Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering

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 $110.11/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$110.11

139 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$29.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

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	418	122.65	513	38
Medium and Large 2	448	112.10	502	53
Small 1-2	402	103.04	415	24
Medium and Large 3	582	92.92	540	24

One grade step is worth $29.73/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale139 hd

110.11

—

SC average5 barns · 453 hd

110.79

−0.68

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	1,564	83.95	1,313	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	54.18	760	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	53.07	730	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	41.52	352	6thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	Medium and Large 3	—	760	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	114.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	93.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	505	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	541	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	479	101.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	326	117.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	383	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,450	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	262	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	519	106.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	114.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	156.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.59/cwt	135.00–145.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	153.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	134.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.51/cwt	125.00–140.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	153.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	161.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.67/cwt	143.00–155.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.70/cwt	137.00–145.00	722	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	411	111.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	459	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	102.25/cwt	102.00–102.50	576	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	321	103.12/cwt	100.00–105.00	331	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	371	105.20/cwt	105.00–106.00	390	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	120.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	445	7
Bulls	—	—	1,594	84.60/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,349	6
Bulls	—	—	1,080	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	756	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	579	106.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	39.62/cwt	35.00–42.00	329	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	55.50/cwt	48.00–63.00	788	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	37.73/cwt	35.00–41.00	444	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	269	104.25/cwt	102.00–105.00	280	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	673.30/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	479	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	53.07/cwt	49.00–58.00	730	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	92.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,121	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	115.60/cwt	115.00–117.50	427	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,012.50/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	94.26/cwt	92.50–96.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	93.42/cwt	90.00–98.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	208	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	216	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	112.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.79/cwt	90.00–94.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	94.23/cwt	92.50–99.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	93.33/cwt	91.00–95.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	140.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	121.00/cwt	118.00–125.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.47/cwt	115.00–125.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	122.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.74/cwt	137.50–140.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	104.00/cwt	103.00–106.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.36/cwt	118.00–127.50	574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	136.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	132.40/cwt	125.00–140.00	624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	112.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	111.42/cwt	110.00–114.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	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 Jan 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 224Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 59Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 11

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	88.00–89.00	88.49
2	—	408	92.50–96.00	94.26
1	—	870	87.00	87.00
1	—	700	94.00	94.00
5	—	665	90.00–94.00	92.79
7	—	471	92.50–99.00	94.23
6	—	572	91.00–95.00	93.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	125.00	125.00
10	—	420	120.00–125.00	122.70
6	—	516	118.00–125.00	121.00
5	—	327	120.00–125.00	123.04
5	—	362	120.00–128.00	122.56
9	—	473	118.00–127.50	121.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.82
7	—	424	110.00–116.00	114.45
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	675	100.00–101.00	100.50
4	—	369	115.00–117.50	115.60
5	—	280	110.00–115.00	112.18
10	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.36
9	—	320	110.00–115.00	112.21
7	—	574	110.00–114.00	111.42
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	100.00–105.00	102.62
4	—	479	100.00–105.00	101.25
2	—	410	100.00	100.00
2	—	563	102.00–102.50	102.25
4	—	321	100.00–105.00	103.12
5	—	371	105.00–106.00	105.20
4	—	269	102.00–105.00	104.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	90.00–96.00	93.01
3	—	465	90.00–95.00	92.30
4	—	576	90.00–98.00	93.42
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	96.00	96.00
2	—	640	91.00–95.00	93.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	110.00–115.00	112.52
6	—	519	105.00–110.00	106.64
4	—	411	110.00–115.00	111.79
4	—	579	105.00–110.00	106.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	110.00–120.00	114.43
8	—	428	150.00–160.00	154.95
11	—	465	143.00–155.00	146.67
4	—	513	137.00–145.00	140.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	125.00–140.00	133.51
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
6	—	520	115.00–125.00	120.47
7	—	574	115.00–125.00	119.57
3	—	708	103.00–106.00	104.00
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
15	—	471	125.00–140.00	132.40
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	115.00–125.00	117.54
3	—	262	115.00–120.00	118.28
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
7	—	369	115.00–125.00	120.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	120.00–125.00	121.99
6	—	321	150.00–165.00	156.77
10	—	515	135.00–145.00	140.59
2	—	655	118.00–119.00	118.50
4	—	421	150.00–155.00	153.72
5	—	561	130.00–138.00	134.40
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
4	—	286	150.00–160.00	153.78
3	—	210	155.00–165.00	161.59
12	—	374	150.00–165.00	156.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
2	—	763	106.00–110.00	108.02
4	—	565	115.00–125.00	120.94
4	—	279	135.00–145.00	140.52
2	—	420	137.50–140.00	138.74
3	—	512	120.00–125.00	123.37
2	—	233	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	480	125.00–130.00	128.30
8	—	371	135.00–140.00	136.28
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
3	—	327	140.00–145.00	141.73
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	65.00	65.00
4	—	216	77.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	925.00–1,100.00	1,012.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	650.00–700.00	673.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,594	80.00–88.00	84.60
1	—	1,080	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,870	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	830	35.00–42.00	39.62
1	—	940	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,420	48.00–63.00	55.50
4	—	1,176	35.00–41.00	37.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	49.00–58.00	53.07

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle