Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Moderate 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 $120.05/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$120.05

153 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$36.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

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	434	128.73	559	82
Medium and Large 2	471	115.10	543	54
Small 1-2	430	102.47	441	2thin
Medium and Large 3	569	92.72	527	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.02/cwt here — about $32 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 sale153 hd

120.05

—

SC average5 barns · 755 hd

119.53

+0.51

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	—	High	1,877	90.52	1,699	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	66.13	869	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	65.50	1,017	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	838	56.29	472	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	465	145.60/cwt	145.00–147.50	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	156.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	155.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	147.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.04/cwt	132.00–134.00	559	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	377	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	178.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	169.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	551	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	307	133.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	410	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	128.21/cwt	110.00–140.00	346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.34/cwt	130.00–133.00	818	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	694	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	541.68/cwt	480.00–590.00	3,792	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	660.73/cwt	570.00–720.00	6,905	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	624.70/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,347	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	815.11/cwt	770.00–860.00	8,640	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	790.72/cwt	780.00–800.00	9,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.15/cwt	125.00–137.50	690	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.33/cwt	135.00–147.50	647	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	802	2
Bulls	—	—	2,105	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	130.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	550	8
Bulls	—	—	1,725	85.54/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	108.03/cwt	107.00–110.00	564	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	106.31/cwt	100.00–112.50	521	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	438	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.08/cwt	122.50–130.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	110.74/cwt	108.00–113.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	116.69/cwt	114.00–120.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	389	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	64.89/cwt	57.00–71.00	852	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	56.29/cwt	53.00–59.00	472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	65.50/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,017	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	74.30/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,013	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	42.46/cwt	36.00–49.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	96.52/cwt	95.00–98.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	92.57/cwt	90.00–95.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	114.71/cwt	112.00–118.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.05/cwt	120.00–132.50	466	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	110.16/cwt	105.00–115.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	104.34/cwt	104.00–105.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	103.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	134.42/cwt	129.00–142.50	492	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	651	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	117.85/cwt	110.00–122.50	506	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	109.25/cwt	105.00–113.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	108.80/cwt	108.00–110.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	179.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	607	2

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 631Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 5Year ago 0

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

Moderate offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	145.00–147.50	145.60
4	—	360	155.00–165.00	159.86
9	—	274	175.00–185.00	178.30
6	—	325	165.00–175.00	169.42
3	—	623	130.00–133.00	131.34
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
3	—	225	175.00–185.00	179.81
2	—	408	147.50–150.00	148.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	277	150.00–165.00	156.13
7	—	314	150.00–160.00	155.40
4	—	779	100.00	100.00
11	—	369	140.00–150.00	147.42
2	—	420	132.00–134.00	133.04
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
3	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.03
3	—	515	134.00–135.00	134.67
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	125.00–135.00	130.99
5	—	307	130.00–140.00	133.56
3	—	270	110.00–140.00	128.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.23
4	—	280	137.50–140.00	138.75
12	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.67
12	—	427	125.00–135.00	129.63
7	—	567	112.00–118.00	114.71
20	—	366	129.00–142.50	134.42
18	—	523	120.00–129.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	95.00–98.00	96.52
2	—	478	90.00–95.00	92.57
1	—	790	97.00	97.00
1	—	630	88.00	88.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
5	—	423	90.00–95.00	92.51
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	120.00–132.50	125.05
5	—	479	105.00–115.00	110.16
4	—	331	120.00–125.00	123.15
3	—	657	104.00–105.00	104.34
2	—	585	100.00–108.00	103.93
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
17	—	429	110.00–122.50	117.85
8	—	515	105.00–113.00	109.25
5	—	613	108.00–110.00	108.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	100.00–105.00	102.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
8	—	421	125.00–135.00	130.65
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
7	—	473	122.50–130.00	126.08
4	—	636	108.00–113.00	110.74
3	—	505	114.00–120.00	116.69
2	—	715	102.00–103.00	102.50
2	—	570	118.00–119.00	118.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	125.00–137.50	132.15
14	—	468	135.00–147.50	138.33
8	—	569	125.00–135.00	130.83
8	—	416	140.00–150.00	144.70
2	—	615	129.00–132.00	130.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	107.00–110.00	108.03
2	—	490	100.00–112.50	106.31
2	—	438	110.00–115.00	112.54

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	480.00–590.00	541.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	630.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,045	570.00–720.00	660.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,016	575.00–650.00	624.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,060	770.00–860.00	815.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,155	780.00–800.00	790.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,105	96.00–100.00	98.00
3	—	1,725	84.00–87.00	85.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	57.00–71.00	64.89
7	—	1,363	73.00–75.00	74.30
2	—	1,143	36.00–49.00	42.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	53.00–59.00	56.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	61.00–68.00	65.50

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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