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South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

1,624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $195.26/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 366 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.88/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 527 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $176.28/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 464 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,624 2,784 2,431
Feeder cattle 758 1,902 1,630
Slaughter cattle 365 422 348
Replacement cattle 85 92 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. All comparisons made this week were based on limited comparable sales.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 3 280.00–285.00 $281.70 $924 +22.92
355–390 370 3 255.00–260.00 $256.76 $950 +4.24
400–445 414 8 245.00–260.00 $250.40 $1,037 -8.04
460–495 481 7 240.00–250.00 $245.37 $1,180 -10.44
500–540 520 4 235.00–250.00 $243.83 $1,268 +7.18
530 fancy 530 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,341 —
560–595 580 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 -7.72
600–620 611 5 225.00–247.50 $230.87 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 235.00 $235.00 $529 —
370–380 375 2 235.00–240.00 $237.47 $891 +6.25
420–445 430 4 206.00–235.00 $223.81 $962 +2.52
450–470 459 4 220.00–230.00 $223.75 $1,027 +5.06
545 545 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,172 -7.55
560–575 568 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,221 -3.56
650–660 657 3 205.00–220.00 $211.68 $1,391 -5.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 220.00 $220.00 $693 +14.96
425–440 433 2 175.00–200.00 $187.72 $813 -6.15
460–495 478 3 180.00–195.00 $187.58 $897 -12.60
665–670 668 2 190.00–200.00 $195.02 $1,303 +5.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 195.00–200.00 $197.43 $529 -1.24
300–345 314 6 195.00–205.00 $199.45 $626 +0.52
350–390 366 17 190.00–205.00 $195.26 $715 +2.18
410–445 436 9 190.00–200.00 $195.88 $854 +1.28
455–495 478 10 185.00–200.00 $193.68 $926 +1.33
500–545 527 16 180.00–205.00 $192.88 $1,016 +2.88
550–585 569 5 186.00–197.50 $191.13 $1,088 +2.06
610 610 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 —
655–658 657 5 194.00–195.00 $194.80 $1,280 +1.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 190.00 $190.00 $446 +5.35
290 290 2 175.00–190.00 $182.50 $529 -1.20
315–330 323 2 180.00–185.00 $182.44 $589 +1.78
350–380 365 3 175.00–185.00 $179.20 $654 +0.78
410–435 423 5 180.00–185.00 $182.03 $770 +3.62
450–495 464 16 170.00–185.00 $176.28 $818 -3.80
510–515 511 4 175.00–180.00 $176.25 $901 +0.05
550–585 561 4 170.00–177.00 $174.54 $979 +0.85
635–645 640 2 185.00–187.50 $186.26 $1,192 +13.00
655–675 665 2 171.00–180.00 $175.43 $1,167 +4.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 210.00–212.50 $211.27 $718 -3.73
370 370 2 210.00–215.00 $212.50 $786 +4.46
400–440 430 8 205.00–215.00 $210.19 $904 +1.82
460 460 1 215.00 $215.00 $989 +10.00
500–525 513 3 205.00–215.00 $210.03 $1,077 +10.03
550–590 564 4 197.50–210.00 $204.22 $1,152 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 230.00 $230.00 $656 +10.81
305–345 321 10 225.00–250.00 $234.88 $754 +12.66
350–395 373 5 210.00–245.00 $232.23 $866 +17.71
400–435 418 15 200.00–235.00 $225.07 $941 +17.78
450–495 472 15 210.00–225.00 $217.51 $1,027 +14.72
520–540 532 14 195.00–210.00 $205.62 $1,094 +3.24
555–595 578 8 195.00–210.00 $200.65 $1,160 +0.81
605–630 615 5 190.00–205.00 $197.76 $1,216 +0.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 239 4 200.00–220.00 $208.48 $498 +5.98
255–295 269 5 180.00–220.00 $202.49 $545 —
305–345 323 6 190.00–210.00 $198.60 $641 +4.73
350–395 369 5 195.00–210.00 $202.15 $746 +10.57
410–425 418 4 185.00–205.00 $196.18 $820 +15.23
455–495 471 9 180.00–205.00 $192.33 $906 +9.28
510–545 532 5 175.00–190.00 $186.93 $994 +4.63
550–595 573 7 175.00–190.00 $181.11 $1,038 +4.04
600–645 619 7 175.00–195.00 $181.98 $1,126 +6.11
650–675 664 5 170.00–175.00 $173.11 $1,149 -1.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 260.00 $260.00 $728 +2.55
335–340 338 4 240.00–277.50 $264.94 $895 +9.99
350–390 361 6 240.00–275.00 $262.03 $946 +21.90
400–430 412 5 230.00–255.00 $241.17 $994 -16.40
450–485 466 5 230.00–243.00 $235.55 $1,098 —
505–530 519 5 215.00–226.00 $222.06 $1,152 —
550–580 566 5 205.00–218.00 $210.75 $1,193 —
615–625 620 2 213.00–240.00 $226.39 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,479.00 $1,479.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1580 1192 80-85% 60 71.00–89.00 $82.03 $978 +1.51
1010–1725 1272 80-85% 69 88.00–107.00 $95.39 $1,213 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1100 910 85-90% 24 70.00–87.00 $79.16 $720 +5.73
655–1260 929 85-90% 14 86.00–100.00 $92.77 $862 +19.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1815 1488 75-80% 26 88.00–105.00 $96.80 $1,440 —
1425–1785 1579 75-80% 4 76.00–83.00 $79.70 $1,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1860 1469 20 89.00–110.00 $100.09 $1,470 —
1565 1565 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,160 —
1175–2190 1640 14 110.00–125.00 $114.24 $1,874 -5.45

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–850 743 (<2 yrs)Open 2 786.00–889.00 $830.04
735–1000 886 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 779.00–870.00 $826.27
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–885 823 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 690.00–810.00 $737.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1105 868 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,138.00–1,200.00 $1,173.70
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630 630 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 $645
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 572.00 $572.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–920 898 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,025.00 $988.44
920–960 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $875.53
920–970 952 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 772.00–925.00 $833.01
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
875–1100 1016 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 810.00–1,100.00 $973.32
1060–1130 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–960.00 $955.16
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
815–975 882 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 714.00–935.00 $810.44
870–900 889 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 810.00–960.00 $894.89
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
670–755 713 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 470.00–600.00 $538.88
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,052
935–995 957 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 95.00–97.50 $95.82 $917
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1000–1005 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1090 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 90.00–100.00 $94.88 $1,010
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630 630 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–705 703 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 770.00–950.00 $860.32
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–145 112 9 20.00–30.00 $24.03 $27 -3.75
110–170 120 20 40.00–65.00 $49.13 $59 +21.35
100–167 121 44 80.00–130.00 $100.35 $121 +72.57
275–285 280 2 47.50–50.00 $48.73 $136 —
305–370 347 3 67.50–82.50 $75.77 $263 -2.39
310–395 365 33 40.00–67.50 $53.87 $197 -12.42
398 398 2 37.00 $37.00 $147 —
400–460 420 23 45.50–65.00 $48.06 $202 -8.19

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 1.00 $1.00 $4 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 3 95.00–115.00 $107.50 +57.50
70 70 4 115.00–135.00 $122.50 +37.50
70 70 9 75.00–120.00 $89.44 +4.44
70 70 1 140.00 $140.00 +55.00
70 70 1 110.00 $110.00 +25.00
80 80 1 135.00 $135.00 +45.00
80 80 1 145.00 $145.00 +55.00
80–85 82 6 85.00–115.00 $97.50 +7.50
100 100 1 140.00 $140.00 +10.00
100–140 123 4 155.00–195.00 $180.00 +5.00
150 150 2 220.00–250.00 $235.00 +10.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760–1020 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,225.00–1,575.00 $1,449.19 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
1105–1210 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,600.00–1,875.00 $1,694.16 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 104.00 $104.00 $333 -26.00
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 30.00 $30.00 -20.00
30 30 4 20.00–30.00 $26.25 -19.46
30 30 4 45.00–62.50 $53.75 +8.04
40 40 11 75.00–110.00 $85.45 -44.55
50 50 3 117.50–137.50 $125.00 +48.75
50 50 5 105.00–140.00 $125.00 +48.75
60 60 6 120.00–150.00 $145.00 +44.17
60 60 5 120.00–235.00 $165.00 +64.17
70 70 1 135.00 $135.00 +34.17

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 100.00–120.00 $110.00 +49.50
50 50 4 50.00–80.00 $66.25 +5.75
60 60 2 100.00 $100.00 +25.00
60 60 2 70.00–75.00 $72.50 -2.50
70 70 1 110.00 $110.00 -30.00
80 80 2 90.00–95.00 $92.50 -46.67
80 80 1 110.00 $110.00 -29.17
80 80 4 130.00–160.00 $146.25 +7.08
80 80 10 115.00–142.50 $124.25 -14.92
100–120 103 6 95.00–110.00 $106.67 -40.83
100–125 109 8 130.00–180.00 $149.38 -14.37
100–140 111 15 135.00–225.00 $169.00 +5.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
19 19 5 17.50 $17.50 -33.50
25 25 8 20.00 $20.00 -10.00
30 30 1 50.00 $50.00 +15.00
30–37 32 7 20.00–40.00 $33.39 -1.61
53–54 54 11 10.00 $10.00 -40.00
57 57 3 50.00 $50.00 ±0.00
69 69 6 20.00 $20.00 -65.00
73 73 8 27.50 $27.50 -23.17
85 85 16 8.50 $8.50 -56.50
85–88 87 4 85.00 $85.00 +60.00
88 88 4 50.00 $50.00 +25.00
95–98 97 5 90.00–145.00 $134.27 +56.66
100 100 1 10.00 $10.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 12.00 $12.00 $38 —
435–463 457 5 35.00 $35.00 $160 -12.82
447–485 457 4 10.00–18.00 $15.88 $73 -31.94
503–555 520 3 36.00–42.00 $38.13 $198 +20.63
788 788 2 58.00 $58.00 $457 -2.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 140.00 $140.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 140.00 $140.00 -125.00
80 80 2 170.00–200.00 $185.00 -80.00
100 100 1 170.00 $170.00 -65.00

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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.