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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Moderate 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 $107.45/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$107.45

292 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$26.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

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	465	118.93	553	81
Medium and Large 2	469	108.27	508	93
Small 1-2	389	105.29	410	59
Medium and Large 3	490	92.54	454	59

One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $99 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 sale292 hd

107.45

—

SC average5 barns · 691 hd

107.16

+0.29

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	1,610	78.58	1,266	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,282	51.86	665	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	48.68	597	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	44.44	415	17

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	530	94.83/cwt	91.00–98.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	92.57/cwt	85.00–98.00	678	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	229	110.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	254	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	516	100.68/cwt	100.00–103.00	520	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	158.72/cwt	155.00–162.50	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	149.00/cwt	145.00–152.50	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.97/cwt	135.00–147.50	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	151.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	144.69/cwt	140.00–152.00	548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.50/cwt	129.00–137.00	629	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	131.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	108.65/cwt	105.00–111.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	133.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	124.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	131.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.79/cwt	114.00–120.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.26/cwt	127.50–140.00	498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.32/cwt	110.00–122.50	608	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	282	122.13/cwt	110.00–125.00	344	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	116.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	387	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	773.68/cwt	750.00–790.00	7,644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,253	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	955	425.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	4,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	109.29/cwt	108.00–112.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	106.77/cwt	105.00–109.00	673	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	429	101.33/cwt	100.00–103.00	435	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	101.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	478	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	566	100.74/cwt	100.00–102.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	91.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	93.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	92.74/cwt	90.00–96.00	395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	92.94/cwt	90.00–95.00	343	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	424	108.02/cwt	102.50–110.00	458	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	566	101.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	575	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	537	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	93.94/cwt	90.00–99.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	91.35/cwt	90.00–92.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	758	89.01/cwt	85.00–93.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	96.52/cwt	95.00–98.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	94.59/cwt	90.00–99.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	94.55/cwt	92.00–97.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	121.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	522	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	111.37/cwt	109.00–114.00	639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	112.62/cwt	110.00–117.50	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.07/cwt	101.00–107.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.76/cwt	125.00–132.00	606	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	565	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	123.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	112.50/cwt	110.00–114.00	686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	49.67/cwt	41.00–56.00	460	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	34.86/cwt	32.00–37.00	330	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	51.86/cwt	48.00–53.00	665	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	51.09/cwt	42.00–58.00	639	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	35.61/cwt	31.00–39.00	389	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	82.62/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,390	10
Bulls	—	—	1,429	68.49/cwt	62.00–74.00	979	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	113.46/cwt	110.00–122.00	429	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	232	119.02/cwt	114.00–125.00	276	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	93.10/cwt	90.00–97.50	308	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	114.47/cwt	112.00–118.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	127.25/cwt	120.00–132.00	464	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	120.62/cwt	117.00–124.00	511	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	118.69/cwt	116.00–123.00	567	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	116.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	104.58/cwt	103.00–106.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	101.19/cwt	100.00–103.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	115.75/cwt	114.00–118.00	440	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	105.63/cwt	104.00–110.00	549	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	107.58/cwt	105.00–112.50	503	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	110.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	457	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	96.98/cwt	95.00–99.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	778	89.71/cwt	85.00–94.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	93.35/cwt	90.00–97.50	254	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	802.11/cwt	660.00–880.00	9,866	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	713.73/cwt	560.00–770.00	8,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	787.88/cwt	770.00–810.00	7,635	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	267	108.86/cwt	105.00–112.50	291	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	381	109.71/cwt	108.00–111.00	418	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	312	107.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	335	11

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 997Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 0

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

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	91.00–98.00	94.83
5	—	732	85.00–98.00	92.57
8	—	470	90.00–95.00	91.29
7	—	567	90.00–99.00	93.52
7	—	426	90.00–96.00	92.74
7	—	369	90.00–95.00	92.94
7	—	331	90.00–97.50	93.10
1	—	690	91.00	91.00
1	—	870	71.00	71.00
2	—	605	95.00–99.00	96.98
3	—	778	85.00–94.00	89.71
5	—	272	90.00–97.50	93.35
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	229	105.00–115.00	110.78
12	—	516	100.00–103.00	100.68
6	—	429	100.00–103.00	101.33
5	—	473	100.00–103.00	101.01
4	—	566	100.00–102.00	100.74
7	—	267	105.00–112.50	108.86
7	—	381	108.00–111.00	109.71
11	—	312	105.00–112.00	107.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	567	108.00–112.00	109.29
4	—	630	105.00–109.00	106.77
10	—	515	112.00–118.00	114.47
11	—	365	120.00–132.00	127.25
11	—	424	117.00–124.00	120.62
39	—	478	116.00–123.00	118.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
5	—	334	115.00–120.00	116.99
5	—	576	103.00–106.00	104.58
5	—	614	100.00–103.00	101.19
12	—	380	114.00–118.00	115.75
19	—	520	104.00–110.00	105.63
22	—	468	105.00–112.50	107.58
23	—	415	105.00–115.00	110.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	155.00–162.50	158.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	116.00	116.00
2	—	268	145.00–152.50	149.00
2	—	655	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	418	135.00–147.50	141.97
5	—	526	125.00–135.00	130.07
5	—	630	118.00–125.00	122.42
6	—	324	145.00–155.00	151.66
11	—	379	140.00–152.00	144.69
19	—	482	129.00–137.00	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	130.00–135.00	131.49
3	—	610	105.00–111.00	108.65
4	—	329	130.00–140.00	133.92
4	—	422	120.00–130.00	124.03
6	—	270	130.00–135.00	131.20
6	—	467	114.00–120.00	116.79
6	—	584	119.00–121.00	120.00
7	—	371	127.50–140.00	134.26
9	—	523	110.00–122.50	116.32
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	282	110.00–125.00	122.13
6	—	332	110.00–120.00	116.62
8	—	378	110.00–122.00	113.46
7	—	232	114.00–125.00	119.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	102.50–110.00	108.02
6	—	566	100.00–105.00	101.53
2	—	523	100.00–105.00	102.61
1	—	450	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	90.00–99.00	93.94
3	—	577	90.00–92.00	91.35
2	—	758	85.00–93.00	89.01
2	—	675	95.00–98.00	96.52
2	—	628	90.00–99.00	94.59
2	—	530	92.00–97.00	94.55
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	429	115.00–125.00	121.76
13	—	472	110.00–120.00	115.35
10	—	574	109.00–114.00	111.37
6	—	515	110.00–117.50	112.62
2	—	670	103.00–105.00	103.98
2	—	625	101.00–107.00	104.07
1	—	830	98.00	98.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	125.00–132.00	127.76
12	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.47
8	—	524	120.00–128.00	123.23
4	—	610	110.00–114.00	112.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	750.00–790.00	773.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,230	660.00–880.00	802.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	560.00–770.00	713.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	969	770.00–810.00	787.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	385.00	385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	420.00–430.00	425.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	927	41.00–56.00	49.67
6	—	947	32.00–37.00	34.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,282	48.00–53.00	51.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,251	42.00–58.00	51.09
7	—	1,093	31.00–39.00	35.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,683	75.00–89.00	82.62
4	—	1,429	62.00–74.00	68.49

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle