Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00 higher, feeder bulls were 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Moderate offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.93/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$113.93

147 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$34.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

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	546	125.65	686	66
Medium and Large 2	561	112.44	631	45
Small 1-2	551	104.59	576	8thin
Medium and Large 3	702	91.39	641	28

One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about $44 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 sale147 hd

113.93

—

SC average5 barns · 442 hd

115.50

−1.56

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	1,764	93.12	1,643	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	63.28	836	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	62.91	961	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	854	49.63	424	11

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	372	126.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	109.50/cwt	105.00–112.50	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.13/cwt	117.50–125.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.66/cwt	109.00–130.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	117.75/cwt	115.00–122.50	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	116.15/cwt	112.00–120.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.63/cwt	101.00–108.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.93/cwt	125.00–132.50	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.32/cwt	122.50–130.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	124.50/cwt	120.00–127.50	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	111.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	121.60/cwt	116.00–126.00	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	116.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	147.39/cwt	140.00–152.50	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	125.25/cwt	120.00–127.50	471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.07/cwt	135.00–137.50	652	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	101.99/cwt	101.00–104.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	147.21/cwt	142.50–152.50	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	133.89/cwt	128.00–138.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.28/cwt	134.00–136.00	720	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	109.40/cwt	105.00–112.50	361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.08/cwt	136.00–150.00	600	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	107.43/cwt	100.00–115.00	299	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	116.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	445	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	105.96/cwt	105.00–108.00	559	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	574	103.21/cwt	100.00–106.00	592	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	394	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	63.10/cwt	55.00–71.00	834	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	44.70/cwt	40.00–47.00	401	6
Bulls	—	—	1,777	74.64/cwt	71.00–84.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	106.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	389	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	62.91/cwt	58.00–67.00	961	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	96.28/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	46.07/cwt	41.00–50.00	518	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	74.16/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,066	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	55.55/cwt	51.00–65.00	446	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	103.82/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	795.70/cwt	725.00–850.00	9,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.74/cwt	124.00–135.00	672	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	589	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	847.08/cwt	800.00–890.00	10,529	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	94.51/cwt	93.00–96.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	90.74/cwt	90.00–92.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	97.13/cwt	95.00–99.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	92.65/cwt	90.00–96.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.69/cwt	124.00–127.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	91.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	578	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	293	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	114.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	134.94/cwt	132.50–137.50	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	816	87.16/cwt	83.00–90.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	114.20/cwt	110.00–117.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	105.20/cwt	102.00–108.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.37/cwt	116.00–122.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	114.94/cwt	111.00–120.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	92.48/cwt	90.00–97.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.50	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	108.51/cwt	104.00–112.00	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	89.98/cwt	88.00–92.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	94.14/cwt	90.00–97.50	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	129.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	93.98/cwt	90.00–98.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	771	92.97/cwt	88.00–95.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	93.73/cwt	90.00–97.50	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	92.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	667	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 349Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 77Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	125.00–135.00	126.97
4	—	422	125.00–132.50	129.93
3	—	283	132.50–137.50	134.94
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.47
3	—	735	114.00	114.00
5	—	567	116.00–122.00	119.37
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
2	—	525	115.00–125.00	120.05
5	—	327	125.00–135.00	129.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	140.00–152.50	147.39
23	—	479	135.00–137.50	136.07
6	—	327	142.50–152.50	147.21
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
3	—	567	128.00–138.00	133.89
11	—	532	134.00–136.00	135.28
14	—	428	136.00–150.00	140.08
10	—	623	124.00–127.00	124.69
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	110.00–120.00	116.23
3	—	333	115.00–120.00	118.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	105.00–112.50	109.50
5	—	328	115.00–120.00	116.88
2	—	575	106.00–107.00	106.51
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
5	—	363	115.00–117.50	115.98
7	—	530	104.00–112.00	108.51
3	—	427	110.00–115.00	113.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	115.00–122.50	117.75
5	—	559	112.00–120.00	116.15
7	—	424	120.00–127.50	124.50
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
15	—	465	116.00–126.00	121.60
2	—	605	109.00–110.00	109.50
9	—	376	120.00–127.50	125.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	105.00–112.50	109.40
2	—	278	100.00–115.00	107.43
3	—	467	100.00–102.00	100.66
3	—	365	100.00–110.00	106.53
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	90.00	90.00
2	—	540	93.00–96.00	94.51
4	—	476	90.00–92.00	90.74
3	—	570	95.00–99.00	97.13
1	—	870	84.00	84.00
4	—	629	91.00–95.00	91.97
6	—	673	90.00–97.00	92.48
5	—	425	90.00–97.50	93.73
4	—	723	90.00–95.00	92.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	117.50–125.00	121.13
8	—	423	109.00–130.00	118.66
3	—	670	101.00–108.00	103.63
3	—	745	101.00–104.00	101.99
9	—	581	110.00–117.00	114.20
9	—	629	102.00–108.00	105.20
9	—	537	111.00–120.00	114.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	122.50–130.00	125.32
5	—	674	110.00–115.00	111.17
2	—	723	107.00–110.00	108.47
9	—	467	130.00–140.00	134.84
20	—	522	124.00–135.00	128.74
7	—	423	135.00–145.00	139.15
11	—	622	110.00–120.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	105.00–108.00	105.96
4	—	574	100.00–106.00	103.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	83.00	83.00
6	—	667	90.00–96.00	92.65
6	—	816	83.00–90.00	87.16
2	—	728	88.00–92.00	89.98
3	—	477	90.00–97.50	94.14
5	—	625	90.00–98.00	93.98
5	—	771	88.00–95.00	92.97
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	70.00	70.00
2	—	260	72.50	72.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,321	55.00–71.00	63.10
4	—	1,124	41.00–50.00	46.07
7	—	1,438	73.00–75.00	74.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	896	40.00–47.00	44.70
5	—	803	51.00–65.00	55.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	58.00–67.00	62.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	71.00–84.00	74.64
4	—	1,739	91.00–99.00	96.28
4	—	1,780	102.00–106.00	103.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	725.00–850.00	795.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	800.00–890.00	847.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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