South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 226 priced lines covering 1,980 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,982 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 422 head. replacement cattle receipts at 202 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,982Last week 1,926Year ago 1,556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 422Last week 471Year ago 466

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 133Year ago 134

No comparisons made this week due to all sales being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	320.00–390.00	346.60
5	250–300	268	320.00–340.00	331.23
20	300–350	320	300.00–385.00	344.19
22	350–400	374	290.00–385.00	328.95
21	400–450	416	300.00–347.50	320.90
16	450–500	465	280.00–325.00	308.45
12	500–550	512	260.00–318.00	296.00
5	550–600	584	260.00–292.50	266.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	405.00–440.00	422.40
22	250–300	278	360.00–435.00	406.82
23	300–350	317	350.00–420.00	388.51
19	350–400	372	330.00–420.00	368.18
15	400–450	422	335.00–375.00	347.31
2	450–500	458	332.50–337.50	334.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	480	230.00–245.00	237.58
1	500–550	525	212.50	212.50
2	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	203	275.00–330.00	295.16
7	250–300	283	260.00–340.00	290.25
13	300–350	322	275.00–330.00	297.69
19	350–400	373	260.00–330.00	289.31
21	400–450	426	265.00–315.00	291.19
55	450–500	469	260.00–297.50	284.01
28	500–550	522	240.00–290.00	273.16
31	550–600	571	230.00–280.00	255.07
15	600–650	626	230.00–252.50	241.50
7	650–700	670	210.00–240.00	223.54
1	700–750	710	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	785	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	201	230.00–245.00	233.73
3	250–300	267	245.00–260.00	251.63
3	300–350	315	250.00–255.00	251.64
11	350–400	381	230.00–275.00	248.10
9	400–450	429	230.00–260.00	246.26
9	450–500	471	220.00–255.00	237.04
7	500–550	526	220.00–255.00	236.03
6	550–600	578	220.00–240.00	229.18
6	600–650	632	202.50–230.00	215.89
7	650–700	677	200.00–215.00	206.45
2	700–750	718	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
8	550–600	564	262.50–280.00	275.27
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	415.00–430.00	423.68
16	300–350	333	325.00–402.50	360.75
6	350–400	376	360.00–377.50	362.91
6	400–450	415	330.00–367.50	352.35
10	500–550	518	310.00–315.00	310.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	373	300.00–360.00	327.54
9	400–450	435	300.00–335.00	321.31
18	450–500	473	290.00–327.50	309.48
27	500–550	510	275.00–322.50	294.40
7	550–600	570	275.00–295.00	283.56
13	600–650	628	245.00–273.00	252.51
14	650–700	655	240.00–246.00	245.28
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	480	260.00–300.00	280.97
7	500–550	526	242.50–270.00	256.18
10	550–600	569	255.00–282.50	266.91
7	600–650	610	240.00–272.50	252.42
19	650–700	677	220.00–259.00	243.42
2	700–750	713	246.00–251.00	248.46
20	750–800	779	216.00–225.00	223.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	270.00–280.00	274.95
4	550–600	558	250.00–255.00	253.70
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	259	210.00–237.50	232.73
3	300–350	330	220.00–245.00	231.26
5	350–400	371	230.00–255.00	240.08
1	400–450	430	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	478	227.50–250.00	238.93
3	500–550	525	210.00–225.00	219.02
4	550–600	566	230.00–252.50	239.14
2	600–650	620	215.00–230.00	222.62
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	725	205.00–212.50	210.03
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	320.00–365.00	335.64
2	250–300	270	320.00–330.00	325.37
19	300–350	325	285.00–330.00	314.54
15	350–400	365	285.00–322.50	292.47
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	275.00–305.00	291.41
9	250–300	273	250.00–285.00	274.46
19	300–350	322	250.00–305.00	275.25
45	350–400	376	250.00–307.50	282.26
64	400–450	424	240.00–295.00	266.40
43	450–500	470	240.00–272.50	258.01
37	500–550	515	237.50–262.50	250.83
41	550–600	570	235.00–256.00	242.51
8	600–650	611	215.00–245.00	229.45
7	650–700	670	221.00–225.00	222.73
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
9	500–550	521	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	221	240.00–265.00	252.60
11	250–300	261	230.00–255.00	244.80
12	300–350	322	225.00–297.50	256.11
16	350–400	378	220.00–287.50	260.05
28	400–450	426	225.00–277.50	257.12
33	450–500	478	220.00–267.50	245.31
30	500–550	527	210.00–247.50	233.06
28	550–600	576	205.00–252.00	227.61
9	600–650	619	205.00–227.50	221.44
7	650–700	662	192.50–205.00	199.04
3	700–750	712	182.50–185.00	184.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	200.00–240.00	224.45
5	450–500	480	200.00–240.00	219.18
7	500–550	519	180.00–222.50	199.94
4	550–600	579	200.00	200.00
6	600–650	628	190.00–220.00	202.50
9	650–700	663	187.50–210.00	205.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	603	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	220	220.00–277.50	245.84
4	250–300	279	200.00–275.00	227.98
6	300–350	313	200.00–230.00	211.08
7	350–400	376	185.00–265.00	222.36
12	400–450	431	180.00–257.50	208.47
13	450–500	475	180.00–230.00	196.93
3	500–550	512	172.50–230.00	207.32
2	550–600	558	200.00–210.00	204.93
4	600–650	623	165.00–195.00	182.43
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	610	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	350–400	369	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	605	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	855	137.50	137.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	949	1,875.00–2,625.00	2,196.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	959	1,200.00–1,875.00	1,602.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,740.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,119	2,075.00–2,700.00	2,238.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	958	2,275.00–2,375.00	2,311.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	877.00	877.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	108.00–113.00	110.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,065	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,406.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	999	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,275.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	116.00	116.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,047	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,321.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,027	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,616.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,058	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,375.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	114.00	114.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,008	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,394.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,078	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,552.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,169	1,725.00–2,225.00	2,014.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,194	1,475.00–2,220.00	1,793.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,076	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,591.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,759.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,166	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,822.77
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	909.00	909.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	848.00	848.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	863	825.00–849.00	837.17
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	823	100.00–130.00	113.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	924.00	924.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	903	81.00–107.50	94.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	955.00	955.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,741.00	1,741.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	121.00	121.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	116.00–121.00	118.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	977	105.00–119.00	110.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	994.00–1,158.00	1,077.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,124.00	1,124.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	889	109.00–135.00	124.28
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	107.00	107.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	773.00–803.00	788.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	545.00–574.00	560.61
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	825	140.00	140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	127.50	127.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,093	117.00–125.00	121.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	151.00	151.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,313	138.00–146.00	141.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,895	137.00–153.00	144.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,655	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,975.00	1,975.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	1,225.00–2,075.00	1,722.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	1,275.00–2,125.00	1,600.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,042	100.00–124.00	112.78
47	—	952	70.00–110.00	89.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,185	113.00–141.00	124.09
68	—	1,179	82.00–117.00	107.26
4	—	1,194	146.00–150.00	147.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,462	113.00–140.00	123.93
11	—	1,485	97.50–118.00	110.17
4	—	1,535	131.00–144.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,573	135.00–155.00	144.57
1	—	1,990	156.00	156.00
11	—	1,502	99.00–135.00	121.99

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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