Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady, slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. Moderate offering 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 $104.87/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$104.87

175 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$26.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

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	616	117.09	721	17thin
Medium and Large 2	531	106.63	566	103
Small 1-2	413	103.21	427	32
Medium and Large 3	511	90.27	461	23

One grade step is worth $26.82/cwt here — about $260 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 sale175 hd

104.87

—

SC average5 barns · 739 hd

106.93

−2.06

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	—	Low	1,622	78.11	1,267	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	50.03	712	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	46.19	573	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	40.04	368	10

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	118.34/cwt	115.00–122.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	119.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	129.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	125.63/cwt	121.00–129.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	100.71/cwt	100.00–102.50	426	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	103.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	380	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	322	110.17/cwt	109.00–111.00	355	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	522	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	101.00/cwt	100.00–103.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	91.49/cwt	85.00–95.00	381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	90.26/cwt	85.00–97.50	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	89.99/cwt	85.00–95.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	94.64/cwt	90.00–99.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	90.24/cwt	88.00–92.50	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	106.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	571	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	109.28/cwt	105.00–113.00	514	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	106.36/cwt	104.00–109.00	614	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	106.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	454	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	104.41/cwt	104.00–106.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	116.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	761	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	474	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	564	100.57/cwt	100.00–102.00	567	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	100.93/cwt	100.00–103.00	437	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	512	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	95.12/cwt	89.00–98.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	89.04/cwt	85.00–96.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	92.52/cwt	85.00–97.50	433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	89.60/cwt	85.00–95.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	91.77/cwt	85.00–98.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	111.47/cwt	104.00–115.00	540	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	111.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	472	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.63/cwt	104.00–113.00	576	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	107.73/cwt	104.00–110.00	615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	106.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	100.92/cwt	99.00–106.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.50	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	40.04/cwt	35.00–45.00	368	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	50.03/cwt	48.00–52.00	712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	50.12/cwt	47.00–55.00	635	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	41.64/cwt	35.00–45.00	504	19
Bulls	—	—	1,525	73.90/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,127	7
Bulls	—	—	1,791	85.49/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,531	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	77.47/cwt	76.00–79.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	459.78/cwt	450.00–470.00	4,161	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,222	601.02/cwt	555.00–650.00	7,344	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,284	698.51/cwt	600.00–765.00	8,969	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	565.38/cwt	555.00–575.00	6,293	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	737.38/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,706	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	332	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	908	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	508	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	528	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	434	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	112.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	359	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	110.65/cwt	105.00–115.00	408	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	227	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	261	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	452	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	94.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	356	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	98.75/cwt	95.00–100.00	324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	97.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	128.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	109.34/cwt	107.00–112.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.33/cwt	113.00–118.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	115.00–122.00	118.34
5	—	619	115.00–123.00	119.24
4	—	421	125.00–135.00	129.00
3	—	558	121.00–129.00	125.63
2	—	715	112.00–115.00	113.47
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	320	110.00–120.00	112.27
7	—	369	105.00–115.00	110.65
3	—	227	110.00–120.00	114.85
2	—	420	105.00–110.00	107.59
2	—	283	110.00–120.00	114.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	90.00–100.00	94.00
6	—	328	95.00–100.00	98.75
2	—	288	95.00–100.00	97.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.74
8	—	317	125.00–135.00	128.68
3	—	672	107.00–112.00	109.34
3	—	515	113.00–118.00	116.33
2	—	405	116.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	290	130.00–132.50	131.25
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	100.00–102.50	100.71
8	—	368	100.00–106.00	103.37
6	—	322	109.00–111.00	110.17
5	—	518	100.00–102.00	100.80
5	—	476	100.00–103.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	85.00–95.00	91.49
6	—	517	85.00–97.50	90.26
3	—	562	85.00–95.00	89.99
2	—	625	90.00–99.00	94.64
2	—	483	88.00–92.50	90.24
1	—	735	70.00	70.00
1	—	675	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	536	105.00–110.00	106.46
19	—	470	105.00–113.00	109.28
17	—	577	104.00–109.00	106.36
17	—	426	105.00–110.00	106.50
12	—	625	100.00–108.00	105.44
5	—	662	104.00–106.00	104.41
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	656	110.00–117.00	116.04
2	—	315	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	100.00–102.50	101.23
7	—	564	100.00–102.00	100.57
6	—	433	100.00–103.00	100.93
5	—	512	100.00–102.00	101.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	89.00–98.00	95.12
6	—	567	85.00–96.00	89.04
6	—	468	85.00–97.50	92.52
4	—	518	85.00–95.00	89.60
2	—	428	85.00–98.00	91.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	484	104.00–115.00	111.47
21	—	422	105.00–115.00	111.93
20	—	525	104.00–113.00	109.63
10	—	571	104.00–110.00	107.73
7	—	616	100.00–110.00	106.42
4	—	681	99.00–106.00	100.92
2	—	795	97.00	97.00
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	120.00–127.50	123.60
3	—	523	115.00–118.00	116.00
3	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.34
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	70.00	70.00
2	—	908	56.00	56.00
2	—	765	69.00	69.00
2	—	638	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	919	35.00–45.00	40.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	48.00–52.00	50.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,267	47.00–55.00	50.12
19	—	1,210	35.00–45.00	41.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,525	70.00–78.00	73.90
4	—	1,791	82.00–90.00	85.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	76.00–79.00	77.47
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	450.00–470.00	459.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,222	555.00–650.00	601.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,284	600.00–765.00	698.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	555.00–575.00	565.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	725.00–750.00	737.38

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 this sale compares

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