South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 184 priced lines covering 1,314 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,233 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 394 head. replacement cattle receipts at 168 head. Counted as USDA files them — 44 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,233Last week 1,609Year ago 1,967

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 324Year ago 459

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 192Year ago 138

Compared to last week feeders steers and feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 1.50 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	322.50	322.50
5	300–350	330	317.50–327.50	320.87
10	350–400	389	320.00–325.00	320.47
13	400–450	420	290.00–315.00	303.68
3	450–500	482	282.50–310.00	294.22
19	500–550	522	290.00–315.00	294.62
4	550–600	566	295.00	295.00
8	600–650	604	275.00–287.50	281.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	619	265.00	265.00
10	700–750	705	230.00–242.00	234.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	280.00–310.00	292.23
2	300–350	338	300.00–312.50	306.30
2	350–400	363	260.00–280.00	270.21
8	400–450	425	270.00–305.00	286.82
5	450–500	461	240.00–282.50	264.13
27	500–550	519	270.00–295.00	276.98
9	550–600	572	260.00–282.50	270.53
8	600–650	615	242.50–258.00	250.94
12	650–700	679	242.50–270.00	255.23
5	700–750	714	236.00–242.50	238.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
10	400–450	429	210.00–265.00	247.44
8	450–500	473	230.00–267.50	252.50
5	500–550	523	242.50–265.00	253.70
8	550–600	585	220.00–245.00	231.59
10	600–650	627	200.00–250.00	220.33
10	650–700	652	220.00–250.00	223.08
12	750–800	784	209.00–240.00	212.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	347.50	347.50
3	300–350	320	347.50–360.00	354.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.87
3	500–550	535	240.00–262.50	247.15
6	600–650	637	220.00–240.00	233.38
2	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
8	300–350	323	290.00–335.00	313.10
9	350–400	371	280.00–330.00	307.75
7	400–450	413	280.00–305.00	286.77
4	450–500	468	280.00–290.00	284.95
2	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	282.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	273	225.00–235.00	230.41
5	300–350	328	220.00–262.50	238.02
4	350–400	366	230.00–260.00	243.91
8	400–450	435	217.50–240.00	226.28
9	450–500	468	212.50–250.00	231.76
10	500–550	524	225.00–245.00	237.30
10	550–600	576	215.00–237.50	228.80
8	600–650	622	217.50–245.00	230.78
5	650–700	669	200.00–235.00	216.99
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	313	340.00–360.00	347.35
6	350–400	370	345.00–347.50	345.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	270.00–290.00	280.34
7	300–350	315	260.00–312.50	288.51
19	350–400	372	260.00–300.00	278.46
24	400–450	423	250.00–280.00	258.05
35	450–500	476	250.00–277.50	264.88
29	500–550	526	250.00–272.50	261.99
14	550–600	578	245.00–272.50	256.26
4	600–650	624	215.00–257.50	238.93
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	222.50	222.50
3	550–600	562	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	613	210.00–230.00	219.96
1	700–750	705	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	300.00	300.00
7	250–300	279	280.00–315.00	298.39
16	300–350	328	270.00–302.50	285.29
14	350–400	367	270.00–285.00	274.88
11	400–450	419	267.50–275.00	269.73
10	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	563	257.50–262.50	259.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	250.00–290.00	268.82
5	250–300	270	245.00–280.00	261.70
7	300–350	333	240.00–270.00	254.91
16	350–400	375	240.00–265.00	254.38
17	400–450	420	240.00–265.00	250.17
32	450–500	476	240.00–260.00	250.61
33	500–550	524	225.00–255.00	237.50
38	550–600	581	230.00–260.00	239.92
14	600–650	624	212.50–237.50	228.91
10	650–700	667	220.00–230.00	223.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	220.00–237.50	228.45
2	250–300	278	232.50–247.50	239.80
10	300–350	329	187.50–235.00	218.79
6	350–400	370	200.00–235.00	214.63
13	400–450	415	217.50–235.00	230.47
15	450–500	460	195.00–235.00	226.38
18	500–550	531	190.00–220.00	209.03
7	550–600	568	200.00–220.00	206.35
4	600–650	634	202.50–210.00	204.38
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	725	180.00–200.00	189.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
4	400–450	431	220.00–230.00	227.45
16	450–500	474	210.00–235.00	222.42
8	500–550	511	205.00–225.00	211.72
2	550–600	563	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	625	190.00–222.50	201.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	147.00	147.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,268	130.00–144.00	137.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	140.00–147.00	143.78
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	863.00	863.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,074	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,657.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,507.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,095	1,100.00–1,925.00	1,446.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,101	119.00–128.00	124.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,582.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	123.00–145.00	133.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,095	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,646.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	776.00	776.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	113.00	113.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,333	154.00–155.00	154.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,232	1,706.00–1,889.00	1,809.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,432	150.00–157.00	154.77
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	776.00	776.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	732.00	732.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	849.00–922.00	886.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	130.00	130.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	390	662.00	662.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	638	400.00–425.00	411.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	78.00–117.00	98.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,035.00	1,035.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	830	90.00–132.00	117.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	853.00–972.00	926.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	149.00	149.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	1,020.00–1,550.00	1,425.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	821	1,209.00–1,491.00	1,372.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	1,046.00–1,116.00	1,082.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,840	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	2,092.00	2,092.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,740.00	1,740.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,053	1,232.00–1,739.00	1,527.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,252.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,540.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	663	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	975	2,275.00–2,750.00	2,523.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,710.00	1,710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	979	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,760.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	950	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,111.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,827.90
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,621	155.00–179.00	167.53
12	—	1,490	103.00–155.00	137.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	965	60.00–134.00	112.27
26	—	1,055	125.00–149.00	134.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,434	130.00–162.00	145.24
2	—	1,755	161.00–163.00	161.93
10	—	1,447	125.00–146.00	137.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,197	134.00–166.00	152.51
62	—	1,093	100.00–148.00	131.22
6	—	1,223	159.00–170.00	163.11

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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