South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 177 priced lines covering 1,512 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,575 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 291 head. replacement cattle receipts at 117 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 24, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,575Last week 1,873Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 405Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 107Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.50 higher, feeder heifer and feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	120.00–137.50	129.98
5	—	277	120.00–130.00	127.17
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
3	—	472	121.00–135.00	128.76
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
12	—	377	120.00–137.50	126.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	115.00–136.00	127.61
13	—	432	129.00–157.50	148.79
33	—	370	130.00–169.00	151.06
22	—	320	130.00–165.00	152.45
14	—	276	145.00–165.00	155.58
13	—	523	125.00–140.00	134.57
13	—	478	130.00–153.00	142.35
11	—	572	120.00–136.00	128.71
4	—	663	114.00–130.00	121.54
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	161.00	161.00
16	—	520	151.00–159.00	153.98
7	—	679	128.50	128.50
6	—	634	140.00	140.00
2	—	573	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	280	170.00–200.00	182.40
15	—	522	137.50–156.00	145.04
15	—	430	151.00–179.00	168.14
3	—	235	175.00–200.00	190.50
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
4	—	564	138.00–146.00	143.06
33	—	369	150.00–185.00	170.33
29	—	322	162.50–197.50	176.05
18	—	464	149.00–172.00	159.01
2	—	620	127.50–134.00	130.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	182.50–194.00	186.37
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	110.00–115.00	112.49
1	—	210	115.00	115.00
3	—	380	110.00–120.00	115.83
3	—	602	97.50–100.00	98.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	115.00–122.50	118.53
6	—	475	110.00–120.00	115.29
5	—	562	102.00–114.00	110.42
5	—	379	115.00–120.00	116.48
6	—	273	110.00–125.00	119.70
4	—	223	117.50–125.00	120.74
3	—	522	105.00–115.00	108.61
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	100.00–111.00	106.04
3	—	708	98.00–104.00	101.68
6	—	273	125.00–132.00	129.12
6	—	613	105.00–116.00	111.86
27	—	374	115.00–132.00	125.05
19	—	471	110.00–129.00	119.79
17	—	518	108.00–125.00	117.90
20	—	329	125.00–132.50	128.43
25	—	422	110.00–126.00	119.13
25	—	574	105.00–125.00	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	152.00	152.00
1	—	400	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	566	120.00–127.00	124.15
8	—	616	110.00–125.00	117.24
43	—	471	125.00–138.00	129.35
30	—	375	130.00–145.00	135.03
28	—	520	120.00–134.00	126.94
27	—	325	132.50–147.50	139.17
7	—	271	135.00–152.50	143.66
2	—	243	140.00–145.00	142.53
57	—	425	125.00–142.50	131.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	80.00–101.00	91.93
3	—	565	87.50–105.00	98.27
3	—	467	105.00–109.00	106.61
2	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
5	—	716	85.00–99.00	90.40
4	—	681	88.00–97.00	93.27
2	—	830	85.00–90.00	87.50
2	—	770	90.00–95.00	92.56
1	—	870	88.00	88.00
3	—	362	100.00–110.00	103.27
3	—	285	110.00	110.00
3	—	220	100.00–110.00	106.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	521	127.00–130.50	129.50
28	—	409	136.00–137.50	136.31
10	—	571	120.00	120.00
9	—	382	136.00–137.50	136.15
51	—	476	130.00–138.50	136.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	111.50	111.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	105.00–117.00	110.83
18	—	518	115.00–137.00	128.40
18	—	416	130.00–150.00	142.76
13	—	570	115.00–137.50	126.76
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
22	—	474	128.00–145.00	136.46
5	—	631	110.00–124.00	116.16
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	125.00–138.00	132.31
12	—	615	119.00–135.00	125.70
5	—	668	119.00–125.00	120.97
16	—	525	132.50–148.00	139.00
20	—	463	135.00–161.00	151.19
26	—	421	130.00–172.00	153.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	86.00–90.00	88.01
2	—	728	90.00–93.00	91.48
2	—	795	97.50	97.50
4	—	419	100.00–112.00	107.84
4	—	456	99.00–115.00	107.29
1	—	610	102.50	102.50
1	—	830	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	170.00–177.00	173.40
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	117.00–126.00	122.07
3	—	683	105.00	105.00
3	—	610	108.00–114.00	111.01
2	—	425	122.50	122.50
3	—	583	100.00–117.00	110.79
7	—	481	105.00–127.00	118.85
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	75.00–80.00	77.44
1	—	540	65.00	65.00
1	—	495	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	68.00	68.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	75.00	75.00
1	—	360	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	63.00–67.50	65.24
2	—	373	39.00–42.50	40.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	325.00–475.00	403.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	290.00–470.00	391.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	350.00–375.00	362.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	43.00	43.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	320.00	320.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	695	295.00–375.00	343.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	978	500.00–1,050.00	778.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	77.50	77.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,035	480.00–850.00	664.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	974	560.00–700.00	631.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	33.00	33.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,157	850.00–1,030.00	910.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	625.00–760.00	695.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,001	700.00–850.00	792.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	775.00–925.00	842.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,065.00	1,065.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	939	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,313.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,286.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,384.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	800.00–1,160.00	958.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	710.00–770.00	738.31
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	698	475.00–525.00	499.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	45.00–82.50	64.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	69.00–74.00	71.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,610	103.00	103.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,540	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,624.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,590	75.00–104.00	88.18
3	—	1,472	66.00–72.00	68.52
9	—	1,663	95.00–105.00	101.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	41.00–54.00	47.83
92	—	1,213	51.00–79.00	66.21
2	—	1,315	78.00–83.00	80.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	74.00	74.00
13	—	1,501	62.00–76.00	69.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	823	38.00–52.00	44.43
40	—	931	51.00–71.00	59.38

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the South Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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