Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $473.76/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 423 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $459.71/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 470 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $466.00/cwt +14.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,204/hd at 473 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	708	513	356
Feeder cattle	587	393	250
Slaughter cattle	49	68	65
Replacement cattle	20	26	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.50 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

→ Feeder cattle: Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 6.00 higher based on limited comparable sales
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows 2.50 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–330	325	5	505.00–555.00	$539.91	$1,755	+12.35
370–395	384	4	465.00–510.00	$489.77	$1,881	-13.48
395 value added	395	1	525.00	$525.00	$2,074	+30.00
410–435 value added	418	3	465.00–505.00	$486.24	$2,032	-18.76
445	445	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,002	-30.90
445	445	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,958	-40.90
450–490	469	4	455.00–487.50	$468.90	$2,199	+49.88
475–495 value added	490	4	450.00–472.50	$460.73	$2,258	—
500–535	518	2	415.00–425.00	$419.83	$2,175	-10.17
510–530 value added	522	3	432.50–447.50	$441.61	$2,305	—
510–535	524	4	410.00–440.00	$430.24	$2,254	+0.24
545 fancy	545	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,316	—
550	550	1	437.50	$437.50	$2,406	+35.12
585–590 value added	588	2	420.00–432.50	$426.22	$2,506	+1.22
595	595	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,350	-7.38
600–625 value added	610	3	390.00–415.00	$401.00	$2,446	-19.00
615	615	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,337	+3.40
630	630	1	387.50	$387.50	$2,441	+10.90
695 value added	695	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,519	-32.50
700 value added	700	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,590	—
705	705	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,520	—
770	770	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,348	—
850–865 value added	858	2	312.50–317.50	$314.98	$2,703	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,368	—
300–345	323	2	545.00–580.00	$561.28	$1,813	-23.72
327 value added	327	3	570.00	$570.00	$1,864	—
360–385	373	3	535.00–565.00	$546.36	$2,038	-6.28
365–385 value added	375	2	545.00	$545.00	$2,044	—
405–448 value added	436	6	520.00–535.00	$531.82	$2,319	—
490	490	1	525.00	$525.00	$2,572	+46.72
495 value added	495	1	610.00	$610.00	$3,020	—
510–530 value added	518	3	472.50–480.00	$477.44	$2,473	—
520–535	528	2	452.50–477.50	$464.82	$2,454	-12.68
555	555	1	457.50	$457.50	$2,539	—
562 value added	562	8	459.00	$459.00	$2,580	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,847	—
465–490	478	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,912	—
555 value added	555	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,137	—
575	575	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,056	-22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	490.00	$490.00	$980	—
260–280	268	3	455.00–475.00	$468.54	$1,256	—
310–340	329	5	455.00–480.00	$468.84	$1,542	-1.16
335	335	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,407	-50.00
355–385	370	5	430.00–475.00	$462.78	$1,712	+0.80
390	390	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,658	-36.98
400–405 value added	403	2	475.00–480.00	$477.48	$1,924	—
400–445	421	15	430.00–475.00	$454.68	$1,914	+54.39
435	435	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,870	-23.27
460 value added	460	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,070	—
461–475	465	6	427.50–455.00	$442.45	$2,057	+12.49
470–490	478	6	380.00–420.00	$406.53	$1,943	-8.47
500 value added	500	1	397.50	$397.50	$1,988	—
500–540	514	11	380.00–400.00	$388.51	$1,997	+8.51
510–545	528	2	390.00–402.02	$395.81	$2,090	+15.81
555–570	562	3	355.00–360.00	$358.34	$2,014	-5.92
555–595 value added	577	5	340.00–372.50	$355.14	$2,049	—
610	610	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,120	+2.50
620–630 value added	625	2	317.50–327.50	$322.46	$2,015	—
630	630	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,969	-32.50
655–670	663	2	310.00–322.50	$316.32	$2,097	+1.60
675 value added	675	2	312.50–317.50	$315.00	$2,126	—
705–730 value added	713	3	297.50–325.00	$307.41	$2,192	—
790 value added	790	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,291	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	3	500.00–530.00	$518.08	$1,078	-56.92
240–245 fancy	243	2	565.00–570.00	$567.53	$1,379	—
255–290	273	4	500.00–545.00	$533.14	$1,455	+38.14
265–290 fancy	277	3	550.00–562.00	$557.33	$1,544	-71.66
300–345	326	8	500.00–555.00	$518.47	$1,690	-25.61
330 value added	330	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,749	—
363 value added	363	4	487.50	$487.50	$1,770	—
355–375 fancy	365	2	515.00–525.00	$520.14	$1,899	-29.86
360–398	381	12	477.50–505.00	$484.64	$1,846	-34.67
400–445	413	6	450.00–490.00	$472.99	$1,953	-1.75
435 value added	435	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,958	—
473 value added	473	19	466.00	$466.00	$2,204	—
555 value added	555	1	522.50	$522.50	$2,900	—
570	570	1	387.50	$387.50	$2,209	+5.02
610–630	623	3	350.00–370.00	$359.18	$2,238	+11.68
630 value added	630	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,205	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	455.00	$455.00	$956	—
250–285	273	3	400.00–435.00	$419.36	$1,145	+19.36
330	330	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,436	+30.00
355–395	373	6	380.00–400.00	$391.71	$1,461	-78.29
400–435	415	4	400.00–435.00	$412.47	$1,712	-4.74
450–495	474	7	395.00–430.00	$410.52	$1,946	+17.92
510–535	520	3	370.00–402.50	$384.91	$2,002	-7.59
585	585	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,077	+25.00
675	675	2	295.00–302.50	$298.75	$2,017	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,298	-28.24
320–345	334	5	495.00–515.00	$504.10	$1,684	+20.72
340	340	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,530	-33.38
350–395	372	13	440.00–515.00	$495.71	$1,844	+20.71
360–385	373	3	435.00–465.00	$451.52	$1,684	-23.48
400–445	422	18	465.00–500.00	$480.19	$2,026	+8.54
420–440	428	4	425.00–455.00	$444.82	$1,904	-11.31
450–485	470	21	435.00–482.50	$459.71	$2,161	-2.46
500–535	519	14	385.00–447.50	$425.25	$2,207	+7.75
525–545	533	3	375.00–410.00	$389.80	$2,078	-27.70
565–590	578	2	390.00–405.00	$397.34	$2,297	+4.21
615–640	628	2	360.00–370.00	$364.90	$2,292	-8.13
640	640	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,080	-48.03
670	670	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,144	-30.17
680–695	690	3	313.00–332.50	$321.03	$2,215	-29.14
700–710	705	2	325.00–340.00	$332.55	$2,344	-12.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	510.00–525.00	$517.83	$1,191	-79.56
225–245 fancy	235	2	585.00–590.00	$587.39	$1,380	—
270–295 fancy	280	3	580.00–610.00	$592.92	$1,660	-12.08
265–295	282	8	540.00–590.00	$567.88	$1,601	-8.47
315–340	327	9	525.00–575.00	$553.68	$1,811	-15.76
355–390	365	11	520.00–565.00	$536.60	$1,959	-11.75
400–445	416	8	485.00–520.00	$504.72	$2,100	-32.48
450	450	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,182	+5.00
500–535	518	4	445.00–470.00	$458.56	$2,375	+31.21
555–575	565	3	420.00–437.50	$426.56	$2,410	+8.50
600–633	613	6	365.00–397.50	$382.63	$2,346	-0.26
665	665	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,427	+15.00
700–720	709	5	340.00–348.00	$345.61	$2,450	-9.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	282	5	425.00–460.00	$438.92	$1,238	—
300–345	323	3	425.00–470.00	$442.68	$1,430	+17.68
365–390	377	3	420.00–470.00	$444.45	$1,676	-10.50
410–425	418	3	425.00–465.00	$443.57	$1,854	+4.48
455–495	477	8	410.00–435.00	$423.75	$2,021	+1.68
505–540	524	4	350.00–392.50	$377.02	$1,976	-8.03
550–595	573	2	360.00–362.50	$361.30	$2,070	-20.29
605–630	618	2	300.00–335.00	$317.15	$1,960	-2.85
705–720	713	2	315.00–342.50	$328.61	$2,343	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–985	940	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,147.61	—
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	80-85%	1	222.50	$222.50	$2,136	—
940–1425	1164	80-85%	17	159.00–180.00	$168.99	$1,967	—
730–1465	1181	80-85%	13	130.00–163.00	$152.30	$1,799	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1140	880	85-90%	3	105.00–117.50	$111.80	$984	—
700–1315	993	85-90%	4	147.50–160.00	$155.64	$1,546	+36.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1305	1218	75-80%	2	170.00–180.00	$175.36	$2,136	—
1460–1770	1578	75-80%	3	145.00–164.00	$156.59	$2,471	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1605	1109	4	142.50–171.00	$157.00	$1,741	—
1495–2115	1750	3	193.00–203.00	$198.35	$3,471	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–755	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,661.00–1,725.00	$1,691.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,449.00	$1,449.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
910–1070	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,923.69
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270–1285	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,700.00–3,100.00	$2,898.83
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	183	6	40.00–47.50	$43.80	$80	—
205–270	230	4	37.50–47.50	$41.58	$96	-31.27
220–270	234	7	70.00–77.50	$73.10	$171	+0.25
325–395	362	15	70.00–80.00	$74.65	$270	—
410–415	413	2	70.00–80.00	$75.03	$310	—
700	700	1	70.00	$70.00	$490	—
835	835	1	65.00	$65.00	$543	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-40.00
80	80	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	+15.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	-15.00
80	80	1	225.00	$225.00	+80.00
90	90	1	175.00	$175.00	+30.00
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	-70.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	185.00	$185.00	+72.50

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	+45.00
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	+30.00
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+15.00
100	100	—	—	1	205.00	$205.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	70.00	$70.00	$371	—

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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.