South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 230 priced lines covering 2,177 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,236 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 224 head. replacement cattle receipts at 115 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,236Last week 1,976Year ago 2,212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 281Year ago 393

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 98Year ago 171

Compared to last week feeder steers sharply lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 1.50 lower, slaughter cows 2.50 lower, slaughter bulls steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,892.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	780	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,634.86
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	685	960.00–1,250.00	1,089.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	668	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	187.50	187.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,841.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,292	1,900.00–2,575.00	2,352.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	165.00–170.00	167.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	937	1,225.00–2,250.00	1,577.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	2,225.00–2,650.00	2,362.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,129	1,925.00–3,300.00	2,496.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,941.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,286	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,806.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,981.00–2,400.00	2,202.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	163.00	163.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	715	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,461.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	747	137.00–167.50	154.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,004.00–1,131.00	1,068.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	148.00–158.00	154.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	1,268.00–1,411.00	1,337.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,040.00	1,040.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,218.00	2,218.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,283.00–1,558.00	1,414.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	894	1,686.00–2,292.00	1,913.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	237.50	237.50
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,341.00–1,376.00	1,360.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,730.00	1,730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	198.00–227.50	208.99
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	177.50	177.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	948	152.00–181.00	164.19
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,015	163.00–176.00	168.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	903	192.00–210.00	200.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	945	197.50–237.50	211.27
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,018	192.00–232.50	215.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,855.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	725	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,617.47
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,975.00	2,975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	525.00–590.00	555.93
8	250–300	269	530.00–590.00	554.16
7	300–350	317	435.00–565.00	509.16
3	350–400	363	440.00–510.00	480.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	335	450.00–457.50	455.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	238	470.00–575.00	519.82
7	250–300	277	420.00–500.00	457.69
19	300–350	327	400.00–510.00	465.85
23	350–400	370	410.00–490.00	449.02
17	400–450	418	400.00–460.00	427.65
10	450–500	468	415.00–430.00	418.69
29	500–550	518	350.00–397.50	378.60
4	550–600	556	357.50–380.00	368.15
8	600–650	620	317.50–337.50	328.08
5	650–700	674	310.00–325.00	320.25
1	700–750	710	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	283	352.50–390.00	370.84
7	300–350	321	320.00–385.00	357.87
18	350–400	376	335.00–390.00	365.62
27	400–450	418	342.50–385.00	357.28
42	450–500	475	320.00–385.00	348.48
11	500–550	530	275.00–330.00	311.47
3	550–600	580	280.00–295.00	286.54
4	600–650	630	270.00–280.00	274.95
2	650–700	668	250.00–270.00	259.81
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	375.00–415.00	399.15
3	350–400	385	370.00–400.00	381.32
3	400–450	430	375.00–385.00	378.37
9	450–500	477	350.00–380.00	367.51
2	500–550	523	330.00–335.00	332.56
10	550–600	570	270.00–320.00	313.70
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	780	240.00–250.00	244.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	420.00–435.00	427.26
3	250–300	263	390.00–440.00	423.54
8	300–350	315	390.00–450.00	425.24
19	350–400	374	405.00–440.00	425.13
45	400–450	423	375.00–425.00	397.46
32	450–500	469	350.00–425.00	386.32
25	500–550	526	330.00–370.00	351.14
39	550–600	578	300.00–355.00	326.50
22	600–650	616	285.00–330.00	308.64
8	650–700	665	275.00–300.00	287.54
9	700–750	707	270.00–305.00	288.69
4	750–800	762	270.00–290.00	284.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	355.00–360.00	358.79
27	500–550	531	320.00–325.00	320.55
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	460.00–560.00	513.83
3	250–300	270	470.00–495.00	484.41
4	300–350	314	445.00–460.00	452.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	345	447.50	447.50
9	350–400	368	412.50–432.50	416.82
31	500–550	529	352.00	352.00
49	550–600	557	360.00–361.00	360.85
9	600–650	608	325.00–354.00	337.11
20	650–700	698	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	755	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	420.00–470.00	442.23
6	250–300	271	400.00–470.00	446.68
29	300–350	333	400.00–435.00	414.66
10	350–400	374	402.50–455.00	424.34
32	400–450	420	380.00–445.00	406.96
2	450–500	460	385.00–395.00	390.00
82	500–550	523	345.00–373.00	367.67
21	550–600	582	331.00–355.00	337.05
13	600–650	622	325.00–335.00	333.27
9	650–700	693	309.00–310.00	309.22
15	700–750	713	295.00–297.50	296.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	390.00	390.00
18	400–450	431	382.00–385.00	382.47
6	450–500	476	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	518	325.00–360.00	343.09
3	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	300.00–350.00	325.00
10	250–300	286	320.00–360.00	339.95
8	300–350	325	300.00–350.00	326.92
12	350–400	377	300.00–355.00	337.71
15	400–450	414	300.00–350.00	321.79
32	450–500	485	295.00–341.00	325.84
11	500–550	526	270.00–332.50	303.27
7	550–600	574	290.00–300.00	294.27
3	600–650	622	270.00–300.00	286.54
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	772	210.00–265.00	245.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	345.00–360.00	351.23
5	400–450	426	330.00–360.00	345.77
19	450–500	485	320.00–347.50	340.93
5	500–550	525	300.00–327.50	311.93
10	550–600	576	270.00–327.50	302.61
2	600–650	615	280.00–310.00	295.37
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	239	400.00–420.00	406.15
3	250–300	278	370.00–400.00	391.02
6	300–350	327	365.00–400.00	378.06
18	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	379.55
32	400–450	423	330.00–405.00	375.87
67	450–500	470	320.00–385.00	359.83
41	500–550	519	310.00–357.50	345.59
40	550–600	569	315.00–350.00	333.23
38	600–650	623	290.00–330.00	311.95
12	650–700	676	280.00–305.00	294.88
7	700–750	712	275.00–287.50	282.88
3	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	274.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	560.00–565.00	561.82
5	300–350	336	440.00–485.00	453.40
9	350–400	375	420.00–445.00	437.33
10	400–450	426	400.00–455.00	425.90
13	450–500	468	395.00–445.00	408.80
22	500–550	522	355.00–400.00	380.59
64	550–600	556	352.50–395.00	379.27
12	600–650	634	347.50–355.00	348.71
13	650–700	659	340.00–353.00	345.12
6	700–750	728	330.00–337.50	335.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	365	442.50	442.50
2	400–450	403	430.00	430.00
16	500–550	530	375.00–384.00	380.80
85	550–600	588	367.00–375.50	371.44
9	600–650	603	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	545.00–560.00	552.63
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	288	420.00–435.00	427.70
8	300–350	326	390.00–435.00	416.15
6	350–400	378	400.00–420.00	412.92
16	400–450	416	370.00–425.00	412.18
30	450–500	481	372.50–404.00	391.76
13	500–550	529	330.00–377.50	357.08
5	550–600	576	335.00–362.50	353.12
22	600–650	628	300.00–352.50	336.31
21	650–700	682	320.00–337.50	324.95
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	781	280.00–302.50	288.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	407.50	407.50
15	450–500	481	360.00–410.00	379.53
2	550–600	573	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	620	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	295.00–340.00	317.85
4	350–400	362	330.00–355.00	347.05
6	400–450	433	337.50–370.00	350.49
11	450–500	485	300.00–345.00	331.64
4	500–550	519	270.00–327.50	300.99
3	550–600	567	295.00–300.00	298.37
9	600–650	617	270.00–310.00	287.32
2	650–700	680	260.00–295.00	277.76
1	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	474	370.00–375.00	372.56
2	500–550	523	305.00–342.50	324.56
5	550–600	583	307.50–337.50	328.60
3	600–650	632	285.00–315.00	297.35
4	650–700	678	290.00–300.00	296.87
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,379	153.00–173.00	162.67
11	—	1,469	148.00–164.00	158.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	170.00	170.00
21	—	984	70.00–148.00	120.38
36	—	1,047	132.50–167.50	149.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,184	138.00–167.50	153.51
37	—	1,170	148.00–177.00	160.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	200.00–209.00	205.64
17	—	1,661	187.00–205.00	193.60
16	—	1,495	141.00–187.00	171.29

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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