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2024 Q4 SC Livestock Market Summary

As 2024 comes to a close, feeder prices remain high, with steer prices across all weight classes above $200/cwt. Feeder heifer prices also remain strong with 4-weight heifers maintaining prices above $200/cwt. Both feeder steers and heifers saw price increases in the last 6 weeks of 2024 to end the year on a high note. […]

2024 SC Livestock Market Summary – 1st Quarter

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the first quarter of 2024. Click here to view the 2024 Q1 Report.

What Cuts the Premium?

Long held tradition (and fact) states that feeder bulls will be discounted to feeder steers, obvious reasons.  Does this always occur and is it consistent?  It depends.  View Article >>

2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 3rd Quarter

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the third quarter of 2023. Click here to view 2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 3rd Quarter.

2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 2nd Quarter

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the second quarter of 2023. Click here to view 2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 2nd Quarter.

2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – First Quarter

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the first quarter of 2023. Click here to read the 2023 First Quarter SC Livestock Market Summary