South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 234 priced lines covering 1,734 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,841 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 329 head. replacement cattle receipts at 123 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,841Last week 1,009Year ago 1,635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 329Last week 143Year ago 301

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 160Year ago 119

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 higher all based on a light test, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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	—	875	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	145.00–165.00	154.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,710.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	147.00–149.00	148.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	938	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,107.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	200.00	200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	915	998.00–1,750.00	1,416.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,064	1,825.00–2,475.00	2,117.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	200.00–205.00	202.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	883	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,685.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,082	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,677.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,259	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,876.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	240.00	240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	155.00	155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	187.50	187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	1,138.00	1,138.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	770	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,503.95
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,699.00	1,699.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,466.00	1,466.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,525.00	1,525.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	225.00	225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	1,353.00–1,670.00	1,522.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	980	1,661.00–2,189.00	1,947.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	851	195.00–265.00	229.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	812	1,584.00–1,896.00	1,766.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,294.00–2,420.00	2,356.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	240.00	240.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	822	1,976.00–2,325.00	2,189.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	861	235.00–320.00	271.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	160.00	160.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	915.00	915.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,253	2,115.00–3,950.00	3,125.90
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	725	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	173.00	173.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	693	1,750.00–2,475.00	2,098.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	2,825.00–3,150.00	3,000.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,386.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,275.00	3,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	3,125.00–3,525.00	3,326.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
3	300–350	334	437.50–485.00	453.40
10	350–400	378	420.00–465.00	433.56
10	400–450	411	400.00–445.00	425.65
11	450–500	466	400.00–416.00	413.13
5	500–550	535	370.00–375.00	373.06
28	550–600	563	355.00–376.00	371.87
4	600–650	616	330.00–350.00	338.08
3	700–750	708	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
4	500–550	506	385.00–390.00	387.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	310.00–340.00	325.85
5	300–350	317	300.00–380.00	360.47
3	350–400	382	335.00–387.50	367.03
5	400–450	431	300.00–385.00	350.81
6	450–500	478	325.00–350.00	341.29
5	500–550	529	305.00–320.00	308.99
6	550–600	582	305.00–325.00	313.61
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	420.00–445.00	431.73
2	400–450	418	410.00–425.00	417.63
12	450–500	480	385.00–405.00	396.64
8	500–550	517	335.00–360.00	348.21
5	550–600	584	340.00–355.00	351.23
4	600–650	631	320.00–330.00	327.50
2	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
6	350–400	376	350.00–450.00	403.09
15	400–450	426	370.00–415.00	387.74
9	450–500	471	365.00–390.00	376.06
22	500–550	521	335.00–367.50	344.82
23	550–600	568	325.00–365.00	344.61
18	600–650	631	290.00–340.00	321.83
5	650–700	672	300.00–325.00	311.95
5	700–750	720	280.00–311.00	295.15
2	750–800	763	290.00–295.00	292.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	516	320.00–330.00	325.04
8	550–600	571	300.00–337.50	321.53
2	600–650	625	287.50–290.00	288.79
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	424	417.50–455.00	429.74
9	500–550	526	375.00	375.00
11	550–600	564	359.00–360.00	359.54
30	650–700	655	344.50–362.50	359.48
6	700–750	718	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	460.00–500.00	472.66
14	250–300	276	410.00–500.00	463.66
13	300–350	329	420.00–475.00	449.26
28	350–400	376	410.00–465.00	434.93
28	400–450	419	410.00–445.00	429.89
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	509	365.00–370.00	368.10
6	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	341.68
1	600–650	600	324.00	324.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	236	515.00–650.00	556.09
6	250–300	275	500.00–570.00	533.17
16	300–350	310	480.00–550.00	527.47
2	350–400	370	470.00–480.00	475.07
2	600–650	623	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	335.00–360.00	346.24
5	250–300	273	300.00–360.00	333.00
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
8	350–400	374	320.00–385.00	346.64
9	400–450	421	320.00–370.00	344.03
12	450–500	475	315.00–352.50	328.79
5	500–550	518	285.00–320.00	306.94
5	550–600	564	297.50–315.00	306.42
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
6	750–800	772	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
13	400–450	423	360.00–380.00	371.13
8	450–500	470	315.00–370.00	353.81
5	500–550	527	230.00–340.00	302.20
7	550–600	579	285.00–332.50	309.48
5	600–650	629	220.00–280.00	259.83
3	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	780	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	390.00–440.00	409.06
5	250–300	272	390.00–430.00	407.65
18	300–350	326	360.00–415.00	394.16
21	350–400	378	380.00–420.00	402.42
27	400–450	424	365.00–415.00	390.06
24	450–500	474	340.00–395.00	367.66
52	500–550	520	295.00–362.50	341.37
36	550–600	575	270.00–350.00	328.72
20	600–650	625	280.00–320.00	303.84
12	650–700	678	280.00–314.00	297.19
7	700–750	721	280.00–300.00	288.45
3	750–800	787	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	410.00–440.00	424.62
6	250–300	278	400.00–460.00	434.04
9	300–350	316	400.00–420.00	408.25
8	350–400	379	395.00–415.00	401.90
3	400–450	417	395.00–405.00	401.68
3	450–500	455	372.50	372.50
31	500–550	516	335.00–362.50	344.58
15	550–600	564	337.50–340.00	337.84
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	445.00–450.00	447.47
4	250–300	273	460.00–515.00	475.28
7	300–350	314	435.00–455.00	447.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	350.00–360.00	355.27
6	250–300	270	350.00–375.00	365.11
3	300–350	320	312.50–370.00	347.45
11	350–400	367	320.00–375.00	342.33
15	400–450	433	300.00–350.00	319.65
20	450–500	473	305.00–355.00	323.53
3	500–550	503	270.00–285.00	280.03
8	550–600	570	260.00–315.00	280.07
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	377.50–380.00	378.76
17	400–450	426	360.00–375.00	369.31
4	450–500	466	345.00–360.00	349.26
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	561	295.00–347.50	331.14
2	600–650	625	290.00–305.00	297.44
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	283	355.00–400.00	376.50
13	300–350	322	365.00–392.50	378.22
30	350–400	378	360.00–390.00	376.63
26	400–450	423	330.00–380.00	360.43
25	450–500	463	332.50–360.00	344.14
46	500–550	525	292.50–335.00	320.18
31	550–600	575	300.00–330.00	318.82
18	600–650	618	280.00–317.50	296.39
20	650–700	669	275.00–310.00	295.33
2	700–750	738	285.00–290.00	287.51
3	750–800	762	265.00–285.00	274.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	360.00–370.00	365.00
4	350–400	379	350.00–360.00	353.91
8	400–450	417	330.00–375.00	348.53
11	450–500	476	300.00–340.00	323.76
14	500–550	527	270.00–320.00	296.06
9	550–600	568	290.00–312.50	302.79
3	600–650	632	250.00–272.50	260.75
11	650–700	674	250.00–275.00	256.78
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
10	500–550	542	330.00–335.00	330.50
7	550–600	560	338.00	338.00
1	600–650	645	322.00	322.00
8	650–700	653	320.00–330.00	324.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	200.00	200.00
29	—	1,509	150.00–185.00	168.42
17	—	1,616	172.00–202.00	187.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,065	75.00–144.00	121.78
26	—	1,117	125.00–155.00	142.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,349	134.00–157.00	148.50
34	—	1,420	146.00–170.00	158.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,162	119.00–158.00	145.33
52	—	1,238	144.00–175.00	157.18
1	—	1,020	217.50	217.50

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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