Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering 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 $116.47/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$116.47

208 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$31.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

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	469	122.69	576	119
Medium and Large 2	508	111.57	567	60
Small 1-2	445	107.10	476	18thin
Medium and Large 3	681	91.29	622	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.40/cwt here — about −$46 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

116.47

—

SC average5 barns · 474 hd

117.95

−1.48

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	1,541	91.29	1,407	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	66.09	835	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	64.16	927	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	58.47	495	9thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	465	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	123.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	823	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	116.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	552	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	634	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,461	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,192	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	538	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.75/cwt	115.00–119.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	543	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	720	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	124.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	159.71/cwt	155.00–165.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	149.21/cwt	145.00–155.00	482	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	103.83/cwt	100.00–107.50	504	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	378	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	414	109.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	454	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	527	111.07/cwt	105.00–115.00	585	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	336	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	400	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	529	101.60/cwt	100.00–103.00	537	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	571	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	95.89/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,601	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	64.16/cwt	59.00–68.00	927	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	50.30/cwt	46.00–54.00	563	5
Bulls	—	—	1,333	78.32/cwt	71.00–86.00	1,044	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	48.23/cwt	45.00–51.00	432	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	61.40/cwt	55.00–69.00	511	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	66.16/cwt	57.00–74.00	838	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	78.83/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,082	6
Bulls	—	—	1,673	109.93/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.67/cwt	140.00–147.50	678	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	932	80.13/cwt	72.00–89.00	747	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	784.75/cwt	780.00–790.00	8,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	785.19/cwt	720.00–840.00	8,857	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	12,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	79.85/cwt	75.00–85.00	206	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	90.50/cwt	89.00–92.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.43/cwt	90.00–96.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.49/cwt	106.00–113.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	114.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.45/cwt	105.00–109.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	118.57/cwt	115.00–121.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	122.62/cwt	118.00–126.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.53/cwt	105.00–111.00	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	98.78/cwt	97.00–101.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	102.76/cwt	102.00–103.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	107.42/cwt	104.00–111.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	559	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	129.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.41/cwt	135.00–142.50	721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	139.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	108.09/cwt	105.00–111.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	108.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	120.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	108.78/cwt	105.00–111.00	666	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	114.27/cwt	112.00–118.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	133.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.98/cwt	112.00–119.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	134.31/cwt	130.00–142.50	434	12

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 611Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 71Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	140.00–150.00	145.17
8	—	664	121.00–125.00	123.98
4	—	770	115.00–119.00	117.75
9	—	571	130.00–140.00	132.91
5	—	421	140.00–150.00	143.93
4	—	274	150.00–155.00	152.47
17	—	370	145.00–155.00	146.65
14	—	518	135.00–145.00	138.99
11	—	609	120.00–128.00	124.18
2	—	213	155.00–165.00	159.71
2	—	708	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	323	145.00–155.00	149.21
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.36
6	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.06
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	106.00–113.00	109.49
3	—	577	118.00–126.00	122.62
2	—	728	104.00–111.00	107.42
5	—	425	125.00–135.00	128.68
12	—	373	130.00–140.00	137.06
8	—	318	130.00–140.00	136.04
7	—	479	125.00–135.00	129.81
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
2	—	228	140.00–145.00	142.47
4	—	278	135.00–145.00	139.23
3	—	525	120.00–130.00	126.27
2	—	773	105.00–111.00	108.09
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–120.00	116.73
2	—	590	105.00–110.00	107.52
2	—	410	120.00	120.00
5	—	527	105.00–115.00	111.07
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	140.00–147.50	142.67
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
12	—	525	135.00–142.50	137.41
12	—	420	140.00–150.00	143.56
9	—	620	115.00–120.00	117.47
9	—	567	130.00–140.00	132.56
7	—	668	112.00–118.00	114.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	92.00	92.00
1	—	650	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	125.00–135.00	131.14
15	—	465	125.00–135.00	131.13
4	—	631	106.00–111.00	108.73
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
7	—	569	115.00–125.00	120.28
15	—	522	120.00–130.00	125.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	130.00–137.50	132.32
17	—	421	125.00–135.00	127.76
2	—	668	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
29	—	471	120.00–128.00	123.56
18	—	520	115.00–124.00	117.48
14	—	612	105.00–111.00	108.78
4	—	274	130.00–135.00	133.84
12	—	568	112.00–119.00	114.98
12	—	323	130.00–142.50	134.31
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	100.00–107.50	103.83
2	—	333	112.00–115.00	113.47
4	—	414	105.00–112.00	109.56
2	—	280	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
5	—	529	100.00–103.00	101.60
2	—	565	100.00–102.00	101.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	100.00–102.00	101.02
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
12	—	471	110.00–115.00	114.03
7	—	575	105.00–109.00	107.45
7	—	431	115.00–121.00	118.57
4	—	370	120.00–125.00	123.06
12	—	525	105.00–111.00	108.53
5	—	722	97.00–101.00	98.78
4	—	638	102.00–103.00	102.76
3	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	89.00–92.00	90.50
1	—	790	87.00	87.00
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
5	—	625	90.00–96.00	92.43
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	75.00–85.00	79.85
1	—	840	60.00	60.00
1	—	590	72.50	72.50

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	1	—	885	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,230.00	1,230.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	780.00–790.00	784.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	720.00–840.00	785.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	932	72.00–89.00	80.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,670	91.00–101.00	95.89
5	—	1,333	71.00–86.00	78.32
2	—	1,673	109.00–111.00	109.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,445	59.00–68.00	64.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	46.00–54.00	50.30
35	—	1,266	57.00–74.00	66.16
6	—	1,373	77.00–80.00	78.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	45.00–51.00	48.23
7	—	832	55.00–69.00	61.40

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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Replacement Cattle

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