Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to

4.00 higher. 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 $104.95/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$104.95

147 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$20.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

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	538	112.89	607	35
Medium and Large 2	473	107.55	509	57
Small 1-2	393	106.33	417	18thin
Medium and Large 3	451	92.76	418	37

One grade step is worth $20.12/cwt here — about $189 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 sale147 hd

104.95

—

SC average5 barns · 539 hd

105.56

−0.61

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	1,676	78.39	1,314	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	60.14	777	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	58.53	903	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	46.09	415	17

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	476	108.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	101.70/cwt	100.00–103.00	435	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	471	101.27/cwt	100.00–103.00	477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	165.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	126.56/cwt	124.00–130.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	153.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.80/cwt	120.00–135.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	152.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.89/cwt	118.00–124.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	137.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	580	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	109.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	464	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	101.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	575	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	102.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	94.34/cwt	90.00–97.00	403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	94.55/cwt	90.00–98.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	86.01/cwt	83.00–89.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.23/cwt	117.00–125.00	560	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	114.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	659	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	122.17/cwt	118.00–125.00	528	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	111.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	132.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	113.28/cwt	109.00–116.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	646	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	62.35/cwt	50.00–72.00	821	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	50.36/cwt	45.00–54.00	449	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	35.84/cwt	30.00–42.00	330	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	58.53/cwt	58.00–59.00	903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	42.90/cwt	39.00–47.00	472	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	85.88/cwt	79.00–98.00	1,454	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	59.65/cwt	59.00–60.00	974	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,010	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,077	547.12/cwt	450.00–650.00	5,892	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	543.47/cwt	540.00–550.00	5,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	680.60/cwt	630.00–720.00	7,657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	510.26/cwt	470.00–550.00	3,852	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	370	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	386	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.33/cwt	105.00–115.00	397	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	117.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	329	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	131.37/cwt	125.00–140.00	494	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	430	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	355	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	116.26/cwt	114.00–118.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	106.19/cwt	103.00–109.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	109.44/cwt	108.00–112.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	108.56/cwt	106.00–111.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	95.51/cwt	94.00–97.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	104.33/cwt	103.00–106.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	111.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	107.26/cwt	105.00–111.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	103.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	111.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	466	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	93.10/cwt	90.00–98.00	309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	92.40/cwt	90.00–97.00	344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	93.41/cwt	90.00–97.00	396	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	93.69/cwt	90.00–97.00	446	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	282	2

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 739Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to

4.00 higher. 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
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	105.00–115.00	108.68
6	—	422	105.00–115.00	109.84
4	—	565	100.00–105.00	101.77
4	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	90.00–97.00	94.34
4	—	455	90.00–95.00	92.51
3	—	522	90.00–98.00	94.55
2	—	860	70.00	70.00
2	—	763	83.00–89.00	86.01
2	—	585	90.00–95.00	92.46
1	—	820	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	466	117.00–125.00	120.23
13	—	576	110.00–118.00	114.35
11	—	432	118.00–125.00	122.17
5	—	517	110.00–115.00	111.19
2	—	615	104.00–106.00	105.02
1	—	900	83.00	83.00
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	130.00–135.00	132.85
3	—	627	109.00–116.00	113.28
2	—	513	125.00–127.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
3	—	412	115.00–119.00	116.97
3	—	468	115.00–118.00	116.35
4	—	370	120.00–130.00	126.03
4	—	511	114.00–118.00	116.26
5	—	660	103.00–109.00	106.19
7	—	565	108.00–112.00	109.44
7	—	619	106.00–111.00	108.56
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	100.00–103.00	101.70
7	—	471	100.00–103.00	101.27
3	—	328	105.00–110.00	108.32
2	—	373	105.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
2	—	230	120.00–125.00	122.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	94.00	94.00
2	—	703	94.00–97.00	95.51
3	—	557	103.00–106.00	104.33
3	—	667	95.00–97.00	96.01
4	—	334	110.00–120.00	115.04
4	—	379	110.00–115.00	111.51
10	—	473	105.00–111.00	107.26
10	—	520	100.00–110.00	103.63
20	—	418	108.00–115.00	111.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	80.00	80.00
1	—	655	83.00	83.00
3	—	510	95.00–97.00	95.99
4	—	563	90.00–95.00	92.48
5	—	332	90.00–98.00	93.10
5	—	372	90.00–97.00	92.40
9	—	424	90.00–97.00	93.41
9	—	476	90.00–97.00	93.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	220	160.00–170.00	165.11
2	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.41
4	—	416	135.00–145.00	139.94
4	—	516	124.00–130.00	126.56
6	—	278	150.00–160.00	153.83
6	—	563	120.00–135.00	127.80
8	—	326	145.00–160.00	152.47
10	—	370	145.00–155.00	148.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	118.00–124.00	120.89
2	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.00
5	—	281	130.00–145.00	137.19
4	—	419	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	513	110.00–116.00	113.04
15	—	376	125.00–140.00	131.37
5	—	318	130.00–140.00	135.07
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	105.00–115.00	110.33
5	—	315	110.00–120.00	117.02
2	—	280	115.00–120.00	117.63
2	—	240	115.00–120.00	117.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	43.00	43.00
1	—	655	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,317	50.00–72.00	62.35
5	—	1,101	39.00–47.00	42.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	891	45.00–54.00	50.36
5	—	922	30.00–42.00	35.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	58.00–59.00	58.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,693	79.00–98.00	85.88
2	—	1,633	59.00–60.00	59.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,077	450.00–650.00	547.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	540.00–550.00	543.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	630.00–720.00	680.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	755	470.00–550.00	510.26

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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