South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

2,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.56/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 563 lb · 76 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $236.62/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 617 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.79/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 522 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,378	2,809	3,469
Feeder cattle	1,633	1,915	2,445
Slaughter cattle	429	355	487
Replacement cattle	54	102	127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last feeder steers were 7.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 higher, feeder bulls were 4.00 higher, slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	3	255.00–260.00	$256.70	$719	+9.20
296 fancy	296	10	263.00	$263.00	$778	-37.00
315–330	323	2	245.00–255.00	$249.88	$807	-5.46
325 fancy	325	2	275.00–287.50	$281.25	$914	—
356 fancy	356	10	270.00	$270.00	$961	—
350–375	361	5	230.00–260.00	$249.02	$899	-7.27
400–445	430	18	230.00–270.00	$246.09	$1,058	+4.00
450–495	480	21	220.00–267.00	$241.04	$1,157	+3.07
490–495 fancy	493	2	259.00–260.00	$259.50	$1,279	—
505–545	526	23	240.00–265.00	$251.83	$1,325	+13.21
520–530 fancy	526	4	255.00–258.00	$256.50	$1,349	—
550–595	567	11	239.00–260.00	$245.67	$1,393	+14.53
600–647	617	58	220.00–244.00	$236.41	$1,459	+12.00
630 value added	630	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,569	±0.00
650 value added	650	17	243.50	$243.50	$1,583	—
655–685	672	3	190.00–233.00	$217.58	$1,462	-7.54
715–745	725	4	197.50–220.00	$211.64	$1,534	—
750–760	755	2	200.00–210.00	$205.03	$1,548	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	215.00–225.00	$220.29	$480	-27.21
265–275	270	2	225.00–230.00	$227.45	$614	+2.52
300–340	323	9	215.00–230.00	$221.38	$715	-10.83
360–390	374	8	215.00–245.00	$233.75	$874	+13.23
410–445	422	14	200.00–235.00	$214.98	$907	-14.16
455–495	472	17	200.00–240.00	$220.69	$1,042	-7.91
500–545	516	32	210.00–231.00	$224.77	$1,160	+1.88
550–595	566	15	190.00–235.00	$217.64	$1,232	-4.65
600–645	628	8	192.50–219.00	$209.01	$1,313	-8.66
643 value added	643	25	227.50	$227.50	$1,463	—
670–675	673	2	194.00–225.00	$209.56	$1,410	-4.30
725	725	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,421	-7.29
750–785	766	4	185.00–197.50	$190.06	$1,456	-1.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	190.00	$190.00	$428	—
260	260	1	185.00	$185.00	$481	-15.00
310	310	1	180.00	$180.00	$558	-24.50
350–395	377	3	195.00–205.00	$198.50	$748	-14.00
405–445	420	7	182.50–215.00	$201.30	$845	-6.30
450–490	467	5	185.00–210.00	$197.91	$924	-7.07
500–540	525	4	195.00–215.00	$201.64	$1,059	+7.35
555–585	568	4	183.00–215.00	$203.15	$1,154	+6.72
600–648	632	4	170.00–190.00	$177.24	$1,120	-16.11
650–685	663	9	175.00–185.00	$181.53	$1,204	-1.94
730	730	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,350	—
755–795	787	8	172.50–182.50	$176.52	$1,389	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 fancy	275	5	252.50	$252.50	$694	+20.50
275–295	285	2	230.00	$230.00	$656	+9.40
300–345	321	11	220.00–235.00	$224.62	$721	+5.79
330 fancy	330	14	239.00	$239.00	$789	+16.50
350–395	375	10	200.00–230.00	$216.84	$813	+3.61
405–445 fancy	420	3	225.00–228.00	$226.78	$952	-1.68
400–445	421	18	205.00–232.50	$218.34	$919	+2.85
450–499	481	39	200.00–225.00	$214.83	$1,033	+1.15
500–545	521	38	200.00–227.50	$214.26	$1,116	+2.76
500–535 fancy	524	12	219.00–228.00	$224.80	$1,178	+4.47
550 fancy	550	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,226	+3.50
554–560 value added	558	31	230.00–236.00	$233.89	$1,305	—
550–595	567	44	200.50–220.00	$207.66	$1,177	-1.36
600–645	618	21	197.50–217.00	$204.83	$1,266	+0.92
650–685	668	2	200.00–205.00	$202.43	$1,352	+5.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	190.00	$190.00	$428	±0.00
260–295	280	6	200.00–210.00	$204.87	$574	+3.29
305–340	323	9	192.50–215.00	$203.73	$658	-1.29
350–395	369	29	195.00–215.00	$202.59	$748	+0.44
400–445	423	18	190.00–215.00	$199.89	$846	-3.70
450–495	469	23	190.00–215.00	$199.24	$934	-0.74
500–543	520	22	187.50–210.00	$199.81	$1,039	+0.07
562 value added	562	6	198.00	$198.00	$1,113	—
550–595	570	11	180.00–210.00	$195.38	$1,114	-8.32
600–630	617	12	179.00–202.50	$186.36	$1,150	-5.51
650–685	670	6	180.00–195.00	$189.59	$1,270	+1.85
705–745	725	2	182.50	$182.50	$1,323	-1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	185.00	$185.00	$398	+10.00
260–295	276	4	175.00–185.00	$179.80	$496	-6.61
300–345	323	8	170.00–190.00	$179.20	$579	-5.16
350–395	367	7	180.00–195.00	$185.96	$682	-0.01
405–440	418	8	180.00–190.00	$183.14	$766	-0.90
450–495	472	15	180.00–190.00	$182.71	$862	+0.85
500–520	510	2	175.00–185.00	$180.10	$919	-0.04
550–580	559	4	175.00–190.00	$181.19	$1,013	+1.89
600–635	613	3	175.00–185.00	$180.08	$1,104	+2.57
685	685	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,233	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	225.00–235.00	$229.89	$540	+10.74
250–295	271	8	187.50–230.00	$215.66	$584	-10.26
300–345	319	15	210.00–235.00	$218.19	$696	-0.67
350–390	372	20	210.00–235.00	$219.30	$816	+6.48
400–445	424	28	200.00–225.00	$217.32	$921	+5.27
450–495	469	31	187.50–220.00	$210.68	$988	+4.27
500–545	520	17	180.00–215.00	$200.61	$1,043	-0.01
550–595	576	18	190.00–215.00	$201.37	$1,160	+5.48
605–625	616	5	185.00–205.00	$193.94	$1,195	+0.66
655–685	671	6	180.00–200.00	$191.55	$1,285	-1.90
745	745	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,397	-2.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235 fancy	231	—	—	4	290.00–300.00	$294.97	$681	+39.97
270–285	277	—	—	3	250.00–255.00	$253.28	$702	+6.36
265–295 fancy	281	—	—	5	260.00–290.00	$275.18	$773	+10.18
310–330 fancy	320	—	—	4	265.00–280.00	$272.62	$872	-6.95
310–345	336	—	—	7	220.00–265.00	$247.84	$833	+3.72
350–375 fancy	365	—	—	3	260.00–285.00	$271.64	$991	—
350–390	369	—	—	14	220.00–250.00	$240.03	$886	+1.84
400–410	407	—	—	5	226.00–245.00	$240.27	$978	+8.15
455–495	477	—	—	10	214.00–245.00	$227.32	$1,084	+4.60
500–545	520	—	—	22	215.00–235.00	$222.44	$1,157	+7.43
565 fancy	565	—	—	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,342	—
550–595	567	—	—	14	210.00–230.00	$217.73	$1,235	+2.20
600–645	615	—	—	20	197.50–210.00	$204.10	$1,255	-4.15
650–680	659	—	—	6	195.00–202.50	$199.56	$1,315	+3.56
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,223	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	277	3	185.00–205.00	$198.01	$548	-0.72
300–345	322	5	185.00–205.00	$196.24	$632	+1.37
355–390	375	3	190.00–200.00	$196.62	$737	+3.11
400–445	423	16	172.50–205.00	$193.26	$817	+6.70
455–495	473	17	185.00–205.00	$191.87	$908	+7.08
500–540	515	19	175.00–195.00	$184.48	$950	-4.86
550–595	571	7	170.00–195.00	$180.89	$1,033	-9.13
600–635	627	12	169.00–185.00	$174.26	$1,093	-10.17
665–695	680	5	173.00–187.50	$180.05	$1,224	+3.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1440	1123	80-85%	38	81.00–100.00	$91.83	$1,031	—
930–1780	1204	80-85%	136	99.00–121.00	$110.39	$1,329	—
1105–1575	1308	80-85%	18	120.00–132.00	$123.34	$1,613	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1285	886	85-90%	35	77.00–93.00	$85.43	$757	—
765–1395	965	85-90%	53	91.00–118.00	$99.04	$956	+16.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,311	—
1110–1730	1505	75-80%	28	104.00–121.00	$112.27	$1,690	—
1430–1860	1598	75-80%	8	120.00–131.00	$123.14	$1,968	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2415	1268	12	82.00–119.00	$109.69	$1,391	—
1145–2145	1492	27	120.00–139.00	$129.21	$1,928	—
1375–2060	1829	5	140.00–144.00	$142.92	$2,614	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–850	777	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	160.00–170.00	$165.32	$1,285
665–1235	889	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	84.00–104.00	$96.06	$854
780–1085	947	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	93.00–98.00	$95.86	$908

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–955	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	130.00–159.00	$145.79	$1,312
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,485

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–985	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	111.00–115.00	$112.91	$1,011

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	$340

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,430.00	$1,430.00
995–1455	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,060.00–1,275.00	$1,147.32

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–715	698	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–450.00	$425.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–165	116	7	20.00–32.50	$30.37	$35	-48.86
143–158	151	6	40.00	$40.00	$60	-19.43
110–188	161	4	43.00–67.50	$54.12	$87	-5.31
115–195	183	16	60.00–85.00	$63.57	$116	+4.14
205–290	232	13	61.00–87.00	$67.92	$158	-5.42
235–255	245	2	59.00–65.00	$62.12	$152	-11.22
320	320	1	65.00	$65.00	$208	+25.00
353–383	369	29	57.00–72.50	$57.67	$213	-0.16

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	23.00	$23.00	$64	—
490	490	1	10.00	$10.00	$49	—
910	910	1	9.00	$9.00	$82	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	+5.00
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	-63.33
70	70	4	60.00–110.00	$86.25	-47.08
80	80	2	125.00–230.00	$177.50	+42.50
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	+20.00
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	+65.00
100–130	106	12	140.00–250.00	$172.50	+67.50
100–120	110	2	135.00–190.00	$162.50	-50.00
150–175	163	2	350.00–390.00	$370.00	+205.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610	610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
600–705	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	700.00–875.00	$829.36	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-441.18
770–1070	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,475.00	$1,307.61	-23.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,370.00	$1,370.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155–1305	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,825.00–2,025.00	$1,918.90	—
1555	1555	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635–740	698	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,163.72	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	125.00	$125.00	$556	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	160.00	$160.00	$456	—
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	11	15.00–22.50	$17.27	+7.27
20	20	8	30.00–42.50	$34.06	+24.06
30	30	10	50.00–70.00	$55.00	+26.67
30	30	1	20.00	$20.00	-8.33
40	40	3	40.00–55.00	$46.67	-85.83
40	40	1	30.00	$30.00	-102.50
40	40	13	75.00–105.00	$87.50	-45.00
50	50	12	60.00–120.00	$87.50	-17.50
50	50	3	65.00–140.00	$103.33	-1.67
50	50	1	30.00	$30.00	-75.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	8	100.00–115.00	$108.75	+6.25
50	50	6	50.00–75.00	$64.17	-38.33
50	50	6	50.00–72.50	$56.25	-46.25
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	-40.00
70	70	2	87.50–90.00	$88.75	-31.25
70	70	3	130.00–165.00	$150.83	+30.83
80	80	3	150.00–165.00	$156.67	+51.67
100	100	2	50.00–102.50	$76.25	-53.75
100–120	108	4	165.00–190.00	$178.75	-3.75
150–155	153	2	240.00–245.00	$242.50	-77.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	5	60.00	$60.00	-12.36
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	-60.00
75	75	11	72.50–80.00	$75.23	+5.23
80–85	83	8	80.00–120.00	$100.61	+35.61
85	85	3	57.50	$57.50	-9.69
90	90	4	45.00	$45.00	-40.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	45.00	$45.00	$135	+3.00
345–395	362	3	50.00–55.00	$53.18	$193	+1.17
420	420	1	55.00	$55.00	$231	+25.00
560	560	1	50.00	$50.00	$280	-11.70
935	935	1	35.00	$35.00	$327	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+30.00
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	±0.00

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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.