Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and

bulls were steady . Moderate 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 $113.23/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$113.23

157 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$8.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

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	491	118.08	580	68
Small 1-2	388	109.60	425	17thin
Medium 2	527	109.51	577	72

One grade step is worth $8.57/cwt here — about $3 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 sale157 hd

113.23

—

SC average5 barns · 452 hd

113.54

−0.31

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	1,663	90.82	1,511	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	58.42	717	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	56.52	835	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	52.72	487	10

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	569	107.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.31/cwt	111.00–114.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	110.18/cwt	109.00–112.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	125.91/cwt	124.00–127.50	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	113.42/cwt	112.00–116.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	121.62/cwt	117.50–124.00	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	119.06/cwt	116.00–123.00	567	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	603	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.50	365	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	505	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	339	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	108.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	404	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	429	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	102.33/cwt	101.00–104.00	525	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	658	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	763	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	700	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	837	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	334	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	468	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	429	126.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	542	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	631	115.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	727	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	120.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	572	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	571	116.00/cwt	110.00–121.00	662	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	140.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	528	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	528	117.38/cwt	110.00–122.00	620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	160.73/cwt	155.00–167.50	423	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	110.22/cwt	107.00–114.00	518	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	622	104.59/cwt	90.00–110.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	117.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	711	102.05/cwt	88.00–105.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	109.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	111.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	753	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	513	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	656	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	594	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	544	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	105.39/cwt	101.00–110.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	94.95/cwt	91.00–98.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	803	92.51/cwt	89.00–96.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	133.31/cwt	127.50–138.00	621	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.40/cwt	132.50–140.00	581	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.40/cwt	117.00–123.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	595	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	117.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	571	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	431	123.09/cwt	118.00–127.50	531	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	619	110.56/cwt	108.00–113.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	662	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	56.14/cwt	54.00–58.00	532	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	44.73/cwt	38.00–49.00	387	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	60.66/cwt	54.00–67.00	748	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	46.54/cwt	39.00–52.00	559	10
Bulls	—	—	1,765	92.90/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,640	10
Bulls	—	—	1,336	77.50/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	101.66/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	158.77/cwt	155.00–167.50	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	152.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.11/cwt	125.00–137.50	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.40/cwt	130.00–142.50	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.08/cwt	124.00–135.00	826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	129.13/cwt	125.00–131.00	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	129.32/cwt	126.00–137.50	729	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	125.93/cwt	122.50–130.00	405	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	499	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	124.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	375	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	421	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	419	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,055	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,858	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	960	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,296	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,239	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	645	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	4,483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	8,032	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	741.27/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,821	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,320	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	840	511.20/cwt	400.00–560.00	4,294	3
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	903	77.98/cwt	75.00–81.00	704	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	717	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	674	3

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 Aug 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 331Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and

bulls were steady . Moderate 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
16	—	569	105.00–110.00	107.62
12	—	470	107.00–114.00	110.22
8	—	622	90.00–110.00	104.59
8	—	376	115.00–120.00	117.71
7	—	711	88.00–105.00	102.05
7	—	524	107.00–111.00	109.98
6	—	424	108.00–115.00	111.31
2	—	753	104.00	104.00
2	—	665	106.00	106.00
2	—	328	115.00–120.00	117.37
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	124.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	620	111.00–114.00	112.31
5	—	677	109.00–112.00	110.18
7	—	367	124.00–127.50	125.91
7	—	559	112.00–116.00	113.42
12	—	420	117.50–124.00	121.62
15	—	476	116.00–123.00	119.06
17	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.01
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
2	—	328	110.00–112.50	111.20
2	—	488	102.00–105.00	103.51
3	—	275	120.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	373	105.00–110.00	108.26
3	—	413	103.00–105.00	103.98
3	—	513	101.00–104.00	102.33
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
2	—	658	112.00–120.00	115.98
2	—	700	118.00–121.00	119.50
4	—	334	135.00–145.00	140.06
4	—	429	123.00–130.00	126.38
4	—	631	110.00–120.00	115.26
5	—	473	115.00–125.00	120.92
7	—	571	110.00–121.00	116.00
11	—	375	135.00–145.00	140.82
12	—	528	110.00–122.00	117.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	155.00–167.50	160.73
4	—	415	135.00–145.00	140.22
9	—	322	155.00–167.50	158.77
9	—	369	150.00–160.00	152.58
9	—	530	125.00–137.50	130.11
11	—	474	130.00–142.50	134.40
11	—	630	124.00–135.00	131.08
16	—	661	125.00–131.00	129.13
17	—	564	126.00–137.50	129.32
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	122.50–130.00	125.93
4	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.41
5	—	372	120.00–130.00	124.09
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	105.00–110.00	107.38
2	—	628	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	563	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	523	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	425	101.00–110.00	105.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	91.00–98.00	94.95
2	—	803	89.00–96.00	92.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	466	127.50–138.00	133.31
11	—	423	132.50–140.00	137.40
10	—	578	117.00–123.00	119.40
8	—	525	120.00–130.00	125.63
7	—	617	115.00–121.00	119.25
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	110.00–115.00	113.28
9	—	480	115.00–121.00	117.55
6	—	571	110.00–115.00	112.85
6	—	431	118.00–127.50	123.09
5	—	619	108.00–113.00	110.56
3	—	662	108.00–110.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	75.00	75.00
1	—	580	72.50	72.50
1	—	665	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	948	54.00–58.00	56.14
3	—	865	38.00–49.00	44.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	56.00–57.00	56.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,233	54.00–67.00	60.66
10	—	1,201	39.00–52.00	46.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,765	86.00–99.00	92.90
4	—	1,336	73.00–84.00	77.50
3	—	1,760	101.00–102.00	101.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	695.00	695.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,190	725.00–775.00	741.27
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	840	400.00–560.00	511.20
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	75.00–81.00	77.98
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	717	93.00–95.00	94.01

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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