South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 201 priced lines covering 2,343 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,695 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 367 head. replacement cattle receipts at 92 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,695Last week 1,726Year ago 2,531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 491Year ago 442

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 106Year ago 88

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	125.00	125.00
9	—	367	115.00–127.50	122.86
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
20	—	423	110.00–125.00	115.50
15	—	319	115.00–125.00	120.77
7	—	269	120.00–125.00	124.32
5	—	569	105.00–122.50	111.53
14	—	527	110.00–127.50	115.98
21	—	472	110.00–127.50	120.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	622	120.00–137.50	126.31
18	—	521	134.00–150.00	142.23
6	—	716	120.00–135.00	124.98
4	—	283	140.00–147.50	144.42
50	—	471	135.00–155.00	141.22
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
5	—	675	125.00–135.00	130.71
49	—	427	139.00–157.50	146.56
46	—	377	140.00–160.00	150.30
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
13	—	568	132.00–150.00	136.36
9	—	328	140.00–157.00	147.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	146.50	146.50
9	—	442	161.50	161.50
20	—	522	148.00–163.00	158.66
34	—	572	144.00–158.50	154.63
5	—	659	140.00–147.00	145.57
12	—	461	150.00–158.00	156.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	130.00–140.00	135.33
12	—	270	122.50–145.00	134.74
15	—	322	120.00–145.00	132.77
8	—	662	110.00–125.00	120.95
3	—	730	100.00–115.00	109.12
55	—	475	120.00–145.00	130.67
46	—	371	120.00–145.00	133.00
48	—	423	120.00–145.00	133.58
73	—	524	115.00–140.00	128.78
24	—	623	110.00–125.00	119.74
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
49	—	575	113.00–132.50	125.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	100.00–117.50	106.76
3	—	215	105.00–110.00	108.26
6	—	321	105.00–110.00	108.64
15	—	468	100.00–115.00	106.52
10	—	430	100.00–115.00	107.51
7	—	268	105.00–115.00	112.13
12	—	568	100.00–117.50	108.67
9	—	382	105.00–117.50	112.47
4	—	638	100.00–115.00	106.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
6	—	584	150.00–152.50	150.81
5	—	428	154.00–162.50	155.73
8	—	515	152.00–157.00	152.61
15	—	365	160.00–170.00	164.81
15	—	456	150.00–157.00	150.50
5	—	623	137.00–152.50	143.56
1	—	885	129.00	129.00
3	—	335	160.00–169.00	163.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	170.00–196.00	186.60
7	—	279	202.50–217.50	210.72
7	—	574	180.00–191.00	186.06
2	—	615	176.00–179.00	177.48
2	—	680	167.50–169.00	168.24
6	—	521	184.00–193.00	187.82
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
14	—	419	181.00–210.00	202.85
37	—	375	182.50–217.50	205.70
32	—	322	200.00–220.00	210.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	498	198.00	198.00
23	—	524	190.00–201.00	194.30
1	—	810	138.00	138.00
8	—	793	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	125.00	125.00
4	—	578	117.50–125.00	123.10
9	—	376	110.00–135.00	127.68
10	—	275	115.00–130.00	123.36
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
4	—	224	115.00–135.00	125.06
5	—	483	110.00–135.00	128.59
6	—	320	110.00–130.00	120.95
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
4	—	418	106.00–115.00	112.84
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	125.00–157.50	136.89
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
3	—	217	140.00–155.00	148.08
2	—	658	128.00–135.00	131.54
16	—	372	125.00–157.50	140.29
20	—	515	120.00–152.50	144.51
9	—	331	130.00–145.00	138.03
7	—	572	125.00–142.50	133.96
2	—	703	125.00–127.50	126.25
3	—	465	125.00–152.50	140.49
4	—	280	130.00–145.00	135.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	513	167.50–184.00	169.03
21	—	469	160.00–189.00	175.73
17	—	620	149.00–169.00	159.63
29	—	424	152.50–197.50	174.09
22	—	672	139.00–163.00	156.25
37	—	327	167.50–197.50	182.76
37	—	370	150.00–195.00	180.75
2	—	228	170.00	170.00
35	—	587	165.00–180.00	176.66
3	—	827	116.00–141.00	132.16
11	—	272	175.00–195.00	186.70
3	—	725	127.00–145.00	138.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	477	140.00–175.00	162.86
4	—	229	150.00–160.00	154.89
30	—	375	140.00–177.50	163.16
3	—	722	125.00–135.00	128.35
17	—	574	138.00–164.00	154.74
2	—	685	130.00–140.00	134.93
11	—	275	150.00–165.00	157.02
9	—	631	139.50–152.50	145.61
13	—	327	150.00–175.00	163.19
9	—	429	160.00–175.00	162.96
46	—	520	140.00–170.00	149.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	191.00	191.00
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
16	—	421	190.00–207.00	196.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	131.00–150.00	137.99
20	—	616	136.00–157.50	144.54
14	—	522	151.00–170.00	161.34
25	—	472	162.50–182.50	172.09
15	—	570	147.50–167.50	156.00
4	—	720	124.00–132.00	127.99
44	—	427	158.00–185.00	173.68
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	115.00–138.00	124.45
4	—	684	108.00–127.50	114.32
9	—	623	110.00–130.00	121.42
15	—	423	120.00–140.00	132.26
14	—	518	112.00–142.50	130.16
18	—	470	125.00–145.00	137.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	104.00–120.00	110.70
5	—	518	105.00–125.00	115.80
6	—	673	100.00–117.50	107.87
3	—	480	105.00–125.00	113.32
3	—	708	100.00–117.50	107.52
3	—	430	110.00–115.00	111.67
2	—	618	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	422	140.00–167.50	158.89
2	—	785	110.00–111.00	110.49
23	—	473	142.50–168.00	154.59
25	—	525	130.00–160.00	147.95
6	—	728	110.00–122.50	114.05
8	—	671	115.00–135.00	123.06
32	—	574	125.00–150.00	138.55
15	—	618	120.00–140.00	131.77
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.57
3	—	578	105.00–120.00	110.56
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
6	—	443	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	785.00–925.00	858.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	977	720.00–1,000.00	835.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	746	825.00–925.00	864.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	748	700.00–860.00	759.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,161.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,173	1,085.00–1,325.00	1,185.06
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,238	117.50–121.00	119.28
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	775	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	101.00	101.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	81.00–85.00	82.63
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	708	70.00–80.00	77.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	55.00	55.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	661	250.00–280.00	272.06
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	72.50	72.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	87.00	87.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	858	97.00–120.00	106.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	91.00–94.00	92.51
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	838	835.00–840.00	837.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	855	525.00–650.00	583.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	903	575.00–775.00	687.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	42.00	42.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	828	500.00–585.00	536.22
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	957	600.00–925.00	748.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	700.00–825.00	761.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	750.00–925.00	843.12
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	750	425.00–520.00	469.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	104.00	104.00
11	—	1,326	60.00–80.00	74.58
32	—	1,516	85.00–110.00	94.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,146	50.00–67.00	61.78
3	—	1,203	82.00–86.00	84.71
110	—	1,222	65.00–86.00	75.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,586	68.00–79.00	71.49
1	—	1,380	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	900	46.00–65.00	54.27
30	—	938	60.00–74.00	66.06

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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