Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Moderate 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 $117.81/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$117.81

86 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

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	396	126.52	501	47
Medium and Large 2	460	111.70	514	23
Small 1-2	399	106.67	426	9thin
Medium and Large 3	623	93.70	584	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.82/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale86 hd

117.81

—

SC average5 barns · 325 hd

119.42

−1.61

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	1,588	91.41	1,452	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	69.69	1,036	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	66.33	833	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	51.66	445	14

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	44.69/cwt	35.00–50.00	375	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	64.20/cwt	58.00–68.00	580	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	69.69/cwt	64.00–77.00	1,036	9
Bulls	—	—	1,758	105.85/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,312	73.75/cwt	66.00–83.00	968	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	562.55/cwt	550.00–580.00	4,770	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,769	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,440	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	119.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	456	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	812	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	139.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	141.03/cwt	137.50–145.00	461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	145.00/cwt	140.00–147.50	412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	68.69/cwt	58.00–78.00	878	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	45.64/cwt	40.00–51.00	483	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	93.34/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	788	90.98/cwt	86.00–96.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.17/cwt	125.00–132.50	532	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.89/cwt	122.50–130.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	103.99/cwt	102.00–106.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.28/cwt	122.50–126.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	718	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.05/cwt	135.00–148.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	788	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	160.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.50/cwt	155.00–169.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	160.87/cwt	155.00–167.50	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	143.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	725	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	108.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	424	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	93.97/cwt	90.00–98.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	107.81/cwt	104.00–113.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	131.83/cwt	125.00–140.00	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	130.28/cwt	127.50–135.00	422	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	119.28/cwt	115.00–123.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.29/cwt	127.50–130.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	113.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	305	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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 571Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Moderate 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 — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	839	35.00–50.00	44.69
5	—	903	58.00–68.00	64.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,487	64.00–77.00	69.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,278	58.00–78.00	68.69
4	—	1,059	40.00–51.00	45.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	103.00–108.00	105.85
3	—	1,312	66.00–83.00	73.75
5	—	1,652	89.00–97.00	93.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	848	550.00–580.00	562.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	115.00–125.00	119.71
2	—	338	130.00–132.00	130.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	135.00–145.00	139.27
6	—	650	114.00	114.00
5	—	327	137.50–145.00	141.03
5	—	284	140.00–147.50	145.00
2	—	585	128.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	155.00–165.00	160.76
3	—	473	155.00–169.00	162.50
3	—	418	155.00–167.50	160.87
3	—	377	150.00–160.00	155.72
2	—	505	140.00–147.00	143.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
12	—	371	125.00–140.00	131.83
11	—	324	127.50–135.00	130.28
6	—	475	115.00–123.00	119.28
5	—	422	127.50–130.00	128.29
4	—	560	111.00–120.00	113.98
3	—	515	117.00–123.00	120.25
3	—	262	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	230	130.00–135.00	132.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	105.00–110.00	108.75
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	94.00–96.00	94.98
2	—	630	90.00–98.00	93.97
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	89.00	89.00
1	—	310	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	263	120.00	120.00
4	—	568	106.00–110.00	107.99
4	—	516	104.00–113.00	107.81
4	—	471	110.00–111.00	110.49
3	—	658	103.00	103.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	86.00–96.00	90.98
2	—	615	91.00–95.00	93.02
1	—	855	84.00	84.00
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
1	—	510	99.00	99.00
1	—	420	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	125.00–132.50	127.17
3	—	473	122.50–130.00	125.89
2	—	643	102.00–106.00	103.99
2	—	550	115.00–124.00	119.50
2	—	515	122.50–126.00	124.28
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
1	—	655	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	125.00–130.00	127.25
8	—	471	135.00–148.00	142.05
6	—	422	140.00–150.00	143.36
5	—	527	130.00–140.00	134.42
2	—	615	118.00–121.00	119.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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