South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 197 priced lines covering 1,271 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,198 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 358 head. replacement cattle receipts at 83 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,198Last week 2,627Year ago 2,470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 358Last week 498Year ago 598

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 119Year ago 227

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	50.00	50.00
1	—	490	53.00	53.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	425	185.00–210.00	193.67
6	—	568	180.00–190.00	183.65
3	—	612	170.00–175.00	172.65
17	—	522	164.00–195.00	185.60
10	—	271	180.00–207.50	199.60
27	—	369	170.00–210.00	198.06
19	—	323	190.00–210.00	202.11
3	—	210	195.00–205.00	201.75
16	—	475	179.00–196.00	191.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	155.00–173.00	165.29
11	—	376	160.00–185.00	176.93
5	—	714	135.00–148.00	140.15
20	—	423	155.00–185.00	173.27
7	—	221	170.00–180.00	174.21
13	—	473	155.00–185.00	173.90
9	—	575	150.00–170.00	158.76
7	—	626	140.00–172.50	150.02
8	—	278	170.00–187.50	178.35
6	—	323	170.00–185.00	178.72
4	—	660	150.00–170.00	156.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	130.00–140.00	136.57
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
2	—	378	155.00–157.50	156.27
3	—	330	150.00–160.00	156.52
7	—	466	140.00–165.00	152.87
4	—	521	142.50–157.50	150.23
7	—	430	150.00–162.50	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	171.00	171.00
15	—	454	182.00–200.00	193.94
4	—	615	162.50	162.50
12	—	343	212.00–214.00	212.23
11	—	421	190.00	190.00
1	—	285	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	167.00	167.00
2	—	340	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	356	130.00–145.00	137.87
3	—	470	135.00–145.00	140.11
5	—	433	132.50–145.00	139.76
2	—	275	135.00–145.00	139.73
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
5	—	332	130.00–150.00	139.19
1	—	620	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	212.00–235.00	217.98
3	—	348	217.50	217.50
1	—	205	222.50	222.50
2	—	405	205.00–207.50	206.23
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
1	—	585	228.00	228.00
4	—	429	224.00–235.00	230.97
7	—	227	240.00–260.00	247.39
18	—	324	230.00–257.50	244.09
16	—	370	225.00–250.00	237.65
13	—	283	225.00–250.00	239.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	220.00–236.00	230.50
9	—	580	209.00	209.00
9	—	375	240.00–260.00	247.89
20	—	773	175.00	175.00
11	—	335	246.00–250.00	246.68
3	—	707	179.00	179.00
20	—	614	196.00–200.00	198.63
10	—	482	239.00–245.00	240.22
3	—	665	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	228	200.00–225.00	215.73
1	—	755	167.50	167.50
5	—	623	174.00–220.00	184.33
1	—	675	201.00	201.00
14	—	271	200.00–220.00	211.79
23	—	373	200.00–226.00	215.18
7	—	424	195.00–221.00	210.70
7	—	479	190.00–205.00	199.31
14	—	519	187.50–220.00	207.89
4	—	580	192.50–224.00	206.92
16	—	326	190.00–222.50	206.67
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	175.00	175.00
7	—	330	145.00–175.00	159.18
2	—	288	165.00–170.00	167.48
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
7	—	364	155.00–170.00	162.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
6	—	590	177.50–180.00	179.58
2	—	213	180.00–190.00	185.06
1	—	665	152.50	152.50
2	—	258	190.00–195.00	192.48
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
2	—	323	190.00	190.00
10	—	379	170.00–190.00	182.49
2	—	770	155.00	155.00
1	—	630	182.50	182.50
13	—	712	140.00–173.00	149.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	80.00	80.00
6	—	375	117.50–152.50	144.85
2	—	837	110.00	110.00
2	—	518	130.00–147.50	138.45
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
4	—	334	120.00–135.00	123.48
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	77.00	77.00
1	—	250	134.00	134.00
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
1	—	805	74.00	74.00
1	—	715	71.00	71.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	423	195.00–220.00	210.18
21	—	468	185.00–220.00	210.97
15	—	519	180.00–210.00	187.33
2	—	623	185.00–195.00	190.02
4	—	566	185.00–210.00	198.75
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	144.00	144.00
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
5	—	517	142.50–160.00	149.44
1	—	680	146.00	146.00
4	—	466	137.50–167.50	155.44
3	—	615	120.00–135.00	125.58
4	—	569	130.00–177.50	145.53
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	170.00–185.00	178.22
1	—	810	130.00	130.00
3	—	567	170.00–175.00	172.51
7	—	667	150.00–167.50	159.54
2	—	725	152.00–155.00	153.47
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
7	—	421	180.00–195.00	187.15
10	—	515	160.00–180.00	174.09
3	—	782	130.00–155.00	139.84
1	—	855	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	230.00–240.00	235.11
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	224.00–228.00	225.08
8	—	528	219.00	219.00
2	—	573	217.50–220.00	218.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	79.00	79.00
2	—	470	150.00–160.00	154.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	111.00–112.00	111.46
3	—	1,977	81.00–90.00	85.67
22	—	1,478	94.00–111.00	102.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,217	107.00–120.00	110.22
124	—	1,213	85.00–116.00	100.65
23	—	1,106	70.00–95.00	86.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	937	81.00–106.00	92.95
34	—	903	60.00–87.00	77.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,901	115.00–131.00	125.30
24	—	1,437	92.50–127.00	118.22
7	—	1,253	94.00–113.00	104.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,410	1,560.00–2,475.00	2,124.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	901	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,135.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,317.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,450.00–1,465.00	1,458.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,224	1,750.00–2,225.00	2,007.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	1,175.00–1,800.00	1,535.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,301.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	578	775.00–950.00	872.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	750.00–965.00	855.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	975.00–1,390.00	1,184.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	96.00	96.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	875.00–880.00	877.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	87.50	87.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	910.00–1,015.00	966.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	785	635.00–790.00	713.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	745	700.00–775.00	741.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	974	107.00–140.00	125.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	728	55.00–62.00	59.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	70.00–86.00	78.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	130.00	130.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	691	60.00–150.00	93.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	69.00–85.00	76.59
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	75.00	75.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	555	900.00	900.00

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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