South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 195 priced lines covering 1,462 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,491 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 384 head. replacement cattle receipts at 120 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,491Last week 1,802Year ago 1,547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 384Last week 477Year ago 463

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 167Year ago 91

Compared to last week feeder steers 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.50 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	224	270.00–285.00	275.54
2	250–300	280	250.00–270.00	259.64
10	300–350	317	250.00–290.00	266.22
13	350–400	366	240.00–267.50	255.48
19	400–450	414	240.00–250.00	245.82
22	450–500	470	235.00–255.00	240.01
9	500–550	524	230.00–245.00	234.98
5	550–600	560	230.00–240.00	233.00
9	600–650	640	220.00–221.00	220.78
10	750–800	770	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	225	182.50–220.00	199.53
3	250–300	280	177.50–210.00	195.19
11	300–350	328	180.00–215.00	201.32
7	350–400	370	180.00–220.00	203.35
13	400–450	423	180.00–230.00	208.32
21	450–500	478	170.00–235.00	213.44
13	500–550	516	185.00–221.00	204.00
13	550–600	578	172.50–216.00	194.98
7	600–650	614	172.50–197.50	184.62
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	230.00–245.00	236.99
6	250–300	278	232.50–250.00	241.10
28	300–350	323	225.00–265.00	242.67
27	350–400	374	210.00–260.00	235.08
16	400–450	426	220.00–235.00	229.97
57	450–500	474	197.50–237.50	227.55
29	500–550	525	212.50–230.00	221.67
25	550–600	568	205.00–229.00	217.63
4	600–650	613	200.00–215.00	207.70
12	650–700	664	195.00–217.50	203.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	375	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	465	182.50–217.50	200.00
4	500–550	519	185.00–205.00	197.58
3	550–600	570	192.50–200.00	195.88
3	600–650	628	185.00–190.00	186.64
5	650–700	665	180.00–185.00	180.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
8	250–300	265	300.00–315.00	309.09
17	300–350	325	295.00–355.00	325.74
8	350–400	378	290.00–337.50	307.84
9	400–450	422	272.50–315.00	296.23
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	516	251.00–268.00	256.62
7	550–600	562	240.00–253.00	247.53
2	600–650	618	215.00–226.00	220.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	230	230.00–280.00	243.46
5	250–300	266	195.00–245.00	216.95
14	300–350	324	182.50–255.00	215.97
11	350–400	370	170.00–255.00	233.26
21	400–450	423	185.00–250.00	226.33
21	450–500	472	180.00–240.00	218.02
14	500–550	525	185.00–235.00	222.79
9	550–600	573	180.00–227.50	206.91
4	600–650	628	200.00–210.00	205.55
8	650–700	681	190.00–202.50	196.76
3	700–750	702	180.00–198.00	187.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
8	250–300	277	240.00–280.00	265.52
15	300–350	326	255.00–300.00	268.94
24	350–400	375	240.00–290.00	271.02
19	400–450	419	235.00–280.00	261.76
26	450–500	472	240.00–270.00	253.86
32	500–550	522	230.00–255.00	241.64
27	550–600	570	216.00–245.00	234.41
10	600–650	629	210.00–235.00	215.60
10	650–700	655	195.00–219.00	211.77
8	700–750	727	197.00–217.00	212.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	355.00–360.00	357.64
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
8	300–350	316	337.50–350.00	341.85
3	350–400	383	325.00–330.00	326.59
5	400–450	407	305.00–325.00	317.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	362	190.00–240.00	214.19
6	400–450	430	225.00–235.00	229.28
11	450–500	477	217.00–240.00	232.04
5	500–550	517	180.00–215.00	197.86
5	550–600	574	205.00–217.50	211.86
1	600–650	615	192.50	192.50
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	321	290.00–340.00	316.94
5	350–400	373	290.00–315.00	303.08
9	400–450	417	270.00–320.00	292.25
5	450–500	467	278.00–297.50	285.93
16	500–550	534	250.00–278.00	260.58
11	550–600	572	245.00–255.00	247.64
8	600–650	610	232.50–240.00	238.41
1	650–700	650	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	295	185.00	185.00
1	300–350	300	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	435	235.00–240.00	237.50
5	450–500	473	210.00–245.00	230.98
7	550–600	574	167.50–225.00	203.31
4	600–650	615	180.00–219.00	207.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	648	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	268.00	268.00
8	500–550	539	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–352.50	351.28
2	350–400	363	330.00–337.50	333.83
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	371	280.00	280.00
9	400–450	428	230.00–280.00	254.25
18	450–500	477	230.00–280.00	259.18
3	500–550	513	235.00–257.50	247.64
4	550–600	565	217.50–235.00	230.59
3	600–650	602	225.00–235.00	231.68
2	650–700	683	220.00–222.00	221.02
5	700–750	720	215.00–216.00	215.81
2	750–800	773	190.00–222.00	205.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	528	202.50–230.00	216.05
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	645	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	785.00–867.00	823.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	80.00–100.00	89.80
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	87.50–125.00	102.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,066.00	1,066.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	803	60.00–65.00	61.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	886	110.00–131.00	118.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,001	113.00–123.00	117.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	75.00–95.00	86.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	842	70.00–87.00	79.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	108.00	108.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	104.00–130.00	120.02
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	570.00–825.00	707.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	830	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,129.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,077.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	925.00–1,050.00	986.61
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,291.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,264.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,054	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,371.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,012	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,313.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,090	112.00–117.00	114.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	109.00	109.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	975.00–1,100.00	1,039.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	111.00	111.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,450.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,259	108.00–135.00	124.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,473.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,126	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,577.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	104.00–129.00	116.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,289.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,042	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,623.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,414.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,413	123.00–134.00	127.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,610	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,135	105.00–122.00	112.29
51	—	1,041	70.00–108.00	94.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,190	108.00–141.00	121.57
46	—	1,152	90.00–119.00	110.33
1	—	1,055	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,416	100.00–115.00	109.16
36	—	1,421	110.00–135.00	121.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,591	93.00–136.00	122.08
3	—	1,230	152.00–167.50	158.07
37	—	1,518	129.00–158.00	142.37

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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