Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were steady 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $119.21/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$119.21

227 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$34.37/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	481	125.75	605	142
Medium and Large 2	487	112.50	548	60
Small 1-2	462	103.44	478	14thin
Medium and Large 3	624	91.38	570	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.37/cwt here — about $35 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 sale227 hd

119.21

—

SC average5 barns · 570 hd

118.89

+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	1,549	99.92	1,548	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	72.43	901	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	65.21	951	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	61.63	544	25

Every lot, as filed

104 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	Small 1-2	—	323	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	387	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	87.08/cwt	84.00–91.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	778	586.56/cwt	565.00–610.00	4,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	134.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	723	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	602	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.35/cwt	118.00–124.00	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.12/cwt	120.00–127.00	585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	762	752.41/cwt	710.00–790.00	5,733	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	867	649.12/cwt	530.00–770.00	5,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	136.38/cwt	132.50–140.00	367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.35/cwt	130.00–137.50	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	108.80/cwt	108.00–110.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	131.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	130.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	153.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.88/cwt	124.00–130.00	711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	111.02/cwt	109.00–114.00	704	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	114.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	744	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	101.86/cwt	100.00–105.00	474	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	65.21/cwt	56.00–69.00	951	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	106.65/cwt	104.00–110.00	606	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	108.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	570	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	282	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	345	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	121.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	461	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	109.80/cwt	105.00–115.00	527	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	434	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	70.31/cwt	60.00–77.00	861	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	81.76/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,091	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,167	812.20/cwt	780.00–855.00	9,478	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,197	874.01/cwt	790.00–950.00	10,462	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	64.91/cwt	60.00–72.00	598	19
Bulls	—	—	1,577	104.48/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,648	9
Bulls	—	—	1,273	76.18/cwt	72.00–81.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	89.57/cwt	86.00–93.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	119.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	384	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	14,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	114.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	489	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,072	798.88/cwt	740.00–890.00	8,564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	756	51.25/cwt	46.00–56.00	387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	769	93.33/cwt	91.00–95.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.74/cwt	121.00–130.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	123.94/cwt	119.00–126.00	667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	104.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.52/cwt	132.00–145.00	450	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	107.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	104.68/cwt	104.00–106.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	109.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.07/cwt	109.00–115.00	530	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.10/cwt	106.00–112.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.27/cwt	118.00–125.00	628	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	138.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	521	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	124.09/cwt	121.00–126.00	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	114.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.87/cwt	136.00–145.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.47/cwt	109.00–115.00	585	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	562	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	8

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 575Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 86Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 11Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	115.00–125.00	119.87
3	—	282	120.00–125.00	122.46
5	—	378	115.00–125.00	121.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	592	130.00–136.00	134.42
2	—	723	122.00–124.00	123.03
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.52
8	—	628	124.00–128.00	125.99
3	—	200	160.00–170.00	166.67
3	—	667	120.00–125.00	121.63
4	—	320	150.00–155.00	153.71
2	—	283	150.00–160.00	155.22
9	—	479	136.00–145.00	138.87
8	—	525	130.00–140.00	136.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	133.00	133.00
5	—	563	154.00	154.00
15	—	493	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
8	—	469	121.00–130.00	126.74
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
12	—	538	119.00–126.00	123.94
12	—	325	132.00–145.00	138.52
4	—	434	125.00–135.00	129.91
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
20	—	376	130.00–145.00	138.46
11	—	574	121.00–126.00	124.09
3	—	283	130.00–140.00	134.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	576	125.50	125.50
15	—	505	130.00	130.00
14	—	469	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	101.00–103.00	102.01
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
6	—	465	100.00–105.00	101.86
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
3	—	427	100.00–105.00	101.66
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	475	120.00–127.00	123.12
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
6	—	269	132.50–140.00	136.38
7	—	375	130.00–137.50	132.35
5	—	656	108.00–110.00	108.80
11	—	334	130.00–140.00	131.75
10	—	417	125.00–135.00	130.87
4	—	634	109.00–114.00	111.02
19	—	522	118.00–125.00	120.27
11	—	568	115.00–119.00	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	86.00–93.00	89.57
1	—	690	94.00	94.00
2	—	460	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	620	92.00	92.00
2	—	563	96.00–97.00	96.51
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	825	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	426	110.00–120.00	114.69
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
5	—	621	100.00–106.00	104.37
4	—	370	120.00–125.00	121.75
3	—	660	104.00–106.00	104.68
2	—	340	120.00	120.00
13	—	473	109.00–115.00	112.07
8	—	565	106.00–112.00	109.10
9	—	520	109.00–115.00	112.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	118.00–124.00	120.35
11	—	565	124.00–130.00	125.88
9	—	426	140.00–145.00	141.87
19	—	516	130.00–135.00	132.25
17	—	471	135.00–140.00	136.64
7	—	662	114.00–118.00	114.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	110.00–120.00	114.44
3	—	568	104.00–110.00	106.65
3	—	528	105.00–110.00	108.01
5	—	480	105.00–115.00	109.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	85.00	85.00
6	—	769	91.00–95.00	93.33
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	97.50	97.50
1	—	695	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	480	120.00–130.00	125.00
8	—	676	105.00–110.00	107.23
8	—	626	105.00–114.00	109.77
2	—	725	102.00–107.00	104.45
5	—	575	115.00–120.00	116.42
15	—	426	125.00–135.00	131.88
10	—	518	115.00–125.00	122.32
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	84.00–91.00	87.08
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	778	565.00–610.00	586.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	867	530.00–770.00	649.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	780.00–855.00	812.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,197	790.00–950.00	874.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	740.00–890.00	798.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	710.00–790.00	752.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,320.00	1,320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	56.00–69.00	65.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,224	60.00–77.00	70.31
10	—	1,335	80.00–85.00	81.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	922	60.00–72.00	64.91
6	—	756	46.00–56.00	51.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,577	93.00–112.00	104.48
5	—	1,273	72.00–81.00	76.18
4	—	1,831	115.00–123.00	119.32

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

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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