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South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · Weekly summary · Mon, May 5

● As filed216 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1963

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 216 priced lines covering 1,503 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,470 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 267 head. replacement cattle receipts at 120 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,470Last week 1,765Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 322Year ago 251

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 119Year ago 81

Compared to last week feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 400lb to 500lb 8.00 higher, 500lb to 650lb sharply higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,000	112.50–147.00	134.54
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	620	235.00	235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	715	250.00	250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	160.00–164.00	161.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,360	2,250.00–5,700.00	4,311.86
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	217.50	217.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	1,228.00–1,588.00	1,410.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	971	139.00–175.00	149.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,033.00	1,033.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	2,124.00–2,301.00	2,230.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	129.00	129.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	690	859.00–996.00	917.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	1,031.00–1,134.00	1,088.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	109.00–130.00	122.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	869.00–1,200.00	1,041.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	832	123.00–162.50	149.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,023	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,732.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,060	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,793.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,458.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,591.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	5	—	1,253	1,975.00–2,175.00	2,024.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,735.00–2,025.00	1,883.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,162.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,791.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,224	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,942.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,021.00	1,021.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	913	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,379.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,083.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,019.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,424.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,831.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	810	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,486.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,825.00	2,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	958	85.00–128.00	111.92
22	—	1,095	121.00–145.00	136.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,110	107.00–138.00	130.28
6	—	1,294	158.00–180.00	163.33
47	—	1,160	135.00–168.00	146.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	125.00–139.00	132.70
10	—	1,520	153.00–175.00	159.42
28	—	1,449	141.00–160.00	150.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	189.00–195.00	192.16
13	—	1,643	128.00–166.00	151.84
30	—	1,568	163.00–186.00	175.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	460.00	460.00
4	250–300	273	400.00–445.00	430.96
7	300–350	325	400.00–450.00	432.92
4	350–400	366	390.00–430.00	408.40
11	400–450	416	385.00–410.00	398.60
51	500–550	521	340.00–370.00	356.53
27	550–600	562	332.50–365.00	344.36
14	600–650	623	300.00–359.00	321.79
6	650–700	665	300.00–317.50	308.68
3	750–800	758	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	332	355.00–370.00	361.46
15	350–400	374	350.00–380.00	364.71
22	400–450	436	340.00–370.00	361.42
24	450–500	477	350.00–385.00	357.08
12	500–550	523	322.50–345.00	329.54
5	550–600	561	307.50–335.00	322.46
15	600–650	627	292.50–324.00	308.09
7	650–700	687	286.00–312.50	293.57
10	700–750	743	262.50–290.00	279.49
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	355.00–365.00	360.00
6	500–550	516	335.00–357.50	346.56
3	650–700	657	290.00–300.00	296.68
1	700–750	705	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
5	450–500	476	280.00–342.50	310.95
2	500–550	540	300.00–320.00	310.00
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	655	277.50–285.00	281.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	373	325.00–345.00	335.60
2	400–450	428	315.00–320.00	317.57
3	450–500	468	335.00–340.00	336.71
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	579	305.00–315.00	306.58
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	662	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
14	500–550	514	350.00–380.00	369.90
7	550–600	561	346.00–365.00	349.98
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	699	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	279	340.00–395.00	368.19
21	300–350	323	335.00–395.00	368.25
21	350–400	363	332.50–380.00	361.14
37	400–450	423	320.00–362.50	347.61
52	450–500	478	325.00–357.50	337.88
47	500–550	524	275.00–347.50	328.60
33	550–600	571	302.50–335.00	315.21
14	600–650	615	287.50–310.00	297.87
4	650–700	651	275.00–295.00	286.27
13	700–750	721	263.00–285.00	266.62
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	400.00–425.00	410.55
2	250–300	290	385.00–405.00	395.00
1	300–350	315	412.50	412.50
1	350–400	365	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	580	270.00–290.00	280.76
3	700–750	730	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	300.00–315.00	307.90
4	250–300	276	270.00–300.00	286.00
8	300–350	319	270.00–310.00	282.20
2	350–400	380	285.00–325.00	304.74
6	400–450	420	260.00–285.00	273.24
8	450–500	472	250.00–280.00	262.50
3	500–550	528	247.50–285.00	269.76
2	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	235.07
3	650–700	677	230.00–240.00	235.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	373	300.00–305.00	302.62
3	400–450	418	270.00–300.00	290.32
2	450–500	475	275.00–280.00	277.61
4	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	256.08
3	550–600	583	232.50–275.00	255.78
3	600–650	623	247.50–255.00	250.82
3	650–700	673	220.00–250.00	239.49
2	700–750	730	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	355.00–380.00	372.03
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	505	305.00–320.00	312.57
6	550–600	557	329.00–335.00	333.96
3	600–650	622	270.00–280.00	273.35
7	650–700	664	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	315.00–337.50	326.25
10	250–300	279	305.00–350.00	325.11
8	300–350	330	300.00–337.50	323.65
13	350–400	378	295.00–345.00	323.03
21	400–450	425	310.00–337.50	325.32
19	450–500	476	287.50–340.00	311.23
14	500–550	518	270.00–320.00	294.96
22	550–600	576	276.00–315.00	286.94
11	600–650	620	249.00–290.00	265.41
3	650–700	680	255.00–265.00	259.98
3	700–750	713	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	405.00–470.00	438.44
7	250–300	276	390.00–435.00	413.29
15	300–350	313	390.00–435.00	414.98
5	350–400	369	395.00–415.00	402.90
4	400–450	437	385.00–395.00	387.49
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
6	500–550	513	327.50–362.50	343.38
21	550–600	568	315.00–360.00	336.91
11	600–650	624	287.50–337.50	317.83
6	650–700	666	297.50–305.00	300.83
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	310.00–330.00	320.11
3	250–300	277	335.00–350.00	341.84
8	300–350	326	325.00–345.00	338.21
9	350–400	370	307.50–365.00	334.51
15	400–450	429	290.00–342.50	325.37
23	450–500	476	260.00–345.00	318.25
15	500–550	521	265.00–310.00	294.10
5	550–600	588	285.00–295.00	286.99
1	600–650	630	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	665	260.00–265.00	262.50
2	700–750	710	247.50–250.00	248.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	395	337.50–345.00	341.25
3	400–450	435	320.00–335.00	327.33
10	450–500	479	315.00–360.00	334.59
5	500–550	534	270.00–305.00	297.93
16	550–600	574	285.00–287.50	285.16
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	710	247.50–250.00	248.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	370.00–380.00	375.11
14	300–350	322	345.00–397.50	370.02
31	350–400	378	350.00–390.00	369.53
30	400–450	425	342.50–387.50	358.45
19	450–500	472	325.00–380.00	354.27
29	500–550	531	310.00–347.50	322.48
9	550–600	587	295.00–325.00	312.57
5	600–650	626	275.00–312.50	290.95
11	650–700	679	262.50–297.50	284.11
3	700–750	720	255.00–272.00	263.85
1	750–800	765	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	265.00	265.00
7	350–400	354	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00

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.