Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	380	710	795
Feeder cattle	261	503	570
Slaughter cattle	44	143	135
Replacement cattle	41	14	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	305.00	$305.00	$625	—
410	410	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	-27.01
470–490	480	3	280.00–295.00	$285.94	$1,373	-7.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395 fancy	395	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,382	—
420	420	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,418	+15.15
515	515	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,661	+13.46
555	555	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,665	+7.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	—
595	595	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,541	+39.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	265.00–275.00	$270.27	$630	—
265–280	273	2	275.00–290.00	$282.29	$771	—
335	335	2	262.50–270.00	$266.25	$892	-12.98
360–385	375	3	242.50–250.00	$246.76	$925	-17.16
405–435	420	5	240.00–252.50	$247.05	$1,038	-8.88
460–490	478	3	240.00–255.00	$249.13	$1,191	-3.22
500–530	519	6	245.00–256.00	$252.00	$1,308	+19.03
555	555	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,404	+25.73
610–620	615	2	232.00–232.50	$232.25	$1,428	+7.16
660–670	665	2	217.50–220.00	$218.76	$1,455	-0.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	310.00–320.00	$315.23	$845	+1.04
320	320	1	310.00	$310.00	$992	+3.04
390–395	392	3	267.50–270.00	$269.16	$1,055	-20.85
395 fancy	395	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,323	—
405–445	421	8	265.00–275.00	$269.69	$1,135	-2.29
455–475	467	6	257.50–275.00	$264.28	$1,234	+0.38
505–525	520	4	259.00–266.00	$261.71	$1,361	+0.19
555	555	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,415	+3.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	225.00	$225.00	$540	-25.00
260–290	275	2	235.00–255.00	$244.45	$672	—
335	335	1	250.00	$250.00	$838	—
350–370	360	2	225.00–255.00	$239.58	$862	—
510–525	520	3	200.00–220.00	$210.94	$1,097	—
560	560	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,134	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	280.00	$280.00	$672	-45.00
270–295	279	4	270.00–290.00	$277.76	$775	-39.95
365–375	370	3	280.00–290.00	$283.38	$1,049	-23.56
410–445	429	4	280.00–298.00	$288.85	$1,239	-10.22
450–495	466	6	285.00–290.00	$287.92	$1,342	-4.60
500–540	518	8	275.00–299.00	$289.07	$1,497	+7.88
550–580	566	5	261.00–287.50	$277.25	$1,569	+10.25
600–610	605	2	258.00–260.00	$258.99	$1,567	+2.05
650	650	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,716	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	3	300.00–322.50	$311.49	$872	-33.96
300–345	326	8	300.00–332.50	$314.24	$1,024	-22.42
350–395	377	5	317.50–340.00	$329.71	$1,243	-1.12
405–435	422	7	322.00–335.00	$328.49	$1,386	+4.35
450–495	470	5	300.00–312.50	$305.52	$1,436	-11.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	255.00–260.00	$257.58	$587	-39.89
400–440	420	2	255.00–260.00	$257.38	$1,081	-22.61
455–475	465	2	260.00–270.00	$265.11	$1,233	-4.89
510–520	514	5	255.00–270.00	$262.50	$1,349	+2.59
565–585	575	4	240.00–257.50	$249.43	$1,434	+4.53
600–635	613	3	237.50–251.00	$242.76	$1,488	—
670–680	675	2	212.00–231.00	$221.43	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1325	1178	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,825.00–2,050.00	$1,951.59	—

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	1,580.00	$1,580.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1095	893	85-90%	6	85.00–110.00	$101.09	$903	—
900–1095	993	85-90%	8	118.00–137.00	$123.53	$1,227	-18.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1255	1075	80-85%	6	115.00–128.00	$124.03	$1,333	—
925–1410	1173	80-85%	8	130.00–149.00	$135.92	$1,594	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1510	1406	75-80%	4	133.00–138.00	$136.22	$1,915	—
1635	1635	75-80%	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,126	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1385	1175	2	115.00–130.00	$123.84	$1,455	—
1495–2195	1725	4	140.00–159.00	$150.26	$2,592	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1480	1480	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,028.00	$2,028.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,181.00	$1,181.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,001.00	$1,001.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	50.00	$50.00	$98	—
195	195	1	87.50	$87.50	$171	—
260–290	274	5	80.00–90.00	$83.98	$230	—
305	305	1	60.00	$60.00	$183	—
310–330	320	2	77.50–85.00	$81.13	$260	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	+7.50
100	100	3	175.00	$175.00	—
100	100	1	65.00	$65.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–730	675	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,319.69	—
650–765	701	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,686.91	—
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
710–775	743	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00–1,525.00	$1,446.72	—
720–795	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,976.24	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
805–900	866	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,825.00–2,025.00	$1,931.13	—
895	895	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640	640	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
685–770	728	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–950.00	$857.39	—
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00	$210.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	4	45.00–50.00	$48.75	-0.42
20	20	1	50.00	$50.00	+0.83
50	50	4	70.00–100.00	$78.75	-43.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	80.00	$80.00	-50.00
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	+18.33
80	80	1	70.00	$70.00	-11.67
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	110.00	$110.00	—
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	—

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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.