Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher,

slaughter bulls steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.16/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$113.16

149 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$26.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

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	459	132.07	606	18thin
Medium 2	520	112.22	584	98
Small 1-2	480	105.67	507	33

One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about $99 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 sale149 hd

113.16

—

SC average5 barns · 364 hd

114.90

−1.74

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	1,670	91.08	1,521	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,820	65.00	1,183	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	63.74	805	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	50.04	449	16

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	133.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	29
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	283	141.93/cwt	132.50–147.50	402	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	632	120.68/cwt	114.00–123.00	763	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	667	117.52/cwt	112.00–123.00	784	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	576	119.78/cwt	115.00–124.00	690	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	521	118.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	617	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	101.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	534	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	426	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	357	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	300	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	466	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	478	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	430	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	114.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	118.18/cwt	115.00–122.50	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	117.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	121.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	113.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	474	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	359	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	439	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	111.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	581	108.53/cwt	106.00–112.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	613	101.16/cwt	91.00–106.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	326	120.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	393	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	96.56/cwt	90.00–101.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	106.26/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	106.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	450	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	532	103.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	551	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	576	103.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.43/cwt	130.00–137.50	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.65/cwt	126.00–131.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.50	628	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	423	120.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	29
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	117.33/cwt	114.00–125.00	554	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	519	113.34/cwt	110.00–117.50	588	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	111.18/cwt	109.00–115.00	634	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	723	88.90/cwt	85.00–92.50	643	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	612	101.51/cwt	96.00–108.00	621	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	97.65/cwt	93.00–102.50	664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,000	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	43.94/cwt	38.00–49.00	384	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	44.62/cwt	41.00–48.00	492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	105.04/cwt	102.00–110.00	2,090	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	73.36/cwt	70.00–77.00	991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	55.53/cwt	52.00–62.00	519	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,183	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	62.77/cwt	52.00–68.00	787	30
Bulls	—	—	1,525	83.18/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,268	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	95.07/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,006	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,089	75.31/cwt	71.00–79.00	820	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	840	531.67/cwt	440.00–570.00	4,466	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	725	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,988	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	793	499.84/cwt	450.00–550.00	3,964	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	790	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,345	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	625	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	805	714.64/cwt	670.00–780.00	5,753	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	638	607.84/cwt	500.00–720.00	3,878	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	765	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,131	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	920	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	673	574.20/cwt	520.00–630.00	3,864	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	815	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,439	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,433	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	378	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	449	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	120.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	393	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	119.54/cwt	115.00–122.50	331	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	121.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	267	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 667Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 52Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher,

slaughter bulls steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	115.00	115.00
15	—	374	115.00–125.00	120.03
11	—	325	115.00–125.00	120.85
5	—	277	115.00–122.50	119.54
3	—	220	115.00–125.00	121.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	135.00–140.00	138.27
2	—	405	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	381	130.00–140.00	133.35
17	—	325	130.00–140.00	134.81
10	—	283	132.50–147.50	141.93
6	—	632	114.00–123.00	120.68
5	—	667	112.00–123.00	117.52
5	—	576	115.00–124.00	119.78
4	—	521	115.00–125.00	118.41
2	—	458	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.60
1	—	750	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	100.00–105.00	101.96
6	—	382	110.00–115.00	111.62
5	—	318	110.00–115.00	112.39
5	—	270	110.00–115.00	110.93
4	—	466	100.00–105.00	102.49
4	—	420	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	220	110.00–120.00	114.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	120.00–125.00	122.09
9	—	518	115.00–122.50	118.18
7	—	560	115.00–123.00	117.93
7	—	410	120.00–125.00	121.42
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	417	110.00–115.00	113.62
12	—	359	120.00–125.00	122.17
11	—	475	110.00–115.00	111.76
9	—	581	106.00–112.00	108.53
9	—	523	108.00–112.00	110.01
8	—	613	91.00–106.00	101.16
8	—	326	120.00–125.00	120.60
4	—	665	90.00–101.00	96.56
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	100.00–110.00	106.26
9	—	423	100.00–110.00	106.35
7	—	532	100.00–105.00	103.58
4	—	576	100.00–105.00	103.03
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	415	130.00–137.50	132.43
6	—	524	126.00–131.00	129.65
3	—	462	135.00–137.50	135.85
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	423	115.00–125.00	120.90
21	—	472	114.00–125.00	117.33
15	—	519	110.00–117.50	113.34
12	—	570	109.00–115.00	111.18
9	—	723	85.00–92.50	88.90
9	—	612	96.00–108.00	101.51
2	—	680	93.00–102.50	97.65
1	—	800	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,990	102.00–110.00	105.04
2	—	1,525	80.00–87.00	83.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	873	38.00–49.00	43.94
1	—	900	72.00	72.00
6	—	934	52.00–62.00	55.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	41.00–48.00	44.62
7	—	1,351	70.00–77.00	73.36
30	—	1,253	52.00–68.00	62.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,058	91.00–99.00	95.07
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,089	71.00–79.00	75.31
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	840	440.00–570.00	531.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	793	450.00–550.00	499.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	805	670.00–780.00	714.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	638	500.00–720.00	607.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	673	520.00–630.00	574.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	620.00	620.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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