South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 197 priced lines covering 1,671 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,604 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 340 head. replacement cattle receipts at 187 head. Counted as USDA files them — 77 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,604Last week 1,436Year ago 1,697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 306Year ago 238

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 163Year ago 197

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls 4.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	324	110.00–127.50	121.46
9	—	278	115.00–130.00	123.20
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
6	—	669	100.00–112.00	107.03
44	—	372	110.00–128.00	121.64
10	—	573	105.00–118.00	110.83
36	—	469	110.00–124.00	114.85
30	—	525	105.00–120.00	112.58
28	—	425	110.00–127.00	116.85
9	—	627	100.00–117.50	110.04
3	—	815	82.00–89.00	84.36
4	—	221	120.00–125.00	123.19
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	109.00–110.00	109.49
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
5	—	519	105.00–111.00	108.42
4	—	323	100.00–120.00	106.91
3	—	622	100.00–108.00	104.35
3	—	228	100.00–110.00	103.07
14	—	423	100.00–117.00	108.99
8	—	475	105.00–115.00	111.44
19	—	371	105.00–115.00	109.97
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
3	—	273	102.50–122.50	113.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	119.00–130.00	122.50
6	—	226	130.00–142.50	133.97
3	—	278	130.00–140.00	134.85
27	—	471	121.00–135.00	128.52
18	—	322	130.00–140.00	132.74
36	—	423	123.00–140.00	129.52
12	—	375	130.00–140.00	133.19
22	—	521	120.00–130.00	123.41
4	—	615	115.00–125.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	85.00–92.00	88.16
4	—	674	90.00–95.00	92.22
11	—	624	90.00–102.50	96.52
6	—	416	100.00–107.50	102.46
4	—	271	107.00–108.00	107.27
6	—	469	100.00–105.00	103.01
5	—	766	89.00–94.00	91.19
8	—	524	98.00–102.00	100.48
2	—	333	105.00–110.00	107.52
7	—	572	95.00–104.00	98.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	417	140.00–155.00	146.24
27	—	470	130.00–145.00	137.45
3	—	663	117.00–120.00	119.01
14	—	564	125.00–138.00	132.95
8	—	620	120.00–127.00	123.49
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
14	—	520	128.00–140.00	134.93
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	478	110.00–124.00	117.59
9	—	523	110.00–115.00	113.43
26	—	419	110.00–125.00	118.02
10	—	567	110.00–115.00	112.89
3	—	677	108.00–110.00	109.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	98.00–115.00	105.71
2	—	400	102.00–115.00	108.50
5	—	624	98.00–103.00	100.63
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
3	—	667	95.00–100.00	96.99
1	—	880	81.00	81.00
5	—	810	82.00–86.00	83.81
4	—	768	80.00–92.00	85.76
5	—	727	85.00–96.00	92.84
9	—	531	95.00–110.00	104.28
4	—	569	90.00–100.00	95.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	427	120.00–140.00	130.82
39	—	526	110.00–131.00	123.32
52	—	475	112.00–136.00	128.28
7	—	725	100.00–117.50	106.19
16	—	617	100.00–119.00	110.67
32	—	567	101.00–129.00	122.65
15	—	670	104.00–119.00	108.53
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	53.00	53.00
1	—	375	78.00	78.00
1	—	490	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	135.00–140.00	137.50
4	—	285	155.00–170.00	160.04
26	—	328	140.00–170.00	155.65
2	—	553	138.00	138.00
7	—	234	150.00–172.50	161.92
1	—	660	122.50	122.50
31	—	371	135.00–167.00	154.24
5	—	475	135.00–142.00	137.92
4	—	603	131.00	131.00
6	—	409	141.00–162.50	151.79
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	243	120.00–127.50	124.36
4	—	576	110.00–117.00	111.98
5	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.02
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
8	—	276	110.00–135.00	123.52
4	—	476	115.00–125.00	119.95
22	—	371	108.00–135.00	122.65
3	—	723	107.00–110.00	107.97
14	—	319	115.00–135.00	125.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	120.00–122.00	121.02
3	—	240	130.00–135.00	132.52
14	—	278	125.00–150.00	137.24
36	—	373	128.00–150.00	140.43
18	—	480	120.00–140.00	132.05
18	—	516	122.00–134.00	127.42
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
18	—	567	115.00–135.00	128.72
10	—	617	112.00–128.00	120.63
8	—	424	130.00–145.00	137.42
24	—	329	124.00–150.00	136.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	104.00–110.00	106.31
3	—	363	110.00–117.50	112.44
5	—	283	110.00–120.00	113.06
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
1	—	235	117.50	117.50
2	—	930	93.00	93.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
3	—	318	100.00–120.00	110.31
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	223	182.50–185.00	183.79
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,088	43.00–59.00	52.05
125	—	1,205	58.00–78.00	66.08
2	—	1,260	77.00–80.00	78.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	55.00	55.00
18	—	1,505	60.00–74.00	65.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	890	50.00–65.00	59.26
17	—	814	40.00–55.00	47.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	69.00	69.00
11	—	1,368	69.00–80.00	76.13
23	—	1,655	84.00–97.00	90.23
6	—	1,698	97.00–109.00	101.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,112	950.00–1,325.00	1,092.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,218	1,020.00–1,200.00	1,133.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,081	925.00–1,625.00	1,374.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	778	670.00–825.00	791.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	728	725.00–1,000.00	847.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	693	550.00–830.00	732.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	660.00–775.00	737.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	801	675.00–1,025.00	810.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	580.00	580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	730.00–875.00	796.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	970	780.00–1,150.00	1,041.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	960.00–990.00	975.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	859	975.00–1,225.00	1,054.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	878	750.00–900.00	821.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	850.00–950.00	896.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	425.00–525.00	477.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,056	625.00–800.00	709.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,226	800.00–1,025.00	965.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,253	850.00–1,100.00	914.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,202	650.00–770.00	724.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,001	600.00–790.00	690.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	750.00–900.00	820.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	570.00–825.00	670.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,079	635.00–825.00	726.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	540	275.00	275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	470.00	470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	798	585.00–600.00	592.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	450.00–525.00	483.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	805	600.00–760.00	653.68
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	380.00–565.00	478.40
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	510.00–525.00	517.79
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	694	80.00–90.00	85.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	981	662.00–792.00	719.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	61.00–64.00	62.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	51.00	51.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	528.00–554.00	542.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	900.00–940.00	920.42
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	280.00–390.00	338.97
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	787	57.00–75.00	66.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	600	425.00	425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	1,030.00	1,030.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	993	850.00–948.00	903.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	873.00	873.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	810.00	810.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	853	83.00–87.00	84.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	968.00	968.00

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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