Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $191.08/cwt -17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 467 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $207.94/cwt -19.22 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 464 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $179.33/cwt -13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 480 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	749	588	622
Feeder cattle	582	431	443
Slaughter cattle	80	113	121
Replacement cattle	17	23	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. ** A light demand for cattle with excessive hair. **

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	240.00	$240.00	$708	+5.00
365–390	379	4	235.00–245.00	$241.34	$915	-3.66
405–440	421	6	220.00–230.00	$226.29	$953	—
450–495	466	4	220.00–235.00	$228.91	$1,067	-8.59
505–545	520	5	222.50–232.50	$228.92	$1,190	-10.25
560–595	573	5	225.00–232.50	$228.75	$1,311	-6.81
610–645	620	17	210.00–220.00	$214.64	$1,331	—
650	650	12	217.00	$217.00	$1,410	-8.00
755	755	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,453	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	363	3	250.00–255.00	$252.52	$917	-18.75
410–440	425	2	250.00–267.50	$258.44	$1,098	-5.22
455–460	458	3	250.00–262.50	$255.81	$1,172	-0.67
509–520	511	9	242.00–250.00	$248.32	$1,269	-6.68
550–563	562	14	244.00–248.00	$247.72	$1,392	-1.18
858	858	8	194.00	$194.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	363	3	180.00–192.50	$187.44	$680	—
455–482	475	7	185.00–205.00	$200.18	$951	-8.15
520–540	530	2	190.00–195.00	$192.55	$1,021	-20.03
610–625	618	6	180.00–197.50	$187.02	$1,156	-27.98
680–690	685	2	185.00–190.00	$187.48	$1,284	-16.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	200.00–215.00	$207.85	$447	—
260–295	282	3	195.00–215.00	$202.90	$572	—
305–340	325	4	195.00–215.00	$202.50	$658	-2.44
380–395	384	4	195.00–205.00	$201.24	$773	-12.26
400–435	419	7	195.00–207.50	$199.33	$835	-8.36
450–490	467	24	189.00–200.00	$191.08	$892	-17.10
500–505	503	2	190.00	$190.00	$956	-14.10
560–595	572	3	187.50–195.00	$190.10	$1,087	-12.50
650	650	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,254	—
721	721	7	171.00	$171.00	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	190.00	$190.00	$437	—
320	320	1	185.00	$185.00	$592	-4.35
375	375	1	185.00	$185.00	$694	-1.65
400–440	424	7	177.50–185.00	$181.81	$771	-7.20
455–495	480	17	175.00–185.00	$179.33	$861	-13.15
500–545	528	12	170.00–182.00	$176.03	$929	-14.64
555–565	560	3	170.00–176.00	$171.98	$963	-16.59
630–640	637	3	172.50–183.00	$177.64	$1,132	-6.14
650–690	665	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,130	-14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	230.00	$230.00	$483	—
275	275	1	235.00	$235.00	$646	—
310–345	331	7	220.00–230.00	$226.37	$749	-12.19
365–390	378	2	220.00–230.00	$225.17	$851	-10.68
400–440	423	6	210.00–224.00	$216.93	$918	-15.46
450–485	464	18	200.00–215.00	$207.94	$965	-19.22
500–545	525	11	200.00–215.00	$207.79	$1,091	-18.76
550–585	568	9	200.00–215.00	$207.47	$1,178	-8.82
610–630	623	4	195.00–204.00	$199.12	$1,241	-17.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	210.00	$210.00	$472	—
345	345	3	195.00–205.00	$200.00	$690	-20.00
375–385	381	4	190.00–200.00	$192.46	$733	-17.01
415–445	434	4	180.00–195.00	$188.03	$816	-22.35
450–490	460	6	180.00–195.00	$185.96	$855	-24.82
505–535	520	7	180.00–192.50	$184.35	$959	-20.05
550–595	578	3	180.00–192.00	$185.67	$1,073	-21.17
600–645	633	6	175.00–188.00	$179.93	$1,139	-10.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	255.00	$255.00	$676	-4.00
305–340	321	4	250.00–260.00	$256.17	$822	+8.67
350	350	1	260.00	$260.00	$910	+7.42
410–435	423	2	255.00–260.00	$257.57	$1,090	-2.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1300	1169	80-85%	12	72.50–90.00	$82.80	$968	—
1000–1560	1265	80-85%	34	94.00–111.00	$100.86	$1,276	-0.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–820	770	85-90%	2	75.00–87.50	$81.66	$629	—
820–995	920	85-90%	8	90.00–98.00	$93.63	$861	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1695	1493	75-80%	6	93.00–105.00	$99.27	$1,482	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1520	1285	2	106.00–111.00	$108.96	$1,400	—
1005–1815	1490	6	119.00–125.00	$121.35	$1,808	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	116.00–120.00	$116.40	$1,245

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–925	861	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,035.01	$991.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1090	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,035.00–1,200.00	$1,116.54

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	264	5	50.00–65.00	$58.11	$153	—
290	290	1	87.50	$87.50	$254	—
320–340	330	3	75.00–80.00	$77.47	$256	+17.65
325–365	346	5	60.00–72.50	$68.37	$237	+8.55
400–425	412	3	55.00–60.00	$56.72	$234	+4.22

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	1.00	$1.00	$4	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	125.00–140.00	$132.50	+62.50
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	+15.00
100	100	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	-30.00
125	125	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	+35.00
150	150	5	240.00–260.00	$250.00	—

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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
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	10.00–15.00	$12.50	-22.50
30	30	2	25.00	$25.00	-10.00
30	30	4	35.00–40.00	$37.50	+2.50
40	40	4	50.00–60.00	$52.50	-7.50
50	50	7	70.00–80.00	$72.86	-7.14
60	60	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	+52.50
60	60	4	100.00–110.00	$103.75	+23.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	50.00–65.00	$57.50	—
50	50	4	100.00–120.00	$108.75	—
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	42.50	$42.50	$168	—
405–410	408	2	42.50–47.50	$44.98	$184	-17.52
505	505	1	17.50	$17.50	$88	-40.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	240.00	$240.00	—
70	70	1	280.00	$280.00	—
85	85	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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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.