South Carolina cattle auction prices

Name: South Carolina feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

6 sales at 6 USDA-reported barns from Oct 15 to October 21, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $369.71/cwt
4-week average: $361.59
13-week average: $358.02
4-week vs 13-week: +1.0%

52-wk low $333.89high $457.74

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $296.54/cwt
4-week average: $298.12
13-week average: $299.19
4-week vs 13-week: −0.4%

52-wk low $256.79high $382.49

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $330.26/cwt
4-week average: $328.70
13-week average: $326.29
4-week vs 13-week: +0.7%

52-wk low $303.74high $406.72

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
Orangeburg Stockyards, Orangeburg	Wed Oct 21	242	$348.37	—	$350.00†	Rising (+3.3%)
Laurens Livestock Exchange, Laurens	Wed Oct 21	223	$368.89	—	—	Rising (+5.5%)
Low Country Livestock Exchange, Darlington	Tue Oct 20	296	—	—	—	Easing (−1.0%)
Upstate Livestock Exchange, Williamston	Mon Oct 19	439	$383.12	$315.98	$333.36	Rising (+2.1%)
Saluda Stockyards, Saluda	Mon Oct 19	124	$363.45†	$310.00†	—	Steady (+0.9%)
Saluda Livestock Exchange, Saluda	Mon Oct 19	727	$366.89	$291.93	$329.62	Steady (+0.2%)

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All South Carolina barns

Laurens Livestock Exchange, Laurens · Oct 21
Low Country Livestock Exchange, Darlington · Oct 20
Orangeburg Stockyards, Orangeburg · Oct 21
Saluda Livestock Exchange, Saluda · Oct 19
Saluda Stockyards, Saluda · Oct 19
Upstate Livestock Exchange, Williamston · Oct 19

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 6 South Carolina barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.