Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NOTICE: No sale next week in observance of Independence Day.

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls mostly steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.52/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$113.52

89 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

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	487	118.91	579	22
Medium 2	497	112.48	559	50
Small 1-2	381	110.13	419	15thin
Medium and Large 3	408	105.50	430	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $149 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 sale89 hd

113.52

—

SC average5 barns · 415 hd

111.38

+2.14

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	—	Average	1,673	91.36	1,529	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	63.96	856	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	62.10	742	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	48.64	437	7thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	233	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	337	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	515	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	603	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	673	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	633	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	716	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	803	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	795	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	908	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	881	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	281	139.35/cwt	132.50–142.50	392	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	136.22/cwt	130.00–142.50	439	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	492	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.77/cwt	126.00–131.00	670	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	121.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	401	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	1,025	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,843	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,807	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	745	595.64/cwt	500.00–690.00	4,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	648	672.24/cwt	665.00–680.00	4,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	470.52/cwt	350.00–585.00	4,084	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	970	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	61.91/cwt	53.00–69.00	728	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	63.96/cwt	55.00–67.00	856	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	56.13/cwt	54.00–59.00	521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	94.32/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,577	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	72.10/cwt	71.00–75.00	977	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	50.03/cwt	49.00–51.00	555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	43.03/cwt	41.00–44.00	377	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	78.05/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	111.44/cwt	108.00–115.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	723	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	780	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	532	113.68/cwt	113.00–115.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	687	98.61/cwt	95.00–102.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	112.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	432	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	513	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	109.47/cwt	106.00–114.00	631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	127.90/cwt	125.00–132.50	610	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	228	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	747	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	103.01/cwt	99.00–107.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	130.59/cwt	127.50–135.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	778	92.53/cwt	88.00–94.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	109.32/cwt	105.00–111.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	659	104.56/cwt	96.00–106.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	113.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	114.38/cwt	111.00–117.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	121.13/cwt	119.00–125.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.67/cwt	118.00–122.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	117.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	430	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	346	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	113.61/cwt	112.00–115.00	378	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	474	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	474	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	381	111.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 679Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 29Year ago 0

*NOTICE: No sale next week in observance of Independence Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
2	—	233	140.00–150.00	144.84
2	—	515	115.00–119.00	117.06
2	—	585	114.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	633	111.00–115.00	113.04
2	—	803	99.00	99.00
2	—	908	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,095	94.00	94.00
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.54
7	—	281	132.50–142.50	139.35
12	—	322	130.00–142.50	136.22
13	—	369	130.00–137.50	133.41
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	573	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	617	119.00–120.00	119.66
4	—	520	126.00–131.00	128.77
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	115.00–125.00	120.02
10	—	330	115.00–125.00	121.54
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	108.00–115.00	111.44
2	—	723	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	780	94.00–98.00	96.00
3	—	532	113.00–115.00	113.68
5	—	687	95.00–102.00	98.61
6	—	476	110.00–120.00	112.88
8	—	432	115.00–120.00	118.73
10	—	576	106.00–114.00	109.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
9	—	528	120.00–128.00	124.45
12	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.79
16	—	477	125.00–132.50	127.90
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	100.00–105.00	101.71
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	130.00	130.00
2	—	747	87.00–89.00	88.00
3	—	625	99.00–107.00	103.01
4	—	323	127.50–135.00	130.59
4	—	778	88.00–94.00	92.53
6	—	528	105.00–111.00	109.32
7	—	659	96.00–106.00	104.56
10	—	372	120.00–130.00	124.20
12	—	425	110.00–115.00	113.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	111.00–117.00	114.38
6	—	418	119.00–125.00	121.13
6	—	473	118.00–122.00	120.67
7	—	521	114.00–121.00	117.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	105.00–106.00	105.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	120.00	120.00
4	—	333	112.00–115.00	113.61
4	—	474	100.00	100.00
5	—	381	110.00–115.00	111.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	570.00	570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	500.00–690.00	595.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	648	665.00–680.00	672.24
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	868	350.00–585.00	470.52
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	250.00	250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,176	53.00–69.00	61.91
4	—	1,355	71.00–75.00	72.10
3	—	1,110	49.00–51.00	50.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,339	55.00–67.00	63.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	54.00–59.00	56.13
4	—	875	41.00–44.00	43.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,672	84.00–99.00	94.32
2	—	1,680	77.00–79.00	78.05

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle