CO_LS756 Columbia, SC Wed Oct 4, 2017 USDA-SC Dept of Ag Market News Orangeburg Stockyards, Orangeburg, SC Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Oct 4, 2017 Cattle Receipts: 380 Last Week: 354 Last year: No Sale Compared to last week, prices of feeder steers and feeder bulls were unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cow and slaughter bull prices were steady to 2.00 lower. There was a light offering of high quality calves with active buyer participation. There is a low demand for fleshy, full and/or extremely thin fleshed calves. *** This report reflects prices of the majority of cattle with a USDA grade, weight and sex on this sale date. This report does not represent all animals at the sale on this date. *** Slaughter cows made up 15 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 79 percent. The feeder supply included 39 percent steers, 38 percent heifers, and 23 percent bulls. Near 21 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 280-295 288 162.50-170.00 166.60 1 360-360 360 152.50 152.50 3 415-435 425 137.00-140.00 138.33 1 475-475 475 135.00 135.00 1 450-450 450 127.50 127.50 Fleshy 7 530-545 540 125.00-135.00 130.32 8 550-590 562 122.00-129.00 126.57 10 600-645 622 120.00-125.00 122.30 3 610-630 617 112.50-115.00 114.15 Fleshy 3 650-685 670 124.00-125.00 124.34 5 710-740 725 115.00-120.00 117.43 1 805-805 805 116.00 116.00 Small 1 - 2 2 270-285 278 120.00 120.00 Thin Fleshed 5 350-390 372 115.00-125.00 117.94 1 395-395 395 110.00 110.00 Fleshy 1 440-440 440 112.50 112.50 1 485-485 485 115.00 115.00 1 515-515 515 110.00 110.00 1 610-610 610 100.00 100.00 Fleshy Medium 2 5 310-345 326 102.50-135.00 121.37 6 355-390 379 125.00-139.00 129.98 4 410-435 419 120.00-130.00 126.82 1 490-490 490 124.00 124.00 1 490-490 490 110.00 110.00 Fleshy 6 500-545 524 114.00-125.00 119.32 2 520-525 523 90.00-100.00 95.02 Fleshy 3 565-580 575 120.00-122.00 121.33 1 585-585 585 80.00 80.00 Full 2 600-640 620 110.00-115.00 112.42 1 605-605 605 100.00 100.00 Brahman X 3 650-695 675 110.00-121.00 117.13 Small 3 1 240-240 240 100.00 100.00 1 460-460 460 80.00 80.00 Holstein Large 3 1 310-310 310 60.00 60.00 4 382-382 382 75.00 75.00 1 410-410 410 63.00 63.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 210-210 210 145.00 145.00 3 255-295 277 125.00-127.50 125.89 7 300-335 324 125.00-130.00 128.27 1 350-350 350 125.00 125.00 1 390-390 390 110.00 110.00 Fleshy 1 360-360 360 105.00 105.00 Thin Fleshed 5 405-440 430 120.00-127.50 123.10 5 450-495 471 120.00-122.00 120.60 7 500-535 521 110.00-112.00 110.73 1 520-520 520 110.00 110.00 Fleshy 4 550-575 561 114.00-116.00 115.01 1 625-625 625 117.00 117.00 1 620-620 620 100.00 100.00 Fleshy 1 955-955 955 84.00 84.00 Small 1 - 2 3 350-385 372 85.00-90.00 88.30 1 370-370 370 80.00 80.00 Fleshy 4 410-435 418 90.00-100.00 96.29 4 450-480 461 100.00-105.00 102.53 1 485-485 485 90.00 90.00 Fleshy 1 515-515 515 80.00 80.00 1 540-540 540 78.00 78.00 Fleshy 1 595-595 595 87.50 87.50 1 630-630 630 80.00 80.00 1 770-770 770 68.00 68.00 1 845-845 845 66.00 66.00 Medium 2 2 255-280 268 115.00-120.00 117.38 2 315-330 323 112.00-117.00 114.44 4 350-385 366 105.00-120.00 112.44 2 400-420 410 112.00-115.00 113.46 1 440-440 440 105.00 105.00 Fleshy 7 450-495 470 110.00-120.00 114.98 3 460-480 472 79.00-90.00 83.07 Fleshy 1 485-485 485 80.00 80.00 Thin Fleshed 5 500-545 516 100.00-110.00 106.42 5 550-575 558 110.00-112.00 110.81 1 590-590 590 80.00 80.00 Full 4 605-645 619 110.00 110.00 Small 3 3 400-415 407 80.00-85.00 81.64 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-425 413 140.00-145.00 142.48 2 455-480 468 130.00 130.00 2 490-495 493 117.00-122.00 119.51 Fleshy 2 500-505 503 124.00-132.00 128.02 2 550-565 558 107.50-109.00 108.24 Fleshy 2 650-670 660 110.00-111.00 110.49 1 815-815 815 90.00 90.00 Small 1 - 2 2 415-445 430 110.00 110.00 3 455-480 468 105.00-107.50 106.15 3 485-495 490 90.00-92.00 90.67 Fleshy 1 545-545 545 80.00 80.00 Fleshy 1 780-780 780 43.00 43.00 Medium 2 5 410-445 433 120.00-135.00 126.60 10 455-495 476 115.00-125.00 122.20 1 470-470 470 82.50 82.50 Thin Fleshed 5 500-510 505 100.00-115.00 108.02 2 555-570 563 112.00-115.00 113.52 4 605-640 619 108.00-112.00 110.26 2 670-695 683 100.00-112.00 105.89 2 720-730 725 90.00 90.00 1 720-720 720 71.00 71.00 Fleshy 1 935-935 935 70.00 70.00 Small 3 1 450-450 450 60.00 60.00 1 520-520 520 71.00 71.00 1 645-645 645 45.00 45.00 1 705-705 705 39.00 39.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1070-1070 1070 770.00-770.00 770.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1525-1560 1543 41.00-47.00 43.97 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 6 780-895 825 30.00-48.00 40.03 Low Dressing 13 1000-1380 1177 52.00-61.00 55.70 21 905-1250 1078 42.00-50.00 46.83 Low Dressing 3 1460-1595 1528 55.00-56.00 55.35 1 1405-1405 1405 44.00-44.00 44.00 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 2 750-795 773 33.00-39.00 36.09 Low Dressing 1 905-905 905 41.00-41.00 41.00 Low Dressing Cow/Calf Pairs: (6) Medium to large 1-2 925-1165 lbs young to middle aged cows with 260-300 lbs calves 800.00-1000.00 per pair. Small 1 840 lbs middle aged cow with a 95 lbs calf 700.00 per pair. Goats: [30] Last week [13] Slaughter and replacement classes sold on a per head basis and weights are estimated. Kids: Sel 1 under 20 lbs 42.50-47.50, 20-40 lbs 60.00-67.50, 40-60 lbs one @ 75.00, 60-80 lbs 100.00-105.00; Sel 2 under 20 lbs one @ 32.50. Yearlings: Slaughter and Replacement Sel 1 60-80 lbs one @ 80.00. Does/Nannies: Sel 1 50-70 lbs 60-62.50, 70-100 lbs 90.00-95.00, 100-140 lbs one @ 115.00, 140-180 lbs one @ 130.00; Sel 2 50-70 lbs 40.00-50.00. Bucks/Billies: Slaughter and Replacement: Sel 1 70-100 lbs one @ 115.00, 100-150 lbs 125-130, one @ 150.00, 150-250 lbs one @ 145.00; Sel 2 70-100 lbs 50.00- 67.50; Sel 3 70-100 lbs 35.00-40.00. Hogs: [174] Last Week: [204} Barrows and Gilts: US 1-3 200-250 lbs 34.00-35.00, 250-300 lbs one @ 53.00, 300-350 lbs two @ 41.00. Sows: US 1-3 300-400 lbs 23.00-24.00, 400-450 lbs 20.00-25.00, 500-600 lbs one @ 28.00, 600 lbs and up one @ 27.00. Boars: US 1-3 200-300 lbs one @ 15.00, 300 lbs and up 2.00-3.00. BBQ Shoats: US 1-3 100-200 lbs 10.00-41.00. Feeder pigs: US 1-3 Under 100 lbs 20.00-27.50 per head. Other Cows Medium 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 890-890 890 712.00-712.00 712.00 Per Head Medium 2 Middle Aged 1 985-985 985 512.00-512.00 512.00 Per Head Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 845-845 845 55.00-55.00 55.00 Low Dressing 1 1370-1370 1370 71.00-71.00 71.00 2 1015-1030 1023 67.00-68.00 67.50 Low Dressing 2 1555-1820 1688 72.50-73.00 72.77 6 1500-2085 1877 64.00-71.00 67.55 Low Dressing Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC Robert Eaton 919-707-3218 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/CO_LS756.txt