Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows an bulls 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 $113.81/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$113.81

191 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$8.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

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	501	118.04	592	90
Small 1-2	335	113.03	378	21
Medium 2	530	109.26	579	80

One grade step is worth $8.78/cwt here — about $13 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 sale191 hd

113.81

—

SC average5 barns · 531 hd

115.15

−1.34

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	—	High	1,606	91.10	1,463	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	60.55	788	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	60.06	770	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	54.43	493	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	109.61/cwt	105.00–113.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	614	104.90/cwt	95.00–110.00	644	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	367	133.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	492	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	120.66/cwt	117.00–122.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	123.20/cwt	118.00–125.00	821	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	329	119.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	394	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	121.42/cwt	119.00–125.00	518	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	326	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	148.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	705	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	117.15/cwt	113.00–122.50	437	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,628	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	768	424.89/cwt	390.00–460.00	3,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,647	1
Bulls	—	—	1,372	83.15/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,141	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	865	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,439	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	853	70.96/cwt	67.00–74.00	605	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,640	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,056	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	466.66/cwt	435.00–500.00	4,270	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	669	106.48/cwt	105.00–109.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	116.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	500	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	130.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	598	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	103.29/cwt	101.00–105.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	718	104.44/cwt	101.00–108.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	112.39/cwt	110.00–117.50	584	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	111.91/cwt	109.00–117.00	637	29
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	525	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	101.23/cwt	100.00–104.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	114.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	537	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	621	108.65/cwt	105.00–114.00	675	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.28/cwt	125.00–134.00	536	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	482	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	94.34/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	119.14/cwt	115.00–123.00	568	35
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	110.43/cwt	110.00–112.50	395	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	671	96.34/cwt	90.00–99.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	576	109.36/cwt	108.00–112.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	116.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	610	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	115.15/cwt	113.00–118.00	649	27
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	334	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	384	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	122.46/cwt	115.00–127.50	456	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	112.84/cwt	110.00–116.00	483	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	111.85/cwt	109.00–114.00	531	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	121.71/cwt	119.00–126.00	518	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	102.75/cwt	102.50–103.00	514	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	276	116.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	321	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	716	96.37/cwt	92.00–98.00	690	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	62.27/cwt	53.00–69.00	806	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	59.49/cwt	57.00–63.00	560	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	60.55/cwt	55.00–63.00	788	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	46.61/cwt	42.00–51.00	565	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	46.84/cwt	41.00–51.00	400	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	484	121.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	587	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	579	114.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	641	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	121.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	338	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	139.38/cwt	132.50–145.00	397	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	508	116.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	594	6

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 Jul 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 433Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows an 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
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	105.00–113.00	109.61
13	—	614	95.00–110.00	104.90
2	—	325	125.00	125.00
6	—	671	90.00–99.00	96.34
11	—	576	108.00–112.00	109.36
6	—	372	115.00–127.50	122.46
9	—	428	110.00–116.00	112.84
20	—	475	109.00–114.00	111.85
5	—	716	92.00–98.00	96.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	477	115.00–123.00	119.14
13	—	522	115.00–120.00	116.85
27	—	564	113.00–118.00	115.15
15	—	426	119.00–126.00	121.71
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	110.00–112.50	110.43
5	—	334	110.00–120.00	115.05
2	—	500	102.50–103.00	102.75
8	—	276	110.00–120.00	116.28
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	367	130.00–140.00	133.96
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
5	—	427	119.00–125.00	121.42
12	—	326	130.00–140.00	134.15
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
4	—	484	116.00–125.00	121.20
6	—	579	110.00–119.00	114.34
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
4	—	285	132.50–145.00	139.38
6	—	508	110.00–120.00	116.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	117.00–122.00	120.66
14	—	666	118.00–125.00	123.20
3	—	268	147.00–150.00	148.14
11	—	579	120.00–125.00	121.78
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.47
7	—	513	124.00–126.00	125.01
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	115.00–125.00	119.66
4	—	373	113.00–122.50	117.15
3	—	278	115.00–125.00	121.71
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	105.00–109.00	106.48
16	—	428	110.00–120.00	116.76
2	—	718	101.00–108.00	104.44
14	—	520	110.00–117.50	112.39
29	—	569	109.00–117.00	111.91
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
12	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.23
16	—	621	105.00–114.00	108.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	125.00–133.00	130.33
12	—	418	125.00–134.00	128.28
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	101.00–105.00	103.29
2	—	515	101.00–103.00	102.02
4	—	565	100.00–104.00	101.23
3	—	482	100.00–105.00	102.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	768	390.00–460.00	424.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	520.00	520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	915	435.00–500.00	466.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	853	67.00–74.00	70.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,372	80.00–85.00	83.15
4	—	1,780	86.00–99.00	94.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,294	53.00–69.00	62.27
1	—	1,335	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,213	42.00–51.00	46.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	942	57.00–63.00	59.49
4	—	853	41.00–51.00	46.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,301	55.00–63.00	60.55

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle