South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 223 priced lines covering 2,697 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,627 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 491 head. replacement cattle receipts at 178 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,627Last week 2,244Year ago 1,564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 491Last week 339Year ago 451

Replacement CattleReceipts 178Last week 136Year ago 104

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	52.00–54.00	52.98
33	—	1,485	55.00–72.00	62.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	1,212	50.00–71.00	63.69
5	—	1,287	73.00–83.00	77.29
34	—	1,166	38.00–59.00	53.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	926	50.00–66.00	56.83
35	—	901	35.00–54.00	44.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	101.00–109.00	104.82
11	—	1,433	67.00–82.00	74.94
41	—	1,739	80.00–99.00	88.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	710.00–725.00	716.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	843	475.00–825.00	708.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	819	575.00–1,000.00	907.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	1,120.00–1,420.00	1,267.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,229.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,206	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,215.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,011	560.00–800.00	699.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	1,100.00–1,170.00	1,134.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	950.00–1,010.00	971.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	947	645.00–1,380.00	1,127.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	860.00–970.00	910.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	660	65.00–69.00	67.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	860	590.00–730.00	661.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	793	650.00–780.00	724.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	768	560.00–700.00	616.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	812	430.00–750.00	636.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	855	500.00–775.00	601.44
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	725	410.00–450.00	430.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	380.00	380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,060	550.00–785.00	670.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,149	59.00–66.00	63.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,048	600.00–950.00	727.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	800.00–850.00	825.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	850.00–920.00	885.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	675.00–695.00	685.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	64.00–67.00	65.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,257	830.00–1,060.00	976.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	660.00–775.00	723.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,248	788.00–980.00	893.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	688.00	688.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	894	500.00–650.00	546.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	545.00	545.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	288.00	288.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	335.00	335.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	342.00–380.00	361.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	300.00–355.00	328.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	768	57.00–81.00	70.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	700	385.00–550.00	483.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	873	600.00–726.00	652.54
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	78.00–92.50	84.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,181	718.00–870.00	800.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	795	739.00	739.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	965	788.00–867.00	830.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,120	990.00–1,150.00	1,048.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	122.50–140.00	130.86
1	—	850	102.00	102.00
2	—	673	119.00–125.00	121.97
10	—	422	135.00–150.00	143.97
33	—	326	135.00–159.00	146.11
50	—	373	130.00–158.00	147.16
20	—	478	130.00–150.00	140.46
19	—	577	120.00–134.00	128.34
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
1	—	810	112.50	112.50
7	—	620	110.00–128.00	119.88
14	—	286	130.00–155.00	144.95
12	—	231	132.50–155.00	144.74
2	—	735	105.00–109.00	107.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	110.00–114.00	112.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
4	—	366	105.00–115.00	109.33
7	—	322	105.00–115.00	110.60
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
4	—	469	105.00–115.00	110.43
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	127.00–130.00	128.53
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
9	—	232	120.00–135.00	125.53
2	—	768	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	535	120.00–123.00	121.47
2	—	463	120.00–131.00	125.65
20	—	382	120.00–138.00	128.43
14	—	274	110.00–142.50	127.94
3	—	567	120.00–123.00	121.32
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
14	—	319	118.00–140.00	129.11
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	469	154.00–166.00	159.05
66	—	369	150.00–173.00	161.30
36	—	324	150.00–172.50	162.26
17	—	570	137.00–150.00	143.40
13	—	277	150.00–172.50	163.47
7	—	225	150.00–172.50	160.87
12	—	612	125.00–142.00	132.30
3	—	732	115.00–120.00	117.98
20	—	525	144.00–155.00	148.48
3	—	675	120.00–124.00	121.65
36	—	425	150.00–172.00	161.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	782	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	161.00	161.00
5	—	666	136.00	136.00
52	—	815	115.00	115.00
48	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
11	—	387	170.50–175.00	172.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	162.50	162.50
1	—	560	154.00	154.00
5	—	322	167.50–180.00	175.03
3	—	263	177.50–180.00	179.15
1	—	400	172.50	172.50
9	—	373	170.00–176.00	173.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	103.00–108.00	105.66
10	—	471	115.00–125.00	120.28
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
5	—	509	115.00–117.50	115.49
5	—	623	108.00–111.00	109.42
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
10	—	420	115.00–125.00	120.79
2	—	773	96.00–99.00	97.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	422	120.00–147.50	138.21
7	—	768	102.50–109.00	105.08
21	—	720	99.00–115.00	108.08
15	—	672	107.00–115.00	111.16
68	—	474	115.00–145.00	135.12
21	—	623	105.00–125.00	114.10
24	—	570	120.00–130.00	125.64
50	—	524	117.50–137.00	127.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	117.00–118.00	117.50
46	—	422	143.00–167.50	155.57
30	—	615	120.00–138.00	125.15
41	—	520	134.00–150.00	142.74
16	—	667	118.00–129.00	122.07
22	—	568	127.00–145.00	137.01
48	—	469	135.00–165.00	149.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00–113.00	111.49
5	—	681	94.00–105.00	99.79
3	—	417	97.50–115.00	105.56
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
3	—	767	90.00–95.00	92.51
3	—	463	100.00–110.00	104.91
5	—	721	89.00–100.00	92.21
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	163.00–166.00	164.52
6	—	422	165.00–176.00	171.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	90.00–105.00	95.31
15	—	423	90.00–107.00	98.75
11	—	529	91.00–102.00	97.69
2	—	288	100.00–110.00	105.13
7	—	665	87.00–97.50	90.77
2	—	330	95.00–100.00	97.50
10	—	471	92.00–105.00	98.35
2	—	730	83.00–84.00	83.49
10	—	578	90.00–100.00	96.11
4	—	376	98.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	230	100.00–105.00	101.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	233	117.50–125.00	120.60
58	—	423	108.00–127.00	118.12
40	—	475	105.00–128.00	116.29
17	—	617	102.00–112.00	107.43
54	—	522	106.00–123.00	114.13
34	—	570	105.00–120.00	111.65
5	—	720	97.00–106.00	99.56
2	—	818	96.00–100.00	97.97
2	—	770	96.00–102.00	98.98
18	—	323	115.00–125.00	120.10
20	—	273	115.00–130.00	121.96
29	—	375	115.00–129.00	121.08
10	—	660	99.00–109.00	104.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	144.00–145.00	144.66
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	675	92.00–100.00	96.46
3	—	417	110.00–113.00	111.99
7	—	274	107.00–112.50	109.89
17	—	329	105.00–115.00	109.98
1	—	755	96.00	96.00
8	—	466	107.00–114.00	109.59
4	—	528	105.00–108.00	106.87
12	—	378	105.00–115.00	110.67
2	—	728	98.00–100.00	98.99
4	—	574	105.00–112.50	107.16
3	—	623	103.00–105.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	284	128.00–141.00	131.58
28	—	517	119.00–130.00	122.13
89	—	470	120.00–142.00	126.26
57	—	422	125.00–144.00	129.51
3	—	617	118.00–124.00	121.97
26	—	324	126.00–141.00	133.21
6	—	219	130.00–143.00	134.69
19	—	580	115.00–126.00	118.42
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
56	—	374	125.00–142.00	129.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	735	117.00	117.00
26	—	416	135.00–146.00	143.18
17	—	455	137.50	137.50
7	—	820	105.00	105.00
7	—	370	141.00	141.00
7	—	295	154.00	154.00
52	—	920	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	106.50	106.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	97.00	97.00
1	—	490	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	97.00	97.00
1	—	600	64.00	64.00

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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