Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $193.80/cwt -7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 366 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $227.31/cwt +10.38 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 418 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $217.73/cwt +9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 474 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	649	749	588
Feeder cattle	451	582	466
Slaughter cattle	111	80	79
Replacement cattle	17	17	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. There was an average 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
320–335	328	2	280.00–285.00	$282.56	$927	—
355–390	370	3	255.00–260.00	$256.76	$950	+4.24
400–445	416	7	245.00–260.00	$249.08	$1,036	-9.36
460–495	485	5	240.00–247.00	$243.57	$1,181	-12.24
505	505	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,187	-13.32
530 fancy	530	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,341	—
560	560	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,344	-7.72
600–620	613	4	225.00–230.00	$226.76	$1,390	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	235.00	$235.00	$529	—
370–380	375	2	235.00–240.00	$237.47	$891	-3.87
420–430	425	3	225.00–235.00	$230.02	$978	+3.73
455–470	462	3	220.00–230.00	$224.96	$1,039	-3.95
545	545	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,172	-13.92
560–575	568	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,221	-13.75
650–660	655	2	205.00–210.00	$207.48	$1,359	-9.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	220.00	$220.00	$693	—
440	440	1	200.00	$200.00	$880	—
460	460	1	187.50	$187.50	$862	-12.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	195.00–200.00	$197.43	$529	-5.47
300–345	314	6	195.00–205.00	$199.45	$626	-3.05
350–390	366	13	190.00–200.00	$193.80	$709	-7.44
410–445	432	6	190.00–197.50	$193.76	$837	-5.57
455–495	479	5	185.00–195.00	$191.35	$917	+0.27
510–545	531	7	180.00–195.00	$185.84	$987	-4.16
570–585	578	3	186.00–190.00	$188.66	$1,090	-1.44
610	610	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	190.00	$190.00	$446	±0.00
315–330	323	2	180.00–185.00	$182.44	$589	-2.56
350–365	358	2	175.00–185.00	$180.10	$645	-4.90
410–425	420	4	180.00–185.00	$181.26	$761	-0.55
450–495	462	6	172.55–180.00	$176.20	$814	-3.13
510	510	1	175.00	$175.00	$892	-1.03
550–585	568	2	176.00–177.00	$176.52	$1,003	+4.54
675	675	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,154	+1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$786	—
420–440	435	5	205.00–210.00	$208.38	$906	—
500–515	508	2	205.00–210.00	$207.46	$1,054	—
565–590	578	2	197.50–200.00	$198.72	$1,149	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	5	235.00–250.00	$240.83	$773	+14.46
355–395	379	4	230.00–245.00	$237.36	$900	+12.19
405–430	418	12	220.00–235.00	$227.31	$950	+10.38
450–495	474	12	210.00–225.00	$217.73	$1,032	+9.79
520–540	528	4	195.00–210.00	$203.67	$1,075	-4.12
555–595	578	7	195.00–210.00	$200.74	$1,160	-6.73
605–620	613	3	194.00–205.00	$198.04	$1,214	-1.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	215.00–220.00	$217.42	$507	+7.42
255–280	263	3	210.00–220.00	$215.00	$565	—
305–345	325	2	195.00–210.00	$202.96	$660	+2.96
355	355	1	195.00	$195.00	$692	+2.54
410–415	413	2	190.00–205.00	$197.45	$815	+9.42
460–480	473	6	185.00–200.00	$190.42	$901	+4.46
510–545	532	3	175.00–190.00	$184.87	$984	+0.52
550–595	571	4	175.00–185.00	$177.60	$1,014	-8.07
600–645	621	6	175.00–184.00	$179.87	$1,117	-0.06
650–675	664	5	170.00–175.00	$173.11	$1,149	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	260.00	$260.00	$728	+5.00
335–340	337	3	270.00–277.50	$273.33	$921	+17.16
350–390	362	5	260.00–275.00	$266.35	$964	+6.35
400	400	2	240.00–252.50	$246.25	$985	-11.32
450–485	466	5	230.00–243.00	$235.55	$1,098	—
505–530	519	5	215.00–226.00	$222.06	$1,152	—
550–580	566	5	205.00–218.00	$210.75	$1,193	—
625	625	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,331	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1360	1097	80-85%	14	83.00–89.00	$86.08	$944	—
1010–1725	1271	80-85%	40	90.00–107.00	$96.77	$1,230	-4.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–930	826	85-90%	7	72.50–87.00	$81.41	$672	—
655–995	896	85-90%	11	90.00–100.00	$94.40	$846	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1815	1496	75-80%	13	91.00–105.00	$99.24	$1,485	-0.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1780	1468	4	114.00–125.00	$118.28	$1,736	-3.07
1155–1860	1531	9	94.00–110.00	$102.28	$1,566	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–885	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	690.00–810.00	$744.43

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630	630	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
885–900	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	810.00–960.00	$877.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1130	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–960.00	$955.16
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–755	713	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	470.00–600.00	$538.88
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630	630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	65.00	$65.00	$110	—
315–375	346	13	60.00–67.50	$64.79	$224	-3.58
400–455	423	3	47.50–65.00	$57.16	$242	+0.44

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	1.00	$1.00	$4	±0.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	115.00–125.00	$118.33	-14.17
70	70	7	75.00–95.00	$86.43	-46.07
80	80	3	100.00–115.00	$108.33	-24.17

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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
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	45.00	$45.00	+20.00
30	30	4	20.00–30.00	$26.25	+1.25
40	40	3	75.00	$75.00	+22.50
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	+47.14

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	+20.00
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+42.50
80	80	5	115.00–125.00	$117.00	-23.00
80	80	2	160.00	$160.00	+20.00
100	100	5	130.00–155.00	$137.00	—
100	100	4	105.00–110.00	$108.75	—
100–120	112	5	175.00–210.00	$193.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	170.00–200.00	$185.00	-135.00

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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.