Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.86/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$118.86

131 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$32.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	414	125.33	519	83
Medium and Large 2	512	108.59	556	43
Small 1-2	483	104.67	506	3thin
Medium and Large 3	540	92.48	499	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.85/cwt here — about $20 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 sale131 hd

118.86

—

SC average5 barns · 246 hd

119.09

−0.23

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	1,734	90.80	1,575	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	54.72	781	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	54.72	658	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	48.77	443	32

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Small 1-2	—	215	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	285	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	133.98/cwt	127.50–140.00	366	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	128.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	411	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	602.21/cwt	520.00–670.00	4,366	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	665.45/cwt	525.00–750.00	7,273	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	710.25/cwt	610.00–810.00	8,097	5
Bulls	—	—	2,168	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	77.78/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,181	6
Bulls	—	—	1,767	93.71/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,656	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	44.25/cwt	37.00–47.00	500	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	56.37/cwt	50.00–64.00	684	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	54.72/cwt	50.00–59.00	781	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	39.71/cwt	35.00–45.00	346	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	50.86/cwt	47.00–58.00	466	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	128.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	416	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.50	474	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	124.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	97.52/cwt	96.00–99.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	103.31/cwt	100.00–107.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	95.35/cwt	93.00–98.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	118.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	115.17/cwt	112.00–117.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	104.98/cwt	102.00–109.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	106.32/cwt	102.00–110.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	499	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.43/cwt	147.50–155.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	160.86/cwt	155.00–167.50	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	159.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	159.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.47/cwt	124.00–130.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.74/cwt	147.50–158.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.42/cwt	150.00–162.50	662	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	115.66/cwt	111.00–120.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	103.38/cwt	100.00–106.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	140.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.24/cwt	130.00–142.50	647	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	539	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.49/cwt	111.00–118.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	133.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	118.81/cwt	114.00–124.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.79/cwt	112.00–122.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	126.06/cwt	120.00–131.00	582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	153.05/cwt	147.50–155.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	139.98/cwt	132.00–142.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.79/cwt	114.00–129.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	144.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	523	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 154Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 179Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	130.00–135.00	132.62
6	—	273	127.50–140.00	133.98
7	—	320	125.00–135.00	128.56
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	147.50–150.00	148.73
4	—	470	147.50–155.00	152.43
7	—	314	155.00–167.50	160.86
8	—	414	155.00–165.00	159.68
20	—	369	155.00–165.00	159.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
2	—	570	120.00–129.00	124.66
4	—	284	147.50–155.00	153.05
5	—	534	132.00–142.00	139.98
6	—	623	114.00–129.00	120.79
7	—	321	140.00–150.00	144.24
7	—	362	140.00–150.00	144.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	325	125.00–135.00	128.13
17	—	369	125.00–132.50	128.44
22	—	424	120.00–130.00	124.46
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
2	—	618	111.00–118.00	114.49
3	—	277	130.00–137.50	133.30
6	—	519	114.00–124.00	118.81
6	—	570	112.00–122.00	116.79
11	—	462	120.00–131.00	126.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	708	96.00–99.00	97.52
2	—	780	85.00–90.00	87.48
3	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.56
3	—	622	100.00–107.00	103.31
3	—	670	93.00–98.00	95.35
4	—	374	115.00–120.00	118.09
6	—	423	115.00–117.00	115.50
6	—	474	112.00–117.00	115.17
6	—	523	102.00–109.00	104.98
7	—	562	102.00–110.00	106.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	90.00–95.00	92.48
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	104.00–105.00	104.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	118.00–124.00	120.96
5	—	567	124.00–130.00	126.47
7	—	478	147.50–158.00	150.74
7	—	524	135.00–145.00	138.45
25	—	426	150.00–162.50	155.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	111.00	111.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
3	—	582	111.00–120.00	115.66
3	—	717	100.00–106.00	103.38
4	—	516	120.00–125.00	122.49
6	—	419	135.00–145.00	140.37
12	—	475	130.00–142.50	136.24
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
2	—	440	120.00–125.00	122.47
4	—	480	115.00–125.00	120.03

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	4	—	725	520.00–670.00	602.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,093	525.00–750.00	665.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,140	610.00–810.00	710.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,168	110.00–112.00	110.97
6	—	1,518	71.00–82.00	77.78
13	—	1,767	87.00–101.00	93.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,130	37.00–47.00	44.25
95	—	1,213	50.00–64.00	56.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,428	50.00–59.00	54.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	871	35.00–45.00	39.71
26	—	916	47.00–58.00	50.86

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

Slaughter Cattle