Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were

5.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand

for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.45/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$113.45

132 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$41.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

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	481	134.26	646	31
Medium and Large 2	560	115.19	646	50
Small 1-2	547	106.01	579	25
Medium and Large 3	590	92.43	545	26

One grade step is worth $41.83/cwt here — about $101 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 sale132 hd

113.45

—

SC average5 barns · 391 hd

111.75

+1.70

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	—	Low	1,412	73.52	1,038	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	50.33	606	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	47.66	749	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	37.64	332	8thin

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	Small 1-2	—	679	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	686	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	110.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	439	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	53.21/cwt	48.00–60.00	657	22
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,394	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	860	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	3,397	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	455	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	102.79/cwt	100.00–108.00	545	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	590	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	252	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	287	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	482	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	328	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	631.37/cwt	620.00–640.00	4,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	97.02/cwt	96.00–98.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	92.20/cwt	90.00–95.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	112.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	107.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.33/cwt	109.00–115.00	588	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	93.61/cwt	91.00–95.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	860	84.02/cwt	82.00–86.00	723	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	567	104.71/cwt	100.00–108.00	594	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	47.66/cwt	43.00–53.00	749	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	41.27/cwt	35.00–44.00	457	7
Bulls	—	—	1,170	61.79/cwt	59.00–66.00	723	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	37.64/cwt	34.00–41.00	332	8
Bulls	—	—	1,533	79.38/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,217	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	623	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	629	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	526	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	93.40/cwt	91.00–95.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	137.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	92.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	406	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,099	622.56/cwt	570.00–680.00	6,842	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,179	734.52/cwt	600.00–820.00	8,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	636	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	94.04/cwt	91.00–98.00	495	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	83.61/cwt	78.00–87.00	832	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	137.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.47/cwt	125.00–137.50	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	126.78/cwt	125.00–129.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	126.23/cwt	123.00–128.00	540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	128.51/cwt	126.00–130.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	719	106.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.15/cwt	125.00–135.50	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	93.56/cwt	92.00–95.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	110.52/cwt	109.00–111.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	386	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	133.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.50	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 662Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 85Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were

5.00 lower. 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	100.00–102.00	100.99
7	—	481	110.00–115.00	110.71
4	—	530	100.00–108.00	102.79
2	—	428	110.00–115.00	112.60
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
7	—	567	100.00–108.00	104.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	96.00–98.00	97.02
5	—	535	90.00–95.00	92.20
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
5	—	475	91.00–95.00	93.61
2	—	860	82.00–86.00	84.02
3	—	570	91.00–95.00	93.01
6	—	636	90.00–94.00	92.00
2	—	418	92.00–95.00	93.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	110.00–120.00	113.93
5	—	676	105.00–110.00	107.00
4	—	719	104.00–108.00	106.02
6	—	419	120.00–130.00	125.24
10	—	619	105.00–110.00	107.61
5	—	522	115.00–120.00	118.44
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
12	—	473	120.00–130.00	123.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	135.00–145.00	137.48
12	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.13
6	—	523	125.00–137.50	130.47
5	—	562	125.00–129.00	126.78
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	100.00–105.00	103.26
2	—	578	100.00–104.00	102.04
1	—	252	114.00	114.00
2	—	335	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	100.00–102.00	100.96
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.47
8	—	526	100.00–105.00	101.74
3	—	367	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	95.00	95.00
2	—	565	90.00–95.00	92.46
1	—	640	97.00	97.00
5	—	667	91.00–95.00	93.40
3	—	440	90.00–95.00	92.32
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
4	—	526	91.00–98.00	94.04
2	—	485	94.00–95.00	94.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	110.00–115.00	112.67
11	—	528	109.00–115.00	111.33
2	—	673	106.00–107.00	106.49
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
6	—	378	115.00–120.00	117.97
6	—	419	110.00–115.00	112.77
2	—	635	109.00–112.00	110.48
2	—	725	100.00–106.00	102.94
7	—	322	115.00–125.00	119.93
5	—	573	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	123.00–128.00	126.23
7	—	522	120.00–125.00	121.44
3	—	577	119.00–120.00	119.34
5	—	376	126.00–130.00	128.51
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.48
4	—	466	120.00–125.00	121.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	115.00–120.00	118.31
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
3	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00–134.00	131.95
5	—	527	133.00–135.00	134.01
6	—	472	135.00–140.00	136.74
3	—	763	115.00–118.00	116.99
8	—	630	120.00–122.00	120.63
2	—	385	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
9	—	660	120.00–122.00	120.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
3	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.29
3	—	423	125.00–135.50	130.15
2	—	465	124.00–130.00	126.94
4	—	641	109.00–111.00	110.52
8	—	377	130.00–135.00	133.09
7	—	324	135.00–140.00	137.51
2	—	210	145.00–147.50	146.19

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	1	—	895	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	620.00–640.00	631.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	395.00	395.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,099	570.00–680.00	622.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	600.00–820.00	734.52
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	78.00–87.00	83.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,234	48.00–60.00	53.21
7	—	1,108	35.00–44.00	41.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,571	43.00–53.00	47.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	881	34.00–41.00	37.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	59.00–66.00	61.79
6	—	1,533	75.00–85.00	79.38

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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Bulls · 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