South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

2,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary report →

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $200.45/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 416 lb · 50 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $215.73/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 472 lb · 48 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $219.09/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 424 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,868	1,624	2,614
Feeder cattle	1,894	758	1,822
Slaughter cattle	452	365	348
Replacement cattle	70	85	88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	332	5	230.00–282.50	$263.16	$874	-18.54
360–395	382	6	250.00–270.00	$260.71	$996	+3.95
400–445	429	9	240.00–265.00	$253.50	$1,088	+3.10
455–495	482	22	225.00–265.00	$238.50	$1,150	-6.87
500–545	521	25	232.50–251.00	$239.93	$1,250	-3.90
570 value added	570	11	240.00	$240.00	$1,368	—
555–595	575	2	230.00–247.00	$238.20	$1,370	-1.80
600	600	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,350	-5.87
663	663	12	233.00	$233.00	$1,545	—
838	838	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,751	—

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	-5.00
290	290	1	235.00	$235.00	$682	—
310–320	315	2	235.00–240.00	$237.46	$748	—
350–395	375	11	215.00–245.00	$233.39	$875	-4.08
415–440	429	8	220.00–240.00	$226.33	$971	+2.52
456–495	472	19	210.00–245.00	$224.51	$1,060	+0.76
500–535	514	8	200.00–235.00	$220.65	$1,134	+5.65
550–595	577	21	213.00–230.00	$222.72	$1,285	+7.72
615–645	621	14	198.00–217.50	$200.47	$1,245	—
660–675	672	11	186.00–219.00	$193.99	$1,304	-17.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	2	215.00	$215.00	$477	—
250–285	268	2	180.00–215.00	$196.36	$526	—
320	320	1	215.00	$215.00	$688	-5.00
350–395	366	6	180.00–225.00	$203.17	$744	—
410–445	423	6	170.00–205.00	$190.06	$804	+2.34
455–480	466	4	180.00–215.00	$196.64	$916	+9.06
505–510	509	9	195.00–210.00	$207.23	$1,055	—
560–590	577	3	170.00–210.00	$191.73	$1,106	—
610	610	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,052	—
660	660	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	-10.02

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	200.00–212.50	$207.32	$491	—
250–290	267	6	200.00–210.00	$205.19	$548	+7.76
300–345	322	10	197.50–245.00	$212.67	$685	+13.22
350–395	371	34	195.00–212.50	$205.54	$763	+10.28
400–445	416	50	190.00–210.00	$200.45	$834	+4.57
450–495	471	29	190.00–206.00	$198.87	$937	+5.19
500–542	521	41	185.00–205.00	$192.27	$1,002	-0.61
550–585	569	15	184.00–200.00	$189.32	$1,077	-1.81
605–634	618	22	175.00–197.50	$179.76	$1,111	-0.24
650	650	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,202	-9.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	290	8	170.00–195.00	$186.50	$541	+4.00
300–345	331	17	171.00–198.00	$184.33	$610	+1.89
350–395	375	14	175.00–195.00	$187.82	$704	+8.62
400–445	418	20	170.00–195.00	$184.24	$770	+2.21
450–495	470	22	170.00–195.00	$181.49	$853	+5.21
500–545	532	17	170.00–187.50	$178.46	$949	+2.21
550–595	566	37	170.00–195.00	$178.26	$1,009	+3.72
600–635	617	26	170.00–190.00	$178.17	$1,099	-8.09
650–680	663	8	175.00–185.00	$181.90	$1,206	+6.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	3	235.00–250.00	$243.29	$499	—
295	295	3	220.00–225.00	$221.67	$654	—
315–345	324	12	210.00–230.00	$219.02	$710	+7.75
350–385	361	29	210.00–230.00	$219.06	$791	+6.56
400–440	421	19	210.00–225.00	$220.27	$927	+10.08
450–495	467	8	205.00–214.00	$209.23	$977	-5.77
510–540	520	4	205.00–212.50	$206.95	$1,076	-3.08
570	570	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,054	-19.22
605–645	627	3	198.00–205.00	$201.03	$1,260	—
663	663	5	196.00	$196.00	$1,299	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	3	235.00–250.00	$241.94	$540	—
265–295	282	3	225.00–230.00	$228.43	$644	-1.57
300–345	328	17	200.00–250.00	$226.89	$744	-7.99
350–390	376	25	225.00–250.00	$233.70	$879	+1.47
400–445	424	45	207.50–245.00	$219.09	$929	-5.98
450–495	472	48	200.00–233.00	$215.73	$1,018	-1.78
500–545	518	22	200.00–232.50	$212.19	$1,099	+6.57
550–595	569	18	196.00–217.00	$203.00	$1,155	+2.35
605–640	619	8	192.50–205.00	$196.74	$1,218	-1.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	223	3	200.00–220.00	$211.38	$471	+2.90
250–295	274	6	170.00–215.00	$198.92	$545	-3.57
300–345	323	11	180.00–215.00	$192.95	$623	-5.65
365–390	377	18	170.00–225.00	$194.66	$734	-7.49
400–445	421	34	180.00–222.50	$204.74	$862	+8.56
450–495	467	25	170.00–202.50	$188.18	$879	-4.15
510–545	522	14	175.00–195.00	$186.22	$972	-0.71
550–585	567	15	175.00–195.00	$186.65	$1,058	+5.54
610–645	630	11	170.00–185.00	$177.56	$1,119	-4.42
655	655	2	175.00–182.00	$178.50	$1,169	+5.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	295.00	$295.00	$664	—
230–240	235	2	260.00–270.00	$265.11	$623	—
250–290 fancy	270	2	290.00	$290.00	$783	—
250–290	271	7	265.00–285.00	$274.35	$743	+14.35
300–345	327	21	225.00–282.50	$267.29	$874	+2.35
350–395	371	18	220.00–277.50	$263.20	$976	+1.17
400–440	415	13	240.00–275.00	$260.69	$1,082	+19.52
455–470	465	4	235.00–250.00	$243.06	$1,130	+7.51
500–545	516	8	235.00–247.50	$240.19	$1,239	+18.13
550–585	572	3	218.00–220.00	$219.32	$1,255	+8.57
620	620	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,333	-11.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1805	1283	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,165.00–2,150.00	$1,667.29	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1610	1174	80-85%	56	65.00–98.00	$86.18	$1,012	+4.15
1015–1940	1303	80-85%	95	80.00–118.00	$102.56	$1,336	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1460	940	85-90%	47	65.00–94.00	$78.48	$738	-14.29
830–1475	1031	85-90%	19	79.00–110.00	$94.09	$970	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1640	1448	75-80%	5	77.00–87.00	$84.14	$1,218	—
1330–1830	1506	75-80%	26	80.00–115.00	$102.47	$1,543	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1925	1388	24	75.00–113.00	$101.29	$1,406	—
1220–2245	1749	25	102.00–128.00	$119.36	$2,088	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–740	729	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	77.00–135.00	$124.93	$911
845–935	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–86.00	$74.85	$662
840–1080	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	77.00–95.00	$85.83	$833

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,217
945–960	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	110.00–149.00	$129.65	$1,236

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$445

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1060	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	990.00–1,000.00	$995.12
990–1155	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,250.00	$1,061.37
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1090–1365	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,375.00	$1,221.07

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
790–975	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–890.00	$882.80
870–915	893	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$851.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	920.00–930.00	$925.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–980	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	77.00–85.00	$80.97	$788

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$746

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630	630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	82.50	$82.50	$520

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$566

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$471

↑ Back to top

Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
132	132	3	47.50	$47.50	$63	-52.85
115–175	142	8	55.00–70.00	$62.31	$88	-38.04
115–188	145	45	69.00–102.50	$81.59	$118	-18.76
205–293	249	44	70.00–85.00	$76.61	$191	—
215–295	253	9	31.00–67.50	$53.73	$136	+5.00
300–355	323	8	67.00–82.50	$72.06	$233	-3.71
325–390	357	5	47.50–65.00	$55.89	$200	+2.02
400–453	429	5	52.50–65.00	$60.41	$259	+12.35
535	535	1	82.50	$82.50	$441	—

↑ Back to top

Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	2	72.00	$72.00	$79	—
198	198	3	45.00	$45.00	$89	—
225	225	1	37.00	$37.00	$83	—
215–265	228	7	35.00–40.00	$38.53	$88	—
305–340	323	2	20.00–60.00	$38.91	$126	—
355	355	1	75.00	$75.00	$266	+74.00
600	600	1	4.00	$4.00	$24	—

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-32.50
60	60	3	50.00–65.00	$56.67	-50.83
70	70	2	85.00	$85.00	-37.50
70	70	8	110.00–125.00	$120.63	-1.87
70	70	7	150.00–175.00	$163.57	+41.07
80	80	9	70.00–120.00	$95.00	-40.00
80	80	1	50.00	$50.00	-85.00
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	+5.00
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	+20.00
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-40.00
100	100	2	115.00–135.00	$125.00	-15.00
100–135	117	5	130.00–225.00	$159.00	-21.00
100–135	125	9	155.00–285.00	$221.67	+41.67
150–190	168	6	315.00–390.00	$344.17	+109.17

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–960	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,334.21	—
800–1000	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,485.00	$1,391.67	-57.52
920–930	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,337.70	-111.49
905–1205	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,110.72	-639.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775–1255	936	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,675.00	$1,458.84	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–890	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,000.00	$907.88	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	16	143.00	$143.00	$619	—
710–715	713	2	97.00–115.00	$106.03	$756	—

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	40.00–45.00	$42.50	+12.50
30	30	1	25.00	$25.00	-1.25
30	30	4	30.00–40.00	$32.50	+6.25
30	30	11	50.00–75.00	$60.91	+34.66
40	40	12	55.00–120.00	$84.58	-0.87
50	50	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-60.00
50	50	8	60.00–135.00	$115.63	-9.37
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	-80.00
50	50	2	170.00	$170.00	+45.00
60	60	5	75.00–145.00	$111.00	-34.00
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	-25.00
60	60	3	60.00–110.00	$76.67	-68.33
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	-10.00
80	80	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	±0.00

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00–235.00	$222.50	+112.50
50	50	—	—	7	160.00–175.00	$167.14	+57.14
50	50	—	—	5	50.00–60.00	$54.00	-56.00
50	50	—	—	12	100.00–135.00	$114.58	+4.58
80	80	—	—	8	70.00–90.00	$79.38	-13.12
80	80	—	—	7	130.00–155.00	$138.57	+46.07
80	80	—	—	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+50.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	+147.50
100	100	—	—	4	115.00	$115.00	+8.33
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	200.00–270.00	$232.50	+125.83
100–125	103	—	—	9	165.00–200.00	$186.67	+80.00
100–120	108	—	—	5	100.00–145.00	$124.00	-25.38
150	150	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	—

↑ Back to top

Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	67.00	$67.00	+17.00
31	31	8	32.50	$32.50	-0.89
30–35	33	9	45.00–60.00	$51.10	+17.71
40	40	1	20.00	$20.00	-13.39
51–57	53	8	50.00–55.00	$52.99	+42.99
70	70	3	37.50–47.50	$44.17	+24.17
70	70	1	55.00	$55.00	+35.00
80	80	2	70.00	$70.00	+61.50
85	85	5	70.00	$70.00	+61.50
92–95	94	7	85.00–90.00	$86.40	-47.87
97	97	2	85.00	$85.00	-49.27

↑ Back to top

Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223–239	232	8	35.00–45.00	$38.94	$90	—
380–388	386	4	45.00–53.00	$51.03	$197	—
390	390	1	22.50	$22.50	$88	—
402–475	429	11	54.00–55.00	$54.36	$233	—
442–450	446	6	39.00–53.00	$46.06	$205	—
500–563	543	9	58.00	$58.00	$315	+19.87

↑ Back to top

Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	-55.00

↑ Back to top

Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	-26.67
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	+40.00
80	80	3	140.00–160.00	$146.67	+6.67
80	80	6	190.00–210.00	$203.33	+63.33
110–125	115	3	225.00–275.00	$246.67	+76.67
150	150	2	355.00–390.00	$372.50	—

↑ Back to top

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.