Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

2.00 higher. 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 $111.99/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$111.99

176 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$32.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

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	421	124.35	524	51
Medium and Large 2	439	114.17	501	76
Small 1-2	459	103.16	473	18thin
Medium and Large 3	568	91.42	519	31

One grade step is worth $32.94/cwt here — about $4 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 sale176 hd

111.99

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

113.69

−1.70

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	—	High	1,726	85.72	1,479	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,373	64.65	888	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	62.94	876	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	50.40	429	10

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	566	92.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	526	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	138.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.42/cwt	87.00–97.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	93.54/cwt	92.00–95.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	99.83/cwt	98.00–103.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	106.17/cwt	105.00–108.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	595	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	143.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	109.14/cwt	104.00–115.00	622	7
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	683	405.64/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.50	523	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	773	524.60/cwt	520.00–530.00	4,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	119.85/cwt	118.00–123.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	484	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	399	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	830	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,818	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	424	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	79.52/cwt	78.00–81.00	636	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	695.81/cwt	650.00–750.00	5,727	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	395	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	477	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	599	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	100.56/cwt	100.00–102.00	528	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	118.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	444	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	580	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	111.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	527	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	56.88/cwt	50.00–65.00	506	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	62.94/cwt	59.00–64.00	876	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	65.13/cwt	56.00–72.00	895	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	40.69/cwt	35.00–45.00	323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	158.48/cwt	150.00–167.50	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,004	1
Bulls	—	—	1,744	88.03/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	76.68/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	92.41/cwt	90.00–95.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	111.21/cwt	108.00–115.00	518	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	138.22/cwt	135.00–147.50	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	117.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	128.31/cwt	120.00–131.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	125.52/cwt	124.00–126.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	141.46/cwt	137.50–145.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	121.69/cwt	119.00–126.00	562	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.54/cwt	122.50–130.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.23/cwt	124.00–126.00	413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	129.02/cwt	120.00–133.00	655	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	109.46/cwt	106.00–113.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.55/cwt	115.00–130.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.12/cwt	114.00–125.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.25/cwt	106.00–114.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	89.20/cwt	87.00–92.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	118.27/cwt	112.50–122.00	447	17

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 203Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 47Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 17

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

2.00 higher. 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
9	—	566	90.00–97.00	92.87
5	—	620	87.00–97.00	90.42
6	—	537	90.00–95.00	93.00
5	—	432	90.00–95.00	92.41
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
5	—	666	87.00–92.00	89.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.53
14	—	418	123.00–127.50	125.02
8	—	527	118.00–123.00	119.85
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
6	—	382	124.00–126.00	125.52
14	—	462	119.00–126.00	121.69
5	—	330	124.00–126.00	125.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	104.00–115.00	109.14
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
14	—	466	108.00–115.00	111.21
9	—	317	110.00–120.00	117.09
16	—	423	110.00–120.00	116.38
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	245	127.50	127.50
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
8	—	529	106.00–114.00	111.25
17	—	378	112.50–122.00	118.27
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	101.00	101.00
5	—	368	105.00–110.00	107.39
2	—	468	100.00–104.00	101.95
9	—	525	100.00–102.00	100.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	110.00–117.00	112.82
6	—	723	98.00–103.00	99.83
6	—	617	105.00–108.00	106.17
9	—	466	120.00–131.00	128.31
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
8	—	520	115.00–130.00	121.55
3	—	663	106.00–108.00	107.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	92.00–95.00	93.54
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
2	—	538	94.00–95.00	94.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
8	—	471	140.00–150.00	143.66
8	—	423	145.00–155.00	150.86
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	104.00–105.00	104.48
3	—	535	105.00–110.00	108.32
6	—	472	105.00–115.00	111.63
4	—	420	105.00–115.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	145.00–155.00	146.75
24	—	382	150.00–160.00	155.65
3	—	622	125.00–128.00	126.67
5	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.39
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
3	—	264	180.00–185.00	183.32
2	—	330	150.00–167.50	158.48
8	—	412	150.00–155.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	135.00–145.00	138.73
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
4	—	281	135.00–147.50	138.22
8	—	476	120.00–130.00	125.99
7	—	321	137.50–145.00	141.46
5	—	420	122.50–130.00	126.54
12	—	508	120.00–133.00	129.02
2	—	668	106.00–113.00	109.46
7	—	575	114.00–125.00	121.12
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	120.00–125.00	121.65
4	—	374	115.00–125.00	118.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	380.00–430.00	405.64
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	78.00–81.00	79.52
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	773	520.00–530.00	524.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	823	650.00–750.00	695.81
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,744	83.00–93.00	88.03
3	—	1,538	73.00–80.00	76.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	890	50.00–65.00	56.88
4	—	795	35.00–45.00	40.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,392	59.00–64.00	62.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	37.00	37.00
57	—	1,374	56.00–72.00	65.13

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 this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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