South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 203 priced lines covering 1,580 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,493 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 320 head. replacement cattle receipts at 104 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,493Last week 1,066Year ago 1,632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 218Year ago 333

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 83Year ago 174

Compared to last week feeder steers were sharply higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
13	400–450	434	310.00–325.00	318.94
3	500–550	548	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	553	296.00	296.00
15	600–650	627	276.00–297.50	286.84
11	650–700	663	267.00–278.00	269.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	330.00–385.00	350.66
9	250–300	283	330.00–375.00	345.27
11	300–350	330	320.00–365.00	342.20
14	350–400	373	325.00–350.00	335.71
20	400–450	425	315.00–345.00	328.96
31	450–500	468	307.50–332.50	321.27
22	500–550	526	280.00–315.00	301.04
8	550–600	567	283.00–307.50	289.93
11	600–650	624	275.00–305.00	288.89
1	650–700	665	287.50	287.50
3	700–750	718	242.50–257.50	250.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	280.00–285.00	282.50
2	450–500	485	260.00–290.00	275.00
6	500–550	515	240.00–267.50	247.92
2	550–600	583	260.00–265.00	262.47
7	600–650	615	230.00–257.50	244.01
2	650–700	660	242.50–250.00	246.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	250.00–280.00	265.80
9	300–350	318	260.00–295.00	271.11
2	350–400	368	250.00–290.00	270.95
8	400–450	419	245.00–295.00	275.17
11	450–500	483	230.00–290.00	270.55
6	500–550	523	220.00–255.00	242.51
6	550–600	570	225.00–250.00	237.89
2	600–650	620	207.50–220.00	213.75
5	650–700	687	202.50–234.00	224.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	375.00–410.00	392.93
4	250–300	275	365.00–385.00	373.66
3	300–350	317	360.00–380.00	366.74
9	350–400	386	385.00–395.00	388.06
9	400–450	415	355.00–387.50	372.56
14	450–500	459	340.00–370.00	365.59
7	500–550	519	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	320.00	320.00
7	250–300	281	305.00–330.00	317.01
12	300–350	322	300.00–330.00	316.57
32	350–400	374	280.00–327.50	308.67
47	400–450	420	290.00–325.00	309.26
22	450–500	478	280.00–317.50	296.98
36	500–550	516	270.00–305.00	288.87
23	550–600	579	252.50–287.50	274.35
27	600–650	622	245.00–285.00	264.60
17	650–700	674	220.00–280.00	248.32
7	700–750	711	227.50–255.00	245.23
6	750–800	783	225.00–245.00	241.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	390.00–460.00	424.18
10	250–300	274	395.00–455.00	417.70
26	300–350	322	390.00–450.00	427.10
40	350–400	384	370.00–430.00	411.74
23	400–450	424	360.00–420.00	408.78
10	450–500	475	315.00–395.00	380.51
26	500–550	530	315.00–355.00	337.46
16	550–600	562	315.00–350.00	331.83
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	429	270.00–365.00	334.47
7	450–500	460	320.00–350.00	341.21
3	500–550	507	250.00–310.00	290.26
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	300.00–340.00	324.56
5	250–300	282	300.00–355.00	324.20
6	300–350	328	290.00–350.00	322.19
16	350–400	378	290.00–360.00	322.00
6	400–450	422	305.00–350.00	331.64
19	450–500	472	270.00–345.00	309.87
6	500–550	524	260.00–310.00	294.89
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
4	600–650	631	230.00–272.50	253.42
2	650–700	668	220.00–250.00	234.72
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	219	475.00–505.00	489.63
11	250–300	269	455.00–500.00	472.53
11	300–350	323	450.00–480.00	466.76
2	350–400	380	440.00–470.00	455.20
6	400–450	413	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	375.00–395.00	382.68
11	250–300	281	370.00–395.00	384.71
17	300–350	328	332.50–385.00	368.02
29	350–400	379	327.50–400.00	376.08
27	400–450	421	350.00–407.50	373.56
19	450–500	470	305.00–375.00	344.34
22	500–550	518	282.50–340.00	305.77
16	550–600	566	280.00–335.00	318.27
10	600–650	617	265.00–305.00	290.66
4	650–700	675	272.50–290.00	279.90
3	700–750	727	265.00–277.50	272.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	360.00–385.00	381.91
14	500–550	515	385.00–410.00	392.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	626	292.50	292.50
10	750–800	760	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
9	300–350	322	390.00–460.00	429.66
7	350–400	373	395.00–415.00	410.61
19	400–450	412	395.00–425.00	420.69
3	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
9	500–550	513	365.00–395.00	380.41
17	550–600	585	330.00–370.00	360.12
1	600–650	610	327.50	327.50
2	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	525	290.00–330.00	306.16
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
3	650–700	688	250.00–255.00	253.34
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	345.00–395.00	382.23
8	350–400	369	365.00–382.50	377.25
4	400–450	424	370.00–390.00	377.55
7	450–500	478	320.00–375.00	355.19
7	500–550	524	320.00–355.00	336.63
4	550–600	574	280.00–362.50	320.06
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	773	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	320.00–350.00	335.42
2	350–400	380	312.50–345.00	328.75
4	400–450	428	310.00–345.00	327.59
4	450–500	479	315.00–330.00	324.59
2	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	274.90
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	717	227.50–245.00	234.17
1	750–800	770	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	460.00–475.00	469.91
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	590	222.50	222.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	918	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,784.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	169.00	169.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	171.00–180.00	175.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	958	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,725.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	147.00	147.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,923.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,846.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,099.82
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	753	1,163.00–1,241.00	1,200.83
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,402.00	1,402.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	138.00	138.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	845	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,365.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	139.00	139.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	911	1,204.00–1,571.00	1,417.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	153.00–170.00	160.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	133.00–137.00	135.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	881	120.00–150.00	136.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	126.00–132.00	129.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	140.00–144.00	142.01
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,087.50	1,087.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,000	1,692.00–2,058.00	1,871.34
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	1,394.00	1,394.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	155.00	155.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	847	1,300.00–2,700.00	2,034.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,432	1,800.00–3,270.00	2,526.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	802	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	635	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,012.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,572.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,525.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	791	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,845.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	893	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,743.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,391	120.00–138.00	131.62
32	—	1,359	130.00–148.00	142.87
1	—	1,840	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,192	112.00–136.00	129.45
3	—	1,372	158.00–161.00	159.64
94	—	1,265	129.00–155.00	144.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	986	62.00–128.00	103.36
37	—	1,044	117.00–144.00	130.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,708	150.00–178.00	166.29
19	—	1,248	112.00–166.00	150.76
3	—	1,977	183.00–187.00	185.44

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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