Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.41/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$132.41

282 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$34.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

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	595	137.51	819	201
Medium and Large 2	570	121.12	690	71
Small 1-2	378	117.21	443	5thin
Medium and Large 3	706	103.00	727	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.51/cwt here — about $91 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 sale282 hd

132.41

—

SC average5 barns · 503 hd

134.89

−2.48

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	—	High	1,725	94.19	1,625	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	69.61	930	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	56.70	518	14

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	119.08/cwt	115.00–122.50	450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.18/cwt	106.00–115.00	603	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.23/cwt	108.00–115.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	101.31/cwt	100.00–102.50	426	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	95.28/cwt	91.00–98.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	788	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	111.91/cwt	110.00–115.00	471	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	95.46/cwt	92.00–99.00	778	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	96.49/cwt	96.00–97.00	698	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	86.22/cwt	85.00–87.50	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	100.87/cwt	100.00–102.50	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	52.18/cwt	45.00–55.00	470	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	958.37/cwt	810.00–1,100.00	12,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	944.00/cwt	820.00–1,050.00	11,168	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,081.79/cwt	980.00–1,170.00	12,116	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	7,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	709	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	77.38/cwt	70.00–85.00	362	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	80.96/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,250	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	61.21/cwt	58.00–68.00	567	7
Bulls	—	—	2,148	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	2,416	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	93.92/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,599	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	466	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	392	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	470	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,279	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	5,966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,467	82.27/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,207	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	52.64/cwt	51.00–56.00	584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	69.19/cwt	60.00–77.00	911	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.98/cwt	101.00–105.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	757	58
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	406	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,693	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	890	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,478	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	734	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	936	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.41/cwt	114.00–116.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	110.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.86/cwt	119.00–124.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.64/cwt	106.00–110.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	829	87.23/cwt	85.00–90.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.36/cwt	115.00–125.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	124.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.71/cwt	123.00–129.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	112.40/cwt	112.00–115.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	114.24/cwt	112.00–116.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	136.68/cwt	135.00–137.50	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.17/cwt	112.00–118.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	111.90/cwt	109.00–114.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.05/cwt	115.00–129.00	574	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	118.15/cwt	110.00–124.00	613	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	108.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	104.67/cwt	102.00–108.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.85/cwt	125.00–128.00	793	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	121.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	574	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	125.87/cwt	125.00–127.50	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	122.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	145.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	133.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	120.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	123.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	857	43

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 552Year ago 942

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 78Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	95.00	95.00
4	—	565	108.00–115.00	112.23
6	—	625	103.00–110.00	106.47
10	—	426	123.00–129.00	125.71
2	—	673	105.00–109.00	107.01
20	—	474	115.00–129.00	121.05
15	—	519	110.00–124.00	118.15
3	—	722	102.00–108.00	104.67
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	100.00–102.50	101.31
3	—	768	91.00–98.00	95.28
3	—	473	100.00–102.50	100.87
2	—	578	100.00–101.00	100.49
4	—	829	85.00–90.00	87.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	120.00–126.00	122.99
16	—	622	115.00–123.00	118.05
3	—	518	121.00–128.00	123.43
2	—	710	112.00–114.00	113.01
5	—	671	112.00–118.00	115.17
3	—	412	135.00–140.00	137.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	110.00–112.50	111.22
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	80.00	80.00
1	—	540	70.00	70.00
1	—	855	78.00	78.00
1	—	805	61.00	61.00
2	—	365	85.00–87.50	86.22
2	—	468	70.00–85.00	77.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	115.00–122.50	119.08
14	—	533	106.00–115.00	113.18
7	—	421	110.00–115.00	111.91
6	—	489	109.00–115.00	110.94
3	—	620	106.00–110.00	107.64
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	655	104.00–108.00	105.98
9	—	569	109.00–114.00	111.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	93.00–95.00	93.99
3	—	425	105.00	105.00
2	—	815	92.00–99.00	95.46
2	—	723	96.00–97.00	96.49
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	101.00–105.00	102.98
5	—	615	114.00–116.00	115.41
19	—	471	118.00–124.00	121.94
3	—	377	125.00–127.50	125.87
3	—	342	130.00–135.00	132.49
10	—	415	120.00–126.00	122.48
2	—	513	118.00–124.00	120.99
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	105.00–110.00	108.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	545	134.00	134.00
4	—	403	131.00	131.00
43	—	657	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	128.00–130.00	128.95
3	—	867	105.00–110.00	107.32
7	—	578	119.00–124.00	121.86
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
7	—	528	115.00–125.00	121.36
5	—	784	114.00	114.00
11	—	481	120.00–127.00	124.98
11	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.97
10	—	711	112.00–115.00	112.40
4	—	678	112.00–116.00	114.24
3	—	293	135.00–137.50	136.68
3	—	822	106.00–110.00	108.31
4	—	630	110.00–118.00	114.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	678	104.00–105.00	104.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	106.00	106.00
3	—	392	115.00–125.00	120.02
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	531	142.50	142.50
11	—	636	140.00	140.00
68	—	670	139.75	139.75
7	—	810	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.90
2	—	430	140.00	140.00
6	—	725	117.00–122.00	119.50
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
14	—	630	125.00–128.00	125.85
6	—	326	140.00–150.00	145.38
2	—	265	145.00	145.00
8	—	456	130.00–135.00	133.70
4	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.25
8	—	656	120.00–125.00	123.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	45.00–55.00	52.18
7	—	927	58.00–68.00	61.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	80.00–84.00	80.96
4	—	1,109	51.00–56.00	52.64
28	—	1,316	60.00–77.00	69.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,148	111.00–114.00	112.49
3	—	1,702	92.00–95.00	93.92
3	—	1,467	79.00–85.00	82.27

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,278	810.00–1,100.00	958.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	820.00–1,050.00	944.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	655.00	655.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	645.00	645.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	980.00–1,170.00	1,081.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	660.00	660.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	74.00	74.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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