Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady. 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 $122.02/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$122.02

100 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$17.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

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	527	126.82	668	30
Medium 2	473	121.03	572	63
Medium and Large 3	520	113.50	590	2thin
Small 1-2	504	109.00	549	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.82/cwt here — about $119 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 sale100 hd

122.02

—

SC average5 barns · 333 hd

121.11

+0.90

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	—	Low	1,746	81.39	1,421	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,368	65.85	901	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	61.10	932	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	57.81	702	19

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	—	1,180	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	39.78/cwt	32.00–47.00	320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	156.71/cwt	150.00–162.50	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	528	132.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	697	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	133.33/cwt	125.00–140.00	633	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	139.53/cwt	132.50–145.00	513	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	134.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	551	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	141.42/cwt	137.50–145.00	460	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	472	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.46/cwt	125.00–129.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.34/cwt	131.00–135.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	112.11/cwt	108.00–116.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	123.61/cwt	115.00–127.00	578	26
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	121.05/cwt	113.00–127.50	522	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	571	116.13/cwt	113.00–117.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	371	131.03/cwt	125.00–137.50	486	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	115.23/cwt	113.00–118.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	693	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	371	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	687	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	641	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	525	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	643	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	431	124.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	123.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	118.83/cwt	112.00–122.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	634	115.98/cwt	102.00–119.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	127.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	599	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	130.97/cwt	125.00–146.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.31/cwt	114.00–130.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	591	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	61.10/cwt	59.00–63.00	932	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	64.81/cwt	60.00–68.00	916	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	82.99/cwt	77.00–93.00	1,575	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	59.93/cwt	50.00–66.00	756	17
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	700	357.29/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,501	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,881	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	655	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,882	1
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	650	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,860	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	650	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,990	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	748	422.84/cwt	410.00–440.00	3,163	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	429.59/cwt	410.00–450.00	3,136	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	635	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.35/cwt	152.50–167.50	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	125.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.88/cwt	142.50–152.50	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.28/cwt	134.00–150.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	135.51/cwt	134.00–145.00	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	815	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	Small 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	650	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	4,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	650	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	4,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	610	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	4,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	675	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,035	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,521	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	983	647.41/cwt	630.00–670.00	6,364	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	763.81/cwt	730.00–800.00	7,867	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,241	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,234	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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,855	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,898	77.00–93.00	82.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	32.00–47.00	39.78
17	—	1,262	50.00–66.00	59.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,414	60.00–68.00	64.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	59.00–63.00	61.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	145.00–147.50	146.25
2	—	270	150.00–162.50	156.71
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
3	—	325	152.50–167.50	158.35
3	—	658	120.00–131.00	125.61
6	—	467	142.50–152.50	145.88
9	—	530	134.00–150.00	136.28
13	—	553	134.00–145.00	135.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	126.00–134.00	132.03
10	—	475	125.00–140.00	133.33
6	—	368	132.50–145.00	139.53
4	—	410	130.00–145.00	134.39
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	137.50–145.00	141.42
2	—	270	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	111.00	111.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	125.00–129.00	125.46
10	—	515	126.00–130.00	128.00
4	—	468	131.00–135.00	132.34
2	—	623	108.00–116.00	112.11
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	468	115.00–127.00	123.61
11	—	431	113.00–127.50	121.05
7	—	571	113.00–117.00	116.13
7	—	371	125.00–137.50	131.03
5	—	516	113.00–118.00	115.23
4	—	693	94.00	94.00
2	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.42
1	—	280	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	97.50	97.50
1	—	625	102.50	102.50
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	99.00	99.00
5	—	431	120.00–135.00	124.76
6	—	521	120.00–127.00	123.31
7	—	580	112.00–122.00	118.83
8	—	634	102.00–119.00	115.98
14	—	468	120.00–135.00	127.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	805	94.00	94.00
2	—	675	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	720	111.00–112.00	111.50
4	—	468	135.00–140.00	138.45
4	—	566	125.00–146.00	130.97
6	—	515	125.00–135.00	128.76
8	—	622	114.00–130.00	120.31
13	—	426	135.00–145.00	138.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
1	—	560	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	390.00	390.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	340.00–380.00	357.29
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	430.00	430.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	440.00	440.00
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	440.00	440.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	410.00–440.00	422.84
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	410.00–450.00	429.59
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	630.00–670.00	647.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	940	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	730.00–800.00	763.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	440.00	440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	650	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	680.00	680.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

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