South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 161 priced lines covering 1,638 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,899 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 448 head. replacement cattle receipts at 124 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,899Last week 1,547Year ago 1,726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 448Last week 463Year ago 491

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 91Year ago 106

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	219.00	219.00
13	—	485	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	185.00–205.00	192.54
17	—	273	195.00–215.00	203.87
46	—	470	185.00–207.50	196.81
14	—	627	188.00–198.00	192.94
42	—	372	190.00–212.50	197.33
51	—	425	190.00–207.50	196.82
29	—	327	190.00–217.50	202.45
33	—	516	185.00–199.00	190.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	221.00	221.00
2	—	412	215.00	215.00
3	—	283	220.00–232.50	224.26
5	—	315	217.50–225.00	221.02
5	—	367	220.00–225.00	223.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	594	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	474	170.00–186.00	178.68
10	—	677	167.50–182.50	171.00
32	—	524	170.00–188.00	178.88
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
12	—	377	175.00–185.00	182.46
5	—	269	170.00–190.00	182.83
43	—	575	170.00–185.00	179.86
12	—	322	170.00–190.00	182.52
30	—	426	170.00–187.50	181.31
7	—	616	172.00–185.00	176.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	195.50	195.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	170.00–207.50	187.94
12	—	576	175.00–202.50	189.77
4	—	223	190.00–220.00	205.81
8	—	666	163.00–190.00	167.43
9	—	282	200.00–210.00	202.85
11	—	376	195.00–215.00	204.19
5	—	625	175.00–200.00	185.75
9	—	322	195.00–220.00	206.55
19	—	426	180.00–215.00	197.26
21	—	468	180.00–212.00	199.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	272.50–275.00	274.14
4	—	328	280.00–292.50	284.26
2	—	288	270.00–282.50	276.30
3	—	408	265.00–280.00	271.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	255.00–267.50	261.36
9	—	520	222.50–237.00	227.91
10	—	320	255.00–275.00	264.99
25	—	379	250.00–270.00	259.20
2	—	220	255.00–260.00	257.73
7	—	474	230.00–247.50	237.47
16	—	411	237.50–270.00	250.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	230.00	230.00
10	—	562	190.00–222.50	205.70
34	—	329	210.00–250.00	230.21
36	—	474	200.00–227.50	212.17
37	—	524	190.00–227.50	203.19
4	—	615	190.00–195.00	192.53
5	—	269	225.00–242.50	231.76
37	—	375	215.00–235.00	225.20
44	—	425	200.00–242.50	219.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	229.00	229.00
22	—	786	193.00	193.00
3	—	605	215.00	215.00
7	—	484	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	650	225.00	225.00
3	—	425	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	190.00–210.00	201.71
2	—	503	205.00–210.00	207.49
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
8	—	622	171.00–185.00	183.28
3	—	360	180.00–205.00	193.26
7	—	212	195.00–200.00	198.50
3	—	725	190.00–196.00	193.99
2	—	450	205.00–207.50	206.25
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	206.50	206.50
11	—	679	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	192.50–200.00	196.21
4	—	326	220.00–235.00	231.26
16	—	476	200.00–240.00	221.12
15	—	525	205.00–248.00	225.51
18	—	426	220.00–237.50	230.81
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
7	—	374	215.00–245.00	230.51
2	—	623	219.00	219.00
14	—	582	195.00–230.00	214.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	242.00–260.00	244.00
2	—	473	235.00	235.00
8	—	517	231.00	231.00
1	—	335	255.00	255.00
3	—	357	242.50–265.00	252.52
4	—	563	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	275.00	275.00
3	—	381	280.00	280.00
3	—	420	280.00	280.00
5	—	325	272.50–277.50	273.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	132.50	132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	815	952.00–964.00	957.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,052	900.00–1,087.00	1,004.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,195	1,325.00–1,451.00	1,389.85
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,334.00	1,334.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,369.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	882	975.00–1,060.00	1,020.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,386.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,068	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,524.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,449.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	583.00	583.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	488.00	488.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	121.00	121.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,005	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,147	1,135.00–1,380.00	1,261.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	725.00–860.00	792.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	1,033.00–1,230.00	1,134.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	962	804.00–1,096.00	935.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	135.00–145.00	139.36
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	832	633.00–775.00	715.32
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	846.00	846.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	714.00	714.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	931.00	931.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	660.00	660.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	738	800.00–825.00	812.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	578.00	578.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	910.00–975.00	943.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,014	825.00–1,100.00	932.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	977	885.00–1,050.00	974.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	980	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	880.00–1,025.00	936.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	952	760.00–965.00	844.63
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,169	1,041.00–1,375.00	1,173.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,258	1,150.00–1,408.00	1,305.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	126.00–133.00	129.31
18	—	1,743	110.00–134.00	117.19
15	—	1,397	80.00–119.00	100.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	85.00–88.00	86.67
17	—	1,469	94.00–109.00	102.60
2	—	1,593	117.00–118.00	117.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,282	87.00–116.00	101.93
73	—	1,147	73.00–97.00	87.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	986	89.00–105.00	95.11
52	—	1,012	68.00–93.00	81.49

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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