Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable feeder cattle sales to establish trends. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings 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 $108.77/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$108.77

93 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$15.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

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	538	114.19	614	21
Medium 1-2	478	109.00	520	2thin
Medium 2	532	107.96	574	52
Small 1-2	415	106.93	444	10thin
Medium 3	515	106.00	546	1thin
Medium and Large 3	490	105.53	517	2thin
Small 2	530	104.00	551	1thin
Small 3	406	98.81	401	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.38/cwt here — about $212 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

108.77

—

SC average4 barns · 313 hd

113.49

−4.72

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	1,458	83.94	1,224	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	66.98	888	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	62.18	859	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	57.28	660	51

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	620	106.81/cwt	93.00–110.00	662	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.94/cwt	108.00–118.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	114.92/cwt	114.00–115.00	593	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	418	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	100.43/cwt	96.00–105.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	718	97.31/cwt	96.00–99.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	622	104.03/cwt	95.00–109.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	108.55/cwt	102.00–113.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	115.71/cwt	105.00–125.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	529	113.39/cwt	105.00–117.00	600	22
Bulls	Medium 3	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	109.94/cwt	102.50–115.00	467	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	100.29/cwt	99.00–103.00	622	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	658	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	678	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	111.38/cwt	106.00–119.00	530	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	582	103.90/cwt	102.00–109.00	605	7
Bulls	Small 3	—	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	473	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	663	102.71/cwt	98.00–106.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	108.80/cwt	105.00–113.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	109.00/cwt	103.00–113.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	106.37/cwt	104.00–111.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	108.05/cwt	102.00–115.00	513	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	105.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	517	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	107.93/cwt	105.00–111.00	407	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	102.26/cwt	101.00–104.00	445	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	455	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	450	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	335	96.12/cwt	87.50–105.00	322	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	286	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	138.79/cwt	137.50–140.00	451	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	128.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	477	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	553	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	619	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	479	122.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	119.18/cwt	114.00–122.00	745	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	522	120.20/cwt	110.00–127.00	627	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.61/cwt	123.00–124.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	355	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	509	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	124.73/cwt	115.00–130.00	460	7
Steers	Small 3	—	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Steers	Small 3	—	330	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	379	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	140	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	206	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	853	813.31/cwt	790.00–840.00	6,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,172.29/cwt	1,080.00–1,250.00	13,341	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	8,217	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	60.29/cwt	53.00–67.00	717	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	48.48/cwt	44.00–52.00	506	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	62.18/cwt	59.00–65.00	859	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	66.98/cwt	60.00–70.00	888	10
Bulls	—	—	1,580	86.33/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,364	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	101.70/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,749	3
Bulls	—	—	953	61.38/cwt	55.00–69.00	585	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	645	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,483	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	820	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,936	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	785.54/cwt	740.00–825.00	9,057	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	704.92/cwt	560.00–825.00	7,895	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	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 Sep 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 537Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	93.00–110.00	106.81
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	112.00	112.00
3	—	663	98.00–106.00	102.71
4	—	421	105.00–113.00	108.80
8	—	521	103.00–113.00	109.00
8	—	578	104.00–111.00	106.37
13	—	475	102.00–115.00	108.05
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
2	—	460	116.00	116.00
2	—	575	111.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	618	111.00	111.00
2	—	673	108.00–118.00	112.94
12	—	516	114.00–115.00	114.92
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	109.00	109.00
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	103.00–108.00	105.53
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	535	101.00	101.00
3	—	377	105.00–111.00	107.93
4	—	435	101.00–104.00	102.26
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	99.00	99.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
2	—	335	87.50–105.00	96.12
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	115.00–119.00	117.06
2	—	685	96.00–105.00	100.43
3	—	718	96.00–99.00	97.31
6	—	622	95.00–109.00	104.03
7	—	573	102.00–113.00	108.55
8	—	477	105.00–125.00	115.71
22	—	529	105.00–117.00	113.39
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
2	—	400	132.50–135.00	133.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
3	—	425	102.50–115.00	109.94
3	—	620	99.00–103.00	100.29
3	—	658	103.00	103.00
5	—	476	106.00–119.00	111.38
7	—	582	102.00–109.00	103.90
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	112.50	112.50
1	—	520	81.00	81.00
2	—	473	95.00–100.00	97.46
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	210	132.50–140.00	136.25
2	—	325	137.50–140.00	138.79
3	—	370	127.00–130.00	128.96
3	—	553	110.00–114.00	112.00
4	—	479	120.00–125.00	122.25
6	—	625	114.00–122.00	119.18
13	—	522	110.00–127.00	120.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	284	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	603	121.00	121.00
2	—	668	118.00	118.00
3	—	513	123.00–124.00	123.33
8	—	566	123.00–124.00	123.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
2	—	330	105.00–110.00	107.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	109.00–110.00	109.48
7	—	369	115.00–130.00	124.73
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	100.00	100.00
2	—	330	110.00–120.00	114.85
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	65.00	65.00
1	—	330	62.50	62.50
1	—	450	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	790.00–840.00	813.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,080.00–1,250.00	1,172.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	990.00	990.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	740.00–825.00	785.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	560.00–825.00	704.92
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,189	53.00–67.00	60.29
13	—	1,043	44.00–52.00	48.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	59.00–65.00	62.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,326	60.00–70.00	66.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	79.00–93.00	86.33
3	—	1,720	101.00–102.00	101.70
3	—	953	55.00–69.00	61.38

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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How this sale compares

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