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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $270.29/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 482 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.95/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 377 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.50/cwt ≈ $1,676/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 259 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 322 3 377.50–385.00 $380.74 $1,226 —
400–435 418 4 360.00–385.00 $371.59 $1,553 —
522–525 523 10 320.00–325.00 $320.50 $1,676 —
555 555 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,734 —
615 615 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,891 —
740 740 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 365.00–375.00 $370.04 $1,177 —
430 430 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,462 +10.00
450 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 -39.58
535 535 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,485 -0.85
690 690 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,780 —
785 785 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 259 5 270.00–290.00 $280.04 $725 +8.32
365–395 380 2 285.00–295.00 $290.20 $1,103 +45.20
405–440 424 5 270.00–295.00 $285.68 $1,211 +8.81
430–435 433 2 240.00–250.00 $244.97 $1,061 -31.90
455–490 480 9 265.00–288.00 $278.43 $1,336 +38.43
475–495 487 3 240.00–257.50 $245.87 $1,197 +5.87
500–535 520 4 265.00–270.00 $267.58 $1,391 +6.77
560–585 572 3 225.00–245.00 $237.35 $1,358 -11.00
560–595 579 4 255.00–260.00 $258.71 $1,498 +10.36
605–635 620 2 227.50–232.50 $229.94 $1,426 -10.80
645 645 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,403 -23.24
665–670 668 2 224.00–232.50 $228.27 $1,525 -4.05
705 705 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,593 +6.50
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 -22.03
785 785 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,727 -6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 300.00 $300.00 $690 —
265 265 1 312.50 $312.50 $828 +17.56
315–335 323 3 300.00–320.00 $313.51 $1,013 +4.31
350–390 377 10 300.00–322.50 $308.95 $1,165 +0.80
400–445 426 8 292.50–315.00 $304.83 $1,299 +9.30
465–480 473 2 290.00–300.00 $295.08 $1,396 +12.58
500–540 520 2 262.50–282.50 $272.12 $1,415 +7.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 265.00 $265.00 $636 —
325–335 330 2 245.00–260.00 $252.61 $834 +22.61
400–440 423 3 230.00–250.00 $243.23 $1,029 +3.23
465 465 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,081 +12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 350.00 $350.00 $892 -24.96
250–280 265 2 370.00–385.00 $377.08 $999 +2.12
300–330 315 4 355.00–365.00 $361.15 $1,138 +16.15
350–380 360 4 355.00–367.50 $360.80 $1,299 +13.31
370–395 383 2 330.00–350.00 $339.67 $1,301 -7.82
405–440 423 7 350.00–367.50 $361.86 $1,531 +31.78
455–475 468 3 310.00–322.52 $314.90 $1,474 -7.86
520 520 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,677 +16.50
555–590 574 8 262.50–297.50 $278.90 $1,601 -3.78
600 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 +31.25
660 660 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,683 +6.36
730 730 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,650 -4.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 385.00–395.00 $390.11 $858 —
265 265 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,034 -2.61
305–310 308 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,217 +2.39
355–395 377 3 365.00–390.00 $378.65 $1,428 -1.35
400–430 418 3 380.00–387.50 $384.25 $1,606 +14.25
465–480 472 3 330.00–357.50 $340.70 $1,608 +27.29
500 500 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,600 +1.40
560–565 563 2 295.00–300.00 $297.49 $1,675 +7.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 300.00 $300.00 $660 —
300–305 303 2 305.00–325.00 $315.08 $955 -9.92
355 355 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,136 —
420 420 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,386 +6.78
460–490 474 8 287.50–295.00 $288.73 $1,369 -22.53
520–545 533 2 272.50–297.50 $285.29 $1,521 +10.28
555–580 568 2 250.00–275.00 $262.22 $1,489 +22.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–955 930 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,725.00–1,800.00 $1,763.51 —
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,252.00 $2,252.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1285 1095 80-85% 2 178.00–185.00 $180.89 $1,981 —
945–1360 1162 80-85% 14 120.00–145.00 $137.72 $1,600 —
930–1355 1192 80-85% 13 142.00–166.00 $153.35 $1,828 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1115 933 85-90% 3 113.00–120.00 $115.88 $1,081 —
930–1185 1094 85-90% 4 123.00–139.00 $135.09 $1,478 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1595 1362 3 140.00–147.00 $144.68 $1,971 —
1190–1785 1609 6 158.00–175.00 $169.06 $2,720 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–905 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,335.00–1,475.00 $1,402.60
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
605–710 658 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,030.00–1,074.00 $1,050.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1130–1215 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,275.00 $2,236.14
1575 1575 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1000–1025 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,725.00 $1,687.04
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 185.00 $185.00 ±0.00
80 80 1 120.00 $120.00 -65.00
100–120 104 5 200.00–225.00 $217.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
635 635 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 -5.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 130.00 $130.00 —
80 80 3 70.00 $70.00 —
80 80 2 85.00–100.00 $92.50 —

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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.