South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

2,196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.35/cwt ≈ $524/hd at 425 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.43/cwt ≈ $582/hd at 475 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $117.68/cwt ≈ $619/hd at 526 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,196	3,110	2,898
Feeder cattle	1,538	—	1,862
Slaughter cattle	305	—	348
Replacement cattle	103	—	102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200–240	220	4	130.00–142.50	$138.31	$304
260–295	280	13	130.00–135.00	$132.94	$372
300–345	316	14	115.00–140.00	$132.44	$419
350–395	372	26	115.00–140.00	$130.76	$486
405–445	426	15	120.00–135.00	$126.54	$539
455–495	477	21	115.00–135.00	$123.43	$589
500–545	526	22	114.00–130.00	$119.22	$627
555–595	576	23	114.00–130.00	$120.16	$692
605–645	622	21	110.00–120.00	$115.19	$716
650–680	661	11	107.50–120.00	$114.41	$756
720–740	730	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$821
775–790	784	5	104.00–117.00	$111.61	$875
818	818	3	98.00	$98.00	$802
925	925	1	101.00	$101.00	$934

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
205–245	218	3	150.00–162.50	$155.48	$339
260–285	273	6	150.00–160.00	$154.22	$421
305 fancy	305	1	160.00	$160.00	$488
300–345	327	16	145.00–160.00	$150.86	$493
350–395	376	24	140.00–157.50	$146.70	$552
400–440	422	16	139.00–150.00	$144.01	$608
455–490	468	17	135.00–147.00	$142.21	$666
500–545	528	19	130.00–143.00	$135.09	$713
555–585	570	6	130.00–137.00	$133.65	$762
610–635	623	10	118.00–129.00	$121.37	$756
655–690	673	3	118.00–120.00	$119.32	$803
720–745	731	6	114.00–117.00	$115.82	$847
750–755	753	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$862

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
230–245	238	5	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$274
250–295	274	7	115.00–126.00	$119.70	$328
300–345	327	9	115.00–125.00	$119.31	$390
350–385	367	13	110.00–120.00	$114.50	$420
415–420	418	4	110.00–120.00	$113.77	$476
490–495	493	2	108.00–110.00	$109.01	$537
535	535	1	107.00	$107.00	$572
565	565	1	113.00	$113.00	$638
605–645	625	2	107.00–109.00	$108.03	$675
650–695	670	4	105.00–114.00	$109.71	$735

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
215	215	1	110.00	$110.00	$236
265–280	273	2	95.00–105.00	$99.86	$273
325–345	335	3	100.00–112.50	$107.60	$360
360–395	376	6	110.00	$110.00	$414
400–445	428	3	100.00–105.00	$102.96	$441
465–495	478	4	97.50–110.00	$103.08	$493
500–545	519	7	90.00–110.00	$102.42	$532
575–590	580	4	100.00–111.00	$105.29	$611
640	640	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$678

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235–245	240	3	118.00–125.00	$122.67	$294
265–280	273	2	115.00–123.00	$118.89	$325
315–345	333	8	115.00–125.00	$120.34	$401
350–390	373	19	115.00–125.00	$118.24	$441
405–445	427	23	105.00–123.00	$114.54	$489
450–497	473	19	100.00–116.00	$112.15	$530
505–540	527	18	100.00–118.00	$109.77	$578
550–595	572	19	100.00–117.00	$109.63	$627
600–640	618	12	100.00–110.00	$104.40	$645
660–668	666	5	101.00–109.00	$107.42	$715
745	745	8	108.50	$108.50	$808

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200 fancy	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350
240	240	1	133.00	$133.00	$319
250–295	278	8	120.00–130.00	$127.75	$355
300–345	329	14	124.00–135.00	$130.14	$428
350–390	365	11	125.00–131.00	$128.75	$470
400–442	422	15	121.00–127.50	$123.52	$521
450–490	473	27	120.00–125.00	$121.67	$575
500–549	539	17	118.00–123.00	$119.19	$642
550–585	570	4	115.00–119.00	$117.24	$668
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200–240	223	3	108.00–115.00	$110.78	$247
265–295	280	9	107.00–120.00	$111.34	$312
305–345	323	10	100.00–112.50	$108.26	$350
365–395	377	9	100.00–112.50	$107.52	$405
400–445	424	17	100.00–110.00	$102.59	$435
460–485	471	7	100.00–110.00	$105.14	$495
500–545	521	12	95.00–107.50	$102.12	$532
555–595	581	7	100.00–108.00	$103.60	$602
605–610	608	3	104.00–108.00	$106.00	$644

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
410–440	431	6	90.00–96.00	$91.85	$396
455–495	479	8	90.00–98.00	$92.51	$443
500–545	528	11	90.00–100.00	$93.39	$493
550–595	568	8	90.00–97.00	$93.33	$530
615–640	624	5	89.00–95.00	$91.77	$573
660	660	3	93.00–96.00	$94.67	$625
725	725	1	91.00	$91.00	$660

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–448	425	33	112.00–135.00	$123.35	$524
450–495	475	29	115.00–130.00	$122.43	$582
505–545	526	29	108.00–126.00	$117.68	$619
550–595	572	22	110.00–123.00	$114.73	$656
600–645	627	16	103.00–115.00	$108.53	$680
665	665	1	105.00	$105.00	$698
760	760	1	105.00	$105.00	$798

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
375	375	1	107.50	$107.50	$403
400–445	419	11	90.00–110.00	$100.17	$420
455–495	471	14	90.00–113.00	$99.80	$470
505–545	523	6	93.00–110.00	$100.87	$528
550–590	572	9	93.00–105.00	$101.32	$580
625–645	640	4	90.00–94.00	$91.26	$584
670–695	681	7	88.00–99.00	$92.42	$629
700–745	721	10	87.50–94.00	$90.63	$653

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–445	430	11	101.00–116.00	$108.08	$465
455–495	476	8	100.00–110.00	$105.86	$504
500–545	520	11	100.00–115.00	$108.84	$566
555–575	565	3	100.00–110.00	$106.73	$603
600–630	619	4	105.00–110.00	$108.73	$673
665	665	2	104.00	$104.00	$692

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–440	413	15	139.00–151.00	$143.67	$593
450–470	461	10	135.00–146.00	$140.05	$646
510–545	521	6	125.00–136.00	$130.60	$680
550–560	558	4	126.00–130.00	$127.49	$711

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	650.00	$650.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1620	1187	80-85%	25	37.00–48.00	$43.24	$513
835–1830	1194	80-85%	106	44.00–62.50	$50.53	$603

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–1105	892	85-90%	26	45.00–60.00	$50.51	$451
695–1325	915	85-90%	21	32.00–46.00	$38.22	$350

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1230–1555	1449	75-80%	5	35.00–47.00	$43.94	$637
1170–1785	1450	75-80%	24	44.00–56.00	$50.14	$727
1705	1705	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$972

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–2280	1609	7	60.00–79.00	$72.24	$1,162
1325–2185	1680	17	73.00–89.00	$81.59	$1,371

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	46.00	$46.00	$310
740–875	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	75.00–89.00	$83.84	$662
670–980	819	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	60.00–97.50	$70.42	$577

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$832
1005–1235	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	58.00–74.00	$66.05	$709
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	76.00	$76.00	$961

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–790	688	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	250.00–335.00	$291.51
650–750	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–460.00	$432.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1120	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	54.00–65.00	$59.54	$663

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	732.00	$732.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	62.50	$62.50	$478

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–715	678	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–540.00	$532.92
680–800	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	475.00–575.00	$531.16
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
620–915	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	425.00–550.00	$503.00
785	785	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00
715–920	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–615.00	$606.56
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
855–1110	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–800.00	$680.34
860–1155	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00–675.00	$632.32
1140–1315	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–790.00	$743.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1140–1180	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	624.00–670.00	$647.40
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1175	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	580.00–685.00	$622.36
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$734

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
103–165	120	5	52.00–80.00	$67.14	$81
115–175	135	8	50.00–85.00	$63.00	$85
140–175	158	2	31.00–35.00	$32.78	$52
205–255	230	2	42.00–45.00	$43.66	$100
200–295	234	23	47.50–75.00	$59.08	$138
343	343	2	25.00	$25.00	$86
300–380	361	8	40.00–62.00	$54.97	$198
340–380	370	4	35.00–44.00	$37.07	$137
400	400	1	57.00	$57.00	$228
400–440	427	3	30.00–47.00	$36.00	$154
595	595	1	20.00	$20.00	$119
615	615	1	23.00	$23.00	$141

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
470	470	1	10.00	$10.00	$47
560	560	1	52.00	$52.00	$291
595	595	1	42.00	$42.00	$250
625	625	1	6.00	$6.00	$38

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
50	50	1	95.00	$95.00
65	65	1	85.00	$85.00
85	85	2	130.00–165.00	$147.50
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00
100–125	106	7	180.00–210.00	$193.57
100–120	110	3	120.00–137.50	$130.83
150	150	4	245.00–290.00	$268.75
155–195	171	4	195.00–220.00	$202.50
210	210	1	200.00	$200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00
755–935	844	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–950.00	$780.70
835–955	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–725.00	$684.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	915.00	$915.00
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1405	1405	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1055	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–610.00	$604.66
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00
1030–1210	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–500.00	$472.99

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–615	613	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–455.00	$427.61
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	470.00	$470.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
205–245	228	3	60.00–75.00	$66.86	$152
295	295	1	62.50	$62.50	$184
300–325	313	2	60.00–72.00	$66.24	$207
375	375	1	62.50	$62.50	$234
615	615	1	67.50	$67.50	$415
733	733	4	93.00	$93.00	$682
790	790	1	73.00	$73.00	$577
845	845	1	89.00	$89.00	$752
927	927	12	85.50	$85.50	$793

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
30	30	3	120.00–125.00	$123.33
30	30	5	40.00–90.00	$77.50
40	40	6	50.00–105.00	$87.92
40–45	41	4	70.00–137.50	$120.00
50	50	4	165.00–170.00	$167.50
50	50	4	110.00–115.00	$112.50
50	50	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67
60	60	9	80.00–155.00	$136.39
60	60	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50
70	70	2	92.50–95.00	$93.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
50	50	2	100.00–150.00	$125.00
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00
80–85	83	8	140.00–165.00	$150.63
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00
90	90	1	170.00	$170.00
100–125	109	5	140.00–195.00	$164.00
150	150	1	147.50	$147.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
25	25	4	32.50–35.00	$33.75
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00
40–48	44	11	45.00	$45.00
50	50	6	55.00	$55.00
55	55	1	42.50	$42.50
63–65	63	6	45.00–65.00	$48.42
70–75	71	7	60.00–95.00	$65.30
95	95	3	67.50–70.00	$68.33

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–390	354	4	32.50–40.00	$37.55	$133
382–390	383	6	12.00–15.00	$12.51	$48
400–485	440	4	33.00–63.00	$52.21	$230
455–467	464	9	17.00–18.00	$17.22	$80
507–538	519	5	23.00–25.00	$23.83	$124
525–573	558	6	38.00–55.00	$45.62	$255

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
50	50	2	115.00	$115.00
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00
75	75	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00
75	75	2	165.00–200.00	$182.50
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00
100–120	103	8	160.00–255.00	$213.13

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.