South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 202 priced lines covering 1,138 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,066 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 218 head. replacement cattle receipts at 83 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,066Last week 1,246Year ago 1,793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 317Year ago 422

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 125Year ago 104

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.0 lower, feeder heifers 1.0 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.50 lower, slaughter bulls 9.0 lower, all based on limited comparable sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	325.00–370.00	349.33
12	250–300	274	320.00–355.00	339.87
18	300–350	321	325.00–365.00	346.20
22	350–400	377	320.00–365.00	343.46
18	400–450	427	305.00–355.00	327.19
31	450–500	471	310.00–345.00	322.12
12	500–550	521	295.00–325.00	312.83
18	550–600	580	270.00–330.00	288.91
2	600–650	615	270.00–280.00	274.88
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	335.00–350.00	342.30
4	450–500	466	360.00	360.00
8	500–550	510	295.00–303.00	301.98
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	426	310.00–322.50	320.80
2	450–500	493	320.00–322.50	321.24
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	257.50	257.50
2	400–450	428	290.00	290.00
12	450–500	475	275.00–285.00	281.60
1	500–550	530	232.50	232.50
3	600–650	632	240.00–245.00	243.35
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	307.50	307.50
2	500–550	533	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	230	295.00–335.00	314.66
5	250–300	268	295.00–335.00	315.07
9	300–350	328	300.00–335.00	318.72
14	350–400	369	295.00–330.00	314.00
14	400–450	424	290.00–322.50	311.59
18	450–500	474	290.00–320.00	305.19
14	500–550	521	230.00–298.00	275.84
10	550–600	581	250.00–275.00	268.98
3	600–650	620	237.50–265.00	251.53
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	240.00–290.00	264.34
3	300–350	328	250.00–300.00	282.68
5	350–400	380	250.00–285.00	272.09
4	400–450	439	275.00–285.00	279.99
7	450–500	466	270.00–300.00	279.89
5	500–550	509	205.00–265.00	231.87
5	550–600	574	200.00–225.00	218.18
2	600–650	620	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	225	370.00–405.00	387.71
3	250–300	265	375.00–385.00	378.46
2	300–350	333	370.00–380.00	374.96
4	400–450	401	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	423	367.50–405.00	376.59
8	500–550	541	375.00–379.00	378.51
2	650–700	670	312.50	312.50
12	700–750	723	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	357.50	357.50
8	500–550	514	335.00–347.50	336.60
17	600–650	629	285.00–310.00	301.36
1	650–700	690	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	474	322.50–350.00	339.53
1	700–750	730	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
17	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	383.34
28	400–450	420	290.00–370.00	361.96
11	450–500	477	330.00–360.00	350.91
6	500–550	521	275.00–355.00	319.48
20	550–600	562	270.00–335.00	317.45
4	600–650	620	252.50–305.00	291.99
3	650–700	675	245.00–262.50	255.77
3	700–750	720	240.00–255.00	245.79
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	300.00–305.00	302.44
2	350–400	365	310.00–355.00	332.19
8	400–450	436	270.00–320.00	303.55
3	450–500	488	300.00–327.50	309.29
3	500–550	527	290.00–300.00	294.22
2	550–600	588	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	620	255.00–270.00	261.55
4	650–700	694	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	435.00–440.00	437.36
1	300–350	300	445.00	445.00
9	350–400	372	395.00–415.00	404.61
6	400–450	414	355.00–405.00	388.68
4	450–500	470	377.50	377.50
12	500–550	522	355.00–372.50	362.18
2	550–600	560	305.00–346.00	325.50
3	600–650	620	292.50–335.00	316.18
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	400.00–425.00	415.29
8	250–300	273	390.00–425.00	410.25
10	300–350	331	382.50–425.00	406.08
12	350–400	368	382.50–405.00	394.75
3	500–550	512	300.00–355.00	330.74
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	448	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	528	310.00–320.00	315.07
3	550–600	565	280.00–300.00	293.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	345.00–367.50	354.55
4	400–450	426	350.00–355.00	352.39
7	450–500	469	320.00–340.00	332.75
3	500–550	530	280.00–295.00	288.19
5	550–600	583	275.00–282.50	276.49
2	600–650	618	275.00–280.00	277.47
2	650–700	650	265.00–275.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	598	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	360.00–370.00	366.73
14	300–350	324	340.00–397.50	372.69
19	350–400	369	350.00–390.00	373.49
42	400–450	424	360.00–385.00	367.52
11	450–500	467	310.00–365.00	340.00
30	500–550	523	297.50–325.00	309.45
24	550–600	575	260.00–315.00	293.29
2	600–650	635	260.00–272.50	266.35
17	650–700	677	245.00–270.00	255.63
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
5	750–800	763	225.00–237.50	227.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	430.00–440.00	436.42
6	250–300	268	430.00–450.00	443.35
4	300–350	316	440.00–455.00	444.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	323	325.00–355.00	331.55
4	350–400	361	310.00–330.00	322.46
22	400–450	424	280.00–345.00	319.68
19	450–500	476	285.00–345.00	314.98
2	500–550	523	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	573	270.00–285.00	276.21
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,428.00	1,428.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,648.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,975.00–2,175.00	2,073.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,778.00	1,778.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,680	183.00	183.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,993.00	1,993.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	843	202.50–230.00	215.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	825	170.00–175.00	173.05
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	850	147.50–160.00	153.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	1,733.00–2,025.00	1,890.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	125.00–139.00	131.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,123	128.00–140.00	135.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	1,024.00–1,392.00	1,208.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,705.00	1,705.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	189.00	189.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,085.00	2,085.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	790	124.00–152.50	131.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,271.00	1,271.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	857	115.00–132.00	120.54
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,565.00	1,565.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,163.00–1,395.00	1,279.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	765	71.00–115.00	98.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	613	110.00–133.00	123.71
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	954.00	954.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	795	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,959.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,280.00–1,303.00	1,291.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	140.00–155.00	148.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	150.00	150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,458	130.00–149.00	142.01
9	—	1,409	109.00–133.00	122.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,003	120.00–139.00	127.17
22	—	1,039	76.00–125.00	103.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	168.00	168.00
23	—	1,191	94.00–132.00	122.03
36	—	1,225	133.00–155.00	141.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,705	155.00–177.00	166.16
3	—	1,560	181.00–195.00	188.94
9	—	1,366	120.00–158.00	147.20

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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