Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

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 $127.61/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$127.61

61 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

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	498	137.36	684	19thin
Medium and Large 2	518	124.01	643	36
Small 1-2	403	118.30	477	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $207 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 sale61 hd

127.61

—

SC average5 barns · 189 hd

126.66

+0.95

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	1,856	105.88	1,965	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	77.73	999	103
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	74.79	1,155	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	64.87	562	31

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	520	139.00/cwt	135.00–147.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.50	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	116.00–124.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.31/cwt	127.00–138.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	108.94/cwt	106.00–112.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.94/cwt	127.50–140.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	118.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	121.44/cwt	115.00–127.50	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	125.35/cwt	120.00–132.50	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	116.17/cwt	115.00–117.50	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	104.52/cwt	100.00–109.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	108.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	104.32/cwt	103.00–106.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	92.52/cwt	91.00–94.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	88.49/cwt	86.00–91.00	640	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	66.28/cwt	60.00–77.00	579	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	56.55/cwt	54.00–58.00	464	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	74.79/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,155	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	78.98/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,022	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	64.52/cwt	51.00–68.00	718	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,547	91.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,416	7
Bulls	—	—	1,756	101.87/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,789	4
Bulls	—	—	2,055	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,341	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	623	82.95/cwt	79.00–87.00	517	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,104	722.45/cwt	500.00–830.00	7,976	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	908	834.85/cwt	780.00–885.00	7,580	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.11/cwt	105.00–116.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	109.79/cwt	108.00–112.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.09/cwt	107.00–119.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.87/cwt	125.00–134.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	123.88/cwt	123.00–128.00	736	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 337Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average 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
3	—	520	135.00–147.00	139.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
2	—	293	160.00–165.00	162.48
2	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.50
2	—	358	155.00–160.00	157.48
9	—	594	123.00–128.00	123.88
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	120.00–125.00	121.96
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	105.00–116.00	112.11
7	—	372	130.00–145.00	140.38
5	—	682	108.00–112.00	109.79
5	—	575	107.00–119.00	114.09
3	—	470	125.00–134.00	127.87
3	—	227	145.00–155.00	150.04
2	—	703	111.00	111.00
1	—	305	147.50	147.50
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00–142.50	141.31
2	—	608	105.00–108.00	106.52
3	—	470	130.00–140.00	134.10
3	—	580	116.00–124.00	120.00
5	—	527	127.00–138.00	130.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	106.00–112.00	108.94
2	—	583	110.00	110.00
4	—	475	115.00–125.00	121.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	127.50–140.00	133.94
2	—	610	109.00–112.00	110.48
3	—	523	115.00	115.00
3	—	573	112.00–114.00	113.00
4	—	473	115.00–121.00	118.74
5	—	414	115.00–127.50	121.44
7	—	376	120.00–132.50	125.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	115.00–117.50	116.17
2	—	465	110.00–112.50	111.24
2	—	543	100.00–109.00	104.52
3	—	422	106.00–110.00	108.67
3	—	570	103.00–106.00	104.32
4	—	321	115.00–120.00	117.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	91.00	91.00
2	—	660	91.00–94.00	92.52
2	—	723	86.00–91.00	88.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	873	60.00–77.00	66.28
6	—	821	54.00–58.00	56.55
1	—	995	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	70.00–79.00	74.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,294	70.00–88.00	78.98
15	—	1,113	51.00–68.00	64.52
7	—	1,547	90.00–95.00	91.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	98.00–107.00	101.87
2	—	2,055	110.00–118.00	113.90

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	—	623	79.00–87.00	82.95
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,104	500.00–830.00	722.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	780.00–885.00	834.85

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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Saluda Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle