Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were

steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. There was and average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.05/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$138.05

72 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$10.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

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	572	140.71	805	20
Medium 2	391	140.15	548	35
Small 1-2	319	130.59	417	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.12/cwt here — about $389 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 sale72 hd

138.05

—

SC average4 barns · 262 hd

137.13

+0.91

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	1,489	85.55	1,273	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	57.99	697	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	57.45	872	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	51.13	463	6thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	483	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	319	131.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	419	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	129.45/cwt	122.50–135.00	353	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	135.45/cwt	128.00–136.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	155.83/cwt	155.00–157.50	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	446	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	316	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	135.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	146.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	335	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	526	130.57/cwt	125.00–136.00	687	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	364	146.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	532	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	129.61/cwt	127.00–132.00	745	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	145.84/cwt	145.00–147.50	405	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	760	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	130.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	475	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	127.77/cwt	115.00–135.00	419	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	283	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	377	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.50	504	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.03/cwt	122.50–132.50	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	118.54/cwt	116.00–125.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.31/cwt	118.00–124.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	131.38/cwt	127.50–135.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	104.33/cwt	100.00–108.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	93.45/cwt	91.00–96.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	113.80/cwt	112.50–115.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	139.86/cwt	137.00–142.50	452	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	113.24/cwt	110.00–122.50	481	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	113.86/cwt	110.00–122.00	537	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	109.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	615	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	513	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	128.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	670	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	417	132.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	479	128.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	125.41/cwt	123.00–129.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	611	110.99/cwt	105.00–117.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	878	80.43/cwt	77.00–84.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,297	78.67/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,020	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	48.04/cwt	44.00–50.00	592	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	46.95/cwt	45.00–48.00	409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	55.30/cwt	54.00–57.00	519	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	57.45/cwt	54.00–60.00	872	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	60.12/cwt	53.00–68.00	718	28
Bulls	—	—	1,680	92.42/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,553	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	561.48/cwt	510.00–610.00	4,492	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,070	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,420	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	958	469.84/cwt	450.00–490.00	4,501	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	539.63/cwt	530.00–550.00	5,126	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	503.02/cwt	490.00–525.00	4,326	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	1,030	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,026	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	798	554.86/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,428	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	899	652.50/cwt	565.00–700.00	5,866	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	895	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	777	814.01/cwt	670.00–920.00	6,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,042	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	967.10/cwt	895.00–1,040.00	11,073	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	1,015	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,643	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,240	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,090	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	461	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 605Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were

steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. There was and average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	125.00–135.00	129.88
4	—	319	125.00–135.00	131.41
4	—	273	122.50–135.00	129.45
2	—	225	132.50–135.00	133.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	654	128.00–136.00	135.45
3	—	357	155.00–157.50	155.83
2	—	283	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	140.00–150.00	145.30
5	—	465	130.00–140.00	135.55
5	—	228	140.00–150.00	146.86
4	—	526	125.00–136.00	130.57
4	—	364	140.00–150.00	146.27
3	—	575	127.00–132.00	129.61
3	—	423	135.00–145.00	139.92
3	—	278	145.00–147.50	145.84
1	—	620	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	125.00–135.00	130.07
3	—	328	115.00–135.00	127.77
3	—	283	130.00–135.00	133.26
2	—	475	105.00–107.50	106.21
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	122.50–132.50	127.03
9	—	524	116.00–125.00	118.54
5	—	428	125.00–130.00	128.00
4	—	741	104.50	104.50
3	—	583	118.00–124.00	120.31
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	127.50–135.00	131.38
3	—	620	100.00–108.00	104.33
2	—	725	91.00–96.00	93.45
2	—	475	112.50–115.00	113.80
2	—	323	137.00–142.50	139.86
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	110.00–122.50	113.24
3	—	472	110.00–122.00	113.86
2	—	560	105.00–115.00	109.91
2	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	122.00–123.00	122.49
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	125.00–135.00	128.10
8	—	417	130.00–140.00	132.74
7	—	479	125.00–135.00	128.57
5	—	568	123.00–129.00	125.41
4	—	611	105.00–117.00	110.99
2	—	878	77.00–84.00	80.43
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	75.00	75.00
2	—	500	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	75.00–80.00	78.67
3	—	1,680	85.00–99.00	92.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	44.00–50.00	48.04
28	—	1,195	53.00–68.00	60.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	45.00–48.00	46.95
3	—	938	54.00–57.00	55.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	54.00–60.00	57.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	510.00–610.00	561.48
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	450.00–490.00	469.84
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	530.00–550.00	539.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	860	490.00–525.00	503.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	585.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	500.00–600.00	554.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	899	565.00–700.00	652.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	777	670.00–920.00	814.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	895.00–1,040.00	967.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	975.00	975.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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