Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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 $116.14/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$116.14

150 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$30.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

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	476	121.84	580	91
Medium and Large 2	513	110.93	570	38
Small 1-2	382	109.72	419	11thin
Medium and Large 3	658	91.13	600	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.71/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale150 hd

116.14

—

SC average5 barns · 638 hd

118.89

−2.75

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	1,787	76.12	1,360	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	52.17	787	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	50.65	669	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	45.68	440	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	Small 1-2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	108.39/cwt	107.00–114.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	127.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	472	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	116.45/cwt	112.00–120.00	659	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	110.83/cwt	107.00–113.00	579	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	50.85/cwt	44.00–57.00	672	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	47.82/cwt	44.00–55.00	462	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	52.17/cwt	47.00–55.00	787	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	158.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	175.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.61/cwt	125.00–141.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	128.13/cwt	125.00–137.50	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	162.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	168.50/cwt	165.00–175.50	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.62/cwt	132.50–145.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	129.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	753	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	159.69/cwt	155.00–167.50	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	129.85/cwt	120.00–134.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	143.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	67.51/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	81.86/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,591	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,818	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	87.25/cwt	87.00–87.50	667	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	520	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	113.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	128.17/cwt	127.50–132.50	429	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.02/cwt	116.00–124.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	105.39/cwt	105.00–106.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	108.47/cwt	102.00–110.00	612	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	67.53/cwt	60.00–75.00	424	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	620	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,542	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	487.63/cwt	420.00–575.00	4,730	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	736.00/cwt	640.00–840.00	10,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,923	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	87.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	149.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	175.69/cwt	170.00–182.50	494	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	156.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	439	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	108.68/cwt	100.00–117.00	500	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	87.96/cwt	84.00–92.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	129.13/cwt	125.00–132.50	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.50	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	126.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	535	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	117.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	112.50/cwt	107.50–117.50	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	94.96/cwt	92.50–97.50	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	91.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	672	3

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 523Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
3	—	360	110.00–115.00	113.38
1	—	510	102.00	102.00
3	—	305	110.00–112.50	110.82
2	—	460	100.00–117.00	108.68
1	—	220	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	689	107.00–114.00	108.39
12	—	369	125.00–132.50	127.88
18	—	566	112.00–120.00	116.45
3	—	607	110.00–117.00	113.01
11	—	335	127.50–132.50	128.17
15	—	518	116.00–124.00	120.02
3	—	288	125.00–132.50	129.13
9	—	471	120.00–127.50	123.59
13	—	422	125.00–132.00	126.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	101.00–103.00	102.02
6	—	522	107.00–113.00	110.83
2	—	313	115.00–120.00	117.52
5	—	640	105.00–106.00	105.39
9	—	564	102.00–110.00	108.47
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
5	—	413	110.00–120.00	117.63
8	—	481	107.50–117.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
2	—	765	87.00–87.50	87.25
2	—	678	84.00–92.00	87.96
2	—	438	92.50–97.50	94.96
3	—	730	90.00–96.00	91.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	155.00–165.00	158.49
11	—	323	170.00–180.00	175.32
5	—	416	160.00–165.00	162.79
10	—	379	165.00–175.50	168.50
7	—	281	170.00–182.50	175.69
2	—	673	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	125.00–141.00	132.61
4	—	423	140.00–147.50	143.73
2	—	485	132.50–145.00	138.62
12	—	582	128.00–133.00	129.40
7	—	371	145.00–155.00	149.65
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
3	—	280	150.00–165.00	156.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	92.00	92.00
2	—	740	85.00–90.00	87.52
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	125.00–137.50	128.13
3	—	333	130.00–140.00	134.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
7	—	576	125.00–135.00	130.20
7	—	421	155.00–167.50	159.69
4	—	514	140.00–150.00	143.73
10	—	469	145.00–155.00	148.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
5	—	527	120.00–134.00	129.85
2	—	595	115.00–120.00	117.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	60.00–75.00	67.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,321	44.00–57.00	50.85
1	—	1,280	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	44.00–55.00	47.82
1	—	945	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	47.00–55.00	52.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	65.00–70.00	67.51
3	—	1,943	76.00–86.00	81.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	920.00	920.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	410.00	410.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	59.00	59.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	420.00–575.00	487.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	640.00–840.00	736.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	710.00	710.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle