Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter bulls to few to trend. Average 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 $102.69/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$102.69

174 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$17.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	560	109.59	614	36
Medium and Large 2	517	104.03	538	77
Small 1-2	349	102.83	359	27
Medium and Large 3	439	92.26	405	34

One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about $209 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 sale174 hd

102.69

—

SC average5 barns · 666 hd

104.16

−1.46

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	1,551	66.65	1,034	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	48.45	673	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	46.29	593	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	41.54	371	22

Every lot, as filed

86 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 and Large 1-2	—	529	110.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	109.13/cwt	108.00–112.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	106.29/cwt	105.00–108.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	99.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	101.82/cwt	98.00–103.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	106.18/cwt	105.00–110.00	454	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	103.17/cwt	100.00–106.00	584	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	104.69/cwt	100.00–109.00	495	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	543	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	91.69/cwt	90.00–93.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	94.20/cwt	92.00–95.00	252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	93.77/cwt	91.00–97.50	387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	90.23/cwt	85.00–95.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	93.36/cwt	90.00–98.00	347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	91.15/cwt	87.50–97.50	427	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	272	106.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	291	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	426	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	102.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	337	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	126.24/cwt	124.00–132.50	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	106.80/cwt	105.00–109.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	114.10/cwt	112.00–116.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	100.51/cwt	100.00–102.00	571	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	481	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	416	101.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	420	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	89.76/cwt	85.00–98.00	423	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	91.30/cwt	89.00–95.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	91.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.98/cwt	89.00–93.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	93.80/cwt	92.50–95.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	112.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.58/cwt	104.00–108.00	610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	102.66/cwt	98.00–105.00	639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	100.66/cwt	99.00–104.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	106.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	96.99/cwt	95.00–100.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	128.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	37.98/cwt	32.00–43.00	332	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	46.68/cwt	44.00–52.00	429	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	48.45/cwt	45.00–50.00	673	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	47.79/cwt	44.00–53.00	624	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	41.67/cwt	39.00–43.00	502	12
Bulls	—	—	1,560	64.56/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,007	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,136	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,314	644.88/cwt	510.00–745.00	8,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	130.36/cwt	125.00–137.50	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	120.90/cwt	119.00–125.00	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.29/cwt	118.00–125.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	123.74/cwt	117.00–126.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	100.50/cwt	93.00–108.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	126.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	104.93/cwt	98.00–110.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	124.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	115.65/cwt	114.00–120.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	112.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	117.48/cwt	115.00–122.00	496	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.35/cwt	117.50–126.00	455	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	93.70/cwt	92.50–95.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	94.22/cwt	90.00–97.50	353	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	293	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	433	107.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	466	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	104.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	486	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	102.89/cwt	100.00–107.50	376	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	209	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	306	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	9,218	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 599Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter bulls to few to trend. Average 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 and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	110.00–114.00	110.99
7	—	569	108.00–112.00	109.13
7	—	610	105.00–108.00	106.29
5	—	659	105.00–109.00	106.80
5	—	422	112.00–116.00	114.10
3	—	707	101.00–103.00	102.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
2	—	628	98.00–102.00	99.98
3	—	387	110.00–112.00	110.66
7	—	663	98.00–103.00	101.82
12	—	428	105.00–110.00	106.18
13	—	566	100.00–106.00	103.17
19	—	473	100.00–109.00	104.69
20	—	525	100.00–107.00	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	90.00–93.00	91.69
4	—	268	92.00–95.00	94.20
5	—	413	91.00–97.50	93.77
5	—	523	85.00–95.00	90.23
7	—	372	90.00–98.00	93.36
10	—	468	87.50–97.50	91.15
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	105.00–110.00	106.81
3	—	423	100.00–102.00	100.66
9	—	328	100.00–110.00	102.88
12	—	365	100.00–105.00	102.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
4	—	335	135.00–145.00	140.02
6	—	467	124.00–132.50	126.24
7	—	371	135.00–145.00	139.30
7	—	436	125.00–137.50	130.36
9	—	521	119.00–125.00	120.90
9	—	570	118.00–125.00	121.29
9	—	620	115.00–124.00	120.55
9	—	726	115.00–120.00	118.01
11	—	664	117.00–126.00	123.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	125.00–135.00	130.36
2	—	650	93.00–108.00	100.50
4	—	221	125.00–130.00	126.88
4	—	634	98.00–110.00	104.93
6	—	320	120.00–130.00	124.21
6	—	467	114.00–120.00	115.65
8	—	518	114.00–116.00	115.00
8	—	577	110.00–115.00	112.15
11	—	422	115.00–122.00	117.48
12	—	375	117.50–126.00	121.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	95.00	95.00
2	—	470	92.50–95.00	93.70
3	—	375	90.00–97.50	94.22
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	105.00–110.00	107.39
3	—	433	105.00–110.00	107.67
3	—	465	100.00–108.00	104.42
6	—	365	100.00–107.50	102.89
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	100.00–102.00	100.51
5	—	477	100.00–102.00	100.80
5	—	416	100.00–105.00	101.03
3	—	525	100.00–102.00	100.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	85.00–98.00	89.76
5	—	570	89.00–95.00	91.30
4	—	530	90.00–95.00	91.49
2	—	625	89.00–93.00	90.98
2	—	418	92.50–95.00	93.80
1	—	680	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	433	110.00–120.00	112.74
10	—	572	104.00–108.00	106.58
9	—	622	98.00–105.00	102.66
6	—	663	99.00–104.00	100.66
6	—	533	105.00–110.00	106.51
6	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.73
5	—	717	95.00–100.00	96.99
1	—	790	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	125.00–135.00	128.76
2	—	503	117.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	55.00	55.00
1	—	470	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	875	32.00–43.00	37.98
9	—	918	44.00–52.00	46.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	45.00–50.00	48.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,305	44.00–53.00	47.79
12	—	1,204	39.00–43.00	41.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	62.00–69.00	64.56
1	—	1,515	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,314	510.00–745.00	644.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	765.00	765.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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