Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $306.24/cwt +17.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 519 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $281.05/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,357/hd at 483 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $261.83/cwt -20.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 576 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	715	541	743
Feeder cattle	556	334	534
Slaughter cattle	117	104	138
Replacement cattle	25	16	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to auction being closed for July 4th. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	285.00	$285.00	$613	—
300	300	1	287.50	$287.50	$862	+7.50
400–440	415	3	285.00–295.00	$289.86	$1,203	+17.36
425	425	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,031	-30.00
475	475	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,140	-31.35
450–492	483	24	265.00–295.00	$282.76	$1,366	+11.41
510–520	515	3	230.00–250.00	$236.60	$1,218	-35.94
500–548	527	10	260.00–290.00	$278.44	$1,467	+5.90
555–585	573	5	225.00–252.50	$242.66	$1,390	-40.07
555–595	577	16	255.00–275.00	$267.82	$1,545	-14.91
605	605	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,452	—
615–640	632	5	255.00–264.00	$258.29	$1,632	—
650–655	653	2	222.50–237.50	$230.03	$1,502	—
650–665	656	4	250.00–260.00	$254.00	$1,666	—
716 value added	716	16	242.00	$242.00	$1,733	—
700–735	718	2	237.00–242.00	$239.44	$1,719	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	300.00–320.00	$309.62	$820	-15.38
250–290 fancy	270	2	345.00–360.00	$351.94	$950	-15.56
320–330	325	2	300.00–335.00	$317.77	$1,033	+17.77
327–330 fancy	328	4	347.50–365.00	$351.91	$1,154	—
360–370 fancy	367	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,284	—
370–395	382	3	317.50–330.00	$323.47	$1,236	+23.47
400–440	417	5	300.00–332.50	$320.10	$1,335	+15.19
470–475	473	2	300.00–317.50	$308.70	$1,460	+9.81
510 fancy	510	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,594	—
505–545	519	30	295.00–315.00	$306.03	$1,588	+17.53
555–570	564	5	297.50–312.50	$302.24	$1,705	+12.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	250.00	$250.00	$650	—
460–475	468	4	225.00–242.50	$231.85	$1,085	-9.40
570	570	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,254	—
695	695	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,564	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	3	260.00–300.00	$279.90	$890	+2.40
355–390	379	7	257.50–280.00	$269.59	$1,022	+44.59
385	385	1	247.50	$247.50	$953	+22.50
410–445	423	8	230.00–245.00	$239.10	$1,011	-26.15
405–445	428	12	225.00–275.00	$257.01	$1,100	-8.24
450–495	469	15	240.00–260.00	$249.53	$1,170	+17.11
465–485	472	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,086	-2.42
500–545	522	15	243.00–256.00	$247.71	$1,293	-2.84
510–535	523	3	235.00–242.50	$239.11	$1,251	-11.44
550–575	559	6	235.00–244.00	$238.92	$1,336	-17.61
560–575	568	2	227.00–230.00	$228.48	$1,298	-1.34
595 value added	595	5	238.00	$238.00	$1,416	—
610–635	618	6	217.50–222.00	$219.89	$1,359	-13.07
630	630	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,449	-2.96
660	660	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,634	+20.00
660–680	670	2	217.00–217.50	$217.25	$1,456	-10.25
708	708	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,551	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	285.00–300.00	$292.41	$637	—
265 fancy	265	1	325.00	$325.00	$861	—
280	280	1	295.00	$295.00	$826	-14.41
305–335 fancy	322	3	317.50–320.00	$319.13	$1,028	—
325–345	336	4	290.00–315.00	$302.85	$1,018	+10.17
365 fancy	365	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,177	—
365–380	372	5	287.50–310.00	$300.06	$1,116	+16.31
400–410	405	2	280.00–297.50	$288.86	$1,170	+10.55
450–483	464	19	260.00–277.00	$269.77	$1,252	-0.76
590	590	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,564	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	220.00–240.00	$230.17	$667	—
315–345	325	3	245.00–250.00	$246.62	$802	—
355–395	378	7	215.00–250.00	$235.21	$889	+10.21
405–420	412	3	220.00–232.50	$226.65	$934	+9.22
455–480	467	6	202.50–230.00	$218.31	$1,020	+4.55
505–530	520	3	205.00–220.00	$214.95	$1,118	—
565–595	580	2	210.00–225.00	$217.69	$1,263	—
610–625	619	4	195.00–215.00	$205.61	$1,273	—
655–660	658	2	190.00–200.00	$194.98	$1,283	—
745	745	2	210.50	$210.50	$1,568	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	275.00–290.00	$282.68	$899	-14.82
350–395	369	6	270.00–295.00	$282.03	$1,041	-2.92
370	370	1	265.00	$265.00	$980	-19.95
405	405	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,053	+5.00
405–445	424	5	270.00–295.00	$275.79	$1,169	-3.01
450–495	474	11	250.00–277.50	$264.75	$1,255	-9.09
500–545	521	14	252.50–270.00	$262.46	$1,367	-10.42
515–535	525	2	240.00–250.00	$244.90	$1,286	-27.98
550	550	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,348	-5.00
550–590	564	7	248.00–265.00	$256.92	$1,449	-9.85
605–645	626	5	240.00–248.00	$243.05	$1,521	-8.37
650	650	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,547	-8.93
655–680	668	3	232.50–234.00	$233.16	$1,558	-13.77
720	720	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,649	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	323	3	230.00–255.00	$245.54	$793	-24.46
350–395	374	7	220.00–250.00	$236.16	$883	-26.39
410–445	422	7	222.50–247.50	$235.06	$992	-19.42
455–485	465	6	217.50–240.00	$229.64	$1,068	-20.36
515–540	528	2	220.00–235.00	$227.68	$1,202	-4.82
630	630	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,386	-8.00
690	690	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,466	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	325.00	$325.00	$845	—
315	315	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,040	+15.00
300–335 fancy	317	5	355.00–375.00	$365.79	$1,160	+28.27
365–385 fancy	378	4	340.00–347.50	$343.71	$1,299	—
370–395	378	5	322.50–340.00	$328.45	$1,242	+4.14
410–435	418	4	300.00–320.00	$311.26	$1,301	+17.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1395	1147	80-85%	23	100.00–147.00	$135.03	$1,549	-5.06
970–1500	1250	80-85%	35	148.00–165.00	$154.63	$1,933	-22.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1080	862	85-90%	8	75.00–131.00	$109.69	$946	—
840–1205	986	85-90%	6	135.00–147.00	$141.14	$1,392	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1395	1330	75-80%	2	140.00–145.00	$142.38	$1,894	+0.47
1145–1615	1432	75-80%	6	151.00–158.00	$154.75	$2,216	-3.70
2135	2135	75-80%	1	164.00	$164.00	$3,501	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1475	1367	3	139.00–154.00	$144.77	$1,979	+7.31
1355–2020	1559	9	168.00–178.00	$171.39	$2,672	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	752.00	$752.00
805–895	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,167.00–1,275.00	$1,223.86
890	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,664.00	$1,664.00
870–985	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,035.00–1,207.00	$1,102.35

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–865	769	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	893.00–1,090.00	$956.51

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	576.00	$576.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
950–960	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,238.00–1,350.00	$1,293.71
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	1.00	$1.00	$4	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	+5.00
100–120	107	6	220.00–320.00	$270.83	+150.83

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
660–840	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,161.00	—
760–805	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,475.00–1,575.00	$1,525.96	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	25.00–35.00	$28.33	+8.33
40	40	2	80.00	$80.00	+2.14
50	50	2	50.00	$50.00	-51.25
50	50	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	+33.75

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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.