Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Two replacement cattle changed from per head to per cwt as applicable; price unit on Cow-Calf Pair from per head to per family *

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 $111.32/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$111.32

119 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$26.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

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	489	115.60	566	71
Medium and Large 2	536	109.18	585	33
Small 1-2	403	105.69	425	6thin
Medium and Large 3	744	89.19	663	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale119 hd

111.32

—

SC average5 barns · 388 hd

112.85

−1.53

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	1,607	91.91	1,477	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	67.56	952	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	60.00	553	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	57.00	803	5thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	419	134.78/cwt	132.50–136.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	114.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	597	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	113.50/cwt	112.00–116.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.91/cwt	115.00–117.00	774	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	107.98/cwt	103.00–111.00	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	116.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.27/cwt	108.00–116.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.28/cwt	113.00–121.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	970	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	119.67/cwt	115.00–122.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	127.21/cwt	120.00–135.00	331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	106.87/cwt	102.00–109.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	116.46/cwt	115.00–117.00	680	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	91.47/cwt	90.00–93.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	102.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	111.74/cwt	110.00–113.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.19/cwt	115.00–130.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.42/cwt	85.00–96.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	90.65/cwt	90.00–92.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.25/cwt	124.00–129.00	663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.31/cwt	129.00–134.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	115.51/cwt	114.00–118.00	708	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	980	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	97.71/cwt	95.00–99.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	91.97/cwt	90.00–94.00	529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	60.00/cwt	57.00–65.00	553	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	126.19/cwt	125.00–128.00	649	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	921	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	650	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,707	75.33/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,671	91.66/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,532	8
Bulls	—	—	1,927	104.75/cwt	103.00–107.00	2,019	3
Bulls	—	—	1,117	79.72/cwt	72.00–84.00	890	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	66.93/cwt	58.00–73.00	927	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	57.00/cwt	54.00–59.00	803	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	363	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	418	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.85/cwt	117.00–118.00	719	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,726	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,358	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	469	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	103.72/cwt	100.00–106.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	118.35/cwt	115.00–123.00	508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	131.11/cwt	125.00–137.50	493	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.22/cwt	125.00–134.00	614	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.78/cwt	134.00–140.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	115.41/cwt	114.00–120.00	553	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	106.47/cwt	103.00–109.00	611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	539	2

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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 437Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 30

* Two replacement cattle changed from per head to per cwt as applicable; price unit on Cow-Calf Pair from per head to per family *

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
7	—	419	132.50–136.00	134.78
13	—	668	115.00–117.00	115.91
12	—	517	124.00–129.00	128.25
7	—	480	129.00–134.00	131.31
3	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.53
7	—	610	117.00–118.00	117.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	122.00	122.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
3	—	475	113.00–121.00	116.28
2	—	260	120.00–135.00	127.21
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
15	—	584	115.00–117.00	116.46
2	—	340	125.00–130.00	127.54
11	—	376	125.00–137.50	131.11
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	110.00–120.00	115.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	521	112.00–117.00	114.68
6	—	563	112.00–116.00	113.50
14	—	429	115.00–123.00	118.35
29	—	479	114.00–120.00	115.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	88.00	88.00
1	—	800	82.00	82.00
2	—	765	90.00–93.00	91.47
2	—	675	85.00–96.00	90.42
1	—	895	85.00	85.00
2	—	575	90.00–94.00	91.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	115.00–122.00	119.67
1	—	345	122.50	122.50
10	—	606	102.00–109.00	106.87
4	—	429	110.00–113.00	111.74
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
12	—	574	103.00–109.00	106.47
2	—	488	110.00–111.00	110.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	103.00	103.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
3	—	420	100.00–106.00	103.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	103.00–111.00	107.98
5	—	481	110.00–120.00	116.53
12	—	570	108.00–116.00	113.27
4	—	668	100.00–105.00	102.76
10	—	428	115.00–130.00	123.19
13	—	529	111.00–120.00	114.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
3	—	725	90.00–92.00	90.65
3	—	678	95.00–99.00	97.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	114.00–118.00	115.51
5	—	514	125.00–128.00	126.19
13	—	475	125.00–134.00	129.22
2	—	655	112.00–115.00	113.49
8	—	430	134.00–140.00	135.78
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	73.00	73.00
2	—	330	75.00	75.00
1	—	980	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	921	57.00–65.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	75.00–76.00	75.33
37	—	1,385	58.00–73.00	66.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	54.00–59.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,671	86.00–97.00	91.66
3	—	1,927	103.00–107.00	104.75
3	—	1,117	72.00–84.00	79.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	83.00	83.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	70.00	70.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	570.00	570.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle