Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 lower ,feeder heifers to few too trend.

Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Heavy offerings 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 $114.94/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$114.94

226 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$41.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.04

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	456	135.17	617	39
Medium and Large 2	520	115.81	603	128
Small 1-2	504	104.10	524	35
Medium and Large 3	595	93.24	555	24

One grade step is worth $41.93/cwt here — about $62 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 sale226 hd

114.94

—

SC average5 barns · 439 hd

110.90

+4.04

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	1,508	77.43	1,167	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	49.64	747	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	49.30	649	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	42.80	383	15

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	—	524	109.19/cwt	103.00–110.00	572	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	960	834.64/cwt	800.00–870.00	8,013	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	571	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	580	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	983.30/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	10,915	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	82.72/cwt	80.00–85.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	124.42/cwt	124.00–127.00	637	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	135.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	623	17
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	762.93/cwt	710.00–820.00	7,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	147.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	142.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.97/cwt	140.00–147.50	540	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	152.56/cwt	147.50–157.50	333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,071	547.73/cwt	525.00–580.00	5,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.76/cwt	135.00–147.50	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	121.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.72/cwt	135.00–144.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	107.27/cwt	103.00–115.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.40/cwt	118.00–119.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.26/cwt	114.00–125.00	569	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	106.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	712	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,081	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	891	443.11/cwt	375.00–510.00	3,948	7
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	942	563.40/cwt	560.00–570.00	5,307	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	100.72/cwt	100.00–103.00	519	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	933	810.19/cwt	800.00–820.00	7,559	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	108.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	313	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	427	104.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	107.88/cwt	101.00–110.00	510	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	102.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	536	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	316	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	324	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	102.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	438	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	843	737.74/cwt	700.00–780.00	6,219	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	960	644.92/cwt	640.00–650.00	6,191	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	101.34/cwt	100.00–103.00	473	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	113.86/cwt	110.00–117.50	420	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	429	111.84/cwt	108.00–115.00	480	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	113.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	547	22
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	110.20/cwt	105.00–112.50	415	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,104	784.04/cwt	740.00–910.00	8,656	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	829.56/cwt	810.00–850.00	8,569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,136	822.53/cwt	610.00–930.00	9,344	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	865.73/cwt	840.00–910.00	9,237	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	880.83/cwt	830.00–910.00	9,513	3
Bulls	—	—	1,482	69.50/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,030	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	38.00/cwt	34.00–42.00	429	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	39.09/cwt	36.00–43.00	355	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	47.03/cwt	45.00–50.00	414	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	49.64/cwt	47.00–51.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.99/cwt	90.00–99.00	504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	94.62/cwt	91.00–98.00	445	3
Bulls	—	—	1,524	82.38/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,255	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	52.49/cwt	45.00–61.00	719	39
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	674	92.90/cwt	90.00–98.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	93.88/cwt	90.00–98.00	533	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	391	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,174	767.33/cwt	700.00–810.00	9,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	134.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	426	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	126.44/cwt	124.00–136.00	520	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.15/cwt	108.00–118.00	477	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	118.22/cwt	115.00–122.00	611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	134.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	112.36/cwt	109.00–116.00	643	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	108.25/cwt	104.00–115.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	114.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	421	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	123.92/cwt	115.00–130.00	529	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	114.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	591	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	109.08/cwt	106.00–115.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.12/cwt	130.00–142.50	497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	93.24/cwt	91.00–95.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.39/cwt	115.00–127.00	564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	92.06/cwt	90.00–95.00	491	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	93.44/cwt	90.00–97.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	108.66/cwt	105.00–112.00	509	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	92.70/cwt	88.00–95.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	107.24/cwt	105.00–112.00	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	91.34/cwt	89.00–94.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	91.96/cwt	88.00–95.00	618	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 390Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 62Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 29Year ago 18

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 lower ,feeder heifers to few too trend.

Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Heavy offerings 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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	103.00–110.00	109.19
2	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	103.00	103.00
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
13	—	369	110.00–117.50	113.86
7	—	429	108.00–115.00	111.84
22	—	480	109.00–115.00	113.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	140.00–150.00	147.22
9	—	417	140.00–150.00	142.76
9	—	375	140.00–147.50	143.97
2	—	218	147.50–157.50	152.56
3	—	502	125.00–128.00	127.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	121.00–123.00	122.00
7	—	461	135.00–144.00	140.72
5	—	617	118.00–119.00	118.40
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	105.00–109.00	106.40
10	—	317	130.00–140.00	134.54
18	—	411	124.00–136.00	126.44
18	—	517	115.00–122.00	118.22
5	—	272	130.00–135.00	134.06
7	—	624	106.00–115.00	109.08
7	—	368	130.00–142.50	135.12
10	—	465	115.00–127.00	121.39
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
4	—	579	110.00–116.00	112.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	94.00–96.00	95.01
3	—	760	88.00–95.00	92.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	100.00–105.00	101.64
8	—	427	100.00–110.00	104.29
10	—	473	101.00–110.00	107.88
5	—	525	100.00–106.00	102.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	124.00–127.00	124.42
17	—	460	130.00–140.00	135.54
15	—	426	135.00–147.50	139.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	102.00–104.00	103.00
7	—	671	103.00–115.00	107.27
36	—	477	114.00–125.00	119.26
20	—	572	109.00–116.00	112.36
11	—	619	104.00–115.00	108.25
20	—	427	115.00–130.00	123.92
32	—	517	110.00–120.00	114.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	98.00–99.00	98.49
6	—	674	90.00–98.00	92.90
4	—	611	91.00–95.00	93.24
8	—	533	90.00–95.00	92.06
2	—	473	90.00–97.00	93.44
2	—	575	92.00–95.00	93.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	330	120.00–125.00	121.04
2	—	575	114.00–115.00	114.50
16	—	381	120.00–125.00	122.22
2	—	458	119.00–120.00	119.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
7	—	515	100.00–103.00	100.72
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
4	—	288	105.00–110.00	108.76
4	—	316	100.00–105.00	102.45
6	—	428	100.00–105.00	102.24
9	—	467	100.00–103.00	101.34
11	—	377	105.00–112.50	110.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	90.00–99.00	95.99
3	—	470	91.00–98.00	94.62
16	—	568	90.00–98.00	93.88
4	—	416	93.00–95.00	94.01
6	—	614	89.00–94.00	91.34
3	—	672	88.00–95.00	91.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	425	108.00–118.00	112.15
7	—	368	110.00–115.00	114.28
3	—	318	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.54
31	—	468	105.00–112.00	108.66
10	—	519	105.00–112.00	107.24
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	800.00–870.00	834.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	710.00–820.00	762.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	800.00–820.00	810.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	640.00–650.00	644.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,071	525.00–580.00	547.73
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	560.00–570.00	563.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,104	740.00–910.00	784.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,136	610.00–930.00	822.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,174	700.00–810.00	767.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	810.00–850.00	829.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	840.00–910.00	865.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	830.00–910.00	880.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	950.00–1,025.00	983.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	700.00–780.00	737.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	833	80.00–85.00	82.72
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	891	375.00–510.00	443.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	65.00–74.00	69.50
8	—	1,524	77.00–86.00	82.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,128	34.00–42.00	38.00
39	—	1,369	45.00–61.00	52.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	907	36.00–43.00	39.09
7	—	881	45.00–50.00	47.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	47.00–51.00	49.64

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle