South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 196 priced lines covering 1,528 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,424 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 261 head. replacement cattle receipts at 98 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,424Last week 1,978Year ago 1,609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 341Year ago 324

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 126Year ago 192

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.50 lower, feeder heifers steady to 2.0 lower, feeder bulls 7.50 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	184.00–220.00	202.47
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	217.50–235.00	226.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,197.00	2,197.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	867.00	867.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	157.00–170.00	164.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	508.00–908.00	715.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	117.50	117.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,008.00	1,008.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	117.00	117.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	1,224.00–1,646.00	1,401.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	154.00	154.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	963	1,469.00–2,400.00	1,910.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	793	1,449.00–1,798.00	1,632.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	776	170.00–182.50	172.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	140.00–145.00	142.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	902	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,464.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,955.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,089	1,281.00–2,100.00	1,759.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	1,510.00–2,050.00	1,816.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,158.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	1,675.00–2,300.00	2,058.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	163.00	163.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,330.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,177.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	157.00	157.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,366	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,233.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,404.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,389.00	1,389.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	143.00	143.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,775.00	2,775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,229.00	1,229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	928	1,675.00–2,070.00	1,859.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	170.00	170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	697	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,046.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,496.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,275.00	3,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	270	420.00–455.00	436.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	420.00–430.00	424.92
4	250–300	278	390.00–410.00	400.05
7	300–350	307	390.00–400.00	392.88
2	350–400	368	360.00–402.50	381.97
12	400–450	413	385.00–400.00	388.21
2	500–550	530	350.00–355.00	352.48
3	550–600	557	315.00–316.00	315.66
7	600–650	625	300.00–322.50	309.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	335.00–345.00	340.06
5	250–300	277	295.00–360.00	327.06
6	300–350	326	280.00–375.00	329.99
13	350–400	369	300.00–360.00	326.27
13	400–450	424	270.00–340.00	311.49
21	450–500	480	300.00–335.00	316.41
3	500–550	523	250.00–310.00	283.76
4	550–600	580	285.00–295.00	291.28
3	600–650	628	255.00–270.00	262.54
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
3	700–750	740	200.00–245.00	214.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	370	315.00–345.00	330.41
4	400–450	425	305.00–335.00	322.44
19	450–500	462	300.00–335.00	323.05
3	500–550	523	280.00–295.00	286.46
7	550–600	576	260.00–315.00	295.40
4	600–650	624	230.00–307.50	266.90
7	650–700	686	200.00–262.50	237.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	315.00–345.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	234	350.00–385.00	374.37
11	250–300	276	305.00–385.00	370.94
23	300–350	323	355.00–390.00	368.15
35	350–400	381	350.00–387.50	369.72
31	400–450	420	340.00–380.00	361.75
26	450–500	473	280.00–365.00	346.54
34	500–550	518	262.00–340.00	325.90
31	550–600	572	300.00–335.00	317.71
11	600–650	616	270.00–317.50	290.53
7	650–700	678	280.00–300.00	284.92
9	700–750	718	230.00–280.00	265.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	567	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	375.00–400.00	388.99
12	250–300	282	375.00–400.00	388.26
19	300–350	328	370.00–385.00	377.64
33	350–400	371	360.00–395.00	380.32
17	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	359.38
20	450–500	462	345.00–355.00	347.71
45	500–550	518	319.00–337.50	325.65
42	550–600	574	285.00–332.50	305.51
14	600–650	611	300.00–315.00	306.07
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
5	750–800	761	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	455.00–470.00	462.41
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
4	250–300	269	335.00–355.00	348.67
13	300–350	330	320.00–370.00	353.00
19	350–400	373	320.00–365.00	346.59
38	400–450	428	300.00–360.00	336.43
44	450–500	475	250.00–340.00	319.00
32	500–550	527	270.00–330.00	309.16
9	550–600	574	250.00–332.50	300.78
16	600–650	629	270.00–305.00	286.21
12	650–700	667	260.00–282.50	266.47
2	700–750	733	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	305.00–330.00	320.22
8	300–350	324	255.00–340.00	293.08
10	350–400	370	300.00–350.00	320.08
15	400–450	428	250.00–322.50	302.08
7	450–500	473	250.00–310.00	293.74
4	500–550	521	235.00–290.00	255.43
3	550–600	555	260.00–300.00	276.70
2	600–650	600	235.00–255.00	245.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	427	350.00–365.00	351.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
15	400–450	425	270.00–320.00	304.37
4	450–500	479	270.00–310.00	297.91
3	500–550	528	260.00–280.00	273.69
3	550–600	590	250.00–260.00	256.67
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	674	240.00–260.00	249.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	300.00–325.00	305.07
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	670	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	315	390.00–395.00	392.50
8	350–400	371	390.00–405.00	391.95
8	400–450	416	380.00–390.00	385.69
38	500–550	528	336.00–380.00	353.74
19	550–600	564	347.50–372.00	364.12
12	600–650	628	315.00–360.00	337.75
2	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	363.00–370.00	366.50
1	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	629	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	377.50	377.50
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
7	300–350	329	345.00–365.00	356.30
12	350–400	377	320.00–380.00	366.28
9	400–450	426	350.00–382.50	367.99
13	450–500	477	345.00–377.50	352.81
5	500–550	511	330.00–350.00	339.92
17	550–600	577	285.00–340.00	313.30
11	600–650	610	300.00–320.00	304.56
3	650–700	680	292.50–310.00	298.08
4	700–750	715	235.00–295.00	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	345.00–350.00	347.73
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	368	310.00–350.00	329.55
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	478	305.00–335.00	321.69
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	558	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	753	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	472	230.00–347.50	307.61
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	725	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	363.00–390.00	375.74
7	500–550	509	355.00	355.00
14	550–600	587	333.00–366.00	347.80
10	600–650	645	358.00	358.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	250.00–270.00	260.36
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	367	240.00–282.50	271.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,464	155.00–194.00	179.43
10	—	1,304	146.00–168.00	158.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,256	140.00–163.00	150.19
8	—	1,238	161.00–205.00	169.73
42	—	1,177	114.00–144.00	132.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,468	134.00–148.00	139.89
5	—	1,494	161.00–167.00	165.07
30	—	1,437	144.00–160.00	152.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	965	136.00–150.00	142.35
36	—	1,045	68.00–137.00	110.26

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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