5.78
420–430	425	3	185.00–202.50	$195.05	$829	—
470	470	5	210.00	$210.00	$987	+15.21
505	505	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,023	+7.62
560–570	565	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$1,031	—
610–640	625	2	180.00–197.50	$188.54	$1,178	+1.61
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	170.00–175.00	$172.64	$394	—
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	—
390	390	1	172.50	$172.50	$673	—
425–430	428	2	167.50–170.00	$168.76	$722	—
500–520	510	3	160.00–177.50	$169.10	$862	—
625–635	630	2	160.00–170.00	$164.96	$1,039	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	275	3	200.00–215.00	$209.64	$577	—
300–335	312	9	200.00–220.00	$210.23	$656	—
375–390	381	5	200.00–212.50	$202.46	$771	—
430–440	435	3	200.00–207.50	$204.18	$888	—
450–495	476	19	195.00–212.50	$199.33	$949	—
500–545	519	14	195.00–211.00	$202.49	$1,051	—
550–570	560	14	195.00–213.00	$203.18	$1,138	—
610	610	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,208	—
655–665	660	2	194.00–200.00	$196.98	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	182.50–187.50	$185.12	$496	+0.31
300–345	324	7	185.00–200.00	$191.81	$621	+5.21
350–385	367	13	180.00–195.00	$190.31	$698	+6.31
400–445	422	14	180.00–195.00	$186.31	$786	+1.98
450–490	472	13	180.00–195.00	$186.84	$882	-1.08
500–540	519	7	175.00–205.00	$189.67	$984	+1.72
565–595	578	4	180.00–190.00	$185.29	$1,071	-1.72
605–615	610	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	-6.53
655	655	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,244	+16.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	+10.00
345	345	1	170.00	$170.00	$586	—
350–395	372	9	160.00–170.00	$165.18	$614	-4.82
415–430	423	2	160.00	$160.00	$677	+9.24
450–485	464	4	160.00–175.00	$168.73	$783	+8.73
500–525	513	2	170.00	$170.00	$872	—
555–590	575	4	162.00–176.00	$168.14	$967	+10.71
645	645	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	—
660–695	678	2	166.00–169.00	$167.54	$1,136	—
710	710	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	190.00	$190.00	$466	—
250–285	268	2	195.00–205.00	$200.33	$537	—
320–340	330	5	180.00–205.00	$190.45	$628	—
355–395	376	6	180.00–190.00	$185.48	$697	—
400–445	411	6	180.00–190.00	$186.31	$766	-17.80
450–485	465	3	180.00–190.00	$184.91	$860	-22.55
515–540	530	3	185.00–200.00	$190.05	$1,007	+0.05
555	555	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,124	—
615	615	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,168	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
255–295	274	4	165.00–180.00	$173.61	$476	—
315–340	326	5	165.00–175.00	$172.04	$561	—
360–385	375	3	160.00–170.00	$163.20	$612	—
400–445	428	5	165.00–180.00	$172.07	$736	+22.07
460–480	469	4	160.00–170.00	$167.52	$786	—
530–540	535	2	160.00	$160.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	215.00	$215.00	$494	—
250–295	276	6	210.00–225.00	$216.63	$598	—
315	315	4	205.00–220.00	$212.50	$669	—
540	540	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,148	—
550–595	574	6	200.00–220.00	$209.79	$1,204	—
620	620	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,271	—
670–675	673	2	197.00–200.00	$198.49	$1,336	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1320	1084	80-85%	22	81.00–100.00	$92.41	$1,002	—
980–1495	1243	80-85%	32	102.00–112.00	$106.52	$1,324	+5.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1510	968	85-90%	29	60.00–97.00	$83.93	$812	—
635–1185	978	85-90%	10	99.00–110.00	$103.49	$1,012	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1595	1477	75-80%	5	107.00–112.00	$108.41	$1,601	—
1455–1650	1523	75-80%	3	89.00–101.00	$96.22	$1,465	-4.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1775	1306	5	93.00–110.00	$104.29	$1,362	—
1505–2185	1747	6	116.00–127.00	$121.95	$2,130	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	990.00	$990.00
655–1140	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,151.00–1,290.00	$1,240.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1145	1112	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,305.00	$1,246.55

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	653.00	$653.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00
1015–1160	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,120.00	$1,087.33

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–280	245	9	60.00–80.00	$65.60	$161	-7.46
245–260	251	5	55.00–57.50	$57.01	$143	—
370–380	375	2	70.00	$70.00	$262	—
390	390	1	52.50	$52.50	$205	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	6.00	$6.00	$33	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+70.00
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	+15.00
100	100	2	140.00–180.00	$160.00	-48.75
100–120	113	3	190.00–205.00	$198.33	-10.42
150	150	2	220.00–250.00	$235.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–690	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,110.00	$965.81	—
660–775	718	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	830.00–975.00	$908.31	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,170.00	$1,170.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	+15.42
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00	+3.12
40	40	1	45.00	$45.00	+13.33
40	40	1	50.00	$50.00	+18.33
50	50	4	70.00–80.00	$73.75	-29.58
50	50	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-38.33
70	70	3	85.00–90.00	$86.67	-16.66

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-71.67
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	150.00	$150.00	+48.33
70	70	—	—	2	70.00–115.00	$92.50	-9.17
80	80	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	-16.67
100	100	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	—
100	100	—	—	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	102.50	$102.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	70.00	$70.00	$270	—
395	395	1	30.00	$30.00	$118	—
415	415	1	62.50	$62.50	$259	—

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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.