South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 211 priced lines covering 1,929 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,880 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 384 head. replacement cattle receipts at 188 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,880Last week 2,632Year ago 1,952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 384Last week 339Year ago 449

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 131Year ago 90

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
4	—	713	110.00–115.00	112.97
16	—	616	117.00–130.00	121.05
19	—	421	132.00–143.00	137.01
23	—	515	124.00–138.00	126.79
20	—	571	120.00–129.00	123.96
13	—	664	115.00–121.00	117.69
27	—	468	127.00–139.00	131.76
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
9	—	666	104.00–112.00	109.33
23	—	575	112.00–120.00	117.19
9	—	721	100.00–111.00	106.65
2	—	758	100.00–103.00	101.51
19	—	620	100.00–116.00	112.60
39	—	519	114.00–124.00	117.97
34	—	423	120.00–135.00	126.66
40	—	474	115.00–127.00	121.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	100.00–110.00	105.79
6	—	414	90.00–115.00	107.95
2	—	868	81.01–87.00	84.01
7	—	470	100.00–112.50	108.39
6	—	526	95.00–110.00	105.72
6	—	620	95.00–106.00	101.28
5	—	726	95.00–100.00	97.40
2	—	763	90.00–98.00	93.93
2	—	825	90.00–95.00	92.55
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
3	—	727	95.00–100.00	98.34
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
15	—	424	100.00–120.00	112.84
11	—	471	100.00–121.00	112.44
9	—	570	107.00–113.00	109.92
5	—	522	110.00–117.50	114.54
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	130.00–137.50	135.03
1	—	820	112.00	112.00
20	—	631	116.00–125.00	120.95
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
5	—	777	105.00–114.00	109.61
9	—	331	130.00–145.00	133.82
33	—	572	118.00–130.00	123.62
12	—	679	112.50–124.00	118.91
9	—	423	125.00–139.00	131.70
11	—	731	110.00–120.00	114.93
6	—	218	132.50–145.00	138.28
31	—	529	120.00–130.00	125.78
29	—	378	127.50–145.00	134.64
15	—	475	115.00–133.00	124.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	514	130.00–143.00	136.35
22	—	329	135.00–170.00	153.02
20	—	718	121.00–128.00	122.68
37	—	617	125.00–137.00	128.05
4	—	221	150.00–175.00	162.37
20	—	573	131.00–141.00	134.48
22	—	428	134.00–144.00	140.40
22	—	470	133.00–145.00	136.44
2	—	820	111.00–114.00	112.48
12	—	372	144.00–164.00	154.17
21	—	666	120.00–128.00	123.18
11	—	272	142.50–175.00	160.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	613	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	107.50	107.50
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
3	—	370	105.00–110.00	107.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	115.00–119.00	116.98
6	—	472	110.00–120.00	114.70
2	—	260	122.50–125.00	123.73
1	—	330	117.00	117.00
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
8	—	366	115.00–125.00	119.36
2	—	430	110.00–122.50	116.18
2	—	235	120.00–130.00	124.89
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	424	111.00–122.50	116.35
5	—	727	99.00–108.00	103.44
7	—	324	120.00–125.00	121.41
5	—	280	120.00–127.50	122.23
7	—	667	100.00–110.00	103.84
31	—	629	102.50–114.00	109.51
2	—	765	100.00–101.00	100.50
19	—	379	115.00–125.00	120.18
41	—	529	108.00–121.00	114.68
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
46	—	576	105.00–121.00	114.67
44	—	475	105.00–122.50	116.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	566	117.00–130.00	120.24
16	—	673	110.00–119.00	115.35
2	—	238	142.50–153.00	147.92
27	—	522	118.00–125.00	121.71
3	—	705	108.00–111.00	109.99
13	—	323	125.00–150.00	135.03
29	—	478	118.00–126.00	121.21
5	—	274	135.00–145.00	140.12
45	—	423	119.00–130.00	122.97
20	—	628	111.00–120.00	115.74
19	—	379	125.00–140.00	127.47
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	210.00	210.00
3	—	523	128.00–131.00	129.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	90.00–107.50	98.58
1	—	320	92.50	92.50
3	—	685	90.00–103.00	96.09
2	—	273	97.50–101.00	99.36
4	—	376	102.50–105.00	104.39
2	—	773	90.00–100.00	94.95
2	—	465	90.00–115.00	102.10
7	—	614	90.00–101.00	96.63
7	—	517	95.00–107.50	102.01
7	—	581	93.00–105.00	99.24
3	—	715	92.00–104.00	99.89
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	418	104.00–120.00	110.38
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
2	—	602	106.00	106.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
9	—	373	109.00–122.00	112.53
10	—	514	100.00–115.00	107.93
13	—	475	100.00–114.00	107.56
6	—	573	105.00–113.00	109.19
6	—	341	106.00–117.50	110.69
2	—	230	110.00–117.50	113.91
4	—	279	107.50–116.00	112.09
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	79.00–80.50	79.55
3	—	278	72.50	72.50
6	—	980	65.00	65.00
2	—	235	60.00	60.00
11	—	731	72.50	72.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	55.00	55.00
1	—	505	52.50	52.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,280	1,120.00–1,200.00	1,173.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,330.00	1,330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,109	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,186.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,140.00–1,325.00	1,241.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	675.00–725.00	702.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,213	750.00–1,250.00	1,036.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	950.00–1,030.00	992.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	871	740.00–900.00	851.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	821	675.00–1,025.00	845.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	530.00–580.00	555.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	565.00	565.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	380.00	380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,121	550.00–790.00	703.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,276	760.00–1,030.00	903.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,162	612.00–750.00	675.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,184	700.00–880.00	781.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	770.00–785.00	777.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,027	600.00–750.00	659.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	61.00	61.00
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	730	340.00–450.00	412.02
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	915	71.00–74.00	72.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	708	560.00–675.00	606.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	67.50–74.00	71.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	933	775.00–825.00	801.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	924	525.00–860.00	651.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	976	540.00–750.00	611.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,151	825.00–1,050.00	926.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,072	550.00–800.00	710.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	620.00–690.00	658.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	600.00–700.00	653.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	725.00–895.00	809.30
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	335.00–340.00	337.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	786	395.00–650.00	528.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	70.00–74.00	72.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	465.00	465.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	51.00	51.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	857	470.00–750.00	583.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	59.00	59.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	78.00–87.00	81.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	981	724.00–912.00	826.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,320	96.00–101.00	98.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	917	50.00–69.00	57.88
17	—	856	40.00–56.00	45.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,412	49.00–57.00	53.20
17	—	1,408	58.00–67.00	60.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,126	38.00–57.00	52.64
140	—	1,188	55.00–71.00	61.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,612	85.00–99.00	91.75
3	—	1,823	100.00–102.00	100.56
21	—	1,349	64.00–84.00	77.84

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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