South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 194 priced lines covering 1,918 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,941 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 401 head. replacement cattle receipts at 129 head. Counted as USDA files them — 40 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,941Last week 1,555Year ago 1,198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 401Last week 397Year ago 358

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 155Year ago 83

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 7.00 lower, feeder heifers were unevenly steady, feeder bulls were 5.00 lower, slaughter cows were 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	255.00–280.00	269.75
3	250–300	290	255.00–265.00	258.28
12	300–350	331	250.00–285.00	270.69
27	350–400	380	250.00–275.00	263.54
35	400–450	426	220.00–270.00	254.37
18	450–500	475	225.00–255.00	249.11
24	500–550	521	225.00–245.00	239.45
13	550–600	569	220.00–245.00	232.85
9	600–650	618	215.00–235.00	224.71
3	650–700	662	210.00–230.00	222.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	355	307.00–310.00	308.03
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	295.00–325.00	306.39
17	250–300	273	290.00–320.00	306.63
18	300–350	327	280.00–315.00	298.28
27	350–400	374	270.00–300.00	287.64
16	400–450	424	255.00–290.00	273.00
23	450–500	467	260.00–282.50	265.49
36	500–550	521	240.00–270.00	252.86
7	550–600	564	230.00–265.00	249.99
15	600–650	625	237.50–246.00	241.57
9	650–700	663	235.00–250.00	238.13
10	700–750	718	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	291	290.00–301.00	296.81
32	350–400	366	278.00–298.00	287.72
8	400–450	429	277.50	277.50
78	500–550	513	247.50–261.00	253.56
29	550–600	585	240.50–254.00	244.75
48	600–650	646	230.50–237.50	233.26
6	650–700	661	240.00	240.00
9	700–750	744	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	395	272.50	272.50
5	500–550	536	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	573	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	240.00–250.00	246.52
3	250–300	275	215.00–250.00	234.39
3	300–350	318	225.00–245.00	235.42
3	350–400	360	230.00–235.00	233.33
8	400–450	420	200.00–235.00	226.38
8	450–500	482	200.00–235.00	226.46
10	500–550	516	210.00–230.00	220.58
5	550–600	563	200.00–232.50	220.53
2	600–650	635	165.00–225.00	195.24
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	736	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	281	300.00–320.00	304.89
8	300–350	325	300.00–325.00	312.42
7	350–400	375	295.00–320.00	309.17
20	400–450	426	270.00–310.00	292.85
14	450–500	478	270.00–310.00	290.46
17	500–550	527	280.00–295.00	288.68
8	550–600	563	260.00–285.00	271.45
4	600–650	641	243.00–250.00	244.73
6	650–700	662	230.00–240.00	236.88
14	700–750	719	220.00–252.00	247.08
2	750–800	755	220.00–236.00	227.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	279	345.00–350.00	349.37
9	300–350	326	330.00–347.50	339.55
20	350–400	372	320.00–342.50	334.41
28	400–450	421	315.00–340.00	324.87
5	450–500	465	311.00–327.50	318.56
7	500–550	524	290.00–327.50	305.06
7	550–600	576	275.00–295.00	281.58
2	600–650	605	282.50	282.50
18	650–700	664	248.00–250.00	248.61
17	800–850	801	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	860	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	422	315.00–323.00	319.71
6	500–550	501	317.00	317.00
6	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
38	600–650	620	269.00–275.00	271.84
4	650–700	650	258.00	258.00
19	700–750	735	235.00–242.00	239.01
50	750–800	760	237.00–239.50	238.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	385	275.00–280.00	277.44
2	400–450	445	265.00–272.50	268.75
2	450–500	473	265.00–270.00	267.41
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	578	220.00–240.00	229.70
4	600–650	620	215.00–260.00	234.85
2	650–700	673	240.00–250.00	244.94
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	482	243.00	243.00
5	550–600	566	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	376	309.00	309.00
15	400–450	446	300.00	300.00
21	500–550	515	277.00–306.00	298.70
5	600–650	611	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	330.00–345.00	337.08
8	250–300	280	340.00–355.00	344.68
13	300–350	317	310.00–345.00	335.95
22	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.40
19	400–450	414	285.00–340.00	321.77
13	450–500	466	275.00–325.00	306.77
8	500–550	523	280.00–320.00	304.07
3	550–600	561	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	223	275.00–305.00	295.77
7	250–300	279	250.00–300.00	280.90
7	300–350	331	275.00–310.00	298.75
8	350–400	378	250.00–310.00	285.88
22	400–450	424	270.00–305.00	294.40
10	450–500	474	230.00–295.00	273.56
4	500–550	516	225.00–265.00	242.92
7	550–600	571	230.00–250.00	241.40
8	600–650	636	210.00–245.00	230.55
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	315.00–335.00	323.00
11	250–300	272	300.00–335.00	317.59
11	300–350	321	290.00–330.00	314.23
20	350–400	375	300.00–330.00	314.46
31	400–450	422	265.00–325.00	298.37
27	450–500	470	255.00–315.00	285.18
35	500–550	529	250.00–300.00	276.75
15	550–600	576	242.50–290.00	257.34
8	600–650	621	237.50–265.00	254.00
4	650–700	665	230.00–242.50	235.61
3	700–750	717	210.00–225.00	218.34
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	430	162.50	162.50
8	500–550	530	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	118.00–128.00	122.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	600.00–725.00	667.75
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	98.00	98.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	125.00	125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	935	127.50–212.50	160.24
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	108.00	108.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	119.00	119.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	112.00	112.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	202.50	202.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	904	116.00–170.00	140.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	839	1,050.00–1,430.00	1,246.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	103.00	103.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	104.00	104.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,241.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,018	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,521.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	132.00	132.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,118	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,675.65
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	901	1,060.00–1,400.00	1,240.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,377.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	137.50	137.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,057	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,756.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	927	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,275.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	708	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,761.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,141.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,644.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,788.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	966	1,760.00–2,400.00	2,028.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,312	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,413.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	945	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	982	110.00–136.00	122.87
37	—	982	92.50–114.00	105.62
2	—	960	140.00–144.00	141.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,290	143.00–160.00	148.11
131	—	1,233	120.00–148.00	132.62
17	—	1,086	103.00–119.00	112.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,465	137.00–142.00	140.06
3	—	1,473	115.00–116.00	115.67
14	—	1,503	123.00–139.00	131.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,946	164.00–170.00	166.94
26	—	1,508	132.00–168.00	151.08
15	—	1,222	106.00–136.00	128.50

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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