Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

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 $120.82/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$120.82

173 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

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	398	130.87	521	99
Medium and Large 2	453	112.64	511	44
Small 1-2	317	107.51	341	6thin
Medium and Large 3	473	97.72	462	24

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $59 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 sale173 hd

120.82

—

SC average5 barns · 378 hd

119.36

+1.47

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	1,583	85.91	1,360	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	63.32	777	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	56.98	494	19

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	—	423	157.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.92/cwt	115.00–145.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.62/cwt	120.00–140.00	625	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	164.62/cwt	160.00–175.00	453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	116.71/cwt	112.00–125.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	94.02/cwt	93.00–95.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.10/cwt	134.00–142.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	132.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	497	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	142.79/cwt	130.00–147.50	384	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	109.02/cwt	105.00–112.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	113.09/cwt	110.00–117.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	264	184.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	164.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	727	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	590	614.79/cwt	500.00–710.00	3,627	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	725	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,408	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	675	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	3,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	663	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	146.99/cwt	144.00–155.00	689	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	317	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	341	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	126.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	400	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	331	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	814.61/cwt	780.00–850.00	7,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	633	669.63/cwt	625.00–695.00	4,239	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	678	563.99/cwt	440.00–650.00	3,824	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	354	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	443	8
Bulls	—	—	1,940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	59.58/cwt	54.00–64.00	520	16
Bulls	—	—	1,764	94.79/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	65.19/cwt	55.00–74.00	816	48
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	776	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	43.13/cwt	40.00–45.00	362	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	45.33/cwt	42.00–47.00	456	5
Bulls	—	—	1,403	76.65/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,075	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	597	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	224	185.89/cwt	175.00–200.00	416	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,430	960.37/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	13,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	108.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	65.49/cwt	65.00–66.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	100.39/cwt	98.00–101.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	101.80/cwt	100.00–103.00	375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	111.49/cwt	108.00–116.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	110.49/cwt	107.00–115.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	101.59/cwt	100.00–103.00	342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	90.23/cwt	88.00–93.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.81/cwt	112.00–125.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	144.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	388	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	93.46/cwt	90.00–96.00	494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	135.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	428	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	420	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.30/cwt	107.00–114.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	94.30/cwt	91.00–96.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	129.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	535	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	423	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	132.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.86/cwt	120.00–133.00	583	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	464	3

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 252Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 114Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 32

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	150.00–165.00	157.47
8	—	275	160.00–175.00	164.62
8	—	519	134.00–142.00	137.10
2	—	235	165.00–170.00	167.50
16	—	321	160.00–170.00	164.15
10	—	474	150.00–160.00	153.45
22	—	376	155.00–165.00	158.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	112.00–125.00	116.71
8	—	269	140.00–155.00	144.28
14	—	323	140.00–150.00	143.93
5	—	462	130.00–143.00	135.10
5	—	423	135.00–145.00	139.46
10	—	370	140.00–150.00	143.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	264	180.00–190.00	184.83
8	—	224	175.00–200.00	185.89
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	120.00–130.00	126.83
2	—	255	125.00–135.00	129.90
8	—	354	120.00–130.00	125.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	105.00–110.00	108.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	413	115.00–145.00	132.92
19	—	475	120.00–140.00	131.62
8	—	616	107.00–115.00	110.49
4	—	580	112.00–125.00	118.81
6	—	672	107.00–114.00	110.30
6	—	525	115.00–125.00	120.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	523	130.00–140.00	133.65
19	—	420	150.00–165.00	157.80
18	—	469	144.00–155.00	146.99
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
10	—	560	130.00–138.00	132.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	110.00	110.00
5	—	539	98.00–101.00	100.39
1	—	795	87.00	87.00
2	—	628	90.00–94.00	91.98
3	—	660	91.00–96.00	94.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	93.00–95.00	94.02
6	—	568	105.00–112.00	109.02
6	—	478	110.00–117.00	113.09
9	—	521	108.00–116.00	111.49
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
8	—	372	110.00–120.00	115.07
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
2	—	258	115.00–120.00	117.43
6	—	327	115.00–120.00	117.51
3	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	374	125.00–140.00	132.92
14	—	269	130.00–147.50	142.79
10	—	516	120.00–126.00	123.79
4	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.58
23	—	413	125.00–135.00	129.56
15	—	315	130.00–145.00	134.44
17	—	471	120.00–133.00	123.86
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	105.00–110.00	107.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	100.00–103.00	101.80
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
5	—	337	100.00–103.00	101.59
4	—	666	88.00–93.00	90.23
2	—	638	90.00–91.00	90.49
5	—	529	90.00–96.00	93.46
2	—	478	104.00–105.00	104.51
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	70.00	70.00
2	—	785	65.00	65.00
2	—	618	65.00–66.00	65.49
1	—	840	50.00	50.00
1	—	310	52.50	52.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	590	500.00–710.00	614.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	633	625.00–695.00	669.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	678	440.00–650.00	563.99
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	325.00	325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	780.00–850.00	814.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,430	775.00–1,050.00	960.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	78.00	78.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,764	89.00–99.00	94.79
6	—	1,403	65.00–85.00	76.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	873	54.00–64.00	59.58
3	—	840	40.00–45.00	43.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,251	55.00–74.00	65.19
5	—	1,005	42.00–47.00	45.33

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle