Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were

steady. 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 $110.93/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$110.93

163 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$31.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

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	471	123.72	583	22
Medium and Large 2	530	111.41	591	99
Small 1-2	463	107.25	496	30
Medium and Large 3	534	92.66	495	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.06/cwt here — about $88 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 sale163 hd

110.93

—

SC average5 barns · 496 hd

115.18

−4.25

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	1,701	96.27	1,638	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	61.67	921	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	60.45	730	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	869	51.40	447	12

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.15/cwt	110.00–130.00	579	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.88/cwt	114.00–120.00	614	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	642	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	111.02/cwt	109.00–115.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	124.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	107.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	636	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.29/cwt	123.00–128.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.83/cwt	139.00–145.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	915	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	803	473.83/cwt	360.00–570.00	3,805	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	935	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,535	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	737.83/cwt	550.00–910.00	8,064	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	755.19/cwt	750.00–760.00	7,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	995	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,301	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	118.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	355	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	118.72/cwt	114.00–125.00	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	117.49/cwt	114.00–120.00	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	494	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	118.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	142.88/cwt	140.00–145.50	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	145.19/cwt	142.50–147.50	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	140.74/cwt	140.00–143.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	119.66/cwt	117.00–122.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.50	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.50	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	104.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	546	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	417	107.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	447	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	413	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	669	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	583	102.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	599	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	92.72/cwt	90.00–95.00	439	4
Bulls	—	—	1,789	97.10/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.89/cwt	108.00–114.00	580	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	111.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	107.15/cwt	105.00–110.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	109.41/cwt	108.00–112.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	105.77/cwt	104.00–107.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	123.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	103.32/cwt	101.00–105.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.83/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.52/cwt	123.00–127.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	631	99.24/cwt	98.00–100.00	626	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	100.35/cwt	99.00–102.00	572	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	101.64/cwt	100.00–104.00	542	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	772	93.31/cwt	90.00–97.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	827	90.98/cwt	90.00–93.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	103.75/cwt	103.00–105.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	721	96.46/cwt	94.00–101.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	107.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	104.34/cwt	103.00–106.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.98/cwt	104.00–107.00	604	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	93.52/cwt	92.00–95.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.66/cwt	94.00–95.00	538	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	49.31/cwt	40.00–52.00	544	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	62.03/cwt	55.00–68.00	763	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	61.67/cwt	56.00–64.00	921	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	59.61/cwt	55.00–65.00	567	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	45.53/cwt	40.00–51.00	369	7

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 609Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 95Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were

steady. Average offering of average to plain 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	108.00–110.00	108.99
3	—	772	90.00–97.00	93.31
3	—	827	90.00–93.00	90.98
4	—	673	103.00–105.00	103.75
4	—	721	94.00–101.00	96.46
5	—	529	105.00–110.00	107.00
6	—	630	103.00–106.00	104.34
7	—	575	104.00–107.00	104.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	478	110.00–130.00	121.15
15	—	525	114.00–120.00	116.88
14	—	568	110.00–120.00	113.10
7	—	622	109.00–115.00	111.02
6	—	431	120.00–130.00	124.17
4	—	675	108.00–111.00	109.51
3	—	770	105.00–110.00	107.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	466	135.00–138.00	136.53
10	—	513	123.00–128.00	124.29
6	—	418	139.00–145.00	141.83
2	—	715	115.00–118.00	116.53
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	494	100.00–105.00	102.52
4	—	631	98.00–100.00	99.24
3	—	570	99.00–102.00	100.35
3	—	533	100.00–104.00	101.64
2	—	660	98.00–100.00	99.02
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	115.00–125.00	118.94
2	—	273	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	100.00–105.00	101.70
2	—	660	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	581	114.00–125.00	118.72
10	—	626	114.00–120.00	117.49
10	—	522	115.00–125.00	118.96
6	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.21
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.42
3	—	407	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.58
3	—	668	110.00–113.00	111.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	666	117.00–122.00	118.00
10	—	475	135.00–140.00	136.29
8	—	365	140.00–145.50	142.88
5	—	326	142.50–147.50	145.19
4	—	410	140.00–143.00	140.74
3	—	717	117.00–122.00	119.66
3	—	633	124.00–127.50	125.49
2	—	768	111.00–115.00	112.95
2	—	558	132.50–135.00	133.73
2	—	508	135.00–137.50	136.27
1	—	275	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	102.00–105.00	104.00
6	—	417	105.00–110.00	107.21
6	—	369	110.00–115.00	112.03
3	—	665	100.00–101.00	100.67
3	—	583	100.00–105.00	102.70
2	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.39
2	—	278	115.00–120.00	117.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	90.00–95.00	92.72
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
2	—	625	92.00–95.00	93.52
3	—	568	94.00–95.00	94.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	523	108.00–114.00	110.89
18	—	482	110.00–115.00	111.55
14	—	637	105.00–110.00	107.15
12	—	575	108.00–112.00	109.41
9	—	674	104.00–107.00	105.77
9	—	425	115.00–120.00	115.88
5	—	333	120.00–125.00	123.61
4	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.27
3	—	708	101.00–105.00	103.32
2	—	270	127.50–130.00	128.77
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	117.00–120.00	117.83
6	—	422	123.00–127.00	124.52
4	—	511	120.00–125.00	122.76
3	—	357	130.00–135.00	131.64
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.36
1	—	650	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,220	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,789	88.00–101.00	97.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,104	40.00–52.00	49.31
40	—	1,230	55.00–68.00	62.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,494	56.00–64.00	61.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	55.00–65.00	59.61
7	—	811	40.00–51.00	45.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	360.00–570.00	473.83
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	550.00–910.00	737.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	750.00–760.00	755.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	970.00	970.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle