South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 214 priced lines covering 2,266 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,298 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 534 head. replacement cattle receipts at 160 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,298Last week 1,907Year ago 1,697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 534Last week 371Year ago 417

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 103Year ago 98

Compared to last week feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 6.80 lower, feeder bulls 2.80 lower based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.80 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	245.00	245.00
14	300–350	324	200.00–240.00	224.09
13	350–400	382	212.50–255.00	233.87
14	400–450	425	200.00–240.00	225.39
15	450–500	470	205.00–240.00	230.52
16	500–550	522	190.00–237.50	221.61
12	550–600	568	190.00–235.00	221.57
5	600–650	611	195.00–212.50	202.01
1	650–700	660	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	212.50	212.50
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	330	340.00–345.00	342.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	280.00–305.00	292.37
4	250–300	288	310.00–325.00	318.09
34	300–350	324	270.00–340.00	302.91
45	350–400	364	270.00–335.00	299.60
3	400–450	405	270.00–325.00	291.67
3	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	255.00–275.00	259.95
3	250–300	282	290.00–295.00	293.28
17	300–350	333	260.00–310.00	279.34
36	350–400	380	240.00–290.00	263.42
62	400–450	422	200.00–290.00	250.22
44	450–500	472	225.00–265.00	245.14
66	500–550	521	200.00–245.00	229.26
20	550–600	568	200.00–260.00	231.77
8	600–650	623	190.00–222.00	206.11
4	650–700	669	172.50–220.00	196.07
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	200.00–255.00	227.32
5	400–450	427	230.00–250.00	241.52
10	450–500	484	195.00–235.00	222.44
8	500–550	536	200.00–235.00	213.93
4	550–600	575	210.00–212.50	210.61
2	600–650	620	180.00–190.00	184.88
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	468	220.00–227.50	223.69
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
4	250–300	271	200.00–235.00	218.16
9	300–350	329	195.00–225.00	209.28
18	350–400	377	200.00–235.00	217.54
25	400–450	419	175.00–230.00	207.58
22	450–500	469	185.00–225.00	208.34
12	500–550	526	170.00–220.00	202.29
19	550–600	572	170.00–217.50	204.79
10	600–650	620	180.00–210.00	195.17
6	650–700	662	175.00–199.00	188.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	550	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	310.00–322.50	316.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	263	265.00–290.00	273.53
24	300–350	331	250.00–280.00	255.03
13	350–400	364	260.00–270.00	265.95
3	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
21	450–500	463	240.00–255.00	250.75
22	500–550	533	230.00–240.00	233.94
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	619	236.00	236.00
10	650–700	662	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	210.00–215.00	212.42
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
3	550–600	572	213.00–215.00	213.98
1	600–650	630	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	245.00–275.00	252.47
11	250–300	272	225.00–275.00	247.69
19	300–350	325	235.00–255.00	245.22
39	350–400	367	215.00–255.00	237.22
58	400–450	427	212.50–250.00	230.63
75	450–500	474	217.50–245.00	229.81
62	500–550	519	220.00–238.00	225.74
78	550–600	567	210.00–242.50	218.14
24	600–650	620	195.00–225.00	210.00
6	650–700	679	180.00–212.50	192.60
7	750–800	751	150.00–173.00	156.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	404	247.50	247.50
4	600–650	629	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	200.00–225.00	212.69
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
15	500–550	516	180.00–217.00	209.69
6	550–600	582	210.00–217.00	212.01
8	600–650	624	170.00–200.00	182.22
11	650–700	667	170.00–206.00	185.80
2	700–750	728	160.00–179.00	169.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	410	222.50	222.50
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	225.00–247.50	235.90
5	350–400	377	210.00–240.00	220.32
4	400–450	420	180.00–235.00	213.16
7	450–500	481	227.50–255.00	240.26
8	500–550	523	200.00–245.00	226.16
8	550–600	581	200.00–245.00	228.91
6	600–650	625	170.00–215.00	203.78
3	650–700	677	200.00–230.00	214.96
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	327	295.00–350.00	310.24
13	350–400	370	280.00–330.00	298.56
14	400–450	425	282.50–305.00	294.78
8	450–500	464	260.00–290.00	282.27
14	500–550	519	250.00–265.00	254.30
1	550–600	550	257.50	257.50
10	600–650	607	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	685	231.00	231.00
3	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	659	243.50	243.50
3	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
22	800–850	818	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	286	250.00–295.00	267.76
2	300–350	323	265.00–295.00	281.05
8	350–400	375	250.00–290.00	263.10
32	400–450	428	210.00–285.00	259.83
33	450–500	473	220.00–280.00	259.48
43	500–550	526	222.50–260.00	242.23
46	550–600	563	220.00–255.00	240.33
32	600–650	620	220.00–240.00	230.91
25	650–700	662	212.50–237.50	221.88
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	230.00–255.00	242.61
20	550–600	566	240.00–249.00	244.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	633	220.00–230.00	225.10
8	650–700	682	180.00–220.00	211.32
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	230.00–237.50	233.84
3	450–500	482	230.00–240.00	236.78
2	500–550	510	202.50–230.00	216.25
1	650–700	675	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	135.00	135.00
20	850–900	897	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	105.00–110.00	107.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	827.00	827.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	107.50	107.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	134.00	134.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	128.00–137.00	132.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	1,305.00–1,584.00	1,451.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	831	1,148.00–1,633.00	1,422.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	873	1,032.00–1,300.00	1,167.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	799	87.50–135.00	115.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	124.00	124.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,750	136.00–137.00	136.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,157.00	1,157.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,003	920.00–1,375.00	1,157.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	114.00	114.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	728	900.00–975.00	937.89
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	838	872.00–1,075.00	978.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,116	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,621.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	122.00–141.00	130.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,040	119.00–142.00	130.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	894	975.00–1,300.00	1,116.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	126.00	126.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,051	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,403.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,552.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,027	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,506.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,090.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,675.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,850.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	129.00–131.00	129.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,666.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,122	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,692.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	585	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,130	2,000.00–4,050.00	2,574.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,106	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,076.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,066.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,034.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	988	133.00–135.00	133.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	1,438.00	1,438.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,450	2,250.00–2,675.00	2,477.16
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	626	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,316.96
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,393.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	996	41.00–126.00	108.59
3	—	978	136.00–138.00	137.02
59	—	1,090	118.00–146.00	131.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,433	126.00–155.00	137.94
8	—	1,440	118.00–136.00	129.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,179	124.00–157.50	141.02
70	—	1,193	113.00–139.00	128.84
4	—	1,201	140.00–161.00	150.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	168.00–180.00	173.06
29	—	1,411	95.00–158.00	139.59
34	—	1,587	152.00–180.00	164.12

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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