Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $245.04/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 420 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $257.06/cwt +10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 368 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.90/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 479 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	725	380	202
Feeder cattle	508	261	133
Slaughter cattle	120	44	50
Replacement cattle	24	41	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower, feeder bulls were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Average 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
230	230	1	310.00	$310.00	$713	+5.00
265	265	1	320.00	$320.00	$848	—
325	325	1	300.00	$300.00	$975	—
380	380	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,159	—
400–425	413	6	310.00–329.00	$320.34	$1,323	+40.34
450–480	461	5	300.00–316.00	$311.10	$1,434	+25.16
510–535	523	2	275.00–290.00	$282.32	$1,477	—
585–590	588	2	278.00–287.00	$282.48	$1,661	—
600–630	615	2	245.00–250.00	$247.44	$1,522	—
650	650	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,625	—
745	745	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	350.00–355.00	$352.50	$705	—
315	315	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,095	—
375	375	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,284	—
560	560	1	299.00	$299.00	$1,674	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	240.00	$240.00	$804	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	220	3	265.00–280.00	$273.56	$602	+3.29
255–295	279	9	265.00–280.00	$272.71	$761	-9.58
300–345	323	6	265.00–280.00	$271.77	$878	+5.52
350–390	368	16	250.00–265.00	$257.06	$946	+10.30
400–445	420	26	240.00–260.00	$245.04	$1,029	-2.01
460–495	478	12	235.00–252.50	$242.32	$1,158	-6.81
515–530	523	2	227.50–235.00	$231.20	$1,209	-20.80
550–585	564	5	220.00–235.00	$226.12	$1,275	-26.88
625	625	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,406	-7.25
650–690	670	2	210.00–215.00	$212.43	$1,423	-6.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	300.00–310.00	$305.13	$879	-10.10
300–325	313	2	290.00–295.00	$292.40	$915	-17.60
400–435	424	6	265.00–280.00	$274.15	$1,162	+4.46
450–490	469	8	250.00–265.00	$257.69	$1,209	-6.59
490 value added	490	7	286.00	$286.00	$1,401	—
500–540	519	9	247.50–262.00	$254.36	$1,320	-7.35
550–595	572	6	240.00–255.00	$248.10	$1,419	-6.90
575 value added	575	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	250.00	$250.00	$538	+25.00
305–345	322	3	235.00–250.00	$241.37	$777	-8.63
350–390	373	12	225.00–240.00	$234.84	$876	-4.74
405–435	421	4	220.00–230.00	$223.81	$942	—
470	470	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	283	4	310.00–325.00	$316.26	$895	+38.50
300–340	312	5	310.00–325.00	$316.96	$989	—
365–390	379	5	300.00–315.00	$307.41	$1,165	+24.03
405–435	423	10	297.50–312.50	$304.75	$1,289	+15.90
480–495	488	10	275.00–290.00	$282.98	$1,381	-4.94
500–535	516	8	270.00–284.00	$275.52	$1,422	-13.55
550–595	570	6	270.00–282.50	$274.03	$1,562	-3.22
615–640	626	4	255.00–270.00	$262.50	$1,643	+3.51
670–680	675	3	210.00–220.00	$215.01	$1,451	-48.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	330.00–340.00	$335.37	$905	+23.88
320 fancy	320	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,120	—
300–345	328	9	330.00–345.00	$335.96	$1,102	+21.72
360–390	375	6	325.00–340.00	$330.89	$1,241	+1.18
400–430	411	12	320.00–342.50	$329.02	$1,352	+0.53
455–485	472	3	300.00–315.00	$308.36	$1,455	+2.84
500–525	510	4	297.50–315.00	$305.70	$1,559	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	339	5	280.00–295.00	$284.07	$963	—
350–395	376	5	275.00–290.00	$280.09	$1,053	—
400–445	421	7	265.00–280.00	$272.94	$1,149	+15.56
465	465	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,256	+4.89
500–540	522	5	245.00–260.00	$251.05	$1,310	-11.45
560–590	577	3	245.00–260.00	$251.53	$1,451	+2.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1145	1110	80-85%	2	149.00–155.00	$151.91	$1,686	—
1115–1265	1182	80-85%	3	114.00–118.00	$116.06	$1,372	-19.86
980–1460	1199	80-85%	62	125.00–146.00	$136.99	$1,643	+1.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–995	876	85-90%	7	95.00–115.00	$104.64	$917	+3.55
775–1045	937	85-90%	9	123.00–131.00	$126.23	$1,183	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1650	1474	75-80%	5	130.00–140.00	$134.51	$1,983	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1330	1197	3	120.00–143.00	$131.73	$1,577	+7.89
1080–2315	1651	9	155.00–170.00	$164.80	$2,721	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–835	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,272.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	645.00	$645.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
860–1210	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,456.89
1170–1585	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,775.00	$1,573.04

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	3	40.00–42.50	$41.65	$90	—
275–295	286	4	75.00–102.50	$89.62	$256	+5.64
325	325	1	102.50	$102.50	$333	+21.37

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	75.00	$75.00	-77.50
80	80	6	175.00–180.00	$179.17	+26.67
100	100	1	115.00	$115.00	-60.00
100–130	108	4	210.00–250.00	$227.50	+52.50
145	145	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
665–850	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,221.69	—
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	-665.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745–915	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,775.00–1,850.00	$1,808.66	—
850–970	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,075.00–2,100.00	$2,088.32	—
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	8	50.00–65.00	$58.75	+8.75
30	30	4	80.00–100.00	$90.00	+40.00
30	30	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	-5.00
40	40	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	+70.00
40	40	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	+12.50
50	50	4	150.00	$150.00	+71.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	10	40.00–55.00	$49.00	-31.00
60–65	62	5	90.00–100.00	$94.00	+14.00
70	70	2	70.00	$70.00	-10.00
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	+20.00
80	80	3	85.00–90.00	$88.33	-11.67
145	145	2	205.00	$205.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	120	2	235.00–260.00	$247.50	—

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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.