Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $111.49/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$111.49

152 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

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	507	114.50	580	101
Medium and Large 2	481	106.33	512	39
Small 1-2	425	102.99	437	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $143 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 sale152 hd

111.49

—

SC average2 barns · 352 hd

110.84

+0.65

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	1,747	77.66	1,357	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	49.46	590	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	39.53	347	23

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	317	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	468	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	472	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	393	121.27/cwt	117.50–125.00	477	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	118.82/cwt	115.00–122.50	339	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.67/cwt	117.50–127.50	585	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.12/cwt	127.50–135.00	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.37/cwt	122.50–132.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	138.76/cwt	137.55–140.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	133.20/cwt	132.00–143.00	615	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.61/cwt	120.00–132.00	806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.87/cwt	130.00–144.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.05/cwt	125.00–139.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	35.02/cwt	30.00–42.00	299	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	45.39/cwt	44.00–48.00	413	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	50.71/cwt	44.00–58.00	608	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	37.97/cwt	35.00–41.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	102.44/cwt	100.00–106.00	535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	109.61/cwt	105.00–112.50	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	106.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	103.56/cwt	100.00–106.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	112.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	116.14/cwt	114.00–123.00	482	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	123.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	111.28/cwt	105.00–114.00	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	107.38/cwt	106.00–111.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,033	573.94/cwt	525.00–645.00	5,929	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	758	55.84/cwt	53.00–58.00	423	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	829	50.32/cwt	49.00–51.00	417	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	607	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	100.64/cwt	100.00–102.00	476	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	101.77/cwt	100.00–104.00	425	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	79.19/cwt	76.00–89.00	806	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	910	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,188	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	101.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	533	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	103.79/cwt	102.50–105.00	488	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	408	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	840	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	123.65/cwt	117.00–125.00	528	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	101.16/cwt	100.00–103.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.67/cwt	108.00–115.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	101.86/cwt	95.00–104.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	109.74/cwt	107.00–112.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	93.33/cwt	91.00–98.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.24/cwt	125.00–133.00	603	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	135.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	118.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.42/cwt	109.00–124.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	102.95/cwt	101.00–107.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,809	84.02/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,520	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	71.29/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,201	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,172	621.97/cwt	550.00–685.00	7,289	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,190	1

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 480Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	145.00–150.00	147.55
25	—	462	132.00–143.00	133.20
17	—	622	120.00–132.00	129.61
12	—	378	140.00–150.00	143.38
11	—	521	130.00–144.00	132.87
9	—	420	140.00–150.00	143.10
7	—	573	125.00–139.00	130.05
2	—	738	122.00–124.00	123.01
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	110.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	393	117.50–125.00	121.27
2	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	285	115.00–122.50	118.82
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	117.50–127.50	121.67
12	—	515	115.00–125.00	120.40
6	—	378	127.50–135.00	132.12
5	—	430	122.50–132.00	128.37
3	—	553	120.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	293	137.55–140.00	138.76
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	100.00–106.00	102.44
8	—	421	105.00–112.50	109.61
6	—	471	105.00–108.00	106.00
5	—	559	100.00–106.00	103.56
4	—	374	110.00–115.00	111.92
3	—	630	100.00–104.00	102.32
2	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	476	110.00–117.00	112.58
18	—	415	114.00–123.00	116.14
14	—	518	110.00–117.00	114.07
13	—	571	112.00–116.00	115.00
13	—	372	120.00–126.00	123.49
12	—	677	105.00–114.00	111.28
5	—	615	106.00–111.00	107.38
2	—	778	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	100.00–102.00	100.64
4	—	418	100.00–104.00	101.77
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	100.00–105.00	101.76
2	—	573	100.00–105.00	102.53
2	—	470	102.50–105.00	103.79
2	—	408	105.00–110.00	107.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	82.00	82.00
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
1	—	640	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	117.00–125.00	123.65
9	—	473	110.00–120.00	117.65
6	—	630	100.00–103.00	101.16
6	—	524	108.00–115.00	112.67
4	—	684	95.00–104.00	101.86
4	—	560	107.00–112.00	109.74
3	—	720	91.00–98.00	93.33
2	—	775	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	125.00–133.00	127.24
10	—	520	120.00–130.00	123.49
9	—	426	130.00–145.00	135.28
6	—	569	115.00–125.00	118.39
4	—	620	109.00–124.00	114.42
3	—	717	101.00–107.00	102.95
1	—	755	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	855	30.00–42.00	35.02
10	—	910	44.00–48.00	45.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,199	44.00–58.00	50.71
5	—	1,144	35.00–41.00	37.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,809	77.00–89.00	84.02
8	—	1,685	66.00–74.00	71.29

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)	4	—	1,033	525.00–645.00	573.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	550.00–685.00	621.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	780.00	780.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	53.00–58.00	55.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	829	49.00–51.00	50.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	55.00	55.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,018	76.00–89.00	79.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	680.00	680.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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