Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sales bring closed for holidays. Moderate offering average to

good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.96/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$114.96

166 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

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	489	117.19	573	111
Medium and Large 2	471	110.63	521	47
Small 1-2	344	109.54	377	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $196 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 sale166 hd

114.96

—

SC average2 barns · 322 hd

117.05

−2.09

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	1,574	75.83	1,194	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	54.32	856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	52.77	703	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	878	44.03	387	18

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	784.48/cwt	765.00–800.00	8,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.62/cwt	150.00–165.00	649	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	127.51/cwt	124.00–130.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.60/cwt	140.00–148.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	163.29/cwt	152.50–168.00	531	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	159.17/cwt	150.00–167.50	598	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	136.49/cwt	132.50–140.00	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	620.58/cwt	560.00–710.00	6,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	843	534.09/cwt	495.00–580.00	4,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,399	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	228	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	235	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	699.97/cwt	590.00–760.00	7,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	638	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	735	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	865	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.11/cwt	130.00–137.50	634	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.81/cwt	115.00–123.00	698	9
Bulls	—	—	1,620	79.01/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,280	10
Bulls	—	—	1,483	69.48/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	118.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	730	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	467	110.79/cwt	107.50–115.00	517	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	122.52/cwt	117.50–125.00	506	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	38.12/cwt	33.00–43.00	329	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	54.32/cwt	49.00–58.00	856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	55.16/cwt	50.00–63.00	766	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	43.78/cwt	37.00–48.00	489	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	105.35/cwt	100.00–112.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	117.05/cwt	112.00–124.00	548	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	113.29/cwt	110.00–117.00	589	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	112.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	644	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	121.21/cwt	115.00–125.00	512	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	48.75/cwt	45.00–55.00	434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	128.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	127.98/cwt	125.00–132.50	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.75/cwt	110.00–114.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	111.08/cwt	110.00–112.50	350	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	353	109.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	385	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	104.81/cwt	103.00–105.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	121.05/cwt	115.00–124.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	104.37/cwt	102.00–110.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	104.43/cwt	100.00–108.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	116.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	110.46/cwt	108.00–114.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	104.67/cwt	103.00–108.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	335	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	124.16/cwt	124.00–126.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	130.96/cwt	120.00–140.00	494	9

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 410Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 1Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to sales bring closed for holidays. Moderate offering average to

good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	765.00–800.00	784.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,120	560.00–710.00	620.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	590.00–760.00	699.97
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	495.00–580.00	534.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	610.00	610.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	150.00–165.00	154.62
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
2	—	278	155.00	155.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
2	—	585	134.00–136.00	135.02
4	—	604	124.00–130.00	127.51
5	—	520	140.00–148.00	144.60
8	—	471	145.00–150.00	146.99
12	—	325	152.50–168.00	163.29
15	—	376	150.00–167.50	159.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	132.00–137.00	134.46
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
2	—	278	132.50–140.00	136.49
2	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.50
3	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.61
12	—	584	124.00–126.00	124.16
9	—	377	120.00–140.00	130.96
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	120.00–127.00	123.46
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	70.00	70.00
2	—	380	60.00	60.00
2	—	335	70.00	70.00
1	—	565	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	145.00–160.00	151.47
10	—	576	125.00–135.00	127.65
9	—	464	140.00–148.00	144.00
5	—	676	105.00–110.00	107.41
2	—	710	107.00	107.00
1	—	750	104.00	104.00
13	—	616	115.00–123.00	118.44
12	—	518	130.00–140.00	134.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	81.00	81.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	476	130.00–137.50	133.11
9	—	583	115.00–123.00	119.81
4	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.04
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
6	—	534	120.00–125.00	122.67
4	—	633	100.00–112.00	105.35
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	107.50–115.00	110.79
3	—	413	117.50–125.00	122.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
10	—	629	103.00–105.00	104.81
8	—	381	115.00–124.00	121.05
7	—	486	102.00–110.00	104.37
5	—	570	100.00–108.00	104.43
5	—	311	115.00–120.00	116.45
4	—	426	108.00–114.00	110.46
3	—	520	103.00–108.00	104.67
3	—	275	120.00–125.00	121.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	468	112.00–124.00	117.05
25	—	520	110.00–117.00	113.29
18	—	573	110.00–117.00	112.44
14	—	422	115.00–125.00	121.21
1	—	915	93.00	93.00
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
12	—	369	125.00–134.00	128.63
6	—	319	125.00–132.50	127.98
4	—	615	110.00–114.00	111.75
2	—	723	105.00–110.00	107.42
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	110.00–112.50	111.08
3	—	353	107.00–110.00	109.01
1	—	435	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,620	75.00–88.00	79.01
5	—	1,483	65.00–72.00	69.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	863	33.00–43.00	38.12
10	—	890	45.00–55.00	48.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,575	49.00–58.00	54.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,389	50.00–63.00	55.16
13	—	1,116	37.00–48.00	43.78

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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