Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steady. 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 $132.46/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$132.46

145 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium 2 over Small 1-2

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	369	135.68	501	98
Medium and Large 1-2	618	126.99	785	29
Small 1-2	333	123.78	412	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $89 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 sale145 hd

132.46

—

SC average5 barns · 397 hd

128.30

+4.17

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	1,439	84.33	1,214	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	62.84	1,016	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	61.86	779	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	50.46	440	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	376	123.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	319	125.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	401	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	232	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	282	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.54/cwt	130.00–141.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	140.04/cwt	135.00–147.50	452	29
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	145.38/cwt	140.00–155.00	400	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	128.20/cwt	125.00–138.00	547	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	127.89/cwt	124.00–135.00	611	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	526	121.26/cwt	120.00–123.00	638	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	562	115.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	646	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	149.98/cwt	142.50–155.00	360	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	119.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	385	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	464	103.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	481	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	418	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	513	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	306	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.03/cwt	114.00–122.00	608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	574	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	108.13/cwt	106.00–114.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	116.17/cwt	114.00–119.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	106.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	113.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	114.12/cwt	110.00–117.00	483	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	131.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	107.77/cwt	106.00–110.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	387	126.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	614	99.16/cwt	95.00–103.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.57/cwt	124.00–131.00	667	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	117.13/cwt	116.00–119.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.62/cwt	111.00–118.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium 2Source/Aged	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	469	122.95/cwt	115.00–130.00	577	39
Bulls	Medium 2	—	424	127.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	540	34
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	114.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	114.22/cwt	110.00–119.00	648	7
Bulls	—	—	1,080	67.83/cwt	65.00–71.00	733	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	45.95/cwt	44.00–50.00	381	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	42.46/cwt	40.00–45.00	490	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	72.03/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,060	10
Bulls	—	—	1,511	87.63/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,324	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	62.84/cwt	55.00–68.00	1,016	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	60.40/cwt	53.00–68.00	733	43
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	686	404.56/cwt	340.00–460.00	2,775	20
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	735	318.61/cwt	285.00–350.00	2,342	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	814	507.62/cwt	500.00–520.00	4,132	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	838	351.64/cwt	300.00–400.00	2,947	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,819	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	511.79/cwt	430.00–580.00	4,325	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	978	595.06/cwt	590.00–600.00	5,820	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,812	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	690	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,003	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	680	605.44/cwt	600.00–610.00	4,117	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	815	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,724	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,060	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,466	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	260	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	616	108.60/cwt	104.00–112.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	677	101.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	688	3

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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 620Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 11Year ago 0

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

steady. 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
10	—	376	120.00–125.00	123.50
4	—	319	120.00–130.00	125.67
3	—	232	120.00–125.00	121.76
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	710	117.00	117.00
7	—	571	130.00–141.00	133.54
6	—	525	130.00–140.00	135.01
3	—	620	125.00–132.00	128.65
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	323	135.00–147.50	140.04
20	—	372	130.00–140.00	135.03
15	—	275	140.00–155.00	145.38
14	—	427	125.00–138.00	128.20
10	—	478	124.00–135.00	127.89
4	—	526	120.00–123.00	121.26
3	—	562	112.00–118.00	115.01
3	—	240	142.50–155.00	149.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	115.00–125.00	119.31
7	—	464	100.00–105.00	103.58
5	—	370	110.00–115.00	112.99
2	—	513	100.00	100.00
2	—	240	125.00–130.00	127.45
1	—	420	104.00	104.00
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	114.00–122.00	116.03
18	—	467	120.00–130.00	122.92
14	—	430	120.00–130.00	124.02
6	—	614	106.00–114.00	108.13
6	—	571	114.00–119.00	116.17
2	—	658	105.00–109.00	106.98
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	110.00–116.00	113.69
9	—	423	110.00–117.00	114.12
7	—	325	130.00–135.00	131.82
5	—	575	106.00–110.00	107.77
5	—	521	105.00–110.00	107.57
5	—	387	120.00–130.00	126.05
4	—	614	95.00–103.00	99.16
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	523	124.00–131.00	127.57
9	—	572	124.00–130.00	126.67
7	—	671	116.00–119.00	117.13
4	—	621	115.00–120.00	117.47
3	—	720	111.00–118.00	114.62
Bulls — Medium 2 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	469	115.00–130.00	122.95
34	—	424	120.00–130.00	127.47
17	—	524	110.00–120.00	114.82
7	—	567	110.00–119.00	114.22
5	—	616	104.00–112.00	108.60
3	—	677	100.00–104.00	101.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	65.00–71.00	67.83
10	—	1,511	80.00–99.00	87.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	830	44.00–50.00	45.95
1	—	995	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	40.00–45.00	42.46
10	—	1,471	71.00–76.00	72.03
43	—	1,214	53.00–68.00	60.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,617	55.00–68.00	62.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	686	340.00–460.00	404.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	285.00–350.00	318.61
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	814	500.00–520.00	507.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	890.00	890.00
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	838	300.00–400.00	351.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	845	430.00–580.00	511.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	590.00–600.00	595.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	600.00–610.00	605.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	610.00	610.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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