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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 115 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,008 +4.70
345 345 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,242 +44.70
370 370 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,332 +6.55
435 435 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,370 +4.48
445 445 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,513 +29.48
500–520 510 2 305.00–310.00 $307.45 $1,568 +2.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,328 +40.00
455–470 463 2 307.50–310.00 $308.73 $1,429 +37.46
565 565 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 —
625 625 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 280.00 $280.00 $602 ±0.00
330–345 338 3 260.00–285.00 $275.78 $932 +17.00
415–420 418 2 270.00–292.50 $281.18 $1,175 +9.36
475–495 485 2 247.50–250.00 $248.72 $1,206 +4.52
515 515 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,223 -19.57
545 545 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,390 +16.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 325.00 $325.00 $731 —
245 245 1 310.00 $310.00 $760 +4.12
285 285 1 295.00 $295.00 $841 -4.13
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 +1.96
400 400 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,150 +5.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 220.00 $220.00 $671 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 300.00 $300.00 $870 -90.18
395 395 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,234 -13.60
410 410 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,302 +13.62
420 420 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,302 +30.52
475 475 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,330 -11.27
500 500 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 +85.00
550–565 560 3 260.00–280.00 $267.39 $1,497 +24.59
600–635 618 2 241.00–247.00 $244.09 $1,508 +7.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 295.00–300.00 $297.44 $1,279 -3.96
490 490 3 290.00–305.00 $299.17 $1,466 +3.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,230 -12.58
345 345 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,276 -30.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,556.00 $1,556.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,586 —
980–1490 1231 80-85% 18 134.00–148.00 $139.89 $1,722 +1.13
1320 1320 80-85% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,558 -31.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–865 855 85-90% 2 95.00–98.00 $96.52 $825 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1340 1318 75-80% 2 136.00–141.00 $138.46 $1,825 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1710 1288 2 95.00–107.50 $99.20 $1,278 —
1465 1465 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,212 +6.83
1570–1760 1665 2 170.00–172.00 $170.94 $2,846 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,521.00 $1,521.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–145 125 5 85.00–115.00 $103.80 $130 —
160–185 174 6 60.00–70.00 $63.25 $110 —
215 215 1 30.00 $30.00 $64 —
205–235 219 4 62.50–80.00 $74.56 $163 —
210–255 237 5 50.00–62.50 $54.26 $129 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 2.00 $2.00 $6 —
520 520 1 1.00 $1.00 $5 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 70.00 $70.00 -55.00
120 120 1 205.00 $205.00 +105.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 60.00 $60.00 -25.00
60 60 1 90.00 $90.00 +5.00
80 80 2 75.00–95.00 $85.00 ±0.00
80 80 2 105.00 $105.00 +20.00
100 100 2 100.00 $100.00 -130.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 3 95.00 $95.00 —

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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.