Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder Heifers were 1.00-4.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heavy 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 $104.48/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$104.48

223 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$19.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

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	517	111.44	576	69
Medium and Large 2	474	106.21	504	71
Small 1-2	411	105.95	435	32
Medium and Large 3	407	91.72	373	51

One grade step is worth $19.71/cwt here — about $203 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 sale223 hd

104.48

—

SC average5 barns · 703 hd

106.84

−2.37

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	1,460	70.72	1,033	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	48.48	669	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	45.95	556	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	40.14	369	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	854	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	114.72/cwt	105.00–120.00	369	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	116.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.21/cwt	124.00–135.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.98/cwt	140.00–157.50	472	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	146.89/cwt	140.00–157.50	542	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.25/cwt	148.00–152.50	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.51/cwt	119.00–124.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	122.71/cwt	118.00–130.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	102.79/cwt	100.00–109.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	113.14/cwt	110.00–119.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.36/cwt	118.00–123.00	812	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	117.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	127.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	116.86/cwt	112.00–121.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	130.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	492	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	103.74/cwt	102.50–105.00	792	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	500	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	558	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	426	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	342	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	507.32/cwt	430.00–580.00	4,997	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	949	570.40/cwt	330.00–690.00	5,413	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,002	530.47/cwt	330.00–680.00	5,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	113.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	601	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	101.81/cwt	100.00–104.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	99.34/cwt	99.00–100.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	479	111.29/cwt	100.00–116.00	533	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	137.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	581	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	656	15
Bulls	—	—	1,470	76.76/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.52/cwt	108.00–118.00	636	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	13
Bulls	—	—	1,447	62.66/cwt	55.00–68.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	107.71/cwt	106.00–112.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	126.78/cwt	125.00–131.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	105.34/cwt	104.00–107.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	90.07/cwt	87.00–93.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.81/cwt	125.00–132.50	549	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	48.48/cwt	46.00–50.00	669	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	47.93/cwt	44.00–54.00	590	37
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	103.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	537	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	429	114.67/cwt	105.00–120.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	92.54/cwt	90.00–98.00	533	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	870	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	109.30/cwt	108.00–112.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	114.61/cwt	112.00–118.00	488	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	111.61/cwt	108.00–116.00	526	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	105.62/cwt	104.00–108.00	556	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	107.87/cwt	105.00–110.00	455	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	104.73/cwt	100.00–107.00	495	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	112.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	106.12/cwt	104.00–110.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	91.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	94.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	93.27/cwt	90.00–97.50	395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	97.99/cwt	95.00–101.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	113.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	94.80/cwt	92.50–97.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	83.44/cwt	80.00–87.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	93.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	339	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	108.84/cwt	100.00–112.50	409	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	101.56/cwt	100.00–102.00	541	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	316	110.53/cwt	105.00–120.00	349	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	91.11/cwt	90.00–95.00	432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	233	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	35.46/cwt	33.00–38.00	321	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	38.62/cwt	30.00–42.00	441	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	44.83/cwt	42.00–48.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 777Last week 572Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	117.00–121.00	119.01
6	—	473	135.00–145.00	137.89
6	—	528	124.00–135.00	128.21
15	—	323	140.00–157.50	145.98
28	—	369	140.00–157.50	146.89
2	—	280	148.00–152.50	150.25
2	—	623	119.00–124.00	121.51
3	—	425	140.00–145.00	141.61
3	—	675	118.00–123.00	120.36
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	322	105.00–120.00	114.72
10	—	376	115.00–120.00	116.79
9	—	277	110.00–120.00	117.11
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	490	118.00–130.00	122.71
5	—	659	100.00–109.00	102.79
7	—	519	110.00–119.00	113.14
8	—	316	125.00–135.00	127.52
9	—	567	112.00–121.00	116.86
16	—	376	125.00–135.00	130.74
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
2	—	290	130.00–135.00	132.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	102.50–105.00	103.74
2	—	653	104.00–108.00	105.99
1	—	845	103.00	103.00
10	—	571	108.00–112.00	109.30
16	—	426	112.00–118.00	114.61
18	—	471	108.00–116.00	111.61
3	—	362	125.00–127.00	125.65
8	—	529	110.00–115.00	112.74
8	—	621	104.00–110.00	106.12
1	—	705	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	102.00	102.00
2	—	555	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	418	100.00–104.00	101.99
7	—	376	100.00–112.50	108.84
7	—	533	100.00–102.00	101.56
9	—	316	105.00–120.00	110.53
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	104.00–108.00	105.62
22	—	422	105.00–110.00	107.87
23	—	473	100.00–107.00	104.73
2	—	653	95.00–101.00	97.99
4	—	384	110.00–115.00	113.26
4	—	564	104.00–106.00	105.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	90.00–95.00	91.44
8	—	328	90.00–100.00	94.46
8	—	423	90.00–97.50	93.27
2	—	513	92.50–97.00	94.80
2	—	723	80.00–87.00	83.44
3	—	363	90.00–95.00	93.39
11	—	474	90.00–95.00	91.11
12	—	259	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	110.00–119.00	113.18
6	—	669	100.00–104.00	101.81
4	—	615	100.00–103.00	101.50
3	—	758	99.00–100.00	99.34
2	—	720	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
15	—	570	108.00–118.00	111.52
13	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.18
18	—	426	125.00–132.50	128.81
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.44
9	—	479	100.00–116.00	111.29
7	—	520	100.00–105.00	103.24
6	—	429	105.00–120.00	114.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	421	135.00–145.00	137.92
15	—	474	135.00–145.00	138.37
7	—	608	106.00–112.00	107.71
5	—	505	125.00–131.00	126.78
3	—	722	104.00–107.00	105.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	90.00–94.00	92.02
1	—	505	95.00	95.00
3	—	430	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	768	87.00–93.00	90.07
2	—	720	90.00–95.00	92.52
9	—	576	90.00–98.00	92.54
2	—	628	90.00–98.00	94.02

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)	5	—	985	430.00–580.00	507.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	949	330.00–690.00	570.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,002	330.00–680.00	530.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	74.00–83.00	76.76
3	—	1,447	55.00–68.00	62.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,379	46.00–50.00	48.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,230	44.00–54.00	47.93
10	—	1,141	30.00–42.00	38.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	906	33.00–38.00	35.46
5	—	933	42.00–48.00	44.83

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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