South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 244 priced lines covering 1,684 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,654 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 259 head. replacement cattle receipts at 119 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,654Last week 1,656Year ago 1,003

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 266Year ago 289

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 87Year ago 103

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.50 lower, feeder bulls 4.50 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	520.00–600.00	565.14
1	250–300	255	580.00	580.00
7	300–350	322	515.00–585.00	557.80
15	350–400	369	510.00–580.00	549.94
7	400–450	416	490.00–540.00	507.70
4	450–500	488	470.00–525.00	488.69
6	500–550	527	435.00–477.50	455.01
6	550–600	558	405.00–457.50	419.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	375	545.00	545.00
6	400–450	436	520.00–535.00	531.82
1	450–500	495	610.00	610.00
3	500–550	518	472.50–480.00	477.44
8	550–600	562	459.00	459.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	418	465.00–505.00	486.24
4	450–500	490	450.00–472.50	460.73
3	500–550	522	432.50–447.50	441.61
2	550–600	588	420.00–432.50	426.22
3	600–650	610	390.00–415.00	401.00
15	650–700	665	354.00–362.50	354.59
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
4	850–900	876	260.00–317.50	286.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	330	460.00–555.00	506.23
7	350–400	381	445.00–530.00	494.01
10	400–450	425	440.00–490.00	463.12
24	450–500	467	420.00–487.50	457.34
7	500–550	530	400.00–440.00	419.97
35	550–600	558	375.00–437.50	398.60
2	600–650	633	370.00–387.50	378.72
1	650–700	650	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	357.50	357.50
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	820	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	890	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	287	430.00–460.00	440.28
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	363	350.00–440.00	396.55
3	400–450	433	400.00–445.00	414.37
3	450–500	475	350.00–400.00	383.51
2	500–550	505	290.00–350.00	320.30
1	550–600	575	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	380	430.00–450.00	432.89
2	400–450	440	320.00–440.00	380.68
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	518	415.00–425.00	419.83
1	550–600	595	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	770	265.00–335.00	299.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	655.00	655.00
1	400–450	410	585.00	585.00
1	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	400.00–450.00	423.70
11	350–400	378	410.00–475.00	451.11
8	400–450	428	400.00–455.00	435.64
4	450–500	487	400.00–435.00	413.81
13	500–550	523	350.00–410.00	374.20
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	665	295.00–320.00	301.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	585.00–640.00	603.37
3	250–300	280	580.00–610.00	592.92
2	300–350	308	600.00	600.00
7	400–450	420	555.00–575.00	564.90
2	450–500	453	530.00–545.00	537.46
1	500–550	545	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	231	510.00–600.00	544.58
17	250–300	278	520.00–600.00	571.74
28	300–350	325	510.00–595.00	556.54
36	350–400	369	500.00–570.00	534.23
33	400–450	419	485.00–545.00	518.52
27	450–500	473	450.00–500.00	483.82
26	500–550	518	405.00–475.00	449.29
19	550–600	568	410.00–437.50	417.08
19	600–650	617	365.00–420.00	386.89
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
12	700–750	710	320.00–350.00	334.39
3	800–850	808	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	860	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	228	430.00–550.00	491.10
5	250–300	271	480.00–550.00	506.61
21	300–350	328	450.00–530.00	483.39
21	350–400	371	440.00–515.00	491.08
50	400–450	426	450.00–500.00	473.73
37	450–500	470	400.00–482.50	455.69
30	500–550	522	345.00–447.50	414.26
17	550–600	574	350.00–410.00	382.94
12	600–650	621	315.00–380.00	350.47
16	650–700	670	280.00–355.00	322.61
10	700–750	712	300.00–340.00	322.40
7	750–800	772	275.00–340.00	312.18
1	850–900	890	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	940	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	415.00–430.00	422.59
12	250–300	278	350.00–470.00	429.04
13	300–350	322	330.00–470.00	405.75
14	350–400	372	400.00–470.00	424.06
10	400–450	423	350.00–465.00	406.41
9	450–500	475	410.00–435.00	423.88
6	500–550	523	345.00–392.50	370.47
4	550–600	575	330.00–362.50	350.49
2	600–650	618	300.00–335.00	317.15
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	715	250.00–342.50	302.22
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	530.00	530.00
6	350–400	363	487.50–535.00	503.30
2	400–450	425	450.00–485.00	467.09
20	450–500	472	465.00–466.00	465.95
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	555	522.50	522.50
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	475.00–480.00	477.48
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	500	397.50	397.50
5	550–600	577	340.00–372.50	355.14
4	600–650	613	317.50–335.00	328.60
2	650–700	675	312.50–317.50	315.00
3	700–750	713	297.50–325.00	307.41
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	219	450.00–530.00	509.00
11	250–300	286	500.00–600.00	547.34
17	300–350	324	440.00–555.00	515.31
32	350–400	380	460.00–530.00	497.54
59	400–450	427	450.00–490.00	467.72
10	450–500	460	440.00–450.00	445.95
13	500–550	513	390.00–420.00	400.02
4	550–600	572	360.00–387.50	371.76
11	600–650	613	345.00–370.00	363.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	390.00–490.00	448.09
6	250–300	270	420.00–475.00	454.49
27	300–350	331	380.00–505.00	454.59
24	350–400	372	405.00–475.00	446.58
32	400–450	421	420.00–475.00	445.04
19	450–500	465	400.00–455.00	423.33
34	500–550	520	320.00–400.00	374.96
16	550–600	574	320.00–370.00	353.66
4	600–650	625	312.50–340.00	328.01
9	650–700	671	310.00–325.00	319.75
2	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	315.09
2	750–800	783	295.00–315.00	305.16
1	800–850	810	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	855	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	565.00–575.00	570.00
3	250–300	277	550.00–562.00	557.33
1	300–350	340	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	365	515.00–525.00	520.14
2	400–450	400	490.00–500.00	495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	380.00–455.00	413.10
10	250–300	271	370.00–450.00	409.68
6	300–350	335	350.00–435.00	386.12
11	350–400	369	370.00–420.00	396.60
11	400–450	423	330.00–435.00	371.27
21	450–500	480	320.00–430.00	377.61
5	500–550	526	300.00–402.50	350.37
2	550–600	575	290.00–355.00	323.07
2	650–700	675	295.00–302.50	298.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	425	360.00–430.00	395.82
10	450–500	474	365.00–420.00	396.88
5	500–550	524	330.00–402.02	358.97
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	347.50	347.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	172.50	172.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	1,630.00–1,650.00	1,643.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	1,232.00–1,378.00	1,309.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,142.00	2,142.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	931	1,970.00–2,478.00	2,240.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,522.00	2,522.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,530.00	2,530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,718.00	1,718.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	1,449.00–1,850.00	1,643.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	1,180.00–1,558.00	1,384.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	1,161.00–1,347.00	1,257.13
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,515.00	1,515.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	1,661.00–1,725.00	1,691.90
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,478.00	1,478.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,680.00	1,680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,008.00	1,008.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	1,021.00–1,031.00	1,025.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,224.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,256	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,762.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,198	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,219.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,143	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,102.26
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	745	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,259.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	655	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,318.00	1,318.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,594.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,569.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	984	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,846.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,004	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,421.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,402.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,513.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	797	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,647.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	3,575.00–4,600.00	4,149.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	3,600.00–4,250.00	3,921.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	3,950.00–4,100.00	4,023.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,350.00	2,350.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	3,150.00	3,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,152	2,250.00–2,896.00	2,601.97
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	940	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,147.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,012	1,782.00–2,250.00	1,990.59
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	965	1,770.00–2,050.00	1,909.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	1,537.00	1,537.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,752	174.00–209.00	192.98
11	—	1,291	142.50–179.00	162.38
2	—	1,768	198.00–218.00	208.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,195	125.00–164.00	149.33
1	—	960	222.50	222.50
39	—	1,148	159.00–180.00	168.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,474	115.00–164.00	150.98
6	—	1,142	180.00–188.00	183.03
19	—	1,265	166.00–180.00	174.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	894	82.50–125.00	106.05
17	—	1,016	130.00–160.00	146.21

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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