Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $450.09/cwt -3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,907/hd at 424 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $406.59/cwt -8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 480 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $455.00/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,911/hd at 420 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	437	743	510
Feeder cattle	358	521	419
Slaughter cattle	35	105	49
Replacement cattle	21	61	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to no sale coverage last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,600	+30.00
355–385	368	4	455.00–495.00	$479.18	$1,763	+30.17
400–445	417	10	470.00–495.00	$477.09	$1,989	+4.59
455–495	476	6	442.50–480.00	$465.28	$2,215	+0.81
495	495	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,030	-54.47
500–545	529	10	417.50–445.00	$432.23	$2,286	-5.27
550–585	564	7	417.50–445.00	$429.18	$2,421	+9.18
605–635	615	3	390.00–397.50	$394.22	$2,424	+6.72
620	620	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,201	-32.50
650–695	680	3	365.00–385.00	$371.37	$2,525	-8.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	320	3	505.00–555.00	$528.80	$1,692	—
365	365	1	560.00	$560.00	$2,044	+10.00
415	415	1	510.00	$510.00	$2,116	—
475–485	482	3	460.00–497.50	$482.45	$2,325	—
500–545	528	8	447.50–472.50	$458.78	$2,422	-17.48
560–575	565	4	437.50–457.50	$445.56	$2,517	+6.56
607–625	610	7	417.50	$417.50	$2,547	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,501	—
370	370	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,646	—
415–445	427	3	425.00–442.50	$436.01	$1,862	-0.71
460	460	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,840	+10.00
510	510	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,040	—
585–589	588	7	365.00–400.00	$395.03	$2,323	+60.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	420.00	$420.00	$903	—
285	285	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,226	-32.50
305–345	334	4	425.00–460.00	$443.93	$1,483	-4.82
350–385	371	6	410.00–447.50	$423.01	$1,569	+1.07
410–440	421	7	410.00–445.00	$425.31	$1,791	-5.79
455–495	475	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,758	-47.82
455–495	481	16	395.00–422.50	$411.16	$1,978	+7.32
500–535	518	2	335.00–350.00	$342.25	$1,773	-47.86
505–545	528	8	380.00–407.50	$392.75	$2,074	+22.75
550–588	575	5	370.00–392.50	$375.84	$2,161	+17.21
555–595	580	3	330.00–337.50	$334.26	$1,939	-24.37
600–635	621	9	325.00–357.50	$342.73	$2,128	+8.18
655–690	678	3	300.00–315.00	$305.09	$2,069	+0.09
700–735	717	3	310.00–315.00	$313.37	$2,247	-4.13
800	800	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	400.00–405.00	$402.34	$1,078	+7.34
300–345	328	6	360.00–400.00	$379.19	$1,244	—
350–395	361	7	360.00–410.00	$378.85	$1,368	+33.85
400–445	427	5	370.00–405.00	$390.13	$1,666	+10.30
485–490	488	2	387.50–390.00	$388.74	$1,897	+29.75
500–545	527	3	350.00–360.00	$354.86	$1,870	—
575	575	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,912	+22.50
610	610	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,876	—
775	775	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,976	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	455.00–465.00	$460.27	$1,049	—
265	265	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,232	-35.00
315	315	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,433	-19.95
360–395	375	3	452.50–465.00	$459.13	$1,722	-0.95
400–445	420	10	450.00–465.00	$455.00	$1,911	+2.50
450–465	457	3	440.00–452.50	$447.44	$2,045	+2.44
505–515	513	4	410.00–420.00	$413.76	$2,123	+6.39
555–575	565	2	377.50–382.50	$379.96	$2,147	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	450.00–475.00	$461.80	$1,030	—
275	275	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,279	-30.00
320	320	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,392	-42.44
325–345	333	3	465.00–495.00	$479.78	$1,598	+2.34
360–390	376	5	440.00–475.00	$456.62	$1,717	-5.91
400–445	418	5	350.00–440.00	$414.53	$1,733	-41.55
400–445	426	13	427.50–490.00	$463.77	$1,976	+16.23
450	450	1	432.50	$432.50	$1,946	-30.55
455–495	478	6	447.50–460.00	$454.14	$2,171	+16.70
505	505	1	412.50	$412.50	$2,083	-18.11
505–515	513	4	422.50–437.50	$431.22	$2,212	+0.61
570	570	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,194	-15.13
565–595	580	4	405.00–425.00	$417.37	$2,421	+17.24
600–615	608	2	390.00–407.50	$398.86	$2,425	+21.42
660–680	670	2	345.00–350.00	$347.46	$2,328	-16.31
710–722	719	4	347.50–358.00	$355.41	$2,555	+9.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,352	-32.13
305–330	317	3	495.00–540.00	$523.82	$1,661	-8.14
355–360	358	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,915	+22.41
440	440	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,134	—
460–480	470	2	475.00–497.50	$486.01	$2,284	+43.51
505–525	514	4	447.50–455.00	$452.48	$2,326	+4.39
550–580	568	3	430.00–437.50	$433.27	$2,461	-7.45
730	730	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,537	—
765	765	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,639	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,079	—
310–335	320	5	400.00–425.00	$409.03	$1,309	-10.99
350–395	379	4	400.00–425.00	$410.83	$1,557	-41.26
410	410	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,763	-45.00
525	525	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,890	+20.00
600–640	617	3	350.00–360.00	$353.46	$2,181	+16.02
695	695	2	295.00–320.00	$307.50	$2,137	-30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	80-85%	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,244	—
1135–1205	1170	80-85%	2	140.00–170.00	$154.55	$1,808	—
955–1360	1182	80-85%	15	174.00–194.00	$182.29	$2,155	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1570	1124	85-90%	6	145.00–160.00	$150.50	$1,692	-15.89
885–1825	1380	85-90%	5	165.00–178.00	$171.72	$2,370	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1575	1400	75-80%	2	180.00–186.00	$182.63	$2,557	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1590	1332	3	186.00–209.00	$198.51	$2,644	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–955	898	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,576.00–1,596.00	$1,585.36

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–745	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,199.00–1,285.00	$1,243.80

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1095	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,488.36
1155–1240	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,368.79
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,100.00–3,150.00	$3,125.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,549.00	$2,549.00
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+105.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	-16.00
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	-41.00
80	80	3	215.00–240.00	$231.67	+45.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	+630.11

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	—
60	60	1	60.00	$60.00	—
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	—
60	60	3	90.00–115.00	$103.33	—
70	70	3	145.00–165.00	$158.33	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	2	115.00	$115.00	-15.00
80	80	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+45.00
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	-10.00
120–140	130	—	—	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	-70.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	-65.00

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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.