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South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 243 2,375 2,919
Feeder cattle 100 1,527 1,925
Slaughter cattle 64 386 395
Replacement cattle 15 169 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week the livestock market was lightly tested due to the inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 -10.19
265–290 278 2 160.00–190.00 $175.68 $488 +0.79
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 +5.81
483–485 value added 484 9 158.00–160.00 $159.34 $771 +11.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 142.00 $142.00 $334 -12.83
290 290 1 141.00 $141.00 $409 -14.87
300–330 309 4 140.00–160.00 $148.75 $460 -4.11
355–365 360 2 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $549 -1.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 -2.00
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 -6.52
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 142.50 $142.50 $378 +7.45
380 380 1 107.50 $107.50 $408 -28.27
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 100.00 $100.00 $285 —
640 640 1 57.00 $57.00 $365 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 129.00 $129.00 $639 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 132.50–135.00 $133.66 $432 -8.16
400–445 419 4 132.00–140.00 $136.13 $570 -4.06
458 value added 458 8 130.00 $130.00 $595 -9.00
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 +8.00
590 590 1 124.00 $124.00 $732 -10.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 125.00 $125.00 $356 -1.83
325–330 328 2 130.00 $130.00 $426 +5.45
355–380 370 3 132.00–132.50 $132.34 $490 +9.44
410–440 425 2 130.00 $130.00 $552 +6.78
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 +4.70
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 +3.95
560 560 1 117.50 $117.50 $658 +0.94
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 -1.56
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 -0.25
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 +5.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 125.00 $125.00 $331 —
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 —
640 640 1 80.00 $80.00 $512 -14.69
695 695 1 80.00 $80.00 $556 -13.51
710 710 1 70.00 $70.00 $497 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 89.00 $89.00 $414 —
605 605 1 45.00 $45.00 $272 —
680 680 1 70.00 $70.00 $476 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 32.50 $32.50 $205 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 2 150.00–156.00 $153.06 $735 -6.61
505–540 516 4 140.00–147.00 $142.45 $735 +12.45
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 -18.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–540 525 2 130.00 $130.00 $682 -0.67
550 550 1 126.00 $126.00 $693 -1.75
605–630 618 2 116.00–124.00 $120.08 $742 +1.08
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 124.00 $124.00 $670 +9.73
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 +11.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 55.00 $55.00 $322 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1010 817 85-90% 10 33.00–53.00 $43.18 $353 —
860–1505 1074 85-90% 19 52.00–73.00 $63.00 $677 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1155 1140 80-85% 2 81.00 $81.00 $923 —
1050–1545 1378 80-85% 3 74.00–78.00 $76.24 $1,051 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1995 1995 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,835 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 2 77.00–81.00 $79.00 $766 —
1230–1710 1550 7 86.00–96.00 $91.18 $1,413 +0.55

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
625–730 693 (<2 yrs)Open 3 42.00–45.00 $43.22 $300
730–915 823 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 56.00–68.00 $62.67 $516
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $832
1315 1315 (<2 yrs)Open 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,151
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925 925 (<2 yrs)Open 1 78.00 $78.00 $722
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
540 540 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 62.50 $62.50 $338

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140–185 160 5 70.00–85.00 $79.79 $128 +13.36
160 160 1 30.00 $30.00 $48 -36.43
300–305 303 2 65.00–70.00 $67.52 $205 -27.07
315 315 1 35.00 $35.00 $110 -59.59
425–480 462 5 70.00–85.00 $76.16 $352 —
520–540 531 4 60.00–70.00 $66.28 $352 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 6.00 $6.00 $16 —
480 480 1 3.00 $3.00 $14 -18.25
550 550 1 3.00 $3.00 $16 —
620 620 1 3.00 $3.00 $19 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 2 120.00–140.00 $130.00 +15.00
80 80 2 140.00–155.00 $147.50 -1.25
175 175 3 200.00–240.00 $218.33 +78.33
225 225 1 390.00 $390.00 +15.00
275 275 1 380.00 $380.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 35.00 $35.00 -50.79
30 30 1 70.00 $70.00 -15.79
50 50 2 100.00–120.00 $110.00 -40.71
70 70 1 150.00 $150.00 -85.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 220.00 $220.00 +36.67
70 70 1 75.00 $75.00 -108.33
150–160 153 3 225.00–285.00 $260.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
38 38 5 62.50 $62.50 -10.00
40 40 5 90.00 $90.00 +17.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 87.50 $87.50 $241 +47.50
300–320 310 2 47.50–65.00 $56.53 $175 —
485–492 490 3 65.00–73.00 $67.64 $331 -13.16
580 580 1 70.00 $70.00 $406 —
795 795 1 57.50 $57.50 $457 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 145.00 $145.00 -57.50
70 70 1 170.00 $170.00 -32.50

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Reading this report

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.