Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $210.38/cwt +9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 424 lb · 14 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $243.63/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 640 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $192.48/cwt +12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	588	746	637
Feeder cattle	431	528	465
Slaughter cattle	113	152	95
Replacement cattle	23	26	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.50 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	255.00	$255.00	$765	-7.52
365–375	370	2	270.00–272.50	$271.27	$1,004	+11.17
415–435	425	2	260.00–267.50	$263.66	$1,121	+2.44
465 fancy	465	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,256	—
460–495	478	2	250.00–262.50	$256.48	$1,226	-0.13
525	525	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,339	+2.08
555–585	571	4	244.00–257.00	$248.90	$1,421	-1.07
615–645	640	12	236.00–247.50	$243.63	$1,559	+1.97
660	660	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,610	+4.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	235.00	$235.00	$693	-10.00
360–380	370	2	245.00	$245.00	$906	±0.00
470	470	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,116	+2.58
510–525	517	3	237.50–240.00	$239.17	$1,237	+6.65
555–590	575	3	232.50–239.00	$235.56	$1,354	+7.43
655	655	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,474	+8.37
731 value added	731	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,645	—
801 value added	801	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,730	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	473	2	200.00–217.50	$208.33	$985	—
505–540	523	2	210.00–215.00	$212.58	$1,112	+13.72
610–620	615	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,322	+17.26
655–680	668	2	197.00–210.00	$203.62	$1,360	—
705	705	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,480	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	4	185.00–192.50	$189.35	$606	+4.46
355–375	363	3	185.00–190.00	$186.65	$678	-3.35
400–440	418	3	185.00–195.00	$189.01	$790	+6.50
455–495	471	11	185.00–197.50	$192.48	$907	+12.51
500–540	517	8	183.00–197.50	$190.67	$986	+9.01
550–595	568	9	180.00–196.00	$188.57	$1,071	+7.32
615–625	620	2	180.00–187.50	$183.78	$1,139	+5.46
650–655	653	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,202	+4.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	202.50–207.50	$204.94	$672	-3.08
350–395	370	5	210.00–217.50	$213.50	$790	+11.00
410–445	428	5	200.00–212.00	$207.69	$889	+11.10
455–490	466	7	200.00–214.00	$208.18	$970	+13.90
505–530	518	4	199.00–212.00	$204.10	$1,057	+10.37
550–590	568	4	198.00–207.00	$202.60	$1,151	+7.60
691 value added	691	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,313	—
867 value added	867	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,396	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	220.00–230.00	$225.72	$749	-1.76
350	350	1	220.00	$220.00	$770	-10.00
425	425	1	222.50	$222.50	$946	+2.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	232.50–245.00	$238.56	$799	-1.31
350–395	369	6	230.00–242.50	$235.85	$870	-0.99
405–445	415	5	227.50–240.00	$232.39	$964	+1.05
455–490	469	5	220.00–232.50	$227.16	$1,065	+1.23
500–540	521	10	220.00–235.00	$226.55	$1,180	+9.81
555–570	563	5	210.00–225.00	$216.29	$1,218	+2.28
600–615	608	4	214.00–220.00	$217.00	$1,319	+16.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	220.00	$220.00	$759	+14.84
355–395	375	2	200.00–220.00	$209.47	$786	+5.15
400–440	424	14	200.00–220.00	$210.38	$892	+9.13
455–490	473	5	202.50–217.00	$210.78	$997	+15.70
500–545	518	5	195.00–212.50	$204.40	$1,059	+9.37
550–595	576	4	202.00–212.50	$206.84	$1,191	+16.86
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	+2.10
670–675	673	2	175.00–180.00	$177.49	$1,195	-2.51
700	700	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,348	+14.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245 fancy	245	1	285.00	$285.00	$698	—
250–280 fancy	265	3	270.00–280.00	$276.86	$734	—
250–285	270	4	250.00–265.00	$259.00	$699	-1.98
310–320 fancy	315	2	275.00–285.00	$279.92	$882	—
315	315	1	247.50	$247.50	$780	-15.16
365–390	378	2	250.00–255.00	$252.58	$955	-7.39
420	420	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,092	+1.70

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1495	1200	80-85%	9	80.00–94.00	$90.18	$1,082	—
1005–1460	1277	80-85%	25	96.00–108.00	$101.46	$1,296	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1310	953	85-90%	13	70.00–90.00	$79.75	$760	—
920–1245	1139	85-90%	6	91.00–98.00	$95.02	$1,082	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1800	1558	75-80%	12	96.00–106.00	$102.08	$1,590	—
1510–1900	1655	75-80%	3	88.00–94.00	$91.40	$1,513	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1810	1635	3	103.00–113.00	$108.35	$1,772	-18.97
1315–2085	1685	5	116.00–123.00	$121.13	$2,041	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,190
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$718

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–790	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	100.00	$100.00	$728

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,267.00	$1,267.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	983.00	$983.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1260	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,197.42
1260–1345	1303	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,303.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135–1205	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	93.00–94.00	$93.49	$1,094
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,188

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–355	345	2	57.50–62.00	$59.82	$206	-12.42
445	445	1	52.50	$52.50	$234	-25.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	+15.00
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	-45.00

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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
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	+313.10

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	35.00	$35.00	+15.00
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	-10.63
50	50	2	80.00	$80.00	-60.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–365	348	3	55.00–62.50	$58.25	$203	—
410	410	1	62.50	$62.50	$256	—
535	535	1	57.50	$57.50	$308	—

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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.