Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Average 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 $117.18/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$117.18

150 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

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	490	121.66	597	86
Medium and Large 2	527	112.03	590	59
Small 1-2	398	110.00	437	2thin
Medium and Large 3	658	94.68	623	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale150 hd

117.18

—

SC average5 barns · 561 hd

116.68

+0.50

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	1,594	88.49	1,411	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	60.05	861	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	59.70	720	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	816	58.00	473	8thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	1,165	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,233	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	1,241.58/cwt	1,140.00–1,325.00	16,451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,121	703.10/cwt	550.00–790.00	7,882	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	49.77/cwt	44.00–56.00	408	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	62.93/cwt	59.00–67.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	112.63/cwt	111.00–115.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	139.39/cwt	137.50–142.50	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	124.12/cwt	123.00–125.00	824	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	5,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	697.33/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,517	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	109.52/cwt	108.00–111.00	471	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	944	704.23/cwt	625.00–860.00	6,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	170.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	529	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	644.72/cwt	640.00–650.00	5,802	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	708	404.91/cwt	340.00–450.00	2,867	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,385	1,128.84/cwt	940.00–1,250.00	15,634	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,261.59/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	13,057	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	510	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	92.19/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,522	5
Bulls	—	—	1,511	79.81/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,206	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	4,266	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,587	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	60.05/cwt	58.00–62.00	861	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	61.63/cwt	57.00–67.00	761	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	51.99/cwt	44.00–55.00	566	9
Bulls	—	—	1,660	100.92/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	78.92/cwt	78.00–80.00	714	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.50	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	135.72/cwt	130.00–145.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	112.38/cwt	108.00–117.00	591	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	96.02/cwt	94.00–98.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.20/cwt	104.00–107.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	118.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	120.34/cwt	115.00–124.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	112.86/cwt	105.00–116.00	539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.83/cwt	118.00–128.00	696	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	119.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.83/cwt	115.00–126.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	112.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	112.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	643	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	117.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	607	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	111.81/cwt	100.00–115.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.08/cwt	137.50–145.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	129.68/cwt	127.00–136.00	604	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.16/cwt	118.00–123.00	741	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	141	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.99/cwt	116.00–121.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.59/cwt	135.00–142.50	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	122.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.82/cwt	150.00–162.50	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	119.19/cwt	117.00–123.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	119.54/cwt	118.00–124.00	613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.87/cwt	131.00–134.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	121.37/cwt	121.00–124.00	875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.22/cwt	118.00–126.00	572	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.19/cwt	115.00–118.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.53/cwt	104.00–111.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.26/cwt	111.00–119.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.99/cwt	108.00–111.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	114.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	518	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	665	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	437	5

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 723Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 61Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 14

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)	1	—	1,165	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,078	650.00–750.00	697.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,121	550.00–790.00	703.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	565.00	565.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	944	625.00–860.00	704.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	565.00	565.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	708	340.00–450.00	404.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,140.00–1,325.00	1,241.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,385	940.00–1,250.00	1,128.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,261.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	640.00–650.00	644.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	78.00–80.00	78.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	750.00	750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	137.50–142.50	139.39
8	—	664	123.00–125.00	124.12
4	—	269	165.00–175.00	170.57
6	—	323	160.00–170.00	163.70
3	—	518	135.00–140.00	136.75
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
4	—	370	150.00–162.50	154.82
14	—	627	125.00–135.00	126.27
3	—	483	135.00–140.00	137.00
8	—	577	131.00–134.00	132.87
8	—	721	121.00–124.00	121.37
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	130.00–145.00	135.72
1	—	820	112.00	112.00
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
3	—	690	116.00–119.00	118.02
21	—	567	118.00–128.00	122.83
6	—	629	116.00–121.00	119.53
4	—	485	115.00–126.00	122.83
3	—	732	111.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	325	137.50–145.00	141.08
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
20	—	529	120.00–128.00	125.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
10	—	479	115.00–124.00	120.34
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
15	—	519	115.00–121.00	117.02
9	—	418	124.00–130.00	127.03
8	—	624	100.00–115.00	111.81
6	—	578	115.00–118.00	116.19
2	—	670	104.00–111.00	107.53
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	108.00–111.00	109.52
2	—	475	105.00–110.00	107.42
1	—	570	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	466	127.00–136.00	129.68
11	—	617	118.00–123.00	120.16
3	—	712	110.00–115.00	112.63
6	—	665	116.00–121.00	117.99
8	—	421	135.00–142.50	136.59
11	—	576	120.00–126.00	122.87
10	—	518	124.00–130.00	125.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	111.00–115.00	112.63
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
5	—	371	119.00–122.50	120.47
15	—	526	108.00–117.00	112.38
2	—	765	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	625	104.00–107.00	105.20
10	—	478	105.00–116.00	112.86
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
15	—	574	105.00–115.00	112.04
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	92.00	92.00
2	—	620	94.00–98.00	96.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	117.00–123.00	119.19
8	—	375	125.00–130.00	126.16
9	—	513	118.00–124.00	119.54
1	—	290	142.50	142.50
18	—	476	118.00–126.00	120.22
8	—	683	111.00–119.00	116.26
3	—	705	108.00–111.00	109.99
4	—	626	112.00–118.00	114.96
20	—	419	120.00–127.00	123.60
5	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.46
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	60.00	60.00
3	—	278	72.50	72.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	44.00–56.00	49.77
5	—	813	59.00–67.00	62.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	58.00–62.00	60.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,235	57.00–67.00	61.63
9	—	1,089	44.00–55.00	51.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,651	88.00–97.00	92.19
5	—	1,511	70.00–84.00	79.81
2	—	1,660	100.00–102.00	100.92

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

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

Feeder Cattle

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