Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

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 $121.63/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$121.63

143 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

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	463	129.60	600	83
Medium and Large 2	457	117.72	538	40
Small 1-2	336	117.52	395	4thin
Medium and Large 3	726	91.07	661	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale143 hd

121.63

—

SC average5 barns · 537 hd

122.46

−0.83

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	1,677	88.94	1,491	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	67.81	947	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	67.78	813	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	872	56.66	494	23

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	67.81/cwt	62.00–71.00	947	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	67.78/cwt	56.00–79.00	813	33
Bulls	—	—	1,666	88.40/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,473	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	2,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,115	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	736	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	690	71.26/cwt	69.00–74.00	492	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	951	603.36/cwt	560.00–620.00	5,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	729.86/cwt	700.00–760.00	7,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	792.55/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,933	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	958.06/cwt	800.00–1,160.00	8,076	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	371	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	124.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	130.76/cwt	120.00–137.50	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	148.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	553	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	61.12/cwt	55.00–67.00	555	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	46.45/cwt	38.00–52.00	367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.30/cwt	125.00–137.50	554	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	124.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	142.67/cwt	135.00–147.50	458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	140.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	142.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.26/cwt	128.00–140.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	122.94/cwt	115.00–130.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	109.64/cwt	108.00–111.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.95/cwt	135.00–148.00	724	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	154.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	131.69/cwt	125.00–136.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.88/cwt	155.00–170.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	121.82/cwt	119.00–124.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.44/cwt	125.00–140.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	157.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	168.20/cwt	160.00–175.00	621	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	174.55/cwt	165.00–180.00	566	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	156.76/cwt	152.50–165.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	179.20/cwt	175.00–182.50	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	163.86/cwt	160.00–172.50	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.40/cwt	138.00–146.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.78/cwt	127.50–134.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	113.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.62/cwt	108.00–115.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	128.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.78/cwt	112.00–115.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	115.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	92.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	830	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	93.27/cwt	88.00–97.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	716	90.40/cwt	85.00–99.00	647	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 535Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year 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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,397	62.00–71.00	67.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,200	56.00–79.00	67.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	908	55.00–67.00	61.12
7	—	790	38.00–52.00	46.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,666	84.00–94.00	88.40
2	—	1,990	101.00–103.00	102.02
1	—	1,115	66.00	66.00

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	2	—	690	69.00–74.00	71.26
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	951	560.00–620.00	603.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	700.00–760.00	729.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,001	700.00–850.00	792.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	800.00–1,160.00	958.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	75.00	75.00
1	—	360	70.00	70.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	120.00–130.00	124.21
3	—	340	120.00–137.50	130.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	150.00–160.00	156.91
8	—	371	140.00–155.00	148.99
5	—	519	125.00–140.00	134.44
4	—	274	150.00–165.00	157.37
2	—	423	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	369	160.00–175.00	168.20
14	—	324	165.00–180.00	174.55
8	—	461	152.50–165.00	156.76
7	—	280	175.00–182.50	179.20
5	—	422	160.00–172.50	163.86
3	—	565	138.00–146.00	143.40
2	—	620	127.50–134.00	130.78
1	—	240	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	182.50	182.50
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	425	125.00–137.50	130.30
17	—	566	120.00–127.00	123.99
11	—	470	125.00–135.00	127.83
10	—	517	120.00–129.00	124.87
10	—	375	135.00–145.00	137.42
8	—	321	135.00–147.50	142.67
6	—	615	115.00–125.00	118.82
3	—	277	135.00–145.00	140.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
3	—	480	110.00–119.00	113.69
4	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.45
5	—	525	108.00–115.00	110.62
7	—	329	125.00–130.00	128.55
9	—	583	112.00–115.00	113.78
11	—	416	110.00–120.00	115.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	88.00	88.00
2	—	623	90.00–94.00	91.99
2	—	770	90.00–95.00	92.56
2	—	830	85.00–90.00	87.50
4	—	681	88.00–97.00	93.27
5	—	716	85.00–99.00	90.40
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
2	—	340	115.00–120.00	117.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	86.00	86.00
1	—	830	96.00	96.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	130.00–150.00	142.67
7	—	474	128.00–140.00	133.26
5	—	512	115.00–130.00	122.94
3	—	663	108.00–111.00	109.64
2	—	628	110.00–115.00	112.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	135.00–148.00	138.95
9	—	462	150.00–160.00	154.39
8	—	561	125.00–136.00	131.69
8	—	418	155.00–170.00	161.88
5	—	612	119.00–124.00	121.82

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

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle