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Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report, Williamston, SC

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $369.87/cwt -9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 530 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $328.66/cwt +10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 686 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 294 508
Feeder cattle 264 212 407
Slaughter cattle 34 33 70
Replacement cattle 23 13 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light offering of average to plain quality 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
330–345 value added 338 2 435.00–480.00 $457.00 $1,545 —
420–430 value added 425 2 447.50–450.00 $448.74 $1,907 —
435 435 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,925 +20.28
450 450 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,879 —
475 value added 475 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,971 —
520 520 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,989 +3.37
518–538 value added 531 18 336.00–379.00 $369.17 $1,960 —
550–580 558 5 360.00–365.00 $362.97 $2,025 +8.04
570–595 value added 583 2 350.00–362.50 $356.38 $2,078 —
610–625 618 2 330.00–340.00 $334.94 $2,070 -0.06
635 value added 635 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,207 —
686–690 686 12 325.00–329.00 $328.66 $2,255 +10.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 value added 270 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,080 —
415 value added 415 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,743 —
435–445 440 2 350.00–405.00 $377.81 $1,662 —
460–465 value added 463 2 355.00–380.00 $367.57 $1,702 —
490 490 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,862 +20.00
505–535 523 3 321.00–340.00 $327.93 $1,715 -13.00
520–535 value added 528 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,940 —
550 value added 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 —
585–595 592 3 337.50–340.00 $338.32 $2,003 +9.59
615 value added 615 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 —
635 635 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,873 -22.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 455.00–465.00 $460.14 $1,233 +65.14
310–345 329 4 440.00–460.00 $448.75 $1,476 +56.39
350–395 375 4 390.00–447.50 $422.78 $1,585 +22.98
400–405 403 2 380.00–385.00 $382.48 $1,541 -14.93
420 value added 420 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,596 —
455–475 value added 463 3 355.00–410.00 $374.62 $1,734 —
460–470 465 4 350.00–365.00 $356.84 $1,659 -18.16
505–545 525 6 329.00–338.00 $331.88 $1,742 +1.88
565 value added 565 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 —
575–590 583 2 312.50–320.00 $316.20 $1,843 -3.80
600–639 625 8 312.50–327.50 $320.81 $2,005 +23.31
655 655 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,047 —
745 745 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,123 +22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 value added 340 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,275 —
365 365 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,296 -6.18
365 365 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,387 +18.82
370 value added 370 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,536 —
415–445 432 3 360.00–375.00 $366.76 $1,584 +16.76
435 435 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,414 -25.00
455–495 480 4 300.00–340.00 $325.18 $1,561 +15.36
485–495 value added 490 2 330.00–340.00 $334.95 $1,641 —
535 535 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,725 +21.70
580 value added 580 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,769 —
600–625 613 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,716 +20.00
650–665 658 2 280.00–285.00 $282.47 $1,859 —
660 value added 660 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,914 —
720 720 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,746 +19.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 334 4 310.00–330.00 $318.75 $1,065 —
410 410 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 +35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 327 3 375.00–440.00 $411.28 $1,345 +1.28
375–395 386 4 375.00–415.00 $392.75 $1,516 —
420–425 423 2 335.00–357.50 $346.32 $1,465 -43.68
405–445 427 5 380.00–415.00 $399.03 $1,704 +9.03
460–495 475 6 350.00–382.50 $368.79 $1,752 +20.81
500–525 513 2 270.00–300.00 $285.37 $1,464 -43.19
505–540 520 3 330.00–335.00 $333.38 $1,734 +4.82
550–595 571 7 300.00–332.50 $322.29 $1,840 -5.21
605 605 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,573 -4.90
615–645 631 4 290.00–305.00 $298.69 $1,885 +9.05
788 788 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,868 -15.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,325 +50.00
305–340 323 2 450.00–495.00 $471.28 $1,522 -3.72
375–385 380 2 427.50–455.00 $441.07 $1,676 -28.93
405–435 421 4 412.50–425.00 $419.39 $1,766 -7.93
450 450 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,879 +37.50
500–535 521 4 350.00–370.00 $359.33 $1,872 +5.58
575 575 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,056 +19.57
605 605 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,876 -1.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,040 —
370–390 380 2 325.00–375.00 $349.34 $1,327 —
445 445 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 —
455 455 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,479 -5.00
500–525 513 2 275.00–295.00 $284.76 $1,461 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,109.00 $2,109.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1485 1151 80-85% 9 130.00–146.00 $141.60 $1,630 —
1090–1495 1304 80-85% 9 147.00–159.00 $152.59 $1,990 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1560 1221 85-90% 4 120.00–127.50 $125.10 $1,527 —
960–1460 1290 85-90% 3 139.00–147.50 $141.48 $1,825 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1935–2285 2110 75-80% 2 138.00–140.00 $138.92 $2,931 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1485 1195 2 122.50–179.00 $157.61 $1,883 —
1660–2310 1991 5 188.00–204.00 $194.40 $3,871 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–180 140 3 77.50–122.50 $93.93 $132 —
295 295 1 77.50 $77.50 $229 —
310 310 1 82.50 $82.50 $256 -4.73

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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.