Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Upstate Livestock Exchange report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $338.56/cwt +8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 421 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.98/cwt +21.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 374 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $256.22/cwt +16.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	475	332	751
Feeder cattle	321	248	527
Slaughter cattle	79	47	163
Replacement cattle	23	7	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 higher, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	4	350.00–360.00	$356.24	$1,186	+11.24
390	390	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,346	+13.47
410 fancy	410	1	344.00	$344.00	$1,410	—
400–430	422	19	330.00–340.00	$338.27	$1,427	+8.27
470 fancy	470	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	—
450–490	472	5	315.00–326.00	$318.32	$1,502	+7.26
510–525	513	14	310.00–319.00	$315.14	$1,617	+6.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	305.00	$305.00	$915	-7.50
375	375	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,181	+2.62
435–440	438	2	317.50–320.00	$318.74	$1,396	+18.74
455–495	480	7	295.00–310.00	$300.93	$1,444	—
515	515	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,584	+27.50
555–580	566	4	290.00–294.00	$291.23	$1,648	+26.23
600–625	613	2	260.00–278.00	$269.18	$1,650	—
720	720	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,818	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	260.00	$260.00	$663	—
430–435	433	2	265.00–297.50	$281.16	$1,217	—
485–495	490	3	285.00–290.00	$288.32	$1,413	—
535	535	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,525	—
578–590	579	10	285.00–290.00	$289.49	$1,676	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	3	275.00–295.00	$283.31	$686	+33.31
250–290	270	2	290.00–295.00	$292.69	$790	+24.29
250–295 fancy	273	2	314.00–317.50	$315.61	$862	+19.21
300–335 fancy	315	8	312.50–320.00	$315.23	$993	+20.22
325–340	333	4	280.00–295.00	$287.42	$957	+15.81
350–365 fancy	358	2	300.00–307.50	$303.83	$1,088	—
350–390	377	12	280.00–297.50	$288.84	$1,089	+18.97
400–445	425	12	270.00–290.00	$280.01	$1,190	+18.92
460–485	471	8	265.00–277.50	$269.80	$1,271	+1.38
505–545	523	9	250.00–270.00	$259.05	$1,355	+11.13
530 fancy	530	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,404	+7.00
550–595	571	11	240.00–265.00	$251.21	$1,434	+12.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	270.00–312.50	$291.75	$928	—
360–395	388	7	250.00–272.50	$265.07	$1,028	+26.73
410–445	428	11	250.00–267.50	$259.71	$1,112	+17.24
450–490	473	14	245.00–265.00	$256.22	$1,212	+16.17
505–520	513	2	237.50–240.00	$238.77	$1,225	—
600–610	603	3	220.00–237.50	$227.56	$1,372	+6.11
680–690	685	2	216.00–218.00	$216.99	$1,486	—
705–720	713	2	210.00–214.00	$211.98	$1,511	—
750–755	753	2	206.00–210.00	$207.99	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	240.00	$240.00	$924	+24.87
410–430	420	2	220.00	$220.00	$924	+15.35
465–490	480	3	230.00–240.00	$236.63	$1,136	+29.13

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	310.00	$310.00	$666	-18.62
265–285	277	3	295.00–325.00	$313.70	$869	+5.43
300–345	332	6	300.00–332.50	$315.94	$1,049	+14.15
365–385	375	2	300.00–320.00	$309.73	$1,161	+17.48
410–445	427	3	290.00–315.00	$302.70	$1,293	+9.66
455–485	471	8	290.00–307.50	$296.14	$1,395	+30.19
500–535	516	4	282.50–287.50	$284.41	$1,468	+24.46
580–590	585	2	260.00–266.00	$262.97	$1,538	+17.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	335.00–340.00	$337.50	$979	—
300 fancy	300	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,110	—
365	365	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,195	+0.16
400–430	416	7	320.00–337.50	$329.43	$1,370	+13.16
450–467	464	12	309.00–325.00	$311.36	$1,445	+3.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	265.00	$265.00	$570	—
300	300	1	275.00	$275.00	$825	—
405	405	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,033	+5.00
475–490	483	2	265.00–270.00	$267.54	$1,292	+32.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,438.00	$1,438.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	742.00	$742.00	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1020	990	80-85%	2	119.00–125.00	$121.91	$1,207	—
855–1460	1142	80-85%	25	129.00–143.00	$134.70	$1,538	-0.36
990–1440	1256	80-85%	22	145.00–156.00	$149.19	$1,874	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1085	925	85-90%	4	107.50–114.00	$110.07	$1,018	—
825–1080	978	85-90%	6	117.50–129.00	$122.53	$1,198	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1670	1348	75-80%	3	130.00–133.00	$131.24	$1,769	—
1565–1815	1676	75-80%	4	145.00–153.00	$148.59	$2,490	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1485	1356	4	135.00–145.00	$138.43	$1,877	—
1095–1895	1368	3	122.50–133.00	$127.75	$1,748	—
1145–2270	1735	6	155.00–165.00	$160.18	$2,779	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–905	883	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,355.00–1,493.00	$1,425.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,026.00	$1,026.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
845–905	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,060.00–1,100.00	$1,080.69
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1355	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,585.00	$1,536.55

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–910	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	890.00–956.00	$924.32

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630	630	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

↑ Back to top

Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	88.00	$88.00	$97	-7.00
140	140	1	35.00	$35.00	$49	-60.00
235–285	258	4	70.00–77.50	$72.57	$187	—

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	-25.00
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	-25.00
60	60	1	50.00	$50.00	-40.00
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	-10.00
80	80	1	65.00	$65.00	-60.00
100	100	1	95.00	$95.00	-65.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–610	605	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,148.76	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	2	160.00–170.00	$165.19	$867	—

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	70.00	$70.00	+7.50
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	-20.00
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	—
50	50	2	100.00	$100.00	—
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	—
60	60	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	—

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	60.00	$60.00	-30.00
80	80	1	95.00	$95.00	+5.00
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	+80.00
100	100	1	75.00	$75.00	-52.50
100–120	103	6	150.00–215.00	$186.67	+7.50
150	150	1	225.00	$225.00	—

↑ Back to top

Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	15.00	$15.00	—
35	35	1	15.00	$15.00	—
60	60	1	15.00	$15.00	—
75	75	1	50.00	$50.00	—
80	80	1	70.00	$70.00	—
90	90	1	55.00	$55.00	—

↑ Back to top

Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	20.00	$20.00	$34	—
250	250	1	70.00	$70.00	$175	—
300	300	1	85.00	$85.00	$255	—

↑ Back to top

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.