South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 288 priced lines covering 2,381 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,603 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 378 head. replacement cattle receipts at 200 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,603Last week 2,351Year ago 2,146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 378Last week 479Year ago 457

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 147Year ago 80

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	42.50–44.00	43.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	420.00–566.00	504.73
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	486.00	486.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	71.00	71.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	618.00	618.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	592.00	592.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	64.00–71.00	67.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	946.00	946.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	724.00	724.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	947	659.00–736.00	686.78
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	32.00	32.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,219	63.00–76.00	68.29
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	635.00–839.00	755.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,025	825.00–1,400.00	1,058.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,161	900.00–1,500.00	1,299.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	963	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,155.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	895	805.00–1,200.00	995.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	550.00–775.00	675.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,005	775.00–1,275.00	943.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	700.00–900.00	808.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	879	875.00–950.00	913.29
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	951	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	760.00–875.00	817.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,442	1,008.00–1,944.00	1,384.47
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	729.00	729.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	2,072.00	2,072.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	984	625.00–825.00	760.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	58.00–64.00	61.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	989	635.00–700.00	671.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,010	680.00–810.00	741.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,114.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	59.00	59.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	930	710.00–750.00	727.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,073	775.00–825.00	799.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,237	775.00–975.00	906.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,114	550.00–1,200.00	990.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,271	675.00–1,575.00	1,200.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,200	715.00–975.00	836.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	590.00–775.00	655.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	765.00	765.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	700.00–760.00	728.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	777	47.50	47.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	451.00	451.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	510.00	510.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	473	125.00–139.00	131.25
17	—	566	125.00–130.00	128.14
13	—	527	119.00–133.00	129.00
5	—	614	119.00–126.00	122.80
18	—	380	128.00–142.50	135.08
11	—	329	130.00–147.00	135.39
7	—	281	130.00–145.00	140.02
23	—	426	128.00–139.00	133.51
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
3	—	218	132.50–135.00	133.34
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	130.00–142.50	135.00
3	—	627	122.50–125.00	124.20
11	—	516	125.00–132.50	127.14
2	—	323	147.50	147.50
5	—	424	130.00–142.50	134.48
19	—	471	130.00–139.00	132.55
15	—	586	124.50–133.00	126.12
3	—	710	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	475	105.00–128.00	117.16
6	—	617	95.00–119.00	109.07
10	—	378	110.00–130.00	120.68
3	—	280	117.50–122.50	119.99
5	—	674	104.00–114.00	109.82
7	—	576	108.00–117.00	111.75
11	—	415	100.00–125.00	115.40
8	—	325	110.00–130.00	119.55
18	—	519	105.00–123.00	114.87
4	—	729	87.00–108.00	101.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	427	117.00–130.00	123.32
48	—	470	115.00–130.00	123.32
26	—	619	95.00–121.00	112.47
9	—	673	99.00–120.00	110.62
3	—	806	96.00–106.00	99.64
10	—	328	120.00–131.00	127.86
20	—	371	120.00–130.00	126.40
9	—	724	104.00–117.00	111.67
2	—	868	83.00–104.00	93.35
8	—	761	95.00–113.00	105.90
7	—	274	122.50–130.00	126.08
3	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	938	84.00–99.00	91.56
55	—	521	109.00–128.00	121.01
27	—	568	106.00–124.00	118.15
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
4	—	613	108.00–115.00	109.81
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
4	—	535	124.00	124.00
4	—	556	123.00	123.00
7	—	481	120.00–130.00	124.97
9	—	427	125.00–129.00	127.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
4	—	361	135.00	135.00
13	—	607	130.75	130.75
15	—	683	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	277	110.00–120.00	115.90
15	—	569	100.00–117.00	108.38
14	—	324	102.50–130.00	113.80
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
2	—	775	100.00–104.00	101.95
23	—	522	100.00–115.00	107.64
7	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.74
10	—	474	100.00–115.00	109.50
16	—	378	102.50–119.00	110.34
18	—	418	90.00–117.50	108.70
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	105.00–110.00	107.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	82.50–110.00	103.81
1	—	270	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	60.00	60.00
1	—	450	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	105.00–117.00	111.05
14	—	320	107.50–137.50	126.69
11	—	420	112.00–135.00	125.05
14	—	379	120.00–137.50	126.69
8	—	266	122.50–140.00	129.05
11	—	522	100.00–135.00	118.97
3	—	637	105.00–115.00	111.65
10	—	219	100.00–140.00	130.33
7	—	477	110.00–135.00	119.88
2	—	735	101.00–111.00	105.93
11	—	575	10.00–133.00	108.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	155.00–170.00	162.66
11	—	472	147.50–157.00	152.67
4	—	728	111.00–127.00	121.42
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
15	—	425	147.50–165.00	157.11
15	—	523	142.00–150.00	146.19
20	—	376	146.00–175.00	158.27
10	—	658	126.00–135.00	131.92
14	—	627	125.00–141.00	132.89
4	—	276	157.50–170.00	162.04
7	—	559	140.00–145.00	143.95
1	—	915	93.00	93.00
2	—	245	157.50–160.00	158.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	416	112.50–138.00	129.14
2	—	663	105.00–117.00	110.93
5	—	481	120.00–135.00	125.19
19	—	371	110.00–142.50	128.14
3	—	583	125.00–135.00	128.31
3	—	283	125.00–135.00	131.88
5	—	522	115.00–129.00	121.91
21	—	321	120.00–135.00	127.76
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
2	—	245	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	595	130.00–131.00	130.90
7	—	477	127.00–150.00	143.08
4	—	713	127.00	127.00
6	—	628	126.00	126.00
4	—	507	137.50–142.00	140.85
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	128.00–135.00	133.07
37	—	666	128.00–133.00	128.92
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
14	—	712	124.00–130.00	126.13
7	—	438	150.00–159.00	156.59
13	—	512	145.00–152.00	146.99
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
12	—	386	154.00–175.00	166.32
32	—	586	140.50–149.00	143.15
45	—	468	150.00–161.00	154.45
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	112.50	112.50
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
3	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	618	137.00	137.00
12	—	712	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	867	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	107.00	107.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
8	—	666	112.00–125.00	120.23
5	—	226	130.00–150.00	141.76
30	—	479	135.00–151.00	143.77
4	—	728	97.00–124.00	115.87
8	—	266	140.00–147.50	141.82
21	—	522	125.00–145.00	136.67
22	—	579	128.00–141.00	135.27
8	—	619	112.00–126.00	120.85
12	—	321	135.00–152.50	142.72
14	—	424	137.50–152.50	145.36
32	—	376	137.50–150.00	143.17
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
4	—	766	90.00–123.00	112.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
6	—	324	110.00–118.00	114.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	91.00–110.00	101.52
27	—	578	87.50–124.00	113.64
21	—	425	111.00–130.00	123.49
15	—	471	105.00–135.00	121.69
1	—	780	99.00	99.00
15	—	523	105.00–128.00	119.05
5	—	666	80.00–110.00	100.06
12	—	620	105.00–115.00	110.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	92.00	92.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
5	—	561	128.00–139.00	132.59
14	—	515	129.00–145.00	138.26
14	—	426	145.00–157.50	149.80
14	—	619	123.00–130.00	126.29
22	—	469	140.00–152.50	145.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	134.00	134.00
5	—	430	139.00–140.00	139.38
4	—	479	143.00–144.00	143.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	147.00	147.00
3	—	607	129.00	129.00
4	—	531	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	102.50–118.00	110.78
9	—	623	95.00–119.00	105.27
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	875	92.00	92.00
2	—	725	93.00–105.00	98.83
14	—	479	110.00–131.00	116.84
6	—	670	85.00–112.00	103.48
25	—	579	100.00–120.00	110.56
12	—	424	100.00–127.00	115.41
2	—	765	100.00–102.00	101.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	426	127.50–143.00	136.33
2	—	870	84.00–85.00	84.50
2	—	905	76.00–85.00	80.52
8	—	675	111.00–124.00	117.77
38	—	523	121.00–140.00	130.88
36	—	475	121.00–142.50	134.66
2	—	785	80.00–99.00	89.38
15	—	617	110.00–125.00	115.90
12	—	718	85.00–119.00	107.82
4	—	824	88.00–100.00	93.73
13	—	561	119.00–133.00	123.37
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	52.50	52.50
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
3	—	625	92.00	92.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
4	—	354	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,603	61.00–73.00	66.61
9	—	1,507	55.00–65.00	60.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,167	50.00–64.00	59.71
57	—	1,263	62.00–78.00	68.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	993	35.00–56.00	48.75
66	—	1,110	55.00–73.00	63.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,869	101.00–105.00	103.41
39	—	1,639	80.00–99.00	90.77
11	—	1,375	60.00–92.00	75.98

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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