Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No reports will be issued on Monday, December 21, 2020 as the market will be closed in observance of the Christmas Day holiday and

Monday, December 28, 2020 as the market will be closed in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. Sales and coverage are expected to

resume on Monday, January 04, 2021.*

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.24/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$109.24

233 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$33.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

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	383	126.77	485	36
Medium and Large 2	460	111.91	514	101
Small 1-2	420	105.37	442	53
Medium and Large 3	590	93.09	549	43

One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale233 hd

109.24

—

SC average5 barns · 694 hd

110.14

−0.90

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	1,787	77.11	1,377	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	51.03	640	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,171	50.55	592	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	46.19	415	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	165.90/cwt	155.00–175.00	450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	257	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.04/cwt	103.00–110.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.84/cwt	125.00–137.00	563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.99/cwt	155.00–170.00	530	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	860	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	124.06/cwt	122.00–130.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	121.13/cwt	119.00–123.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	165.54/cwt	155.00–175.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	635	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	102.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	490	14
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	111.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	152.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	670	20
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	795	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,896	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	940	501.38/cwt	470.00–530.00	4,713	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	517	102.16/cwt	100.00–105.00	528	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	108.25/cwt	106.00–110.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	138.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	149.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	681	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	106.22/cwt	104.00–110.00	550	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	111.81/cwt	111.00–112.50	302	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	102.52/cwt	100.00–106.00	431	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	410	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,176	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	110.87/cwt	110.00–112.00	353	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	571	107.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	614	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	130.64/cwt	127.00–135.00	353	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	52.54/cwt	48.00–60.00	670	33
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	108.67/cwt	105.00–112.00	404	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	577	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	88.17/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,724	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	42.73/cwt	39.00–44.00	486	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	364	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	456	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	36.56/cwt	34.00–40.00	308	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	66.04/cwt	61.00–73.00	1,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,171	50.55/cwt	47.00–54.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,405	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	92.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	525	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	49.40/cwt	45.00–55.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	93.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	90.51/cwt	89.00–92.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,705	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	66.98/cwt	65.00–69.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	91.64/cwt	90.00–94.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	92.59/cwt	90.00–95.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	118.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	319	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	764	91.98/cwt	90.00–93.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	94.01/cwt	90.00–97.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	92.32/cwt	90.00–96.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	384	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	141.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	93.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	130.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	104.36/cwt	101.00–107.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	109.01/cwt	107.00–112.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	157.97/cwt	150.00–167.50	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.24/cwt	125.00–137.50	477	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	119.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	102.56/cwt	100.00–108.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	111.45/cwt	108.00–117.00	526	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.88/cwt	115.00–122.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	117.62/cwt	114.00–120.00	434	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	960	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	92.28/cwt	87.00–96.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.68/cwt	120.00–135.00	585	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.48/cwt	100.00–106.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	93.41/cwt	90.00–97.00	529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	109.12/cwt	108.00–112.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	89.52/cwt	88.00–91.00	638	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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 601Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 71Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 48Year ago 1

*No reports will be issued on Monday, December 21, 2020 as the market will be closed in observance of the Christmas Day holiday and

Monday, December 28, 2020 as the market will be closed in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. Sales and coverage are expected to

resume on Monday, January 04, 2021.*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	140.00–145.00	141.30
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
4	—	619	110.00–115.00	112.50
11	—	379	135.00–145.00	141.07
11	—	522	120.00–128.00	124.32
6	—	572	115.00–125.00	119.28
12	—	471	130.00–140.00	133.73
5	—	272	140.00–150.00	144.26
5	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	155.00–175.00	165.90
4	—	606	120.00–126.00	121.99
6	—	323	155.00–170.00	163.99
2	—	233	155.00–175.00	165.54
6	—	417	150.00–160.00	152.51
5	—	506	135.00–145.00	138.00
4	—	455	145.00–155.00	149.74
3	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.04
10	—	368	150.00–167.50	157.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	257	185.00	185.00
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
2	—	200	200.00–202.50	201.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	125.00–130.00	128.11
3	—	270	127.00–135.00	130.64
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
4	—	364	120.00–130.00	125.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	92.00–94.00	93.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
7	—	433	122.00–130.00	124.06
4	—	453	119.00–123.00	121.13
2	—	235	130.00–135.00	132.50
5	—	326	125.00–135.00	130.98
16	—	375	125.00–137.50	127.24
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	100.00–105.00	102.84
6	—	517	100.00–105.00	102.16
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
3	—	270	111.00–112.50	111.81
10	—	420	100.00–106.00	102.52
8	—	318	110.00–112.00	110.87
8	—	372	105.00–112.00	108.67
3	—	568	100.00–105.00	101.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	90.00–97.00	93.58
4	—	764	90.00–93.00	91.98
7	—	673	90.00–97.00	94.01
10	—	617	90.00–96.00	92.32
7	—	464	90.00–96.00	93.03
8	—	566	90.00–97.00	93.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	269	115.00–120.00	118.52
2	—	230	115.00–120.00	117.50
8	—	327	115.00–120.00	117.38
6	—	569	107.00–112.00	109.01
9	—	668	100.00–108.00	102.56
23	—	472	108.00–117.00	111.45
14	—	369	114.00–120.00	117.62
15	—	428	110.00–120.00	113.98
8	—	615	100.00–106.00	102.48
9	—	521	108.00–112.00	109.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	103.00–110.00	107.04
12	—	424	125.00–137.00	132.84
3	—	663	101.00–107.00	104.36
11	—	571	115.00–122.00	116.88
11	—	469	120.00–135.00	124.68
12	—	523	115.00–125.00	117.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	145.00–155.00	148.25
20	—	466	140.00–150.00	143.83
5	—	516	130.00–135.00	132.43
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	108.00–115.00	111.52
4	—	469	106.00–110.00	108.25
8	—	518	104.00–110.00	106.22
8	—	571	103.00–110.00	107.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	90.00–95.00	92.97
2	—	765	89.00–92.00	90.51
2	—	605	94.00–96.00	94.99
3	—	532	90.00–94.00	91.64
5	—	478	90.00–95.00	92.59
1	—	960	88.00	88.00
4	—	658	87.00–96.00	92.28
1	—	425	92.00	92.00
2	—	713	88.00–91.00	89.52
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	470.00–530.00	501.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	670.00	670.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	65.00–69.00	66.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,276	48.00–60.00	52.54
6	—	1,138	39.00–44.00	42.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	34.00–40.00	36.56
6	—	918	45.00–55.00	49.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	47.00–54.00	50.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	85.00–91.00	88.17
2	—	1,618	61.00–73.00	66.04

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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