Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were heavy offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.06/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$133.06

210 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$32.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

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	472	142.76	674	90
Medium and Large 2	499	127.46	636	99
Small 1-2	355	121.62	432	9thin
Medium and Large 3	379	116.16	440	10thin
Small 2	383	110.00	421	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.76/cwt here — about $253 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 sale210 hd

133.06

—

SC average5 barns · 490 hd

134.09

−1.03

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	1,605	75.07	1,205	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	63.62	830	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	57.82	896	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	55.53	598	68

Every lot, as filed

125 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
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	573	95.95/cwt	92.00–100.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.65/cwt	110.00–127.50	464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	122.52/cwt	120.00–127.50	510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	124.15/cwt	120.00–127.50	349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	107.55/cwt	100.00–114.00	554	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	113.41/cwt	112.00–119.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	121.18/cwt	112.50–125.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	113.19/cwt	102.00–119.00	533	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	105.86/cwt	93.00–115.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.80/cwt	104.00–107.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	131.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	99.76/cwt	92.00–106.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	111.01/cwt	105.00–114.00	849	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	103.97/cwt	102.00–105.00	543	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.50	375	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	431	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	106.16/cwt	103.00–114.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	139.45/cwt	132.50–147.50	325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	115.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.64/cwt	117.00–126.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	141.07/cwt	122.50–150.00	535	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.11/cwt	120.00–141.00	629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	134.17/cwt	130.00–142.50	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	105.50/cwt	101.00–110.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.82/cwt	95.00–132.00	667	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.48/cwt	127.50–150.00	467	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.56/cwt	110.00–125.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	63.42/cwt	54.00–72.00	830	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	58.59/cwt	50.00–68.00	662	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	43.75/cwt	35.00–48.00	383	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	57.82/cwt	54.00–62.00	896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	50.34/cwt	47.00–54.00	725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	88.33/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,905	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	756.83/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,591	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	772.33/cwt	725.00–825.00	7,484	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	640	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	307	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	58.47/cwt	57.00–61.00	579	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	624.20/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,869	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	56.11/cwt	47.00–65.00	460	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,054	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,009.68/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	10,238	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	694.50/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,480	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	106.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.77/cwt	115.00–137.50	614	12
Bulls	Large 3	—	805	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	129.88/cwt	120.00–140.00	555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.25/cwt	108.00–128.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.62/cwt	102.50–112.50	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	628	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	94.67/cwt	91.00–100.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	102.03/cwt	85.00–112.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.55/cwt	107.50–132.00	657	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	91.96/cwt	87.00–97.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	133.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	97.96/cwt	91.00–104.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	103.50/cwt	101.00–105.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.78/cwt	136.00–150.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.65/cwt	114.00–122.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.66/cwt	128.00–129.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	732	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	822	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	266	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	122.90/cwt	110.00–132.50	329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	165.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	740	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	12
Steers	Small 2	—	460	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	495	1
Steers	Small 2	—	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.06/cwt	142.50–157.50	630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	164.12/cwt	150.00–177.50	535	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.27/cwt	150.00–167.50	593	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	112.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.94/cwt	127.50–140.00	584	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	123.72/cwt	120.00–127.50	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	110.04/cwt	105.00–118.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.18/cwt	132.50–138.00	693	2

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 441Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 65Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	92.00–100.00	95.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	122.50	122.50
14	—	416	120.00–127.50	122.52
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
6	—	365	130.00–135.00	131.19
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
5	—	665	104.00–107.00	105.80
6	—	334	130.00–132.50	131.64
4	—	711	92.00–106.00	99.76
8	—	619	103.00–114.00	106.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	378	110.00–127.50	122.65
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
6	—	281	120.00–127.50	124.15
15	—	515	100.00–114.00	107.55
1	—	700	86.00	86.00
6	—	422	112.00–119.00	113.41
8	—	329	112.50–125.00	121.18
25	—	471	102.00–119.00	113.19
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
15	—	571	100.00–110.00	105.07
4	—	621	91.00–104.00	97.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	104.00	104.00
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
2	—	563	100.00–103.00	101.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	106.00	106.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	102.00–105.00	103.97
2	—	330	110.00–117.50	113.58
1	—	420	102.50	102.50
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
4	—	476	101.00–105.00	103.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	586	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	731	93.00–115.00	105.86
4	—	765	105.00–114.00	111.01
4	—	233	132.50–147.50	139.45
15	—	379	122.50–150.00	141.07
10	—	476	120.00–141.00	132.11
3	—	260	130.00–142.50	134.17
2	—	825	101.00–110.00	105.50
22	—	526	95.00–132.00	126.82
10	—	330	127.50–150.00	141.48
5	—	567	110.00–125.00	119.56
6	—	433	127.50–140.00	134.94
2	—	618	106.00	106.00
8	—	669	105.00–118.00	110.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
4	—	391	110.00–120.00	115.65
1	—	435	117.50	117.50
2	—	293	120.00	120.00
1	—	205	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	117.00–126.00	121.64
1	—	1,075	83.00	83.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
1	—	910	84.00	84.00
2	—	210	170.00–175.00	172.38
2	—	810	101.00–102.00	101.49
6	—	277	155.00–170.00	165.19
6	—	577	128.00–129.00	128.33
12	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.27
13	—	420	142.50–157.50	150.06
14	—	326	150.00–177.50	164.12
14	—	382	150.00–167.50	155.27
4	—	714	110.00–115.00	112.76
2	—	513	132.50–138.00	135.18
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	110.00–132.50	122.90
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	106.00	106.00
4	—	365	120.00–127.50	123.72
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	107.50	107.50
1	—	305	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	104.00–110.00	106.92
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	115.00–137.50	129.77
12	—	427	120.00–140.00	129.88
7	—	573	108.00–128.00	118.25
6	—	720	91.00–100.00	94.67
6	—	614	85.00–112.00	102.03
18	—	523	107.50–132.00	125.55
3	—	767	87.00–97.00	91.96
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	102.50–112.50	107.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	140.00–155.00	148.55
7	—	510	130.00–139.00	133.59
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
12	—	467	136.00–150.00	140.78
6	—	618	114.00–122.00	116.65
3	—	568	128.00–129.00	128.66
4	—	665	109.00–111.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	54.00	54.00
1	—	355	75.00	75.00
1	—	500	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	74.00	74.00
51	—	1,309	54.00–72.00	63.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,130	50.00–68.00	58.59
14	—	875	35.00–48.00	43.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	54.00–62.00	57.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	47.00–54.00	50.34
1	—	1,845	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,650	82.00–94.00	88.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,003	650.00–850.00	756.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	969	725.00–825.00	772.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	780	600.00–650.00	624.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	650.00–750.00	694.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	48.00	48.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	991	57.00–61.00	58.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	47.00–65.00	56.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,014	925.00–1,150.00	1,009.68

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