Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.11/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$117.11

121 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$34.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

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	503	127.11	639	68
Medium and Large 2	494	110.73	547	29
Small 1-2	454	104.00	472	8thin
Medium and Large 3	542	92.72	502	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $137 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 sale121 hd

117.11

—

SC average5 barns · 243 hd

115.96

+1.15

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	1,557	88.71	1,381	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	67.47	835	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	66.52	1,049	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	60.71	540	21

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.93/cwt	142.50–150.00	689	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,776	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	775	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,178	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	770	460.26/cwt	410.00–500.00	3,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	466	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	768	14
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	920	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,244	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	935	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	128.81/cwt	125.00–132.50	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	660	9
Bulls	—	—	1,290	76.62/cwt	70.00–82.00	988	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	569	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	49.92/cwt	45.00–54.00	537	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	67.77/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,055	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	69.29/cwt	60.00–76.00	870	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	47.41/cwt	42.00–52.00	403	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	92.01/cwt	90.00–95.00	493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	97.25/cwt	97.00–98.00	808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	64.86/cwt	60.00–69.00	585	16
Bulls	—	—	1,769	96.60/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	112.48/cwt	110.00–117.50	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	108.65/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,491	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	97.36/cwt	95.00–99.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.85/cwt	135.00–142.50	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	93.17/cwt	90.00–97.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.12/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.31/cwt	115.00–135.00	586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	99.31/cwt	98.00–100.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.29/cwt	105.00–109.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	93.77/cwt	90.00–97.50	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	121.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	163.96/cwt	160.00–167.50	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.01/cwt	108.00–115.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	104.45/cwt	100.00–109.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	143.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	138.52/cwt	138.00–139.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	119.80/cwt	118.00–122.00	672	5

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 146Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 41Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 16

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	49.00	49.00
14	—	1,556	64.00–70.00	67.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,076	45.00–54.00	49.92
58	—	1,255	60.00–76.00	69.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	42.00–52.00	47.41
16	—	902	60.00–69.00	64.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	106.00	106.00
6	—	1,290	70.00–82.00	76.62
7	—	1,769	90.00–100.00	96.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	142.50–150.00	145.93
2	—	235	150.00–160.00	154.79
2	—	568	123.00–126.00	124.47
3	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.52
7	—	374	150.00–155.00	152.08
3	—	337	150.00–155.00	153.29
2	—	265	160.00–167.50	163.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	97.00–98.00	97.25
2	—	360	135.00–142.50	138.85
2	—	523	115.00–119.00	117.07
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
2	—	430	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	790	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00–102.00	100.96
3	—	575	95.00–99.00	97.36
1	—	685	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	130.00–140.00	134.27
1	—	655	117.50	117.50
6	—	413	145.00–155.00	148.82
9	—	459	140.00–150.00	143.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	105.00–107.00	106.01
9	—	468	115.00–135.00	125.31
3	—	725	98.00–100.00	99.31
7	—	630	105.00–109.00	106.29
6	—	535	115.00–125.00	119.51
3	—	783	95.00	95.00
3	—	415	125.00–135.00	130.00
6	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.07
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	100.00–105.00	102.33
3	—	383	105.00–110.00	107.31
2	—	560	100.00–103.00	101.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	124.00	124.00
14	—	617	124.50	124.50
11	—	500	135.00	135.00
4	—	362	138.00–139.00	138.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	122.00–130.00	127.27
2	—	335	125.00–132.50	128.81
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
9	—	524	120.00–129.00	125.96
5	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.12
5	—	466	120.00–125.00	121.18
5	—	561	118.00–122.00	119.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	343	110.00–117.50	112.48
3	—	627	107.00–110.00	108.65
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
3	—	417	110.00–115.00	112.45
3	—	360	115.00–120.00	116.62
9	—	471	110.00–115.00	111.63
3	—	523	108.00–115.00	112.01
2	—	683	100.00–109.00	104.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	90.00–95.00	92.01
2	—	468	90.00–95.00	92.43
6	—	622	90.00–97.00	93.17
2	—	393	90.00–97.50	93.77

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	—	860	86.00	86.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	410.00	410.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	410.00–500.00	460.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	390.00	390.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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