Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. There were moderate offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.90/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$115.90

208 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$16.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

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	486	120.10	584	118
Medium and Large 2	479	112.36	538	66
Small 1-2	489	106.58	522	7thin
Medium and Large 3	430	104.30	449	16thin
Small 2	555	104.00	577	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $7 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 sale208 hd

115.90

—

SC average5 barns · 650 hd

115.58

+0.31

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	1,540	96.24	1,482	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	72.12	904	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	64.95	1,088	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	63.54	689	23

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	560	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	602	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	530	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	100.03/cwt	97.50–102.50	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.06/cwt	120.00–133.00	590	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	117.38/cwt	105.00–125.00	677	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	104.78/cwt	97.00–111.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.10/cwt	115.00–132.50	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	99.95/cwt	92.00–105.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	124.12/cwt	122.50–125.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.53/cwt	104.00–111.00	670	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	65.07/cwt	57.00–74.00	720	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	415	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	104.16/cwt	95.00–110.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	105.51/cwt	102.00–110.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	95.74/cwt	90.00–107.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	113.49/cwt	105.00–120.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	500	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	107.59/cwt	94.00–113.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	109.00/cwt	105.00–114.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	120.82/cwt	117.50–125.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	94.50/cwt	87.00–100.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.65/cwt	115.00–127.50	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	92.04/cwt	84.00–100.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	118.52/cwt	110.00–125.00	614	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	124.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	531	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	120.87/cwt	110.00–130.00	560	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.44/cwt	132.50–147.50	660	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	118.15/cwt	113.00–125.00	717	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.95/cwt	118.00–133.00	730	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.80/cwt	127.50–138.00	692	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.29/cwt	135.00–147.50	593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	112.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	104.34/cwt	104.00–105.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.50	495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.82/cwt	116.00–126.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	131.57/cwt	127.50–137.50	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.21/cwt	113.00–120.00	662	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	108.05/cwt	100.00–115.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	132.49/cwt	127.50–135.00	437	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	47.50/cwt	45.00–50.00	409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	64.95/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,088	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	69.78/cwt	64.00–74.00	850	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	78.18/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,025	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	61.19/cwt	54.00–65.00	736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,634	96.19/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,587	106.42/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,689	3
Bulls	—	—	1,283	81.05/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,040	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	665	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	3,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	705.44/cwt	670.00–740.00	7,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	879.58/cwt	850.00–910.00	11,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	817.80/cwt	800.00–840.00	9,748	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,993	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,325	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	508	107.54/cwt	102.50–110.00	546	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	107.71/cwt	97.50–117.50	506	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.02/cwt	122.50–127.50	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	125.97/cwt	120.00–132.00	577	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	113.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	489	108.27/cwt	100.00–117.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	133.20/cwt	125.00–147.50	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	534	102.20/cwt	98.00–107.00	546	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	153.80/cwt	145.00–165.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.22/cwt	135.00–150.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.88/cwt	111.00–122.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.72/cwt	116.00–124.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	149.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.94/cwt	136.00–144.00	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.85/cwt	126.00–138.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	147.25/cwt	140.00–157.50	549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.89/cwt	120.00–129.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	714	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	565	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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 208Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 64Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	105.00–110.00	107.52
2	—	505	100.00–110.00	104.95
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
3	—	423	110.00–120.00	113.46
4	—	489	100.00–117.00	108.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	100.00–110.00	104.94
2	—	568	97.50–102.50	100.03
1	—	440	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	120.00–133.00	125.06
13	—	577	105.00–125.00	117.38
6	—	678	97.00–111.00	104.78
6	—	433	115.00–132.50	125.10
5	—	721	92.00–105.00	99.95
5	—	531	122.50–125.00	124.12
4	—	623	104.00–111.00	107.53
1	—	950	84.00	84.00
1	—	935	83.00	83.00
1	—	850	87.00	87.00
1	—	835	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	473	132.50–147.50	139.44
17	—	607	113.00–125.00	118.15
17	—	575	118.00–133.00	126.95
15	—	521	127.50–138.00	132.80
12	—	420	135.00–147.50	141.29
7	—	663	109.00–117.00	112.97
3	—	708	104.00–105.00	104.34
1	—	900	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	110.00–120.00	115.14
1	—	570	107.00	107.00
4	—	534	98.00–107.00	102.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	95.00–110.00	104.16
4	—	464	102.00–110.00	105.51
3	—	538	90.00–107.00	95.74
1	—	365	102.00	102.00
1	—	300	117.50	117.50
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	105.00–120.00	113.49
13	—	423	110.00–125.00	118.17
10	—	572	94.00–113.00	107.59
7	—	514	105.00–114.00	109.00
6	—	392	117.50–125.00	120.82
4	—	628	87.00–100.00	94.50
4	—	328	115.00–127.50	120.65
3	—	675	84.00–100.00	92.04
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	518	110.00–125.00	118.52
28	—	426	120.00–135.00	124.64
21	—	463	110.00–130.00	120.87
16	—	570	113.00–120.00	116.21
9	—	617	100.00–115.00	108.05
6	—	330	127.50–135.00	132.49
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	945	71.00	71.00
2	—	270	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	653	99.00–100.00	99.50
4	—	386	125.00–147.50	133.20
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.50	115.50
1	—	415	112.50	112.50
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	130.00–137.50	133.06
7	—	575	116.00–126.00	121.82
3	—	317	127.50–137.50	131.57
3	—	278	130.00–135.00	132.41
2	—	510	122.50–127.50	125.02
2	—	458	120.00–132.00	125.97
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	725	103.00	103.00
2	—	443	125.00–130.00	127.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	102.50–110.00	107.54
2	—	470	97.50–117.50	107.71
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
2	—	223	140.00–150.00	145.06
3	—	277	145.00–165.00	153.80
3	—	422	135.00–150.00	143.22
3	—	672	111.00–122.00	117.88
3	—	720	116.00–124.00	118.72
8	—	321	145.00–155.00	149.99
9	—	478	136.00–144.00	139.94
10	—	573	126.00–138.00	129.85
12	—	373	140.00–157.50	147.25
13	—	620	120.00–129.00	124.89
29	—	522	130.00–143.00	136.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,106	57.00–74.00	65.07
2	—	860	45.00–50.00	47.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	64.00–66.00	64.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,218	64.00–74.00	69.78
13	—	1,311	73.00–84.00	78.18
4	—	1,203	54.00–65.00	61.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	88.00–103.00	96.19
3	—	1,587	104.00–110.00	106.42
2	—	1,283	80.00–82.00	81.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	670.00–740.00	705.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	850.00–910.00	879.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,192	800.00–840.00	817.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,375.00	1,375.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle