South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 135 priced lines covering 1,250 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,326 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 252 head. replacement cattle receipts at 62 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,326Last week 1,493Year ago 1,931

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 267Year ago 511

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 68Year ago 136

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 15.00 higher, feeder heifers were 11.00 higher, and feeder bulls were 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	680	810.00–985.00	916.72
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	960	1,050.00–1,660.00	1,339.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,387.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	875	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,545.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	850.00–975.00	910.19
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	697	625.00–875.00	760.89
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,061	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,367.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,063	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,306.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	950.00–1,285.00	1,134.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	953	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,085.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	255	315.00–325.00	320.10
27	300–350	334	315.00–340.00	326.42
20	350–400	370	315.00–335.00	326.81
18	400–450	429	310.00–325.00	316.05
25	450–500	463	300.00–315.00	307.44
19	500–550	515	285.00–300.00	290.36
5	550–600	560	275.00–290.00	284.95
7	600–650	619	250.00–265.00	258.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	340.00–355.00	347.36
3	300–350	327	345.00–367.50	352.46
6	350–400	360	345.00–357.50	349.50
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	285.00–305.00	294.50
12	250–300	270	280.00–310.00	287.37
12	300–350	323	280.00–310.00	301.28
15	350–400	378	280.00–310.00	295.49
18	400–450	421	270.00–300.00	286.53
22	450–500	472	270.00–292.50	282.35
21	500–550	521	245.00–275.00	264.43
12	550–600	571	200.00–265.00	242.70
6	600–650	623	220.00–240.00	231.58
4	650–700	683	200.00–228.00	213.73
1	700–750	720	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	224	255.00–285.00	271.92
8	250–300	267	255.00–280.00	269.02
9	300–350	329	255.00–280.00	266.61
10	350–400	368	260.00–290.00	277.67
14	400–450	416	245.00–275.00	263.28
10	450–500	474	245.00–270.00	256.39
10	500–550	522	215.00–260.00	240.68
6	550–600	575	220.00–245.00	231.73
4	600–650	619	195.00–220.00	208.89
4	650–700	661	180.00–205.00	190.67
2	700–750	730	180.00–182.50	181.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	278	290.00–330.00	305.30
19	300–350	322	275.00–310.00	295.05
3	350–400	357	280.00–290.00	283.32
3	400–450	405	265.00–268.00	266.84
3	450–500	460	259.00–261.00	259.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	230.00–245.00	238.30
8	250–300	280	225.00–240.00	233.71
4	300–350	320	230.00–240.00	232.58
18	350–400	382	220.00–246.00	234.61
23	400–450	426	210.00–235.00	222.77
25	450–500	475	210.00–233.00	218.88
21	500–550	518	205.00–230.00	217.28
8	550–600	583	200.00–222.50	213.47
9	600–650	617	200.00–215.00	203.15
3	650–700	667	190.00–205.00	195.06
2	700–750	730	170.00–180.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	220	260.00–275.00	264.25
9	250–300	279	250.00–275.00	264.92
18	300–350	327	250.00–270.00	260.09
45	350–400	376	240.00–270.00	252.61
48	400–450	430	240.00–260.00	254.07
31	450–500	474	235.00–255.00	244.12
17	500–550	524	230.00–250.00	237.86
21	550–600	569	230.00–245.00	234.51
8	600–650	620	220.00–238.00	228.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	220.00–225.00	222.47
3	250–300	268	200.00–215.00	207.92
14	300–350	329	200.00–220.00	209.91
7	350–400	383	200.00–215.00	208.34
7	400–450	426	200.00–215.00	205.74
11	450–500	484	190.00–205.00	199.12
3	500–550	510	190.00–195.00	193.35
3	550–600	578	180.00–190.00	184.90
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	675	170.00–182.50	176.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	130.00–170.00	142.66
1	350–400	355	147.50	147.50
15	400–450	413	152.50–220.00	215.53
25	500–550	524	211.00	211.00
15	650–700	667	193.00	193.00
7	850–900	865	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
6	300–350	331	300.00–315.00	305.97
6	350–400	375	290.00–317.50	306.51
8	400–450	422	287.50–310.00	297.31
16	450–500	465	270.00–295.00	284.64
10	500–550	523	260.00–285.00	272.15
8	550–600	571	255.00–270.00	261.14
3	600–650	628	220.00–245.00	228.22
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	729	215.00–230.00	219.95
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	335.00–345.00	338.26
5	300–350	329	325.00–340.00	334.69
6	350–400	378	325.00–340.00	331.59
13	400–450	421	310.00–337.50	323.10
26	450–500	466	297.50–318.00	311.81
5	500–550	511	295.00–307.50	302.32
6	550–600	573	281.00–285.00	281.66
12	600–650	618	255.00–275.00	264.56
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	420	242.50–245.00	243.69
3	450–500	470	235.00–240.00	238.35
2	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	98.00–104.00	100.95
3	—	1,393	120.00–124.00	121.90
8	—	1,393	112.00–119.00	116.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	123.00–128.00	125.34
74	—	1,189	108.00–125.00	115.08
19	—	1,121	85.00–105.00	95.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	923	80.00–92.00	87.71
39	—	955	95.00–115.00	105.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	109.00–115.00	111.86
15	—	1,506	122.00–135.00	129.11
2	—	1,653	137.00–140.00	138.60

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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