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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $227.54/cwt -12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 522 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $221.71/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 513 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $241.92/cwt -20.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 473 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 502 628
Feeder cattle 712 372 453
Slaughter cattle 125 57 85
Replacement cattle 36 7 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 lower. Heavy 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 250.00 $250.00 $742 —
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 -2.50
365 365 1 250.00 $250.00 $912 —
400–440 426 4 265.00–275.00 $268.64 $1,144 +31.14
425–445 435 2 230.00–237.50 $233.84 $1,017 -3.66
455–495 468 17 250.00–270.00 $259.90 $1,216 -17.01
465–490 482 3 230.00–240.00 $236.78 $1,141 -40.13
500–540 523 23 230.00–255.00 $242.32 $1,267 -17.91
523 value added 523 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,334 —
550–595 568 16 225.00–245.00 $235.11 $1,335 -2.33
600–640 633 17 220.00–235.00 $231.95 $1,468 -9.05
620–645 633 2 220.00–230.00 $225.10 $1,425 -15.90
650–680 663 9 223.00–237.50 $231.48 $1,535 -1.91
675–685 680 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,496 -13.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 3 340.00–350.00 $343.35 $1,178 +40.02
365–385 378 4 297.50–330.00 $311.02 $1,176 -28.98
410–445 425 9 282.50–305.00 $290.75 $1,236 -14.25
460 460 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,265 —
550 550 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,416 -22.50
607 607 10 242.50 $242.50 $1,472 —
659 value added 659 9 243.50 $243.50 $1,605 —
685 685 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,582 —
715 715 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 210.00 $210.00 $773 -45.00
530–545 538 2 200.00–220.00 $210.14 $1,131 -30.90
575 575 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 -14.50
630 630 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,348 —
720 720 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 230 3 245.00–250.00 $248.26 $571 —
280–295 288 3 225.00–250.00 $234.77 $676 -10.23
305–340 322 6 235.00–250.00 $244.65 $788 -7.86
355–390 373 6 230.00–255.00 $241.52 $901 -2.65
400–445 426 18 220.00–247.00 $230.59 $982 -17.32
450–497 480 26 217.50–235.00 $226.24 $1,086 +6.24
465–495 480 2 210.00–215.00 $212.42 $1,020 -7.58
503–545 512 31 220.00–233.00 $224.56 $1,150 -3.90
500–545 516 11 210.00–217.00 $214.29 $1,106 -14.17
520 520 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 -13.46
550–590 572 3 213.00–215.00 $213.98 $1,224 -13.40
560–595 577 9 210.00–233.00 $222.27 $1,282 -5.11
565–595 579 5 210.00–217.00 $212.42 $1,230 -14.96
605–630 616 6 212.00–225.00 $217.09 $1,337 +7.09
620–635 628 2 195.00–200.00 $197.53 $1,240 -12.47
630 630 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,213 -17.50
660–675 668 3 190.00–206.00 $196.94 $1,316 -14.06
690 690 2 202.50–212.50 $207.50 $1,432 -3.50
710 710 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,271 -26.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 225.00 $225.00 $529 ±0.00
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
300–335 315 3 200.00–210.00 $203.54 $641 —
370–390 382 7 200.00–215.00 $209.64 $801 -14.42
400–435 418 5 175.00–212.50 $197.44 $825 -18.67
485 485 1 200.00 $200.00 $970 -12.37
505 505 3 190.00–210.00 $200.00 $1,010 -11.06
565–590 574 7 180.00–214.00 $201.03 $1,154 -25.97
605–625 615 3 180.00–195.00 $184.92 $1,137 -7.55
650–680 668 4 175.00–199.00 $188.43 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 278 4 265.00–290.00 $279.77 $778 -25.23
300–340 325 5 255.00–280.00 $267.15 $868 +2.15
350–355 353 2 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $927 -0.02
440 440 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,122 —
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 -6.48
529 529 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,254 -8.00
619 619 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,461 —
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 275.00 $275.00 $632 —
330–340 333 3 305.00–310.00 $308.35 $1,027 +28.35
370 370 1 255.00 $255.00 $944 -13.11
350–390 377 5 275.00–285.00 $277.86 $1,048 +9.75
405 405 1 220.00 $220.00 $891 -49.15
405–440 421 5 260.00–290.00 $273.36 $1,151 +4.21
410–445 423 4 230.00–250.00 $242.57 $1,026 -26.58
460–475 468 2 220.00–227.50 $223.69 $1,047 -47.30
450–495 472 24 225.00–265.00 $245.16 $1,157 -6.55
490–495 493 2 212.50–230.00 $221.21 $1,091 -30.50
505 505 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,060 -35.25
505–545 522 43 224.00–239.00 $227.95 $1,190 -17.30
560 560 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,190 -4.96
550–580 568 10 220.00–233.00 $226.81 $1,288 -7.18
610–625 618 2 220.00–222.00 $221.01 $1,366 +6.01
655 655 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 350.00 $350.00 $962 ±0.00
285 285 1 320.00 $320.00 $912 —
315–340 329 7 325.00–340.00 $332.85 $1,095 +24.46
325–335 fancy 330 2 340.00–345.00 $342.54 $1,130 +3.06
350–365 357 5 320.00–335.00 $326.53 $1,166 +30.35
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 +35.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 245.00 $245.00 $649 -20.00
335 335 2 225.00–240.00 $232.50 $779 +4.94
355–380 368 2 230.00–240.00 $235.17 $865 +12.00
410 410 1 227.50 $227.50 $933 +12.44
535–540 538 2 217.50–225.00 $221.27 $1,190 -7.48
570–585 577 3 215.00–227.50 $220.06 $1,270 +4.55
610 610 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,296 -5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
465–920 626 (<2 yrs)N/A 6 1,100.00–1,525.00 $1,316.96 —
1550 1550 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1235 1153 80-85% 2 159.00–161.00 $160.07 $1,846 +0.05
960–1470 1175 80-85% 46 140.00–157.00 $147.93 $1,738 -12.09
835–1570 1180 80-85% 21 120.00–139.00 $133.35 $1,574 -26.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1055 931 85-90% 7 90.00–126.00 $118.06 $1,099 -23.36
870–1235 1083 85-90% 8 129.00–143.00 $136.28 $1,476 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1740 1468 75-80% 10 140.00–155.00 $147.44 $2,164 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1780 1242 8 95.00–146.00 $135.37 $1,681 —
1405–1775 1590 2 168.00–170.00 $169.12 $2,689 —
1270–2060 1686 8 153.00–165.00 $159.69 $2,692 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–895 831 (<2 yrs)Open 7 1,148.00–1,633.00 $1,422.98
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,305.00 $1,305.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
820–1020 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,425.00 $1,391.58
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
900–1085 992 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,425.00–1,650.00 $1,552.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1130 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,625.00 $1,580.93
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–140 120 9 102.50–130.00 $113.08 $136 +2.25
200–255 228 2 100.00–107.50 $104.20 $238 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 +13.33
120 120 1 235.00 $235.00 +72.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1185–1295 1257 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,250.00–2,425.00 $2,352.88 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 3 40.00–50.00 $46.67 -13.33
40 40 1 55.00 $55.00 -18.33
50 50 2 80.00–90.00 $85.00 +10.83
70 70 1 100.00 $100.00 +5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 —— 4 40.00–75.00 $57.50 -2.50
70 70 —— 2 105.00 $105.00 +45.00
80 80 —— 2 110.00–120.00 $115.00 +1.67
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 -13.33
80 80 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 -13.33
80 80 —— 1 55.00 $55.00 -58.33
100 100 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 -30.00
100 100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 120.00–145.00 $132.50 -17.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 85.00 $85.00 —

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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.