South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 235 priced lines covering 1,687 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,840 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 301 head. replacement cattle receipts at 103 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,840Last week 983Year ago 1,245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 222Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 88Year ago 83

Compared to last week, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	410.00	410.00
9	350–400	388	418.00	418.00
10	400–450	400	412.50	412.50
7	450–500	497	363.00	363.00
8	550–600	556	355.00–365.00	363.74
32	600–650	625	325.00–340.00	336.48
20	650–700	660	310.00–330.00	326.86
3	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	432	310.00–350.00	327.31
8	450–500	478	305.00–347.50	334.93
4	500–550	526	300.00–342.50	324.67
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
6	350–400	383	330.00–390.00	375.88
14	400–450	421	360.00–395.00	372.50
14	450–500	476	355.00–380.00	368.53
11	500–550	524	340.00–360.00	348.58
11	550–600	575	300.00–355.00	335.55
4	600–650	620	295.00–315.00	306.94
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	713	270.00–280.00	275.02
7	750–800	759	250.00–267.50	253.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	465.00–475.00	469.94
6	300–350	334	400.00–415.00	407.63
14	350–400	368	395.00–427.50	407.52
11	400–450	410	390.00–417.50	397.96
20	450–500	468	360.00–395.00	376.64
34	500–550	526	330.00–380.00	355.47
9	550–600	565	350.00–365.00	355.71
16	600–650	627	320.00–340.00	324.51
10	650–700	664	310.00–329.00	323.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	278	300.00–350.00	326.71
4	300–350	314	280.00–345.00	317.01
3	350–400	385	300.00–355.00	322.92
6	400–450	428	325.00–350.00	342.89
21	450–500	478	310.00–345.00	327.50
2	500–550	520	285.00–300.00	292.79
3	550–600	575	262.50–300.00	279.02
2	650–700	665	260.00–275.00	267.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	288	350.00–390.00	370.00
25	300–350	324	345.00–395.00	379.11
25	350–400	377	350.00–395.00	382.70
36	400–450	423	360.00–395.00	375.07
33	450–500	474	330.00–385.00	364.84
26	500–550	524	320.00–355.00	335.39
24	550–600	569	280.00–362.00	323.93
11	600–650	621	285.00–310.00	301.44
4	650–700	685	270.00–290.00	277.55
4	700–750	720	250.00–285.00	265.65
1	750–800	780	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–340.00	320.91
4	350–400	363	350.00–365.00	359.98
7	400–450	433	340.00–355.00	348.51
24	450–500	482	310.00–355.00	335.73
6	500–550	531	310.00–330.00	314.93
2	550–600	575	310.00–357.50	334.16
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	568	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	224	400.00–485.00	453.22
8	250–300	270	400.00–435.00	415.05
17	300–350	329	395.00–430.00	409.03
25	350–400	377	400.00–422.50	410.13
18	400–450	418	390.00–415.00	401.83
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
28	500–550	526	340.00–367.50	358.34
5	550–600	568	340.00–357.50	347.87
7	600–650	626	320.00–332.50	325.05
8	650–700	666	300.00–330.00	313.35
1	700–750	710	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	320.00–335.00	328.08
8	250–300	273	300.00–330.00	315.67
10	300–350	326	320.00–355.00	341.26
3	350–400	387	315.00–355.00	339.68
10	400–450	431	280.00–357.50	337.52
15	450–500	477	300.00–345.00	326.13
7	500–550	520	285.00–325.00	299.34
4	550–600	556	300.00–325.00	306.29
6	600–650	634	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	653	255.00–270.00	262.53
2	750–800	760	242.50–255.00	248.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	221	445.00–500.00	464.43
8	250–300	274	445.00–485.00	457.20
2	300–350	305	435.00–455.00	445.16
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	397.50	397.50
5	350–400	366	370.00	370.00
17	400–450	416	370.00–375.00	371.17
3	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
11	500–550	528	347.50–352.50	349.85
7	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
7	700–750	727	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	426	322.50	322.50
6	450–500	461	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	335.00–340.00	337.84
7	400–450	422	290.00–337.50	316.04
3	450–500	458	285.00–310.00	298.36
3	500–550	517	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	635	245.00–255.00	249.96
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	330.00	330.00
16	250–300	276	340.00–385.00	355.47
15	300–350	328	340.00–370.00	354.34
21	350–400	365	310.00–370.00	339.05
44	400–450	430	315.00–360.00	338.29
18	450–500	476	295.00–335.00	318.04
20	500–550	520	270.00–315.00	297.28
28	550–600	572	260.00–310.00	296.34
3	600–650	627	275.00–290.00	281.65
5	650–700	679	257.00–270.00	261.23
5	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	292.50–335.00	312.33
5	250–300	270	300.00–325.00	311.13
14	300–350	319	275.00–335.00	305.75
8	350–400	373	270.00–325.00	302.71
12	400–450	425	280.00–325.00	299.45
19	450–500	476	270.00–315.00	295.89
4	500–550	524	265.00–285.00	278.84
2	600–650	623	250.00–260.00	254.86
2	650–700	663	235.00–240.00	237.55
2	700–750	715	240.00–245.00	242.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	283	415.00	415.00
5	300–350	307	405.00–435.00	424.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	385.00	385.00
10	250–300	280	365.00–410.00	387.34
11	300–350	320	375.00–400.00	390.78
27	350–400	378	350.00–385.00	371.91
51	400–450	425	335.00–370.00	353.57
28	450–500	474	300.00–360.00	340.03
25	500–550	520	303.00–375.00	330.43
11	550–600	569	302.50–350.00	317.55
8	600–650	604	305.00–310.00	305.62
3	650–700	695	265.00–292.50	274.10
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	786	176.00	176.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	772	218.00	218.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	210.00	210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	200.00	200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	485	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	153.00	153.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	892	1,674.00–2,010.00	1,862.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	155.00–167.50	161.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,478.00–2,650.00	2,567.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	172.00	172.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	169.00	169.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	860	137.50–179.00	154.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,121.00	1,121.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	130.00–135.00	132.65
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	947.00	947.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	1,521.00–1,592.00	1,554.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	149.00	149.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	120.00	120.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	155.00	155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,248.00	1,248.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,126.38
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	790	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,566.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,726.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,034.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,411.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,576.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	187.50–197.50	192.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	162.00	162.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	150.00–164.00	156.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,236.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,513	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,319.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	159.00	159.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,422	2,175.00–2,325.00	2,230.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	153.00	153.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,143	157.50–195.00	176.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	1,576.00	1,576.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	182.50	182.50
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	870	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,005	175.00–205.00	191.87
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	1,987.00	1,987.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,920	206.00	206.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,606	1,975.00–3,900.00	3,347.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	835	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,428	150.00–167.00	159.29
9	—	1,382	126.00–148.00	138.17
2	—	1,623	170.00–177.00	173.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,181	140.00–168.00	156.72
37	—	1,126	110.00–148.00	137.27
7	—	1,160	165.00–203.00	179.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,001	80.00–135.00	118.37
23	—	1,072	133.00–156.00	147.74
1	—	1,220	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	110.00–168.50	156.72
6	—	1,866	191.00–201.00	196.87
20	—	1,608	158.00–188.00	177.21

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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