Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls were steady. Feeder steers

were to few too trend. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Light offerings

of average to plain quality cattle due to wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.40/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$111.40

76 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$31.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

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	430	123.96	534	35
Medium and Large 2	554	107.56	596	18thin
Small 1-2	457	102.47	468	7thin
Medium and Large 3	567	92.13	522	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.84/cwt here — about $11 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 sale76 hd

111.40

—

SC average5 barns · 307 hd

111.74

−0.35

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	1,695	87.35	1,481	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	63.70	798	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	715	55.00	393	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	485	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	158.72/cwt	155.00–162.50	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	108.32/cwt	105.00–111.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	128.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	159.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	126.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	472	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	102.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	380	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	126.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	120.27/cwt	118.00–125.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	41.48/cwt	40.00–43.00	568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	64.87/cwt	55.00–72.00	808	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	540	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	479	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,015	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,851	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	89.19/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	91.00/cwt	90.00–93.00	562	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	133.16/cwt	125.00–138.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.24/cwt	141.00–145.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.00/cwt	90.00–93.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	8,977	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	116.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	783	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	107.29/cwt	103.00–110.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	94.47/cwt	93.00–96.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	94.49/cwt	93.00–96.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	112.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	136.39/cwt	115.00–145.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	91.51/cwt	90.00–93.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.50	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	104.51/cwt	101.00–108.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.75/cwt	132.50–143.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	102.46/cwt	100.00–106.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	873	88.33/cwt	87.00–90.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	675	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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 603Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 75Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 47Year ago 21

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls were steady. Feeder steers

were to few too trend. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Light offerings

of average to plain quality cattle due to wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	130.00–135.00	132.47
4	—	678	114.00–118.00	116.02
2	—	800	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	318	140.00–142.50	141.32
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
2	—	740	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	422	132.50–143.00	136.75
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
3	—	585	120.00–130.00	124.29
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
2	—	540	120.00–130.00	124.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	155.00–162.50	158.72
1	—	245	175.00	175.00
4	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	478	145.00–155.00	149.82
5	—	324	155.00–165.00	159.90
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
5	—	378	150.00–158.00	152.96
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	120.00–130.00	124.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	117.00–118.00	117.50
6	—	374	120.00–130.00	126.26
12	—	472	119.00–125.00	121.97
6	—	419	125.00–128.00	126.66
3	—	513	118.00–125.00	120.27
2	—	320	120.00–130.00	124.92
3	—	222	130.00–135.00	132.65
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	100.00–105.00	102.64
2	—	535	100.00–102.00	100.98
3	—	463	100.00–105.00	103.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	90.00–93.00	91.00
4	—	520	90.00–93.00	92.00
2	—	783	89.00–90.00	89.51
2	—	435	93.00–96.00	94.47
2	—	475	90.00–95.00	92.55
2	—	565	93.00–96.00	94.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
6	—	529	110.00–115.00	112.78
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	885	77.50	77.50
2	—	565	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	650	96.00	96.00
2	—	608	101.00–108.00	104.51
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
3	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
6	—	616	105.00–111.00	108.32
6	—	511	120.00–135.00	128.45
3	—	582	110.00–120.00	116.62
6	—	678	103.00–110.00	107.29
8	—	419	115.00–145.00	136.39
5	—	482	120.00–135.00	127.36
1	—	760	98.00	98.00
4	—	726	100.00–106.00	102.46
3	—	873	87.00–90.00	88.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.88
4	—	561	125.00–138.00	133.16
7	—	422	150.00–160.00	153.57
5	—	472	141.00–145.00	144.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	95.00	95.00
2	—	613	90.00–93.00	91.51
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	67.50	67.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	40.00–43.00	41.48
38	—	1,246	55.00–72.00	64.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,719	85.00–95.00	89.19
1	—	1,600	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	745.00	745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	850.00	850.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle