Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $292.71/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 375 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $330.83/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 372 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $322.35/cwt -16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 424 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	710	475	727
Feeder cattle	503	321	529
Slaughter cattle	143	79	129
Replacement cattle	14	23	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Average offering 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	345.00–350.00	$347.41	$938	—
300–330	316	5	330.00–347.50	$342.36	$1,082	-13.88
360–395	372	10	325.00–340.00	$332.15	$1,236	-12.85
405–445	424	14	315.00–335.00	$322.35	$1,367	-15.92
450–475	465	5	311.00–327.50	$318.56	$1,481	+0.24
510–540	525	5	300.00–327.50	$309.04	$1,622	-6.10
570–585	578	2	290.00–295.00	$292.47	$1,690	—
605	605	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,709	—
860	860	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,815	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	300.00–320.00	$309.91	$862	—
320–335	328	2	300.00–315.00	$307.67	$1,009	+2.67
360–385	374	4	300.00–320.00	$310.02	$1,159	-4.98
415–440	428	5	300.00–310.00	$307.01	$1,314	-11.73
450–490	475	3	285.00–300.00	$293.56	$1,394	-7.37
500–525	508	3	287.50–295.00	$290.90	$1,478	-16.60
550–585	568	2	274.00–285.00	$279.67	$1,589	-11.56
725	725	9	252.00	$252.00	$1,827	-0.50
750–760	755	2	220.00–236.00	$227.95	$1,721	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	265.00–272.50	$268.75	$1,196	-12.41
595	595	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,309	-69.49
680	680	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,632	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	310.00–325.00	$317.68	$667	+34.37
255–290	271	8	305.00–320.00	$314.19	$851	+21.50
300–345	328	8	297.50–315.00	$306.96	$1,007	+19.54
350–365 fancy	355	3	307.00–310.00	$308.03	$1,094	+4.20
350–395	378	17	280.00–300.00	$290.01	$1,096	+1.17
415 fancy	415	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,266	—
400–445	422	12	265.00–277.50	$271.98	$1,148	-8.03
450 fancy	450	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,260	—
450–495	473	8	260.00–275.00	$263.90	$1,248	-5.90
505–545	527	6	255.00–270.00	$261.52	$1,378	+2.47
555–565	558	5	245.00–258.00	$251.18	$1,402	-0.03
565 fancy	565	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,492	—
620–640	631	4	240.00–246.00	$243.99	$1,540	—
718	718	10	229.00	$229.00	$1,644	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	336	4	270.00–285.00	$279.23	$938	-12.52
360–395	381	5	255.00–270.00	$263.92	$1,006	-1.15
405–445	426	11	250.00–265.00	$255.93	$1,090	-3.78
455–495	476	6	245.00–255.00	$252.35	$1,201	-3.87
515–545	531	4	225.00–240.00	$232.97	$1,237	-5.80
550–585	568	2	220.00–235.00	$227.27	$1,291	—
600–645	617	3	215.00–230.00	$225.09	$1,389	-2.47
655–670	663	2	210.00–229.00	$219.39	$1,455	+2.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	250.00	$250.00	$575	—
410–430	419	5	200.00–235.00	$223.20	$935	+3.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	3	315.00–335.00	$325.00	$774	+15.00
255–295	273	8	310.00–330.00	$317.71	$867	+4.01
305–345	326	5	305.00–325.00	$315.14	$1,027	-0.80
355–390	379	8	300.00–315.00	$306.94	$1,163	-2.79
400–445	425	11	290.00–310.00	$299.07	$1,271	-3.63
450–475	468	7	285.00–300.00	$292.52	$1,369	-3.62
500–545	527	8	275.00–290.00	$281.19	$1,482	-3.22
575–590	583	3	265.00–270.00	$267.00	$1,557	+4.03
605–645	623	5	250.00–265.00	$256.94	$1,601	—
705–735	720	2	220.00–225.00	$222.45	$1,602	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	280	6	340.00–355.00	$345.45	$967	+7.95
305–330	321	10	330.00–345.00	$336.66	$1,081	—
350–390	372	15	325.00–340.00	$330.83	$1,231	+3.33
400–440	415	11	315.00–330.00	$324.14	$1,345	-5.29
450–475	462	9	310.00–325.00	$316.69	$1,463	+5.33
510–540	525	6	305.00–320.00	$311.13	$1,633	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	295.00–300.00	$297.47	$634	+32.47
270–295	283	3	280.00–290.00	$284.91	$806	—
370–395	383	2	270.00–285.00	$277.25	$1,062	—
420–445	436	4	270.00–285.00	$279.99	$1,221	+24.99
485	485	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,310	+2.46
520–540	530	2	255.00–265.00	$259.91	$1,378	—
555–590	577	3	240.00–250.00	$244.90	$1,413	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1360	1108	80-85%	6	103.00–119.00	$111.90	$1,240	-22.80
1060–1380	1220	80-85%	2	153.00–160.00	$156.04	$1,904	—
1000–1830	1239	80-85%	46	123.00–148.00	$133.99	$1,660	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–940	841	85-90%	11	92.50–110.00	$101.90	$857	—
795–995	921	85-90%	25	115.00–136.00	$124.49	$1,147	+14.42
925–995	960	85-90%	2	140.00–144.00	$141.93	$1,363	+19.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1400	1350	75-80%	3	136.00–139.00	$137.65	$1,858	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,495	—
1410–1780	1631	7	149.00–160.00	$156.60	$2,554	—
1960	1960	1	164.00	$164.00	$3,214	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–885	839	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,430.00	$1,246.73

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–710	655	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–725.00	$667.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1175	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,625.00–1,675.00	$1,648.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	87.50	$87.50	$192	—
485	485	1	92.50	$92.50	$449	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	2.00	$2.00	$7	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	5	70.00–85.00	$77.00	-3.00
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	+80.00

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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
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	162.50	$162.50	$699	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	12	45.00–50.00	$49.17	-20.83
30	30	7	55.00–70.00	$60.71	-9.29
40	40	4	60.00	$60.00	±0.00
40	40	5	75.00–100.00	$85.00	+25.00
50	50	4	100.00–150.00	$122.50	+52.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	+70.00
50	50	2	70.00–85.00	$77.50	+17.50
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	-20.00
80	80	3	75.00–90.00	$81.67	-13.33

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	40.00	$40.00	$150	—
500	500	1	82.50	$82.50	$412	—

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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.