South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 155 priced lines covering 808 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 774 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 186 head. replacement cattle receipts at 86 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 1,068Year ago 1,679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 186Year ago 404

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 61Year ago 126

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 10.00 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	429	360.00–400.00	385.15
19	450–500	478	360.00–390.00	379.05
11	500–550	513	300.00–370.00	352.64
16	550–600	581	320.00–367.50	353.14
7	600–650	626	285.00–322.50	303.52
2	650–700	663	285.00–320.00	302.57
1	700–750	730	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	450.00–475.00	462.76
4	250–300	274	430.00–495.00	461.67
17	300–350	323	430.00–475.00	454.79
24	350–400	370	400.00–495.00	452.94
19	400–450	422	400.00–485.00	437.91
24	450–500	465	390.00–437.50	410.21
15	500–550	512	370.00–400.00	384.51
6	550–600	569	360.00–377.50	368.37
14	600–650	619	324.00–362.50	341.07
3	650–700	687	332.50–370.00	344.70
1	700–750	700	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	310.00–360.00	336.63
3	250–300	272	350.00–380.00	359.20
3	300–350	322	320.00–345.00	337.23
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
10	400–450	417	265.00–370.00	326.09
11	450–500	464	280.00–340.00	329.80
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	473	345.00–360.00	352.14
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	510.00–520.00	516.77
7	250–300	276	470.00–520.00	497.85
9	300–350	322	480.00–515.00	500.89
6	350–400	378	465.00–500.00	489.32
2	400–450	423	437.50–455.00	445.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	425.00–490.00	470.96
4	250–300	266	445.00–485.00	467.68
10	300–350	319	420.00–455.00	433.29
2	350–400	370	410.00–417.50	413.75
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	400.00–410.00	403.09
6	250–300	268	390.00–410.00	400.22
17	300–350	336	360.00–410.00	387.06
18	350–400	377	375.00–412.50	393.70
23	400–450	419	360.00–400.00	386.52
19	450–500	471	360.00–375.00	367.83
28	500–550	519	327.50–362.50	350.01
11	550–600	572	325.00–367.50	343.97
7	600–650	629	305.00–335.00	318.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	292	350.00–395.00	371.66
4	300–350	324	350.00–380.00	372.47
7	350–400	379	350.00–380.00	367.18
12	400–450	423	345.00–395.00	358.63
10	450–500	479	330.00–365.00	346.16
4	500–550	524	310.00–337.50	322.84
9	550–600	571	295.00–337.50	313.65
3	600–650	637	280.00–290.00	286.62
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	310.00–325.00	316.46
1	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	320	325.00–345.00	335.31
3	350–400	378	320.00–360.00	340.32
4	400–450	423	320.00–322.50	320.59
3	450–500	475	300.00–337.50	317.61
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	440	320.00–340.00	330.00
4	450–500	462	300.00–345.00	331.11
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	415.00–420.00	417.55
3	300–350	330	450.00–475.00	460.20
5	350–400	368	460.00–480.00	471.50
5	400–450	423	450.00–452.50	450.99
5	450–500	470	397.50–445.00	414.82
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	573	365.00–377.50	370.87
7	600–650	618	350.00–370.00	361.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	554	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	528	290.00–315.00	302.09
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,183	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,090.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	745	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	2,023.00	2,023.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,098.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	650	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	713	825.00–1,150.00	1,048.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	701.00	701.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	723	110.00–140.00	125.30
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	215.00–222.50	218.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,188.00–1,326.00	1,262.75
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,031.00	1,031.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	738	1,343.00–1,525.00	1,469.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,386.00–1,407.00	1,396.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	190.00	190.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,242.00	2,242.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,042	1,302.00–1,831.00	1,602.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	1,740.00–1,974.00	1,861.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	936	215.00–265.00	235.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	1,196.00–1,204.00	1,200.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	190.00	190.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	726.00	726.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	885.00–1,225.00	1,078.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	140.00–185.00	167.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	880	230.00–330.00	293.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	162.00	162.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,300.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	818	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,748.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	1,057.00–1,625.00	1,334.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	754.00	754.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,330	2,350.00–2,379.00	2,368.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	133.00–149.00	144.29
16	—	1,445	150.00–171.00	157.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,226	145.00–171.00	158.10
3	—	1,348	180.00–197.00	191.28
27	—	1,258	128.00–151.00	141.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	994	62.00–135.00	101.55
10	—	1,096	127.00–150.00	141.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,475	135.00–176.00	160.33
11	—	1,472	176.00–207.00	187.26

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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