Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were too few to trend. There were moderate offerings of 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 $134.35/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$134.35

135 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$53.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

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	385	153.28	590	52
Medium and Large 2	458	129.87	595	33
Medium and Large 3	426	119.69	510	34
Small 1-2	487	114.11	555	15thin
Small 3	445	100.00	445	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.28/cwt here — about $145 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 sale135 hd

134.35

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

135.30

−0.95

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	1,628	78.43	1,277	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	55.47	696	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	49.19	564	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	48.21	793	10

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
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	785	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	353	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	910	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,868	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	5,666	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	613	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	426	117.47/cwt	110.00–122.50	500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	822.13/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.22/cwt	143.00–147.50	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	153.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	122.33/cwt	117.50–125.00	505	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.86/cwt	142.50–165.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	122.24/cwt	122.00–123.00	576	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	156.49/cwt	150.00–167.50	573	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	504	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	118.48/cwt	117.00–121.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	127.41/cwt	120.00–132.50	417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	621	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	109.49/cwt	102.50–115.00	569	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Steers	Small 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	106.29/cwt	104.00–107.50	560	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	529	111.55/cwt	105.00–115.00	590	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	50.92/cwt	47.00–55.00	851	8
Bulls	—	—	1,328	58.26/cwt	54.00–62.00	774	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	85.15/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,471	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	56.09/cwt	51.00–64.00	708	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	52.14/cwt	47.00–57.00	642	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	42.81/cwt	40.00–44.00	412	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	37.39/cwt	36.00–39.00	577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	737.96/cwt	675.00–800.00	7,512	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	874	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	59.95/cwt	55.00–65.00	294	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	114.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,720	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	673	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	7,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	108.78/cwt	100.00–130.00	362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	118.22/cwt	110.00–122.50	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	396	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	495	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	121.20/cwt	112.50–127.50	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	105.61/cwt	102.00–108.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	404	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	134.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	96.46/cwt	95.00–98.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.09/cwt	132.50–147.50	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	130.41/cwt	122.50–145.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.95/cwt	103.00–115.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.22/cwt	133.00–147.50	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.48/cwt	106.00–107.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	112.82/cwt	110.00–117.50	363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.81/cwt	109.00–117.50	523	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.88/cwt	127.50–140.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.00/cwt	112.50–125.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	485	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 396Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 78Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	45.00	45.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	675.00–800.00	737.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	655.00	655.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	775.00–875.00	822.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,900	46.00	46.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	655.00	655.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	107.00–108.00	107.50
4	—	520	102.50–115.00	109.49
1	—	660	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	107.50	107.50
1	—	620	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–155.00	149.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	95.00–98.00	96.46
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	104.00–108.00	105.97
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
2	—	475	127.50–140.00	133.88
4	—	525	112.50–125.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
4	—	426	110.00–122.50	117.47
4	—	565	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
5	—	529	105.00–115.00	111.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	143.00–147.50	145.22
3	—	213	150.00–155.00	153.44
12	—	426	142.50–165.00	153.86
17	—	366	150.00–167.50	156.49
6	—	326	155.00–165.00	160.04
2	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	119.00	119.00
3	—	282	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	110.00–120.00	114.27
1	—	655	99.00	99.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
6	—	480	110.00–122.50	118.22
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
2	—	530	105.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
4	—	360	112.50–127.50	121.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	396	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	404	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	116.00–120.00	117.95
4	—	430	132.50–147.50	140.09
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
5	—	461	122.50–145.00	130.41
2	—	625	103.00–115.00	108.95
8	—	379	133.00–147.50	139.22
2	—	333	135.00–145.00	140.19
5	—	513	115.00–125.00	122.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	413	117.50–125.00	122.33
7	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.88
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
3	—	472	117.00–121.00	118.48
10	—	327	120.00–132.50	127.41
2	—	515	118.00–123.00	120.57
6	—	287	130.00–140.00	134.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	471	122.00–123.00	122.24
16	—	395	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	104.00–107.50	106.29
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	100.00–130.00	108.78
1	—	295	112.50	112.50
3	—	523	102.00–108.00	105.61
2	—	373	100.00–104.00	101.96
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	114.00	114.00
2	—	473	110.00–112.50	111.26
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
2	—	523	106.00–107.00	106.48
6	—	322	110.00–117.50	112.82
18	—	468	109.00–117.50	111.81
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
3	—	365	110.00–115.00	112.48
8	—	427	110.00–117.00	113.54
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	55.00–65.00	59.95
1	—	575	35.00	35.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,671	47.00–55.00	50.92
2	—	1,543	36.00–39.00	37.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,262	51.00–64.00	56.09
1	—	1,125	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,231	47.00–57.00	52.14
6	—	962	40.00–44.00	42.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	54.00–62.00	58.26
6	—	1,728	75.00–90.00	85.15

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Saluda Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle