South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

1,584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.47/cwt -6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 522 lb · 46 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.49/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 424 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $224.60/cwt +9.21 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 425 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,584	2,481	1,477
Feeder cattle	900	1,543	844
Slaughter cattle	317	391	266
Replacement cattle	56	90	96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	220.00–225.00	$222.44	$478	+1.96
270–295	281	4	225.00–235.00	$230.20	$647	+8.42
305–335 fancy	320	3	245.00–250.00	$248.41	$795	-16.12
300–345	324	11	220.00–242.50	$228.60	$741	-2.36
350–380 fancy	360	9	245.00–267.50	$250.25	$901	-7.51
350–395	375	21	212.50–240.00	$229.59	$861	+8.09
400 value added	400	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,020	—
400–430 fancy	410	3	250.00–255.00	$251.63	$1,032	-2.99
410–445	426	15	215.00–240.00	$226.81	$966	+0.30
470–471 value added	471	8	240.00–254.00	$252.25	$1,188	-9.98
455–495	475	11	215.00–235.00	$226.45	$1,076	+1.29
520–525 fancy	523	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,177	-15.96
510–545	533	14	200.00–220.00	$207.67	$1,107	-9.08
550–577 value added	563	19	220.00–250.00	$237.03	$1,334	—
550–593	578	9	195.00–220.00	$206.33	$1,193	-8.10
605–640	624	27	195.00–208.00	$202.29	$1,262	-7.44
652 value added	652	6	222.00	$222.00	$1,447	—
655	655	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,294	-1.10
705–726	723	8	181.00–190.00	$182.10	$1,317	-14.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	195.00	$195.00	$439	-3.79
310–325	318	3	200.00–210.00	$204.54	$650	+1.76
355–395	370	9	185.00–215.00	$205.93	$762	+8.78
515–525	520	2	175.00–185.00	$179.95	$936	-3.89
605–630	618	2	175.00–180.00	$177.55	$1,097	-9.82
650–685	676	10	160.00–187.50	$178.82	$1,209	-4.20
715–735	725	2	170.00–177.50	$173.80	$1,260	—
775	775	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,318	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	185.00	$185.00	$407	+3.05
305	305	1	175.00	$175.00	$534	-10.00
360–385	372	3	175.00–185.00	$178.45	$664	-1.55
425	425	1	175.00	$175.00	$744	±0.00
505–515	510	3	150.00–160.00	$154.20	$786	-20.80
550–555	553	2	155.00	$155.00	$857	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	117.50	$117.50	$476	-42.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	200.00	$200.00	$470	+10.00
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	-7.14
300–345	327	9	200.00–225.00	$212.26	$694	+5.48
350–398	371	28	200.00–225.00	$213.77	$793	+5.44
400–445	424	45	195.00–225.00	$208.49	$884	+6.72
450–490	471	23	197.50–217.50	$205.34	$967	+3.43
500–545	522	46	190.00–205.00	$196.47	$1,026	-5.89
550–590	563	8	190.00–207.50	$195.61	$1,101	+2.50
605	605	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,119	-1.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	185.00	$185.00	$440	-2.58
255–295	276	6	185.00–195.00	$190.86	$527	+5.86
299 value added	299	5	191.00	$191.00	$571	—
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	+1.89
355–380	368	3	180.00–190.00	$185.07	$681	-1.37
405–445	425	4	180.00–199.00	$190.81	$811	+5.19
455–490	477	13	175.00–195.00	$186.98	$892	+3.52
520–545	533	11	165.00–185.00	$176.79	$942	-7.69
555–590	578	8	175.00–185.00	$176.88	$1,022	+0.30
605–640	623	5	165.00–170.00	$167.53	$1,044	-3.13
666–695	672	9	155.00–185.00	$164.74	$1,107	-7.11

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	+3.21
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	-0.19
405–420	413	4	160.00–175.00	$166.18	$686	+0.10
416	416	9	150.00	$150.00	$624	-16.08
450–495	475	5	160.00–175.00	$166.08	$789	-3.24
505–535	520	4	147.50–165.00	$156.74	$815	-10.38
560–580	570	3	155.00–160.00	$156.64	$893	+3.72
615	615	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	$969	-7.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	-10.00
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	+1.64
460–495	478	3	130.00–145.00	$140.19	$670	-14.09
520–540	530	2	130.00–142.50	$136.37	$723	-21.05
610–645	622	3	140.00–144.00	$141.31	$879	+16.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410 fancy	406	5	240.00–245.00	$242.98	$986	+14.32
405–445	428	37	210.00–235.00	$222.12	$951	+13.34
450–490	476	17	210.00–230.00	$216.81	$1,032	+4.93
500–515 fancy	508	2	225.00–230.00	$227.54	$1,156	-2.46
500–540	519	18	190.00–220.00	$201.69	$1,047	-9.09
550 fancy	550	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,238	—
550–585	564	20	190.00–205.00	$198.28	$1,118	-9.93
600–645	620	10	175.00–197.50	$189.71	$1,176	-13.39
650–655	653	2	182.50–185.00	$183.75	$1,200	-10.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	424	8	172.00–210.00	$195.95	$831	+1.96
455–495	472	14	185.00–210.00	$196.36	$927	+9.07
500–545	522	9	150.00–190.00	$180.32	$941	-4.15
550–590	567	6	175.00–185.00	$183.35	$1,040	-4.45
620–645	633	2	175.00–182.50	$178.82	$1,132	-2.56
665–690	675	3	175.00–185.00	$179.95	$1,215	+6.84
715	715	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,216	-1.79

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	+10.78
460–485	474	6	170.00–190.00	$183.31	$869	+26.47
500	500	1	175.00	$175.00	$875	+25.00
550–575	563	3	160.00–165.00	$161.63	$910	+0.07
635	635	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,048	+1.78
660–675	668	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$1,009	-19.74
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	-15.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	135.00	$135.00	$580	—
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	-6.66
520–525	523	2	145.00–147.50	$146.26	$765	-8.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1355	1111	80-85%	17	73.00–92.00	$84.93	$944	-0.88
970–1560	1192	80-85%	90	90.00–118.00	$104.22	$1,242	—
1000–1465	1235	80-85%	18	101.00–128.00	$117.20	$1,447	+11.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–1215	897	85-90%	32	50.00–90.00	$75.63	$678	—
920	920	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,049	—
650–1445	954	85-90%	43	82.00–110.00	$96.40	$920	+1.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1855	1470	75-80%	19	93.00–114.00	$106.39	$1,564	+2.18
1420–1585	1511	75-80%	5	102.00–129.00	$119.52	$1,806	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–2035	1313	8	94.00–115.00	$105.68	$1,388	—
870–2305	1469	21	107.50–138.00	$123.84	$1,819	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–818	786	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	100.00–162.50	$147.67	$1,161

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$796
875–1015	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	88.00–97.00	$92.17	$871
1075	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$860

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$711

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	$387

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–925	759	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	625.00–870.00	$766.09
805–900	853	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	620.00–900.00	$767.80
795–985	903	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	680.00–895.00	$819.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–930	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,050.00	$979.94
1000–1080	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,060.00	$1,010.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1220	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,380.00	$1,223.32
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–195	135	30	60.00–90.00	$74.84	$101	+17.53
150–185	173	3	60.00–80.00	$65.77	$114	+31.25
205–284	244	18	60.00–65.00	$61.60	$150	-4.78
260–293	288	13	35.00–62.00	$55.53	$160	+3.92
340	340	2	19.00	$19.00	$65	-41.04
305–390	349	14	21.00–56.00	$38.29	$134	-21.75
403	403	4	22.50	$22.50	$91	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	20.00	$20.00	$55	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	-25.00
70	70	1	95.00	$95.00	-30.00
80	80	4	150.00–160.00	$156.25	+31.25
100	100	1	180.00	$180.00	+90.00
110–140	125	4	200.00–240.00	$215.00	-10.56
150	150	2	340.00–370.00	$355.00	+67.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,735.00	$1,735.00	—
785–1110	921	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,275.00–1,725.00	$1,522.76	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–865	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,488.39	—
905–1085	992	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,207.61	—
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550	550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—
680–890	788	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–1,000.00	$929.88	-150.68

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	8	167.50	$167.50	$327	—
200–245	230	3	155.00–160.00	$156.45	$360	—
440	440	4	155.00	$155.00	$682	—
465	465	1	130.00	$130.00	$604	—
520	520	1	150.00	$150.00	$780	—
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	—
813	813	16	138.00	$138.00	$1,122	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	-82.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	37.50	$37.50	-16.96
30	30	17	40.00–65.00	$53.24	-1.22
40	40	18	70.00–110.00	$85.00	-6.52
50	50	2	120.00–160.00	$140.00	+18.33
50	50	2	65.00	$65.00	-56.67
50	50	15	100.00–135.00	$118.00	-3.67
60	60	3	135.00	$135.00	+1.67
60	60	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+29.17
60	60	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	-3.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$143.33	+44.58
50	50	—	—	4	50.00–65.00	$58.75	-40.00
50	50	—	—	7	95.00–110.00	$102.86	+4.11
70–75	73	—	—	2	140.00–170.00	$155.00	-135.00
80	80	—	—	3	80.00–85.00	$83.33	+4.58
125	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	235.00	$235.00	+20.00
125	125	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	-15.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
22	22	11	25.00	$25.00	±0.00
36	36	8	52.50	$52.50	+27.50
37	37	4	30.00	$30.00	+5.00
40	40	2	32.50	$32.50	-12.50
50	50	3	40.00	$40.00	±0.00
72	72	3	55.00	$55.00	+43.58
80–85	84	6	55.00–65.00	$63.42	-33.01
85	85	1	72.50	$72.50	+32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	17.00	$17.00	$56	—
415	415	1	35.00	$35.00	$145	-3.00
452–456	455	17	12.00–13.00	$12.71	$58	-22.62
527–549	534	12	13.00–13.50	$13.33	$71	—
593	593	2	20.00	$20.00	$119	—
620	620	1	18.00	$18.00	$112	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-41.67
80	80	2	175.00–200.00	$187.50	+20.83
80	80	1	80.00	$80.00	-86.67
110	110	3	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+2.50

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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.