Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.70/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 422 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.49/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 517 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.89/cwt ±-0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 373 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	661	815	856
Feeder cattle	473	568	606
Slaughter cattle	108	149	167
Replacement cattle	30	71	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Average offerings 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
200 fancy	200	1	305.00	$305.00	$610	—
310–345	317	9	280.00–290.00	$284.39	$902	—
335 fancy	335	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,022	—
365–380 fancy	372	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,097	—
360–390	376	4	275.00–290.00	$282.49	$1,062	+12.49
420 fancy	420	2	290.00–292.50	$291.25	$1,223	—
405–445	429	6	270.00–285.00	$278.76	$1,196	+10.31
455–480	468	4	270.00–285.00	$277.42	$1,298	+11.82
515–535	525	2	259.00–269.00	$263.90	$1,385	+10.09
560–585	570	3	235.00–250.00	$241.59	$1,377	-10.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	255.00	$255.00	$548	—
305	305	1	265.00	$265.00	$808	+13.81
475–495	484	4	245.00–260.00	$251.72	$1,218	+11.72
510–525	518	2	225.00–227.50	$226.27	$1,172	-8.73
610–625	618	2	220.00–225.00	$222.47	$1,375	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	250.00	$250.00	$562	—
240	240	1	235.00	$235.00	$564	—
260–290	275	4	220.00–235.00	$227.55	$626	—
305–345	330	3	220.00–225.00	$221.54	$731	-8.43
350–390	372	11	215.00–230.00	$223.49	$831	-2.29
360–395 fancy	374	4	235.00–237.50	$236.24	$884	-1.76
410–420 fancy	413	3	235.00–237.50	$235.85	$974	+0.85
418 value added	418	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,024	—
410–445	425	14	215.00–230.00	$219.39	$932	-3.58
450–495	468	14	210.00–226.00	$218.08	$1,021	+5.98
508 value added	508	6	226.00	$226.00	$1,148	—
500–545	522	12	205.00–219.00	$208.74	$1,090	+0.79
565–585	572	3	198.00–205.00	$200.99	$1,150	-3.94
575 fancy	575	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,279	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	232	3	200.00–215.00	$204.96	$476	—
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	-14.48
315	315	1	200.00	$200.00	$630	-7.86
360–395	378	5	200.00–210.00	$203.94	$771	-2.42
405–435	423	6	195.00–210.00	$204.22	$864	-1.71
455–490	471	6	190.00–205.00	$199.72	$941	+6.00
500–535	519	14	185.00–201.00	$196.11	$1,018	+10.53
580	580	2	175.00–190.00	$182.50	$1,058	-7.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	180.00–185.00	$182.61	$517	—
348	348	8	189.00	$189.00	$658	+5.23
360	360	1	187.50	$187.50	$675	+3.50
400–445	420	3	170.00–185.00	$178.06	$748	-3.94
490	490	1	180.00	$180.00	$882	+4.91
505	505	1	185.00	$185.00	$934	+12.45
570–595	585	5	170.00–180.00	$175.48	$1,027	-1.67
605–620	612	3	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$1,056	+0.01
655–660	657	3	170.00–180.00	$173.32	$1,139	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	280.00	$280.00	$560	—
250–270	260	2	270.00–285.00	$277.79	$722	-2.21
300–345	325	6	270.00–285.00	$274.99	$894	-10.59
335 fancy	335	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,005	—
350–375 fancy	362	3	290.00–300.00	$293.46	$1,062	+0.96
370–395	381	6	270.00–285.00	$279.91	$1,066	+0.04
400–445	426	8	270.00–285.00	$276.45	$1,178	+12.54
450 fancy	450	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,296	—
450–490	464	9	255.00–270.00	$262.72	$1,219	—
500–545	523	6	250.00–263.00	$256.01	$1,339	+21.88
550 fancy	550	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,424	+16.00
550–570	563	5	227.00–240.00	$233.41	$1,314	+3.28
600–620	611	5	205.00–222.00	$217.16	$1,327	—
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	245.00	$245.00	$564	—
250–285	271	5	250.00–265.00	$256.13	$694	-3.87
325–345	335	2	250.00–265.00	$257.28	$862	-2.74
355–395	375	6	250.00–265.00	$255.45	$958	-5.70
405–440	419	8	242.50–255.00	$250.03	$1,048	+25.11
450–490	469	8	235.00–250.00	$241.30	$1,132	+17.94
505–540	519	6	230.00–245.00	$236.40	$1,227	+31.45
565–595	578	5	210.00–225.00	$215.98	$1,248	+6.90
630	630	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,260	-1.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	2	195.00–210.00	$202.86	$747	-24.73
420–445	433	2	200.00–215.00	$207.28	$898	+15.38
475	475	1	195.00	$195.00	$926	+1.91
530–535	533	2	195.00–200.00	$197.51	$1,053	—
550	550	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,045	—
605	605	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,059	—
685	685	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1160	1097	80-85%	9	83.00–94.00	$89.12	$978	—
1000–1770	1193	80-85%	37	96.00–120.00	$109.61	$1,308	+13.03
1350–1565	1478	80-85%	3	123.00–124.00	$123.70	$1,828	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–980	864	85-90%	12	95.00–111.00	$101.94	$881	—
720–970	882	85-90%	6	84.00–92.00	$88.42	$780	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1635	1412	75-80%	7	105.00–115.00	$111.23	$1,571	+16.73
1560	1560	75-80%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,466	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–2100	1454	5	119.00–126.00	$122.97	$1,788	+9.97
1550–1570	1560	2	111.00–117.00	$113.98	$1,778	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–780	777	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–975.00	$823.12
640–900	778	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–975.00	$810.71
735–895	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–920.00	$820.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1185	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,210.00–1,350.00	$1,282.45
1030–1550	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,770.00	$1,357.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–980	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.13
1005–1045	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	880.00–1,050.00	$966.66
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–275	248	2	80.00–82.50	$81.39	$202	—
265–290	278	2	90.00–95.00	$92.61	$257	—
305–365	334	4	90.00–117.50	$105.98	$354	-6.52
425	425	1	80.00	$80.00	$340	-22.50

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	6.00	$6.00	$44	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	-35.00
70	70	1	95.00	$95.00	-50.00
80	80	3	100.00–110.00	$103.33	-41.67
100–140	117	6	150.00–190.00	$169.17	+44.17

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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
650–845	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,106.46	—
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+200.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830–990	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,330.13	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	5	152.00	$152.00	$1,064	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	25.00	$25.00	-85.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	-5.00
80	80	1	80.00	$80.00	+20.00
100	100	2	240.00	$240.00	+70.00
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-70.00
150	150	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	7	115.00–125.00	$122.14	—
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	30.00	$30.00	$156	—
685	685	1	47.50	$47.50	$325	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	150.00–185.00	$168.33	—
80	80	2	200.00	$200.00	—
140	140	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.