South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 139 priced lines covering 770 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 735 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 192 head. replacement cattle receipts at 76 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 1,245Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 262Year ago 317

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 83Year ago 56

Compared to last week feeder steers steady to 4.50 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.50 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 12.00 higher, all comparisons made on limited comparable sales.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	735	125.00–140.00	131.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,530	112.00	112.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,285	154.00	154.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	975.00–1,000.00	988.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	998	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,498.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	131.00	131.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,387.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	890	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,306.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	114.00–133.00	123.27
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,002.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	832	85.00–125.00	98.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	812	90.00–125.00	109.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	961	120.00–129.00	124.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,279.00–1,335.00	1,306.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	130.00–142.00	136.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,141.00–1,369.00	1,266.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	934.00	934.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,128.00	1,128.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	687.00	687.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	787.00	787.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,776.00	1,776.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	151.00	151.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	129.00–152.00	141.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	240.00–275.00	256.15
4	250–300	280	217.50–255.00	236.23
2	300–350	323	230.00–255.00	242.60
9	350–400	369	217.50–245.00	233.77
8	400–450	429	200.00–255.00	227.37
13	450–500	467	200.00–255.00	230.47
12	500–550	524	205.00–250.00	227.46
15	550–600	575	195.00–255.00	230.38
3	600–650	607	210.00–225.00	218.41
3	650–700	663	207.50–219.00	212.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	265.00–280.00	272.42
6	250–300	272	260.00–295.00	274.34
4	300–350	334	270.00–290.00	278.88
9	350–400	382	270.00–295.00	280.64
13	400–450	421	260.00–285.00	275.55
13	450–500	478	245.00–280.00	266.83
36	500–550	522	245.00–275.00	260.28
4	550–600	558	222.50–265.00	252.90
4	600–650	623	220.00–235.00	226.84
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	300.00–320.00	311.64
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
9	300–350	315	280.00–320.00	294.59
9	350–400	370	282.50–325.00	300.17
14	400–450	422	277.50–312.50	293.47
5	450–500	471	270.00–285.00	281.02
10	500–550	507	260.00–280.00	266.01
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	340.00–350.00	344.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	375	225.00–245.00	235.27
4	400–450	428	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	457	240.00–260.00	246.64
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	561	207.50–260.00	224.74
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	271.00	271.00
5	750–800	755	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	290.00–305.00	297.02
7	400–450	417	295.00–303.00	301.71
7	450–500	478	280.00–305.00	287.08
15	500–550	517	265.00–300.00	284.29
9	550–600	575	270.00–295.00	280.44
7	600–650	611	265.00–275.00	269.30
2	650–700	660	245.00–252.50	248.69
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	373	315.00–320.00	317.48
4	400–450	429	300.00–330.00	320.23
10	450–500	479	300.00–337.50	317.57
5	500–550	526	300.00–315.00	306.94
4	550–600	559	305.00–320.00	308.72
6	600–650	613	270.00–275.00	273.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	587	298.00	298.00
5	600–650	637	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	220.00	220.00
3	250–300	280	220.00–255.00	242.02
5	300–350	318	255.00–265.00	258.11
6	350–400	383	245.00–260.00	254.13
5	400–450	424	232.50–265.00	251.19
10	450–500	470	230.00–265.00	249.31
6	500–550	528	235.00–255.00	249.13
6	550–600	573	222.50–265.00	253.88
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	670	210.00–225.00	217.56
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
8	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
14	300–350	326	280.00–310.00	293.29
3	350–400	385	270.00–290.00	281.71
5	400–450	421	275.00–300.00	290.87
16	450–500	468	250.00–290.00	275.30
9	500–550	519	260.00–300.00	279.12
12	550–600	564	270.00–285.00	279.20
9	600–650	622	240.00–267.50	251.23
2	650–700	653	242.50–245.00	243.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	315.00–320.00	317.58
2	250–300	273	335.00–345.00	339.59
6	300–350	322	315.00–340.00	325.92
8	350–400	373	310.00–345.00	325.24
13	400–450	423	300.00–345.00	326.70
13	450–500	467	292.50–335.00	311.37
2	500–550	513	295.00–310.00	302.54
4	550–600	583	275.00–297.50	287.01
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,434	135.00–149.00	143.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,039	102.00–138.00	125.95
18	—	885	50.00–117.00	98.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	151.00–168.00	161.12
13	—	1,197	115.50–134.00	126.97
83	—	1,200	123.00–155.00	140.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,513	145.00–178.00	166.21
4	—	1,149	107.50–145.00	133.16
5	—	1,685	160.00–183.00	172.74

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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