Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2019-07-22

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
386 vs last sale 675 289 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
24 vs last sale 90 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
8 vs last sale 14 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were unevenly steady with a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle today with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $124.02/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$124.02
93 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$19
per head · Small 3 over Medium and Large 3
$12.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.10
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 3290127.503701thin
Medium and Large 1-2558126.9670845
Medium 2417124.8752129
Small 1-2379115.694397thin
Medium and Large 3339114.7438911thin
One grade step is worth $12.76/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale93 hd
124.02
SC average5 barns · 337 hd
126.12
−2.10
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,57491.101,43412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25768.0385522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29064.048262thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97457.8256320

Every lot, as filed

98 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 3405107.50/cwt107.50–107.504351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631122.60/cwt120.00–124.007745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680125.63/cwt124.00–128.008543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418132.49/cwt130.00–135.005542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388138.76/cwt137.50–140.005382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315149.92/cwt145.00–155.004722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280147.41/cwt145.00–150.004132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755121.00/cwt121.00–121.009141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235147.50/cwt147.50–147.503471
SteersMedium 2374129.96/cwt120.00–135.004868
SteersMedium 2471119.04/cwt115.00–123.005617
SteersMedium 2432125.00/cwt125.00–125.005404
SteersMedium 2523113.92/cwt110.00–118.005963
SteersMedium 2268135.54/cwt122.50–142.503633
SteersMedium 2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
SteersMedium 2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
SteersMedium 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
SteersMedium 2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569118.96/cwt113.00–124.006777
BullsMedium and Large 1-278895.00/cwt94.00–96.007493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625104.50/cwt102.00–107.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 348595.00/cwt95.00–95.004611
HeifersMedium and Large 3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624108.36/cwt104.00–114.006768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519117.86/cwt113.00–122.006128
BullsMedium and Large 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
BullsMedium and Large 371084.00/cwt84.00–84.005961
BullsMedium and Large 3535105.02/cwt104.00–106.005622
BullsSmall 1-2450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
BullsSmall 1-2525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
HeifersLarge 343095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
HeifersMedium 2680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
HeifersMedium 2265122.59/cwt120.00–125.003252
HeifersMedium 2460110.45/cwt106.00–115.005082
HeifersMedium 2530109.05/cwt105.00–114.005783
HeifersMedium 2578109.29/cwt107.00–112.006323
HeifersMedium 2371119.97/cwt117.50–122.504455
HeifersMedium 2421113.03/cwt110.00–115.004765
HeifersMedium 2629103.00/cwt96.00–107.006485
HeifersMedium 3395102.50/cwt102.50–102.504051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385122.00/cwt122.00–122.004701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-276599.00/cwt99.00–99.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284585.00/cwt85.00–85.007181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722103.32/cwt102.00–104.007463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561117.78/cwt115.00–124.006614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531122.65/cwt120.00–126.006517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571124.89/cwt121.00–128.007138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716119.99/cwt119.00–125.008598
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2630600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,7801
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2760600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,5601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,9481
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205805.00/cwt805.00–805.009,7001
Stock CowsSmall 1-2843424.97/cwt414.00–436.003,5822
BullsLarge 348590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
BullsLarge 368599.00/cwt99.00–99.006781
BullsMedium 285588.00/cwt88.00–88.007521
BullsMedium 2653107.99/cwt105.00–111.007052
BullsMedium 2640106.48/cwt100.00–110.006814
BullsMedium 2465115.53/cwt105.00–119.005375
BullsMedium 2523113.39/cwt107.50–116.005936
BullsMedium 2578114.67/cwt111.00–117.006636
BullsMedium 2424117.28/cwt112.50–120.004978
BullsMedium 2-3460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695111.00/cwt111.00–111.007711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,17074.00/cwt74.00–74.008661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468125.47/cwt120.00–131.005872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518124.46/cwt123.00–126.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2681104.25/cwt104.00–105.007104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476118.96/cwt115.00–123.005667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434120.25/cwt119.00–122.005228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added523125.00/cwt125.00–125.006544
SteersMedium and Large 3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
SteersMedium and Large 3235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002592
SteersMedium and Large 3322114.97/cwt110.00–117.503703
SteersMedium and Large 3375116.45/cwt112.50–120.004375
SteersSmall 1-2540107.50/cwt107.50–107.505811
SteersSmall 1-2312114.95/cwt110.00–120.003593
SteersSmall 1-2393119.15/cwt112.50–122.504683
SteersSmall 3290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
Dairy SteersLarge 324587.50/cwt87.50–87.502141
Dairy SteersLarge 333095.00/cwt95.00–95.003141
Dairy SteersLarge 365035.00/cwt35.00–35.002281
Bulls1,08075.00/cwt75.00–75.008101
Bulls1,61992.56/cwt80.00–100.001,49911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26475.23/cwt74.00–76.009514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25566.43/cwt58.00–72.0083418
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29064.04/cwt63.00–65.008262
HeifersMedium and Large 3595105.00/cwt105.00–105.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
HeifersSmall 1-2285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
HeifersSmall 1-2465106.00/cwt106.00–106.004931
HeifersSmall 1-265592.00/cwt92.00–92.006031
HeifersSmall 1-2373102.50/cwt102.50–102.503822
HeifersSmall 3370107.50/cwt107.50–107.503981
CowsLean 85-90%83147.18/cwt35.00–54.003925
CowsLean 85-90%1,02161.37/cwt55.00–69.0062715

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.