Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.72/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$110.72

104 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$43.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

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	470	134.33	632	17thin
Medium and Large 2	530	115.95	615	43
Small 1-2	506	103.57	524	19thin
Medium and Large 3	665	91.09	605	25

One grade step is worth $43.24/cwt here — about $26 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 sale104 hd

110.72

—

SC average2 barns · 231 hd

111.48

−0.76

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	1,633	98.02	1,601	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	62.43	803	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	62.18	920	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	54.34	490	7thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,169	861.17/cwt	770.00–950.00	10,067	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	56.56/cwt	54.00–60.00	510	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,704	99.40/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,694	18
Bulls	—	—	1,854	112.29/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,082	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	572	103.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	53.95/cwt	49.00–56.00	637	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	64.01/cwt	60.00–71.00	836	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	62.18/cwt	58.00–65.00	920	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	493	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	116.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	384	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	578	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	109.21/cwt	105.00–112.50	393	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	494	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	338	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	526	101.23/cwt	100.00–103.00	532	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	745	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,662	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	103.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	108.40/cwt	105.00–112.00	350	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	523	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	429	103.11/cwt	101.00–105.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	601	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	308	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,274	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,104	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	482.68/cwt	460.00–500.00	3,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	115.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	550	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	103.64/cwt	100.00–106.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	136.06/cwt	134.00–137.50	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	125.95/cwt	125.00–127.00	463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	119.99/cwt	118.00–123.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.09/cwt	115.00–124.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	107.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.51/cwt	117.50–127.50	566	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	103.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	396	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,405	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	95.00/cwt	91.00–98.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	136.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	92.26/cwt	87.00–98.00	574	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,032	787.04/cwt	680.00–870.00	8,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	91.37/cwt	85.00–94.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	134.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	865	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	93.20/cwt	89.00–98.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	84.99/cwt	84.00–86.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	868	82.99/cwt	81.00–85.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	93.67/cwt	90.00–98.00	494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	103.81/cwt	100.00–107.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	112.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	94.61/cwt	90.00–99.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.33/cwt	111.00–117.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	92.51/cwt	90.00–94.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.32/cwt	126.00–135.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	138.78/cwt	135.00–142.50	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.49/cwt	108.00–113.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	5
Bulls	—	—	1,094	77.51/cwt	72.00–85.00	848	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 Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 432Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 89Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 8

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,169	770.00–950.00	861.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	680.00–870.00	787.04
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	710	460.00–500.00	482.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	902	54.00–60.00	56.56
1	—	900	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,181	49.00–56.00	53.95
43	—	1,306	60.00–71.00	64.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,480	58.00–65.00	62.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,704	92.00–106.00	99.40
4	—	1,854	109.00–114.00	112.29
4	—	1,094	72.00–85.00	77.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	438	110.00–115.00	112.54
5	—	328	110.00–120.00	116.97
2	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.58
4	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	285	117.50–120.00	118.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	140.00–142.50	141.26
2	—	455	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	413	140.00–145.00	141.61
7	—	729	122.00	122.00
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	120.00–128.00	123.18
7	—	371	125.00–135.00	129.97
9	—	568	115.00–124.00	119.09
5	—	308	130.00–140.00	134.04
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
3	—	680	111.00–117.00	113.33
3	—	430	126.00–135.00	131.32
2	—	278	135.00–142.50	138.78
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
5	—	469	125.00–130.00	128.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	92.00	92.00
1	—	865	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	100.00–105.00	103.44
7	—	474	100.00–110.00	103.96
2	—	510	100.00–105.00	102.52
3	—	425	100.00–106.00	103.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	134.00–137.50	136.06
6	—	518	125.00–135.00	130.39
5	—	414	135.00–140.00	136.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	110.00–120.00	115.28
11	—	569	110.00–119.00	117.25
10	—	470	117.50–127.50	120.51
9	—	615	100.00–110.00	103.41
6	—	428	120.00–130.00	125.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	91.00–98.00	95.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
8	—	622	87.00–98.00	92.26
6	—	668	89.00–98.00	93.20
3	—	820	84.00–86.00	84.99
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
2	—	868	81.00–85.00	82.99
1	—	735	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	105.00–112.50	109.21
3	—	480	101.00–105.00	102.96
4	—	526	100.00–103.00	101.23
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
4	—	323	105.00–112.00	108.40
4	—	429	101.00–105.00	103.11
4	—	573	100.00–102.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	116.00	116.00
2	—	230	132.50–135.00	133.72
9	—	474	115.00–120.00	115.97
6	—	368	125.00–127.00	125.95
4	—	414	118.00–123.00	119.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	115.00–120.00	117.52
6	—	518	105.00–111.00	107.98
3	—	312	115.00–120.00	116.66
5	—	612	100.00–107.00	103.81
5	—	424	110.00–115.00	112.23
1	—	275	122.50	122.50
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
4	—	475	108.00–113.00	110.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	90.00–95.00	92.46
1	—	780	86.00	86.00
1	—	725	87.00	87.00
8	—	668	85.00–94.00	91.37
5	—	527	90.00–98.00	93.67
5	—	583	90.00–99.00	94.61
4	—	621	90.00–94.00	92.51
1	—	485	95.00	95.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Saluda Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle