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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report, Williamston, SC

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $317.41/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 567 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $321.25/cwt -6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 525 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $309.56/cwt +9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 627 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 415 683
Feeder cattle 241 298 556
Slaughter cattle 37 58 90
Replacement cattle 18 18 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,212 —
450–465 458 2 412.50–435.00 $423.57 $1,940 +16.60
525–535 530 3 380.00–395.00 $388.35 $2,058 +0.52
565–585 577 3 365.00–380.00 $372.57 $2,150 +10.29
610–640 626 5 340.00–370.00 $353.91 $2,215 +23.91
660–670 665 3 327.50–340.00 $335.01 $2,228 +20.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 375.00–400.00 $387.76 $1,842 -1.37
510–545 528 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,954 +6.52
530 530 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 -43.48
580 580 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,885 -8.54
560–590 581 4 345.00–360.00 $352.40 $2,047 +18.86
635 635 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,127 +17.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 380.00 $380.00 $893 —
475 475 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,591 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 273 3 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,024 —
320 320 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,120 ±0.00
350 350 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,242 -18.67
420–445 435 7 355.00–370.00 $365.08 $1,588 -14.92
460–495 477 6 325.00–345.00 $334.63 $1,596 -6.06
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 -50.69
500–540 525 10 310.00–330.00 $321.25 $1,687 -6.23
550–585 567 11 290.00–330.00 $317.41 $1,800 -0.46
600–645 627 10 290.00–317.50 $309.56 $1,941 +1.33
650–655 653 2 287.50–290.00 $288.75 $1,886 —
715–735 724 4 270.00–280.00 $277.50 $2,009 -7.50
775 775 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,170 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 400.00 $400.00 $880 -50.00
255–275 265 2 415.00–425.00 $419.81 $1,112 -50.69
310–340 321 6 400.00–420.00 $410.22 $1,317 -51.30
355–390 371 7 380.00–417.50 $407.08 $1,510 +2.26
400–420 408 5 380.00–415.00 $396.96 $1,620 +2.87
460–465 463 2 360.00–367.50 $363.73 $1,684 +1.07
500–525 511 4 335.00–340.00 $337.46 $1,724 -14.07
550–575 557 5 325.00–330.00 $328.01 $1,827 -28.92
610–625 618 2 320.00–322.50 $321.27 $1,985 -2.62
655 655 2 310.00–318.00 $314.00 $2,057 +14.11
710 710 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 +1.83
490 490 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,592 +37.70
520–540 530 2 255.00–280.00 $267.26 $1,416 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 400.00 $400.00 $800 —
300–345 325 4 400.00–430.00 $410.90 $1,335 —
365–390 380 3 415.00–425.00 $418.42 $1,590 +0.10
430 430 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,612 -45.00
425–445 435 2 410.00–420.00 $415.11 $1,806 -4.89
470–495 483 4 345.00–370.00 $361.10 $1,744 -28.24
505–545 523 7 335.00–367.50 $349.44 $1,828 +14.39
545 545 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,798 -5.05
550–580 565 2 340.00–350.00 $345.13 $1,950 +20.81
585 585 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,930 +5.68
615–625 620 2 285.00–310.00 $297.40 $1,844 -7.60
650 650 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,836 —
750–755 753 2 270.00–285.00 $277.52 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 450.00–480.00 $464.40 $1,454 -61.48
355–385 369 6 465.00–485.00 $475.41 $1,754 -1.15
410–425 414 4 440.00–465.00 $455.05 $1,884 +7.25
455–475 465 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,814 -43.09
515 515 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,944 +5.42
600–645 618 4 325.00–347.50 $335.55 $2,074 +14.30
675 675 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,167 -0.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 350.00–370.00 $359.94 $1,397 —
480–495 488 2 325.00–340.00 $332.62 $1,623 +2.62
530–545 538 2 300.00–322.50 $311.41 $1,675 -38.59
560–590 572 3 290.00–315.00 $301.50 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1170 1098 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 2,350.00–2,600.00 $2,483.26 +108.26
1445 1445 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,971.00 $1,971.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1430 1061 80-85% 6 152.50–172.00 $163.58 $1,736 -4.66
980–1460 1273 80-85% 12 175.00–187.00 $181.80 $2,314 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1440 1145 85-90% 3 145.00–160.00 $150.96 $1,728 —
1255–1300 1278 85-90% 2 162.50–165.00 $163.73 $2,092 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 167.50 $167.50 $2,412 —
1410–1715 1579 75-80% 4 175.00–194.00 $185.50 $2,929 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,708 —
1655–1800 1728 2 215.00–224.00 $219.69 $3,796 -11.85

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,312.00 $1,312.00
895–985 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,387.00–1,684.00 $1,542.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 979.00 $979.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–995 939 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,050.00 $1,927.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 2 40.00 $40.00 —
50 50 1 50.00 $50.00 -65.00
80 80 3 80.00 $80.00 -17.35

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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.