Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steady. Average offering 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 $108.65/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$108.65

120 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$22.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

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	534	112.91	603	63
Medium and Large 2	500	106.42	532	42
Small 1-2	413	104.30	431	7thin
Medium and Large 3	550	90.62	499	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $105 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 sale120 hd

108.65

—

SC average5 barns · 524 hd

107.99

+0.66

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	1,624	71.80	1,166	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	54.76	741	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	51.60	677	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	42.35	400	8thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	425	116.37/cwt	115.00–118.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	110.85/cwt	108.00–114.00	678	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	520	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	107.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	396	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	91.66/cwt	90.00–92.50	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	122.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	138.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.77/cwt	122.50–130.00	595	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	478	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	126.28/cwt	122.50–130.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.57/cwt	130.00–143.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	154.97/cwt	150.00–162.50	576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	158.28/cwt	152.50–167.50	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	126.73/cwt	124.00–130.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	138.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	154.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	120.99/cwt	119.00–124.00	730	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.62/cwt	119.00–127.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	111.64/cwt	109.00–115.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.31/cwt	103.00–107.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	93.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	63.30/cwt	59.00–68.00	953	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	83.13/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.43/cwt	108.00–113.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	112.55/cwt	107.50–115.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	621	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	52.54/cwt	45.00–58.00	694	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	37.96/cwt	35.00–42.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	32.89/cwt	31.00–35.00	303	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	54.76/cwt	50.00–57.00	741	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	48.03/cwt	45.00–56.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	105.33/cwt	104.00–107.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	102.78/cwt	101.00–105.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.64/cwt	101.00–107.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	114.31/cwt	112.00–118.00	546	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	105.73/cwt	103.00–110.00	492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	110.09/cwt	107.00–111.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	104.64/cwt	100.00–107.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	110.83/cwt	109.00–113.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.66/cwt	100.00–107.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	114.47/cwt	114.00–115.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	112.14/cwt	109.00–118.00	584	8

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 777Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 16Year ago 0

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

steady. Average offering 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	115.00–118.00	116.37
7	—	612	108.00–114.00	110.85
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
3	—	778	104.00–107.00	105.33
17	—	478	112.00–118.00	114.31
4	—	665	107.00–110.00	108.49
5	—	567	109.00–113.00	110.83
3	—	728	100.00–107.00	104.66
3	—	307	120.00–125.00	123.37
2	—	388	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	900	102.00	102.00
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
8	—	521	109.00–118.00	112.14
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	100.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	90.00–92.50	91.66
2	—	460	90.00–95.00	92.50
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	525	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	101.00–105.00	102.78
3	—	573	101.00–107.00	103.64
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
11	—	465	103.00–110.00	105.73
9	—	427	107.00–111.00	110.09
6	—	518	100.00–107.00	104.64
3	—	382	115.00	115.00
2	—	710	97.00–98.00	97.51
2	—	323	114.00–115.00	114.47
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	113.00	113.00
4	—	379	120.00–129.00	122.32
2	—	423	113.00	113.00
2	—	283	122.50–130.00	126.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.24
4	—	264	135.00–145.00	138.55
3	—	473	122.50–130.00	125.77
3	—	430	120.00–130.00	125.12
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
6	—	374	135.00–145.00	141.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	413	140.00–145.00	143.21
1	—	755	123.00	123.00
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
1	—	230	152.50	152.50
11	—	522	130.00–143.00	134.57
11	—	372	150.00–162.50	154.97
6	—	324	152.50–167.50	158.28
4	—	555	124.00–130.00	126.73
7	—	466	135.00–145.00	138.60
4	—	273	150.00–160.00	154.58
3	—	603	119.00–124.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.67
10	—	517	120.00–130.00	126.71
8	—	567	119.00–127.00	121.62
6	—	619	109.00–115.00	111.64
3	—	710	103.00–107.00	104.31
2	—	678	107.00–110.00	108.52
21	—	471	125.00–137.00	131.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	90.00–95.00	93.33
2	—	528	90.00–95.00	92.42
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	108.00–113.00	110.43
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
3	—	515	107.50–115.00	112.55
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
3	—	465	115.00–120.00	118.30
3	—	435	115.00–120.00	118.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	59.00–68.00	63.30
3	—	1,782	81.00–87.00	83.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,320	45.00–58.00	52.54
2	—	1,188	35.00–42.00	37.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	31.00–35.00	32.89
5	—	959	45.00–56.00	48.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,354	50.00–57.00	54.76

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

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