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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $203.65/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 532 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.01/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 476 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.25/cwt +5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 540 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 904 836 768
Feeder cattle 655 547 626
Slaughter cattle 91 192 76
Replacement cattle 35 47 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 265.00 $265.00 $649 —
260 260 1 255.00 $255.00 $663 -10.00
300–305 303 2 255.00–262.50 $258.72 $784 -5.19
355–380 368 3 265.00–270.00 $268.28 $987 +3.32
400–445 424 11 252.50–269.00 $259.71 $1,101 +0.10
450–462 459 12 247.50–255.00 $252.47 $1,159 -1.23
505–510 508 2 250.00–260.00 $255.02 $1,296 -2.52
530 fancy 530 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 —
550–595 567 3 245.00–250.00 $248.37 $1,408 +3.21
605–630 618 2 245.00–247.50 $246.22 $1,522 -2.16
655–675 673 12 239.00–240.00 $239.92 $1,615 -2.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 240.00–250.00 $245.33 $657 —
310–340 325 2 235.00–250.00 $242.85 $789 +8.08
370–395 383 2 230.00 $230.00 $881 —
410 410 1 242.50 $242.50 $994 +24.21
470–490 476 4 220.00–230.00 $226.25 $1,077 +8.43
504–540 514 7 222.50–240.00 $230.67 $1,186 +4.09
560–595 575 6 230.00–241.00 $237.02 $1,363 +13.21
610–640 624 7 219.00–240.00 $230.05 $1,436 +7.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 220.00 $220.00 $550 —
340 340 1 207.50 $207.50 $706 —
370–395 383 3 212.50–232.50 $219.79 $842 +7.29
440 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 —
465 465 2 200.00–220.00 $210.00 $976 +10.00
510 510 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,071 —
575 575 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,164 +2.50
615–620 618 2 195.00–205.00 $200.02 $1,236 -5.61
655 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 215.00–220.00 $217.36 $485 +4.78
255–295 272 3 217.00–222.50 $219.15 $596 +0.89
305–325 315 2 210.00–220.00 $214.84 $677 +6.36
350–395 381 8 210.00–225.00 $217.68 $829 +6.15
405–445 423 17 197.50–222.50 $209.56 $886 -1.31
450–495 476 23 200.00–215.00 $208.01 $990 +2.80
505–548 532 24 200.00–215.00 $203.65 $1,083 +1.23
560 560 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,193 +7.92
600–635 613 6 196.00–200.00 $198.16 $1,215 -4.26
665 665 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,297 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 ±0.00
260–290 272 3 200.00 $200.00 $544 +5.00
300–335 316 4 190.00–202.50 $198.87 $628 +8.84
360–395 380 5 190.00–205.00 $197.92 $752 +7.86
415–445 433 7 190.00–197.50 $192.50 $834 —
455–475 467 7 190.00–200.00 $193.55 $904 +11.10
500–530 512 3 190.00–195.00 $191.73 $982 +5.06
550–590 571 9 180.00–198.00 $191.66 $1,094 +3.42
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 —
660 660 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,228 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 232.50 $232.50 $546 —
310–340 325 2 225.00–227.50 $226.31 $736 -1.25
350–385 369 6 225.00–235.00 $230.41 $850 +1.74
400–445 417 7 227.50–235.00 $231.61 $966 +3.95
455–480 468 2 220.00–224.00 $221.95 $1,039 -2.87
515–543 540 18 220.00–227.00 $226.25 $1,222 +5.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 5 210.00–220.00 $217.13 $608 —
315–345 329 9 200.00–220.00 $210.05 $691 +8.38
360–395 377 5 200.00–220.00 $210.09 $792 —
400–445 418 9 200.00–220.00 $208.65 $872 +7.43
460–485 474 6 200.00–217.50 $208.42 $988 +7.58
500–543 532 14 200.00–217.50 $209.43 $1,114 +13.45
550–595 570 10 190.00–209.00 $203.18 $1,158 +6.96
635 635 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,289 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 —— 1 247.50 $247.50 $606 -7.73
265–295 278 —— 6 250.00–265.00 $258.71 $719 -5.18
300–335 317 —— 7 250.00–265.00 $258.96 $821 +3.96
350–395 365 —— 3 245.00–250.00 $247.50 $903 -2.39
415–430 423 —— 4 245.00–257.50 $252.50 $1,068 +8.86
450–480 465 —— 6 242.50–257.50 $247.07 $1,149 +9.01
500–520 507 —— 3 230.00–236.00 $232.38 $1,178 +2.59
550 550 —— 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 —
720–1185 953 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 130.00–137.00 $132.65 $1,264 —
1410–1485 1448 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,882 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 277 3 230.00–235.00 $233.31 $646 +10.88
335 335 2 230.00–240.00 $235.00 $787 —
355–395 383 4 230.00–242.50 $235.74 $903 +6.90
400–440 423 3 221.00–237.50 $231.44 $979 +9.87
450–495 476 7 220.00–237.50 $231.01 $1,100 +9.02
500–535 519 7 217.50–225.00 $220.71 $1,145 +4.87
550–590 568 3 210.00–219.00 $215.24 $1,223 +3.30
610–630 615 4 204.00–214.00 $207.72 $1,277 +1.46
665 665 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,390 +6.02
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1570 1037 85-90% 23 85.00–99.00 $92.49 $959 —
825–1505 1047 85-90% 8 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $1,099 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1325 1193 80-85% 10 85.00–104.00 $97.17 $1,159 —
985–1415 1234 80-85% 17 105.00–118.00 $112.15 $1,384 -2.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1770 1520 75-80% 12 107.00–119.00 $113.23 $1,721 -2.75
1790 1790 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,345 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–2340 1456 6 111.00–130.00 $121.17 $1,764 —
1720–1805 1763 2 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $2,423 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–985 791 (<2 yrs)Open 4 960.00–1,033.00 $980.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,154.00 $1,154.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 (<2 yrs)Open 1 878.00 $878.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 728.00 $728.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–985 903 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,126.07
920–1105 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,196.00–1,425.00 $1,291.33
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
1050–1260 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,365.00 $1,267.27
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,344.00 $1,344.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1205 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,825.00 $1,786.46
1215–1590 1403 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,785.00 $1,683.21
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
790–945 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–660.00 $633.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 279 4 87.50–97.50 $92.59 $258 +10.09
300–385 331 12 82.50–97.50 $86.17 $285 +3.90

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 90.00–95.00 $92.50 -32.50
100 100 1 145.00 $145.00 -70.00
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 -85.00
100–120 115 4 165.00–220.00 $187.50 +32.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 +550.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 25.00 $25.00 -45.00
30 30 14 30.00–40.00 $34.64 -35.36
40 40 4 50.00 $50.00 -20.00
50 50 5 110.00–130.00 $121.00 -19.00
50 50 1 30.00 $30.00 -110.00
60 60 3 80.00–90.00 $86.67 -53.33
70 70 1 125.00 $125.00 -15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 70.00 $70.00 -55.00
60 60 1 95.00 $95.00 -30.00
80 80 1 125.00 $125.00 ±0.00
80 80 1 105.00 $105.00 -20.00
100 100 2 115.00–120.00 $117.50 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 16 22.00 $22.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 42.50 $42.50 $217 +7.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 3 175.00–200.00 $191.67 -3.33
150 150 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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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.