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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.28/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 559 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.40/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 429 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $327.34/cwt +9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 384 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 393 515
Feeder cattle 248 287 391
Slaughter cattle 47 51 106
Replacement cattle 7 18 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers and feeder bulls were 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher , slaughter bulls to few too trend. Average offerings of average 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 345.00 $345.00 $897 —
310 310 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,070 +16.23
355–380 370 3 325.00–337.50 $331.53 $1,227 +11.69
440 440 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 +11.80
455–475 465 2 302.50–320.00 $311.06 $1,446 +1.33
505–530 518 2 305.00–312.50 $308.66 $1,599 +13.80
525 fancy 525 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 —
575 fancy 575 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,811 —
600–610 605 3 275.00–285.00 $280.01 $1,694 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,031 +22.50
355–390 373 2 310.00–315.00 $312.38 $1,165 +15.62
410 410 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,230 +18.71
530 530 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,484 —
580 580 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,537 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 250.00 $250.00 $588 —
255–275 265 3 260.00–275.00 $268.40 $711 +15.90
270–285 fancy 279 4 290.00–312.50 $296.40 $827 +12.72
300–335 fancy 313 4 290.00–300.00 $295.01 $923 +10.01
305–340 317 3 270.00–275.00 $271.61 $861 +5.45
355–395 378 6 265.00–278.00 $269.87 $1,020 +11.77
410 fancy 410 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,168 +10.00
425 value added 425 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,264 -15.00
410–440 431 12 250.00–275.00 $261.09 $1,125 +12.90
470–495 478 6 260.00–273.00 $268.42 $1,283 +19.16
505–545 516 6 245.00–253.00 $247.92 $1,279 +4.72
520 fancy 520 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,342 +4.00
552 value added 552 13 266.00 $266.00 $1,468 —
555–590 572 7 230.00–246.00 $238.23 $1,363 +0.73
610 fancy 610 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,580 +27.00
605–625 616 4 240.00–251.00 $245.48 $1,512 —
670 670 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 240.00 $240.00 $504 —
360–395 378 2 230.00–247.50 $238.34 $901 +6.60
415–425 420 2 240.00–245.00 $242.47 $1,018 +12.47
475–490 485 3 235.00–245.00 $240.05 $1,164 +10.05
570–595 583 5 215.00–225.00 $221.03 $1,289 —
620–645 636 5 212.50–224.00 $221.45 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 220.00 $220.00 $682 —
365–385 375 2 210.00–220.00 $215.13 $807 +5.13
410–440 425 2 195.00–215.00 $204.65 $870 +3.40
455 455 1 207.50 $207.50 $944 —
630 630 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 332 3 329.00–340.00 $334.71 $1,111 +16.03
350–395 384 11 320.00–337.50 $327.34 $1,257 +9.78
430–435 433 2 312.50–320.00 $316.27 $1,369 -1.97
445 fancy 445 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,482 —
470 fancy 470 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,509 —
455–495 479 6 300.00–312.50 $307.51 $1,473 +14.12
505 fancy 505 1 314.00 $314.00 $1,586 —
500–535 514 5 295.00–310.00 $301.65 $1,550 +36.65
550–570 560 2 277.00–287.50 $282.16 $1,580 +7.16
625 625 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,578 —
705 705 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 322.50–335.00 $328.62 $772 +28.62
290–295 293 3 300.00–320.00 $308.27 $903 +3.13
315–345 329 4 270.00–315.00 $301.79 $993 +11.86
350–385 365 8 270.00–310.00 $292.25 $1,067 +0.98
400–440 428 4 287.50–300.00 $293.04 $1,254 +13.50
450–465 455 5 250.00–285.00 $265.95 $1,210 —
505–510 508 2 250.00–270.00 $259.95 $1,321 -5.05
575–595 585 2 235.00–255.00 $245.17 $1,434 -12.33
670–675 673 2 215.00–230.00 $222.53 $1,498 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 225.00 $225.00 $866 -50.00
435 435 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 —
475 475 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,116 -29.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1225 1142 80-85% 3 134.00–136.00 $135.06 $1,542 —
920–2000 1184 80-85% 27 114.00–130.00 $123.19 $1,459 —
2000 2000 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,700 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $527 —
720–875 811 85-90% 5 110.00–118.00 $113.36 $919 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,503 —
1810–1960 1885 2 146.00–149.00 $147.44 $2,779 —
1890 1890 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,646 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–900 788 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,045.00–1,430.00 $1,265.00
1060–1115 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,484.00–1,675.00 $1,581.91
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–955 928 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 95.00 $95.00 $124 —
145–160 153 2 52.50–65.00 $59.06 $90 -37.30
245 245 1 60.00 $60.00 $147 —
370 370 1 57.50 $57.50 $213 ±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 2 85.00–95.00 $90.00 +5.00
80 80 1 125.00 $125.00 +40.00
120 120 1 160.00 $160.00 +10.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 60.00–65.00 $62.50 +12.50
40 40 1 80.00 $80.00 +25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 75.00–105.00 $90.00 +5.00
100 100 2 120.00–135.00 $127.50 -17.50
100–120 103 6 165.00–205.00 $179.17 +34.17

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 50.00 $50.00 $178 +3.77

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 6 210.00 $210.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 195.00 $195.00 —

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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.