South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 153 priced lines covering 1,606 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,633 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 429 head. replacement cattle receipts at 54 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,633Last week 1,915Year ago 2,445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 429Last week 355Year ago 487

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 102Year ago 127

Compared to last feeder steers were 7.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 higher, feeder bulls were 4.00 higher, slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	255.00–258.00	256.50
10	—	296	263.00	263.00
2	—	325	275.00–287.50	281.25
2	—	493	259.00–260.00	259.50
10	—	356	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	185.00–210.00	197.91
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
9	—	663	175.00–185.00	181.53
7	—	420	182.50–215.00	201.30
8	—	787	172.50–182.50	176.52
1	—	730	185.00	185.00
4	—	568	183.00–215.00	203.15
4	—	525	195.00–215.00	201.64
3	—	377	195.00–205.00	198.50
4	—	632	170.00–190.00	177.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	245.00–255.00	249.88
5	—	361	230.00–260.00	249.02
21	—	480	220.00–267.00	241.04
11	—	567	239.00–260.00	245.67
18	—	430	230.00–270.00	246.09
3	—	672	190.00–233.00	217.58
3	—	280	255.00–260.00	256.70
2	—	755	200.00–210.00	205.03
4	—	725	197.50–220.00	211.64
58	—	617	220.00–244.00	236.41
23	—	526	240.00–265.00	251.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	249.00	249.00
17	—	650	243.50	243.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	643	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	200.00–235.00	214.98
4	—	766	185.00–197.50	190.06
15	—	566	190.00–235.00	217.64
1	—	725	196.00	196.00
2	—	218	215.00–225.00	220.29
9	—	323	215.00–230.00	221.38
2	—	673	194.00–225.00	209.56
17	—	472	200.00–240.00	220.69
8	—	628	192.50–219.00	209.01
2	—	270	225.00–230.00	227.45
32	—	516	210.00–231.00	224.77
8	—	374	215.00–245.00	233.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	618	197.50–217.00	204.83
44	—	567	200.50–220.00	207.66
2	—	668	200.00–205.00	202.43
39	—	481	200.00–225.00	214.83
10	—	375	200.00–230.00	216.84
38	—	521	200.00–227.50	214.26
2	—	285	230.00	230.00
18	—	421	205.00–232.50	218.34
11	—	321	220.00–235.00	224.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	179.00–202.50	186.36
11	—	570	180.00–210.00	195.38
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
6	—	280	200.00–210.00	204.87
9	—	323	192.50–215.00	203.73
22	—	520	187.50–210.00	199.81
23	—	469	190.00–215.00	199.24
2	—	725	182.50	182.50
18	—	423	190.00–215.00	199.89
6	—	670	180.00–195.00	189.59
29	—	369	195.00–215.00	202.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	180.00–190.00	183.14
4	—	559	175.00–190.00	181.19
2	—	510	175.00–185.00	180.10
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
15	—	472	180.00–190.00	182.71
3	—	613	175.00–185.00	180.08
4	—	276	175.00–185.00	179.80
7	—	367	180.00–195.00	185.96
8	—	323	170.00–190.00	179.20
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	219.00–228.00	224.80
14	—	330	239.00	239.00
1	—	550	223.00	223.00
3	—	420	225.00–228.00	226.78
5	—	275	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	558	230.00–236.00	233.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	520	215.00–235.00	222.44
6	—	659	195.00–202.50	199.56
5	—	407	226.00–245.00	240.27
14	—	567	210.00–230.00	217.73
3	—	277	250.00–255.00	253.28
20	—	615	197.50–210.00	204.10
14	—	369	220.00–250.00	240.03
7	—	336	220.00–265.00	247.84
10	—	477	214.00–245.00	227.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	424	200.00–225.00	217.32
18	—	576	190.00–215.00	201.37
6	—	671	180.00–200.00	191.55
17	—	520	180.00–215.00	200.61
2	—	235	225.00–235.00	229.89
15	—	319	210.00–235.00	218.19
1	—	745	187.50	187.50
20	—	372	210.00–235.00	219.30
31	—	469	187.50–220.00	210.68
8	—	271	187.50–230.00	215.66
5	—	616	185.00–205.00	193.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	627	169.00–185.00	174.26
7	—	571	170.00–195.00	180.89
3	—	277	185.00–205.00	198.01
5	—	322	185.00–205.00	196.24
17	—	473	185.00–205.00	191.87
16	—	423	172.50–205.00	193.26
5	—	680	173.00–187.50	180.05
19	—	515	175.00–195.00	184.48
3	—	375	190.00–200.00	196.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	260.00–290.00	275.18
4	—	320	265.00–280.00	272.62
1	—	565	237.50	237.50
3	—	365	260.00–285.00	271.64
4	—	231	290.00–300.00	294.97
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	105.00	105.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,307.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,370.00	1,370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	665	700.00–875.00	829.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	698	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,163.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,918.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	130.00–159.00	145.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	116.00	116.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	889	84.00–104.00	96.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	777	160.00–170.00	165.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	93.00–98.00	95.86
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	111.00–115.00	112.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,430.00	1,430.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,060.00–1,275.00	1,147.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	698	400.00–450.00	425.63
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	965	91.00–118.00	99.04
35	—	886	77.00–93.00	85.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,598	120.00–131.00	123.14
28	—	1,505	104.00–121.00	112.27
1	—	1,490	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,123	81.00–100.00	91.83
18	—	1,308	120.00–132.00	123.34
136	—	1,204	99.00–121.00	110.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,268	82.00–119.00	109.69
5	—	1,829	140.00–144.00	142.92
27	—	1,492	120.00–139.00	129.21

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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