South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 180 priced lines covering 1,152 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,003 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 289 head. replacement cattle receipts at 103 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 3, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 1,367Year ago 1,420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 337Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 99Year ago 148

Compared to last week feeder steers 19.00 higher, feeder heifers 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 7.0 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,550.00–1,743.00	1,647.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,402.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	133.00–155.00	142.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	136.00–157.50	148.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,280	132.00–160.00	151.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,099	160.00–217.00	197.99
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	658	1,030.00–1,074.00	1,050.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	135.00	135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	795	120.00–155.00	136.74
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	185.00	185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,352.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,597.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	1,575.00–2,175.00	1,763.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,758.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	149.00	149.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,236.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	930	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	2,252.00	2,252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	968	163.00–170.00	166.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	147.00	147.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	160.00	160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	2,325.00–2,825.00	2,597.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,655.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,825.00–2,475.00	2,158.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	953	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,558.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,286.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	997	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,069.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	375.00	375.00
10	250–300	272	320.00–390.00	361.31
18	300–350	323	340.00–385.00	370.27
22	350–400	370	350.00–385.00	368.04
25	400–450	428	320.00–370.00	355.47
31	450–500	473	300.00–375.00	334.35
16	500–550	518	270.00–322.50	296.59
12	550–600	572	250.00–297.50	274.12
2	600–650	605	260.00–290.00	274.88
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	716	230.00–242.50	236.89
2	750–800	760	202.50–215.00	208.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	320	342.50–345.00	343.67
3	350–400	380	330.00–350.00	336.49
5	400–450	416	305.00–350.00	322.74
8	450–500	487	270.00–325.00	306.76
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	578	270.00–275.00	272.53
3	600–650	620	250.00–265.00	260.00
3	650–700	663	220.00–255.00	234.95
2	700–750	715	226.00–230.00	227.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	385.00–420.00	397.98
13	250–300	273	370.00–445.00	408.88
18	300–350	322	350.00–400.00	391.40
9	350–400	377	365.00–400.00	383.61
29	400–450	419	360.00–405.00	379.52
10	450–500	460	330.00–362.50	347.66
4	500–550	508	295.00–320.00	308.72
4	550–600	559	290.00–300.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	358	397.50–402.50	399.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	285.00–325.00	309.21
7	250–300	278	270.00–335.00	309.02
4	300–350	321	285.00–325.00	303.07
5	350–400	363	260.00–320.00	284.13
8	400–450	421	280.00–330.00	300.76
17	450–500	469	250.00–295.00	281.24
2	500–550	533	272.50–297.50	285.29
6	550–600	572	250.00–275.00	260.04
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	462	282.50	282.50
2	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
8	750–800	763	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	216	300.00–340.00	323.38
8	250–300	270	300.00–340.00	318.80
25	300–350	321	290.00–337.50	320.18
39	350–400	373	290.00–330.00	311.47
30	400–450	419	285.00–320.00	301.07
22	450–500	470	285.00–300.00	289.84
13	500–550	518	262.50–297.50	280.80
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	630	240.00–242.50	241.24
10	650–700	691	235.00–246.00	243.47
1	700–750	735	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	783	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	240.00–250.00	244.97
3	450–500	487	240.00–257.50	245.87
4	550–600	568	200.00–245.00	228.22
3	600–650	628	210.00–217.50	214.22
2	700–750	723	200.00–205.00	202.42
2	750–800	793	205.00–210.00	207.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	270.00–310.00	290.49
8	250–300	264	270.00–290.00	280.02
10	300–350	324	265.00–295.00	280.06
20	350–400	376	260.00–295.00	277.52
15	400–450	427	260.00–295.00	274.52
29	450–500	476	235.00–288.00	265.30
12	500–550	523	230.00–282.50	265.64
14	550–600	573	230.00–260.00	248.59
4	600–650	624	227.50–232.50	230.59
6	650–700	663	224.00–238.00	230.78
1	700–750	705	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	240.00–270.00	256.75
2	250–300	283	250.00–260.00	255.04
4	300–350	329	230.00–260.00	246.29
4	350–400	380	230.00–255.00	241.46
6	400–450	426	220.00–250.00	231.95
4	450–500	464	220.00–257.50	237.61
2	500–550	518	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	352	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	405	382.50	382.50
4	600–650	644	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	260.00–267.50	263.73
2	650–700	673	258.00–260.00	258.97
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	365.00–375.00	370.04
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	416	340.00–375.00	358.48
13	450–500	470	280.00–332.50	319.34
6	500–550	519	270.00–300.00	284.57
6	550–600	578	270.00–285.00	277.51
2	600–650	625	250.00–262.50	256.15
2	650–700	663	260.00–275.00	267.42
3	700–750	732	207.50–238.00	221.74
3	750–800	788	207.50–250.00	231.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	395.00	395.00
5	300–350	322	370.00–385.00	379.46
7	350–400	380	360.00–420.00	380.64
16	400–450	418	357.50–395.00	380.13
3	450–500	462	350.00–375.00	366.34
14	500–550	522	307.50–345.00	321.17
1	550–600	555	312.50	312.50
3	600–650	622	290.00–307.50	295.77
3	700–750	737	253.00–272.50	265.97
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	235.00–245.00	240.28
1	300–350	300	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	966	90.00–121.00	112.54
13	—	1,078	122.00–152.00	133.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,252	161.00–185.00	167.73
29	—	1,191	102.50–145.00	131.17
91	—	1,146	131.00–166.00	149.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,370	134.00–164.00	150.02
3	—	1,235	158.00–180.00	168.73
1	—	1,160	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,535	150.00–182.00	170.18
11	—	1,830	179.00–197.00	187.25
6	—	1,382	133.00–151.00	144.42

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the South Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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