Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls were steady 3.00 higher. 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 $110.86/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$110.86

159 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$30.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

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	418	124.48	520	12thin
Medium and Large 2	508	112.99	574	105
Small 1-2	456	105.64	482	28
Medium and Large 3	631	93.64	591	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale159 hd

110.86

—

SC average5 barns · 585 hd

116.67

−5.81

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	1,631	92.10	1,502	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	66.71	865	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	63.87	966	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	57.27	518	10

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	412	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	484	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	122.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	402	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	238	116.29/cwt	115.00–117.50	277	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	574	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	538	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	638	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	124.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	455	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	103.60/cwt	100.00–106.00	534	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	103.63/cwt	102.50–105.00	440	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	103.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	594	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	868	802.65/cwt	760.00–840.00	6,967	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	620	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,914	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	708	454.88/cwt	370.00–565.00	3,221	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	103.69/cwt	100.00–108.00	496	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	410	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	110.24/cwt	110.00–111.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	119.25/cwt	118.00–120.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	572	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,585	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,607	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	569.83/cwt	550.00–590.00	4,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	124.09/cwt	123.00–126.00	514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	153.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	147.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.26/cwt	112.00–118.00	771	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	556	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	107.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	937	781.74/cwt	680.00–860.00	7,325	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,044	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	61.29/cwt	55.00–65.00	563	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	63.87/cwt	60.00–65.00	966	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	73.50/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,083	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	65.26/cwt	58.00–70.00	812	26
Bulls	—	—	1,983	102.38/cwt	101.00–104.00	2,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	93.89/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,510	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,348	76.43/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	47.90/cwt	43.00–51.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	123.26/cwt	122.00–124.00	778	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	574	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	822.62/cwt	770.00–980.00	9,526	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	769.18/cwt	750.00–790.00	8,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	93.51/cwt	91.00–96.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	534	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	299	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	439	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	75.30/cwt	73.00–77.50	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	97.47/cwt	96.00–99.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	90.97/cwt	90.00–92.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	93.98/cwt	92.00–96.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	779	94.75/cwt	93.00–96.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	92.51/cwt	92.00–93.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	110.94/cwt	108.00–115.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	459	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.50	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.14/cwt	125.00–137.50	627	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	124.67/cwt	120.00–135.00	709	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	622	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.19/cwt	105.00–110.00	673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.77/cwt	121.00–135.00	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.64/cwt	135.00–147.50	538	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.52/cwt	122.50–130.00	542	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	107.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.66/cwt	112.00–121.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	120.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.88/cwt	110.00–121.00	487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.37/cwt	110.00–116.00	584	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.34/cwt	118.00–126.00	584	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.45/cwt	111.00–125.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	548	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	100.59/cwt	100.00–102.00	716	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 511Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 114Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 6Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	132.50	132.50
3	—	412	115.00–120.00	117.50
5	—	327	120.00–130.00	122.95
2	—	480	119.00–120.00	119.48
2	—	538	118.00–119.00	118.51
6	—	365	120.00–130.00	124.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	118.00–120.00	119.25
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
6	—	359	150.00–160.00	153.73
6	—	406	145.00–150.00	147.08
15	—	631	122.00–124.00	123.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	96.00–99.00	97.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	140.00–147.50	143.50
13	—	478	125.00–137.50	131.14
18	—	569	120.00–135.00	124.67
10	—	528	121.00–135.00	125.77
13	—	380	135.00–147.50	141.64
2	—	280	140.00–142.50	141.21
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
3	—	615	111.00–125.00	120.45
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	115.00–117.50	116.29
1	—	600	102.00	102.00
5	—	515	100.00–106.00	103.60
2	—	335	110.00	110.00
4	—	425	102.50–105.00	103.63
4	—	573	100.00–105.00	103.73
7	—	478	100.00–108.00	103.69
3	—	373	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	122.00–125.00	123.49
9	—	414	123.00–126.00	124.09
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	94.00–95.00	94.49
2	—	433	90.00–92.00	90.97
2	—	628	92.00–96.00	93.98
2	—	503	93.00–95.00	94.00
4	—	779	93.00–96.00	94.75
2	—	728	92.00–93.00	92.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	120.00–129.00	124.62
2	—	315	120.00–125.00	122.58
13	—	566	108.00–115.00	110.94
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
10	—	628	105.00–110.00	107.19
8	—	382	115.00–125.00	120.57
13	—	420	110.00–121.00	115.88
23	—	520	110.00–116.00	112.37
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
24	—	478	110.00–119.00	114.59
3	—	680	104.00–105.00	104.33
5	—	712	100.00–102.00	100.59
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	110.00–111.00	110.24
3	—	488	112.00–115.00	114.00
6	—	568	105.00–110.00	107.67
2	—	440	113.00–115.00	113.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	102.00	102.00
3	—	728	105.00–110.00	108.32
8	—	425	122.50–130.00	127.52
8	—	672	105.00–110.00	107.00
12	—	573	112.00–121.00	115.66
19	—	481	118.00–126.00	121.34
22	—	524	115.00–125.00	118.82
3	—	628	110.00–112.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	112.00–118.00	114.26
13	—	418	135.00–143.00	137.31
2	—	720	112.00–114.00	112.98
14	—	469	130.00–136.00	132.60
14	—	614	115.00–120.00	118.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	91.00–96.00	93.51
2	—	683	95.00–97.00	96.00
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
2	—	513	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	65.00	65.00
2	—	725	60.00–61.00	60.51
2	—	625	73.00–77.50	75.30
1	—	665	69.00	69.00
1	—	555	70.00	70.00
1	—	420	75.00	75.00

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	2	—	868	760.00–840.00	802.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	680.00–860.00	781.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	470.00	470.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	708	370.00–565.00	454.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	550.00–590.00	569.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,158	770.00–980.00	822.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	750.00–790.00	769.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	919	55.00–65.00	61.29
3	—	873	43.00–51.00	47.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,513	60.00–65.00	63.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	72.00–76.00	73.50
26	—	1,244	58.00–70.00	65.26
1	—	1,230	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,983	101.00–104.00	102.38
6	—	1,608	88.00–99.00	93.89
2	—	1,348	72.00–79.00	76.43

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle