Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

too few to trend. Average 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 $106.69/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$106.69

236 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$17.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

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	562	110.10	619	127
Medium and Large 2	465	106.42	495	67
Small 1-2	345	103.47	357	16thin
Medium and Large 3	532	92.77	494	26

One grade step is worth $17.32/cwt here — about $126 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 sale236 hd

106.69

—

SC average5 barns · 620 hd

106.23

+0.47

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	1,878	75.86	1,425	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	49.86	718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	43.77	527	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	39.18	354	20

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	92.07/cwt	89.00–95.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	91.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	94.49/cwt	90.00–98.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	94.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	497	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	233	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	256	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	101.02/cwt	100.00–103.00	424	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	317	103.16/cwt	100.00–105.00	327	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	102.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	102.73/cwt	100.00–106.00	534	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	107.36/cwt	105.00–112.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	103.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	144.97/cwt	142.50–150.00	412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	105.87/cwt	105.00–110.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	121.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	106.26/cwt	105.00–108.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	121.08/cwt	120.00–124.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	579	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	536	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	90.98/cwt	89.00–95.00	476	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	93.97/cwt	90.00–99.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	94.75/cwt	85.00–99.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	756	87.99/cwt	85.00–94.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	94.98/cwt	92.00–98.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	92.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	108.44/cwt	105.00–115.00	568	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.65/cwt	111.00–125.00	513	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.99/cwt	110.00–121.00	544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	108.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	101.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.62/cwt	130.00–143.00	563	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	596	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	35.42/cwt	33.00–38.00	321	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	44.82/cwt	40.00–49.00	402	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	49.86/cwt	47.00–54.00	718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	46.45/cwt	42.00–55.00	569	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	35.46/cwt	30.00–39.00	405	10
Bulls	—	—	1,878	75.86/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,552	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	535.78/cwt	510.00–565.00	5,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	115.48/cwt	114.00–118.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	110.68/cwt	108.00–114.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	715.79/cwt	680.00–750.00	6,678	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	111.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	117.45/cwt	115.00–124.00	502	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.50	811	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	111.71/cwt	108.00–116.00	523	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	98.54/cwt	97.00–100.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	101.03/cwt	98.00–103.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	112.30/cwt	108.00–116.00	411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.69/cwt	134.00–143.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.83/cwt	125.00–138.00	611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.22/cwt	122.00–135.00	715	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	129.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	110.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	470	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	115.68/cwt	115.00–121.00	560	16
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.62/cwt	109.00–112.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	109.35/cwt	106.00–113.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	110.46/cwt	107.00–113.00	577	17

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 514Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 0

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

too few to trend. Average offerings 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
2	—	363	95.00	95.00
2	—	615	89.00–95.00	92.07
3	—	573	90.00–96.00	91.99
4	—	440	90.00–91.00	90.49
4	—	476	90.00–98.00	94.49
8	—	529	90.00–96.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	110.00	110.00
3	—	420	100.00–103.00	101.02
5	—	317	100.00–105.00	103.16
6	—	367	100.00–105.00	102.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	520	100.00–106.00	102.73
9	—	423	105.00–112.00	107.36
9	—	327	110.00–115.00	113.32
8	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.96
8	—	479	100.00–106.00	103.88
2	—	668	97.00–100.00	98.54
3	—	277	115.00–117.50	115.83
5	—	626	98.00–103.00	101.03
8	—	366	108.00–116.00	112.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	105.00–110.00	105.87
6	—	380	120.00–124.00	121.78
4	—	688	105.00–108.00	106.26
4	—	319	120.00–124.00	121.08
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
20	—	427	115.00–124.00	117.45
21	—	832	96.00–99.50	97.49
27	—	468	108.00–116.00	111.71
8	—	705	109.00–112.00	111.62
11	—	568	106.00–113.00	109.35
17	—	522	107.00–113.00	110.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	116.00–118.00	116.99
4	—	658	121.00–125.00	122.99
4	—	284	142.50–150.00	144.97
3	—	622	120.00–127.00	123.66
9	—	427	134.00–143.00	137.69
11	—	467	125.00–138.00	130.83
12	—	321	135.00–145.00	139.82
15	—	521	125.00–135.00	128.79
18	—	372	135.00–145.00	139.62
19	—	571	122.00–135.00	125.22
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	110.00–115.00	111.16
2	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.39
3	—	268	110.00–115.00	112.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
1	—	870	98.00	98.00
2	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.55
3	—	270	125.00–135.00	129.34
4	—	316	120.00–130.00	124.87
7	—	574	110.00–115.00	110.99
8	—	415	115.00–125.00	121.84
9	—	524	115.00–121.00	118.00
10	—	380	120.00–130.00	123.78
16	—	484	115.00–121.00	115.68
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	100.00–102.00	101.00
4	—	528	100.00–103.00	101.51
3	—	470	100.00–105.00	101.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	89.00–95.00	90.98
6	—	567	90.00–99.00	93.97
5	—	728	85.00–99.00	94.75
4	—	756	85.00–94.00	87.99
3	—	668	92.00–98.00	94.98
2	—	610	90.00–96.00	92.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	105.00–115.00	108.44
13	—	425	111.00–125.00	120.65
9	—	473	110.00–121.00	114.99
7	—	572	105.00–111.00	108.00
5	—	624	100.00–105.00	101.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	130.00–143.00	135.62
11	—	468	125.00–135.00	127.42
8	—	573	114.00–118.00	115.48
7	—	613	108.00–114.00	110.68
5	—	516	120.00–130.00	125.57
2	—	663	108.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	760	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	907	33.00–38.00	35.42
8	—	898	40.00–49.00	44.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,440	47.00–54.00	49.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,225	42.00–55.00	46.45
10	—	1,143	30.00–39.00	35.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	74.00–78.00	75.86

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)	1	—	1,170	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	510.00–565.00	535.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	680.00–750.00	715.79

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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