Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were

steady to 5.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.81/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$117.81

196 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$8.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

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	485	122.27	593	85
Small 1-2	391	115.94	453	36
Medium 2	518	113.66	589	75

One grade step is worth $8.61/cwt here — about $4 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 sale196 hd

117.81

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

120.07

−2.26

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	1,629	85.10	1,387	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	57.39	803	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	57.17	697	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	47.49	409	14

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	863	545.25/cwt	520.00–570.00	4,706	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	772	606.00/cwt	500.00–670.00	4,678	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	815.90/cwt	750.00–875.00	7,123	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,721	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	129.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	494	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	574	119.40/cwt	115.00–121.00	685	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	137.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	466	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	118.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	565	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	513	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	571	127.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	726	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	324	150.71/cwt	145.00–157.00	488	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	618	118.80/cwt	115.00–121.00	734	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	524	135.95/cwt	130.00–145.00	712	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	665	118.28/cwt	117.00–119.00	787	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	587	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	139.30/cwt	131.00–146.00	662	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	155.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	428	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	703	110.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	773	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	243	157.55/cwt	152.50–162.50	383	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	384	119.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	459	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	431	105.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	456	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	322	125.74/cwt	122.50–132.50	405	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	101.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	528	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.50	509	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	277	129.88/cwt	125.00–140.00	360	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.53/cwt	125.00–132.50	537	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	119.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	618	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	115.01/cwt	112.00–121.00	648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	619	102.39/cwt	96.00–106.00	634	22
Heifers	Medium 2	—	371	133.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	111.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	139.01/cwt	136.00–142.50	455	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	106.52/cwt	101.00–110.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	109.60/cwt	108.00–110.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	713	98.66/cwt	96.00–100.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	663	102.23/cwt	97.00–106.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	114.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	545	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	111.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	468	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	517	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	589	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	114.31/cwt	111.00–119.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.57/cwt	135.00–143.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	103.98/cwt	101.00–107.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	574	118.76/cwt	115.00–124.00	682	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	526	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	469	134.25/cwt	130.00–142.50	630	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	614	112.65/cwt	105.00–119.00	692	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	136.42/cwt	130.00–143.00	580	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	45.87/cwt	43.00–48.00	518	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	41.94/cwt	33.00–46.00	346	7
Bulls	—	—	1,418	70.15/cwt	68.00–75.00	995	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	53.03/cwt	51.00–60.00	477	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	57.39/cwt	53.00–65.00	803	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	58.58/cwt	52.00–68.00	721	48
Bulls	—	—	1,719	94.41/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,623	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	655	587.02/cwt	500.00–650.00	3,845	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	635	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,966	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	510	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	3,468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,090	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	778	656.08/cwt	600.00–710.00	5,104	3
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	655	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,406	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	895	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,442	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	829.91/cwt	825.00–835.00	10,855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,272	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,020	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,732	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,038	606.55/cwt	600.00–620.00	6,296	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	383	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	192	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	576	70.72/cwt	70.00–73.00	407	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	360	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	412	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	350	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	373	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	317	2

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 352Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were

steady to 5.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	863	520.00–570.00	545.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	772	500.00–670.00	606.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	750.00–875.00	815.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	825.00–835.00	829.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,038	600.00–620.00	606.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	500.00–650.00	587.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	510	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	778	600.00–710.00	656.08
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	655	520.00	520.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	690.00	690.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	381	125.00–135.00	129.60
5	—	574	115.00–121.00	119.40
5	—	340	130.00–140.00	137.04
4	—	475	115.00–125.00	118.94
3	—	513	120.00–125.00	123.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	125.00–133.00	131.00
2	—	263	165.00	165.00
1	—	490	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	370	140.00–150.00	144.43
17	—	571	125.00–135.00	127.21
13	—	324	145.00–157.00	150.71
10	—	618	115.00–121.00	118.80
10	—	524	130.00–145.00	135.95
7	—	665	117.00–119.00	118.28
7	—	419	135.00–145.00	139.98
4	—	475	131.00–146.00	139.30
3	—	275	150.00–160.00	155.58
2	—	703	107.00–113.00	110.01
2	—	243	152.50–162.50	157.55
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	384	115.00–125.00	119.59
6	—	431	100.00–110.00	105.81
6	—	322	122.50–132.50	125.74
5	—	518	100.00–105.00	101.98
3	—	478	105.00–107.50	106.50
3	—	277	125.00–140.00	129.88
2	—	240	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	421	125.00–132.50	127.53
22	—	468	120.00–128.00	124.08
19	—	519	115.00–125.00	119.01
12	—	563	112.00–121.00	115.01
2	—	838	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	619	96.00–106.00	102.39
11	—	371	130.00–140.00	133.25
10	—	483	110.00–116.00	111.82
8	—	327	136.00–142.50	139.01
6	—	564	101.00–110.00	106.52
5	—	508	108.00–110.00	109.60
5	—	425	115.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	713	96.00–100.00	98.66
3	—	663	97.00–106.00	102.23
2	—	775	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	110.00–120.00	114.20
5	—	418	110.00–115.00	111.95
3	—	517	112.00–115.00	114.01
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	111.00–119.00	114.31
6	—	522	135.00–143.00	138.57
2	—	740	101.00–107.00	103.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	115.00–124.00	118.76
16	—	526	120.00–130.00	125.29
14	—	469	130.00–142.50	134.25
13	—	614	105.00–119.00	112.65
13	—	425	130.00–143.00	136.42
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	70.00–73.00	70.72
3	—	480	75.00	75.00
3	—	412	85.00	85.00
2	—	373	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,130	43.00–48.00	45.87
48	—	1,231	52.00–68.00	58.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	824	33.00–46.00	41.94
7	—	899	51.00–60.00	53.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,400	53.00–65.00	57.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	68.00–75.00	70.15
1	—	1,995	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,719	88.00–99.00	94.41

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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