South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 219 priced lines covering 1,688 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,623 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 234 head. replacement cattle receipts at 126 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,623Last week 2,227Year ago 1,907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 346Year ago 371

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 172Year ago 103

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 6.50 higher, feeder heifers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	649	983.00–1,081.00	1,041.60
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,312.00	1,312.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,148.00	1,148.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	635	875.00–1,250.00	1,087.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	715	1,622.00–1,651.00	1,632.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,846.00	1,846.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	971	237.50–250.00	242.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	172.00–245.00	193.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,958.00–1,984.00	1,971.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,342	166.00–179.00	172.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,783.00	1,783.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	170.00–180.00	174.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	158.00	158.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,288.00	1,288.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	144.00–149.00	146.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	873	1,525.00–1,970.00	1,735.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,033	134.00–173.00	163.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	828	1,564.00–2,401.00	1,946.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,689.00	1,689.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	175.00	175.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,700	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,209.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,595	161.00–170.00	165.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	2,225.00–2,650.00	2,446.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,566.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,177	2,300.00–2,875.00	2,508.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	982	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,925.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	1,600.00–2,075.00	1,852.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	886	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,769.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	923	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,203.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	897	1,725.00–2,023.00	1,893.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	165.00	165.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	984	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,733.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	168.00–169.00	168.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	270.00	270.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	290.00	290.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,836.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,346.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,584.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,675.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,625.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,090	3,050.00–3,900.00	3,558.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	185.00	185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	995	2,000.00–2,159.00	2,086.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	405.00–435.00	424.81
8	250–300	277	405.00–450.00	420.21
21	300–350	321	395.00–440.00	420.35
30	350–400	372	390.00–430.00	410.50
33	400–450	422	400.00–420.00	411.62
14	450–500	461	382.50–410.00	397.28
22	500–550	525	345.00–372.50	361.62
8	550–600	556	345.00–360.00	352.01
5	600–650	607	316.00–325.00	319.60
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	208	445.00–550.00	482.69
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	405	437.50	437.50
1	450–500	455	422.50	422.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	320.00–327.50	323.79
4	300–350	324	330.00–350.00	342.70
6	350–400	368	280.00–365.00	315.80
5	400–450	413	320.00–350.00	331.95
9	450–500	482	280.00–355.00	312.73
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	573	265.00–300.00	282.27
1	600–650	640	247.50	247.50
2	700–750	718	247.50–260.00	253.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	282	345.00–385.00	370.95
4	300–350	320	360.00–405.00	372.60
11	350–400	370	365.00–395.00	379.74
19	400–450	427	360.00–395.00	374.93
29	450–500	478	338.00–380.00	359.70
40	500–550	525	310.00–350.00	338.10
29	550–600	574	310.00–335.00	326.26
14	600–650	619	275.00–319.00	299.83
19	650–700	669	275.00–310.00	295.08
10	700–750	715	262.50–291.00	282.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	580	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	426	335.00–350.00	344.90
9	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	337.42
4	500–550	521	290.00–322.50	307.13
12	550–600	580	280.00–316.00	301.21
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	370.00–440.00	411.85
15	250–300	271	365.00–437.50	399.81
19	300–350	327	350.00–425.00	386.00
36	350–400	376	355.00–410.00	383.36
38	400–450	417	345.00–392.50	373.96
11	450–500	465	337.50–370.00	356.32
41	500–550	518	330.00–366.00	349.82
15	550–600	579	330.00–335.00	330.67
25	600–650	619	290.00–344.00	331.45
8	650–700	656	292.50–330.00	316.47
2	700–750	715	275.00–290.00	282.34
1	750–800	750	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	283	420.00–425.00	422.61
3	300–350	313	405.00–440.00	423.03
5	350–400	362	415.00–430.00	426.89
3	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	285	295.00–320.00	310.15
3	300–350	325	290.00–305.00	298.13
6	350–400	373	307.50–335.00	322.06
17	400–450	419	295.00–330.00	317.85
15	450–500	478	300.00–335.00	311.49
3	500–550	525	290.00–310.00	300.00
2	550–600	575	277.50–305.00	290.77
1	600–650	615	242.50	242.50
4	650–700	679	210.00–250.00	224.88
2	700–750	735	230.00–235.00	232.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	345.00–375.00	365.00
3	250–300	277	325.00–350.00	337.86
10	300–350	329	335.00–370.00	360.62
20	350–400	370	325.00–380.00	353.64
48	400–450	430	335.00–367.50	353.55
45	450–500	472	325.00–355.00	337.29
32	500–550	524	300.00–335.00	317.95
29	550–600	575	295.00–337.50	318.00
16	600–650	618	280.00–310.00	290.31
2	650–700	678	270.00–300.00	284.72
5	700–750	727	265.00–282.50	275.09
1	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–340.00	334.83
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	395.00–400.00	397.56
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
11	500–550	508	350.00–395.00	365.04
6	700–750	718	300.00–310.00	306.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	420	287.50–332.50	311.82
15	450–500	481	280.00–330.00	318.00
14	500–550	527	280.00–315.00	293.62
8	550–600	568	280.00–290.00	284.66
2	600–650	633	265.00–275.00	269.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	313	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	412	427.50–442.50	436.67
3	550–600	582	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	485	320.00–345.00	341.46
2	550–600	578	300.00–312.50	306.22
4	600–650	619	235.00–297.50	265.57
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	638	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	380.00–395.00	387.50
4	300–350	334	360.00–375.00	371.46
7	350–400	370	350.00–390.00	369.11
12	400–450	433	350.00–385.00	357.12
17	450–500	474	335.00–385.00	364.64
21	500–550	528	330.00–365.00	345.94
13	550–600	580	325.00–345.00	337.79
8	600–650	632	295.00–325.00	309.32
4	700–750	701	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	428	440.00–445.00	442.46
3	450–500	454	420.00–425.00	421.67
6	500–550	540	369.00–392.50	373.89
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00–445.00	429.45
13	300–350	332	400.00–430.00	408.66
14	350–400	375	395.00–450.00	413.19
26	400–450	431	395.00–425.00	408.66
34	450–500	472	380.00–415.00	399.99
22	500–550	531	360.00–387.50	375.61
7	550–600	561	347.50–375.00	368.18
7	600–650	616	320.00–345.00	335.72
27	650–700	679	315.00–343.00	337.59
8	700–750	714	300.00–318.00	309.19
5	750–800	758	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	320.00–340.00	328.24
3	450–500	480	342.50–350.00	345.83
3	500–550	528	310.00–337.50	327.46
2	600–650	610	270.00–297.50	283.64
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	343	360.00	360.00
30	400–450	414	305.00–366.00	343.35
12	550–600	559	297.50–299.00	298.87
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,165	134.00–169.00	155.22
4	—	1,426	178.00–184.00	181.17
48	—	1,185	150.00–185.00	168.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,526	142.00–169.00	161.85
9	—	1,480	181.00–194.00	185.11
33	—	1,453	151.00–180.00	169.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,046	97.50–140.00	118.77
20	—	1,044	140.00–160.00	154.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,516	150.00–188.00	168.52
15	—	1,673	172.00–209.00	197.08
12	—	1,648	204.00–225.00	214.49

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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