South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 226 priced lines covering 1,833 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,706 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 354 head. replacement cattle receipts at 180 head. Counted as USDA files them — 44 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,706Last week 1,440Year ago 1,246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 208Year ago 317

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 96Year ago 125

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	210	450.00–485.00	464.46
9	250–300	283	450.00–530.00	491.32
12	300–350	328	425.00–515.00	480.25
17	350–400	381	420.00–505.00	472.96
29	400–450	424	430.00–490.00	461.53
32	450–500	464	420.00–490.00	452.39
29	500–550	522	350.00–445.00	394.14
16	550–600	572	320.00–427.50	380.13
10	600–650	628	350.00–370.00	364.43
9	650–700	661	330.00–370.00	341.58
3	700–750	715	335.00–342.50	339.11
4	750–800	785	310.00–340.00	318.55
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	940	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	232	500.00–630.00	570.78
17	250–300	273	500.00–630.00	562.13
28	300–350	324	505.00–585.00	552.36
51	350–400	375	490.00–550.00	520.60
40	400–450	419	485.00–535.00	498.82
19	450–500	460	475.00–500.00	484.22
38	500–550	517	410.00–480.00	441.72
26	550–600	569	400.00–455.00	424.55
14	600–650	617	370.00–420.00	400.57
6	650–700	674	340.00–370.00	350.67
3	700–750	728	335.00–345.00	341.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	310.00–350.00	331.78
3	250–300	280	365.00–425.00	393.75
4	300–350	321	405.00–455.00	426.63
2	350–400	358	400.00–405.00	402.55
5	400–450	423	380.00–435.00	409.04
10	450–500	479	330.00–425.00	401.83
12	500–550	526	270.00–390.00	338.33
5	550–600	570	250.00–345.00	313.98
6	600–650	619	270.00–330.00	310.77
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
10	400–450	425	350.00–435.00	402.66
7	450–500	471	400.00–437.50	417.10
4	500–550	519	310.00–415.00	368.96
2	550–600	588	340.00–350.00	345.02
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	640.00–680.00	659.22
5	350–400	369	545.00–550.00	546.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	580.00	580.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	430	335.00–425.00	379.48
7	450–500	483	340.00–400.00	372.61
6	500–550	533	330.00–385.00	364.11
2	550–600	563	320.00–332.50	326.11
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	502	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	215	590.00–690.00	633.33
1	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	365.00–420.00	386.33
4	250–300	261	380.00–425.00	397.44
5	300–350	319	325.00–420.00	368.23
8	350–400	371	350.00–425.00	391.96
11	400–450	423	350.00–435.00	400.89
22	450–500	485	310.00–405.00	373.72
8	500–550	523	320.00–365.00	347.46
2	550–600	568	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	647	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	430.00–480.00	451.56
8	250–300	273	455.00–495.00	473.17
17	300–350	329	410.00–485.00	448.00
20	350–400	375	400.00–465.00	433.76
54	400–450	420	375.00–470.00	440.56
41	450–500	478	355.00–445.00	421.22
45	500–550	524	330.00–410.00	373.51
21	550–600	577	335.00–380.00	357.21
23	600–650	627	315.00–365.00	333.29
11	650–700	668	305.00–345.00	319.69
3	700–750	708	290.00–325.00	306.62
4	750–800	770	285.00–300.00	296.13
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	850	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	578	370.00–375.00	372.56
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	470.00–560.00	519.52
10	250–300	263	500.00–550.00	522.50
20	300–350	317	460.00–545.00	499.09
19	350–400	364	450.00–520.00	476.41
35	400–450	425	430.00–480.00	457.95
30	450–500	462	420.00–467.50	453.76
32	500–550	524	390.00–445.00	407.84
28	550–600	568	372.50–405.00	388.26
17	600–650	611	345.00–380.00	358.96
4	650–700	671	335.00–355.00	341.15
12	700–750	734	332.50–339.00	338.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	535.00	535.00
9	450–500	467	510.00–520.00	517.82
12	500–550	526	465.00–470.00	465.82
21	550–600	570	467.50–480.00	471.14
4	600–650	606	440.00	440.00
18	650–700	673	395.00	395.00
29	850–900	880	334.00–336.00	334.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
7	300–350	325	525.00–590.00	557.49
19	350–400	375	500.00–565.00	531.47
30	400–450	417	490.00–545.00	518.35
7	450–500	469	490.00–500.00	493.45
16	500–550	522	420.00–462.50	446.77
21	550–600	576	410.00–462.50	436.36
7	600–650	622	360.00–420.00	390.05
2	700–750	710	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	840	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	440.00	440.00
4	650–700	668	370.00	370.00
5	750–800	763	340.00	340.00
2	900–950	913	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	335	480.00–500.00	493.53
6	350–400	372	460.00–495.00	479.06
11	400–450	430	440.00–485.00	471.04
13	450–500	474	415.00–490.00	460.04
6	500–550	524	410.00–470.00	432.73
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
10	600–650	615	350.00–400.00	376.42
5	650–700	664	335.00–370.00	354.83
3	700–750	713	320.00–340.00	333.13
5	750–800	768	325.00–347.50	339.55
2	800–850	835	265.00–290.00	277.50
1	950–1000	965	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	425	390.00–435.00	406.61
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	525	345.00–350.00	347.45
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	613	320.00–347.50	333.81
1	900–950	905	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,590	176.00–217.00	199.71
2	—	1,055	162.50–185.00	174.28
11	—	1,748	210.00–229.00	220.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	190.00–227.50	204.68
30	—	1,112	120.00–173.00	160.84
66	—	1,143	150.00–197.00	178.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	990	130.00–172.50	154.95
24	—	874	60.00–152.50	131.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,413	154.00–197.00	177.61
2	—	1,505	161.00–165.00	162.91
3	—	1,487	188.00–192.00	190.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,240	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,651.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,227	2,433.00–3,950.00	3,163.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,208	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,343.70
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	998	1,805.00–2,110.00	1,923.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,896.00	1,896.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,012	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,762.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	3,500.00–4,400.00	3,870.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,154.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	958	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,314.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	947	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,186.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	4,375.00	4,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	4,225.00	4,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	4,100.00–4,250.00	4,173.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,937.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,126.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,745.27
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	699	1,516.00–2,046.00	1,786.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,480.00	1,480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,481.00	1,481.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	2,250.00–2,330.00	2,288.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,047	2,014.00–2,900.00	2,407.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,496.00–1,615.00	1,558.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	975	1,639.00–2,025.00	1,829.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,758.00	1,758.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,313.00	1,313.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,214.00	1,214.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,080.00	1,080.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,801.00	1,801.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	879	920.00–1,550.00	1,305.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	822	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,655.48
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	873	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,801.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	738	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,697.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,007.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,059	1,879.00–2,050.00	1,994.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,175	2,550.00–3,750.00	3,019.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,483	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,824.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	2,300.00–3,300.00	2,677.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,262	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,326.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,104	2,950.00–3,550.00	3,211.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	1,350.00–1,606.00	1,479.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,039	1,425.00–2,250.00	1,953.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,078	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,629.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	1,539.00–3,150.00	2,119.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,135	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,678.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	853	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,083.14
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	620	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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