South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 183 priced lines covering 1,301 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,246 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 275 head. replacement cattle receipts at 91 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,246Last week 1,767Year ago 1,535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 553Year ago 409

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 173Year ago 66

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers 6.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher, all based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	310.00–370.00	338.47
16	250–300	280	300.00–375.00	329.31
35	300–350	327	300.00–360.00	325.22
33	350–400	373	280.00–355.00	310.36
47	400–450	417	270.00–335.00	306.77
21	450–500	472	260.00–280.00	274.50
16	500–550	519	250.00–280.00	262.30
19	550–600	580	250.00–270.00	256.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	229	230.00–255.00	238.75
12	250–300	273	220.00–265.00	244.76
6	300–350	328	240.00–280.00	264.32
11	350–400	383	187.50–280.00	240.46
13	400–450	430	192.50–275.00	240.64
5	450–500	472	200.00–267.50	231.34
6	500–550	525	182.50–230.00	207.04
9	550–600	577	190.00–245.00	227.26
4	600–650	634	185.00–235.00	202.67
3	650–700	682	190.00–197.50	194.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	280.00–305.00	296.48
5	250–300	263	255.00–280.00	272.53
3	300–350	327	255.00–280.00	266.76
25	350–400	377	250.00–315.00	292.73
24	400–450	427	232.50–310.00	277.32
24	450–500	483	240.00–275.00	258.60
23	500–550	524	222.50–267.50	246.68
25	550–600	573	220.00–270.00	240.60
8	600–650	619	215.00–243.00	225.77
9	650–700	661	200.00–230.00	217.51
2	700–750	728	195.00–200.00	197.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	634	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	355.00–400.00	376.21
3	250–300	263	340.00–385.00	361.11
5	300–350	315	330.00–370.00	355.43
5	350–400	357	320.00–365.00	345.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	220.00–242.50	230.67
5	400–450	423	235.00–245.00	241.87
5	450–500	470	220.00–245.00	231.83
6	500–550	527	200.00–245.00	229.98
4	550–600	570	235.00–242.50	238.73
4	600–650	623	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	690	200.00–207.50	204.18
3	700–750	710	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	323	217.50–295.00	253.55
2	350–400	393	295.00–305.00	300.03
3	400–450	430	240.00–275.00	252.71
4	500–550	519	200.00–265.00	233.67
1	550–600	595	232.50	232.50
6	600–650	604	255.00–257.50	257.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	377	275.00–360.00	333.24
12	400–450	426	307.50–350.00	323.00
15	450–500	479	270.00–335.00	305.51
11	500–550	525	270.00–325.00	295.52
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
10	600–650	629	255.00–265.00	260.44
4	650–700	679	230.00–245.00	235.04
2	700–750	723	232.50–245.00	238.81
2	750–800	775	215.00–222.50	218.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	270	435.00–445.00	439.63
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	378	330.00–410.00	364.53
17	400–450	418	335.00–390.00	345.44
2	450–500	460	345.00–350.00	347.45
25	500–550	506	312.00–327.50	316.77
7	600–650	604	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	478	285.00–300.00	292.30
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
7	650–700	693	267.50–270.00	267.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	305.00–310.00	307.53
3	250–300	283	230.00–300.00	251.82
12	300–350	329	222.50–335.00	298.75
4	350–400	381	235.00–305.00	265.62
8	400–450	430	220.00–295.00	258.45
8	450–500	476	230.00–295.00	262.31
7	500–550	526	220.00–295.00	253.44
10	550–600	574	215.00–275.00	238.45
8	600–650	616	210.00–265.00	226.74
5	650–700	669	207.50–245.00	216.49
3	700–750	732	210.00–240.00	225.89
1	750–800	785	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	285	330.00–350.00	343.57
19	300–350	328	280.00–375.00	339.41
14	350–400	373	310.00–375.00	351.95
17	400–450	422	295.00–355.00	327.61
18	450–500	471	290.00–340.00	312.74
19	500–550	523	270.00–315.00	289.60
22	550–600	570	240.00–290.00	268.07
8	600–650	610	220.00–260.00	240.14
5	650–700	665	222.50–250.00	236.02
2	700–750	703	200.00–215.00	207.47
2	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	390.00	390.00
13	250–300	278	370.00–440.00	400.80
18	300–350	321	350.00–435.00	389.79
28	350–400	373	350.00–410.00	386.96
15	400–450	424	325.00–390.00	367.68
3	450–500	453	315.00–325.00	319.96
2	500–550	510	287.50–300.00	293.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	267	420.00–460.00	443.06
16	300–350	326	420.00–455.00	440.92
2	350–400	363	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–335.00	327.85
2	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	413	255.00–275.00	270.80
11	450–500	481	260.00–285.00	281.04
3	500–550	533	240.00–275.00	254.37
7	550–600	569	220.00–285.00	261.93
4	600–650	609	240.00–267.50	257.61
2	650–700	678	205.00–217.00	211.15
3	700–750	708	205.00–247.50	219.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,170	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,785.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	118.00	118.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	127.50	127.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	991	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,778.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,563.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,061	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,675.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	112.50	112.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	1,000.00–1,622.00	1,324.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,365.00	1,365.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,985	3,550.00	3,550.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	855	1,518.00	1,518.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	1,445.00	1,445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	980	135.00–155.00	146.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,203.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,765.00	1,765.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	152.50	152.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	907	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,501.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	174.00	174.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	1,526.00–1,613.00	1,576.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,026	121.00–131.00	124.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	190.00	190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	880.00	880.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	759.00–800.00	779.81
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	84.00	84.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	137.00	137.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,021	131.00–157.50	145.95
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,862	167.00–187.00	175.00
9	—	1,366	112.00–135.00	127.08
20	—	1,714	131.00–174.00	149.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,081	85.00–120.00	110.67
93	—	1,211	119.00–151.00	133.88
6	—	1,359	140.00–178.00	155.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,074	107.00–137.00	120.52
25	—	943	67.50–114.00	95.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	144.00–154.00	148.67
11	—	1,555	122.00–138.00	128.54

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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