South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 166 priced lines covering 1,313 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,245 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 262 head. replacement cattle receipts at 83 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,245Last week 975Year ago 1,543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 240Year ago 391

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 145Year ago 90

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.50 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows 13.50 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	275.00–295.00	284.79
2	250–300	283	280.00–295.00	287.70
7	300–350	322	270.00–305.00	283.58
20	350–400	375	260.00–305.00	288.85
28	400–450	430	250.00–295.00	282.10
31	450–500	469	250.00–292.50	270.07
25	500–550	522	250.00–280.00	258.98
13	550–600	570	250.00–275.00	255.62
18	600–650	619	235.00–260.00	249.61
2	650–700	668	230.00–235.00	232.51
3	700–750	733	223.00–235.00	228.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	230.00–275.00	257.51
7	300–350	322	250.00–265.00	256.35
8	350–400	375	225.00–260.00	246.04
9	400–450	422	230.00–255.00	245.18
27	450–500	475	220.00–256.00	250.25
25	500–550	519	225.00–250.00	240.74
13	550–600	567	200.00–250.00	235.16
5	600–650	624	200.00–250.00	229.10
1	650–700	680	222.50	222.50
2	700–750	718	222.50–225.00	223.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
10	300–350	327	315.00–335.00	324.10
17	350–400	376	300.00–330.00	312.79
8	400–450	413	300.00–317.50	308.80
6	450–500	463	290.00–305.00	295.43
3	500–550	523	285.00–305.00	293.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	280.00–295.00	286.83
3	250–300	283	250.00–265.00	258.21
18	300–350	314	255.00–285.00	267.51
31	350–400	379	245.00–285.00	265.51
27	400–450	422	250.00–278.00	261.76
38	450–500	474	230.00–267.50	250.32
19	500–550	526	235.00–252.50	241.83
30	550–600	568	227.50–247.50	240.05
7	600–650	615	225.00–245.00	234.36
3	650–700	660	200.00–242.50	227.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	414	271.00	271.00
11	450–500	497	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	561	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	220.00–255.00	240.31
6	250–300	260	230.00–255.00	239.33
12	300–350	328	192.50–235.00	225.43
9	350–400	373	207.50–245.00	222.46
14	400–450	428	210.00–245.00	229.63
17	450–500	469	200.00–242.50	222.76
18	500–550	522	210.00–240.00	229.13
23	550–600	568	185.00–235.00	222.80
11	600–650	623	205.00–223.00	218.72
8	650–700	676	205.00–215.00	211.86
7	700–750	712	190.00–217.50	208.79
8	750–800	767	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	296.00	296.00
5	250–300	266	295.00–315.00	305.64
4	300–350	320	290.00–305.00	296.13
21	350–400	382	275.00–305.00	294.51
24	400–450	418	262.50–295.00	282.34
6	450–500	469	265.00–278.00	273.09
31	500–550	513	245.00–265.00	248.86
6	550–600	578	243.00–250.00	244.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	285.00–320.00	303.65
6	350–400	380	272.50–310.00	291.32
19	400–450	416	275.00–305.00	298.95
13	450–500	476	270.00–305.00	292.49
24	500–550	526	252.00–290.00	277.10
22	550–600	573	250.00–275.00	265.46
11	600–650	622	235.00–255.00	247.42
7	650–700	659	249.00–252.00	250.85
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	315.00	315.00
7	500–550	532	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	275	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	440	245.00–270.00	257.36
6	450–500	478	220.00–265.00	250.87
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
7	550–600	577	240.00–260.00	254.96
1	600–650	615	222.50	222.50
4	650–700	669	240.00–245.00	241.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	330.00–340.00	334.20
5	300–350	332	320.00–335.00	327.89
10	350–400	374	300.00–340.00	317.25
6	400–450	422	320.00–335.00	329.19
32	450–500	477	295.00–340.00	310.93
11	500–550	525	280.00–325.00	306.44
8	550–600	551	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	643	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	360.00	360.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	215.00	215.00
3	300–350	340	150.00–165.00	160.00
2	400–450	433	187.50–200.00	193.57
2	500–550	505	150.00–177.50	163.61
1	600–650	615	142.50	142.50
1	650–700	675	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	952.00–981.00	965.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	736	868.00–1,160.00	1,075.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	1,126.00–1,529.00	1,301.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	115.00–120.00	117.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,875	123.00	123.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,166.00	1,166.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	555	132.50	132.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	605	560.00–700.00	629.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	628	475.00–748.00	578.74
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	121.00	121.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	704	670.00–974.00	877.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,094.00	1,094.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	718	639.00–974.00	847.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	953	1,391.00–1,610.00	1,518.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,383	118.00–134.00	123.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	2,475.00–2,850.00	2,693.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,840.00	1,840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,017.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,438.00	1,438.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	130.00–154.00	141.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	148.00	148.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	948	1,050.00–1,540.00	1,328.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,053	1,306.00–1,575.00	1,491.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	122.00	122.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	958	1,110.00–1,275.00	1,182.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,140.00–1,450.00	1,262.15
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,312	141.00–149.00	144.52
87	—	1,207	118.00–159.00	139.26
17	—	1,081	104.00–132.00	119.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,042	104.00–135.00	120.53
13	—	992	70.00–119.00	98.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,499	122.00–150.00	139.11
2	—	1,573	111.00–120.00	115.03
2	—	1,640	143.00–148.00	145.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,258	116.00–140.00	128.30
5	—	1,970	157.00–173.00	166.50
24	—	1,626	130.00–169.00	154.36

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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