Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

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light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $326.59/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 319 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	368	592	803
Feeder cattle	267	443	597
Slaughter cattle	48	91	142
Replacement cattle	29	32	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 7.50 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions 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
255	255	1	320.00	$320.00	$816	+25.00
340–345	343	2	330.00–337.50	$333.78	$1,145	+21.28
395	395	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,254	±0.00
425	425	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,286	-6.72
475	475	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,366	-7.01
525	525	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	-45.44
605–615	610	2	240.00–252.50	$246.20	$1,502	+14.95
650–670	660	2	240.00–242.50	$241.23	$1,592	-16.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	371	4	342.50–350.00	$348.21	$1,292	+19.51
455	455	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,456	+2.83
465 value added	465	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,500	—
520–525	523	2	307.50–315.00	$311.27	$1,628	+6.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 value added	310	1	275.00	$275.00	$852	—
350	350	1	225.00	$225.00	$788	—
550–560	555	2	200.00–202.50	$201.24	$1,117	-67.34
655	655	2	215.00–217.50	$216.25	$1,416	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	275.00	$275.00	$550	+8.57
285–295	290	3	260.00–280.00	$269.94	$783	-0.06
305–345	333	4	250.00–275.00	$260.06	$866	-8.45
350–395	374	8	250.00–277.50	$261.62	$978	+0.58
400–440	426	9	245.00–260.00	$253.85	$1,081	-1.57
450–495	474	8	242.50–260.00	$254.90	$1,208	+3.75
475 value added	475	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,306	—
500–545	524	6	240.00–260.00	$246.72	$1,293	+2.86
550–580	568	4	240.00–257.50	$247.04	$1,403	-2.22
665	665	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	315.00	$315.00	$740	—
270–295	282	5	290.00–307.50	$299.32	$844	-13.09
305–325	311	5	280.00–307.50	$293.34	$912	-8.09
355–385	367	3	270.00–290.00	$280.05	$1,028	—
400–425	418	6	260.00–285.00	$269.39	$1,126	—
480–495	487	3	265.00–272.00	$267.98	$1,305	—
500–530	519	6	252.50–276.00	$263.41	$1,367	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	—
310–340	323	3	230.00–240.00	$234.90	$759	-13.03
350–380	365	2	212.50–235.00	$224.21	$818	-10.17
430	430	1	227.50	$227.50	$978	-8.29
475–495	483	3	220.00–225.00	$221.71	$1,071	-9.16
535	535	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,190	-0.85
575 value added	575	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	—
640	640	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,318	-10.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	317	6	295.00–315.00	$304.05	$964	-1.01
355–385	368	6	295.00–312.50	$300.85	$1,107	-7.10
405–425	414	4	295.00–312.50	$306.24	$1,268	+3.82
435 value added	435	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,359	—
450–490	475	3	280.00–300.00	$291.54	$1,385	-0.82
500–545	519	5	265.00–275.00	$270.42	$1,403	-14.04
555–580	568	2	245.00–260.00	$252.67	$1,435	-8.58
575 value added	575	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,509	—
610 value added	610	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,525	—
645	645	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,500	-18.50
650–655	653	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,554	—
715 value added	715	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	352.50	$352.50	$793	—
240	240	1	330.00	$330.00	$792	—
265	265	1	340.00	$340.00	$901	+20.37
300–340	319	12	320.00–340.00	$326.59	$1,042	+1.78
365 fancy	365	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,268	—
355–390	374	5	320.00–337.50	$326.45	$1,221	+0.64
400–415	406	4	312.50–336.00	$323.46	$1,313	+19.50
505–515	510	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,530	+30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	295.00	$295.00	$599	+29.83
275–295	287	3	270.00–285.00	$276.66	$794	—
305–335	325	3	250.00–275.00	$261.72	$851	—
405–435	420	3	240.00–280.00	$256.19	$1,076	-34.77
450–480	463	6	245.00–277.50	$264.93	$1,227	-6.56
500–540	524	4	240.00–271.00	$256.83	$1,346	-6.57
555	555	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,526	+34.90
615–620	618	2	212.50–232.50	$222.54	$1,375	—
670	670	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,457	-6.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,770.00	$1,770.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1195	1105	80-85%	4	112.00–117.00	$113.92	$1,259	—
1095–1415	1248	80-85%	13	119.00–135.00	$124.13	$1,549	-24.87
1485	1485	80-85%	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,153	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1195	1004	85-90%	7	75.00–108.00	$95.08	$955	-31.37
1005–1420	1143	85-90%	6	117.00–126.00	$121.43	$1,388	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	75-80%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,511	—
1345–1530	1440	75-80%	3	122.00–134.00	$127.18	$1,831	+3.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1685	1371	4	115.00–128.00	$122.99	$1,686	—
1425–1540	1465	3	139.00–154.00	$144.51	$2,117	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,364.00	$1,364.00
1155–1235	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,667.00–1,756.00	$1,710.01

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–800	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–990.00	$942.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,560.00	$1,560.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
940–1055	1012	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,491.76
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1305	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,735.00	$1,735.00
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
820	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	20.00	$20.00	$22	—
135–190	160	3	55.00–82.50	$72.34	$116	—
235–280	258	2	75.00–82.50	$79.08	$204	—
305	305	1	87.50	$87.50	$267	±0.00

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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
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	+925.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	235.00	$235.00	$799	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,390.00	$1,390.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	40.00–50.00	$47.50	—
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	—
40	40	4	55.00–70.00	$61.25	—
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	+7.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	15.00	$15.00	-70.00
30	30	4	15.00	$15.00	-70.00
60	60	1	25.00	$25.00	-20.00

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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.