South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 132 priced lines covering 1,009 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 900 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 317 head. replacement cattle receipts at 56 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,543Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 391Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 90Year ago 96

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	145.00–147.50	146.26
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
3	—	563	160.00–165.00	161.63
2	—	668	150.00–152.00	150.99
6	—	474	170.00–190.00	183.31
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	172.00–210.00	195.95
9	—	522	150.00–190.00	180.32
3	—	675	175.00–185.00	179.95
2	—	633	175.00–182.50	178.82
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
14	—	472	185.00–210.00	196.36
6	—	567	175.00–185.00	183.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	210.00–230.00	216.81
10	—	620	175.00–197.50	189.71
37	—	428	210.00–235.00	222.12
18	—	519	190.00–220.00	201.69
2	—	653	182.50–185.00	183.75
20	—	564	190.00–205.00	198.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	225.00	225.00
5	—	406	240.00–245.00	242.98
2	—	508	225.00–230.00	227.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	130.00–145.00	140.19
2	—	530	130.00–142.50	136.37
3	—	622	140.00–144.00	141.31
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	165.00–170.00	167.53
2	—	238	185.00	185.00
9	—	672	155.00–185.00	164.74
3	—	368	180.00–190.00	185.07
6	—	276	185.00–195.00	190.86
8	—	578	175.00–185.00	176.88
11	—	533	165.00–185.00	176.79
4	—	425	180.00–199.00	190.81
13	—	477	175.00–195.00	186.98
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	155.00–160.00	156.64
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
5	—	475	160.00–175.00	166.08
2	—	615	150.00–165.00	157.50
4	—	520	147.50–165.00	156.74
4	—	413	160.00–175.00	166.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	185.00	185.00
45	—	424	195.00–225.00	208.49
8	—	563	190.00–207.50	195.61
9	—	327	200.00–225.00	212.26
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
23	—	471	197.50–217.50	205.34
46	—	522	190.00–205.00	196.47
28	—	371	200.00–225.00	213.77
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	299	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	197.50	197.50
11	—	475	215.00–235.00	226.45
4	—	281	225.00–235.00	230.20
8	—	723	181.00–190.00	182.10
11	—	324	220.00–242.50	228.60
2	—	215	220.00–225.00	222.44
21	—	375	212.50–240.00	229.59
9	—	578	195.00–220.00	206.33
27	—	624	195.00–208.00	202.29
14	—	533	200.00–220.00	207.67
15	—	426	215.00–240.00	226.81
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
2	—	553	155.00	155.00
3	—	510	150.00–160.00	154.20
3	—	372	175.00–185.00	178.45
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	255.00	255.00
6	—	652	222.00	222.00
19	—	563	220.00–250.00	237.03
8	—	471	240.00–254.00	252.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	676	160.00–187.50	178.82
3	—	775	170.00	170.00
9	—	370	185.00–215.00	205.93
1	—	225	195.00	195.00
2	—	520	175.00–185.00	179.95
2	—	725	170.00–177.50	173.80
2	—	618	175.00–180.00	177.55
3	—	318	200.00–210.00	204.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	225.00	225.00
3	—	320	245.00–250.00	248.41
3	—	410	250.00–255.00	251.63
9	—	360	245.00–267.50	250.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	117.50	117.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
16	—	813	138.00	138.00
3	—	230	155.00–160.00	156.45
8	—	195	167.50	167.50
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
4	—	440	155.00	155.00

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	—	1,015	1,235.00	1,235.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,488.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,207.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,735.00	1,735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	921	1,275.00–1,725.00	1,522.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	788	825.00–1,000.00	929.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	980.00	980.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	786	100.00–162.50	147.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	88.00–97.00	92.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	900.00–1,050.00	979.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,035	950.00–1,060.00	1,010.19
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	620.00–900.00	767.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	759	625.00–870.00	766.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	903	680.00–895.00	819.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,125.00–1,380.00	1,223.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,260.00	1,260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	954	82.00–110.00	96.40
32	—	897	50.00–90.00	75.63
1	—	920	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	102.00–129.00	119.52
19	—	1,470	93.00–114.00	106.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,192	90.00–118.00	104.22
18	—	1,235	101.00–128.00	117.20
17	—	1,111	73.00–92.00	84.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,469	107.50–138.00	123.84
8	—	1,313	94.00–115.00	105.68

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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