South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

2,735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.23/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 428 lb · 75 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $242.25/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 578 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $226.09/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 475 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,735	2,898	2,823
Feeder cattle	1,697	2,113	1,790
Slaughter cattle	417	410	426
Replacement cattle	98	85	119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 fancy	230	1	285.00	$285.00	$656	—
260–275 fancy	268	2	290.00–295.00	$292.43	$784	+2.43
275–280	278	2	255.00–275.00	$265.09	$737	+23.00
310–335	327	3	245.00–265.00	$253.42	$829	-1.33
360–395	378	7	247.50–260.00	$252.22	$953	-3.18
400–445	434	24	240.00–255.00	$245.66	$1,066	+7.98
450–495	480	22	231.00–250.00	$236.89	$1,137	-1.73
500–535	518	23	230.00–255.00	$241.34	$1,250	-1.04
560 fancy	560	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,422	-2.00
555–590	578	62	225.00–255.00	$242.06	$1,399	+6.96
600–625	617	18	235.00–250.00	$242.57	$1,497	+9.78
661–685	667	12	233.00–244.00	$240.93	$1,607	+27.02
712–735	715	9	205.00–226.00	$223.60	$1,599	+21.15
725 value added	725	6	224.00	$224.00	$1,624	—
777	777	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,535	-9.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	230.00	$230.00	$518	+15.00
275–295	280	4	215.00–240.00	$221.58	$620	+31.58
305–340	328	6	206.00–240.00	$222.74	$731	+6.51
350–390	372	7	215.00–240.00	$230.36	$857	+2.09
400–443	422	32	200.00–245.00	$225.23	$950	+3.52
450–491	475	52	200.00–240.00	$226.09	$1,074	+10.50
500–530	514	13	190.00–225.00	$214.00	$1,100	-12.38
555–580	569	17	215.00–235.00	$222.72	$1,267	+11.92
600–640	622	22	191.00–230.00	$214.35	$1,333	+1.65
650–690	683	13	222.50–230.00	$224.40	$1,533	+11.69
705	705	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	+21.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	215.00	$215.00	$473	—
275–280	278	3	190.00–205.00	$195.03	$542	-14.97
340	340	1	215.00	$215.00	$731	+30.23
360–370	365	2	200.00–205.00	$202.47	$739	-0.43
400–425	413	3	195.00–205.00	$198.35	$819	+9.64
422 value added	422	6	204.00	$204.00	$861	—
450–495	469	7	192.50–215.00	$207.36	$973	+11.38
555–590	573	2	177.50–187.50	$182.65	$1,047	-4.23
620–645	633	3	190.00–197.50	$194.18	$1,229	+1.21
690	690	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,414	+20.01
700–744	738	10	185.00–195.00	$193.45	$1,428	+8.45

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,107	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	215.00–225.00	$220.00	$627	-0.83
305 fancy	305	1	230.00	$230.00	$702	-5.00
320–345	332	3	225.00–230.00	$226.73	$753	+5.61
360–390	380	10	220.00–235.00	$225.02	$855	+7.52
395 fancy	395	1	240.00	$240.00	$948	+17.00
400–445	428	72	200.00–230.00	$221.77	$949	+2.29
420–440 fancy	428	3	227.00–238.00	$233.38	$999	—
477 fancy	477	22	230.00	$230.00	$1,097	—
450–496	483	27	210.00–230.00	$218.69	$1,056	-1.16
500 fancy	500	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,115	—
500–545	531	47	200.00–216.00	$209.58	$1,113	+1.56
550–590	564	36	200.00–217.50	$205.52	$1,159	+1.50
600–644	632	20	200.00–217.50	$206.82	$1,307	+2.16
678	678	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,397	-0.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	200.00–220.00	$209.68	$489	+8.86
250–295	272	8	203.00–220.00	$211.51	$575	+18.01
300–345	317	13	200.00–220.00	$207.04	$656	+6.49
370–395	382	14	200.00–217.50	$208.43	$796	+4.84
400–445	423	11	195.00–215.00	$209.79	$887	+7.34
450–495	475	39	189.00–215.00	$199.72	$949	-2.93
500–549	530	25	185.00–205.00	$196.52	$1,042	-1.14
555–590	576	11	190.00–215.00	$197.01	$1,135	+4.16
612–639	629	8	189.00–195.00	$192.91	$1,213	-0.58
651–690	658	12	185.00–200.00	$190.34	$1,252	+4.03
710	710	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,314	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	276	4	182.50–195.00	$189.34	$523	+1.81
310–345	329	8	190.00–195.00	$192.19	$632	+7.92
360–385	369	12	180.00–197.50	$194.30	$717	+9.72
405–440	415	14	187.50–195.00	$190.20	$789	+5.55
455–490	475	14	170.00–190.00	$182.65	$868	-3.36
500–525	516	11	180.00–189.00	$185.61	$958	+4.61
560–595	576	10	173.00–185.00	$181.26	$1,044	+2.64
600–640	620	11	180.00–185.00	$181.12	$1,123	-0.05
653–675	662	5	171.00–195.00	$180.79	$1,197	+9.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	290	10	200.00–235.00	$224.74	$652	-7.53
300–345	319	14	210.00–245.00	$224.53	$716	+3.02
350–395	377	13	195.00–240.00	$219.15	$826	+3.91
400–445	416	13	200.00–235.00	$219.71	$914	+8.67
450–495	474	25	195.00–220.00	$211.15	$1,001	+7.30
500–545	521	12	190.00–220.00	$203.24	$1,059	+1.70
550–590	570	8	190.00–205.00	$197.51	$1,126	-4.33
605–640	620	5	188.00–210.00	$197.63	$1,225	+5.13
690–695	693	2	184.00–191.00	$187.49	$1,299	-2.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206	206	1	270.00	$270.00	$556	—
265–275	270	2	250.00–255.00	$252.45	$682	-7.96
280 fancy	280	1	295.00	$295.00	$826	+5.00
305 fancy	305	1	285.00	$285.00	$869	—
300–340	322	5	245.00–270.00	$255.92	$824	+21.13
350–355 fancy	353	2	270.00–275.00	$272.52	$962	—
355–385	370	4	245.00–250.00	$247.50	$916	+7.50
400–445	422	8	215.00–245.00	$231.91	$979	+5.07
459 value added	459	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,102	—
450–495	470	8	220.00–235.00	$229.41	$1,078	+5.03
500–530	514	4	215.00–227.50	$221.36	$1,138	-6.84
555–565	560	2	210.00–212.50	$211.26	$1,183	—
610–640	625	4	200.00–210.00	$204.24	$1,276	—
660–680	668	3	200.00–210.00	$203.29	$1,358	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	190.00	$190.00	$418	-8.81
325–330	328	2	215.00	$215.00	$705	+19.19
350–395	370	5	192.50–215.00	$207.66	$768	+18.59
400–445	426	8	180.00–215.00	$201.33	$858	+12.93
470–490	479	6	190.00–210.00	$204.16	$978	+19.29
500–545	522	13	185.00–210.00	$197.22	$1,029	+9.30
565–595	582	8	180.00–200.00	$189.05	$1,100	+5.92
600–630	608	4	185.00–205.00	$195.12	$1,186	+12.91
650–695	673	2	175.00–177.50	$176.21	$1,186	-3.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1405	1113	80-85%	39	80.00–99.00	$92.14	$1,026	+0.61
925–1815	1212	80-85%	149	93.00–120.50	$106.84	$1,295	—
1130–1490	1248	80-85%	6	118.00–124.00	$120.15	$1,499	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–1305	938	85-90%	32	91.00–112.50	$100.77	$945	—
705–1325	948	85-90%	49	71.00–95.00	$85.42	$810	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,368	-14.32
1320–1720	1488	75-80%	33	100.00–115.00	$106.60	$1,586	—
1620–1710	1668	75-80%	3	122.00–123.00	$122.67	$2,046	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1650	1308	13	100.00–120.00	$112.74	$1,475	—
1015–2050	1631	31	120.00–142.00	$130.80	$2,133	+1.37
1815–1845	1830	2	144.00	$144.00	$2,635	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–870	713	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	147.50–205.00	$168.61	$1,202
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,331

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–730	675	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–90.00	$87.70	$592
785–1025	881	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	90.00–110.00	$97.89	$862

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	111.00	$111.00	$949
725–970	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	130.00–140.00	$134.67	$1,162

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–755	698	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–120.00	$112.79	$787

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–1025	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	127.50–130.00	$128.47	$1,073

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–980	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–875.00	$811.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–850	797	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–1,025.00	$918.64
845–1285	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,325.00	$1,248.82
895–1215	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	830.00–1,250.00	$1,094.90
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00
935–1295	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,377.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1035	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,060.00–1,350.00	$1,204.65
1200–1315	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,635.79

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–910	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–925.00	$877.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,332

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–145	135	3	20.00–40.00	$29.63	$40	-27.52
123–190	150	25	47.50–75.00	$59.91	$90	—
103–190	151	53	70.00–150.00	$89.78	$136	—
210–275	233	3	72.50–77.50	$74.98	$175	+9.98
220–295	251	9	75.00–95.00	$83.02	$208	—
340	340	1	75.00	$75.00	$255	—
300–398	363	58	48.00–87.50	$55.33	$201	+0.55
413–420	415	3	45.00–49.00	$47.65	$198	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	5.00	$5.00	$10	—
260	260	1	27.50	$27.50	$72	+10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	8	45.00–60.00	$50.63	-15.62
60	60	10	50.00–75.00	$68.00	-72.00
70	70	1	50.00	$50.00	-90.00
70	70	13	70.00–90.00	$80.00	-60.00
70	70	8	100.00–135.00	$123.13	-16.87
70	70	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	+17.50
80	80	6	125.00–175.00	$148.33	+13.33
80	80	2	100.00	$100.00	-35.00
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-55.00
100	100	1	80.00	$80.00	-105.00
100–130	116	8	145.00–300.00	$215.63	+33.13
120	120	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-27.50
150	150	2	255.00	$255.00	-95.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–965	923	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,450.00	$1,298.69	—
835–1065	942	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,400.00–1,885.00	$1,681.17	—
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—
900–1085	974	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,675.00	$1,492.66	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+125.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
855–900	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	940.00–1,300.00	$1,152.14	-179.92
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
970–1125	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,317.54	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
695	695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	23	25.00–50.00	$32.61	-27.39
30	30	2	95.00	$95.00	+38.75
30	30	1	15.00	$15.00	-41.25
30	30	17	35.00–60.00	$46.03	-10.22
30	30	5	20.00–30.00	$25.50	-30.75
40	40	1	115.00	$115.00	+62.50
40	40	29	45.00–75.00	$58.62	+6.12
40	40	3	35.00–42.50	$39.17	-13.33
50	50	23	50.00–110.00	$70.00	-72.50
50	50	8	40.00–60.00	$56.25	-86.25
60	60	8	70.00–110.00	$78.13	-36.87

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–50	48	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–180.00	$166.00	—
50	50	—	—	15	40.00–65.00	$50.67	-109.33
50	50	—	—	10	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-55.00
50	50	—	—	10	125.00–160.00	$144.50	-15.50
60	60	—	—	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	-42.50
70	70	—	—	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-65.00
80	80	—	—	9	80.00–115.00	$105.00	-30.00
80	80	—	—	10	100.00–160.00	$127.00	-8.00
80	80	—	—	20	70.00–90.00	$77.75	-57.25
100	100	—	—	6	110.00–130.00	$120.00	-12.14
100	100	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-37.14
100–120	102	—	—	13	130.00–170.00	$149.23	+17.09

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
19	19	4	30.00	$30.00	-32.02
30	30	2	35.00	$35.00	-27.02
35	35	1	22.50	$22.50	-39.52
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	-20.00
70	70	4	72.50	$72.50	+12.50
70	70	7	70.00	$70.00	+10.00
80	80	4	70.00–77.50	$71.88	+49.38
80	80	1	20.00	$20.00	-2.50
80	80	1	50.00	$50.00	+27.50
85	85	1	45.00	$45.00	-42.50
90	90	4	77.50	$77.50	+47.50
95	95	1	70.00	$70.00	+40.00
100	100	2	50.00–75.00	$62.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	45.00	$45.00	$178	+26.50
399	399	4	53.00	$53.00	$211	+34.50
475–490	483	2	45.00–75.00	$60.23	$291	+2.10
515	515	1	62.50	$62.50	$322	+14.50

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	-70.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	—
80	80	2	100.00	$100.00	—
100–140	111	7	145.00–330.00	$218.57	+28.57

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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.