South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 187 priced lines covering 1,881 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,935 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 434 head. replacement cattle receipts at 131 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,935Last week 2,212Year ago 1,808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 434Last week 393Year ago 495

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 171Year ago 136

Compared to last week, feeder steers 1.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls 1.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	203.00	203.00
2	250–300	273	250.00–255.00	252.39
3	350–400	365	205.00–240.00	228.01
9	400–450	435	202.50–222.50	209.87
9	450–500	468	200.00–235.00	213.78
9	500–550	535	180.00–205.00	201.00
4	550–600	565	182.00–215.00	197.65
7	600–650	628	180.00–207.50	194.43
3	650–700	673	160.00–220.00	193.96
1	750–800	755	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	320	310.00–315.00	311.59
4	350–400	373	285.00–302.50	291.09
6	400–450	423	275.00–297.50	288.36
27	450–500	472	250.00–280.00	269.41
7	500–550	524	240.00–241.00	240.85
29	550–600	569	237.50–250.00	244.89
44	600–650	618	224.00–236.00	227.27
13	650–700	671	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	325	265.00–280.00	272.73
11	350–400	380	235.00–275.00	259.97
13	400–450	430	227.50–260.00	253.01
15	450–500	477	225.00–270.00	238.89
23	500–550	521	220.00–259.00	234.86
40	550–600	578	222.50–247.50	229.11
6	600–650	619	215.00–225.00	220.83
15	650–700	666	202.50–220.00	214.72
8	700–750	742	195.00–221.50	218.20
5	750–800	766	185.00–215.00	203.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	240.00–255.00	247.75
8	250–300	279	220.00–285.00	249.76
6	300–350	327	205.00–233.00	218.80
11	350–400	379	200.00–265.00	229.12
20	400–450	418	200.00–265.00	231.33
12	450–500	484	200.00–225.00	214.33
25	500–550	521	190.00–220.00	198.51
12	550–600	575	180.00–212.50	194.02
5	600–650	617	160.00–205.00	184.68
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	710	162.50	162.50
1	750–800	750	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	265.00–285.00	276.18
2	250–300	273	265.00	265.00
6	300–350	326	242.50–275.00	256.21
24	350–400	371	240.00–285.00	266.62
51	400–450	423	235.00–267.50	252.59
37	450–500	473	220.00–265.00	236.63
45	500–550	526	216.00–235.00	227.40
20	550–600	574	210.00–230.00	219.89
14	600–650	627	197.50–215.00	203.54
6	650–700	670	185.00–215.00	203.71
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	300.00–325.00	311.66
25	300–350	326	285.00–320.00	303.28
16	350–400	365	272.50–315.00	294.18
12	400–450	415	270.00–285.00	274.97
7	450–500	457	267.00–277.50	270.51
5	600–650	600	220.00–227.00	224.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
6	250–300	270	330.00–350.00	338.44
7	300–350	316	325.00–345.00	332.49
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	425	190.00–210.00	199.53
5	450–500	486	207.50–225.00	215.95
3	500–550	513	200.00–205.00	201.66
6	550–600	573	192.50–210.00	205.75
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	225.00	225.00
5	250–300	272	190.00–237.50	222.92
6	300–350	327	200.00–230.00	215.38
20	350–400	377	180.00–225.00	208.37
18	400–450	432	190.00–220.00	208.62
30	450–500	476	180.00–230.00	209.42
54	500–550	525	160.00–222.00	197.42
15	550–600	572	165.00–210.00	195.80
6	600–650	623	140.00–205.00	175.62
10	650–700	659	180.00–200.00	183.00
4	700–750	732	163.00–178.00	172.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	280.00–285.00	282.55
8	250–300	276	270.00–292.50	281.32
3	300–350	337	252.50–277.50	260.42
25	350–400	376	250.00–265.00	255.87
22	400–450	424	245.00–257.50	251.18
4	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
51	500–550	530	225.00–235.00	230.53
5	550–600	569	230.00–240.00	234.89
30	600–650	629	218.00–225.00	221.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	226	215.00–250.00	233.15
7	250–300	272	225.00–250.00	235.81
16	300–350	331	220.00–250.00	232.85
19	350–400	372	225.00–250.00	239.12
42	400–450	421	220.00–245.00	233.60
22	450–500	468	214.00–240.00	225.11
39	500–550	516	202.50–230.00	218.98
30	550–600	566	195.00–230.00	213.61
33	600–650	624	195.00–225.00	206.25
15	650–700	675	172.50–207.00	192.21
2	750–800	780	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	412	190.00–210.00	198.30
13	450–500	464	177.50–210.00	203.22
12	500–550	523	190.00–216.00	201.56
12	550–600	578	195.00–210.00	204.73
6	600–650	620	180.00–205.00	196.51
4	650–700	653	185.00–205.00	193.15
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
47	450–500	473	156.00	156.00
1	550–600	570	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	750.00–820.00	785.57
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,456.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,707.00	1,707.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	101.00	101.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,080	950.00–1,575.00	1,324.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	107.00	107.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	87.50	87.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,407	111.00–122.50	116.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,513	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,897.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,760.00	1,760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,757.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	110.00–117.50	113.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,509.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	942	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,665.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,735.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,040.00	2,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,347	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,879.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,310	2,275.00–3,100.00	2,714.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,318	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,543.12
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	645.00–747.00	700.51
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	694.00	694.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	728	746.00–1,169.00	874.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	104.00	104.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	82.00–96.00	88.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,248	92.00–108.00	103.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	1,134.00–1,530.00	1,321.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	92.00	92.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	848.00	848.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,141.00–1,187.00	1,173.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,407.00	1,407.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	165.00	165.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,298.00	1,298.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	760	1,186.00–1,392.00	1,303.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	988	1,165.00–1,375.00	1,293.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	161.00–163.00	162.05
24	—	1,546	130.00–169.00	150.76
16	—	1,223	96.00–146.00	126.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,513	93.00–114.00	108.52
14	—	1,540	114.00–128.00	118.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,224	113.00–139.00	120.43
3	—	1,482	121.00–123.00	122.06
59	—	1,137	94.00–115.00	107.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,120	108.00–122.00	112.72
74	—	994	50.00–109.00	91.31

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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