Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering average 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 $113.33/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$113.33

138 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

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	460	124.13	571	49
Medium and Large 2	618	110.13	681	61
Small 1-2	546	104.17	569	20
Medium and Large 3	658	94.49	622	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale138 hd

113.33

—

SC average5 barns · 514 hd

116.00

−2.67

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	1,505	89.86	1,353	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	60.61	924	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	59.80	688	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	878	53.84	472	14

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	104.22/cwt	101.00–108.00	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	109.72/cwt	107.00–114.00	731	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.33/cwt	114.00–122.00	667	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.73/cwt	119.00–125.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.29/cwt	114.00–118.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.27/cwt	109.00–114.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	123.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	104.22/cwt	101.00–106.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	124.60/cwt	122.50–126.00	516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.55/cwt	119.00–124.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	126.54/cwt	125.00–129.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	145.81/cwt	143.00–150.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	865	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	106.25/cwt	104.00–108.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	118.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	124.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	110.03/cwt	108.00–112.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	94.39/cwt	92.00–97.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.52/cwt	131.00–141.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	128.25/cwt	127.00–131.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	45.64/cwt	44.00–47.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	59.80/cwt	55.00–66.00	688	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	864.76/cwt	725.00–970.00	11,458	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,248	828.52/cwt	710.00–950.00	10,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	138.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	583	6
Bulls	—	—	1,613	95.57/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,542	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	60.61/cwt	59.00–63.00	924	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	57.12/cwt	50.00–60.00	508	10
Bulls	—	—	1,075	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	720	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	102.19/cwt	100.00–104.00	680	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	353	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	102.79/cwt	100.00–105.00	586	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	519	104.15/cwt	100.00–105.00	541	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	412	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	132.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	683	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	718	540.49/cwt	525.00–560.00	3,881	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	788	455.08/cwt	430.00–480.00	3,586	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	600	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	427	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	105.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	161.53/cwt	152.50–167.50	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	739	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 Sep 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 554Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 73Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 27Year ago 16

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	438	139.00	139.00
9	—	567	119.00–125.00	123.73
4	—	673	114.00–118.00	115.29
2	—	780	107.00–109.00	107.99
4	—	279	143.00–150.00	145.81
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
15	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.73
2	—	613	115.00–121.00	118.01
3	—	723	108.00–112.00	110.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	140.00–145.00	142.50
7	—	723	119.00–124.00	121.55
7	—	671	125.00–129.00	126.54
2	—	765	116.00–119.00	117.47
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
8	—	627	127.00–131.00	128.25
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
6	—	377	140.00–150.00	145.91
3	—	330	152.50–167.50	161.53
5	—	564	130.00–133.00	130.98
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	130.00–135.00	132.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	713	101.00–108.00	104.22
12	—	666	107.00–114.00	109.72
4	—	628	109.00–114.00	111.27
6	—	524	110.00–115.00	112.17
4	—	808	101.00–106.00	104.22
4	—	758	104.00–108.00	106.25
3	—	385	120.00–123.00	121.01
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
7	—	569	110.00–115.00	112.00
3	—	275	125.00	125.00
3	—	480	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	119.00–125.00	123.57
3	—	608	118.00–120.00	119.00
15	—	414	122.50–126.00	124.60
6	—	574	118.00–120.00	119.00
5	—	319	130.00–137.50	133.93
4	—	393	125.00–130.00	127.48
8	—	474	120.00–125.00	121.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	98.00	98.00
2	—	578	90.00–94.00	92.06
1	—	640	99.00	99.00
2	—	523	92.00–97.00	94.39
2	—	780	92.00–94.00	92.99
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	100.00–104.00	102.19
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
2	—	310	112.50–115.00	113.77
5	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.79
6	—	519	100.00–105.00	104.15
1	—	400	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	96.00–97.00	96.51
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	573	114.00–122.00	116.33
2	—	680	111.00–118.00	114.42
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
8	—	528	115.00–125.00	119.48
9	—	466	120.00–130.00	124.37
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	131.00–141.00	137.52
6	—	422	135.00–145.00	138.13
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
5	—	573	102.00–108.00	105.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,325	725.00–970.00	864.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,248	710.00–950.00	828.52
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	718	525.00–560.00	540.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	788	430.00–480.00	455.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	849	44.00–47.00	45.64
10	—	889	50.00–60.00	57.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,151	55.00–66.00	59.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,524	59.00–63.00	60.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	90.00–99.00	95.57
1	—	1,075	67.00	67.00

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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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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle