South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 192 priced lines covering 1,527 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,545 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 317 head. replacement cattle receipts at 72 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,545Last week 1,305Year ago 2,398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 278Year ago 616

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 101Year ago 162

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed last week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	137.50	137.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	584.00	584.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,114.00	1,114.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	1,088.00–1,343.00	1,208.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	161.00	161.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	182.00–225.00	200.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	173.00	173.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,978.00	1,978.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	890	1,359.00–1,766.00	1,600.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	1,183.00–1,276.00	1,232.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	162.00	162.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,017	167.00–180.00	175.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	765	1,609.00–1,871.00	1,737.26
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	151.00–153.00	152.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	952.00	952.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	615	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	142.00	142.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	159.00	159.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	152.50	152.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,353.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	2,225.00–2,450.00	2,325.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	937	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,722.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,092	1,775.00–2,321.00	2,039.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	171.00	171.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	440	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	3,375.00	3,375.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,003	1,985.00–4,800.00	3,424.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,315	2,262.00–2,425.00	2,345.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	290.00–335.00	312.02
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	378	300.00–330.00	317.10
4	400–450	433	290.00–312.50	301.75
7	450–500	474	270.00–315.00	303.67
6	500–550	528	239.00–280.00	248.61
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	503	313.00–315.00	313.67
7	550–600	599	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
11	250–300	280	340.00–355.00	343.15
10	300–350	326	300.00–345.01	332.42
14	350–400	379	310.00–345.00	330.30
33	400–450	426	310.00–347.00	335.79
30	450–500	470	300.00–345.00	329.44
29	500–550	525	280.00–320.00	303.65
33	550–600	569	285.00–315.00	305.17
11	600–650	622	257.50–296.00	286.24
6	650–700	681	240.00–275.00	261.85
3	700–750	710	262.50–265.00	263.49
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	340.00–342.50	341.50
4	500–550	517	353.00	353.00
18	550–600	571	327.50–340.00	333.75
3	600–650	613	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	355.00–380.00	368.19
11	250–300	268	350.00–395.00	369.92
19	300–350	331	335.00–385.00	355.32
20	350–400	371	345.00–375.00	358.28
34	400–450	418	345.00–365.00	351.62
9	450–500	470	330.00–355.00	336.02
43	500–550	516	315.00–341.00	331.83
12	550–600	570	320.00–335.00	325.01
4	600–650	621	300.00–305.00	302.53
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	390.00–425.00	406.09
2	250–300	263	400.00–405.00	402.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
7	400–450	425	290.00–315.00	300.96
9	450–500	474	270.00–310.00	289.44
4	500–550	540	270.00–290.00	279.88
6	550–600	573	267.50–285.00	276.57
2	600–650	640	232.50–242.50	237.50
2	700–750	725	235.00–237.50	236.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	280	315.00–340.00	329.91
11	300–350	322	280.00–345.00	318.01
8	350–400	384	295.00–335.00	317.73
12	400–450	426	300.00–337.50	318.55
7	450–500	470	297.50–345.00	316.99
4	500–550	525	250.00–310.00	270.64
4	550–600	575	250.00–310.00	280.25
4	600–650	621	242.50–260.00	251.93
9	650–700	677	225.00–255.00	240.13
3	700–750	715	235.00–247.50	239.98
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
4	250–300	273	352.50–385.00	372.42
9	300–350	319	340.00–385.00	360.83
30	350–400	374	340.00–385.00	366.47
23	400–450	422	332.50–380.00	358.94
49	450–500	463	300.00–365.00	348.78
30	500–550	523	290.00–345.00	327.20
18	550–600	576	280.00–322.50	303.70
15	600–650	615	260.00–315.00	278.32
13	650–700	665	265.00–297.50	281.56
8	700–750	717	255.00–295.00	269.60
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	410.00–445.00	424.42
7	250–300	278	390.00–430.00	405.50
13	300–350	318	390.00–425.00	404.47
6	350–400	369	380.00–400.00	391.69
16	400–450	421	375.00–395.00	383.45
7	450–500	477	350.00–375.00	359.82
10	500–550	523	322.50–365.00	343.65
2	550–600	560	325.00–350.00	337.50
2	600–650	607	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	213	420.00–515.00	454.22
11	250–300	276	420.00–470.00	453.02
5	300–350	312	435.00–445.00	438.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	327	320.00–355.00	334.82
4	350–400	390	302.50–360.00	339.25
9	400–450	422	285.00–345.00	320.53
3	450–500	480	285.00–320.00	298.61
3	500–550	518	262.50–290.00	279.36
6	550–600	574	265.00–285.00	275.47
1	600–650	625	257.50	257.50
5	650–700	685	240.00–272.50	253.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	323	277.50	277.50
2	350–400	350	285.00–330.00	307.50
2	400–450	420	305.00–340.00	322.50
9	450–500	483	305.00–335.00	315.65
1	500–550	505	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	640	260.00–265.00	262.52
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	400.00–425.00	412.06
2	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
7	300–350	315	400.00–455.00	425.45
8	400–450	413	380.00–387.50	386.51
2	450–500	463	385.00–387.50	386.22
23	500–550	523	336.00–375.00	360.82
14	550–600	571	321.00–360.00	343.25
11	600–650	615	335.00–355.00	337.24
5	650–700	666	300.00–337.00	325.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00–380.00	375.18
5	300–350	318	340.00–370.00	356.78
12	350–400	381	360.00–385.00	370.18
16	400–450	427	342.50–380.00	360.45
24	450–500	469	345.00–370.00	358.39
7	500–550	531	300.00–345.00	326.65
15	550–600	569	295.00–347.50	331.77
9	600–650	638	275.00–315.00	306.12
6	650–700	678	265.00–302.50	286.68
6	700–750	713	272.50–300.00	291.19
2	750–800	780	260.00–285.00	272.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	322.50–325.00	324.17
4	450–500	480	335.00–337.00	336.03
3	500–550	528	250.00–325.00	287.85
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	378.00–390.00	380.31
5	450–500	474	354.00–380.00	364.15
2	550–600	573	337.50	337.50
6	700–750	726	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	400.00–447.50	411.29
4	450–500	460	392.00	392.00
14	500–550	526	350.00–385.00	368.87
59	550–600	584	341.00–360.00	358.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,434	174.00–194.00	181.61
8	—	1,254	155.00–170.00	161.82
6	—	1,833	190.00–213.00	200.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	980	60.00–140.00	108.13
20	—	1,055	136.00–156.00	146.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,208	122.00–155.00	145.35
16	—	1,179	170.00–193.00	179.65
76	—	1,239	154.00–176.00	163.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,397	174.00–184.00	177.68
44	—	1,391	152.00–170.00	162.64
9	—	1,511	120.00–155.00	145.35

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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