South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 225 priced lines covering 2,015 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,985 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 388 head. replacement cattle receipts at 84 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,985Last week 1,017Year ago 1,214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 223Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 55Year ago 65

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	324	350.00–380.00	364.08
3	350–400	377	320.00–370.00	348.65
11	400–450	423	260.00–385.00	343.13
16	450–500	473	240.00–377.50	328.16
9	500–550	528	250.00–317.50	292.50
7	550–600	582	252.50–275.00	269.99
28	600–650	641	250.00–271.00	259.21
8	650–700	673	242.50–270.00	258.26
3	700–750	708	240.00–265.00	250.93
8	750–800	781	218.00–250.00	227.61
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	275.00–305.00	290.94
3	400–450	415	290.00–310.00	300.00
8	450–500	487	230.00–325.00	263.42
2	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	795	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	415.00–425.00	419.86
4	300–350	335	360.00–425.00	399.87
6	350–400	374	350.00–435.00	392.17
3	400–450	430	365.00–380.00	373.14
9	450–500	468	347.50–370.00	353.30
21	500–550	522	290.00–335.00	315.21
12	550–600	569	295.00–355.00	312.64
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	450.00–465.00	454.75
2	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	413	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
27	650–700	656	279.00	279.00
8	800–850	809	249.00	249.00
8	950–1000	984	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	455.00–475.00	466.32
6	250–300	268	420.00–475.00	457.44
3	300–350	310	425.00–455.00	435.15
5	400–450	420	380.00–435.00	402.82
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	325.00–330.00	327.52
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	287.50	287.50
2	550–600	585	242.50–275.00	259.03
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	673	240.00–262.50	251.46
2	700–750	732	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	415	360.00–365.00	362.53
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	428	295.00–300.00	297.40
3	500–550	533	275.00–300.00	283.28
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
13	750–800	781	216.00–217.00	216.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	265.00	265.00
3	250–300	265	250.00–275.00	265.28
10	300–350	315	210.00–275.00	245.53
9	350–400	376	230.00–285.00	259.25
20	400–450	422	180.00–265.00	237.84
8	450–500	476	180.00–260.00	225.41
7	500–550	527	180.00–245.00	208.50
7	550–600	558	180.00–240.00	210.80
2	600–650	613	180.00–215.00	197.71
7	650–700	669	205.00–220.00	214.99
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	280.00–310.00	294.51
6	250–300	270	275.00–300.00	293.90
23	300–350	327	250.00–327.50	301.79
37	350–400	376	270.00–325.00	299.08
47	400–450	425	265.00–317.50	288.73
50	450–500	472	240.00–290.00	266.67
51	500–550	522	235.00–287.50	261.72
29	550–600	576	225.00–267.00	248.20
14	600–650	609	225.00–247.50	240.95
10	650–700	674	210.00–250.00	228.96
5	700–750	717	220.00–230.00	224.37
6	750–800	766	219.00–219.50	219.41
1	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
7	850–900	880	210.00–215.00	213.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	300.00–325.00	315.18
13	250–300	275	322.50–355.00	335.44
30	300–350	328	300.00–350.00	324.67
46	350–400	372	300.00–345.00	321.91
37	400–450	417	297.50–327.50	314.14
41	450–500	471	281.00–300.00	288.80
15	500–550	521	270.00–297.50	281.24
13	550–600	567	255.00–259.00	257.42
9	600–650	617	240.00–255.00	248.11
10	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	492	292.50–312.50	305.93
30	500–550	505	306.50–307.50	306.73
48	600–650	615	259.00–264.00	262.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	322	330.00–370.00	343.06
1	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
7	350–400	363	245.00	245.00
5	400–450	419	220.00–267.50	242.26
15	450–500	475	220.00–255.00	233.78
12	500–550	519	200.00–237.50	223.99
8	550–600	574	200.00–230.00	216.24
5	600–650	619	210.00–220.00	214.05
3	650–700	688	195.00–205.00	199.99
1	700–750	720	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	469	297.50–300.00	297.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00–340.00	328.18
9	300–350	325	237.50–385.00	291.37
15	350–400	374	235.00–330.00	280.73
10	400–450	422	235.00–345.00	264.53
13	450–500	476	230.00–325.00	276.64
8	500–550	529	225.00–287.50	261.42
7	550–600	564	205.00–285.00	239.20
3	600–650	623	205.00–240.00	218.74
5	650–700	672	210.00–245.00	224.66
2	700–750	713	215.00–225.00	219.91
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	350.00–375.00	363.82
7	250–300	271	290.00–390.00	366.97
19	300–350	325	270.00–395.00	363.11
35	350–400	373	280.00–390.00	350.79
46	400–450	419	280.00–380.00	340.12
33	450–500	473	270.00–367.50	319.08
31	500–550	522	260.00–310.00	284.66
29	550–600	567	230.00–305.00	270.55
14	600–650	629	250.00–267.50	256.24
10	650–700	664	242.50–260.00	252.46
3	700–750	722	222.50–250.00	231.65
3	750–800	775	235.00–240.00	237.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	400.00–410.00	404.95
16	250–300	280	380.00–450.00	422.20
11	300–350	323	337.00–432.50	398.81
19	350–400	369	370.00–430.00	401.18
10	400–450	416	320.00–430.00	375.66
11	450–500	460	325.00–370.00	358.84
20	500–550	516	300.00–315.00	311.35
18	550–600	574	259.00–320.00	274.18
7	600–650	616	250.00–285.00	267.22
4	650–700	670	247.50–262.50	256.77
13	700–750	746	245.00–249.00	248.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	445.00–480.00	462.38
6	250–300	277	415.00–470.00	432.29
14	300–350	323	415.00–457.50	428.02
4	350–400	363	435.00–445.00	437.41
2	450–500	495	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	475	250.00–302.50	269.02
3	500–550	508	240.00–270.00	253.28
4	550–600	563	225.00–260.00	247.08
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
4	250–300	293	440.00	440.00
6	300–350	310	425.00–445.00	436.56
10	350–400	372	407.50–435.00	416.56
5	400–450	409	397.50	397.50
7	450–500	471	350.00–360.00	355.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,197.00	1,197.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	763	133.00–155.00	142.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,106.00–1,495.00	1,313.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	61.00–92.00	78.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	65.00	65.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	708	819.00–1,050.00	906.60
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	897.00–1,594.00	1,120.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,104.00–1,190.00	1,151.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,829.00	1,829.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,524.00	1,524.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,048	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,461.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,929.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,864.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	118.00	118.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	980	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,376.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	958	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,389.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	97.00	97.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	900.00–1,025.00	947.87
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	1,015.00–1,325.00	1,173.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,258	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,778.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,343	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,138.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,135	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,868.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,049.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,085	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,024.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,236.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,580.00	1,580.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,826	164.00–185.00	172.32
33	—	1,512	131.00–180.00	152.90
10	—	1,435	115.00–145.00	132.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,085	105.00–130.00	121.47
132	—	1,248	125.00–157.00	140.38
24	—	1,269	150.00–175.00	160.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	110.00–141.00	121.92
31	—	1,497	128.00–157.00	139.75
2	—	1,800	150.00–170.00	160.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,081	106.00–147.00	124.48
33	—	941	70.00–117.00	99.37

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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