Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends not available due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $113.40/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$113.40

92 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

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	467	123.33	576	26
Medium and Large 2	458	112.15	513	44
Small 1-2	378	108.11	408	8thin
Medium and Large 3	498	101.90	507	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $69 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 sale92 hd

113.40

—

SC average5 barns · 269 hd

124.77

−11.38

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	—	Low	1,793	78.67	1,411	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	57.75	706	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	51.52	550	39

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	490	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	478	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	438	108.71/cwt	102.50–115.00	476	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	825	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	91.27/cwt	88.00–95.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	92.25/cwt	92.00–92.50	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	128.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	111.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	124.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	115.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	111.59/cwt	100.00–115.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	115.30/cwt	107.50–122.50	437	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	302	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	628	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.98/cwt	109.00–113.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	110.71/cwt	107.00–115.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	121.53/cwt	114.00–127.50	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.26/cwt	122.50–130.00	587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	125.04/cwt	122.00–130.00	528	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	111.51/cwt	109.00–114.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.44/cwt	108.00–117.50	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	116.20/cwt	107.00–120.00	497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	112.67/cwt	100.00–122.50	536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	107.51/cwt	105.00–115.00	358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	94.80/cwt	92.00–97.00	644	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	303	110.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	333	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	450	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	394	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	455	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	205	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,431	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,224	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	720	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,952	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	870	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,089	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	850	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	69.21/cwt	62.00–75.00	1,196	5
Bulls	—	—	1,848	86.55/cwt	77.00–92.00	1,599	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	51.61/cwt	49.00–54.00	594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	59.50/cwt	53.00–64.00	740	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	44.84/cwt	38.00–54.00	431	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	54.86/cwt	42.00–63.00	615	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	88.51/cwt	87.00–95.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	93.38/cwt	88.00–102.50	431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	95.26/cwt	90.00–104.00	404	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	776	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	636	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	323	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	103.28/cwt	102.50–105.00	389	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	98.58/cwt	96.00–100.00	412	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	458	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	458	3
Heifers	Small 2	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	445	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	96.27/cwt	92.50–101.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	86.53/cwt	83.00–90.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	106.33/cwt	105.00–107.50	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	102.23/cwt	97.50–103.00	423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	99.76/cwt	96.00–107.50	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	107.88/cwt	107.50–108.00	351	4

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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 186Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 0

Trends not available due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
8	—	414	97.50–103.00	102.23
6	—	458	96.00–107.50	99.76
4	—	325	107.50–108.00	107.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	87.00–95.00	88.51
8	—	462	88.00–102.50	93.38
10	—	424	90.00–104.00	95.26
3	—	380	92.50–101.00	96.27
2	—	655	83.00–90.00	86.53
2	—	273	105.00–107.50	106.33
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
2	—	323	100.00	100.00
3	—	377	102.50–105.00	103.28
3	—	418	96.00–100.00	98.58
3	—	458	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	102.50–115.00	108.71
1	—	725	88.00	88.00
1	—	500	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	88.00–95.00	91.27
2	—	668	92.00–92.50	92.25
1	—	495	95.00	95.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
2	—	425	100.00–102.50	101.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	109.00–113.00	110.98
3	—	571	107.00–115.00	110.71
6	—	513	114.00–127.50	121.53
11	—	465	122.50–130.00	126.26
18	—	422	122.00–130.00	125.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	109.00–114.00	111.51
5	—	524	108.00–117.50	113.44
6	—	428	107.00–120.00	116.20
8	—	476	100.00–122.50	112.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	125.00–127.50	126.27
2	—	490	125.00–128.00	126.48
3	—	390	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	423	127.50–130.00	128.32
6	—	576	105.00–115.00	111.85
7	—	512	120.00–127.50	124.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	117.50	117.50
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
2	—	433	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	638	100.00–102.00	101.00
3	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.98
5	—	327	110.00–120.00	115.39
7	—	574	100.00–115.00	111.59
12	—	379	107.50–122.50	115.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	112.50	112.50
6	—	628	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
5	—	333	105.00–115.00	107.51
5	—	679	92.00–97.00	94.80
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
2	—	303	105.00–115.00	110.04
2	—	405	110.00–112.50	111.23
3	—	367	105.00–110.00	107.44
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	45.00	45.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	470.00	470.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	62.00–75.00	69.21
6	—	1,848	77.00–92.00	86.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	49.00–54.00	51.61
14	—	1,244	53.00–64.00	59.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	962	38.00–54.00	44.84
26	—	1,121	42.00–63.00	54.86

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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Steers · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle