Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.59/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$121.59

85 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$42.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

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	419	136.48	571	26
Medium and Large 2	443	118.62	525	44
Small 1-2	344	108.40	373	11thin
Medium and Large 3	492	93.81	461	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.67/cwt here — about $110 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 sale85 hd

121.59

—

SC average4 barns · 230 hd

123.13

−1.54

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	1,541	99.86	1,539	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	65.20	766	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	64.77	915	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	55.12	488	24

Every lot, as filed

73 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%	—	892	58.26/cwt	51.00–66.00	520	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	43.20/cwt	40.00–48.00	370	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	64.77/cwt	61.00–67.00	915	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	67.21/cwt	59.00–75.00	788	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	47.12/cwt	40.00–53.00	514	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	81.23/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,067	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	110.28/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,911	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	92.67/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	118.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	109.22/cwt	108.00–110.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	104.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	488	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	101.14/cwt	100.00–102.50	536	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	91.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	78.01/cwt	77.00–79.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	109.01/cwt	102.00–114.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	109.38/cwt	105.00–114.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.67/cwt	127.00–137.50	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.99/cwt	130.00–137.50	557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.68/cwt	135.00–145.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	139.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	127.99/cwt	126.00–131.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	101.19/cwt	100.00–105.00	376	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	103.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	345	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	102.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	276	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	101.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	93.46/cwt	89.00–98.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	92.18/cwt	90.00–97.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	79.95/cwt	77.00–84.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	84.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	94.28/cwt	90.00–98.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	768	79.98/cwt	79.00–81.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	103.98/cwt	102.00–105.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	125.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	121.34/cwt	115.00–127.50	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	127.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.65/cwt	110.00–121.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	96.20/cwt	95.00–97.50	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	91.41/cwt	88.00–95.00	469	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	383	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	111.47/cwt	107.50–115.00	303	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	421	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	312	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	678.28/cwt	630.00–720.00	5,630	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	553.24/cwt	470.00–590.00	4,786	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	864	566.09/cwt	510.00–680.00	4,891	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	793	508.03/cwt	460.00–575.00	4,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	486	9

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 343Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
19	—	892	51.00–66.00	58.26
5	—	857	40.00–48.00	43.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,412	61.00–67.00	64.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,172	59.00–75.00	67.21
6	—	1,091	40.00–53.00	47.12
4	—	1,313	78.00–85.00	81.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	109.00–111.00	110.28
2	—	1,353	87.00–98.00	92.67
1	—	1,340	83.00	83.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	105.00–106.00	105.33
3	—	532	116.00–122.00	118.97
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.43
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
3	—	698	110.00	110.00
4	—	271	120.00–130.00	125.75
5	—	419	115.00–127.50	121.34
6	—	365	120.00–130.00	125.18
8	—	329	120.00–130.00	127.44
8	—	473	110.00–121.00	112.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	125.00–139.00	132.90
6	—	428	135.00–145.00	138.68
5	—	382	135.00–145.00	139.34
3	—	507	126.00–131.00	127.99
2	—	328	135.00–137.50	136.26
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	95.00–97.50	96.20
2	—	513	88.00–95.00	91.41
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
2	—	340	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	435	105.00	105.00
5	—	272	107.50–115.00	111.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	91.00	91.00
2	—	573	100.00–102.00	100.98
3	—	372	110.00	110.00
3	—	533	102.00–105.00	103.98
6	—	427	100.00–106.00	102.96
9	—	473	100.00–105.00	102.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	108.00–110.00	109.22
3	—	468	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	100.00–105.00	101.19
4	—	333	100.00–105.00	103.72
3	—	270	100.00–105.00	102.39
3	—	235	100.00–105.00	101.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	89.00–98.00	93.46
6	—	468	90.00–97.00	92.18
3	—	668	77.00–84.00	79.95
3	—	628	80.00–88.00	84.05
3	—	508	90.00–98.00	94.28
2	—	768	79.00–81.00	79.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	100.00–110.00	104.38
4	—	530	100.00–102.50	101.14
3	—	410	107.00–110.00	109.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	90.00–95.00	91.64
2	—	815	77.00–79.00	78.01
1	—	665	82.00	82.00
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	102.00–114.00	109.01
4	—	425	115.00–125.00	118.82
3	—	508	105.00–114.00	109.38
2	—	475	115.00–122.00	118.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	127.00–137.50	132.67
12	—	419	130.00–137.50	132.99
4	—	524	125.00–130.00	127.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	830	630.00–720.00	678.28
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	865	470.00–590.00	553.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	864	510.00–680.00	566.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	793	460.00–575.00	508.03

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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Steers · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle