Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

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 $124.49/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$124.49

148 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$19.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

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	516	130.44	673	85
Medium and Large 2	512	117.12	600	56
Small 1-2	419	111.09	466	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.36/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 sale148 hd

124.49

—

SC average5 barns · 284 hd

128.60

−4.11

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	1,368	81.37	1,113	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	55.86	827	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	54.75	667	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	48.37	421	5thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	106.29/cwt	105.00–108.00	616	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	508	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	86.49/cwt	82.00–91.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.53/cwt	109.00–117.00	662	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	106.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.47/cwt	112.00–120.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	120.44/cwt	116.00–125.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	121.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.61/cwt	103.00–109.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	632	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	135.82/cwt	132.50–140.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	117.32/cwt	115.00–119.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.71/cwt	120.00–124.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	90.39/cwt	85.00–93.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	83.98/cwt	83.00–85.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	91.25/cwt	90.00–92.50	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	105.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	105.32/cwt	104.00–106.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	116.99/cwt	113.00–120.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	102.58/cwt	102.00–105.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	109.68/cwt	105.00–112.50	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.15/cwt	115.00–122.50	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	123.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	118.35/cwt	115.00–123.00	508	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	115.39/cwt	114.00–118.00	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	112.10/cwt	110.00–116.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	110.48/cwt	108.00–114.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	128.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	103.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	117.39/cwt	114.00–121.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.07/cwt	115.00–130.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	103.25/cwt	103.00–104.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	134.83/cwt	132.50–140.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.19/cwt	131.00–141.00	653	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.14/cwt	119.00–126.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	144.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	115.86/cwt	114.00–120.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.79/cwt	135.00–142.50	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	146.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	566	100.40/cwt	100.00–101.00	568	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	100.87/cwt	100.00–102.50	376	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	88.80/cwt	88.00–89.00	688	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	431	110.96/cwt	109.00–112.50	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	107.33/cwt	107.00–108.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	129.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	114.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	108.91/cwt	100.00–113.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	664	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	524	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	437	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	716.91/cwt	700.00–740.00	5,807	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,380	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,592	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	633.04/cwt	560.00–720.00	5,254	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	673	408.32/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,748	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	90.39/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,363	4
Bulls	—	—	1,275	75.36/cwt	66.00–84.00	961	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	44.68/cwt	42.00–48.00	500	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	56.64/cwt	51.00–66.00	701	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	55.86/cwt	52.00–60.00	827	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	39.48/cwt	39.00–40.00	336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	54.29/cwt	50.00–58.00	480	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year 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
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	105.00–108.00	106.29
2	—	483	100.00–110.00	105.08
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
7	—	431	109.00–112.50	110.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	82.00–91.00	86.49
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
1	—	500	94.00	94.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	578	109.00–117.00	114.53
8	—	619	105.00–110.00	106.25
8	—	523	112.00–120.00	115.47
8	—	469	116.00–125.00	120.44
7	—	416	115.00–125.00	121.40
5	—	670	103.00–109.00	105.61
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	130.00–140.00	133.11
10	—	516	125.00–135.00	129.45
8	—	418	132.50–140.00	135.82
3	—	607	115.00–119.00	117.32
3	—	573	120.00–124.00	122.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	85.00–93.00	90.39
2	—	820	83.00–85.00	83.98
2	—	578	90.00	90.00
2	—	470	90.00–92.50	91.25
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
5	—	775	88.00–89.00	88.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	105.00–110.00	107.51
10	—	521	104.00–108.00	105.98
6	—	558	104.00–106.00	105.32
6	—	384	113.00–120.00	116.99
5	—	618	102.00–105.00	102.58
4	—	414	105.00–112.50	109.68
4	—	320	115.00–122.50	120.15
2	—	673	101.00	101.00
2	—	270	120.00–127.00	123.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	429	115.00–123.00	118.35
12	—	475	114.00–118.00	115.39
9	—	510	110.00–116.00	112.10
4	—	563	108.00–114.00	110.48
3	—	608	107.00–108.00	107.33
4	—	364	125.00–127.50	126.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	100.00–101.00	100.40
3	—	373	100.00–102.50	100.87
2	—	533	100.00–102.00	101.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	125.00–135.00	128.68
5	—	681	100.00–110.00	103.97
5	—	533	114.00–121.00	117.39
5	—	420	115.00–130.00	121.07
4	—	760	103.00–104.00	103.25
3	—	273	132.50–140.00	134.83
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
6	—	366	125.00–135.00	129.60
6	—	465	110.00–120.00	114.36
7	—	626	100.00–113.00	108.91
8	—	575	110.00–117.00	115.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	131.00–141.00	137.19
16	—	524	125.00–135.00	130.82
12	—	631	115.00–122.00	118.42
12	—	578	119.00–126.00	122.14
10	—	370	140.00–150.00	144.42
8	—	661	114.00–120.00	115.86
7	—	418	135.00–142.50	137.79
3	—	320	145.00–150.00	146.67
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	100.00–102.50	101.23
5	—	380	110.00–120.00	115.03

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	3	—	810	700.00–740.00	716.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	830	560.00–720.00	633.04
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	673	400.00–425.00	408.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,508	86.00–95.00	90.39
6	—	1,275	66.00–84.00	75.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	42.00–48.00	44.68
32	—	1,238	51.00–66.00	56.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,480	52.00–60.00	55.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	39.00–40.00	39.48
3	—	885	50.00–58.00	54.29

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

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle