South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 174 priced lines covering 1,148 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,214 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 233 head. replacement cattle receipts at 65 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 1,309Year ago 1,675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 331Year ago 348

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 71Year ago 75

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls were 12.00 higher, feeder heifers were 4.00 higher, slaughter cows were 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	190.00–235.00	214.35
7	—	517	180.00–220.00	202.31
8	—	673	168.00–192.50	181.66
5	—	633	170.00–195.00	184.87
3	—	213	230.00	230.00
1	—	705	185.00	185.00
5	—	365	200.00–240.00	221.16
1	—	270	235.00	235.00
10	—	575	170.00–215.00	195.17
7	—	430	200.00–225.00	210.72
1	—	765	162.50	162.50
3	—	325	215.00–230.00	223.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	240.00–270.00	255.76
9	—	372	250.00–275.00	261.03
12	—	474	230.00–270.00	255.31
8	—	628	190.00–217.50	201.43
4	—	330	275.00–285.00	278.81
4	—	714	182.50–195.00	187.52
5	—	658	185.00–195.00	189.00
14	—	567	210.00–240.00	227.70
12	—	518	215.00–247.50	237.45
2	—	205	250.00–255.00	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	263.00–275.00	266.53
24	—	427	275.00–317.50	285.89
14	—	368	280.00–305.00	295.41
5	—	662	230.00–243.00	233.55
4	—	760	205.00	205.00
9	—	627	240.00–252.00	246.01
8	—	281	285.00–315.00	307.48
23	—	471	267.50–285.00	277.49
2	—	568	247.50–255.00	251.30
11	—	321	290.00–315.00	300.06
2	—	223	280.00–305.00	292.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	295.00–330.00	311.98
1	—	230	325.00	325.00
6	—	283	310.00–350.00	327.03
12	—	372	305.00–337.50	314.96
3	—	465	290.00–320.00	301.81
15	—	322	305.00–340.00	322.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	258.00–260.00	258.40
4	—	368	250.00–295.00	282.03
5	—	316	255.00–310.00	277.67
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
1	—	225	312.50	312.50
1	—	500	235.00	235.00
1	—	410	264.00	264.00
2	—	278	280.00–295.00	287.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	244.00	244.00
1	—	285	300.00	300.00
12	—	506	244.00–245.00	244.50
5	—	567	220.00	220.00
4	—	405	257.50	257.50
9	—	476	258.00	258.00
2	—	650	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	317	230.00–287.50	252.82
10	—	616	197.50–210.00	203.41
3	—	262	250.00–290.00	273.06
8	—	563	206.00–217.50	212.07
32	—	473	220.00–242.50	230.03
3	—	658	192.50–201.00	197.83
21	—	376	230.00–277.50	245.86
23	—	518	205.00–235.00	220.51
24	—	424	220.00–245.00	229.76
1	—	225	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	330	215.00–252.50	224.48
11	—	523	190.00–215.00	207.25
5	—	271	195.00–235.00	213.52
22	—	369	210.00–245.00	224.94
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
3	—	615	182.50–190.00	186.19
17	—	423	190.00–225.00	210.96
34	—	474	195.00–225.00	212.71
12	—	571	190.00–210.00	196.92
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	175.00–190.00	184.55
2	—	720	170.00	170.00
4	—	320	185.00–205.00	199.02
7	—	531	170.00–195.00	178.07
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
3	—	370	180.00–190.00	185.16
2	—	668	170.00–175.00	172.45
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
3	—	573	185.00	185.00
1	—	640	172.50	172.50
5	—	437	170.00–200.00	185.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	810	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	267.50	267.50
6	—	506	265.00	265.00
46	—	605	243.00–263.00	246.15
15	—	491	301.00–306.00	302.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	220.00–250.00	236.30
3	—	537	245.00–250.00	247.48
1	—	400	275.00	275.00
5	—	480	240.00–252.50	247.46
2	—	823	185.00–187.50	186.22
8	—	638	200.00–215.00	211.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	200.00	200.00
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
1	—	510	220.00	220.00
2	—	420	200.00–227.50	213.26
1	—	660	195.00	195.00
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	230.00–250.00	236.86
4	—	275	280.00–300.00	293.39
1	—	240	330.00	330.00
11	—	431	280.00–312.50	299.50
1	—	700	220.00	220.00
5	—	316	285.00–315.00	299.95
4	—	513	270.00–287.50	276.84
4	—	370	280.00–305.00	295.50
13	—	475	277.50–295.00	285.32
3	—	562	270.00–285.00	277.43
4	—	671	230.00–234.00	232.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	312.50–337.50	323.33
17	—	417	305.00–332.50	323.74
3	—	518	300.00–303.00	301.64
4	—	471	300.00–317.50	308.06
6	—	321	315.00–342.50	328.81
3	—	283	325.00–345.00	333.26
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	135.00–155.00	144.69
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,450	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,263.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,704.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,489.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,233.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	950.00–1,375.00	1,195.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	848	750.00–1,025.00	898.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,025.01	1,025.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	873	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,033.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	630	270.00–700.00	477.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	627	340.00–475.00	388.62
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	784.00–950.00	872.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	976	1,105.00–1,795.00	1,435.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	121.00	121.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	84.00	84.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	48.00	48.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	900.00–1,045.00	983.08
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,200	80.00–105.00	92.52
70	—	1,224	100.00–130.00	115.43
8	—	1,258	122.00–132.00	127.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	901	75.00–96.00	87.13
42	—	970	91.00–114.00	101.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,430	110.00–123.00	116.93
1	—	1,160	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,558	131.00–135.00	133.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	139.00	139.00
6	—	1,210	103.00–115.00	107.78
14	—	1,551	122.00–136.00	129.01

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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