South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 225 priced lines covering 1,646 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,593 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 321 head. replacement cattle receipts at 167 head. Counted as USDA files them — 52 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,593Last week 1,587Year ago 2,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 263Year ago 352

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 93Year ago 161

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	350.00–360.00	355.05
4	250–300	271	320.00–350.00	340.28
7	300–350	317	312.50–355.00	342.04
16	350–400	375	320.00–350.00	338.34
50	400–450	424	300.00–345.00	328.03
67	450–500	469	290.00–345.00	328.66
28	500–550	523	280.00–323.00	309.89
29	550–600	576	275.00–315.00	302.28
23	600–650	628	267.50–305.00	294.46
8	650–700	668	265.00–270.00	268.13
3	700–750	718	260.00–277.50	265.81
2	750–800	773	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	335.00–345.00	340.31
1	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	333	285.00–295.00	291.35
13	350–400	367	280.00–335.00	307.57
6	400–450	416	275.00–302.50	293.34
13	450–500	475	260.00–330.00	283.91
6	500–550	527	240.00–270.00	252.14
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	640	230.00–275.00	240.89
1	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
2	700–750	723	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	475	337.50–340.00	338.80
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	400.00–435.00	419.11
5	300–350	321	395.00–405.00	398.07
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	375.00–440.00	403.39
3	250–300	265	365.00–410.00	384.56
7	300–350	324	357.50–420.00	378.28
24	350–400	376	350.00–380.00	363.84
30	400–450	415	350.00–370.00	357.66
10	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	352.96
55	500–550	525	300.00–345.00	328.80
10	550–600	571	320.00–345.00	331.54
2	600–650	608	303.00–315.00	308.93
7	650–700	662	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	290.00–300.00	296.65
6	450–500	481	272.50–315.00	291.90
3	500–550	535	255.00–310.00	273.68
4	550–600	570	265.00–285.00	272.06
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	671	240.00–265.00	253.33
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	425	357.50–369.00	367.17
2	450–500	478	360.00	360.00
42	500–550	519	327.50–352.00	340.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	360.00–390.00	375.68
2	250–300	273	350.00–370.00	360.46
7	300–350	326	360.00–385.00	374.36
24	350–400	375	350.00–385.00	367.83
25	400–450	419	320.00–380.00	366.32
44	450–500	473	320.00–372.50	355.42
21	500–550	519	290.00–342.50	321.58
28	550–600	572	270.00–340.00	306.95
19	600–650	625	270.00–315.00	295.47
15	650–700	666	280.00–309.00	298.02
3	700–750	703	295.00–300.00	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	315.00–345.00	328.48
3	250–300	277	310.00–335.00	323.28
4	300–350	324	320.00–340.00	333.67
3	350–400	373	270.00–340.00	315.94
15	400–450	421	280.00–335.00	308.93
10	450–500	479	300.00–335.00	313.94
4	500–550	540	270.00–312.50	281.34
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	678	250.00–275.00	262.82
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	440.00–540.00	491.81
5	250–300	271	455.00–485.00	472.44
6	300–350	308	435.00–500.00	460.88
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	400.00–435.00	417.66
11	250–300	274	395.00–430.00	414.55
8	300–350	311	390.00–440.00	406.31
25	350–400	368	385.00–420.00	399.64
11	400–450	416	380.00–410.00	390.24
7	500–550	511	360.00–372.50	363.22
9	550–600	559	340.00–345.00	343.61
3	600–650	625	317.50–323.00	321.12
3	650–700	660	311.00–313.00	312.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	436	305.00–345.00	336.84
2	450–500	495	315.00–340.00	327.50
13	500–550	525	270.00–320.00	299.69
13	550–600	565	260.00–317.50	290.79
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	330.00–355.00	342.30
3	350–400	382	300.00–355.00	332.25
3	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	483	295.00–342.50	316.97
5	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	315.65
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	698	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	780	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	370.00–385.00	377.63
4	300–350	321	355.00–380.00	369.81
7	350–400	357	365.00–385.00	375.65
14	400–450	427	330.00–375.00	353.01
14	450–500	474	340.00–375.00	356.90
22	500–550	522	315.00–355.00	340.69
35	550–600	569	310.00–345.00	326.21
26	600–650	623	315.00–327.50	322.25
13	650–700	673	291.00–315.00	302.40
9	700–750	720	267.50–310.00	293.12
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
12	300–350	328	400.00–445.00	427.14
7	350–400	373	380.00–425.00	404.18
15	400–450	412	380.00–400.00	391.53
35	450–500	460	370.00–390.00	377.50
13	500–550	526	349.00–372.00	363.90
12	550–600	568	340.00–360.00	349.25
22	600–650	636	320.00–340.00	324.57
9	650–700	686	319.00–320.00	319.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	413	280.00–345.00	314.45
6	450–500	476	310.00–342.50	329.55
3	500–550	522	290.00–320.00	306.55
3	550–600	582	280.00–289.00	285.98
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	450	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	427.50	427.50
11	450–500	485	397.50	397.50
7	550–600	558	371.00	371.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	788	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,546.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	121.00	121.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,373.00	1,373.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	876.00	876.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	758	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,226.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	160.00	160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	205.00	205.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	1,065.00–1,088.00	1,076.82
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,201	2,125.00–2,550.00	2,385.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,955.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,248	2,175.00–2,900.00	2,495.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,502.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,951.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,133.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	152.00	152.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,086	1,625.00–3,000.00	2,287.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,139.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,402	137.50–157.00	145.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	155.00	155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,708.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,531.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	777	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,515.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,322.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,869.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	3,125.00–3,500.00	3,312.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,528.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,875.00–3,350.00	3,169.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,151	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,248.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,139.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	2,475.00–2,575.00	2,527.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	954	2,450.00–3,550.00	3,053.89
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	1,511.00–1,811.00	1,652.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	1,106.00–1,250.00	1,181.43
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	801.00–933.00	866.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	792	1,200.00–1,243.00	1,218.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	722	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,395.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	150.00	150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	821	145.00–160.00	150.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,712.00	1,712.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	186.00–192.50	189.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,051	180.00–191.00	186.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	920	1,208.00–1,500.00	1,382.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	978	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,711.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,218.00	1,218.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	159.00–162.50	160.85
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,680	3,150.00–3,825.00	3,536.72
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	845	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	182.00	182.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	985	1,567.50–2,114.00	1,837.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,398	152.00–172.00	162.66
4	—	1,271	172.00–196.00	182.59
19	—	1,380	130.00–159.00	152.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,073	71.00–146.00	121.78
16	—	988	134.00–155.00	147.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	178.00–220.00	190.89
49	—	1,142	130.00–159.00	147.26
45	—	1,107	140.00–174.00	159.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,296	147.00–169.00	161.38
17	—	1,621	173.00–196.00	185.79
6	—	1,615	198.00–202.00	199.96

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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