South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 204 priced lines covering 2,367 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,530 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 489 head. replacement cattle receipts at 127 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,530Last week 1,214Year ago 1,527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 233Year ago 419

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 65Year ago 144

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,677	118.00–137.00	126.97
23	—	1,431	95.00–118.00	110.07
9	—	1,708	130.00–144.00	135.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	924	75.00–95.00	85.57
62	—	1,076	90.00–114.00	99.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,419	102.00–118.00	109.23
1	—	1,500	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,219	94.00–125.00	110.99
40	—	1,175	79.00–100.00	92.16
8	—	1,333	118.00–139.00	127.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	364	315.00–325.00	322.49
3	400–450	435	310.00–320.00	314.98
6	450–500	461	307.50–325.00	315.25
5	500–550	520	297.50–305.00	301.02
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	268	245.00–250.00	247.38
2	300–350	340	212.50–240.00	226.45
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	465	200.00–240.00	220.00
3	500–550	522	210.00–235.00	218.71
2	550–600	565	210.00–220.00	214.96
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
5	700–750	718	170.00–220.00	180.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	381	317.50	317.50
15	400–450	449	291.00	291.00
17	500–550	521	285.00	285.00
14	550–600	562	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
16	300–350	315	300.00–325.00	309.65
13	350–400	372	300.00–315.00	305.99
18	400–450	425	290.00–312.50	301.61
15	450–500	470	280.00–310.00	296.43
11	500–550	515	270.00–290.00	279.29
9	550–600	560	270.00–280.00	274.43
10	600–650	614	230.00–245.00	235.99
5	650–700	681	220.00–235.00	224.96
3	750–800	752	195.00–212.00	205.98
2	800–850	808	192.50–196.00	194.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	228	250.00–280.00	254.45
12	250–300	269	280.00–290.00	287.88
16	300–350	312	255.00–290.00	272.60
6	350–400	374	255.00–285.00	272.08
4	400–450	439	265.00–285.00	273.83
8	450–500	474	230.00–270.00	254.05
19	500–550	524	237.50–270.00	257.44
10	550–600	580	235.00–260.00	248.25
3	600–650	613	200.00–225.00	213.49
6	650–700	675	190.00–226.00	209.20
3	700–750	713	185.00–197.50	189.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	570	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	200.00–220.00	210.22
2	250–300	285	200.00–220.00	209.65
10	300–350	328	190.00–215.00	201.32
16	350–400	371	170.00–215.00	200.57
12	400–450	425	175.00–205.00	186.48
24	450–500	484	180.00–210.00	191.07
13	500–550	520	175.00–210.00	188.33
8	550–600	562	170.00–205.00	176.79
6	600–650	627	170.00–180.00	177.50
2	650–700	660	175.00–194.00	184.64
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	855	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
17	350–400	355	273.00	273.00
20	400–450	438	240.00–250.00	247.99
6	500–550	501	244.00	244.00
15	550–600	592	226.00	226.00
15	600–650	609	220.00–229.00	224.81
7	650–700	672	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	226	240.00–270.00	254.67
29	250–300	272	240.00–265.00	255.95
35	300–350	323	235.00–265.00	248.85
52	350–400	374	235.00–260.00	246.86
71	400–450	420	230.00–250.00	239.22
60	450–500	469	230.00–245.00	235.71
54	500–550	519	210.00–235.00	222.92
23	550–600	567	210.00–225.00	214.90
9	600–650	623	205.00–218.00	211.77
6	650–700	668	190.00–210.00	198.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
8	250–300	283	250.00–285.00	271.59
10	300–350	334	250.00–280.00	270.92
3	350–400	363	257.50–275.00	267.13
5	400–450	414	245.00–257.50	251.89
3	450–500	453	247.50–250.00	249.15
1	500–550	535	246.00	246.00
1	550–600	550	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	230.00–245.00	234.26
23	250–300	272	210.00–242.50	228.42
27	300–350	320	215.00–240.00	225.33
48	350–400	379	210.00–240.00	223.96
38	400–450	420	200.00–230.00	218.53
41	450–500	476	200.00–225.00	215.43
34	500–550	526	190.00–225.00	205.65
19	550–600	569	190.00–215.00	206.72
16	600–650	620	180.00–200.00	188.34
10	650–700	667	175.00–197.50	189.37
12	700–750	717	160.00–197.50	180.87
2	750–800	765	172.50–190.00	181.08
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	220.00–250.00	231.86
11	250–300	274	220.00–260.00	236.24
13	300–350	327	215.00–255.00	229.66
11	350–400	365	215.00–250.00	233.56
12	400–450	414	200.00–250.00	225.08
10	450–500	478	190.00–235.00	217.31
17	500–550	521	195.00–230.00	210.59
7	550–600	565	190.00–225.00	210.47
4	600–650	620	185.00–195.00	190.00
2	650–700	670	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	232	300.00–325.00	308.25
16	250–300	274	295.00–325.00	310.01
42	300–350	320	290.00–322.50	306.54
70	350–400	373	280.00–315.00	304.82
69	400–450	422	285.00–317.50	301.83
46	450–500	472	285.00–310.00	291.80
14	500–550	509	250.00–282.50	268.52
8	550–600	563	250.00–295.00	261.52
28	600–650	622	200.00–230.00	221.98
5	650–700	671	200.00–235.00	220.31
2	700–750	713	219.00–222.00	220.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	330.00–337.50	334.93
8	250–300	269	330.00–332.00	330.24
9	300–350	330	315.00–332.50	325.88
7	350–400	370	320.00–327.50	324.52
4	400–450	413	315.00–322.50	320.02
2	450–500	450	315.00–317.00	316.00
1	500–550	500	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	245.00–285.00	270.02
19	250–300	275	220.00–290.00	270.87
22	300–350	319	240.00–285.00	272.13
20	350–400	373	250.00–280.00	268.08
30	400–450	421	240.00–280.00	262.97
29	450–500	474	235.00–280.00	256.84
35	500–550	521	220.00–255.00	237.81
33	550–600	571	210.00–242.50	228.96
15	600–650	614	195.00–220.00	205.97
10	650–700	671	172.50–213.00	185.92
3	700–750	730	180.00–195.00	184.97
2	800–850	835	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	180.00	180.00
4	400–450	420	160.00–195.00	185.94
1	450–500	455	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	535	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	620	195.00	195.00
11	800–850	806	147.50–156.00	155.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	825.00–950.00	889.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,185	1,100.00–1,485.00	1,336.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,049	1,075.00–1,525.00	1,284.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	103.00–123.00	112.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	78.00	78.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	863	750.00–900.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	772	400.00–725.00	531.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	631	400.00–500.00	435.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	580	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	900	800.00–950.00	892.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	625.00–950.00	806.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,162	900.00–1,475.00	1,156.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	750.00–1,050.00	911.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,043	1,025.00–1,285.00	1,122.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	91.00–111.00	102.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,530.00	1,530.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	819	1,160.00–1,330.00	1,239.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	55.00–92.00	71.87
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	590.00–770.00	655.16
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	683	45.00–84.00	65.32
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	798	700.00–900.00	785.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	733	900.00–1,000.00	946.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	85.00	85.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,283.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,312.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	936	1,400.00–2,300.00	1,712.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	775.00–975.00	868.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	875.00–900.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	847	950.00–1,325.00	1,202.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	920	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,304.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	835	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,210.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	786	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,327.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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