Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were up to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.08/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$122.08

215 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$11.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

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	494	124.18	614	152
Medium and Large 3	400	117.36	470	7thin
Medium and Large 2	456	117.21	535	52
Small 3	295	115.00	339	1thin
Small 1-2	438	113.17	496	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.02/cwt here — about $118 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 sale215 hd

122.08

—

SC average5 barns · 561 hd

120.80

+1.28

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	1,221	66.52	812	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	60.48	821	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	53.07	812	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	49.44	554	38

Every lot, as filed

125 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 3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,277	64.03/cwt	58.00–69.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.00/cwt	122.50–140.00	572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	312	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	7,688	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	613	294.82/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,807	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	3,534	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	482	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,073	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	798	549.06/cwt	490.00–610.00	4,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	735	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,867	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	970	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,008	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,373	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,224	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	658	1
Steers	Small 3	—	810	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	749	1
Steers	Small 2	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.48/cwt	136.00–165.00	712	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	586	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	587	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	54.26/cwt	47.00–60.00	649	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	681	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	41.18/cwt	30.00–58.00	407	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	60.48/cwt	53.00–66.00	821	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	56.60/cwt	54.00–59.00	880	2
Bulls	—	—	940	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	743	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	124.98/cwt	120.00–132.50	447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	137.40/cwt	130.00–145.00	536	2
Steers	Small 2	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	151.95/cwt	143.00–162.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.54/cwt	109.00–130.00	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	163.43/cwt	155.00–175.00	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.99/cwt	125.00–152.50	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	129.33/cwt	120.00–137.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	138.24/cwt	125.00–152.50	659	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	115.38/cwt	110.00–132.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.03/cwt	112.00–127.00	629	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	715	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	126.68/cwt	125.00–127.50	361	3
Bulls	Small 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.94/cwt	107.00–114.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.92/cwt	120.00–133.00	734	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.69/cwt	110.00–125.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.67/cwt	120.00–140.00	613	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	132.77/cwt	125.00–140.00	503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	135.74/cwt	130.00–142.50	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	170.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.95/cwt	127.50–147.50	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	148.00/cwt	130.00–162.50	419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.49/cwt	155.00–175.00	616	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	173.77/cwt	160.00–185.00	495	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.99/cwt	113.00–127.00	821	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	241	1
Steers	Small 3	—	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Steers	Small 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	144.28/cwt	127.50–175.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.40/cwt	140.00–170.00	658	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	118.35/cwt	110.00–128.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	608	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	410	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.45/cwt	112.50–125.00	497	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	610	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	366	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	890	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	534	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.04/cwt	120.00–143.00	643	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	71.30/cwt	62.00–81.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.78/cwt	120.00–152.50	704	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	114.70/cwt	110.00–117.50	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	112.94/cwt	108.00–128.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	116.23/cwt	105.00–128.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	89.93/cwt	80.00–100.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	129.72/cwt	120.00–137.50	545	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	108.55/cwt	102.00–116.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	107.28/cwt	105.00–114.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	671	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	119.80/cwt	107.00–127.50	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	122.33/cwt	115.00–132.50	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	112.36/cwt	105.00–125.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Steers	Large 3	—	375	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.32/cwt	137.50–160.00	564	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	149.76/cwt	132.50–160.00	488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.06/cwt	122.00–126.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	171.20/cwt	157.50–182.50	550	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.10/cwt	145.00–169.00	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	760	4

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
4	—	308	127.50–175.00	144.28
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	92.50	92.50
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	113.00	113.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	102.50	102.50
2	—	390	130.00–145.00	137.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	143.00–162.00	151.95
10	—	622	109.00–130.00	123.54
13	—	423	155.00–175.00	163.43
1	—	840	116.00	116.00
2	—	220	165.00–175.00	170.11
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
15	—	370	155.00–175.00	166.49
13	—	285	160.00–185.00	173.77
5	—	673	113.00–127.00	121.99
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
13	—	321	157.50–182.50	171.20
9	—	468	145.00–169.00	157.10
4	—	566	130.00–136.00	134.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	540	136.00	136.00
6	—	339	180.00–182.50	181.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	125.00–152.50	139.99
11	—	566	120.00–137.00	129.33
17	—	477	125.00–152.50	138.24
13	—	525	127.50–147.50	135.95
7	—	283	130.00–162.50	148.00
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
16	—	380	137.50–160.00	148.32
8	—	326	132.50–160.00	149.76
2	—	623	122.00–126.00	124.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	122.50–140.00	135.00
2	—	565	120.00–128.00	123.89
3	—	527	125.00–135.00	130.61
14	—	476	120.00–143.00	135.04
2	—	970	62.00–81.00	71.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	136.00–165.00	150.48
3	—	683	105.00–110.00	106.66
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
3	—	715	107.00–114.00	109.94
14	—	574	120.00–133.00	127.92
19	—	421	140.00–170.00	156.40
7	—	629	110.00–128.00	118.35
1	—	1,030	59.00	59.00
19	—	522	120.00–152.50	134.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	107.50	107.50
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	112.50–125.00	118.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	140.00–150.00	144.94
1	—	640	99.00	99.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	890	60.00	60.00
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	122.50	122.50
1	—	450	112.00	112.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	118.00	118.00
3	—	322	110.00–117.50	114.70
3	—	487	107.00–127.50	119.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	358	120.00–132.50	124.98
1	—	625	102.50	102.50
3	—	285	125.00–127.50	126.68
6	—	330	110.00–125.00	120.69
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
8	—	562	108.00–128.00	112.94
7	—	484	105.00–128.00	116.23
2	—	715	80.00–100.00	89.93
9	—	421	115.00–132.50	122.33
7	—	521	105.00–125.00	112.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
9	—	574	110.00–132.00	115.38
20	—	524	112.00–127.00	120.03
25	—	480	120.00–140.00	127.67
11	—	379	125.00–140.00	132.77
3	—	338	130.00–142.50	135.74
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
29	—	420	120.00–137.50	129.72
15	—	617	102.00–116.00	108.55
8	—	679	105.00–114.00	107.28
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	135.00	135.00
5	—	465	124.00	124.00
18	—	516	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	35.00	35.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,277	58.00–69.00	64.03
1	—	940	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,196	47.00–60.00	54.26
14	—	989	30.00–58.00	41.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,555	54.00–59.00	56.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,358	53.00–66.00	60.48

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	—	710	44.00	44.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	613	280.00–310.00	294.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	61.00	61.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	765.00	765.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	465.00	465.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	375.00	375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	390.00	390.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	798	490.00–610.00	549.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	58.00	58.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	320.00	320.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	550.00	550.00

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