South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 162 priced lines covering 989 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,017 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 223 head. replacement cattle receipts at 55 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 1,246Year ago 1,309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 275Year ago 331

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 91Year ago 71

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder steers, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 9.0 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales due to extremely cold temperatures and inclement weather in the state.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	375.00	375.00
4	250–300	282	350.00–385.00	357.77
8	300–350	333	340.00–390.00	369.06
22	350–400	377	300.00–392.50	362.62
29	400–450	428	267.50–367.50	348.38
17	450–500	474	297.50–365.00	331.49
10	500–550	511	285.00–320.00	301.14
10	550–600	563	260.00–282.50	269.82
5	600–650	631	220.00–265.00	250.42
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
4	250–300	280	300.00–330.00	319.60
3	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	313.13
2	350–400	388	300.00–345.00	322.35
7	400–450	420	185.00–337.50	274.88
8	450–500	475	292.50–335.00	313.16
12	500–550	525	240.00–295.00	276.06
10	550–600	567	220.00–270.00	245.80
4	600–650	635	190.00–270.00	237.62
2	650–700	653	225.00–245.00	234.96
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	430	330.00–340.00	334.90
3	450–500	472	300.00–325.00	315.16
9	500–550	533	260.00–295.00	281.61
2	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	688	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	407.50–465.00	442.42
12	250–300	286	385.00–470.00	432.73
20	300–350	325	380.00–455.00	408.55
16	350–400	364	388.00–425.00	400.65
17	400–450	424	342.50–400.00	376.76
5	450–500	461	355.00–377.50	367.45
10	500–550	520	305.00–320.00	312.73
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	413	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
6	300–350	327	405.00–430.00	418.11
2	400–450	418	370.00–390.00	379.58
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	688	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	270.00–290.00	285.08
3	500–550	538	270.00–290.00	281.76
2	550–600	565	260.00–262.50	261.22
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	345.00–380.00	358.68
7	400–450	423	335.00–370.00	357.19
9	450–500	481	295.00–352.50	321.75
6	500–550	524	270.00–320.00	300.26
8	550–600	583	285.00–307.50	295.55
5	600–650	622	270.00–282.50	278.58
7	650–700	674	255.00–270.00	266.09
2	700–750	735	255.00–256.00	255.50
3	750–800	777	256.00–258.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	390.00–450.00	411.69
5	350–400	376	355.00–410.00	390.22
2	450–500	478	323.00–377.50	349.25
3	500–550	522	305.00–320.00	315.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	653	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	382.50	382.50
3	400–450	433	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	250.00–275.00	262.39
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	376	245.00–265.00	252.05
8	400–450	431	230.00–260.00	248.62
4	450–500	484	215.00–250.00	238.68
2	500–550	518	200.00–230.00	214.78
2	550–600	588	207.50–230.00	218.70
3	600–650	617	200.00–207.50	204.95
2	650–700	663	200.00–205.00	202.55
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	778	195.00–197.50	196.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	280.00	280.00
3	250–300	288	300.00–325.00	311.59
6	300–350	321	270.00–300.00	290.95
10	350–400	376	270.00–300.00	279.11
18	400–450	424	265.00–295.00	282.87
25	450–500	472	250.00–277.50	269.53
18	500–550	517	240.00–265.00	257.49
16	550–600	577	240.00–257.50	248.99
3	600–650	622	242.00–247.50	244.80
7	650–700	680	217.50–230.00	221.71
2	700–750	708	200.00–222.50	211.37
2	750–800	768	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	407	320.00–362.50	327.05
8	450–500	473	311.00	311.00
13	500–550	531	270.00–295.00	279.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	350.00	350.00
10	250–300	275	325.00–370.00	351.77
14	300–350	330	320.00–377.50	343.62
38	350–400	372	300.00–350.00	321.31
50	400–450	421	290.00–325.00	311.59
17	450–500	460	272.50–300.00	283.24
9	500–550	533	270.00–315.00	282.45
3	600–650	603	260.00–269.00	263.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	340.00–415.00	373.71
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	310	360.00–375.00	366.19
1	350–400	365	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	517	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	230.00–245.00	237.44
7	400–450	429	235.00–275.00	259.04
3	450–500	487	225.00–250.00	241.78
5	500–550	536	225.00–245.00	233.93
2	550–600	593	220.00–235.00	227.47
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	740	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	885	190.00	190.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	970	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,264.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,060	179.00	179.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	103.00–130.00	116.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	122.00–132.00	127.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	864.00	864.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,190.00	1,190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,319	135.00–152.00	146.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,634.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,586.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	967	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,344.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,562.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,158	1,700.00–2,200.00	2,043.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,133	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,700.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,586.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,089	1,600.00–1,782.00	1,699.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,014	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,761.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,600	146.00–159.00	152.52
26	—	1,381	133.00–148.00	142.84
1	—	1,460	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,068	110.00–144.00	128.14
23	—	967	65.00–117.00	104.24
2	—	965	140.00–143.00	141.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,227	125.00–151.00	140.90
9	—	1,229	145.00–162.00	152.95
12	—	1,123	117.00–133.00	126.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,515	140.00–174.00	156.48
3	—	2,033	164.00–170.00	167.58
6	—	933	107.00–135.00	127.34

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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