Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.79/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$118.79

200 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$21.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

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	508	123.33	627	127
Medium and Large 2	531	112.12	596	59
Small 1-2	351	110.67	388	6thin
Medium and Large 3	492	101.88	501	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.45/cwt here — about $126 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 sale200 hd

118.79

—

SC average5 barns · 497 hd

118.26

+0.53

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	1,398	82.39	1,151	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	67.62	885	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	65.00	904	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	58.64	536	18

Every lot, as filed

98 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	Small 1-2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	54.08/cwt	53.00–55.00	561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	75.25/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,052	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	48.98/cwt	48.00–50.00	432	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	59.85/cwt	55.00–68.00	549	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	429	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,960	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	78.99/cwt	78.00–80.00	612	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	93.36/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,077	71.42/cwt	68.00–75.00	769	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	142.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	129.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	359	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	128.06/cwt	125.00–132.50	484	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	862	989.11/cwt	900.00–1,040.00	8,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.09/cwt	125.00–133.00	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	134.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	72.43/cwt	72.00–73.00	569	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	115.18/cwt	112.00–118.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	903	622.99/cwt	500.00–740.00	5,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	156.06/cwt	150.00–162.50	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	160.03/cwt	150.00–167.50	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	639	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	122.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	120.03/cwt	118.00–125.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	128.82/cwt	125.00–133.00	558	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	167.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.88/cwt	121.00–130.00	593	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	129.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	489	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.09/cwt	124.00–131.00	788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	575	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	113.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	146.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.35/cwt	106.00–113.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	818	81.53/cwt	78.00–85.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	107.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	334	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	565	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	865	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	772	92.98/cwt	90.00–97.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	106.09/cwt	103.00–110.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	102.34/cwt	101.00–105.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	107.73/cwt	106.00–110.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	98.98/cwt	98.00–100.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	445	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	67.86/cwt	60.00–73.00	895	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	904	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,312	863.82/cwt	800.00–925.00	11,333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,202.89/cwt	1,100.00–1,280.00	13,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	133.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	657	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 422Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
3	—	385	110.00–112.00	111.33
2	—	328	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	130.00–140.00	134.66
10	—	616	112.00–118.00	115.18
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
10	—	723	110.00–115.00	112.71
27	—	523	120.00–127.00	122.22
9	—	566	119.00–125.00	122.14
18	—	433	125.00–133.00	128.82
17	—	475	121.00–130.00	124.88
18	—	377	125.00–135.00	129.71
10	—	668	110.00–118.00	113.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	110.00–116.00	112.99
10	—	518	110.00–116.00	112.66
6	—	418	115.00–120.00	117.82
9	—	675	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	593	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	363	120.00	120.00
12	—	631	105.00–110.00	107.83
5	—	281	115.00–122.00	118.77
3	—	323	115.00–125.00	120.03
3	—	720	105.00–106.00	105.33
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	101.00–105.00	102.34
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
2	—	560	100.00–102.00	101.01
2	—	443	100.00–101.00	100.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.65
3	—	278	125.00–135.00	129.16
3	—	378	125.00–132.50	128.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	125.00–135.00	127.37
4	—	429	140.00–145.00	142.12
11	—	571	125.00–133.00	128.09
2	—	233	165.00–167.50	166.26
6	—	465	130.00–138.00	135.60
8	—	369	150.00–162.50	156.06
9	—	312	150.00–167.50	160.03
8	—	711	118.00–125.00	120.03
3	—	665	126.00–130.00	127.65
7	—	276	165.00–170.00	167.17
8	—	620	124.00–131.00	127.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
4	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	510	118.00–120.00	119.01
7	—	580	115.00–120.00	118.57
3	—	232	140.00–150.00	146.62
3	—	715	106.00–113.00	110.35
5	—	683	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
12	—	369	133.00–140.00	136.50
4	—	425	125.00–135.00	129.96
4	—	318	140.00–145.00	142.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	130.00–140.00	135.26
7	—	618	118.00–121.00	119.42
2	—	668	111.00–115.00	112.95
4	—	458	130.00–137.00	133.22
4	—	513	127.00–130.00	127.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	120.00–125.00	123.97
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
15	—	474	115.00–125.00	121.31
21	—	571	115.00–125.00	120.70
25	—	528	115.00–125.00	120.02
2	—	710	103.00–104.00	103.50
4	—	638	110.00–115.00	112.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	78.00–85.00	81.53
2	—	523	106.00–110.00	107.99
3	—	673	100.00–101.00	100.33
5	—	772	90.00–97.00	92.98
8	—	565	103.00–110.00	106.09
2	—	620	101.00–103.00	102.00
4	—	488	106.00–110.00	107.73
2	—	720	98.00–100.00	98.98
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
1	—	865	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	53.00–55.00	54.08
4	—	1,398	75.00–76.00	75.25
43	—	1,319	60.00–73.00	67.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	48.00–50.00	48.98
16	—	917	55.00–68.00	59.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	64.00–66.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	86.00–99.00	93.36
3	—	1,077	68.00–75.00	71.42

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	—	870	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	900.00–1,040.00	989.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	1,100.00–1,280.00	1,202.89
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	78.00–80.00	78.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	72.00–73.00	72.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	83.00	83.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	500.00–740.00	622.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,312	800.00–925.00	863.82

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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