Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $328.22/cwt -47.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 471 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $314.24/cwt -29.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 573 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $315.72/cwt -17.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 562 lb · 10 head

Williamston, SC 4-weight heifers sold at $332/cwt. SC 4-weight heifers are down $74 from their late June peak of $412/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	321	354	226
Feeder cattle	237	279	155
Slaughter cattle	44	45	37
Replacement cattle	13	15	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

→ Feeder cattle: Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 2.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows 4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,394	-52.67
455–490	473	2	370.00–377.50	$373.89	$1,768	+3.89
485–490	488	2	322.50–345.00	$333.69	$1,628	-36.31
505–545	516	4	340.00–382.50	$363.77	$1,877	+13.77
515–535	525	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,680	-30.00
550	550	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,870	+4.98
593	593	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,720	-50.00
605–630	618	2	305.00–312.50	$308.83	$1,909	-27.61
685–690	687	3	301.00–307.50	$303.18	$2,083	—
785	785	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,276	-17.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	395.00–420.00	$407.72	$1,745	—
460–470	465	2	375.00–395.00	$384.89	$1,790	—
560	560	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,030	-12.50
620–645	632	3	325.00–335.00	$331.68	$2,096	—
684 value added	684	4	318.00	$318.00	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,278	—
485	485	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,698	—
510	510	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,683	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,208	-59.41
345	345	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,121	-84.41
375–385	380	2	340.00–355.00	$347.40	$1,320	-47.65
390	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	-95.05
410–435	419	5	315.00–360.00	$342.70	$1,436	-38.14
405–440	428	4	310.00–350.00	$332.76	$1,424	-48.08
450–490	466	12	320.00–347.50	$333.66	$1,555	-45.46
475–490	485	4	310.00–315.00	$311.89	$1,513	-53.08
500–540	519	8	295.00–327.50	$316.05	$1,640	-28.97
550	550	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,540	-53.70
550–580	563	9	310.00–332.50	$319.69	$1,800	-14.01
615–645	633	5	285.00–305.00	$295.03	$1,868	-24.97
690	690	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,036	-2.50
780	780	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,184	-31.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	355.00	$355.00	$905	—
315	315	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,008	-55.00
350	350	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,068	-65.00
440	440	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	-20.00
470	470	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,386	-57.50
615	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,502	-42.50
420	420	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,554	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	445.00	$445.00	$979	—
250–280	267	3	420.00–455.00	$432.63	$1,155	-39.80
300	300	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,140	—
330	330	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,188	-75.00
375–385	380	5	400.00–445.00	$422.97	$1,607	-25.20
410–440	421	7	390.00–427.50	$412.24	$1,736	-11.41
410–440	425	2	375.00–380.00	$377.59	$1,605	-64.43
455–475	466	5	360.00–387.50	$367.92	$1,715	-47.97
470–485	478	2	330.00–350.00	$339.84	$1,624	-28.88
500–540	518	6	315.00–332.50	$319.21	$1,654	-59.60
550–585	572	9	312.50–330.00	$320.86	$1,835	-10.20
565–595	575	4	290.00–307.50	$299.34	$1,721	-31.72
610–635	626	5	270.00–295.00	$284.55	$1,781	-44.80
650–675	663	3	282.50–290.00	$285.88	$1,895	-39.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,464	+17.15
305–310	308	2	480.00–490.00	$485.04	$1,494	+5.28
395	395	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,758	-11.85
420–425	423	3	427.50–437.50	$431.68	$1,826	-28.32
505–540	515	4	337.50–350.00	$343.71	$1,770	—
565	565	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,907	—
615–645	630	2	302.50–305.00	$303.78	$1,914	—
665–675	668	3	300.00–320.00	$308.39	$2,060	—
725–735	730	2	300.00–310.00	$304.97	$2,226	—
750–775	763	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,213	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,386	-27.66
490–495	493	5	300.00–332.50	$316.49	$1,560	—
505–515	510	2	320.00–330.00	$324.95	$1,657	-27.33
575	575	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,854	-13.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1015	980	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,550.00–2,750.00	$2,653.57	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–885	880	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,838.00–2,058.00	$1,948.63	+358.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	80-85%	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,724	—
900–1455	1186	80-85%	19	184.00–208.00	$196.08	$2,326	+16.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1000	867	85-90%	5	142.50–160.00	$155.43	$1,348	—
870–1145	1028	85-90%	4	165.00–187.00	$179.44	$1,845	-0.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1490	1373	75-80%	8	184.00–205.00	$196.57	$2,699	-5.88
1880	1880	75-80%	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,384	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–910	898	2	185.00–190.00	$187.47	$1,683	—
1375–1720	1515	5	210.00–217.00	$213.54	$3,235	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,413.00	$2,413.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	40.00	$40.00	-20.00
70	70	—	—	3	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-75.00
70	70	—	—	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-47.50
70	70	—	—	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	-97.50
70	70	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-80.00
80	80	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$145.00	-21.67
80	80	—	—	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-46.67
100	100	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	95.00	$95.00	+20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	75.00–110.00	$92.50	-87.50
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	-40.00
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	-95.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	-50.00
100	100	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	+32.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	205.00	$205.00	—

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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.