Week of 11/02/2026 – 11/08/2026

South Carolina cattle market

Auction averages from 6 reporting markets in South Carolina, head-weighted across 772 head. Compared with 10/26/2026–11/01/2026.

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How to read these figures

Head-weighted averages across every auction USDA Market News reported for the week, quoted on Medium & Large 1–2 — the same grade your sale barn quotes. Every table can be switched to all grades, which runs lower because it folds in the plain cattle. These are averages, not bids: yours will bring what they bring. Not financial advice.

Cull cows: $120.74; thin
Head sold: 772
Markets: 6

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across South Carolina auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

300–400 lb59 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

400–500 lb82 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

500–600 lb112 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

600–700 lb95 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

700–800 lb23 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

800–900 lb2 head

Steers: ——
Heifers: thinthin

Weight	Steers	Per head	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	59
400–500 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	82
500–600 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	112
600–700 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	95
700–800 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	23
800–900 lb	—	—	—	thin	thin	—	2

What’s a calf worth in South Carolina?

At this week's South Carolina class average. A class average is not a bid — yours will bring what they bring — but it is the number to argue from.

Weight, pounds

Too few steers sold in the 500–600 lb class this week to publish a price.

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class South Carolina auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$120.74 /cwt
thin160 head
Boner 80-85%$125.60 /cwt
▼ 6.3377 head
Slaughter bulls$148.91 /cwt
thin32 head
Bred cows$1866.00 /hd
thin37 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$120.74 /cwt	thin	160
Boner 80-85%	$125.60 /cwt	▼ 6.33	77
Slaughter bulls	$148.91 /cwt	thin	32
Bred cows	$1866.00 /hd	thin	37

Other states

South Dakota 22,725 Missouri 15,779 Nebraska 14,534 Oklahoma 11,985 Colorado 11,005 Wyoming 8,018 Kansas 6,392 North Dakota 6,239

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. Averages are not bids and nothing here is financial advice.