South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 234 priced lines covering 1,874 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,821 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 327 head. replacement cattle receipts at 158 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,821Last week 1,659Year ago 1,009

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 256Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 159Year ago 160

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.50 lower, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 11.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,450.00	2,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	933	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,828.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,540.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,091.00	2,091.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,235	1,792.00–2,300.00	2,011.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	1,300.00–1,372.00	1,338.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,000.00–2,074.00	2,036.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,083	1,741.00–2,800.00	2,574.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,261	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,443.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,244.00–3,000.00	2,681.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,684.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,279	2,054.00–3,250.00	2,755.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	925	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,807.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,396.00	1,396.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,867.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,804.00	1,804.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,947.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,095.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,060	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,304.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,268	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,107.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	2,400.00–3,400.00	3,042.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	2,275.00	2,275.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	1,750.00	1,750.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	2,600.00	2,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,070	1,532.00–1,608.00	1,567.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,438	2,350.00–2,975.00	2,696.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,965	3,399.00	3,399.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	920	2,243.00–3,525.00	2,664.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	944	1,448.00–1,860.00	1,761.41
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,604.00	1,604.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,376.00	1,376.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,031	1,455.00–2,358.00	1,850.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,013	1,386.00–1,658.00	1,526.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	1,106.00–1,340.00	1,195.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	1,763.00–2,303.00	2,176.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,149	2,200.00–2,566.00	2,359.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,195.00	1,195.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	1,374.00–1,512.00	1,445.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,194.00	1,194.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	813	1,110.00–1,130.00	1,118.53
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	892.00–1,092.00	1,006.29
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,357.00	1,357.00
Open Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	715	1,323.00	1,323.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,217	80.00–178.00	151.46
16	—	1,456	150.00–200.00	177.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,218	110.00–146.00	132.36
55	—	1,174	129.00–165.00	144.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,580	118.00–146.00	134.33
28	—	1,403	130.00–159.00	146.92
1	—	1,310	190.00	190.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,031	117.00–146.00	130.75
38	—	1,067	40.00–133.00	110.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00–540.00	518.35
2	300–350	338	480.00–495.00	487.33
23	350–400	374	415.00–490.00	456.00
14	400–450	421	390.00–440.00	408.09
18	450–500	475	390.00–415.00	396.97
38	500–550	524	330.00–395.00	364.32
20	550–600	562	340.00–360.00	352.46
12	600–650	617	320.00–340.00	332.48
8	650–700	672	310.00–350.00	326.30
11	700–750	709	292.50–330.00	317.65
8	750–800	773	282.50–312.50	288.06
5	800–850	813	275.00–290.00	284.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	374	420.00–465.00	449.95
7	400–450	428	445.00–455.00	449.29
2	450–500	463	425.00	425.00
9	500–550	544	345.00–397.50	350.63
8	550–600	585	340.00–380.00	349.72
8	650–700	675	329.00	329.00
3	700–750	712	280.00–300.00	289.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	297.97
2	550–600	573	295.00–310.00	302.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	393	270.00–310.00	289.87
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
6	600–650	613	200.00–275.00	261.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	325	390.00–400.00	395.31
9	350–400	372	350.00–435.00	398.18
8	400–450	421	360.00–390.00	378.68
21	450–500	487	340.00–387.50	373.29
13	500–550	532	310.00–340.00	330.45
13	550–600	580	315.00–345.00	332.07
16	600–650	624	295.00–330.00	310.68
4	650–700	686	225.00–320.00	280.12
5	700–750	727	285.00–300.00	291.06
4	750–800	780	260.00–300.00	284.91
4	800–850	812	250.00–290.00	268.64
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	447	384.00	384.00
2	500–550	520	305.00–320.00	312.28
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	380.00–400.00	392.78
3	250–300	282	375.00–395.00	388.02
5	300–350	331	340.00–390.00	374.73
28	350–400	377	345.00–390.00	370.51
28	400–450	424	320.00–375.00	345.53
41	450–500	467	315.00–350.00	334.65
42	500–550	525	275.00–330.00	301.87
22	550–600	574	265.00–320.00	296.59
13	600–650	625	250.00–307.50	286.94
10	650–700	675	280.00–292.50	286.05
5	700–750	714	240.00–277.50	256.90
3	750–800	772	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	240.00–360.00	315.26
3	300–350	340	295.00–320.00	304.88
4	350–400	374	290.00–325.00	310.43
8	400–450	424	285.00–330.00	303.06
8	450–500	473	240.00–337.50	305.70
4	500–550	529	200.00–292.50	253.13
7	550–600	579	210.00–280.00	253.53
5	600–650	626	160.00–265.00	206.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	400.00–465.00	431.45
9	250–300	264	400.00–470.00	417.07
11	300–350	320	390.00–455.00	415.48
42	350–400	374	390.00–420.00	405.47
24	400–450	417	360.00–420.00	385.72
55	450–500	464	340.00–400.00	359.06
38	500–550	515	320.00–367.50	332.89
59	550–600	571	310.00–337.50	321.26
13	600–650	614	290.00–320.00	304.89
7	650–700	671	285.00–310.00	295.72
5	700–750	710	260.00–290.00	283.42
15	750–800	759	280.00–307.50	305.60
2	800–850	820	257.50–260.00	258.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	305.00–332.50	313.55
11	450–500	476	300.00–327.50	315.39
7	500–550	519	230.00–277.50	254.56
1	600–650	600	257.50	257.50
2	650–700	668	235.00–250.00	242.47
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	304	470.00–505.00	491.95
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	331	480.00–505.00	494.29
1	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	460	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	567	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	370.00–380.00	374.95
3	250–300	268	315.00–360.00	342.11
5	300–350	324	270.00–345.00	314.01
2	350–400	388	325.00–350.00	337.58
4	400–450	429	230.00–365.00	322.73
8	450–500	474	260.00–330.00	299.84
2	500–550	525	200.00–280.00	240.76
3	550–600	577	280.00–295.00	286.60
2	600–650	625	270.00–280.00	274.96
2	650–700	665	220.00–225.00	222.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	237	470.00–525.00	495.46
9	250–300	281	450.00–525.00	482.53
15	300–350	327	420.00–510.00	459.58
31	350–400	365	410.00–490.00	435.66
44	400–450	427	375.00–455.00	403.43
20	450–500	468	390.00–425.00	399.72
22	500–550	523	345.00–385.00	360.70
21	550–600	573	330.00–345.00	341.10
18	600–650	620	300.00–340.00	319.81
11	650–700	675	280.00–310.00	298.07
6	700–750	722	280.00–290.00	284.15
2	750–800	758	250.00–280.00	265.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
6	250–300	281	380.00–440.00	408.43
14	300–350	331	375.00–430.00	405.74
24	350–400	374	360.00–420.00	392.76
41	400–450	424	305.00–425.00	374.83
34	450–500	473	340.00–385.00	361.91
31	500–550	522	290.00–350.00	329.23
24	550–600	576	290.00–332.50	318.19
31	600–650	622	270.00–320.00	295.74
16	650–700	671	260.00–307.50	286.60
9	700–750	727	235.00–275.00	249.72
5	750–800	778	225.00–250.00	234.90
3	800–850	830	247.50–275.00	256.72
2	850–900	873	245.00–250.00	247.51
3	900–950	932	225.00–245.00	236.65
1	950–1000	960	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	430	350.00–365.00	357.59
2	450–500	475	305.00–325.00	314.68
5	500–550	518	270.00–320.00	305.25
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	723	207.50–235.00	220.92
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	285.00–287.50	286.22

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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