South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 147 priced lines covering 1,542 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,697 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 417 head. replacement cattle receipts at 98 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,697Last week 2,113Year ago 1,790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 417Last week 410Year ago 426

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 85Year ago 119

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	173.00–185.00	181.26
12	—	369	180.00–197.50	194.30
14	—	475	170.00–190.00	182.65
8	—	329	190.00–195.00	192.19
4	—	276	182.50–195.00	189.34
11	—	516	180.00–189.00	185.61
5	—	662	171.00–195.00	180.79
14	—	415	187.50–195.00	190.20
11	—	620	180.00–185.00	181.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	223.00	223.00
22	—	477	230.00	230.00
3	—	428	227.00–238.00	233.38
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
1	—	305	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	317	200.00–220.00	207.04
11	—	576	190.00–215.00	197.01
25	—	530	185.00–205.00	196.52
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
39	—	475	189.00–215.00	199.72
14	—	382	200.00–217.50	208.43
11	—	423	195.00–215.00	209.79
8	—	629	189.00–195.00	192.91
8	—	272	203.00–220.00	211.51
12	—	658	185.00–200.00	190.34
2	—	233	200.00–220.00	209.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	531	200.00–216.00	209.58
2	—	285	215.00–225.00	220.00
36	—	564	200.00–217.50	205.52
10	—	380	220.00–235.00	225.02
27	—	483	210.00–230.00	218.69
72	—	428	200.00–230.00	221.77
20	—	632	200.00–217.50	206.82
3	—	332	225.00–230.00	226.73
3	—	678	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	210.00–212.50	211.26
2	—	270	250.00–255.00	252.45
4	—	514	215.00–227.50	221.36
5	—	322	245.00–270.00	255.92
1	—	206	270.00	270.00
8	—	422	215.00–245.00	231.91
4	—	370	245.00–250.00	247.50
4	—	625	200.00–210.00	204.24
8	—	470	220.00–235.00	229.41
3	—	668	200.00–210.00	203.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	188.00–210.00	197.63
8	—	570	190.00–205.00	197.51
14	—	319	210.00–245.00	224.53
25	—	474	195.00–220.00	211.15
13	—	416	200.00–235.00	219.71
2	—	693	184.00–191.00	187.49
12	—	521	190.00–220.00	203.24
10	—	290	200.00–235.00	224.74
13	—	377	195.00–240.00	219.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	185.00–205.00	195.12
13	—	522	185.00–210.00	197.22
8	—	582	180.00–200.00	189.05
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
2	—	328	215.00	215.00
2	—	673	175.00–177.50	176.21
6	—	479	190.00–210.00	204.16
5	—	370	192.50–215.00	207.66
8	—	426	180.00–215.00	201.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	285.00	285.00
2	—	353	270.00–275.00	272.52
1	—	280	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	518	230.00–255.00	241.34
22	—	480	231.00–250.00	236.89
2	—	278	255.00–275.00	265.09
62	—	578	225.00–255.00	242.06
3	—	777	197.50	197.50
12	—	667	233.00–244.00	240.93
24	—	434	240.00–255.00	245.66
7	—	378	247.50–260.00	252.22
9	—	715	205.00–226.00	223.60
18	—	617	235.00–250.00	242.57
3	—	327	245.00–265.00	253.42
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	215.00–240.00	230.36
4	—	280	215.00–240.00	221.58
17	—	569	215.00–235.00	222.72
22	—	622	191.00–230.00	214.35
1	—	225	230.00	230.00
6	—	328	206.00–240.00	222.74
52	—	475	200.00–240.00	226.09
1	—	705	220.00	220.00
13	—	514	190.00–225.00	214.00
13	—	683	222.50–230.00	224.40
32	—	422	200.00–245.00	225.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	190.00–197.50	194.18
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
2	—	365	200.00–205.00	202.47
3	—	278	190.00–205.00	195.03
10	—	738	185.00–195.00	193.45
1	—	220	215.00	215.00
1	—	690	205.00	205.00
7	—	469	192.50–215.00	207.36
2	—	573	177.50–187.50	182.65
3	—	413	195.00–205.00	198.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	290.00–295.00	292.43
1	—	230	285.00	285.00
1	—	560	254.00	254.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,298.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	974	1,025.00–1,675.00	1,492.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	942	1,400.00–1,885.00	1,681.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	875	940.00–1,300.00	1,152.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,317.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	111.00	111.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	750.00–875.00	811.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	863	130.00–140.00	134.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	127.50–130.00	128.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	157.50	157.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	713	147.50–205.00	168.61
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	698	100.00–120.00	112.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	85.00–90.00	87.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	881	90.00–110.00	97.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,060.00–1,350.00	1,204.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,635.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,072	830.00–1,250.00	1,094.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,248.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,152	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,377.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	797	850.00–1,025.00	918.64
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	825.00–925.00	877.60
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	144.00	144.00
31	—	1,631	120.00–142.00	130.80
13	—	1,308	100.00–120.00	112.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	1,212	93.00–120.50	106.84
6	—	1,248	118.00–124.00	120.15
39	—	1,113	80.00–99.00	92.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,668	122.00–123.00	122.67
33	—	1,488	100.00–115.00	106.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	948	71.00–95.00	85.42
32	—	938	91.00–112.50	100.77

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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