Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers too few to trend. Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Moderate offering 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 $116.91/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$116.91

117 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$32.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

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	501	126.77	635	35
Medium and Large 2	525	118.05	620	55
Small 1-2	558	104.80	585	19thin
Medium and Large 3	613	94.63	580	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.15/cwt here — about $55 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 sale117 hd

116.91

—

SC average5 barns · 404 hd

112.90

+4.01

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	1,657	92.39	1,531	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	58.75	716	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	58.22	514	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	55.73	889	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.83/cwt	110.00–122.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.37/cwt	114.00–120.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	668	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	878	85.76/cwt	83.00–97.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	134.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	377	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	129.94/cwt	125.00–137.50	433	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	103.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	593	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	104.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	131.18/cwt	127.50–137.00	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	685	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,069	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.80/cwt	125.00–133.00	481	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.84/cwt	125.00–131.00	791	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	460	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	640	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	678	104.49/cwt	102.00–107.00	708	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	593	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,675	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	570.46/cwt	540.00–600.00	4,666	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	104.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	554	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	131.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	306	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	58.22/cwt	55.00–62.00	514	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	105.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	502	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	398	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	49.49/cwt	45.00–53.00	547	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	60.43/cwt	55.00–66.00	749	22
Bulls	—	—	1,656	95.96/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	847	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,178	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	81.28/cwt	75.00–87.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	82.56/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,370	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	55.73/cwt	54.00–57.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	119.18/cwt	115.00–122.50	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,077	715.01/cwt	620.00–770.00	7,701	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	110.45/cwt	108.00–114.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	90.50/cwt	89.00–92.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	94.00/cwt	90.00–98.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	128.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	745	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	117.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	91.32/cwt	89.00–95.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	136.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	129.73/cwt	125.00–131.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.00/cwt	114.00–121.00	600	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.46/cwt	125.00–133.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.89/cwt	108.00–114.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	111.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.86/cwt	127.00–132.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	119.63/cwt	115.00–122.50	396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	102.48/cwt	101.00–104.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.07/cwt	116.00–125.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	122.60/cwt	121.00–123.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.54/cwt	110.00–114.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	131.44/cwt	130.00–134.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.70/cwt	110.00–123.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	534	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.87/cwt	116.00–121.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	633	3

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 428Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 108Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	110.00–122.00	117.83
3	—	372	115.00–122.50	119.18
4	—	584	108.00–114.00	110.45
1	—	705	103.00	103.00
5	—	760	99.00	99.00
4	—	625	106.00–107.00	106.50
3	—	268	115.00–120.00	117.88
7	—	520	108.00–114.00	110.89
7	—	331	115.00–122.50	119.63
6	—	421	110.00–123.00	118.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	125.00–130.00	127.09
5	—	568	115.00–121.00	117.59
7	—	520	120.00–125.00	121.84
7	—	333	125.00–137.50	129.94
4	—	278	127.50–137.00	131.18
2	—	618	112.00–118.00	114.94
10	—	376	125.00–133.00	127.80
10	—	419	125.00–130.00	127.54
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	106.00	106.00
2	—	618	103.00–104.00	103.50
3	—	570	103.00–105.00	104.01
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
2	—	358	110.00–112.50	111.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
3	—	690	89.00–95.00	91.32
1	—	600	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	114.00–120.00	116.37
14	—	426	120.00–128.00	124.91
12	—	517	114.00–121.00	116.00
2	—	718	101.00–104.00	102.48
9	—	474	116.00–125.00	120.07
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
9	—	672	110.00–114.00	112.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	124.00–125.00	124.67
12	—	426	130.00–135.00	132.03
9	—	468	127.00–132.00	128.86
8	—	623	116.00–121.00	117.87
3	—	505	125.00–126.00	125.34
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	100.00–106.00	103.08
5	—	620	102.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	678	102.00–107.00	104.49
5	—	530	100.00–107.00	104.62
4	—	475	100.00–110.00	105.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	95.00	95.00
1	—	565	96.00	96.00
2	—	765	89.00–92.00	90.50
2	—	480	90.00–98.00	94.00
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
8	—	619	125.00–131.00	127.84
8	—	683	123.00–125.00	124.00
5	—	714	121.00–123.00	122.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	280	130.00–140.00	134.55
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
13	—	582	125.00–130.00	128.06
12	—	330	130.00–140.00	136.41
8	—	516	125.00–131.00	129.73
10	—	472	125.00–133.00	128.46
9	—	369	130.00–140.00	135.15
5	—	678	108.00–115.00	111.41
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
5	—	427	130.00–134.00	131.44
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	115.00–125.00	120.14
4	—	233	125.00–135.00	131.16
2	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.50

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	5	—	878	83.00–97.00	85.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	75.00–87.00	81.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	818	540.00–600.00	570.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	620.00–770.00	715.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	55.00–62.00	58.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	45.00–53.00	49.49
22	—	1,240	55.00–66.00	60.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	54.00–57.00	55.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,656	94.00–98.00	95.96
4	—	1,660	72.00–89.00	82.56

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

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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