South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 211 priced lines covering 1,187 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,083 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 199 head. replacement cattle receipts at 134 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,083Last week 1,507Year ago 939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 272Year ago 347

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 161Year ago 142

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were sharply higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, slaughter cows 7.50 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	221	530.00–625.00	576.62
13	250–300	276	500.00–600.00	556.27
40	300–350	329	450.00–595.00	532.18
32	350–400	373	470.00–570.00	536.80
32	400–450	417	470.00–545.00	500.44
20	450–500	471	470.00–500.00	483.03
16	500–550	517	420.00–480.00	445.00
3	550–600	553	375.00–440.00	411.84
4	600–650	611	350.00–400.00	382.00
3	650–700	677	350.00–367.50	359.90
2	700–750	715	345.00–355.00	349.93
2	750–800	788	320.00–327.50	323.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	470.00–520.00	496.83
9	250–300	267	470.00–525.00	504.79
8	300–350	325	470.00–530.00	498.92
14	350–400	375	370.00–505.00	468.12
22	400–450	425	440.00–495.00	468.55
14	450–500	476	410.00–480.00	452.42
12	500–550	522	355.00–440.00	407.42
13	550–600	579	380.00–430.00	404.47
12	600–650	635	335.00–375.00	357.42
4	650–700	655	325.00–350.00	341.22
2	700–750	745	317.50	317.50
2	750–800	793	300.00–312.50	306.23
3	800–850	823	285.00–315.00	303.20
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	410.00–450.00	424.73
1	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	427	425.00–450.00	438.39
3	450–500	468	400.00–440.00	415.04
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	574	330.00–397.50	371.99
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	350.00–370.00	357.27
4	250–300	279	345.00–455.00	379.06
4	300–350	326	310.00–475.00	382.82
3	350–400	383	350.00–440.00	406.65
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
7	450–500	477	350.00–460.00	388.71
3	500–550	515	290.00–360.00	328.56
2	550–600	565	290.00–350.00	320.80
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	853	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	350	535.00	535.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	450.00–500.00	474.48
7	450–500	484	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	673	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	218	495.00–600.00	522.08
7	250–300	289	450.00–535.00	514.20
27	300–350	324	440.00–520.00	496.24
23	350–400	365	410.00–510.00	483.18
22	400–450	422	400.00–490.00	455.99
9	450–500	458	400.00–450.00	431.30
22	500–550	520	395.00–415.00	403.59
6	550–600	573	365.00–385.00	375.38
11	600–650	629	340.00–355.00	344.10
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
4	750–800	754	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	488	380.00–395.00	384.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	380.00–390.00	385.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	380.00–420.00	400.42
6	250–300	276	360.00–425.00	403.08
4	300–350	313	360.00–415.00	379.54
3	350–400	382	395.00–430.00	408.32
8	400–450	413	330.00–400.00	366.80
6	450–500	484	320.00–400.00	365.83
2	500–550	515	250.00–345.00	296.58
2	550–600	580	280.00–330.00	304.78
2	600–650	620	270.00–337.50	304.29
2	650–700	685	250.00–270.00	260.07
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	368	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	415.00–420.00	417.42
4	500–550	514	305.00–350.00	328.99
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	930	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	450.00–480.00	465.46
6	250–300	274	430.00–480.00	457.36
16	300–350	325	410.00–490.00	458.05
16	350–400	378	430.00–485.00	460.24
31	400–450	426	360.00–480.00	432.87
26	450–500	475	350.00–450.00	423.35
23	500–550	521	330.00–390.00	366.55
7	550–600	571	335.00–370.00	353.44
8	600–650	623	310.00–335.00	321.85
5	650–700	676	300.00–320.00	307.90
2	700–750	718	280.00–310.00	295.16
2	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	883	252.00–275.00	263.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	283	550.00–570.00	559.91
8	300–350	333	550.00–575.00	553.43
8	350–400	360	490.00–555.00	504.98
16	400–450	417	460.00–550.00	520.89
23	450–500	484	435.00–510.00	465.03
17	500–550	521	430.00–450.00	443.50
13	550–600	571	415.00–457.50	431.28
13	600–650	620	375.00–422.50	407.58
5	650–700	670	392.50–400.00	397.48
1	700–750	715	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
4	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	520	360.00–380.00	369.81
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	740	242.50–280.00	261.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00–470.00	410.39
2	400–450	430	390.00–425.00	408.11
2	450–500	485	350.00–430.00	390.00
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00
2	600–650	625	377.50–385.00	381.13
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	885	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	400.00–520.00	464.62
1	250–300	295	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	328	400.00–530.00	477.51
3	350–400	388	380.00–470.00	432.88
11	400–450	438	460.00–495.00	479.96
6	450–500	464	440.00–475.00	446.58
10	550–600	580	385.00–410.00	397.43
4	600–650	606	340.00–365.00	356.29
6	650–700	669	310.00–350.00	334.19
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	878	270.00–305.00	287.35
1	900–950	925	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	305.00	305.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	2,950.00–3,275.00	3,112.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	3,200.00–5,000.00	4,049.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	3,150.00–5,000.00	4,086.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,020	2,550.00–3,450.00	2,925.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	4,950.00	4,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,238	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,784.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,448.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	4,550.00	4,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,339.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	993	1,515.00–1,560.00	1,537.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,780	3,160.00	3,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	2,433.00	2,433.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,225.00–3,400.00	2,800.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	2,400.00–3,600.00	2,995.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	915	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,237.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,032	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,129.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,045	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,443.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,007.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,918.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,744.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,775.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,332	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,863.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,543	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,370.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,364	2,450.00–3,500.00	2,937.79
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,113.00	1,113.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,283.00	1,283.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	944	1,200.00–2,261.00	1,800.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,531.00	1,531.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	1,456.00–1,760.00	1,599.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,725.00–2,462.00	2,156.41
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,073.00–1,862.00	1,472.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	1,540.00–1,770.00	1,633.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,036.45
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,048.19
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,164.60
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,800.00	1,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,403	4,800.00–4,900.00	4,850.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,439	159.00–185.00	171.33
2	—	1,308	159.00–161.00	159.98
4	—	1,306	180.00–184.00	182.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,111	140.00–168.00	155.17
16	—	956	67.50–142.50	108.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,102	181.00–225.00	202.85
9	—	1,060	131.00–162.00	151.38
52	—	1,189	159.00–188.00	172.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,512	177.50–220.00	200.38
5	—	1,587	150.00–181.00	168.58

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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