South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 224 priced lines covering 1,913 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,719 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 443 head. replacement cattle receipts at 142 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,719Last week 1,764Year ago 1,246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 443Last week 372Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 127Year ago 91

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	515.00–550.00	537.66
9	250–300	277	510.00–565.00	532.10
14	300–350	320	460.00–515.00	488.54
52	350–400	378	440.00–520.00	472.61
22	400–450	423	440.00–520.00	473.31
19	450–500	464	390.00–475.00	446.74
40	500–550	518	360.00–440.00	400.31
5	550–600	574	355.00–397.50	376.00
6	600–650	622	350.00–365.00	355.76
3	650–700	663	320.00–357.50	340.63
1	700–750	710	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	373	390.00–405.00	398.13
6	400–450	432	340.00–395.00	365.90
20	450–500	477	350.00–390.00	375.50
3	500–550	535	305.00–330.00	315.03
3	550–600	578	310.00–325.00	315.01
4	600–650	624	300.00–324.00	309.75
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	273	330.00–390.00	350.06
2	300–350	323	360.00–375.00	367.79
10	350–400	373	295.00–380.00	340.92
8	400–450	427	240.00–385.00	328.04
13	450–500	483	300.00–385.00	322.91
2	500–550	503	337.50–350.00	343.78
3	550–600	562	285.00–330.00	305.07
2	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	230	550.00–635.00	577.71
19	250–300	274	550.00–670.00	574.52
23	300–350	320	510.00–600.00	548.83
13	350–400	362	490.00–540.00	509.80
4	400–450	415	490.00–495.00	492.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	415.00–440.00	431.67
6	250–300	273	435.00–500.00	469.27
14	300–350	322	400.00–460.00	435.93
21	350–400	379	370.00–480.00	439.81
27	400–450	421	400.00–445.00	425.24
29	450–500	473	375.00–445.00	413.58
45	500–550	528	335.00–390.00	366.05
42	550–600	577	310.00–370.00	348.73
9	600–650	627	320.00–347.50	330.42
11	650–700	675	297.50–335.00	316.56
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
4	750–800	766	280.00–300.00	287.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	535.00	535.00
16	400–450	416	485.00–500.00	491.39
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
12	500–550	523	420.00	420.00
14	550–600	579	400.00–490.00	437.18
2	600–650	647	409.00	409.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	600.00–610.00	605.29
2	250–300	293	580.00–595.00	587.56
3	300–350	328	520.00–590.00	541.68
6	400–450	413	490.00–510.00	498.28
1	450–500	485	570.00	570.00
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	375.00–390.00	382.10
2	350–400	360	350.00–360.00	354.86
2	500–550	538	280.00–295.00	287.60
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	407.50–422.50	414.88
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	400.00–410.00	405.29
2	250–300	273	405.00–480.00	439.40
2	300–350	325	420.00–425.00	422.50
9	350–400	362	390.00–455.00	422.97
5	400–450	422	415.00–455.00	439.28
13	450–500	482	400.00–460.00	428.00
6	500–550	532	340.00–405.00	369.92
11	550–600	569	310.00–387.50	361.72
4	600–650	620	320.00–355.00	338.67
5	650–700	675	320.00–340.00	331.99
2	700–750	735	322.50–335.00	328.75
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	515.00	515.00
4	300–350	338	430.00–520.00	489.06
14	350–400	377	450.00–525.00	478.65
30	400–450	435	435.00–485.00	464.82
14	450–500	481	400.00–480.00	444.31
23	500–550	527	355.00–415.00	395.43
14	550–600	573	372.50–415.00	389.76
13	600–650	623	340.00–392.50	363.31
2	650–700	658	357.50–370.00	363.82
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
6	750–800	764	337.50–347.50	342.90
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	231	420.00–485.00	461.10
12	250–300	278	430.00–495.00	465.41
22	300–350	323	420.00–500.00	446.26
26	350–400	377	400.00–470.00	433.22
58	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	422.02
54	450–500	469	390.00–428.00	415.41
24	500–550	517	347.50–375.00	354.51
19	550–600	569	340.00–365.00	349.43
4	600–650	635	317.50–337.50	331.42
9	650–700	674	315.00–332.50	326.72
6	700–750	723	310.00–315.00	314.16
2	750–800	768	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
7	250–300	271	385.00–475.00	419.47
7	300–350	321	360.00–410.00	384.50
17	350–400	379	365.00–450.00	399.18
24	400–450	415	350.00–410.00	378.48
25	450–500	478	347.50–395.00	375.52
28	500–550	523	320.00–352.50	336.70
32	550–600	572	305.00–347.50	330.54
36	600–650	624	300.00–330.00	314.05
5	650–700	661	300.00–322.50	315.83
4	700–750	713	307.50–312.50	308.81
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	320.00–380.00	344.17
6	300–350	328	285.00–370.00	337.86
10	350–400	377	300.00–370.00	341.88
8	400–450	418	300.00–370.00	339.01
12	450–500	480	310.00–355.00	337.27
3	500–550	532	280.00–315.00	298.50
2	550–600	570	230.00–290.00	260.79
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	576	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	227	490.00–605.00	512.66
7	250–300	264	475.00–525.00	504.12
13	300–350	320	460.00–485.00	469.46
24	350–400	374	450.00–490.00	466.65
9	400–450	419	445.00–465.00	450.35
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	509	385.00–430.00	406.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	417	320.00–360.00	343.24
7	450–500	481	310.00–342.50	331.27
6	500–550	517	280.00–330.00	304.74
3	550–600	567	290.00–325.00	304.76
8	600–650	636	275.00–300.00	279.78
2	650–700	675	260.00–302.50	280.62
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,568.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	757	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,926.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,087.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	3,225.00–3,350.00	3,292.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,213	2,900.00–3,475.00	3,112.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,231.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,357.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	886	1,709.00–1,985.00	1,831.48
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	965	170.00–195.00	181.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	947	1,950.00–2,335.00	2,076.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,866.00	1,866.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,363	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,689.22
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,020	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,312.17
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,174.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,277	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,354.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,055	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,393.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	166.00	166.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	285.00	285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	1,750.00–1,766.00	1,757.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,066	1,683.00–2,303.00	1,930.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,391.00	1,391.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,840.00–2,250.00	2,034.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	901	1,118.00–1,775.00	1,417.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,008	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,701.16
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	739	750.00–980.00	889.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	2,225.00–2,725.00	2,459.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	844	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,676.93
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	300.00–305.00	302.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,676.31
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,843.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,058	1,808.00–2,575.00	2,213.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,061	1,845.00–2,475.00	2,273.21
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	725	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,318.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	1,107.00–1,400.00	1,267.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,218	2,500.00–2,825.00	2,661.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,560.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,525.00–3,475.00	3,104.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,314	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,123.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,747	175.00–205.00	192.19
16	—	1,632	135.00–179.00	164.34
1	—	1,560	216.00	216.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	172.00–188.00	182.16
43	—	1,455	147.00–179.00	163.52
20	—	1,479	141.00–159.00	153.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,162	130.00–159.00	143.98
64	—	1,044	79.00–146.00	123.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	179.00	179.00
73	—	1,285	143.00–177.00	162.74
92	—	1,157	117.50–159.00	146.02

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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