Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to replacement cattle; changed from per cwt to per head/family as applicable *

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable feeder cattle sales to establish trends. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. There were moderate offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.34/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$124.34

136 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	490	128.42	629	76
Medium 2	461	120.18	554	57
Medium and Large 3	495	100.00	495	1thin
Small 1-2	390	100.00	390	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale136 hd

124.34

—

SC average2 barns · 257 hd

122.90

+1.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,799	78.89	1,419	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	59.03	774	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,604	57.41	921	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	50.64	568	22

Every lot, as filed

99 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.58/cwt	135.00–147.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	115.83/cwt	113.00–119.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.64/cwt	133.00–145.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.40/cwt	117.00–119.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	118.59/cwt	116.00–120.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	126.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	122.75/cwt	119.00–126.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	423	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	6,141	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	384	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	250	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	463	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	131.19/cwt	125.00–137.50	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	157.49/cwt	152.50–165.00	502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.24/cwt	138.00–144.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	166.75/cwt	157.50–172.50	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	158.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	570	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	324	148.94/cwt	145.00–152.50	483	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	477	132.20/cwt	124.00–142.00	631	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,110	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,769	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	123.77/cwt	120.00–127.50	405	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	648	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.32/cwt	137.00–150.00	598	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	279	131.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	366	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	124.42/cwt	115.00–129.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	576	116.13/cwt	112.00–120.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	124.44/cwt	112.50–132.50	475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.27/cwt	130.00–142.50	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	125.30/cwt	119.00–132.00	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	631	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	133.06/cwt	127.50–137.00	566	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	282	146.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	414	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	567	133.47/cwt	127.00–139.00	757	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	526	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	7
Bulls	—	—	1,925	83.52/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,608	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	59.03/cwt	53.00–66.00	774	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	58.31/cwt	52.00–62.00	914	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	42.20/cwt	32.00–48.00	384	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	54.72/cwt	50.00–58.00	663	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,040	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	585	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	380	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	483	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	429	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	760	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	513	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	360	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	207	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	354	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	441	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	57.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	334	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	10,593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	930	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,030	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,013	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	125.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	272	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	771	96.87/cwt	90.00–104.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	531	114.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	13,898	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	87.96/cwt	86.00–90.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	115.33/cwt	114.00–117.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	137.45/cwt	132.50–140.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.16/cwt	132.50–140.00	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.98/cwt	124.00–133.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.89/cwt	142.50–145.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon May 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

*Correction to replacement cattle; changed from per cwt to per head/family as applicable *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	135.00–147.00	137.58
6	—	711	113.00–119.00	115.83
6	—	518	133.00–145.00	137.64
5	—	675	117.00–119.00	118.40
5	—	631	116.00–120.00	118.59
12	—	420	137.00–150.00	142.32
13	—	572	125.00–129.00	126.06
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	120.00–130.00	126.54
5	—	575	119.00–126.00	122.75
3	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.81
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
11	—	521	120.00–129.00	125.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
2	—	563	110.00–119.00	114.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	65.00	65.00
2	—	463	87.50	87.50
1	—	285	72.50	72.50
1	—	425	70.00	70.00
1	—	525	65.00	65.00
1	—	610	58.00	58.00
1	—	735	60.00	60.00
2	—	580	55.00–60.00	57.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	125.00–137.50	131.19
1	—	563	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	319	152.50–165.00	157.49
7	—	519	138.00–144.00	141.24
4	—	268	157.50–172.50	166.75
3	—	360	155.00–160.00	158.29
3	—	623	124.00–133.00	126.98
4	—	425	142.50–145.00	143.89
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	140.00–150.00	144.83
12	—	324	145.00–152.50	148.94
9	—	477	124.00–142.00	132.20
4	—	425	127.50–137.00	133.06
5	—	282	140.00–155.00	146.67
6	—	567	127.00–139.00	133.47
7	—	526	130.00–136.00	133.14
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.39
1	—	405	117.50	117.50
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	120.00–127.50	123.77
2	—	635	101.00–103.00	101.98
6	—	279	120.00–135.00	131.25
6	—	472	115.00–129.00	124.42
7	—	422	120.00–130.00	126.21
8	—	576	112.00–120.00	116.13
11	—	382	112.50–132.50	124.44
1	—	205	132.50	132.50
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	710	96.00	96.00
2	—	771	90.00–104.00	96.87
5	—	531	110.00–119.00	114.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
12	—	421	130.00–142.50	133.27
13	—	524	125.00–132.00	129.70
13	—	564	119.00–132.00	125.30
14	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.03
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
2	—	868	86.00–90.00	87.96
3	—	607	114.00–117.00	115.33
6	—	329	132.50–140.00	137.45
9	—	372	132.50–140.00	134.16
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	70.00	70.00
1	—	585	65.00	65.00
1	—	635	76.00	76.00
1	—	660	65.00	65.00
1	—	760	67.50	67.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,070.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,090.00	1,090.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,925	80.00–86.00	83.52
1	—	1,420	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,311	53.00–66.00	59.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,568	52.00–62.00	58.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	911	32.00–48.00	42.20
15	—	1,211	50.00–58.00	54.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	40.00	40.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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