South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 190 priced lines covering 1,166 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,165 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 251 head. replacement cattle receipts at 88 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,165Last week 1,593Year ago 2,048

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 321Year ago 307

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 167Year ago 126

Compared to last week feeder steers 8.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,080	142.00–179.00	166.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	990	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,744.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	177.00–200.00	187.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,680.00	1,680.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	227.50	227.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,886.00	1,886.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	199.00	199.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	170.00–171.00	170.52
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	893.00	893.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,454.00	1,454.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	1,028.00–1,072.00	1,049.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	677.00–1,544.00	1,216.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	145.00	145.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	723	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	2,625.00	2,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,476.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	2,475.00–3,000.00	2,670.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	167.50	167.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	2,475.00–2,825.00	2,664.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,528.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,315.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,332	1,975.00–2,800.00	2,335.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,378.00	1,378.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,201.00	1,201.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,929.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	151.00	151.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,491.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,158	1,725.00–2,675.00	2,268.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	2,200.00	2,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,693	2,875.00–3,500.00	3,205.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,463	2,475.00–3,300.00	2,898.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	390.00–445.00	423.20
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	440.00–540.00	502.17
3	250–300	270	370.00–490.00	432.53
8	300–350	326	360.00–400.00	381.65
8	350–400	380	355.00–400.00	375.60
37	400–450	423	355.00–375.00	364.87
11	450–500	467	350.00–360.00	353.11
18	500–550	527	310.00–340.00	334.78
2	550–600	555	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
5	300–350	327	335.00–372.50	353.10
8	350–400	374	330.00–360.00	348.38
16	400–450	422	300.00–355.00	332.00
33	450–500	471	280.00–352.50	327.35
30	500–550	522	270.00–315.00	302.10
18	550–600	578	270.00–307.50	287.92
13	600–650	630	275.00–310.00	289.07
11	650–700	673	260.00–290.00	272.09
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	295.00–300.00	296.74
3	400–450	423	245.00–320.00	281.56
3	450–500	475	270.00–315.00	290.58
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	560	230.00–275.00	252.90
2	600–650	610	220.00–317.50	268.35
3	650–700	688	215.00–260.00	244.03
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	773	245.00–255.00	250.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	250.00–300.00	266.27
5	300–350	314	275.00–335.00	311.40
5	350–400	383	300.00–330.00	313.09
4	400–450	434	270.00–315.00	285.27
8	450–500	473	280.00–315.00	308.56
5	500–550	525	250.00–280.00	265.85
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
37	500–550	548	341.25	341.25
6	600–650	649	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	400.00–460.00	434.14
7	250–300	277	405.00–470.00	429.15
11	300–350	331	390.00–445.00	410.36
27	350–400	384	385.00–425.00	405.22
16	400–450	418	390.00–415.00	399.77
7	450–500	469	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	503	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	630	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	665	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	207	445.00–560.00	493.43
4	250–300	271	440.00–475.00	458.89
7	300–350	327	430.00–455.00	443.54
9	350–400	364	420.00–450.00	437.94
2	400–450	403	415.00–425.00	420.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	265.00–267.50	266.31
4	300–350	320	310.00–370.00	346.88
2	350–400	370	280.00–300.00	290.00
11	400–450	422	320.00–355.00	338.54
6	450–500	471	300.00–350.00	329.04
5	500–550	514	290.00–325.00	304.85
2	550–600	585	285.00–325.00	304.66
2	600–650	605	260.00–307.50	283.55
2	650–700	663	250.00–260.00	255.09
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	478	342.50–350.00	346.27
2	500–550	518	300.00–337.50	318.12
7	550–600	571	250.00–335.00	290.50
4	600–650	630	270.00–290.00	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	315	365.00–385.00	376.88
13	350–400	370	350.00–395.00	368.92
20	400–450	429	327.50–387.50	362.27
10	450–500	471	335.00–375.00	352.44
20	500–550	522	295.00–345.00	322.48
20	550–600	566	287.50–350.00	315.87
11	600–650	616	280.00–320.00	310.08
15	650–700	668	250.00–305.00	285.32
2	700–750	710	280.00–305.00	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	465.00	465.00
2	300–350	335	430.00–440.00	434.93
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	357	360.00–380.00	373.94
7	400–450	436	350.00–380.00	367.94
19	450–500	478	330.00–375.00	353.32
3	500–550	513	310.00–342.50	331.11
15	550–600	574	315.00–347.50	337.88
9	600–650	620	285.00–330.00	306.84
6	650–700	672	275.00–320.00	303.59
4	700–750	718	290.00–310.00	297.46
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	313	320.00–330.00	326.49
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	433	310.00–330.00	319.83
2	450–500	465	310.00–330.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
5	600–650	648	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	395.00–410.00	401.18
7	350–400	376	395.00–435.00	423.29
13	400–450	416	390.00–420.00	404.53
9	450–500	482	385.00–395.00	391.81
19	500–550	516	350.00–370.00	361.66
3	550–600	590	350.00–360.00	355.01
15	600–650	614	325.00–355.00	340.00
2	650–700	675	317.50–325.00	321.17
3	750–800	757	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	452	374.00	374.00
19	500–550	533	372.50–395.00	381.76
40	550–600	593	359.50	359.50
3	600–650	627	335.00–360.00	351.49
7	700–750	704	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	330.00–355.00	342.65
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,499	105.00–160.00	143.95
13	—	1,259	155.00–171.00	165.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,068	70.00–150.00	121.36
19	—	969	135.00–165.00	149.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,234	147.00–176.00	162.41
4	—	1,086	177.00–190.00	182.74
20	—	1,235	127.50–159.00	143.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,324	137.50–178.00	162.08
17	—	1,567	171.00–195.00	185.10
6	—	1,793	196.00–204.00	200.17

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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