South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 181 priced lines covering 1,157 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,190 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 248 head. replacement cattle receipts at 114 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,190Last week 1,359Year ago 2,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 244Year ago 493

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 111Year ago 142

Compared to last week feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 4.50 lower, feeder bulls 6.00 lower, based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.50 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
5	250–300	264	340.00–350.00	344.05
12	300–350	326	330.00–350.00	336.55
22	350–400	377	300.00–365.00	344.71
19	400–450	421	305.00–350.00	334.18
14	450–500	480	305.00–350.00	332.02
9	500–550	522	267.50–290.00	272.70
6	550–600	568	260.00–290.00	279.70
2	650–700	688	210.00–255.00	232.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	530.00	530.00
4	300–350	318	420.00–450.00	433.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	405.00–575.00	491.84
4	250–300	283	410.00–460.00	435.82
11	300–350	319	390.00–435.00	411.71
7	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	480	342.50–365.00	349.60
2	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	373	300.00–362.50	332.30
4	400–450	430	310.00–342.50	333.05
4	450–500	479	295.00–320.00	313.99
5	500–550	526	280.00–310.00	303.84
7	550–600	561	280.00–310.00	288.06
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	678	250.00–270.00	259.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	273	350.00–380.00	365.14
6	300–350	335	365.00–390.00	376.72
31	350–400	377	350.00–390.00	379.63
31	400–450	421	330.00–385.00	364.45
19	450–500	479	317.50–365.00	333.73
35	500–550	526	300.00–345.00	324.60
32	550–600	580	297.50–340.00	321.06
15	600–650	624	287.50–325.00	301.52
2	650–700	690	285.00–290.00	287.50
7	700–750	714	270.00–290.00	286.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	535.00	535.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	312	485.00–510.00	496.74
15	350–400	372	400.00–460.00	432.38
4	400–450	411	410.00–450.00	430.96
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	536	375.00–380.00	378.99
4	550–600	560	360.00–362.50	361.86
9	600–650	623	348.00–377.50	368.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	363	300.00–350.00	330.00
2	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	475	310.00–365.00	348.71
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	340.00–370.00	359.86
2	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	304.93
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	618	280.00–290.00	284.86
1	750–800	795	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	338	405.00–420.00	417.00
4	350–400	365	402.50–430.00	415.91
13	400–450	432	390.00–420.00	403.24
19	450–500	470	375.00–405.00	396.81
13	500–550	525	355.00–375.00	363.41
23	550–600	568	312.50–365.00	344.12
7	600–650	628	312.00–340.00	324.76
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	720	290.00–305.00	297.40
2	750–800	770	283.00–315.00	298.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	495.00–685.00	553.46
6	250–300	288	480.00–550.00	532.95
11	300–350	312	460.00–530.00	502.77
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	420.00–535.00	486.00
12	250–300	282	400.00–505.00	451.95
16	300–350	332	400.00–450.00	419.75
19	350–400	376	400.00–450.00	422.79
8	400–450	421	400.00–445.00	425.58
2	450–500	460	390.00–395.00	392.45
3	550–600	585	337.50–347.50	340.78
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	325.00–370.00	348.24
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
5	300–350	319	305.00–370.00	344.26
2	350–400	390	345.00–350.00	347.53
14	400–450	424	310.00–375.00	350.17
15	450–500	475	300.00–370.00	345.33
4	500–550	534	270.00–325.00	298.95
5	550–600	585	280.00–310.00	292.50
5	600–650	620	265.00–285.00	272.58
4	650–700	674	250.00–280.00	267.51
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–375.00	362.59
3	350–400	370	370.00–380.00	375.16
7	400–450	443	330.00–375.00	366.01
6	450–500	490	345.00–360.00	349.18
6	550–600	583	300.00–312.00	309.29
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	370.00–400.00	385.62
4	250–300	270	380.00–455.00	416.81
7	300–350	333	390.00–415.00	395.40
23	350–400	372	380.00–425.00	401.51
40	400–450	424	350.00–405.00	391.11
15	450–500	481	365.00–405.00	382.95
27	500–550	524	330.00–370.00	350.99
32	550–600	574	315.00–365.00	333.62
12	600–650	628	287.50–330.00	307.53
9	650–700	668	260.00–315.00	288.09
3	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	755	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	989	70.00–147.00	116.45
15	—	1,120	120.00–159.00	143.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	207.50	207.50
31	—	1,204	142.00–165.00	155.01
45	—	1,153	116.00–155.00	143.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	144.00–153.00	148.44
19	—	1,468	147.00–166.00	159.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,374	150.00–184.00	167.36
1	—	2,280	204.00	204.00
19	—	1,775	177.50–195.00	187.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,225.00	3,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,708.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,445.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,482	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,326.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,916.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	156.00	156.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,229.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	205.00	205.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,228.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	140.00–145.00	142.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,775.00–2,600.00	2,238.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,744.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,115	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,162.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,109	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,728.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	751	1,350.00–2,300.00	1,863.56
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	918	150.00–175.00	161.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	167.50–182.50	174.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,177.00	1,177.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,404.00	1,404.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	120.00–131.00	125.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	120.00	120.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,794.00–2,162.00	1,977.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	772	2,675.00	2,675.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	252.50	252.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,127.00–1,439.00	1,298.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	1,204.00–1,373.00	1,291.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	167.00	167.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,025.00–2,133.00	2,083.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,830.00	1,830.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	716	152.50–165.00	160.36
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	155.00	155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	697	747.00–954.01	831.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,176.00–1,351.00	1,251.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	118.00	118.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	1,997.00	1,997.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,020	2,016.00–2,650.00	2,339.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	200.00	200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	195.00	195.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	825	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,702.78
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	1,775.00	1,775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,658.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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