Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-22

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 3	290	127.50	370	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	126.96	708	45
Medium 2	417	124.87	521	29
Small 1-2	379	115.69	439	7thin
Medium and Large 3	339	114.74	389	11thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,574	91.10	1,434	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	68.03	855	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	64.04	826	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	57.82	563	20

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	122.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.63/cwt	124.00–128.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	129.96/cwt	120.00–135.00	486	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	471	119.04/cwt	115.00–123.00	561	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	540	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	523	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	596	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	135.54/cwt	122.50–142.50	363	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	118.96/cwt	113.00–124.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	104.50/cwt	102.00–107.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	108.36/cwt	104.00–114.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	117.86/cwt	113.00–122.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	562	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	110.45/cwt	106.00–115.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	109.05/cwt	105.00–114.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	109.29/cwt	107.00–112.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	371	119.97/cwt	117.50–122.50	445	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	113.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	629	103.00/cwt	96.00–107.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	103.32/cwt	102.00–104.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	117.78/cwt	115.00–124.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	122.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.89/cwt	121.00–128.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	119.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	859	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	630	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,948	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	9,700	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	424.97/cwt	414.00–436.00	3,582	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	685	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	653	107.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	106.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	115.53/cwt	105.00–119.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	113.39/cwt	107.50–116.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	114.67/cwt	111.00–117.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	424	117.28/cwt	112.50–120.00	497	8
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	125.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.46/cwt	123.00–126.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	104.25/cwt	104.00–105.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	118.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	120.25/cwt	119.00–122.00	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	114.97/cwt	110.00–117.50	370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.45/cwt	112.50–120.00	437	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	581	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	312	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	359	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	393	119.15/cwt	112.50–122.50	468	3
Steers	Small 3	—	290	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	370	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	214	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	314	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	92.56/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,499	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	75.23/cwt	74.00–76.00	951	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	66.43/cwt	58.00–72.00	834	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	64.04/cwt	63.00–65.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	603	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	382	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	370	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	47.18/cwt	35.00–54.00	392	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	61.37/cwt	55.00–69.00	627	15

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 675Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	84.00	84.00
2	—	535	104.00–106.00	105.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	113.00–124.00	118.96
3	—	788	94.00–96.00	95.00
2	—	625	102.00–107.00	104.50
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,170	74.00	74.00
2	—	468	120.00–131.00	125.47
2	—	518	123.00–126.00	124.46
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
2	—	653	105.00–111.00	107.99
4	—	640	100.00–110.00	106.48
5	—	465	105.00–119.00	115.53
6	—	523	107.50–116.00	113.39
6	—	578	111.00–117.00	114.67
8	—	424	112.50–120.00	117.28
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	120.00–124.00	122.60
3	—	680	124.00–128.00	125.63
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.49
2	—	388	137.50–140.00	138.76
2	—	315	145.00–155.00	149.92
2	—	280	145.00–150.00	147.41
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
7	—	531	120.00–126.00	122.65
8	—	571	121.00–128.00	124.89
8	—	716	119.00–125.00	119.99
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	120.00–135.00	129.96
7	—	471	115.00–123.00	119.04
4	—	432	125.00	125.00
3	—	523	110.00–118.00	113.92
3	—	268	122.50–142.50	135.54
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	235	110.00	110.00
3	—	322	110.00–117.50	114.97
5	—	375	112.50–120.00	116.45
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	107.50	107.50
3	—	312	110.00–120.00	114.95
3	—	393	112.50–122.50	119.15
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	95.00	95.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	104.00–114.00	108.36
8	—	519	113.00–122.00	117.86
1	—	385	122.00	122.00
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
1	—	845	85.00	85.00
3	—	722	102.00–104.00	103.32
4	—	561	115.00–124.00	117.78
4	—	681	104.00–105.00	104.25
7	—	476	115.00–123.00	118.96
8	—	434	119.00–122.00	120.25
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
2	—	265	120.00–125.00	122.59
2	—	460	106.00–115.00	110.45
3	—	530	105.00–114.00	109.05
3	—	578	107.00–112.00	109.29
5	—	371	117.50–122.50	119.97
5	—	421	110.00–115.00	113.03
5	—	629	96.00–107.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	92.00	92.00
2	—	373	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	107.50	107.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	87.50	87.50
1	—	330	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	35.00	35.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	805.00	805.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	414.00–436.00	424.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	75.00	75.00
11	—	1,619	80.00–100.00	92.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	74.00–76.00	75.23
18	—	1,255	58.00–72.00	66.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	63.00–65.00	64.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	831	35.00–54.00	47.18
15	—	1,021	55.00–69.00	61.37

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

Steers · 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