South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 171 priced lines covering 1,302 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,261 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 251 head. replacement cattle receipts at 81 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,261Last week 1,722Year ago 2,182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 319Year ago 461

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 107Year ago 89

* Corrections made to head count on M_2 bulls. *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	452	277.50	277.50
2	650–700	670	247.00–248.00	247.51
3	700–750	725	215.00–233.00	226.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	263	290.00–300.00	294.95
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
7	350–400	386	280.00–305.00	290.00
11	400–450	436	250.00–300.00	284.89
13	450–500	468	265.00–295.00	281.96
21	500–550	529	255.00–299.00	277.28
21	550–600	568	255.00–289.00	282.80
3	600–650	622	240.00–265.00	256.55
14	700–750	735	218.00–220.00	218.41
12	750–800	786	209.00–210.00	209.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	325.00–350.00	337.50
2	300–350	335	325.00–342.50	333.88
11	350–400	373	303.00–355.00	322.91
4	400–450	415	310.00–322.50	315.72
9	450–500	480	295.00–325.00	314.96
34	500–550	527	280.00–323.00	290.52
14	550–600	559	270.00–287.50	276.82
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
7	700–750	737	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	355.00–362.50	358.84
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	325.00–347.50	332.69
3	400–450	437	300.00	300.00
16	500–550	539	280.00	280.00
8	550–600	550	268.00	268.00
9	600–650	634	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	766	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	360	242.50	242.50
4	400–450	429	240.00–265.00	254.96
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	512	225.00–255.00	241.68
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	687	200.00–237.50	214.95
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	620	218.00–225.00	218.67
9	650–700	681	220.00–234.00	221.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	250.00–285.00	267.68
7	250–300	277	230.00–265.00	250.80
12	300–350	318	235.00–290.00	260.77
12	350–400	382	230.00–277.50	260.39
19	400–450	424	222.50–260.00	248.30
35	450–500	468	220.00–265.00	244.00
34	500–550	518	222.00–252.50	238.19
7	550–600	573	215.00–250.00	228.66
11	600–650	612	214.00–235.00	220.09
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	270.00–317.50	298.59
15	300–350	319	280.00–312.50	300.03
38	350–400	374	270.00–310.00	285.91
30	400–450	421	265.00–289.00	278.36
21	450–500	475	247.50–285.00	260.86
30	500–550	518	242.50–267.50	250.83
5	550–600	566	240.00–260.00	247.43
1	600–650	615	247.00	247.00
4	650–700	651	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	546	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	384	273.00	273.00
6	550–600	566	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	255.00	255.00
6	300–350	321	200.00–240.00	215.44
5	350–400	383	200.00–250.00	220.21
9	400–450	428	190.00–245.00	229.22
9	450–500	473	200.00–235.00	223.13
13	500–550	527	200.00–235.00	218.13
5	550–600	566	200.00–235.00	213.96
4	600–650	615	205.00–216.00	211.55
4	650–700	674	195.00–213.00	206.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	265.00–285.00	275.11
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	338	275.00–310.00	292.89
10	350–400	376	250.00–305.00	282.17
19	400–450	422	265.00–300.00	282.54
29	450–500	471	240.00–295.00	267.61
44	500–550	532	245.00–290.00	256.34
15	550–600	575	235.00–287.50	252.22
8	600–650	622	240.00–245.00	243.16
6	650–700	663	200.00–240.00	230.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
7	250–300	272	320.00–355.00	341.50
14	300–350	329	300.00–350.00	330.31
21	350–400	375	320.00–350.00	333.59
8	400–450	429	295.00–330.00	312.45
12	450–500	469	285.00–317.50	300.80
10	500–550	520	275.00–315.00	298.54
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
12	600–650	623	255.00–272.00	269.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	360.00–365.00	362.55
3	300–350	327	355.00–372.50	362.36
2	350–400	363	350.00–370.00	359.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	235.00	235.00
3	250–300	268	220.00–280.00	246.58
3	300–350	320	222.50–250.00	235.86
5	350–400	373	215.00–270.00	246.39
5	400–450	428	240.00–280.00	257.78
11	450–500	476	217.50–262.50	244.65
25	500–550	527	225.00–245.00	237.07
10	550–600	582	220.00–255.00	237.31
6	600–650	624	225.00–237.50	231.35
2	650–700	663	195.00–200.00	197.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	495	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	213	242.50	242.50
13	300–350	315	227.50	227.50
3	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	155.00	155.00
4	550–600	558	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,805	170.00	170.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	725	1,025.00–1,513.00	1,216.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,306.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	946	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,352.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	126.00	126.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,557.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,935.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,301.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,025.00	2,025.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	737	875.00–947.00	916.92
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	677.00	677.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	653	600.00–707.00	656.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	892.00	892.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	725	800.00–1,026.00	912.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	627	110.00–120.00	114.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	93.00	93.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,026.00–1,237.00	1,120.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	835.00–941.00	887.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	95.00	95.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	853	1,127.00–1,609.00	1,402.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,440.00	1,440.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,104.00	2,104.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	886	1,216.00–1,411.00	1,337.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,298	97.00–130.00	119.24
7	—	1,799	160.00–168.00	163.38
23	—	1,616	131.00–159.00	147.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,058	95.00–124.00	110.02
30	—	986	70.00–110.00	89.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,411	99.00–114.00	106.43
15	—	1,464	112.00–137.00	123.83
1	—	1,630	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,124	96.00–118.00	110.46
65	—	1,251	112.00–136.00	123.59
4	—	1,219	136.00–143.00	138.41

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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