South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 186 priced lines covering 1,323 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,214 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 218 head. replacement cattle receipts at 73 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 1,190Year ago 2,236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 215Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 139Year ago 115

Compared to last week feeder steers 11.50 higher, feeder heifers 10.50 higher, feeder bulls 14.00 lower, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	275	365.00–440.00	408.18
6	300–350	327	375.00–410.00	397.72
15	350–400	371	370.00–415.00	391.37
31	400–450	422	340.00–390.00	362.39
46	450–500	474	320.00–380.00	357.05
26	500–550	522	290.00–340.00	314.01
22	550–600	576	275.00–327.50	304.87
8	600–650	621	270.00–305.00	288.06
17	650–700	673	247.50–280.00	272.67
7	700–750	718	240.00–280.00	269.73
2	750–800	790	205.00–252.50	228.75
5	900–950	910	237.50–250.00	240.05
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	280	365.00–410.00	386.70
2	300–350	305	305.00–370.00	337.50
4	350–400	373	300.00–350.00	330.77
2	400–450	413	300.00–330.00	314.73
4	450–500	476	300.00–330.00	311.39
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	430.00–585.00	511.96
7	250–300	284	430.00–500.00	461.61
11	300–350	324	420.00–475.00	436.60
23	350–400	372	415.00–470.00	436.64
23	400–450	422	380.00–435.00	404.85
17	450–500	462	377.50–425.00	391.82
44	500–550	518	330.00–367.50	348.86
15	550–600	571	320.00–357.50	337.55
12	600–650	622	300.00–317.50	310.79
13	650–700	675	280.00–310.00	296.02
8	700–750	719	270.00–287.50	279.06
6	750–800	768	267.50–272.50	270.01
3	800–850	822	230.00–270.00	253.37
2	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	433	340.00–347.50	343.77
6	450–500	478	300.00–375.00	325.90
2	550–600	578	230.00–270.00	250.43
2	600–650	613	260.00–270.00	264.90
2	650–700	663	240.00–250.00	245.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	311	470.00–510.00	498.26
1	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	310	450.00–480.00	460.65
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	465.00–520.00	491.02
2	250–300	265	395.00–495.00	443.11
16	300–350	325	375.00–440.00	405.43
25	350–400	373	370.00–425.00	394.12
24	400–450	420	360.00–405.00	378.83
23	450–500	474	335.00–375.00	343.64
31	500–550	520	315.00–340.00	328.81
14	550–600	575	295.00–325.00	313.48
13	600–650	618	297.50–315.00	309.08
9	650–700	667	290.00–305.00	295.58
4	700–750	721	262.50–305.00	284.12
9	750–800	771	267.50–270.00	269.72
2	800–850	835	270.00–275.00	272.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	473	270.00–310.00	290.74
2	500–550	535	250.00–260.00	254.91
5	550–600	573	247.50–265.00	254.54
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
4	250–300	282	400.00–430.00	407.06
2	300–350	333	347.50–375.00	361.77
9	350–400	367	330.00–385.00	357.48
8	400–450	426	340.00–360.00	351.93
16	450–500	480	300.00–335.00	319.89
14	500–550	523	280.00–330.00	306.61
30	550–600	577	255.00–320.00	300.88
6	600–650	632	250.00–287.50	269.61
9	650–700	675	260.00–285.00	272.48
3	700–750	705	223.00–265.00	249.33
3	750–800	772	245.00–260.00	251.75
2	800–850	828	247.50–270.00	258.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	300.00–370.00	336.02
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	415	280.00–315.00	302.62
3	450–500	475	255.00–305.00	270.79
5	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	580	200.00–240.00	220.28
3	600–650	627	210.00–260.00	240.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
18	500–550	509	335.00–345.00	336.82
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	604	422.00	422.00
6	650–700	674	310.00–341.00	321.60
2	700–750	705	418.00	418.00
2	750–800	755	377.00	377.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	433	410.00–420.00	415.80
19	500–550	523	360.00–365.00	363.23
7	550–600	551	345.00–360.00	355.71
3	600–650	610	320.00–337.50	325.83
12	750–800	769	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	426	360.00–380.00	373.48
12	450–500	483	345.00–375.00	354.16
15	500–550	523	310.00–350.00	329.28
14	550–600	579	290.00–335.00	311.48
21	600–650	617	275.00–325.00	305.75
10	650–700	672	260.00–300.00	285.73
3	700–750	717	275.00–280.00	278.31
4	750–800	771	245.00–285.00	272.76
4	800–850	813	260.00–280.00	270.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	405	325.00–335.00	330.06
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	425.00–445.00	435.16
7	350–400	379	410.00–440.00	423.59
11	400–450	422	390.00–435.00	412.77
20	450–500	479	360.00–400.00	385.84
20	500–550	522	350.00–385.00	368.79
14	550–600	576	315.00–370.00	342.82
11	600–650	617	320.00–350.00	333.14
12	650–700	669	305.00–330.00	318.04
36	700–750	720	290.00–320.00	302.28
3	750–800	785	290.00–305.00	300.06
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	875	282.00–288.00	285.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	315.00	315.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,233	107.50–148.00	132.56
42	—	1,218	134.00–174.00	152.52
2	—	1,295	176.00–207.00	192.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,133	125.00–155.00	137.25
35	—	1,021	60.00–137.50	116.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	173.00–186.00	178.11
26	—	1,480	137.00–170.00	153.51
5	—	1,446	100.00–144.00	133.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,496	151.00–181.00	170.47
10	—	1,766	174.00–211.00	191.55

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	1	—	1,060	2,173.00	2,173.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,456.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	3,150.00–3,225.00	3,188.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,260.00	1,260.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,411.00	1,411.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	903	1,573.00–1,964.00	1,751.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	904	1,205.00–1,624.00	1,453.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	822	1,797.00–2,184.00	2,051.54
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	711	1,100.00–1,287.00	1,165.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	768	1,190.00–1,427.00	1,304.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,187.00	2,187.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	1,900.00–2,383.00	2,142.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,909.00–1,988.00	1,944.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,458.00	1,458.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	1,196.00–2,607.00	1,884.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,975.00	1,975.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,975.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,584.00–2,000.00	1,741.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,310	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,486.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,097.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	800.00	800.00

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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