South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 200 priced lines covering 903 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 800 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 201 head. replacement cattle receipts at 96 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,814Year ago 1,623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 209Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 111Year ago 126

Compared to last week feeder steers 7.50 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 11.50 lower, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,137	135.00–166.00	154.63
34	—	1,189	159.00–189.00	170.10
6	—	1,205	220.00–240.00	231.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,006	115.00–155.00	136.82
11	—	905	140.00–171.00	156.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,440	162.00–179.00	171.74
12	—	1,514	135.00–170.00	157.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,550	186.00–220.00	204.38
9	—	1,533	170.00–194.00	180.03

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	2,525.00–3,750.00	3,315.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,684.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,081.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,224	3,150.00–4,150.00	3,701.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	2,450.00–3,500.00	3,123.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	875	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,871.43
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	748	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,396.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	778	1,300.00–1,303.00	1,301.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,225.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,191	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,343.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,595.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,286.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,158	2,108.00–2,500.00	2,229.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,431.62
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	633	1,612.00–1,675.00	1,642.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,457.00	2,457.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,097	1,992.00–2,089.00	2,038.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,691.00–1,738.00	1,713.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	974	1,775.00–2,197.00	2,028.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,894.00	1,894.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	740	1,060.00–1,335.00	1,181.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,491.00	1,491.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,349.00–1,389.00	1,368.69
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,738.00	1,738.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	2,041.00	2,041.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	1,658.00	1,658.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	2,282.00	2,282.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,125	1,989.00–2,113.00	2,068.01
Bulls — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	740	1,203.00	1,203.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	510.00	510.00
6	250–300	263	430.00–510.00	460.41
6	300–350	315	355.00–490.00	432.95
7	350–400	378	375.00–420.00	400.75
13	400–450	429	380.00–400.00	391.45
10	450–500	478	352.50–370.00	365.81
8	500–550	514	295.00–337.50	323.73
10	550–600	561	320.00–335.00	326.23
11	600–650	641	300.00–309.00	308.20
1	650–700	655	292.50	292.50
4	700–750	724	290.00–300.00	295.57
2	750–800	780	287.50–290.00	288.73
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	925	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	295.00–355.00	329.46
2	300–350	330	300.00–340.00	320.91
7	350–400	377	290.00–350.00	321.88
7	400–450	434	290.00–325.00	308.87
3	450–500	475	280.00–290.00	284.23
3	500–550	527	260.00–295.00	271.85
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
5	250–300	287	365.00–380.00	370.07
10	300–350	330	325.00–410.00	367.17
10	350–400	382	340.00–380.00	361.12
16	400–450	429	325.00–370.00	346.98
28	450–500	476	301.00–362.50	333.29
10	500–550	527	290.00–320.00	307.34
11	550–600	570	260.00–320.00	297.51
5	600–650	612	260.00–292.50	273.50
2	650–700	670	267.50–270.00	268.77
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	783	232.50–250.00	241.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	407	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	475	405.00–410.00	406.68
46	550–600	556	315.00–345.00	343.47
2	600–650	638	300.00–310.00	304.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	300	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	430	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	528	370.00–405.00	387.58
1	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	578	270.00–272.50	271.26
2	650–700	660	250.00–260.00	255.08
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	320	445.00–500.00	470.00
3	350–400	375	410.00–465.00	441.56
3	400–450	427	395.00–405.00	399.98
5	450–500	473	390.00–435.00	417.02
12	500–550	531	355.00–370.00	362.48
6	550–600	576	340.00–365.00	347.92
13	600–650	616	310.00–352.50	332.22
9	650–700	659	310.00–342.50	320.95
2	700–750	710	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	405.00–450.00	427.01
4	350–400	384	355.00–430.00	381.48
3	400–450	420	370.00–425.00	391.01
13	450–500	479	340.00–410.00	371.62
2	500–550	520	335.00–340.00	337.50
6	550–600	581	315.00–330.00	323.26
4	600–650	622	275.00–307.50	297.17
1	650–700	650	302.50	302.50
2	700–750	710	225.00–295.00	260.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	413	325.00–350.00	337.27
1	450–500	475	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	625	295.00–297.50	296.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	265.00–305.00	283.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	561	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	298.00	298.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	145.00	145.00
3	700–750	717	140.00–150.00	145.07
1	750–800	780	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	830	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	905	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	578	310.00–315.00	312.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	425.00–435.00	429.25
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	480.00–515.00	497.50
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	500.00–510.00	503.21
12	250–300	273	430.00–550.00	484.57
8	300–350	334	420.00–490.00	446.05
10	350–400	373	425.00–450.00	434.53
14	400–450	422	390.00–460.00	426.62
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	518	340.00–365.00	345.38
10	550–600	554	325.00–340.00	331.24
7	600–650	620	302.50–332.50	319.31
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	345.00–380.00	368.81
9	450–500	469	312.50–345.00	327.62
2	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	573	295.00–305.00	299.89
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	305.00–370.00	343.77
4	350–400	380	300.00–380.00	334.85
2	400–450	433	300.00–320.00	309.83
3	450–500	488	275.00–300.00	285.00
3	500–550	540	255.00–300.00	276.59
6	550–600	581	270.00–300.00	290.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	420.00–425.00	422.53
2	250–300	280	400.00–430.00	415.54
8	300–350	333	360.00–430.00	403.53
7	350–400	359	380.00–420.00	402.13
14	400–450	424	350.00–390.00	373.41
14	450–500	476	355.00–390.00	367.82
12	500–550	522	295.00–345.00	320.51
19	550–600	562	299.00–335.00	316.09
7	600–650	620	270.00–305.00	296.35
6	650–700	666	270.00–285.00	274.11
7	700–750	720	240.00–270.00	257.18
4	750–800	764	200.00–275.00	243.62
3	800–850	823	225.00–250.00	238.22
3	850–900	882	200.00–225.00	211.58

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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