CO_LS143 Columbia, SC Thu Feb 23, 2005 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market News **RESENDING WITH CORRECTED PRICES** South Carolina Livestock Wednesday Auctions Cattle and calves: At Laurens and Orangeburg. Receipts: 725, week ago 925, year ago 901. As compared with previous Wednesday, slaughter cows 1.00-3.50 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, over 400 lbs 1.00-6.00 lower. Receipts include 13% slaughter cows and bulls, 7% feeder and replacement cows, 40% feeder steers and bulls under 600 lbs, 27% feeder heifers under 600 lbs, 8% feeder steers and bulls over 600 lbs, 5% feeder heifers over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows: Breakers 75-80 percent lean 850-1500 lbs 53.50-58.50, low dressing down to 52.50; Boners 80-85 percent lean 850-1400 lbs 54.00-58.50, low dressing down to 51.00; high dressing and high yielding 75-85 percent lean over 1100 lbs 59.50-60.00; Lean 85-90 percent 850-1200 lbs 47.50-54.50, high dressing up to 57.00, low dressing 41.00-47.00. Slaughter bulls: Yield Grade 1 1500-2300 lbs 65.00-71.50, high dressing up to 76.50; 1000-1500 lbs low dressing 57.00-60.00, under 1000 lbs 49.00-58.00. Feeder steers: Medium and Large 1-2 250-300 lbs 150.00-167.50; 300-350 lbs 137.00-165.00; 350-400 lbs 130.00-156.00; 400-450 lbs 130.00-139.00; 450-500 lbs 120.00-132.00; 500-550 lbs 114.00-130.00; 550-600 lbs 107.00-123.00; 600-700 lbs 93.00-112.00; 800-900 lbs 89.00-93.00. Small 1-2 300-400 lbs 117.00-130.00; 400- 500 lbs 120.00-122.00. Medium and Large 3 200-300 lbs 125.00-130.00; 300-400 lbs 120.00-135.00; 400-500 lbs 106.00-120.00; 500-600 lbs 97.00-102.00; 600-700 lbs 91.00-95.00. Large 3-4 Holsteins 200-300 lbs 90.00-105.00; 300-400 lbs 109.00- 115.00; 400-500 lbs 98.00-110.00; 500-600 lbs 94.00-98.00. Feeder bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 400-500 lbs 119.00-134.00; 500-600 lbs 104.00-128.00; 600-700 lbs 96.00-107.00; 700-800 lbs 87.50-88.00. Small 1-2 400- 500 lbs 118.00-120.00. Medium and Large 3 400-500 lbs 100.00-119.00; 500-600 lbs 82.00-89.00, couple 100.00-104.00; 600-700 lbs 85.00-95.00. Feeder heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 250-300 lbs 152.50-153.00; 300-350 lbs 132.00-143.00; 350-400 lbs 123.00-142.00; 400-450 lbs 116.00-125.00; 450-500 lbs 107.00-120.00; 500-550 lbs 100.00-115.00; 550-600 lbs 94.00-98.00; 600-700 lbs 84.00-99.00. Small 1-2 300-400 lbs 110.00-128.00; 400-500 lbs 97.00-110.00; 500- 600 lbs 91.00-97.00. Medium and Large 3 200-300 lbs 110.00-125.00; 300-400 lbs 106.00-128.00; 400-500 lbs 88.00-117.00; 500-600 lbs 85.00-103.00; 600-700 lbs 80.00-84.50; 700-800 lbs 75.00-77.00. Feeder cows: Small to Large 1-2 655-1210 lbs young 54.50-78.00, middle age 44.00-59.00. Stock cows: Large 1-2 1200-1400 lbs young age cows bred 4-8 months 930.00- 1030.00 each, one 1625 lbs 1070.00. Small and Large 1-2 700-1295 lbs young to middle age cows bred 2-8 months 550.00-730.00 each, one 800.00 and 42.00-53.00 per cwt. Cow-Calf pairs: Couple Medium 1 955-1000 lbs middle age cows with 140-355 lbs calves 780.00-995.00 per pair. Auction goats at Laurens. Receipts: 16, week ago 32. Goats sold per head, weights estimated. Slaughter and Replacement Classes. Kids: Selection 1-2 under 20 lbs 3 hd 26.00; 20-40 lbs 36.00-40.00; 60-80 lbs one 84.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 70-100 lbs 87.50-90.00; 100-140 lbs one 107.50. Brief summary of Auction Cattle by Location Location Laurens Orangeburg Cattle Rcts 354 356 Slaughter Cows Brk 850-1500 54.50-58.50 53.50-57.50 Bnr 850-1400 54.00-58.50 54.00-58.00 HD/HY^1100 ----------- 59.50-60.00 Lean 850-1200 47.50-54.00 49.00-54.50 Lean 850^LD 41.00-47.00 ----------- Slaughter Bulls 1000-2300 lbs 57.50-76.50 49.00-70.00 Feeder Cattle Steers/Medium and Large 1-2 250-300 lbs 158.00-167.50 150.00-167.50 300-350 lbs 148.00-165.00 137.00-162.50 350-400 lbs 130.00-148.00 135.00-156.00 400-450 lbs ------------- 130.00-136.00 450-500 lbs 120.00-129.00 123.00-132.00 500-550 lbs 114.00-127.00 116.00-129.00 550-600 lbs 118.00-123.00 107.00-123.00 600-700 lbs 105.50-107.50 93.00-112.00 800-900 lbs ------------- 89.00-93.00 Bulls/Medium and Large 1-2 400-500 lbs 119.00-131.00 120.00-134.00 500-600 lbs 95.00-128.00 104.00-114.00 600-700 lbs ------------- 96.00-107.00 700-800 lbs 87.50-88.00 ------------- Heifers/Medium and Large 1-2 300-350 lbs 134.00-143.00 132.00-137.50 350-400 lbs 131.00-142.00 123.00-132.00 400-450 lbs 117.00-125.00 116.00-121.00 450-500 lbs 109.00-117.00 107.00-120.00 500-550 lbs 105.00-111.00 100.00-115.00 550-600 lbs 94.00-98.00 95.00-101.00 600-700 lbs 90.00-93.00 84.00-99.00 Source: South Carolina Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Columbia, SC 803-737-4491 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/co_ls143 750e ms dg .