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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $346.57/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,986/hd at 573 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $346.84/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 516 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $318.52/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 525 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 428 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,598 +49.47
395 value added 395 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,758 —
410–425 value added 418 2 410.00–425.00 $417.63 $1,746 -7.37
405–445 430 4 380.00–395.00 $387.63 $1,667 +0.75
465–485 472 5 365.00–390.00 $376.96 $1,779 +1.97
485 value added 485 3 390.00–395.00 $391.67 $1,900 -3.28
500–540 517 9 340.00–367.50 $350.80 $1,814 +0.80
505–540 520 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,716 -20.00
515–530 value added 522 3 335.00–355.00 $348.42 $1,819 -14.10
550–580 567 11 340.00–365.00 $352.75 $2,000 +2.75
550–595 575 5 315.00–337.50 $328.30 $1,888 -21.70
580–588 value added 584 5 340.00–355.00 $351.23 $2,051 —
605 605 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,739 —
615–645 624 5 320.00–330.00 $325.91 $2,034 —
615–640 value added 631 4 320.00–330.00 $327.50 $2,067 —
660–680 674 4 300.00–325.00 $313.66 $2,114 +8.66
655–695 value added 675 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,228 —
725 725 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,255 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,138 —
365 365 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,697 +30.00
400–415 408 2 440.00–445.00 $442.45 $1,805 +17.45
415 value added 415 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,888 —
524–545 value added 526 9 375.00 $375.00 $1,972 +10.00
550–571 value added 564 11 359.00–360.00 $359.54 $2,028 —
585 585 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,077 —
600–640 620 2 333.00–340.00 $336.39 $2,086 —
658 value added 658 5 344.50 $344.50 $2,267 +19.50
718 value added 718 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,369 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 315 4 365.00–380.00 $376.07 $1,185 +31.07
440 440 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,628 —
490 490 2 347.50–350.00 $348.75 $1,709 —
520 520 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,612 +4.95
570–585 578 2 312.50–320.00 $316.20 $1,828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 —
360–365 363 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,270 -26.77
360–390 377 5 370.00–390.00 $376.82 $1,421 +0.05
380–385 value added 383 2 377.50–380.00 $378.76 $1,451 —
405–430 418 5 347.50–380.00 $360.36 $1,506 -12.24
405–421 value added 419 7 360.00–375.00 $363.15 $1,522 -6.85
410–430 420 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,428 -32.60
450 450 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,508 -16.93
450–490 value added 466 4 345.00–360.00 $349.26 $1,628 —
480–485 482 3 300.00–325.00 $314.95 $1,518 -16.04
505–540 522 5 292.50–320.00 $307.61 $1,606 -2.26
500–540 525 10 312.50–335.00 $323.82 $1,700 +13.95
540 value added 540 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 -11.00
550–560 555 2 320.00–326.00 $322.97 $1,792 +10.50
550–585 570 5 305.00–310.00 $308.47 $1,758 +11.12
565–590 value added 578 2 295.00–320.00 $307.77 $1,779 -11.40
600–635 616 4 295.00–317.50 $304.37 $1,875 +11.94
620–630 value added 625 2 290.00–305.00 $297.44 $1,859 -25.06
630 630 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,717 -19.93
650–670 660 2 250.00–275.00 $262.31 $1,731 -2.73
663–675 666 4 280.00–295.00 $291.20 $1,939 +26.16
695 value added 695 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,224 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–273 270 3 370.00–375.00 $371.63 $1,003 +21.63
350 350 2 355.00–375.00 $365.00 $1,278 +23.71
420–445 433 2 330.00–350.00 $340.29 $1,473 +9.72
450–495 478 8 310.00–335.00 $323.00 $1,544 -7.47
505 505 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,439 -25.00
560 560 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,666 —
640 640 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,808 +12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,265 —
280 280 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,134 —
300 fancy 300 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 —
320 320 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 +5.00
560 value added 560 7 338.00 $338.00 $1,893 —
645 value added 645 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,077 —
650–665 value added 654 5 320.00–330.00 $326.77 $2,137 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 440.00 $440.00 $880 +55.00
310–345 330 6 360.00–415.00 $387.29 $1,278 -20.51
385–395 390 3 400.00–420.00 $406.67 $1,586 +36.63
390 390 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,482 +9.96
400–445 423 4 365.00–390.00 $377.44 $1,597 -15.91
400–445 425 3 360.00–375.00 $368.20 $1,565 -25.15
450–490 470 10 340.00–390.00 $365.10 $1,716 +28.06
500–545 516 17 330.00–362.50 $346.84 $1,790 +27.87
560–580 570 3 310.00–332.50 $324.15 $1,848 -10.37
555–590 574 7 320.00–347.50 $331.93 $1,905 -2.59
615–620 618 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,730 -25.74
610–640 623 6 300.00–317.50 $311.49 $1,941 +5.75
665–695 679 5 300.00–314.00 $306.17 $2,079 +28.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 2 520.00–522.50 $521.25 $1,277 —
255 255 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,250 +35.18
285 fancy 285 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,425 —
315–340 fancy 328 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,640 —
310–345 331 5 450.00–475.00 $463.76 $1,535 +29.82
350–395 373 10 430.00–455.00 $442.70 $1,651 +4.85
400–435 418 3 415.00–435.00 $423.05 $1,768 +7.11
565–575 570 2 335.00–345.00 $340.04 $1,938 —
600 600 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,944 +3.96
710 710 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,236 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 350.00 $350.00 $962 -21.38
345 345 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 -19.69
375–385 380 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,235 -43.32
405–440 418 5 320.00–355.00 $340.81 $1,425 -29.19
475–490 483 2 327.50–330.00 $328.73 $1,588 -28.04
565 565 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,218 —
850–1445 1176 80-85% 26 119.00–152.00 $142.03 $1,670 —
1220–1790 1387 80-85% 8 155.00–174.00 $161.73 $2,243 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1130 1013 85-90% 5 107.50–143.00 $128.45 $1,301 +21.31
1100–1585 1221 85-90% 8 146.00–155.00 $149.03 $1,820 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1600 1215 75-80% 5 149.00–154.00 $152.23 $1,850 —
1355–1690 1514 75-80% 4 156.00–163.00 $159.08 $2,408 -9.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1815 1378 4 150.00–167.50 $159.11 $2,193 —
1135–2245 1642 7 172.00–184.00 $179.67 $2,950 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,584.00 $1,584.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,670.00 $1,670.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1195 1158 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,500.00 $2,475.81
1215–1230 1223 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,800.00 $2,626.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–935 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,726.71
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,466.00 $1,466.00
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,699.00 $1,699.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 35.00 $35.00 +3.33
80 80 —— 1 110.00 $110.00 ±0.00
100 100 —— 1 170.00 $170.00 -155.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 60.00 $60.00 +10.00
70 70 1 80.00 $80.00 +5.00
80 80 1 75.00 $75.00 -45.00
80 80 2 90.00–115.00 $102.50 -17.50
100 100 2 125.00 $125.00 ±0.00

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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.