Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $186.77/cwt +13.67 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 524 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $187.74/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 421 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $258.13/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 430 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	706	607	635
Feeder cattle	523	403	465
Slaughter cattle	101	126	74
Replacement cattle	22	33	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steer 4.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	250.00–252.50	$251.19	$804	-8.46
325 fancy	325	1	280.00	$280.00	$910	—
370	370	1	260.00	$260.00	$962	-1.60
415–445	430	12	245.00–260.00	$258.13	$1,110	-4.56
460–490	473	8	245.00–261.00	$251.92	$1,192	-0.75
500–525	507	7	245.00–255.00	$248.97	$1,262	-9.11
550–598	583	6	240.00–250.00	$247.30	$1,442	-5.62
600	600	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,458	-4.50
665	665	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,569	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	363	2	210.00–215.00	$212.45	$771	+2.45
410	410	1	200.00	$200.00	$820	—
540	540	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,053	—
560–590	575	2	212.50–214.00	$213.23	$1,226	—
690–695	693	2	202.50–210.00	$206.24	$1,429	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–595	580	2	225.00–237.50	$231.09	$1,340	+6.11
690	690	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,532	-2.94
720	720	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,548	-4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	185.00–195.00	$190.05	$462	—
280	280	2	190.00	$190.00	$532	—
300–345	327	3	180.00–199.00	$190.11	$622	—
395	395	1	185.00	$185.00	$731	-2.40
400–445	421	14	180.00–195.00	$187.74	$790	+0.10
450–480	466	6	185.00–195.00	$190.33	$887	+0.33
500–545	524	20	175.00–192.00	$186.77	$979	+13.67
550–595	565	6	170.00–185.00	$179.44	$1,014	-1.41
600–635	617	10	179.00–189.00	$185.57	$1,145	+2.82
655–680	668	2	180.00–184.00	$181.96	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	205.00	$205.00	$441	-17.50
260–295	281	4	200.00–220.00	$209.87	$590	—
320	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	+6.82
350–370	356	4	210.00–220.00	$214.95	$765	+4.95
415–440	428	4	199.00–215.00	$207.15	$887	+5.23
475–490	481	5	196.00–212.50	$202.22	$973	-0.32
500–525	506	4	195.00–199.00	$197.35	$999	-3.63
620–635	630	3	194.00–207.00	$200.34	$1,262	+4.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	232.50	$232.50	$739	+3.12
355–385	366	6	225.00–230.00	$228.60	$837	+2.84
405–415	408	3	217.50–222.50	$220.02	$898	-1.08
470–484	481	5	217.00–217.50	$217.10	$1,044	+0.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	220.00	$220.00	$528	-1.33
260–265	263	2	220.00–225.00	$222.52	$585	-2.48
305–340	323	6	225.00–237.50	$230.11	$743	+13.43
350–380	362	3	225.00–245.00	$233.64	$846	+19.35
400–445	418	3	215.00–229.00	$222.76	$931	+11.62
455–495	483	6	212.50–220.00	$217.80	$1,052	+1.98
500–540	525	10	200.00–225.00	$211.60	$1,111	+4.58
550–595	572	9	203.00–217.50	$211.66	$1,211	+6.41
620–635	628	3	195.00–210.00	$203.96	$1,281	+3.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
300	300	1	215.00	$215.00	$645	+20.00
360	360	1	212.50	$212.50	$765	+17.50
400–425	411	4	190.00–205.00	$198.71	$817	+10.52
450–490	472	9	180.00–210.00	$197.39	$932	+9.92
500–535	518	2	180.00–190.00	$185.17	$959	-0.45
550–590	568	3	180.00–199.00	$188.90	$1,073	+4.34
600–645	621	8	180.00–199.00	$189.75	$1,178	+13.11
665–695	675	4	189.00–197.00	$191.80	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	265.00–270.00	$267.52	$690	—
305–330 fancy	318	4	272.50–285.00	$276.79	$880	—
335–340	338	2	265.00–267.50	$266.24	$900	—
360–390	377	3	255.00–272.50	$262.48	$990	—
400–410	405	2	242.50–260.00	$251.36	$1,018	+11.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–875	782	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,208.00–1,269.00	$1,233.20	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1490	1175	80-85%	19	79.00–95.00	$90.06	$1,058	—
1050–1475	1264	80-85%	23	96.00–111.00	$101.47	$1,283	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1105	896	85-90%	14	70.00–92.00	$85.38	$765	—
765–1365	988	85-90%	8	93.00–104.00	$95.78	$946	+14.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1715	1462	75-80%	6	99.00–111.00	$104.93	$1,534	—
1490–1505	1498	75-80%	2	89.00–98.00	$93.52	$1,401	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1640	1439	5	106.00–119.00	$115.24	$1,658	—
1540–1995	1733	6	125.00–129.00	$126.69	$2,196	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620–670	643	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	640.00–685.00	$658.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,006.00	$1,006.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	720.00	$720.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	620.00	$620.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–950	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	950.00–1,075.00	$1,013.84
1000–1020	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,137.13
1025–1085	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–960.00	$955.14

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1455	1455	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,411.00	$1,411.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–295	258	3	65.00–87.50	$74.44	$192	-5.56
305–340	327	5	72.50–90.00	$78.94	$258	—
400	400	1	82.50	$82.50	$330	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	33.00	$33.00	$111	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-35.00
100	100	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	-5.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	—
695	695	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,008	—
735–745	740	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$1,040	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	45.00	$45.00	+13.33
20	20	3	45.00–65.00	$58.33	+26.66
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00	-7.50
30	30	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	+7.50
40	40	1	65.00	$65.00	-13.57
50	50	4	40.00–65.00	$53.75	-41.25
50	50	3	70.00–90.00	$80.00	-15.00
80	80	1	115.00	$115.00	+20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	95.00	$95.00	+10.00
100	100	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	-35.83
100–120	107	3	155.00	$155.00	+11.67
100–120	110	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-83.33

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	87.50	$87.50	$249	—
320–375	350	15	67.50–83.00	$76.35	$267	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	—
100	100	1	165.00	$165.00	—

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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.