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Calves: price received: South Carolina

The average price farmers received per hundredweight for calves each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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LateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Jan 1, 2012. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

South Carolina, December 1981
$50.60 a hundredweight
Down 2.5% from $51.90 in November 1981
United States, August 2026
$455 a hundredweight
Down 5.6% from $482 in July 2026
South CarolinaUnited States
$0$200$400$600Nov 1979Feb 1984May 1988Aug 1992Nov 1996Feb 2001May 2005Aug 2009Nov 2013Feb 2018May 2022Aug 2026South Carolina$50.60United States$455

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What the numbers say

  • In December 1981, South Carolina's price received was 0.9 times the US average.
  • From January 1977 to December 1981 it rose 80.7%, from $28 to $50.60 a hundredweight.

Every figure behind this chart

Calves: price received, dollars a hundredweight
MonthSouth CarolinaUnited States
Aug 2026No figure$455
Jul 2026No figure$482
Jun 2026No figure$497
May 2026No figure$513
Apr 2026No figure$523
Mar 2026No figure$512
Feb 2026No figure$524
Jan 2026No figure$505
Dec 2025No figure$472
Nov 2025No figure$452
Oct 2025No figure$491
Sep 2025No figure$447
Aug 2025No figure$437
Jul 2025No figure$408
Jun 2025No figure$400
May 2025No figure$405
Apr 2025No figure$394
Mar 2025No figure$378
Feb 2025No figure$364
Jan 2025No figure$367
Dec 2024No figure$356
Nov 2024No figure$334
Oct 2024No figure$322
Sep 2024No figure$289
Aug 2024No figure$290
Jul 2024No figure$306
Jun 2024No figure$318
May 2024No figure$323
Apr 2024No figure$318
Mar 2024No figure$328
Feb 2024No figure$311
Jan 2024No figure$300
Dec 2023No figure$280
Nov 2023No figure$290
Oct 2023No figure$297
Sep 2023No figure$279
Aug 2023No figure$272
Jul 2023No figure$262
Jun 2023No figure$260
May 2023No figure$251
Apr 2023No figure$244
Mar 2023No figure$230
Feb 2023No figure$217
Jan 2023No figure$209
Dec 2022No figure$206
Nov 2022No figure$203
Oct 2022No figure$200
Sep 2022No figure$195
Aug 2022No figure$197
Jul 2022No figure$186
Jun 2022No figure$184
May 2022No figure$183
Apr 2022No figure$186
Mar 2022No figure$187
Feb 2022No figure$194
Jan 2022No figure$185
Dec 2021No figure$181
Nov 2021No figure$174
Oct 2021No figure$175
Sep 2021No figure$173
Aug 2021No figure$175
Jul 2021No figure$165
Jun 2021No figure$159
May 2021No figure$159
Apr 2021No figure$168
Mar 2021No figure$163
Feb 2021No figure$167
Jan 2021No figure$165
Dec 2020No figure$165
Nov 2020No figure$162
Oct 2020No figure$156
Sep 2020No figure$155
Aug 2020No figure$153
Jul 2020No figure$149
Jun 2020No figure$149
May 2020No figure$151
Apr 2020No figure$151
Mar 2020No figure$160
Feb 2020No figure$168
Jan 2020No figure$168
Dec 2019No figure$159
Nov 2019No figure$158
Oct 2019No figure$154
Sep 2019No figure$144
Aug 2019No figure$142
Jul 2019No figure$144
Jun 2019No figure$149
May 2019No figure$148
Apr 2019No figure$174
Mar 2019No figure$170
Feb 2019No figure$170
Jan 2019No figure$169
Dec 2018No figure$166
Nov 2018No figure$169
Oct 2018No figure$174
Sep 2018No figure$169
Aug 2018No figure$160
Jul 2018No figure$153
Jun 2018No figure$158
May 2018No figure$165
Apr 2018No figure$170
Mar 2018No figure$175
Feb 2018No figure$180
Jan 2018No figure$174
Dec 2017No figure$174
Nov 2017No figure$177
Oct 2017No figure$177
Sep 2017No figure$173
Aug 2017No figure$163
Jul 2017No figure$157
Jun 2017No figure$164
May 2017No figure$171
Apr 2017No figure$164
Mar 2017No figure$159
Feb 2017No figure$151
Jan 2017No figure$152
Dec 2016No figure$148
Nov 2016No figure$143
Oct 2016No figure$134
Sep 2016No figure$139
Aug 2016No figure$153
Jul 2016No figure$145
Jun 2016No figure$157
May 2016No figure$170
Apr 2016No figure$180
Mar 2016No figure$197
Feb 2016No figure$192
Jan 2016No figure$193
Dec 2015No figure$193
Nov 2015No figure$217
Oct 2015No figure$234
Sep 2015No figure$241
Aug 2015No figure$273
Jul 2015No figure$275
Jun 2015No figure$292
May 2015No figure$288
Apr 2015No figure$288
Mar 2015No figure$290
Feb 2015No figure$277
Jan 2015No figure$288
Dec 2014No figure$303
Nov 2014No figure$305
Oct 2014No figure$307
Sep 2014No figure$279
Aug 2014No figure$271
Jul 2014No figure$257
Jun 2014No figure$249
May 2014No figure$229
Apr 2014No figure$222
Mar 2014No figure$216
Feb 2014No figure$209
Jan 2014No figure$208
Dec 2013No figure$197
Nov 2013No figure$192
Oct 2013No figure$190
Sep 2013No figure$200
Aug 2013No figure$178
Jul 2013No figure$162
Jun 2013No figure$152
May 2013No figure$157
Apr 2013No figure$159
Mar 2013No figure$163
Feb 2013No figure$170
Jan 2013No figure$171
Dec 2012No figure$168
Nov 2012No figure$165
Oct 2012No figure$169
Sep 2012No figure$168
Aug 2012No figure$162
Jul 2012No figure$156
Jun 2012No figure$171
May 2012No figure$179
Apr 2012No figure$180
Mar 2012No figure$188
Feb 2012No figure$189
Jan 2012No figure$176
Dec 2011No figure$157
Nov 2011No figure$153
Oct 2011No figure$145
Sep 2011No figure$132
Aug 2011No figure$134
Jul 2011No figure$138
Jun 2011No figure$133
May 2011No figure$137
Apr 2011No figure$147
Mar 2011No figure$148
Feb 2011No figure$139
Jan 2011No figure$136
Dec 2010No figure$130
Nov 2010No figure$125
Oct 2010No figure$121
Sep 2010No figure$118
Aug 2010No figure$123
Jul 2010No figure$122
Jun 2010No figure$122
May 2010No figure$124
Apr 2010No figure$124
Mar 2010No figure$117
Feb 2010No figure$113
Jan 2010No figure$110
Dec 2009No figure$106
Nov 2009No figure$105
Oct 2009No figure$104
Sep 2009No figure$106
Aug 2009No figure$109
Jul 2009No figure$109
Jun 2009No figure$109
May 2009No figure$111
Apr 2009No figure$111
Mar 2009No figure$107
Feb 2009No figure$106
Jan 2009No figure$107
Dec 2008No figure$98.90
Nov 2008No figure$105
Oct 2008No figure$106
Sep 2008No figure$113
Aug 2008No figure$117
Jul 2008No figure$114
Jun 2008No figure$118
May 2008No figure$120
Apr 2008No figure$116
Mar 2008No figure$118
Feb 2008No figure$120
Jan 2008No figure$117
Dec 2007No figure$120
Nov 2007No figure$122
Oct 2007No figure$123
Sep 2007No figure$126
Aug 2007No figure$127
Jul 2007No figure$126
Jun 2007No figure$124
May 2007No figure$124
Apr 2007No figure$125
Mar 2007No figure$122
Feb 2007No figure$114
Jan 2007No figure$114
Dec 2006No figure$116
Nov 2006No figure$119
Oct 2006No figure$128
Sep 2006No figure$136
Aug 2006No figure$136
Jul 2006No figure$137
Jun 2006No figure$135
May 2006No figure$134
Apr 2006No figure$137
Mar 2006No figure$139
Feb 2006No figure$143
Jan 2006No figure$141
Dec 2005No figure$137
Nov 2005No figure$137
Oct 2005No figure$135
Sep 2005No figure$135
Aug 2005No figure$133
Jul 2005No figure$133
Jun 2005No figure$140
May 2005No figure$143
Apr 2005No figure$141
Mar 2005No figure$136
Feb 2005No figure$129
Jan 2005No figure$126
Dec 2004No figure$122
Nov 2004No figure$123
Oct 2004No figure$126
Sep 2004No figure$128
Aug 2004No figure$131
Jul 2004No figure$130
Jun 2004No figure$125
May 2004No figure$121
Apr 2004No figure$117
Mar 2004No figure$115
Feb 2004No figure$111
Jan 2004No figure$110
Dec 2003No figure$112
Nov 2003No figure$111
Oct 2003No figure$112
Sep 2003No figure$109
Aug 2003No figure$106
Jul 2003No figure$102
Jun 2003No figure$101
May 2003No figure$100
Apr 2003No figure$98.90
Mar 2003No figure$96.70
Feb 2003No figure$97.20
Jan 2003No figure$96.80
Dec 2002No figure$95.30
Nov 2002No figure$91.90
Oct 2002No figure$92
Sep 2002No figure$92.40
Aug 2002No figure$94.90
Jul 2002No figure$95.20
Jun 2002No figure$96.50
May 2002No figure$99.50
Apr 2002No figure$101
Mar 2002No figure$105
Feb 2002No figure$105
Jan 2002No figure$102
Dec 2001No figure$101
Nov 2001No figure$96.90
Oct 2001No figure$99.90
Sep 2001No figure$107
Aug 2001No figure$106
Jul 2001No figure$108
Jun 2001No figure$110
May 2001No figure$111
Apr 2001No figure$111
Mar 2001No figure$112
Feb 2001No figure$109
Jan 2001No figure$108
Dec 2000No figure$106
Nov 2000No figure$106
Oct 2000No figure$103
Sep 2000No figure$103
Aug 2000No figure$106
Jul 2000No figure$106
Jun 2000No figure$104
May 2000No figure$107
Apr 2000No figure$111
Mar 2000No figure$109
Feb 2000No figure$105
Jan 2000No figure$103
Dec 1999No figure$98.60
Nov 1999No figure$93
Oct 1999No figure$91.90
Sep 1999No figure$90.90
Aug 1999No figure$89.60
Jul 1999No figure$89.20
Jun 1999No figure$89
May 1999No figure$87.60
Apr 1999No figure$88.20
Mar 1999No figure$87.30
Feb 1999No figure$86.90
Jan 1999No figure$83.20
Dec 1998No figure$80.20
Nov 1998No figure$77.50
Oct 1998No figure$75.70
Sep 1998No figure$74.10
Aug 1998No figure$76.90
Jul 1998No figure$76.60
Jun 1998No figure$81.70
May 1998No figure$88.90
Apr 1998No figure$90.80
Mar 1998No figure$89.80
Feb 1998No figure$88.70
Jan 1998No figure$86.60
Dec 1997No figure$83.30
Nov 1997No figure$82.90
Oct 1997No figure$84.30
Sep 1997No figure$86.90
Aug 1997No figure$88
Jul 1997No figure$86.90
Jun 1997No figure$85.40
May 1997No figure$84.30
Apr 1997No figure$82.20
Mar 1997No figure$80
Feb 1997No figure$74.90
Jan 1997No figure$68.10
Dec 1996No figure$61.80
Nov 1996No figure$61.20
Oct 1996No figure$60.10
Sep 1996No figure$61
Aug 1996No figure$59.30
Jul 1996No figure$56.80
Jun 1996No figure$55.10
May 1996No figure$54.40
Apr 1996No figure$55.10
Mar 1996No figure$59.40
Feb 1996No figure$60.20
Jan 1996No figure$60.50
Dec 1995No figure$63.30
Nov 1995No figure$64.10
Oct 1995No figure$66.20
Sep 1995No figure$68.50
Aug 1995No figure$70.90
Jul 1995No figure$72
Jun 1995No figure$76.90
May 1995No figure$77
Apr 1995No figure$81.80
Mar 1995No figure$84.40
Feb 1995No figure$86.90
Jan 1995No figure$85
Dec 1994No figure$81.90
Nov 1994No figure$81
Oct 1994No figure$78.20
Sep 1994No figure$80
Aug 1994No figure$84.40
Jul 1994No figure$83.80
Jun 1994No figure$84.80
May 1994No figure$89.40
Apr 1994No figure$95.80
Mar 1994No figure$97.60
Feb 1994No figure$94.90
Jan 1994No figure$93.90
Dec 1993No figure$92.80
Nov 1993No figure$91.60
Oct 1993No figure$93.90
Sep 1993No figure$93.50
Aug 1993No figure$95.10
Jul 1993No figure$96.90
Jun 1993No figure$99.10
May 1993No figure$99.20
Apr 1993No figure$99.60
Mar 1993No figure$98.60
Feb 1993No figure$96
Jan 1993No figure$94.70
Dec 1992No figure$87
Nov 1992No figure$86.50
Oct 1992No figure$86
Sep 1992No figure$87.40
Aug 1992No figure$90.40
Jul 1992No figure$90.10
Jun 1992No figure$88.50
May 1992No figure$89.60
Apr 1992No figure$91.90
Mar 1992No figure$94.10
Feb 1992No figure$92.80
Jan 1992No figure$88.30
Dec 1991No figure$87.60
Nov 1991No figure$90.20
Oct 1991No figure$93.90
Sep 1991No figure$96.20
Aug 1991No figure$98.30
Jul 1991No figure$103
Jun 1991No figure$106
May 1991No figure$107
Apr 1991No figure$109
Mar 1991No figure$106
Feb 1991No figure$104
Jan 1991No figure$98
Dec 1990No figure$96.80
Nov 1990No figure$93.80
Oct 1990No figure$92.80
Sep 1990No figure$95.40
Aug 1990No figure$98.90
Jul 1990No figure$95.90
Jun 1990No figure$98.10
May 1990No figure$101
Apr 1990No figure$100
Mar 1990No figure$98.80
Feb 1990No figure$95.80
Jan 1990No figure$90.80
Dec 1989No figure$89.10
Nov 1989No figure$86.70
Oct 1989No figure$88.10
Sep 1989No figure$91.10
Aug 1989No figure$94.20
Jul 1989No figure$94.60
Jun 1989No figure$94.10
May 1989No figure$91.10
Apr 1989No figure$90.40
Mar 1989No figure$94
Feb 1989No figure$95.90
Jan 1989No figure$92.80
Dec 1988No figure$88.60
Nov 1988No figure$87.80
Oct 1988No figure$87.80
Sep 1988No figure$89.50
Aug 1988No figure$91
Jul 1988No figure$87.70
Jun 1988No figure$84.90
May 1988No figure$93.40
Apr 1988No figure$93.20
Mar 1988No figure$93.50
Feb 1988No figure$92.60
Jan 1988No figure$88.20
Dec 1987No figure$83
Nov 1987No figure$82.90
Oct 1987No figure$81.40
Sep 1987No figure$85.90
Aug 1987No figure$82.30
Jul 1987No figure$80.30
Jun 1987No figure$78.80
May 1987No figure$77.40
Apr 1987No figure$75.10
Mar 1987No figure$72.50
Feb 1987No figure$70.60
Jan 1987No figure$66.40
Dec 1986No figure$62.20
Nov 1986No figure$62.20
Oct 1986No figure$62.70
Sep 1986No figure$63.40
Aug 1986No figure$61.10
Jul 1986No figure$59.40
Jun 1986No figure$58.10
May 1986No figure$58
Apr 1986No figure$58.90
Mar 1986No figure$61.90
Feb 1986No figure$62.70
Jan 1986No figure$60.10
Dec 1985No figure$58.80
Nov 1985No figure$61.40
Oct 1985No figure$60.20
Sep 1985No figure$58.30
Aug 1985No figure$61.40
Jul 1985No figure$60
Jun 1985No figure$62.60
May 1985No figure$65.60
Apr 1985No figure$65.40
Mar 1985No figure$65.90
Feb 1985No figure$65.40
Jan 1985No figure$64.10
Dec 1984No figure$59.40
Nov 1984No figure$59.40
Oct 1984No figure$58.20
Sep 1984No figure$56.60
Aug 1984No figure$59.10
Jul 1984No figure$59.10
Jun 1984No figure$59.20
May 1984No figure$60.80
Apr 1984No figure$62.30
Mar 1984No figure$63.70
Feb 1984No figure$63.90
Jan 1984No figure$61.10
Dec 1983No figure$60.60
Nov 1983No figure$59.40
Oct 1983No figure$57.20
Sep 1983No figure$56.10
Aug 1983No figure$57.40
Jul 1983No figure$60.30
Jun 1983No figure$64.30
May 1983No figure$66.20
Apr 1983No figure$66.70
Mar 1983No figure$68.40
Feb 1983No figure$66.50
Jan 1983No figure$62.40
Dec 1982No figure$58.80
Nov 1982No figure$58.10
Oct 1982No figure$58.30
Sep 1982No figure$59
Aug 1982No figure$61.80
Jul 1982No figure$60.40
Jun 1982No figure$61.70
May 1982No figure$64.20
Apr 1982No figure$62.10
Mar 1982No figure$61.90
Feb 1982No figure$58.90
Jan 1982No figure$57
Dec 1981$50.60$57.70
Nov 1981$51.90$59.40
Oct 1981$51.80$59
Sep 1981$53.20$61.40
Aug 1981$54.90$62.30
Jul 1981$52.80$62
Jun 1981$57.90$66.30
May 1981$56.80$66
Apr 1981$62.40$69.60
Mar 1981$64.70$68.80
Feb 1981$64.90$70.60
Jan 1981$61.40$70.40
Dec 1980$62.40$70.30
Nov 1980$58.90$72.10
Oct 1980$64.90$73.90
Sep 1980$63.10$74.30
Aug 1980$69.10$75.60
Jul 1980$68.20$75.40
Jun 1980$72.50$76.90
May 1980$69$75.40
Apr 1980$79.20$75.50
Mar 1980$74.50$82.60
Feb 1980$91.10$90.90
Jan 1980$80.70$86.90
Dec 1979$73.40$84.30
Nov 1979$76.50$86.30
Oct 1979$77.30$86.90
Sep 1979$83.30$90
Aug 1979$86.20$87.20
Jul 1979$88.10$91.20
Jun 1979$90.30$92.30
May 1979$99.80$99.50
Apr 1979$103$98.20
Mar 1979$97.50$94.80
Feb 1979$87.20$87
Jan 1979$78.90$79.10
Dec 1978$71.80$72.10
Nov 1978$64.90$67.20
Oct 1978$60.90$66.40
Sep 1978$64.50$65.70
Aug 1978$58.90$61.90
Jul 1978$58.70$60.10
Jun 1978$57.10$58.70
May 1978$61.10$59.50
Apr 1978$52.60$53.70
Mar 1978$51.20$50
Feb 1978$44.10$44.90
Jan 1978$37.80$41
Dec 1977$32.80$37.50
Nov 1977$31.20$36.80
Oct 1977$28.50$37.20
Sep 1977$31.80$38
Aug 1977$32.90$37.10
Jul 1977$30.70$36.40
Jun 1977$28.60$35.80
May 1977$33.20$38.40
Apr 1977$35$38.20
Mar 1977$33.80$36.60
Feb 1977$32.30$35.70
Jan 1977$28$33.40
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. State estimates released Jan 1, 2012; US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "CATTLE, CALVES - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / CWT". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

It is the average price farmers got for calves they sold that month, as reported to USDA's monthly prices survey.

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