Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. The Saluda County Cattlemen's Association Preconditioned Steer and Heifer Load Lot Sale preceded the regular sale today. There were heavy offerings of plain to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.62/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$135.62

390 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

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	570	137.12	782	357
Medium and Large 2	431	120.98	521	26
Medium and Large 3	349	116.62	407	4thin
Small 1-2	417	109.00	455	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $327 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 sale390 hd

135.62

—

SC average5 barns · 667 hd

131.87

+3.75

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	1,549	68.88	1,067	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	53.00	864	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	49.68	670	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	44.58	503	43

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	123.71/cwt	122.50–125.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	110.98/cwt	109.00–113.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	110.21/cwt	105.00–114.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	113.73/cwt	108.00–118.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	120.10/cwt	110.00–126.00	507	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	116.54/cwt	112.50–120.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	110.27/cwt	107.00–114.00	572	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	112.85/cwt	109.00–122.00	537	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	113.90/cwt	110.00–117.50	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	98.95/cwt	95.00–103.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	116.42/cwt	115.00–119.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	110.19/cwt	105.00–115.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	105.49/cwt	101.00–110.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	105.11/cwt	102.00–107.50	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	845	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	87.50/cwt	80.00–95.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	94.95/cwt	85.00–100.00	306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	98.75/cwt	90.00–107.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	95.62/cwt	88.00–101.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	97.31/cwt	90.00–102.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.11/cwt	90.00–105.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	823	82.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	98.70/cwt	97.50–100.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	855	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.02/cwt	114.00–127.50	525	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.84/cwt	108.00–125.00	557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	105.23/cwt	100.00–108.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	108.20/cwt	105.00–112.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.57/cwt	105.00–115.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	97.06/cwt	92.00–102.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	98.94/cwt	93.00–105.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.80/cwt	128.00–145.00	566	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	130.76/cwt	125.00–137.50	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.64/cwt	116.00–127.00	639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	106.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	111.68/cwt	109.00–113.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.27/cwt	118.00–125.00	700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	46.23/cwt	40.00–51.00	533	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	36.12/cwt	30.00–40.00	361	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	50.30/cwt	46.00–55.00	672	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	47.96/cwt	47.00–49.00	664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,282	62.10/cwt	55.00–68.00	796	6
Bulls	—	—	1,749	73.97/cwt	68.00–81.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	15
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	857	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	64
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	119.15/cwt	112.00–130.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.41/cwt	95.00–111.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	131.65/cwt	130.00–132.50	292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	136.06/cwt	123.00–138.00	829	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	139.06/cwt	134.00–139.50	737	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	421	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	6,237	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	5,145	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	940	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,820	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,125	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.23/cwt	118.00–123.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.45/cwt	122.00–134.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.02/cwt	133.00–140.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	145.14/cwt	135.00–155.00	470	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.11/cwt	127.50–147.50	577	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	142.17/cwt	134.00–150.00	530	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	135.21/cwt	122.00–138.25	960	88

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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 619Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	88.00–101.00	95.62
3	—	535	90.00–102.00	97.31
3	—	475	90.00–105.00	100.11
2	—	823	80.00–84.00	82.02
2	—	415	97.50–100.00	98.70
1	—	855	83.00	83.00
1	—	760	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	114.00–127.50	122.02
10	—	473	108.00–125.00	117.84
8	—	614	100.00–108.00	105.23
6	—	563	105.00–112.00	108.20
5	—	525	105.00–115.00	108.57
2	—	770	92.00–102.00	97.06
2	—	733	93.00–105.00	98.94
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	423	128.00–145.00	133.80
11	—	464	125.00–137.50	130.76
9	—	521	116.00–127.00	122.64
4	—	628	110.00–119.00	114.94
3	—	713	102.00–110.00	106.96
3	—	663	109.00–113.00	111.68
3	—	577	118.00–125.00	121.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
2	—	268	122.50–125.00	123.71
2	—	328	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	109.00–113.00	110.98
4	—	659	105.00–114.00	110.21
10	—	577	108.00–118.00	113.73
12	—	375	120.00–127.00	123.61
18	—	422	110.00–126.00	120.10
22	—	519	107.00–114.00	110.27
29	—	476	109.00–122.00	112.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	127.50	127.50
45	—	556	130.00	130.00
15	—	455	128.00	128.00
77	—	649	132.00	132.00
64	—	521	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	115.50	115.50
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	110.00–117.50	113.90
2	—	613	95.00–103.00	98.95
3	—	370	115.00–119.00	116.42
3	—	572	100.00–106.00	103.03
7	—	431	105.00–115.00	110.19
7	—	466	101.00–110.00	105.49
9	—	520	102.00–107.50	105.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
1	—	845	71.00	71.00
2	—	380	100.00–107.50	103.75
2	—	510	80.00–95.00	87.50
3	—	322	85.00–100.00	94.95
4	—	421	90.00–107.00	98.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	112.50–120.00	116.54
3	—	482	115.00–120.00	118.29
4	—	418	112.00–130.00	119.15
4	—	281	130.00–132.50	131.21
3	—	670	95.00–111.00	101.41
3	—	390	125.00–130.00	127.49
3	—	222	130.00–132.50	131.65
2	—	515	113.00–120.00	116.47
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	172.50	172.50
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	445	107.00	107.00
1	—	225	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	609	123.00–138.00	136.06
91	—	530	134.00–139.50	139.06
88	—	710	122.00–138.25	135.21
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	107.00	107.00
2	—	383	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
4	—	519	129.00–135.00	131.03
4	—	611	118.00–123.00	121.23
6	—	573	122.00–134.00	129.45
9	—	467	133.00–140.00	136.02
17	—	324	135.00–155.00	145.14
19	—	418	127.50–147.50	138.11
22	—	373	134.00–150.00	142.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,153	40.00–51.00	46.23
7	—	999	30.00–40.00	36.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,336	46.00–55.00	50.30
4	—	1,385	47.00–49.00	47.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,282	55.00–68.00	62.10
8	—	1,749	68.00–81.00	73.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	250.00	250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	540.00	540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	300.00	300.00

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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Steers · 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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