South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 232 priced lines covering 1,695 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,656 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 266 head. replacement cattle receipts at 87 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,656Last week 1,296Year ago 1,367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 271Year ago 337

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 172Year ago 99

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.50 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 6.50 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	1,340.00	1,340.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	605	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,275.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,228	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,145.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,085	1,650.00–2,775.00	2,142.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	932	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,111.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	986	1,881.00–2,075.00	1,974.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,833.10
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	1,365.00–1,491.00	1,430.33
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,088.00	1,088.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	975.00–1,485.00	1,232.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,118.00	1,118.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,230	2,058.00–2,775.00	2,360.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	2,327.00–2,500.00	2,406.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	998	1,519.00–1,785.00	1,641.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	1,725.00–2,447.00	2,022.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,055	1,918.00–2,183.00	2,038.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	1,274.00–1,478.00	1,402.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	1,100.00–1,380.00	1,260.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,248.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	3,575.00–3,600.00	3,589.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,773.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	2,100.00–3,700.00	2,885.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,361.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	4,000.00–4,075.00	4,038.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,087	2,150.00–2,247.00	2,206.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,285	2,100.00–2,440.00	2,289.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	990	215.00–240.00	227.18
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	2,375.00	2,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	400.00–435.00	418.66
7	250–300	274	325.00–440.00	388.75
6	300–350	322	330.00–405.00	367.07
10	350–400	385	350.00–470.00	400.09
10	400–450	423	350.00–430.00	377.43
10	450–500	477	345.00–410.00	384.11
2	500–550	540	345.00–392.50	368.75
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	708	270.00–297.50	283.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	540.00	540.00
5	500–550	502	416.00	416.00
4	600–650	620	372.50	372.50
10	650–700	663	361.00–395.00	376.18
5	700–750	728	412.00	412.00
5	750–800	763	374.00	374.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	630.00–635.00	632.55
10	250–300	280	585.00–650.00	619.29
10	300–350	328	540.00–610.00	572.31
9	350–400	364	510.00–560.00	530.30
1	400–450	405	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	523	450.00–470.00	460.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	422	375.00–425.00	403.48
4	450–500	477	410.00–415.00	411.25
5	500–550	531	320.00–380.00	338.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	400.00–480.00	441.64
3	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
15	600–650	637	330.00–350.00	348.70
5	700–750	718	343.00	343.00
10	750–800	776	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	550.00–575.00	563.51
9	250–300	269	495.00–565.00	533.55
25	300–350	320	495.00–575.00	532.43
42	350–400	367	460.00–545.00	504.50
53	400–450	418	420.00–500.00	471.86
29	450–500	470	430.00–485.00	462.16
26	500–550	522	390.00–430.00	406.31
6	550–600	558	360.00–385.00	375.83
9	600–650	612	345.00–355.00	348.05
2	650–700	673	352.50–360.00	356.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	450.00–500.00	473.65
5	250–300	271	440.00–500.00	473.52
9	300–350	331	460.00–485.00	472.49
38	350–400	377	390.00–487.50	451.75
33	400–450	423	380.00–475.00	438.24
25	450–500	475	380.00–450.00	426.45
20	500–550	523	340.00–395.00	362.47
23	550–600	575	330.00–372.50	352.92
7	600–650	621	322.50–350.00	338.98
8	650–700	668	290.00–330.00	315.05
10	700–750	711	300.00–325.00	310.99
2	750–800	783	295.00–305.00	299.98
3	800–850	810	275.00–297.50	287.55
2	850–900	880	260.00–285.00	272.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	555.00	555.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	410.00–440.00	422.99
5	300–350	341	355.00–450.00	388.41
8	350–400	376	330.00–500.00	451.06
12	400–450	430	390.00–455.00	417.82
7	450–500	484	390.00–430.00	418.54
4	500–550	535	380.00–390.00	382.48
7	550–600	582	360.00–392.50	381.36
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	780	227.50–250.00	238.75
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	870	190.00–200.00	194.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	367.50	367.50
1	800–850	835	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	650.00–680.00	659.63
8	250–300	282	605.00–675.00	656.32
2	300–350	305	610.00–630.00	619.84
2	350–400	358	570.00–600.00	584.90
5	400–450	408	540.00–545.00	544.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	440.00–450.00	445.06
8	400–450	427	405.00–480.00	440.18
2	450–500	473	400.00–430.00	414.60
2	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	573	350.00–355.00	352.49
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	223	590.00–670.00	617.29
21	250–300	269	545.00–660.00	603.74
20	300–350	322	540.00–635.00	584.15
31	350–400	372	460.00–610.00	541.10
31	400–450	421	480.00–565.00	521.77
19	450–500	471	465.00–510.00	486.31
15	500–550	514	420.00–475.00	451.54
13	550–600	563	375.00–450.00	415.88
14	600–650	619	350.00–410.00	377.35
4	650–700	690	335.00–350.00	341.27
4	700–750	714	320.00–355.00	333.05
3	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	525.00–540.00	529.85
9	250–300	280	435.00–555.00	522.83
16	300–350	330	410.00–545.00	508.35
11	350–400	373	440.00–540.00	496.16
30	400–450	424	415.00–500.00	469.23
36	450–500	476	400.00–480.00	445.94
27	500–550	526	325.00–432.50	405.51
29	550–600	571	335.00–425.00	385.29
14	600–650	621	305.00–380.00	354.89
13	650–700	667	310.00–367.50	338.93
4	700–750	723	325.00–345.00	333.74
3	750–800	765	285.00–295.00	290.02
3	800–850	823	270.00–285.00	279.96
4	850–900	885	242.50–287.50	271.85
1	900–950	900	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	440.00–475.00	457.35
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	487	335.00–440.00	406.80
5	500–550	536	330.00–385.00	340.47
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
4	250–300	290	605.00–660.00	633.99
2	300–350	318	630.00–635.00	632.64
2	350–400	363	650.00	650.00
5	400–450	410	550.00–590.00	566.88
2	500–550	515	470.00–520.00	494.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	670.00	670.00
4	250–300	276	600.00–630.00	614.93
7	300–350	316	580.00–625.00	603.28
22	350–400	375	540.00–595.00	561.61
10	400–450	419	500.00–540.00	518.76
18	450–500	466	470.00–530.00	492.07
14	500–550	534	420.00–477.50	447.23
7	550–600	558	420.00–450.00	432.90
5	600–650	612	405.00–490.00	439.50
7	700–750	707	367.50–372.50	368.22
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	430	420.00–450.00	434.65
3	450–500	470	412.50–425.00	419.02
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	425	500.00–510.00	505.00
1	450–500	480	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
6	600–650	628	380.00–420.00	386.68
1	650–700	670	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	580.00	580.00
2	450–500	453	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	520	475.00–490.00	477.94
9	600–650	635	410.00–420.50	417.08
6	650–700	669	405.00	405.00
4	700–750	719	350.00–387.50	377.85
39	850–900	880	332.00–346.00	342.41
34	900–950	904	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	255	550.00–580.00	563.40
10	300–350	334	455.00–575.00	523.59
10	350–400	374	425.00–540.00	504.15
22	400–450	430	445.00–500.00	467.63
16	450–500	474	435.00–480.00	458.26
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	572	400.00–415.00	404.32
7	600–650	629	340.00–395.00	370.80
2	650–700	670	340.00–392.50	366.45
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	750	342.50	342.50
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	565	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	685	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	838	180.00–185.00	182.52
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	699	195.00	195.00
2	700–750	725	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,817	190.00–222.00	209.75
35	—	1,692	178.00–216.00	195.13
8	—	1,586	156.00–179.00	172.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,227	122.50–170.00	156.14
5	—	1,196	199.00–237.50	217.20
44	—	1,240	151.00–182.00	167.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,427	161.00–185.00	172.97
14	—	1,573	148.00–167.00	160.20
2	—	1,140	200.00–217.50	208.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,082	132.00–161.00	149.97
20	—	1,006	75.00–147.00	121.27

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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