Category: Livestock Marketing

The fourth quarter of 2025 brought changes to both the national beef cattle markets and the South Carolina auction market. In mid-October, the feeder cattle futures price fell sharply, disrupting the steady increase in prices seen since summer 2024. This reflects changes to beef cattle markets more broadly. For South Carolina auctions, feeder steer and […]

Strong prices for steers and heifers continued into Q3 for 2025. Average prices for both steers and heifers across 4-, 5-, and 6-weights gained $29/cwt over the quarter. Across all steer weights and for 4-weight and 5-weight heifers, prices over the last three months averaged over $300/cwt. Prices observed this quarter continue to mark a […]

Steer and heifer prices continue to climb higher in 2025 with all steer weight classes breaking$300/cwt in at least one week over the last quarter. Average prices for the quarter were$324.95 for 4-weights, $283.04/cwt for 5-weights, and 262.00/cwt for 6-weights. Heifer prices also climbed higher with all weight classes reporting over $215/cwt every week. Prices […]

As 2024 comes to a close, feeder prices remain high, with steer prices across all weight classes above $200/cwt. Feeder heifer prices also remain strong with 4-weight heifers maintaining prices above $200/cwt. Both feeder steers and heifers saw price increases in the last 6 weeks of 2024 to end the year on a high note. […]

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the first quarter of 2024. Click here to view the 2024 Q1 Report.

Long held tradition (and fact) states that feeder bulls will be discounted to feeder steers, obvious reasons.  Does this always occur and is it consistent?  It depends.  View Article >>

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the third quarter of 2023. Click here to view 2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 3rd Quarter.

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the second quarter of 2023. Click here to view 2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 2nd Quarter.

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the first quarter of 2023. Click here to read the 2023 First Quarter SC Livestock Market Summary