South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 197 priced lines covering 1,318 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,305 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 278 head. replacement cattle receipts at 101 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,305Last week 1,439Year ago 1,331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 246Year ago 409

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 119Year ago 103

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 lower, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	355.00–380.00	368.86
3	250–300	273	350.00–405.00	375.49
13	300–350	315	325.00–375.00	347.42
16	350–400	378	330.00–355.00	345.65
16	400–450	414	330.00–365.00	347.08
8	450–500	462	320.00–350.00	336.24
11	500–550	524	295.00–350.00	320.73
8	550–600	571	325.00–350.00	334.33
6	600–650	611	295.00–320.00	306.95
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	519	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	270.00–320.00	289.20
4	350–400	366	265.00–310.00	294.27
7	400–450	424	270.00–315.00	297.24
4	450–500	473	305.00–335.00	317.51
3	500–550	517	275.00–285.00	279.94
4	550–600	569	247.50–270.00	258.01
1	600–650	640	242.50	242.50
6	650–700	678	240.00–257.50	245.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
3	250–300	265	310.00–335.00	323.71
7	300–350	319	230.00–335.00	295.29
4	350–400	375	290.00–315.00	301.32
14	400–450	430	235.00–310.00	294.36
15	450–500	475	275.00–305.00	284.32
5	500–550	522	260.00–290.00	274.83
2	550–600	585	255.00–280.00	267.29
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	685	230.00–255.00	242.41
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	330.00–340.00	335.00
10	250–300	272	295.00–360.00	341.50
15	300–350	328	285.00–367.50	326.45
28	350–400	374	260.00–345.00	322.35
52	400–450	424	270.00–345.00	321.14
42	450–500	474	280.00–340.00	316.85
27	500–550	515	270.00–325.00	306.79
16	550–600	567	267.50–315.00	291.84
12	600–650	630	240.00–285.00	262.14
15	650–700	679	245.00–275.00	258.90
3	700–750	722	245.00–255.00	251.56
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	451	302.50	302.50
10	500–550	513	290.00–310.00	299.51
3	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	624	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	395.00–470.00	425.92
11	250–300	273	400.00–440.00	421.19
8	300–350	317	385.00–430.00	403.19
17	350–400	372	385.00–410.00	392.72
14	400–450	411	375.00–395.00	386.73
11	450–500	469	347.50–380.00	357.01
10	500–550	531	322.00–360.00	333.96
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	278	430.00–435.00	432.39
10	300–350	326	415.00–455.00	434.21
2	350–400	355	415.00–430.00	422.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
8	400–450	430	285.00–347.50	316.88
4	450–500	471	280.00–335.00	309.73
11	500–550	527	250.00–320.00	281.36
4	550–600	584	240.00–285.00	270.99
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	725	225.00–255.00	240.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
5	250–300	295	370.00–380.00	371.93
11	300–350	336	350.00–380.00	366.63
30	350–400	378	300.00–375.00	358.52
22	400–450	423	330.00–380.00	358.05
21	450–500	471	302.50–355.00	333.27
37	500–550	523	270.00–340.00	314.30
17	550–600	572	252.50–320.00	295.66
26	600–650	620	250.00–290.00	279.28
13	650–700	667	260.00–290.00	270.28
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	326	310.00–345.00	327.53
7	350–400	369	270.00–345.00	325.27
12	400–450	421	280.00–345.00	328.94
9	450–500	471	260.00–340.00	310.58
3	500–550	520	295.00–300.00	298.29
3	550–600	562	250.00–292.50	264.25
1	600–650	620	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	380.00–450.00	420.77
6	300–350	317	350.00–435.00	411.53
6	350–400	368	390.00–430.00	403.37
5	400–450	416	385.00–405.00	394.83
6	450–500	462	357.50–390.00	371.09
10	500–550	524	320.00–355.00	346.99
9	550–600	554	324.00–345.00	327.57
4	650–700	664	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	593	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	419	280.00–330.00	299.79
4	450–500	479	305.00–345.00	330.07
1	500–550	505	282.50	282.50
2	550–600	593	272.50–290.00	281.29
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	665	230.00–250.00	240.08
2	700–750	718	242.50–277.50	260.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	285.00–305.00	295.18
1	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	420	340.00–350.00	344.53
18	450–500	482	282.50–345.00	298.18
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	561	260.00–302.50	293.56
3	600–650	627	252.50–257.50	255.89
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
5	300–350	316	320.00–380.00	355.20
11	350–400	372	315.00–380.00	342.30
10	400–450	428	337.50–375.00	355.68
11	450–500	475	325.00–375.00	351.11
18	500–550	531	302.50–335.00	327.09
9	550–600	576	305.00–337.50	324.85
6	600–650	617	267.50–290.00	279.70
10	650–700	674	265.00–292.50	287.29
5	700–750	708	250.00–275.00	266.07
2	750–800	750	270.00–275.00	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	590	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	172.50	172.50
1	300–350	315	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,373.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,509.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	892	2,025.00–2,925.00	2,528.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,528.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,749.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	155.00	155.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	753	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.42
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	205.00	205.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,653.00	1,653.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	1,435.00–1,450.00	1,442.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	960	1,750.00–2,059.00	1,921.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,082	167.50–184.00	173.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	154.00	154.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	699	1,097.00–1,300.00	1,201.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,080.00	1,080.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	686	1,202.00–1,219.00	1,211.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	748	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.72
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	144.00–145.00	144.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	755	1,033.00–1,175.00	1,106.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	738	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,178.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,086.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,320.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,796.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	180.00–182.00	181.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	1,575.00–1,612.00	1,593.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,023	1,100.00–2,150.00	1,743.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	948	1,370.00–2,150.00	1,719.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	2,211.00	2,211.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	947	180.00–190.00	184.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,995	4,289.00	4,289.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	147.00–175.00	160.88
30	—	1,552	171.00–196.00	182.66
9	—	1,845	193.00–212.00	200.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,279	161.00–210.00	174.46
52	—	1,212	139.00–171.00	156.77
40	—	1,137	105.00–149.00	137.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	163.00–177.00	169.91
18	—	1,372	140.00–164.00	153.61
6	—	1,311	130.00–147.00	138.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	911	55.00–131.00	108.87
12	—	1,100	135.00–151.00	142.36

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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