Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain

quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.69/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$108.69

61 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

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	376	123.55	464	11thin
Medium and Large 2	441	111.08	490	35
Medium and Large 3	543	92.20	501	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.35/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale61 hd

108.69

—

SC average5 barns · 292 hd

112.87

−4.18

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	1,705	101.00	1,722	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	72.32	893	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	55.84	480	8thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	100.01/cwt	99.00–101.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	109.20/cwt	104.00–114.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	415	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	590	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	109.05/cwt	105.00–112.50	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	396	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	108.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	407	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	115.37/cwt	110.00–125.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	63.36/cwt	58.00–73.00	580	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	43.31/cwt	40.00–47.00	332	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	506.26/cwt	450.00–555.00	4,420	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	81.03/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,207	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	71.74/cwt	61.00–78.00	874	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,256	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	91.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	641	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	91.85/cwt	90.00–95.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	112.90/cwt	109.00–115.00	479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	93.32/cwt	90.00–96.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	109.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.62/cwt	132.50–142.50	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.97/cwt	120.00–133.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	138.32/cwt	130.00–142.50	517	7

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 441Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 82Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 13Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain

quality cattle due to extremely 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
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
2	—	875	99.00–101.00	100.01
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	945	97.00	97.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
2	—	318	132.50–142.50	137.62
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
7	—	374	130.00–142.50	138.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	162.50	162.50
2	—	240	160.00–170.00	164.90
2	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.46
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	105.00–110.00	108.42
3	—	332	110.00–125.00	115.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	373	120.00–121.00	120.50
3	—	428	118.00–120.00	118.67
2	—	453	118.00–119.00	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	104.00–114.00	109.20
11	—	368	110.00–115.00	112.81
2	—	668	100.00–103.00	101.47
7	—	424	109.00–115.00	112.90
9	—	477	105.00–115.00	109.46
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	91.00–93.00	92.01
3	—	570	90.00–95.00	91.99
6	—	523	90.00–95.00	91.85
3	—	468	90.00–96.00	93.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–112.50	111.24
3	—	472	105.00–112.50	109.05
3	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	110.00–120.00	114.99
2	—	623	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
4	—	525	120.00–133.00	126.97
8	—	418	125.00–135.00	129.85
7	—	471	120.00–135.00	127.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	142.50	142.50
3	—	418	140.00–145.00	141.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	93.00	93.00
1	—	785	92.00	92.00
1	—	685	92.00	92.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	70.00	70.00
1	—	595	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	915	58.00–73.00	63.36
3	—	767	40.00–47.00	43.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	80.00–82.00	81.03
30	—	1,218	61.00–78.00	71.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,570	98.00	98.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	450.00–555.00	506.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,256	625.00	625.00

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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Saluda Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle