South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Carolina reported 168 priced lines covering 722 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 648 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 182 head. replacement cattle receipts at 61 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 1,438Year ago 1,326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 319Year ago 252

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 135Year ago 62

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.50 lower,

slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	380.00–440.00	409.27
4	250–300	283	360.00–385.00	371.39
9	300–350	326	340.00–400.00	369.65
3	350–400	377	345.00–360.00	351.75
3	400–450	432	330.00–340.00	333.24
6	450–500	481	290.00–317.50	310.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	340.00–375.00	363.04
5	300–350	332	315.00–365.00	331.07
16	350–400	367	305.00–375.00	345.73
12	400–450	426	300.00–340.00	318.45
7	450–500	465	310.00–335.00	321.82
9	500–550	511	240.00–315.00	286.08
5	550–600	560	260.00–280.00	266.43
5	600–650	622	241.00–275.00	256.55
1	650–700	655	247.50	247.50
4	700–750	715	210.00–240.00	220.76
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	335	262.50–315.00	294.00
4	350–400	376	280.00–305.00	292.96
6	400–450	424	270.00–305.00	289.67
7	450–500	476	225.00–307.50	287.14
7	500–550	527	215.00–275.00	248.04
5	550–600	574	232.50–275.00	255.14
2	600–650	603	230.00–260.00	244.94
2	650–700	650	205.00–240.00	222.50
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	338	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
7	400–450	419	255.00–310.00	289.63
2	450–500	465	280.00–282.50	281.22
2	500–550	523	230.00–262.50	246.64
3	550–600	568	230.00–257.50	245.18
1	600–650	620	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	663	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	400.00–410.00	404.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	367.50	367.50
3	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	368	305.00–360.00	332.69
6	400–450	424	265.00–345.00	318.47
10	450–500	480	265.00–320.00	308.16
9	500–550	526	255.00–310.00	297.05
2	550–600	573	250.00–275.00	262.34
5	600–650	640	282.50–285.00	282.97
2	650–700	670	230.00–242.50	236.11
5	700–750	713	220.00–240.00	228.98
3	750–800	777	225.00–232.00	228.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	350.00–390.00	372.50
4	300–350	334	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	332.00	332.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	420	300.00–320.00	309.88
7	450–500	477	230.00–310.00	290.50
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	572	260.00–275.00	268.41
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	513	240.00–245.00	241.69
3	550–600	565	235.00–275.00	261.55
2	600–650	628	260.00–265.00	262.51
2	650–700	658	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	279	250.00–280.00	263.77
6	300–350	334	250.00–285.00	271.60
17	350–400	381	260.00–292.50	279.10
28	400–450	421	255.00–292.50	270.39
16	450–500	480	245.00–267.50	252.73
29	500–550	529	225.00–257.50	245.31
7	550–600	580	225.00–240.00	232.76
6	600–650	622	215.00–241.00	231.60
3	650–700	672	220.00–225.00	223.30
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	566	205.00–212.50	209.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	215.00–240.00	229.20
3	300–350	323	220.00–225.00	221.70
3	350–400	383	205.00–232.50	221.11
12	400–450	422	210.00–235.00	228.92
2	450–500	478	200.00–240.00	220.10
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	457	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	628	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	257.50	257.50
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	390	242.50–250.00	246.20
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
4	450–500	470	232.50–240.00	235.62
3	500–550	515	202.50–237.50	218.41
2	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	224.98
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	209	325.00–380.00	369.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	310.00–340.00	320.51
9	250–300	274	275.00–320.00	304.06
18	300–350	323	290.00–350.00	319.39
5	350–400	379	290.00–305.00	296.89
14	400–450	410	285.00–355.00	307.00
4	450–500	456	280.00–300.00	291.11
6	500–550	522	235.00–265.00	253.65
11	600–650	609	230.00–268.00	253.20
4	650–700	665	235.00–250.00	240.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	1,556.00	1,556.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	930	174.00	174.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	930	153.00–160.00	155.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,305	1,750.00–1,883.00	1,809.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,078	159.00–187.50	173.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	151.00	151.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,081.00	2,081.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,411.00	1,411.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	70.00–120.00	87.56
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	124.00	124.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	956.00	956.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	145.00	145.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	117.00	117.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	95.00–106.00	101.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	148.00–167.50	154.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,521.00	1,521.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	125.50	125.50
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	140.00	140.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	185.00	185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	149.00	149.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	955	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,387.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	192.50	192.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,725.00–2,275.00	2,020.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,340.00	2,340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,913.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,256.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	905	70.00–108.00	90.14
20	—	1,053	98.00–144.00	125.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	130.00–147.00	136.98
1	—	1,180	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,275	155.00–159.00	157.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,587	151.00–160.00	156.23
8	—	1,139	116.00–133.00	121.79
52	—	1,228	125.00–153.00	138.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,559	147.00–175.00	160.56
10	—	1,363	95.00–146.00	126.45
7	—	1,789	170.00–188.00	178.77

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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