South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 214 priced lines covering 2,138 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,044 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 539 head. replacement cattle receipts at 182 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,044Last week 1,331Year ago 2,627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 539Last week 399Year ago 491

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 92Year ago 178

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
11	—	629	90.00–107.00	93.98
3	—	717	97.00–103.00	99.62
8	—	433	100.00–115.00	107.49
5	—	278	100.00–112.50	105.98
14	—	326	100.00–112.50	107.31
6	—	373	100.00–111.00	106.10
3	—	563	95.00–100.00	97.64
5	—	513	95.00–105.00	99.38
10	—	473	90.00–112.50	103.35
2	—	750	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	373	115.00–140.00	131.99
3	—	722	111.00–117.50	114.46
49	—	426	115.00–142.50	132.82
22	—	273	120.00–145.00	133.20
25	—	320	120.00–140.00	130.63
14	—	625	112.00–125.00	118.81
34	—	523	120.00–142.00	128.95
32	—	470	115.00–142.00	130.65
7	—	671	111.00–124.00	114.95
25	—	573	112.00–130.00	121.71
2	—	770	100.00–114.00	106.86
7	—	233	127.50–140.00	134.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–162.50	161.22
2	—	200	190.00–215.00	202.50
5	—	334	160.00–165.00	161.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	112.50–125.00	117.50
12	—	460	107.50–122.00	115.43
5	—	677	102.50–117.00	105.61
11	—	425	108.00–125.00	114.21
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	715	105.00–109.00	107.04
11	—	272	115.00–127.50	120.22
3	—	613	110.00–112.50	111.50
10	—	319	115.00–125.00	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	378	144.00–155.00	147.76
14	—	610	125.00–130.00	128.83
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
3	—	228	155.00–175.00	163.61
24	—	320	145.00–162.50	150.28
36	—	419	138.00–156.00	143.41
37	—	521	130.00–148.00	139.34
52	—	475	132.00–150.00	140.78
2	—	653	121.00–125.00	122.99
21	—	570	125.00–145.00	135.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	138.00–142.50	139.84
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
12	—	531	127.00–138.50	137.59
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	719	120.00	120.00
16	—	559	135.00–137.50	136.91
6	—	795	117.50	117.50
4	—	612	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	120.00–128.00	123.96
14	—	464	120.00–140.00	134.43
2	—	715	115.00–120.00	117.55
5	—	624	120.00–125.00	121.98
23	—	424	120.00–148.00	134.82
5	—	594	118.00–125.00	120.60
11	—	531	110.00–134.00	118.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	767	103.00–110.00	108.84
15	—	621	110.00–140.00	127.58
1	—	865	111.00	111.00
6	—	668	114.00–120.00	116.50
50	—	423	120.00–162.00	151.53
7	—	726	112.50–116.00	114.92
22	—	571	125.00–147.00	139.41
36	—	527	123.00–155.00	142.91
52	—	472	130.00–158.00	146.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	134.00–137.00	135.50
9	—	567	140.00–155.00	150.47
37	—	419	140.00–178.00	158.45
10	—	606	140.00–161.00	146.85
2	—	660	140.00–145.00	142.48
18	—	519	140.00–165.00	154.17
26	—	469	145.00–170.00	160.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	90.00–120.00	107.47
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
16	—	423	102.50–127.00	116.54
2	—	625	90.00–91.00	90.51
4	—	521	95.00–112.50	106.64
5	—	569	90.00–117.00	105.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	156.00	156.00
1	—	475	169.00	169.00
1	—	445	175.00	175.00
4	—	728	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	323	127.50–150.00	136.25
12	—	274	127.50–150.00	135.51
25	—	377	122.50–152.50	137.17
5	—	421	123.00–150.00	139.21
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
6	—	576	119.00–147.00	129.87
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
4	—	538	110.00–123.00	115.74
8	—	227	130.00–155.00	141.52
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
6	—	659	156.00–166.00	162.94
3	—	570	163.00–166.00	164.68
6	—	869	125.00	125.00
8	—	624	162.00–169.00	168.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	325	170.00–192.50	179.64
8	—	616	143.00–158.00	148.20
2	—	218	180.00	180.00
3	—	677	131.00–161.00	145.00
28	—	363	165.00–190.00	177.65
12	—	514	165.00–172.00	168.46
2	—	558	161.00–162.00	161.51
8	—	430	170.00–195.00	181.85
15	—	284	175.00–190.00	182.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	175.00–180.00	176.69
25	—	321	145.00–175.00	158.90
15	—	428	130.00–175.00	149.42
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
6	—	518	135.00–157.00	146.36
9	—	667	130.00–142.50	137.12
8	—	628	122.00–148.00	136.62
8	—	466	145.00–168.00	157.63
48	—	374	140.00–178.00	161.19
7	—	576	135.00–150.00	145.62
13	—	278	140.00–177.50	162.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	127.50	127.50
14	—	316	110.00–125.00	117.15
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
8	—	373	115.00–122.50	118.47
2	—	665	110.00–115.00	112.54
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
7	—	277	112.50–125.00	118.89
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	195.00–199.00	197.17
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
2	—	350	198.00–205.00	201.50
4	—	324	200.00–202.50	201.26
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	87.50	87.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,436	68.00–75.00	72.94
47	—	1,505	69.00–96.00	82.64
1	—	1,580	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	83.00–84.00	83.50
58	—	954	60.00–91.00	75.60
36	—	874	45.00–70.00	58.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,301	89.00–100.00	94.78
68	—	1,167	54.00–77.00	71.06
151	—	1,235	60.00–95.00	82.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,562	91.00–115.00	105.34
7	—	1,766	118.00–125.00	121.23
12	—	1,279	69.00–91.00	81.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,130	885.00–1,200.00	1,069.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,840	2,226.00	2,226.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	784	625.00–960.00	851.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	625.00–750.00	682.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,410.00	1,210.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	983	1,025.00–1,410.00	1,303.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	972	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,168.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,052.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,105.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	925.00–1,150.00	1,011.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	910.00–1,100.00	1,010.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	867	625.00–1,120.00	1,023.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	678	800.00–900.00	854.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	823	810.00–1,100.00	1,010.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	520.00	520.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	702	48.00–68.00	57.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	447.00–564.00	490.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	719	51.00–78.00	69.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	751.00–784.00	764.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,028	850.00–1,255.00	1,068.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	509.00	509.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	82.50–98.00	91.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	92.00	92.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	921.00–1,094.00	1,006.45
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	849	64.00–100.00	87.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	789	455.00–736.00	590.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	613.00–974.00	742.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	752.00–760.00	755.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,009	660.00–990.00	792.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,011	700.00–1,030.00	829.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	983	800.00–1,075.00	923.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	993	780.00–1,075.00	936.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	979	875.00–985.00	920.37
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	860	638.00–820.00	730.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	888	650.00–925.00	830.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	814	650.00–845.00	738.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	825	750.00–825.00	786.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	850	750.00–870.00	816.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	835.00–950.00	892.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,010.00–1,175.00	1,100.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,149	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,117.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,121	925.00–1,175.00	1,058.05
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	450.00–550.00	498.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	719	520.00–680.00	617.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	730.00–820.00	773.47

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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