Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $182.34/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 464 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $193.94/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 517 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $222.23/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 568 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	738	797	762
Feeder cattle	481	598	569
Slaughter cattle	146	146	122
Replacement cattle	29	18	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends on feeder steers and feeder heifers due to limited comparable sales, feeder bulls 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	245.00	$245.00	$576	+15.00
255	255	1	240.00	$240.00	$612	—
305–345	325	3	220.00–230.00	$226.67	$737	—
375–390	382	3	230.00–240.00	$235.04	$898	+0.04
400–429	418	8	220.00–240.00	$226.72	$948	-13.28
454–495	461	6	223.00–240.00	$236.96	$1,092	-1.54
515–540	523	4	219.00–233.00	$227.39	$1,189	-7.61
553–586	568	16	212.50–229.00	$222.23	$1,262	-1.34
650–695	673	2	182.00–195.00	$188.28	$1,267	-27.40
733	733	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	—
260	260	1	200.00	$200.00	$520	—
455	455	1	197.50	$197.50	$899	-17.50
512	512	12	200.00	$200.00	$1,024	-7.50
555–595	580	3	180.00–210.00	$197.78	$1,147	-4.92
617–645	624	4	190.00–195.00	$193.71	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290 fancy	278	2	280.00–285.00	$282.39	$785	—
305	305	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$778	-27.50
320 fancy	320	1	280.00	$280.00	$896	—
370–395	385	3	250.00–265.00	$260.19	$1,002	+5.19
410–445	428	2	255.00–265.00	$260.20	$1,114	+4.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	269	4	175.00–192.50	$183.15	$493	-6.85
330	330	1	180.00	$180.00	$594	-10.64
365–395	382	5	180.00–190.00	$184.51	$705	+0.75
400–440	428	10	172.50–189.00	$182.49	$781	-0.11
450–490	464	26	170.00–190.00	$182.34	$846	+1.51
500–540	516	14	175.00–185.00	$180.69	$932	+0.93
550–595	568	8	170.00–185.00	$179.61	$1,020	+2.12
605–620	613	3	170.00–185.00	$178.38	$1,093	+2.38
710	710	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	200.00	$200.00	$430	-5.91
270–290	280	2	215.00	$215.00	$602	+5.00
305–340	322	3	200.00–212.50	$205.91	$663	+2.40
350–390	369	7	197.50–215.00	$208.41	$769	+4.24
400–445	416	6	192.50–212.50	$197.83	$823	-1.36
455–495	481	8	189.00–205.00	$196.75	$946	-0.68
505–545	517	16	192.00–201.00	$193.94	$1,003	+2.01
550–593	574	9	189.00–200.00	$195.57	$1,123	+6.30
610–630	621	5	183.00–193.00	$186.56	$1,159	+2.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	230.00	$230.00	$621	+10.00
310–335	326	5	217.50–230.00	$221.50	$722	-1.00
380–395	387	3	215.00–222.50	$218.29	$845	-4.12
400–435	418	5	220.00–232.50	$225.90	$944	+7.04
552	552	6	207.00	$207.00	$1,143	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	230.00	$230.00	$506	+10.00
275–290	279	4	200.00–215.00	$203.70	$568	—
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	—
355–395	385	5	200.00–215.00	$212.23	$817	-7.70
400–445	431	11	190.00–215.00	$204.49	$881	-11.74
455–495	472	11	180.00–210.00	$198.23	$936	-0.60
500–535	510	10	190.00–212.50	$202.67	$1,034	+14.40
575–590	582	3	187.00–197.50	$193.13	$1,124	+4.12
600–615	605	3	188.00–191.00	$189.67	$1,148	+10.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	250.00	$250.00	$625	—
305–345	316	5	225.00–245.00	$236.00	$746	-8.92
350–390	374	7	225.00–245.00	$234.95	$879	-9.12
400–440	423	8	217.50–235.00	$227.47	$962	-9.47
450–495	481	5	215.00–230.00	$222.05	$1,068	-1.45
500–535	519	4	216.00–220.00	$217.96	$1,131	-3.68
555–585	570	3	200.00–211.00	$204.94	$1,168	-3.67
615–630	623	3	193.00–206.00	$198.62	$1,237	-1.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	257.50–260.00	$258.76	$706	-20.87
295 fancy	295	1	285.00	$285.00	$841	-5.00
320–325 fancy	323	3	280.00–285.00	$281.65	$910	—
310–345	328	8	255.00–272.50	$265.84	$872	-8.20
350–390	366	5	250.00–270.00	$255.32	$934	-11.73
370 fancy	370	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,018	—
410–425	416	4	247.50–265.00	$257.52	$1,071	-9.46
530	530	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,240	-6.19
560	560	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,226	-0.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,155.00	$1,155.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1345	1078	80-85%	43	72.50–97.00	$88.44	$953	—
925–1535	1242	80-85%	34	98.00–115.00	$103.60	$1,287	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1180	954	85-90%	19	72.50–94.00	$85.32	$814	—
1035–1300	1130	85-90%	3	96.00	$96.00	$1,085	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1685	1473	75-80%	4	88.00–98.00	$93.77	$1,381	—
1305–1685	1495	75-80%	10	100.00–114.00	$105.50	$1,577	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1805	1537	3	91.00–110.00	$98.01	$1,506	—
1200–2185	1602	7	115.00–128.00	$122.58	$1,964	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–850	837	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	680.00–726.00	$705.10

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–880	778	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	560.00–595.00	$579.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1050	914	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	725.00–975.00	$840.71
910–920	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$837.84
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,139.00	$1,139.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,043.00	$1,043.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	530.00	$530.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–170	143	3	77.50–105.00	$89.39	$128	—
240–295	270	5	57.50–72.50	$65.26	$176	+0.26
300–355	329	11	57.50–77.50	$67.24	$221	-10.26
315–355	335	2	45.00–50.00	$47.65	$160	-29.85

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	+43.33
70	70	1	60.00	$60.00	-25.00
100	100	1	95.00	$95.00	-130.00
100–120	105	4	155.00–205.00	$170.00	-55.00

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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
665–930	821	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,190.07	—
840–845	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,550.00	$1,437.83	—
815–1000	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,058.68	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	35.00	$35.00	-30.00
30	30	2	45.00	$45.00	-20.00
40	40	2	22.50	$22.50	-60.83
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	-23.33
50	50	3	50.00–70.00	$56.67	—
50	50	3	100.00–120.00	$106.67	—
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	—
60	60	1	75.00	$75.00	—
60	60	1	95.00	$95.00	—
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	—
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	-65.00
80	80	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	-67.50
80	80	1	95.00	$95.00	-55.00
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	—
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	60.00	$60.00	$138	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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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.