South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 223 priced lines covering 1,858 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,764 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 372 head. replacement cattle receipts at 127 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,764Last week 774Year ago 1,767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 372Last week 186Year ago 553

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 86Year ago 173

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	370	410.00–417.50	411.77
15	400–450	417	390.00–440.00	426.84
7	450–500	461	380.00–400.00	390.29
26	500–550	536	355.00–390.00	371.74
10	550–600	581	355.00–395.00	368.78
11	600–650	642	337.50–343.00	337.98
3	650–700	662	320.00–345.00	328.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	229	400.00–510.00	458.81
10	250–300	275	400.00–470.00	426.03
33	300–350	329	400.00–470.00	433.43
51	350–400	381	390.00–450.00	425.65
43	400–450	426	387.50–435.00	409.24
39	450–500	472	370.00–420.00	394.49
31	500–550	522	350.00–380.00	360.06
10	550–600	572	345.00–360.00	352.25
9	600–650	625	320.00–370.00	332.34
2	650–700	653	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	415	325.00–340.00	334.97
11	450–500	483	300.00–365.00	324.56
5	500–550	517	300.00–320.00	309.36
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	435	340.00–370.00	354.83
7	450–500	483	350.00–390.00	378.55
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
10	550–600	588	332.50–348.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	480.00–500.00	491.37
5	250–300	275	480.00–505.00	492.62
2	300–350	308	465.00–485.00	474.76
6	350–400	368	425.00–470.00	455.49
24	400–450	434	445.00–475.00	457.09
3	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	583	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
6	250–300	277	320.00–370.00	349.38
5	300–350	327	310.00–340.00	318.94
3	350–400	367	300.00–310.00	303.32
7	400–450	416	290.00–337.50	312.29
9	450–500	467	300.00–350.00	317.84
2	500–550	520	260.00–280.00	270.38
2	600–650	625	330.00–335.00	332.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	365.00–385.00	373.50
5	250–300	288	357.50–400.00	368.68
7	300–350	320	355.00–390.00	366.35
8	350–400	366	350.00–390.00	373.72
15	400–450	426	350.00–400.00	364.67
23	450–500	474	335.00–395.00	358.33
25	500–550	522	310.00–357.50	336.91
25	550–600	566	300.00–350.00	328.92
10	600–650	609	290.00–320.00	308.51
3	650–700	690	280.00–310.00	290.07
2	700–750	708	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	440.00–505.00	456.46
11	400–450	433	460.00–490.00	472.97
28	500–550	536	375.00–420.00	412.46
35	550–600	585	365.00–440.00	403.77
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
14	650–700	673	360.00–374.00	370.72
2	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	510.00–530.00	520.00
3	250–300	265	500.00–525.00	512.74
13	300–350	324	480.00–520.00	497.48
11	350–400	375	450.00–500.00	475.29
15	400–450	422	445.00–470.00	459.98
16	450–500	471	430.00–465.00	442.07
21	500–550	515	380.00–435.00	402.29
9	550–600	567	380.00–405.00	388.20
8	600–650	628	350.00–385.00	376.92
5	650–700	668	340.00–347.50	344.46
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
3	250–300	262	560.00–580.00	566.75
3	300–350	305	535.00–580.00	553.20
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	425	480.00–505.00	493.57
7	450–500	483	470.00–475.00	470.69
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	553	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	477	380.00–440.00	405.80
4	500–550	514	350.00–410.00	387.58
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	633	327.50–350.00	338.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	350.00–375.00	362.67
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	490	370.00–390.00	379.90
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
9	300–350	331	385.00–465.00	436.28
5	350–400	371	410.00–440.00	427.04
4	400–450	423	400.00–410.00	403.93
11	450–500	471	380.00–425.00	401.94
11	500–550	528	355.00–390.00	370.16
14	550–600	568	335.00–375.00	361.29
6	600–650	621	300.00–335.00	324.64
4	650–700	678	320.00–325.00	321.27
2	700–750	713	300.00–325.00	312.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	475.00–550.00	517.91
9	250–300	280	500.00–550.00	519.28
16	300–350	331	430.00–500.00	471.91
34	350–400	379	430.00–495.00	460.18
90	400–450	430	430.00–480.00	449.73
15	450–500	471	427.50–470.00	456.68
27	500–550	527	380.00–407.50	392.15
27	550–600	567	370.00–395.00	384.68
5	600–650	617	345.00–352.50	347.94
2	700–750	718	320.00–325.00	322.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	209	530.00–600.00	566.65
8	250–300	271	545.00–590.00	555.91
9	300–350	315	505.00–565.00	535.88
24	350–400	377	490.00–545.00	530.55
8	400–450	431	490.00–505.00	495.50
4	450–500	468	480.00	480.00
6	500–550	509	415.00–435.00	431.66
8	550–600	566	415.00–430.00	418.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	372.50	372.50
5	400–450	419	330.00–380.00	363.08
9	450–500	473	330.00–380.00	360.71
2	500–550	528	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	570	285.00–330.00	307.50
2	600–650	633	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	350.00–365.00	354.73
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	315	370.00–380.00	374.92
4	350–400	380	380.00–395.00	389.95
5	400–450	414	310.00–350.00	335.48
7	450–500	481	310.00–365.00	333.82
6	500–550	514	280.00–337.50	319.06
4	550–600	571	320.00–335.00	326.43
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	425.00–450.00	439.71
3	250–300	265	390.00–410.00	401.19
7	300–350	336	390.00–450.00	420.82
10	350–400	377	400.00–447.50	427.92
27	400–450	416	370.00–437.50	418.95
26	450–500	474	375.00–435.00	398.68
16	500–550	527	310.00–380.00	363.90
29	550–600	574	303.00–370.00	350.32
12	600–650	633	300.00–350.00	326.59
11	650–700	674	300.00–337.50	318.85
4	700–750	721	295.00–325.00	313.24
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	420.00–430.00	424.95
2	550–600	583	330.00–360.00	345.19
2	600–650	628	335.00–345.00	339.98
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	590	165.00	165.00
2	650–700	678	162.50–165.00	163.75

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,768.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	2,125.00–2,800.00	2,483.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	3,025.00	3,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,173.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,724.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,825.00	1,825.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,017	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,063.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,018	1,700.00–2,350.00	1,854.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,542.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,042	1,725.00–2,350.00	2,048.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	159.00	159.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,786.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,512.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,366	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,587.76
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,340.00	1,340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	148.00	148.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	979	1,336.00–1,640.00	1,495.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,365.00	1,365.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	1,910.00–2,061.00	1,964.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	849	184.00–265.00	236.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	911	1,549.00–1,723.00	1,671.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,056	155.00–185.00	162.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	981	200.00–205.00	204.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,988.00–2,045.00	2,016.04
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	635	1,271.00–1,327.00	1,297.90
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	1,378.00–1,443.00	1,411.03
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	128.00	128.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	1,186.00–1,240.00	1,214.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	145.00–160.00	153.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	878	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,075.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,715	175.00	175.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,155	184.00–270.00	214.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,570	154.00–179.00	168.82
38	—	1,779	180.00–210.00	193.02
3	—	1,878	207.00–211.00	208.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,280	115.00–157.00	143.77
110	—	1,261	150.00–179.00	164.66
5	—	1,170	180.00–225.00	202.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,392	135.00–150.00	143.70
8	—	1,527	177.00–187.50	181.20
37	—	1,505	150.00–176.00	164.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,167	130.00–159.00	149.09
29	—	1,079	67.50–137.00	118.54

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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