Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.76/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$104.76

163 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$17.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

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	546	109.25	597	73
Small 1-2	340	108.53	369	16thin
Medium and Large 2	540	102.47	553	54
Medium and Large 3	528	91.56	483	20

One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $114 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 sale163 hd

104.76

—

SC average5 barns · 517 hd

104.89

−0.13

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	1,780	75.06	1,336	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	46.23	719	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	44.14	598	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	38.84	383	11

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	473	136.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	121.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	106.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	104.71/cwt	100.00–107.00	494	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	579	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	513	102.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	528	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	91.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	96.29/cwt	95.00–97.50	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	106.84/cwt	105.00–114.00	615	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	119.42/cwt	115.00–124.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.00/cwt	108.00–115.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	119.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.83/cwt	130.00–142.50	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	81.17/cwt	77.00–88.00	630	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	838	534.10/cwt	520.00–545.00	4,476	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	658.91/cwt	650.00–670.00	5,733	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	321	110.48/cwt	105.00–115.00	355	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	392	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	434	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	93.16/cwt	91.00–95.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	91.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	87.33/cwt	85.00–89.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	93.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	89.98/cwt	89.00–91.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	104.77/cwt	100.00–108.00	498	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	97.92/cwt	97.00–101.00	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	102.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	102.23/cwt	100.00–104.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	105.79/cwt	105.00–108.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	91.45/cwt	90.00–93.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	110.81/cwt	110.00–119.00	539	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	108.11/cwt	106.00–113.00	611	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	33.36/cwt	30.00–38.00	293	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	45.42/cwt	40.00–52.00	508	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	46.23/cwt	42.00–53.00	719	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	45.31/cwt	41.00–52.00	632	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	37.53/cwt	35.00–39.00	421	6
Bulls	—	—	1,854	78.69/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,459	6
Bulls	—	—	1,633	67.79/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	109.97/cwt	107.00–114.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	115.41/cwt	112.00–121.00	487	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	109.62/cwt	100.00–115.00	411	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	464	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	506	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	321	108.58/cwt	100.00–115.00	349	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	533	104.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	558	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	107.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	467	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	123.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	126.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	409	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	126.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	126.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.30/cwt	105.00–111.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.54/cwt	101.00–104.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	134.79/cwt	133.00–141.00	565	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	130.85/cwt	124.00–137.00	679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	117.63/cwt	117.00–123.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	132.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.33/cwt	119.00–123.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	858	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	861	66.29/cwt	57.00–74.00	571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.25/cwt	118.00–123.00	758	4

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 585Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	134.00–140.00	136.38
20	—	419	133.00–141.00	134.79
14	—	519	124.00–137.00	130.85
11	—	769	117.00–123.00	117.63
11	—	372	130.00–138.00	132.75
9	—	678	119.00–123.00	120.33
8	—	709	119.00–123.00	121.01
5	—	576	120.00–130.00	123.94
4	—	630	118.00–123.00	120.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	100.00–115.00	109.62
4	—	464	108.00–110.00	109.00
4	—	321	100.00–115.00	108.58
3	—	533	102.00–107.00	104.64
3	—	435	106.00–110.00	107.30
1	—	255	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	374	120.00–125.00	123.43
11	—	580	110.00–115.00	110.46
10	—	322	120.00–130.00	126.90
5	—	417	120.00–130.00	126.14
4	—	523	115.00–121.00	117.74
4	—	476	120.00–130.00	126.17
3	—	615	105.00–111.00	107.30
2	—	725	101.00–104.00	102.54
2	—	240	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	804	95.00	95.00
5	—	380	120.00–125.00	121.45
3	—	615	105.00–108.00	106.98
1	—	715	103.00	103.00
21	—	486	110.00–119.00	110.81
13	—	565	106.00–113.00	108.11
9	—	663	105.00–107.00	106.00
8	—	514	107.00–114.00	109.97
7	—	422	112.00–121.00	115.41
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	321	105.00–115.00	110.48
3	—	373	104.00–106.00	105.01
2	—	430	100.00–102.00	100.99
2	—	285	110.00–115.00	112.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	91.00–95.00	93.16
4	—	415	90.00–95.00	91.31
3	—	672	85.00–89.00	87.33
3	—	532	90.00–95.00	93.31
2	—	633	89.00–91.00	89.98
2	—	563	90.00–95.00	92.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	100.00–108.00	104.77
11	—	663	97.00–101.00	97.92
10	—	521	100.00–105.00	102.31
5	—	574	100.00–104.00	102.23
5	—	420	105.00–108.00	105.79
5	—	380	110.00–116.00	112.96
3	—	620	100.00–102.00	100.65
2	—	723	90.00–93.00	91.45
1	—	785	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	100.00–107.00	104.71
5	—	568	100.00–104.00	102.00
3	—	513	100.00–105.00	102.98
3	—	428	105.00–110.00	107.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	90.00	90.00
2	—	555	90.00–95.00	92.52
2	—	523	89.00–95.00	91.99
2	—	413	95.00–97.50	96.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	576	105.00–114.00	106.84
8	—	428	115.00–124.00	119.42
6	—	524	108.00–115.00	112.00
6	—	467	115.00–125.00	119.52
4	—	625	105.00–109.00	106.72
1	—	715	96.00	96.00
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	130.00–142.50	135.83
6	—	517	120.00–130.00	126.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	776	77.00–88.00	81.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	861	57.00–74.00	66.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	520.00–545.00	534.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	650.00–670.00	658.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	878	30.00–38.00	33.36
5	—	1,118	40.00–52.00	45.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,555	42.00–53.00	46.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,395	41.00–52.00	45.31
6	—	1,122	35.00–39.00	37.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,854	74.00–83.00	78.69
3	—	1,633	66.00–70.00	67.79

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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