Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.79/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 527 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.95/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 526 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.13/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	572	661	549
Feeder cattle	423	473	410
Slaughter cattle	67	108	55
Replacement cattle	9	30	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. 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
220	220	1	300.00	$300.00	$660	—
260–295	275	3	270.00–290.00	$281.88	$775	—
285 fancy	285	1	310.00	$310.00	$884	—
305–340	318	3	280.00–295.00	$286.47	$911	+2.08
345 fancy	345	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,095	+12.50
352–385	363	11	285.00–300.00	$288.84	$1,048	+6.35
355–385 fancy	370	2	305.00–310.00	$307.40	$1,137	+12.40
400–440	420	4	280.00–295.00	$286.28	$1,202	+7.52
445 fancy	445	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,368	+16.25
455–480	469	6	270.00–287.50	$277.80	$1,303	+0.38
500–543	526	19	257.00–267.00	$259.95	$1,367	-3.95
550–575	563	12	247.50–254.00	$253.12	$1,425	+11.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	270.00	$270.00	$648	+15.00
280–285	283	2	250.00–265.00	$257.57	$729	—
305–320	313	2	250.00–260.00	$254.88	$798	-10.12
360	360	1	265.00	$265.00	$954	—
400–415	408	2	250.00–255.00	$252.45	$1,030	—
465–495	486	4	255.00–262.50	$257.53	$1,252	+5.81
520–540	530	2	240.00–247.50	$243.68	$1,292	+17.41
565	565	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,356	—
600–643	626	6	205.00–219.00	$213.52	$1,337	-8.95
655	655	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,376	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	237.50	$237.50	$843	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205 fancy	203	2	260.00–265.00	$262.47	$533	+12.47
215	215	1	255.00	$255.00	$548	+20.00
260–290 fancy	271	5	255.00–265.00	$259.32	$703	—
255–285	272	3	250.00	$250.00	$680	+22.45
310–345	330	8	235.00–245.00	$238.03	$785	+16.49
350–395	377	6	235.00–240.00	$236.51	$892	+13.02
375–380 fancy	378	2	250.00–257.50	$253.73	$959	+17.49
400–445	423	15	230.00–243.00	$234.71	$993	+15.32
450–498	473	17	215.00–227.50	$222.13	$1,051	+4.05
500–545	518	14	206.00–218.00	$209.23	$1,084	+0.49
541 value added	541	9	226.00	$226.00	$1,223	±0.00
550–597	582	8	210.00–219.00	$216.72	$1,261	+15.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	227	5	200.00–230.00	$219.32	$498	+14.36
250–290	277	7	210.00–230.00	$223.02	$618	+23.02
320–340	331	5	215.00–230.00	$220.89	$731	+20.89
360–390	377	10	215.00–230.00	$223.31	$842	+19.37
405–440	422	5	210.00–225.00	$219.75	$927	+15.53
455–495	481	5	200.00–211.00	$206.65	$994	+6.93
505–525	515	2	190.00–200.00	$195.10	$1,005	-1.01
550–580	565	11	190.00–206.00	$198.51	$1,122	+16.01
650	650	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	185.00	$185.00	$527	+2.39
305–335	317	3	200.00–210.00	$203.26	$644	+14.26
510	510	1	185.00	$185.00	$944	±0.00
605	605	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	-2.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	220	4	245.00–260.00	$252.24	$555	+7.24
270	270	1	260.00	$260.00	$702	+3.87
300–330	310	4	255.00–270.00	$264.80	$821	+7.52
390	390	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,072	+19.55
400–425	417	3	247.50–260.00	$252.55	$1,053	+2.52
450–495	474	7	245.00–265.00	$253.13	$1,200	+11.83
512 value added	512	8	246.00	$246.00	$1,260	—
500–525	515	5	230.00–245.00	$238.06	$1,226	+1.66
550–590	564	6	220.00–237.50	$226.57	$1,278	+10.59
610	610	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,208	-2.00
655	655	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	300.00	$300.00	$780	+22.21
255–285 fancy	270	2	310.00–315.00	$312.36	$843	—
305–330	320	4	290.00–305.00	$298.09	$954	+23.10
315–345 fancy	330	3	310.00–320.00	$315.08	$1,040	+15.08
350 fancy	350	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,085	+16.54
350–395	373	8	285.00–300.00	$291.88	$1,089	+11.97
400–445	422	8	275.00–290.00	$281.97	$1,190	+5.52
450–490	462	9	275.00–287.50	$279.40	$1,291	+16.68
510	510	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	$1,288	-3.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	225.00	$225.00	$461	—
250–285	268	3	215.00–225.00	$219.88	$589	—
320–340	329	4	210.00–230.00	$219.87	$723	—
350–355	353	2	220.00–232.50	$226.29	$799	+23.43
410–420	415	2	200.00–210.00	$205.06	$851	-2.22
465–495	480	4	220.00–223.00	$221.37	$1,063	+26.37
540–545	543	2	200.00–215.00	$207.47	$1,127	+9.96
555–595	578	4	198.00–210.00	$204.40	$1,181	+14.40
650–660	655	2	175.00–177.50	$176.26	$1,155	+6.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1275	1155	80-85%	2	125.00–130.00	$127.76	$1,476	—
1035–1365	1161	80-85%	8	80.00–92.00	$87.16	$1,012	-22.45
1055–1460	1204	80-85%	20	97.00–120.00	$106.63	$1,284	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–930	815	85-90%	6	75.00–88.00	$83.19	$678	—
895–985	952	85-90%	5	91.00–95.00	$93.29	$888	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1725	1511	75-80%	5	97.00–116.00	$108.89	$1,645	—
1805–1825	1815	75-80%	2	126.00–136.00	$130.97	$2,377	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,565	—
1050–2215	1608	6	120.00–135.00	$126.21	$2,029	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,365.00	$1,365.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	690.00	$690.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–925	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–950.00	$941.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	2	75.00–85.00	$80.00	$88	—
165–175	170	2	25.00–30.00	$27.43	$47	—
170–195	185	4	37.50–45.00	$42.11	$78	—
200–215	208	3	10.00–17.50	$12.58	$26	—
210–295	251	14	45.00–65.00	$55.72	$140	-36.89
305–375	332	3	47.50–62.50	$54.69	$182	-51.29

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	7.00	$7.00	$18	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	145.00	$145.00	-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
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	115.00	$115.00	+90.00
40	40	1	150.00	$150.00	+125.00
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	155.00	$155.00	+75.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	31	20.00	$20.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	10.00	$10.00	$31	—
395	395	1	57.50	$57.50	$227	—
450–475	463	2	47.50–62.50	$54.80	$254	—

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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.