Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $276.35/cwt -15.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 475 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $245.86/cwt -11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 477 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $285.08/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 477 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	650	368	469
Feeder cattle	481	267	361
Slaughter cattle	70	48	85
Replacement cattle	18	29	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows too few to trend, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
295	295	1	290.00	$290.00	$856	—
350–390	374	6	285.00–305.00	$296.38	$1,108	-21.12
405–445	431	12	280.00–297.50	$289.34	$1,247	-13.16
450–490	477	23	275.00–295.00	$285.08	$1,360	-2.42
515–535	525	2	292.50–295.00	$293.73	$1,542	+53.73
550–577	570	5	270.00–277.50	$271.50	$1,548	—
625–635	630	2	255.00–262.50	$258.72	$1,630	+12.52

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	—
375–395	385	3	245.00–270.00	$259.83	$1,000	+34.83
475–490	483	2	225.00–230.00	$227.46	$1,099	—
485	485	2	260.00–265.00	$262.50	$1,273	—
515	515	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,352	—
580	580	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,522	+61.26
595	595	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,398	—
620	620	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,345	—
670–690	680	2	212.50–220.00	$216.19	$1,470	-0.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	330.00–345.00	$337.07	$735	—
250	250	1	350.00	$350.00	$875	—
265 fancy	265	1	367.50	$367.50	$974	—
325	325	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,072	—
345 fancy	345	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,233	—
360–365 fancy	363	2	335.00–337.50	$336.26	$1,221	—
380–395	388	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,242	-28.21
410	410	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,281	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	260.00	$260.00	$624	—
270	270	1	240.00	$240.00	$648	-29.94
350–390	368	5	230.00–257.50	$242.39	$892	-19.23
415–440	428	14	230.00–255.00	$242.24	$1,037	-11.61
450–495	477	24	230.00–257.50	$245.86	$1,173	-9.04
510	510	1	192.50	$192.50	$982	-54.22
500–535	514	17	241.00–252.50	$249.31	$1,281	+2.59
560–590	575	9	225.00–242.50	$234.74	$1,350	-12.30
600–625	613	4	220.00–234.00	$229.06	$1,404	—
660–670	667	3	202.50–214.00	$207.13	$1,382	-17.87
720 value added	720	9	190.00–193.00	$192.67	$1,387	—
795 value added	795	6	202.00	$202.00	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	312.50	$312.50	$688	-2.50
250–290	267	6	275.00–300.00	$290.53	$776	-8.79
280 fancy	280	1	327.50	$327.50	$917	—
305–325 fancy	312	3	312.50–320.00	$315.76	$985	—
315–340	324	5	270.00–295.00	$286.50	$928	-6.84
350–395	372	10	260.00–292.50	$276.42	$1,028	-3.63
400–440	422	14	257.50–280.00	$263.18	$1,111	-6.21
460–485	468	5	257.50–270.00	$264.51	$1,238	-3.47
505–545	522	5	255.00–260.00	$257.44	$1,344	-5.97
550–585	558	6	247.50–255.00	$249.49	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	280	3	200.00–220.00	$208.63	$584	-31.37
305–340	323	2	210.00–220.00	$214.73	$694	-20.17
320–345	333	2	185.00–195.00	$189.81	$632	-45.09
350–395	371	4	195.00–212.50	$204.14	$757	-20.07
425–440	430	3	200.00–220.00	$210.12	$904	-17.38
455	455	1	190.00	$190.00	$864	-31.71
450–485	466	7	200.00–225.00	$214.82	$1,001	-6.89
500–540	526	6	207.50–222.50	$213.76	$1,124	-8.74
535	535	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,016	-32.50
563	563	2	175.00	$175.00	$985	—
575–580	578	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,098	—
620–640	630	2	190.00–195.00	$192.46	$1,212	-13.54

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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	—
255	255	1	300.00	$300.00	$765	—
310–315	313	3	300.00–305.00	$301.68	$944	-2.37
350–395	378	9	282.50–307.50	$295.32	$1,116	-5.53
400–445	414	14	270.00–300.00	$285.49	$1,182	-20.75
450–495	475	34	265.00–292.50	$276.35	$1,313	-15.19
510–545	531	8	255.00–275.00	$264.28	$1,403	-6.14
550–590	569	9	245.00–267.50	$254.86	$1,450	+2.19
605–630	617	3	240.00–260.00	$246.65	$1,522	+14.15
660–685	670	7	225.00–252.50	$238.33	$1,597	+0.33
710	710	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,505	—
765	765	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,549	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	335.00–340.00	$337.56	$760	+7.56
275–290	283	2	320.00–335.00	$327.30	$926	-12.70
325–345 fancy	336	6	345.00–375.00	$358.55	$1,205	—
325–345	338	3	325.00–340.00	$330.95	$1,119	+4.36
350–380	364	9	310.00–337.50	$322.71	$1,175	-3.74
400	400	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,280	-3.46
450	450	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,440	—
500–545	512	12	280.00–300.00	$285.65	$1,463	-14.35
550–585	562	3	270.00–280.00	$273.26	$1,536	—
610	610	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,632	—
650–670	660	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,683	—

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	-30.00
295	295	1	265.00	$265.00	$782	-11.66
320–325	323	2	230.00–235.00	$232.52	$751	-29.20
350–365	357	5	250.00–270.00	$259.93	$928	—
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	—
410	410	1	220.00	$220.00	$902	-36.19
420–435	428	2	250.00–267.50	$258.90	$1,108	+2.71
455–485	470	2	210.00–230.00	$219.68	$1,032	-45.25
455–495	481	10	230.00–262.50	$250.48	$1,205	-14.45
520–545	533	3	227.50–250.00	$242.34	$1,292	-14.49
530–545	538	2	215.00–220.00	$217.47	$1,170	-39.36
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	-7.50
690	690	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,642	+20.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145–1160	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,700.00–1,868.00	$1,784.55	—
1240	1240	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,947.00	$1,947.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–845	835	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,458.00–1,568.00	$1,512.34	—
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,557.00	$1,557.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1350	1140	80-85%	13	106.00–119.00	$114.96	$1,311	+1.04
985–1290	1160	80-85%	20	120.00–130.00	$124.15	$1,440	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1285	1020	85-90%	5	55.00–109.00	$89.97	$918	-5.11
895–1450	1056	85-90%	9	110.00–126.00	$114.68	$1,211	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1440	1282	75-80%	3	98.00–118.00	$110.78	$1,420	-8.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1625	1505	2	117.50–140.00	$127.85	$1,924	—
1115–1885	1519	8	140.00–155.00	$148.72	$2,259	—
1780–1970	1884	4	158.00–165.00	$160.50	$3,024	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	949.00	$949.00
835–1010	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,128.00–1,192.00	$1,152.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,923.00	$1,923.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,700.00	$1,612.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	105.00	$105.00	$121	+85.00
220–290	266	7	52.50–85.00	$63.22	$168	-15.86
305–395	338	3	62.50–72.50	$67.94	$230	-19.56
410–490	439	7	40.00–77.50	$53.94	$237	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–490	453	2	1.00–6.00	$3.71	$17	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	95.00	$95.00	—
70	70	3	165.00	$165.00	—
100–120	107	3	160.00–200.00	$178.33	—
150	150	2	210.00–225.00	$217.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	8	30.00–35.00	$32.50	-15.00
20	20	3	20.00–25.00	$21.67	-25.83
30	30	7	40.00–45.00	$42.14	-5.36
30	30	1	20.00	$20.00	-27.50
40	40	5	35.00–45.00	$40.00	-20.00
40	40	1	45.00	$45.00	-15.00
50	50	5	55.00–70.00	$67.00	-13.00
60	60	4	90.00	$90.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	—
80	80	3	115.00–130.00	$120.00	—
80	80	1	75.00	$75.00	—
120	120	8	150.00–175.00	$158.13	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	+100.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	10.00	$10.00	$32	—
405	405	1	22.50	$22.50	$91	—
470	470	1	45.00	$45.00	$212	—
500	500	1	45.00	$45.00	$225	—

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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.