South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 194 priced lines covering 1,604 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,587 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 263 head. replacement cattle receipts at 93 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,587Last week 1,545Year ago 1,370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 317Year ago 336

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 72Year ago 229

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,011.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	132.00	132.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	1,804.00–2,525.00	2,203.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,211	1,925.00–2,700.00	2,288.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,798.00	1,798.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,273	2,075.00–2,575.00	2,301.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	200.00	200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,083.00	1,083.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	132.50	132.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	688	850.00–983.00	919.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,255.00	2,255.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	926	1,205.00–2,146.00	1,810.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,023	140.00–169.00	160.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	250.00	250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,111	210.00–257.50	229.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	182.00–192.50	187.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	187.50	187.50
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,350.00–1,511.00	1,435.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,185.00	1,185.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	1,203.00	1,203.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	782.00	782.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	1,296.00–1,307.00	1,301.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	156.00–173.00	163.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,291.00	1,291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	2,575.00	2,575.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	177.00	177.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	827	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,586.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	2,075.00–2,375.00	2,210.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,575.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,171.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	740	1,075.00–1,130.00	1,103.06
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	2,600.00	2,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	380.00–390.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	360.00–375.00	369.92
5	250–300	269	365.00–385.00	373.25
20	300–350	324	340.00–380.00	358.15
26	350–400	375	340.00–370.00	356.13
46	400–450	422	330.00–365.00	356.49
11	450–500	461	330.00–367.50	355.97
38	500–550	518	317.50–347.50	328.71
14	550–600	566	300.00–337.00	321.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	336.00	336.00
2	500–550	528	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	565	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	270.00–295.00	282.79
3	250–300	282	295.00–335.00	322.69
5	300–350	330	285.00–310.00	299.00
11	350–400	373	280.00–320.00	304.49
11	400–450	426	250.00–315.00	293.76
5	450–500	466	270.00–290.00	283.09
5	500–550	528	265.00–285.00	278.94
3	550–600	573	250.00–270.00	256.63
3	600–650	627	230.00–250.00	239.26
2	650–700	678	240.00–252.50	246.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	557	323.00	323.00
3	600–650	610	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	310.00–320.00	316.84
8	350–400	373	280.00–317.50	301.58
6	400–450	417	280.00–310.00	296.01
4	450–500	483	305.00–315.00	311.20
3	500–550	523	270.00–285.00	279.27
4	550–600	583	250.00–280.00	270.53
8	600–650	621	260.00–270.00	265.33
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
6	250–300	272	340.00–350.00	344.85
19	300–350	327	310.00–350.00	334.34
34	350–400	376	310.00–350.00	330.75
47	400–450	424	280.00–345.00	321.95
65	450–500	471	280.00–347.50	321.26
35	500–550	519	270.00–320.00	293.73
22	550–600	570	287.50–315.00	305.97
16	600–650	618	277.50–305.00	290.75
20	650–700	668	252.50–275.00	267.73
4	700–750	710	252.50–270.00	261.27
2	750–800	793	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	400.00–435.00	411.16
9	250–300	280	385.00–420.00	398.86
25	300–350	321	380.00–425.00	395.35
19	350–400	377	365.00–410.00	394.91
26	400–450	425	380.00–405.00	387.16
7	450–500	467	360.00–382.50	369.72
14	500–550	515	332.50–370.00	354.75
1	550–600	560	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	615	302.50–350.00	325.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	295	465.00	465.00
5	300–350	322	425.00–445.00	438.18
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	450	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	676	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	315.00–350.00	329.71
6	300–350	323	285.00–340.00	319.97
10	350–400	372	297.50–345.00	319.86
11	400–450	415	305.00–340.00	321.21
9	450–500	480	302.50–340.00	319.55
8	500–550	523	260.00–282.50	272.78
4	550–600	566	265.00–290.00	277.60
2	600–650	623	270.00–272.50	271.20
2	650–700	660	255.00–267.50	261.30
2	700–750	718	235.00–277.50	256.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	325.00–355.00	341.46
6	400–450	432	300.00–325.00	315.54
6	450–500	473	300.00–335.00	323.27
6	500–550	517	280.00–320.00	305.49
6	550–600	573	257.50–290.00	278.90
7	600–650	634	255.00–275.00	265.17
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	350.00–380.00	360.58
4	250–300	280	350.00–385.00	365.63
17	300–350	326	340.00–390.00	366.06
30	350–400	375	330.00–390.00	360.81
41	400–450	426	340.00–380.00	360.88
30	450–500	473	330.00–370.00	357.81
33	500–550	524	292.50–340.00	318.85
22	550–600	569	275.00–330.00	308.13
15	600–650	622	272.50–300.00	293.32
6	650–700	668	270.00–300.00	285.71
3	700–750	724	265.00–282.50	270.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	380	390.00–405.00	397.09
13	400–450	418	382.50–397.50	388.81
13	450–500	473	380.00–387.50	380.95
14	500–550	516	345.00–385.00	361.20
5	550–600	556	330.00–352.50	344.96
15	600–650	616	320.00–345.00	333.27
2	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	488	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	539	350.00–356.00	353.58
17	550–600	559	350.00–372.50	365.23
8	700–750	732	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	270	365.00–382.50	374.43
2	300–350	318	360.00–380.00	370.39
13	350–400	372	337.50–385.00	368.95
18	400–450	423	290.00–375.00	359.16
33	450–500	470	342.50–372.50	356.10
13	500–550	518	300.00–362.50	332.01
19	550–600	570	315.00–342.50	326.63
10	600–650	626	270.00–307.50	292.30
10	650–700	677	290.00–309.00	301.09
7	700–750	722	285.00–305.00	294.60
12	750–800	775	265.00–280.00	277.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	350.00–357.00	353.16
4	550–600	588	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	320.00–335.00	327.10
4	300–350	328	325.00–340.00	330.06
3	350–400	385	325.00–355.00	341.75
3	400–450	407	290.00–320.00	303.36
11	450–500	467	280.00–330.00	310.97
7	500–550	526	275.00–307.50	290.20
2	550–600	568	260.00–280.00	270.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	322.50–335.00	325.67
4	450–500	485	320.00–340.00	324.64
5	500–550	529	290.00–337.50	308.58
3	550–600	583	300.00–310.00	303.31
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,679	175.00–199.00	183.89
14	—	1,365	162.00–171.00	167.14
6	—	1,846	196.00–205.00	199.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	132.00–156.00	144.63
4	—	1,319	173.00–184.00	178.85
27	—	1,421	154.00–172.00	163.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,092	132.00–159.00	149.24
24	—	1,070	81.00–147.00	123.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,231	175.00–182.00	177.60
68	—	1,193	150.00–175.00	161.73
29	—	1,125	100.00–156.00	143.67

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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