South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 210 priced lines covering 1,847 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,767 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 553 head. replacement cattle receipts at 173 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,767Last week 1,679Year ago 1,501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 553Last week 404Year ago 479

Replacement CattleReceipts 173Last week 126Year ago 137

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the Holidays.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	839	93.00–141.00	115.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	102.00–116.00	109.10
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	840.00	840.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	868.00	868.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	797	1,053.00–1,210.00	1,145.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	145.00–170.00	156.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	948	1,038.00–1,528.00	1,325.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	1,670.00–1,711.00	1,694.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,097	112.00–142.00	127.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	984	110.00–175.00	141.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,361.00	1,361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	929	140.00–170.00	152.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	915	127.50–140.00	132.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	156.00	156.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	157.00	157.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,285	1,410.00–2,295.00	1,921.35
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,292.00	1,292.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	715	725.00–850.00	793.62
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	116.00	116.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	838	978.00–1,075.00	1,027.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,031	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,506.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	125.00	125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	958	1,225.00–1,625.00	1,395.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,166.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	990	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,249.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,013	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,335.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,584.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,623.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,223	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,663.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,110	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,524.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	145.00	145.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,548.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,624.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,514.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	811	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,370.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	694	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,235.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	980	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,958.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,889.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	909	925.00–1,900.00	1,641.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	2,050.00–2,375.00	2,177.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	863	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,562.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	916	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,304.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	718	202.50–210.00	206.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	260.00–275.00	267.57
7	300–350	327	250.00–295.00	258.89
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	435	275.00–280.00	277.53
2	450–500	460	230.00–270.00	249.78
2	500–550	533	217.50–250.00	234.13
4	550–600	569	220.00–250.00	233.56
2	600–650	630	222.50–240.00	231.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	323	350.00–410.00	378.99
8	350–400	370	355.00–400.00	376.45
12	400–450	421	330.00–370.00	346.10
10	450–500	471	310.00–330.00	320.62
11	500–550	521	290.00–318.00	304.18
9	550–600	567	287.50–321.00	293.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	318	415.00–420.00	417.51
2	350–400	378	400.00–417.50	408.69
5	400–450	406	407.50–410.00	408.50
1	500–550	530	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	315	270.00–340.00	303.33
5	350–400	379	250.00–332.50	291.70
17	400–450	419	270.00–330.00	322.60
21	450–500	473	250.00–315.00	294.12
21	500–550	516	265.00–315.00	287.24
17	550–600	577	250.00–290.00	265.18
14	600–650	619	240.00–270.00	258.35
11	650–700	668	245.00–260.00	252.66
1	700–750	730	234.00	234.00
2	750–800	760	200.00–217.50	208.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	640	230.00–240.00	235.04
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	345.00–417.50	368.67
3	450–500	498	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	220.00–265.00	242.11
12	300–350	333	207.50–250.00	225.12
13	350–400	367	202.50–250.00	223.35
12	400–450	425	182.50–240.00	217.11
9	450–500	481	195.00–240.00	212.98
8	500–550	526	200.00–225.00	211.49
6	550–600	571	180.00–225.00	198.72
5	600–650	612	185.00–215.00	200.01
5	650–700	676	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	738	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	275.00–300.00	284.05
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	331	250.00–280.00	269.15
10	350–400	383	240.00–290.00	258.99
27	400–450	426	230.00–300.00	252.75
37	450–500	477	230.00–270.00	254.19
18	500–550	520	225.00–255.00	243.99
14	550–600	572	225.00–255.00	239.85
11	600–650	624	215.00–235.00	223.05
5	650–700	680	205.00–234.00	223.29
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	773	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	300.00–335.00	316.35
10	250–300	271	285.00–325.00	303.74
22	300–350	325	265.00–325.00	299.33
54	350–400	375	260.00–322.50	285.54
64	400–450	420	260.00–300.00	282.99
39	450–500	469	255.00–290.00	270.62
18	500–550	522	240.00–280.00	259.55
8	550–600	563	240.00–265.00	252.39
4	600–650	620	240.00–267.50	249.20
3	650–700	652	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	365.00–405.00	381.49
10	250–300	271	330.00–355.00	341.95
13	300–350	325	300.00–340.00	318.58
5	350–400	366	300.00–330.00	306.87
3	400–450	415	295.00–300.00	298.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	220.00–225.00	222.46
5	450–500	482	215.00–230.00	222.07
2	500–550	510	205.00–220.00	212.43
2	550–600	575	200.00–217.50	208.90
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	287.50	287.50
6	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
7	550–600	597	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	290.00–315.00	300.36
8	250–300	278	270.00–335.00	307.91
4	300–350	329	250.00–325.00	286.35
11	350–400	368	250.00–335.00	288.98
16	400–450	426	220.00–320.00	277.55
19	450–500	468	180.00–315.00	269.34
8	500–550	530	180.00–255.00	207.82
5	550–600	585	245.00–250.00	246.00
4	600–650	619	200.00–230.00	214.87
3	650–700	677	215.00–230.00	221.71
2	700–750	708	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	335.00–350.00	345.23
6	250–300	282	320.00–375.00	348.48
12	300–350	333	312.50–370.00	333.81
21	350–400	373	320.00–355.00	341.87
24	400–450	429	286.00–365.00	322.33
35	450–500	471	230.00–340.00	289.98
30	500–550	522	260.00–290.00	272.68
28	550–600	565	220.00–275.00	255.85
21	600–650	618	235.00–265.00	245.21
5	650–700	665	230.00–245.00	240.09
6	700–750	733	217.50–222.50	218.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	502	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	236	320.00–405.00	386.38
14	250–300	282	365.00–400.00	384.08
19	300–350	328	335.00–410.00	383.47
28	350–400	368	347.50–405.00	381.33
17	400–450	419	300.00–397.50	347.67
11	450–500	467	292.50–367.50	318.45
15	500–550	515	270.00–310.00	291.20
3	550–600	558	277.50–292.00	285.63
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	378	372.50	372.50
4	400–450	400	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	405.00–440.00	423.90
19	250–300	273	410.00–435.00	420.99
16	300–350	324	400.00–425.00	412.37
3	350–400	355	397.50–425.00	407.36
2	400–450	405	342.50–345.00	343.73
1	550–600	560	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	385	300.00–310.00	304.94
6	400–450	434	250.00–310.00	288.18
13	450–500	481	250.00–295.00	288.35
6	500–550	520	245.00–260.00	253.22
5	550–600	569	220.00–235.00	228.09
3	600–650	630	220.00–240.00	226.51
2	650–700	665	220.00–245.00	232.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	450	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,505	107.00–117.00	111.65
3	—	1,793	139.00–157.00	145.42
50	—	1,498	116.00–149.00	129.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	1,202	111.00–142.00	125.17
15	—	1,188	134.00–187.50	146.41
55	—	1,160	90.00–119.00	111.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	958	60.00–114.00	91.11
53	—	1,055	100.00–137.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,469	95.00–146.00	129.88
3	—	1,823	165.00–167.00	165.99
31	—	1,586	135.00–159.00	149.45

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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