South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 229 priced lines covering 1,414 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,288 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 274 head. replacement cattle receipts at 111 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,706Year ago 1,066

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 354Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 180Year ago 83

Compared to last week feeder steers 5.50 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls 15.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,488.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,149.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,225	2,280.00–2,550.00	2,437.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	920	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,674.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,043.00	2,043.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	992	1,715.00–1,850.00	1,787.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	837	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,473.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,755.00	1,755.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	1,450.00–1,763.00	1,645.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	1,630.00–1,824.00	1,729.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	989	1,869.00–2,718.00	2,149.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	2,553.13–3,080.00	2,738.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	878	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,494.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	641	1,440.00–1,480.00	1,458.62
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,253.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,109.00–1,231.00	1,170.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	760	1,181.00–1,360.00	1,287.07
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,295.00	1,295.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,059.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,005	3,425.00–3,600.00	3,524.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,065	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,737.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	5,300.00	5,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,338	4,350.00–4,700.00	4,557.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,960.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	2,320.00	2,320.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,915.00	1,915.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,498	3,010.00–3,130.00	3,070.90
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,070	2,048.00–2,600.00	2,273.43
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	3,300.00	3,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	743	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,125.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	520.00–630.00	609.72
4	250–300	279	520.00–620.00	573.43
25	300–350	326	530.00–570.00	535.30
15	350–400	367	500.00–550.00	525.96
37	400–450	422	490.00–535.00	504.58
23	450–500	455	490.00–510.00	504.52
21	500–550	515	440.00–485.00	459.96
8	550–600	571	442.50–460.00	450.84
11	600–650	635	350.00–430.00	396.96
1	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	717	340.00–385.00	356.62
1	750–800	765	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	380.00–425.00	402.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	410.00–440.00	425.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	430	320.00–440.00	398.45
3	450–500	487	420.00–435.00	424.93
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	555	310.00–340.00	325.14
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	880	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	405.00	405.00
3	250–300	267	430.00–450.00	436.63
5	300–350	329	375.00–465.00	421.06
14	350–400	370	360.00–455.00	407.28
3	400–450	423	380.00–430.00	410.08
6	450–500	468	370.00–425.00	387.38
3	500–550	507	310.00–340.00	326.64
3	550–600	562	320.00–380.00	359.17
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	658	285.00–305.00	296.71
2	700–750	723	250.00–270.00	260.10
2	750–800	773	260.00–270.00	265.02
3	850–900	862	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	530.00–550.00	540.21
4	250–300	279	450.00–540.00	494.71
22	300–350	327	460.00–520.00	498.91
20	350–400	368	425.00–510.00	492.78
17	400–450	425	440.00–492.50	463.06
23	450–500	471	420.00–495.00	464.49
11	500–550	524	365.00–450.00	414.74
14	550–600	572	350.00–430.00	376.64
9	600–650	616	300.00–392.50	348.90
7	650–700	674	310.00–360.00	328.66
11	700–750	720	300.00–350.00	334.61
5	800–850	808	260.00–310.00	282.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	472.50	472.50
3	550–600	577	380.00–405.00	396.55
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	568	462.50	462.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	350.00–460.00	406.42
2	450–500	485	380.00–407.50	393.75
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	755	290.00–300.00	295.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
7	350–400	362	485.00–500.00	497.72
5	400–450	429	490.00–500.00	495.83
1	450–500	470	480.00	480.00
3	550–600	555	395.00–400.00	396.67
6	600–650	623	390.00–400.00	395.91
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	375.00–425.00	399.26
6	300–350	333	350.00–420.00	381.43
4	350–400	374	380.00–420.00	396.09
7	400–450	436	360.00–415.00	394.78
12	450–500	479	350.00–390.00	375.73
9	500–550	526	290.00–345.00	323.10
2	550–600	573	290.00–325.00	308.03
3	600–650	620	290.00–310.00	300.00
2	650–700	650	270.00–290.00	280.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	450.00–480.00	464.84
8	250–300	265	420.00–500.00	455.26
11	300–350	328	430.00–465.00	449.09
28	350–400	375	390.00–465.00	450.36
19	400–450	419	390.00–467.50	442.37
26	450–500	476	385.00–465.00	418.71
21	500–550	524	320.00–420.00	370.53
24	550–600	579	320.00–390.00	346.77
17	600–650	628	310.00–342.50	324.01
5	650–700	668	277.50–310.00	301.30
3	700–750	732	310.00–320.00	314.99
4	750–800	765	262.50–325.00	301.75
1	800–850	820	265.00	265.00
3	850–900	872	260.00–295.00	276.83
1	950–1000	975	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	235	520.00–550.00	523.74
4	250–300	283	500.00–550.00	524.34
27	300–350	329	470.00–535.00	496.97
17	350–400	375	470.00–510.00	483.68
14	400–450	417	450.00–507.50	462.72
6	450–500	464	410.00–470.00	457.02
25	500–550	522	365.00–430.00	390.50
6	550–600	567	370.00–410.00	382.94
3	600–650	630	357.50–365.00	362.46
2	650–700	675	310.00–357.50	333.05
1	700–750	735	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	455.00–465.00	459.85
17	450–500	486	420.00–467.50	432.94
5	500–550	518	392.50–415.00	400.50
10	550–600	578	335.00–395.00	364.55
3	600–650	620	340.00–375.00	354.81
3	650–700	667	337.50–360.00	348.25
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
15	750–800	791	323.00	323.00
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
2	250–300	268	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	332	540.00–545.00	543.29
11	350–400	373	505.00–570.00	534.16
9	400–450	419	495.00–535.00	506.57
10	450–500	457	490.00–515.00	507.77
8	500–550	523	425.00–495.00	458.82
12	550–600	582	410.00–457.50	429.96
2	600–650	638	412.50	412.50
3	650–700	653	370.00–385.00	375.05
3	700–750	718	355.00–385.00	374.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
8	350–400	379	450.00–510.00	482.95
7	400–450	432	450.00–487.50	471.24
10	450–500	477	450.00–480.00	465.76
3	500–550	517	400.00–450.00	427.00
9	550–600	577	350.00–420.00	386.21
5	600–650	624	330.00–362.50	346.66
2	650–700	658	300.00–365.00	332.87
4	700–750	728	320.00–340.00	328.73
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	888	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	325.00–465.00	395.00
5	350–400	362	320.00–400.00	382.38
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	518	350.00–415.00	381.80
2	550–600	583	300.00–350.00	324.68
2	600–650	600	300.00–340.00	320.00
3	700–750	717	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	560.00	560.00
5	350–400	364	545.00–575.00	568.66
19	400–450	420	520.00–545.00	535.50
6	450–500	470	502.50–540.00	519.11
30	500–550	513	455.00–525.00	510.01
14	550–600	555	445.00–490.00	484.93
11	600–650	620	447.50	447.50
8	650–700	668	400.00–420.00	409.55
3	700–750	718	376.00–380.00	378.64
1	800–850	835	315.00	315.00
4	850–900	860	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	439	507.50–512.50	509.98
4	450–500	459	470.00–490.00	481.23
3	500–550	535	422.50–437.50	431.72
8	550–600	572	400.00–437.50	425.82
3	600–650	630	385.00–405.00	395.05
1	650–700	660	367.50	367.50
2	750–800	758	325.00–342.50	333.66
1	900–950	905	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	420	400.00–420.00	413.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	989	85.00–155.00	127.47
17	—	1,027	138.00–170.00	157.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	202.50	202.50
60	—	1,205	160.00–196.00	178.50
36	—	1,148	130.00–177.00	160.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	150.00–167.00	157.82
37	—	1,439	165.00–198.00	180.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,788	204.00–233.00	219.04
20	—	1,665	184.00–224.00	202.73
11	—	1,430	161.00–193.00	179.70

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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