Upstate Livestock Exchange Market Report, Williamston, SC

Williamston, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $312.88/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 527 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $342.26/cwt +14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 475 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $377.68/cwt +16.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 474 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	511	148
Feeder cattle	410	77
Slaughter cattle	46	27
Replacement cattle	22	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	2	440.00–450.00	$444.97	$1,682	—
410–435	423	2	432.50–442.50	$437.35	$1,850	—
455–495	474	9	395.00–415.00	$404.91	$1,919	—
500–535	518	12	380.00–405.00	$392.73	$2,034	—
550–565	558	8	357.50–382.50	$368.71	$2,057	—
600–630	614	10	325.00–350.00	$336.55	$2,066	—
655–695	670	7	322.50–345.00	$330.22	$2,212	—
705–730	719	4	312.50–325.00	$318.72	$2,292	+36.22
760	760	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,318	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,494	—
400–440	420	2	415.00–422.50	$418.93	$1,760	—
475–495	485	2	345.00–365.00	$354.79	$1,721	—
525–545	535	3	340.00–370.00	$357.64	$1,913	—
540	540	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,539	—
575–594	591	6	330.00–348.00	$345.08	$2,039	—
611 value added	611	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,894	—
615	615	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,968	—
660–695	672	3	292.50–310.00	$303.41	$2,039	—
690 value added	690	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,036	—
700 value added	700	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,012	—
815	815	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,364	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,387	—
460	460	2	295.00–320.00	$307.50	$1,414	+2.50
575	575	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,524	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	4	365.00–385.00	$374.97	$1,444	+9.97
415–440	431	14	340.00–372.50	$363.54	$1,567	+6.04
450–495	475	16	330.00–365.00	$347.35	$1,650	+37.35
465–485	477	3	310.00–325.00	$315.09	$1,503	+5.09
505–545	526	17	305.00–327.50	$319.00	$1,678	+6.47
520–535	529	4	280.00–292.50	$286.89	$1,518	-25.64
550–585	567	16	280.00–317.50	$304.93	$1,729	+8.19
560–580	570	2	250.00–275.00	$262.72	$1,498	-34.02
600–635	614	6	280.00–305.00	$288.74	$1,773	—
650–695	670	4	262.50–300.00	$283.47	$1,899	+5.97
720	720	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,656	-32.50
725	725	2	252.50–270.00	$261.25	$1,894	-1.25
750	750	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,988	—
830	830	1	257.50	$257.50	$2,137	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,029	—
260–290	278	3	420.00–455.00	$434.37	$1,208	—
315–340	324	4	395.00–435.00	$415.35	$1,346	+15.35
355–390	376	8	390.00–430.00	$399.10	$1,501	—
405–435	419	6	375.00–410.00	$387.27	$1,623	-2.73
450–455	452	3	370.00–377.50	$372.49	$1,684	—
500–530	514	6	330.00–337.50	$333.36	$1,713	—
600	600	2	307.50–312.50	$310.00	$1,860	—
705	705	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,027	—
760	760	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,109	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	325.00	$325.00	$682	—
275	275	2	320.00–345.00	$332.50	$914	—
360–380	370	2	295.00–305.00	$299.86	$1,109	—
430	430	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,290	—
475–490	482	3	260.00–275.00	$268.27	$1,293	—
530	530	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,418	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,232	—
305–345	329	9	390.00–435.00	$416.49	$1,370	—
350–395	373	10	370.00–410.00	$388.72	$1,450	—
400–445	415	14	380.00–417.50	$405.10	$1,681	—
440	440	2	370.00–375.00	$372.50	$1,639	—
460–480	470	2	340.00–360.00	$349.79	$1,644	-11.88
455–495	475	16	350.00–402.50	$381.17	$1,811	+19.50
505–545	518	4	365.00–377.50	$371.24	$1,923	+43.74
515–545	528	3	312.50–325.00	$319.14	$1,685	-25.86
550	550	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,609	+2.50
560–589	578	14	310.00–335.00	$325.32	$1,880	+35.32
615–640	624	5	290.00–319.00	$310.89	$1,940	—
660–685	673	2	280.00–310.00	$294.72	$1,983	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	445.00–495.00	$469.48	$1,127	—
255–290	270	3	490.00–505.00	$494.91	$1,336	-5.09
345	345	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,501	-25.00
355	355	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,562	+23.18
400–445	424	10	420.00–450.00	$425.41	$1,804	-1.29
450–455	453	2	410.00–417.50	$413.73	$1,874	—
505–545	523	4	360.00–387.50	$378.73	$1,981	—
550–575	560	5	335.00–347.50	$340.99	$1,910	—
600–615	608	3	320.00–324.00	$322.17	$1,959	-0.33
650	650	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,048	—
700	700	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,188	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	315.00–335.00	$325.30	$1,090	—
355–375	365	2	305.00–315.00	$309.86	$1,131	—
415	415	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,307	±0.00
515	515	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,622	+20.00
600–605	603	2	250.00–265.00	$257.53	$1,553	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725–1065	826	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,651.00–1,950.00	$1,796.16	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1405	1178	80-85%	12	134.00–148.00	$139.04	$1,638	+14.54
1110–1315	1211	80-85%	7	124.00–132.00	$129.02	$1,562	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1330	1101	85-90%	8	112.50–122.00	$116.38	$1,281	—
1135–1185	1160	85-90%	2	127.50–131.00	$129.21	$1,499	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,085	—
1555	1555	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,990	-2.00
1450–1695	1562	75-80%	3	135.00–144.00	$138.89	$2,169	+8.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,560	—
2065–2305	2189	4	171.00–185.00	$178.74	$3,913	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–830	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,285.00–1,473.00	$1,379.28
745–915	832	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,937.00–2,448.00	$2,251.58
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,088.00	$2,088.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,371.00	$1,371.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1140–1225	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,654.00–1,950.00	$1,796.68
1210–1315	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	95.00–100.00	$97.52	$295	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-90.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	60.00	$60.00	-110.00
70	70	—	—	2	125.00	$125.00	-45.00
80	80	—	—	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-37.50
80	80	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	+10.00
100	100	—	—	4	155.00–170.00	$160.00	—
100–130	117	—	—	3	185.00–375.00	$300.00	—

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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
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	170.00	$170.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	27	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	60.00–70.00	$66.67	-8.33
70	70	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-37.50
80	80	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	-30.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	185.00	$185.00	+20.00
80	80	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	-30.00
80	80	—	—	2	155.00–170.00	$162.50	-2.50
100	100	—	—	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-15.00

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,267.00	$2,267.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	60.00	$60.00	$285	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	—

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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.