Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $110.88/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$110.88

176 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$8.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

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	508	116.89	594	37
Small 1-2	399	111.45	445	38
Medium 2	521	108.46	565	101

One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about $28 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 sale176 hd

110.88

—

SC average5 barns · 522 hd

112.74

−1.86

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	1,736	84.23	1,462	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	63.57	821	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,704	58.84	1,003	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	54.44	486	14

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.36/cwt	119.00–125.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	144.74/cwt	144.00–145.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.32/cwt	139.00–148.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	158.79/cwt	157.50–160.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	139.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	577	118.81/cwt	114.00–121.00	686	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	332	144.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	480	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	521	121.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	632	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	484	120.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	584	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	146.46/cwt	145.00–147.50	395	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	780	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	776	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	730	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	767	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	104.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	497	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	116.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	434	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	410	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	271	120.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	328	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	519	103.03/cwt	99.00–105.00	535	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	103.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	433	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	99.35/cwt	97.00–101.00	581	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	233	116.13/cwt	110.00–122.50	271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	117.41/cwt	115.00–121.00	603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	119.97/cwt	118.00–125.00	566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	122.58/cwt	120.00–128.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	101.60/cwt	100.00–102.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	108.14/cwt	106.00–112.00	568	21
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	107.10/cwt	102.00–112.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	112.40/cwt	109.00–115.00	534	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	127.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	662	89.33/cwt	85.00–96.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	96.04/cwt	90.00–103.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	766	90.49/cwt	88.00–92.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	730	89.73/cwt	85.00–93.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	584	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	589	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	127.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	657	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	137.85/cwt	130.00–142.00	572	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	116.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	45.42/cwt	43.00–47.00	388	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	442	1
Bulls	—	—	1,238	67.29/cwt	65.00–70.00	833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	72.07/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,015	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	56.72/cwt	53.00–63.00	511	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,704	58.84/cwt	55.00–66.00	1,003	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	62.96/cwt	55.00–69.00	805	31
Bulls	—	—	2,063	89.93/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,855	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	360.95/cwt	325.00–430.00	2,653	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,123	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	915	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,719	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	955	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	6,682	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,090	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,058	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	815	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,423	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,633	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	324	129.35/cwt	122.50–135.00	419	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	341	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	458	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	508	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	113.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	462	122.55/cwt	115.00–126.00	566	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	421	122.37/cwt	115.00–126.00	515	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	621	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	534	115.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	835	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	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 Jun 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 34Year ago 0

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

steady to 2.00 lower. 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 — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	672	119.00–125.00	121.36
6	—	510	130.00–135.00	131.83
4	—	415	144.00–145.00	144.74
3	—	632	120.00–125.00	122.64
3	—	475	139.00–148.00	144.32
2	—	268	157.50–160.00	158.79
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	135.00–145.00	139.28
12	—	577	114.00–121.00	118.81
9	—	332	140.00–150.00	144.64
8	—	521	118.00–125.00	121.37
7	—	484	119.00–125.00	120.58
4	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	270	145.00–147.50	146.46
2	—	780	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	730	104.00–106.00	105.02
1	—	840	97.00	97.00
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	120.00–130.00	124.96
4	—	324	122.50–135.00	129.35
4	—	273	120.00–130.00	124.95
2	—	458	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	100.00–105.00	104.32
7	—	372	110.00–120.00	116.75
5	—	335	120.00–125.00	122.47
5	—	271	115.00–125.00	120.94
4	—	519	99.00–105.00	103.03
4	—	420	100.00–105.00	103.03
3	—	585	97.00–101.00	99.35
3	—	233	110.00–122.50	116.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	115.00–121.00	117.41
10	—	472	118.00–125.00	119.97
9	—	413	120.00–128.00	122.58
5	—	704	100.00–102.00	101.60
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	106.00–112.00	108.14
18	—	572	102.00–112.00	107.10
17	—	475	109.00–115.00	112.40
16	—	427	110.00–115.00	111.99
10	—	375	125.00–135.00	127.05
6	—	662	85.00–96.00	89.33
5	—	620	90.00–103.00	96.04
4	—	766	88.00–92.00	90.49
3	—	730	85.00–93.00	89.73
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	100.00–102.00	100.80
2	—	435	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	125.00–135.00	127.85
11	—	466	130.00–140.00	135.22
11	—	415	130.00–142.00	137.85
4	—	611	115.00–118.00	116.25
3	—	662	114.00–115.00	114.67
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	576	110.00–118.00	113.68
21	—	462	115.00–126.00	122.55
14	—	421	115.00–126.00	122.37
5	—	621	105.00–110.00	107.60
5	—	534	110.00–120.00	115.45
1	—	835	81.00	81.00
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
1	—	685	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	43.00–47.00	45.42
1	—	985	70.00	70.00
9	—	901	53.00–63.00	56.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,409	70.00–74.00	72.07
31	—	1,278	55.00–69.00	62.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	55.00–66.00	58.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	65.00–70.00	67.29
1	—	1,750	101.00	101.00
3	—	2,063	86.00–94.00	89.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	735	325.00–430.00	360.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	520.00	520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	420.00	420.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	890.00	890.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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