South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 150 priced lines covering 874 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 960 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 169 head. replacement cattle receipts at 51 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 2,048Year ago 1,915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 307Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 126Year ago 102

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. The trading area has been affected by heavy rains and flooding due to Tropical Storm Debby.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,960.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,842.00	1,842.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,815.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,004	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,550.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	107.00	107.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	100.00–130.00	114.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	132.00	132.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,283.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	125.00	125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	895	120.00–147.50	131.70
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	117.50	117.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	565	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	803	122.00–145.00	137.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	165.00	165.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,015	1,575.00	1,575.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	885	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	2,125.00	2,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	267.50–285.00	275.90
10	300–350	326	262.50–295.00	276.89
19	350–400	380	260.00–297.50	281.75
43	400–450	430	250.00–295.00	270.58
21	450–500	467	245.00–282.50	262.11
10	500–550	516	240.00–265.00	255.04
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	210.00–235.00	222.89
3	250–300	270	210.00–255.00	227.55
5	300–350	317	230.00–252.50	242.25
9	350–400	370	235.00–260.00	247.89
8	400–450	428	230.00–255.00	241.94
15	450–500	477	220.00–250.00	232.05
17	500–550	518	207.50–245.00	231.94
12	550–600	565	182.50–230.00	219.47
17	600–650	621	202.50–215.00	209.18
6	650–700	669	200.00–210.00	207.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
5	250–300	279	302.50–345.00	322.03
19	300–350	318	300.00–335.00	317.22
17	350–400	372	300.00–325.00	311.26
4	400–450	406	275.00–295.00	283.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	200.00–210.00	204.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	260.00–265.00	262.51
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	578	217.50–225.00	221.36
6	600–650	625	202.50–207.50	206.26
2	650–700	665	180.00–185.00	182.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	217.50	217.50
2	400–450	435	210.00–230.00	220.23
2	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	375	207.00	207.00
5	550–600	558	195.00–210.00	198.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	245.00–265.00	255.18
3	300–350	333	255.00–260.00	256.68
17	350–400	365	240.00–255.00	249.46
33	400–450	423	240.00–252.00	245.46
6	450–500	466	235.00–250.00	239.10
24	500–550	520	220.00–240.00	235.15
4	550–600	574	220.00–235.00	226.25
9	600–650	636	207.50–220.00	210.43
20	650–700	665	213.00–220.00	216.44
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	235.00	235.00
13	250–300	277	220.00–250.00	236.33
5	300–350	317	230.00–250.00	236.77
15	350–400	375	220.00–250.00	242.81
16	400–450	421	210.00–240.00	224.46
27	450–500	475	202.50–245.00	224.46
17	500–550	522	180.00–227.50	216.44
16	550–600	583	180.00–225.00	214.64
4	600–650	629	190.00–210.00	199.16
6	650–700	673	180.00–200.00	192.57
1	700–750	700	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	285.00	285.00
3	250–300	273	280.00–300.00	293.29
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	375	257.50–270.00	263.67
2	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
10	450–500	470	255.00–275.00	268.97
12	500–550	532	245.00–260.00	253.31
11	550–600	571	245.00–262.50	254.29
8	600–650	613	210.00–251.00	238.28
17	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	425	240.00–265.00	253.51
7	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	257.88
2	500–550	535	225.00–240.00	232.57
4	550–600	563	240.00–245.00	241.23
4	650–700	671	225.00	225.00
7	700–750	729	190.00–223.00	214.90
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	371	310.00–311.00	310.61
1	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	197.50	197.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	902	50.00–140.00	111.98
31	—	1,054	120.00–147.00	131.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	150.00–166.00	155.19
5	—	1,157	125.00–139.00	129.17
61	—	1,173	130.00–153.00	142.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	134.00–151.00	143.41
1	—	1,840	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	120.00–149.00	132.23
8	—	1,703	172.00–186.00	177.73
12	—	1,598	143.00–178.00	159.47

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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