Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower.

Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Average offerings 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 $117.04/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$117.04

273 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$33.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

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	417	126.24	527	126
Medium and Large 2	490	112.03	549	115
Small 1-2	333	108.73	362	12thin
Medium and Large 3	558	92.88	519	20

One grade step is worth $33.36/cwt here — about $8 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 sale273 hd

117.04

—

SC average5 barns · 860 hd

121.95

−4.91

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	—	Low	1,561	85.80	1,339	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	58.96	692	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	57.77	767	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	54.82	487	19

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	—	—	1,612	75.69/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	131.98/cwt	130.00–137.50	371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	163.88/cwt	160.00–172.50	608	32
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	130.60/cwt	125.00–137.50	490	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	108.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	267	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.50	296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.05/cwt	160.00–172.50	528	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	777	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	120.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	500	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	336	108.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	363	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	164.38/cwt	160.00–172.50	371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	166.62/cwt	160.00–172.50	463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.99/cwt	130.00–145.00	587	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	814	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	905	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,426	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	678	575.83/cwt	560.00–590.00	3,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	132.08/cwt	130.00–137.50	424	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	477	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	537	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.13/cwt	150.00–167.50	669	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	99.56/cwt	97.00–106.00	717	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	90.86/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,395	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	60.42/cwt	53.00–67.00	708	34
Steers	Small 1-2	—	321	131.39/cwt	125.00–140.00	422	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	661.28/cwt	590.00–730.00	5,687	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	770.24/cwt	760.00–780.00	6,393	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	462	120.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	557	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	305	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	42.43/cwt	38.00–45.00	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	41.76/cwt	39.00–44.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	98.98/cwt	96.00–102.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	112.18/cwt	105.00–118.00	535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	93.36/cwt	90.00–96.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	263	179.15/cwt	177.50–180.00	471	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	703	84.24/cwt	78.00–92.50	592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,074	703.79/cwt	600.00–785.00	7,559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	149.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	120.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	90.32/cwt	89.00–92.00	603	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	685.07/cwt	675.00–695.00	7,282	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	58.30/cwt	52.00–66.00	510	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	57.77/cwt	56.00–59.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	111.79/cwt	106.00–116.00	582	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	383	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	91.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	177.81/cwt	176.00–180.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.74/cwt	155.00–165.00	677	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	149.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	108.93/cwt	105.00–112.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	92.44/cwt	91.00–94.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	95.24/cwt	92.00–98.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	93.47/cwt	92.00–95.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.48/cwt	120.00–135.00	661	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	115.31/cwt	114.00–118.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.07/cwt	130.00–145.00	650	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.61/cwt	135.00–143.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	158.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	97.97/cwt	96.00–100.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	156.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	122.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	575	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	108.65/cwt	108.00–110.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	116.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	147.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	484	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	120.44/cwt	119.00–123.00	619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	114.81/cwt	108.00–120.00	483	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	107.46/cwt	102.00–110.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	122.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	111.49/cwt	107.00–115.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	110.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	102.30/cwt	99.00–108.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	105.53/cwt	103.00–109.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	748	11

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 538Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 95Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower.

Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Average offerings of average quality cattle with active

buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	72.00–82.00	75.69
6	—	1,535	85.00–95.00	90.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,171	53.00–67.00	60.42
3	—	1,197	38.00–45.00	42.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	39.00–44.00	41.76
15	—	874	52.00–66.00	58.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	56.00–59.00	57.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	517	140.00–150.00	145.00
3	—	665	120.00–124.00	121.66
22	—	423	150.00–167.50	158.13
6	—	562	135.00–143.00	138.61
17	—	464	150.00–165.00	156.27
12	—	613	120.00–127.00	122.57
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	115.00–125.00	120.43
5	—	462	115.00–125.00	120.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	130.00–145.00	138.99
15	—	523	120.00–135.00	126.48
11	—	619	114.00–118.00	115.31
24	—	474	130.00–145.00	137.07
6	—	727	108.00–110.00	108.65
9	—	569	120.00–130.00	126.87
4	—	666	107.00–115.00	111.49
4	—	771	103.00–109.00	105.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	90.00–95.00	92.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	281	130.00–137.50	131.98
12	—	321	130.00–137.50	132.08
29	—	372	125.00–135.00	128.28
27	—	420	125.00–135.00	127.86
7	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.81
33	—	468	120.00–127.00	122.80
9	—	514	119.00–123.00	120.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	105.00–110.00	108.03
3	—	267	110.00–112.50	110.80
4	—	336	105.00–110.00	108.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	97.00–106.00	99.56
2	—	770	96.00–102.00	98.98
14	—	477	105.00–118.00	112.18
8	—	276	115.00–125.00	120.53
20	—	521	106.00–116.00	111.79
10	—	319	115.00–125.00	119.92
15	—	571	105.00–112.00	108.93
2	—	818	96.00–100.00	97.97
7	—	370	115.00–120.00	116.85
20	—	421	108.00–120.00	114.81
9	—	612	102.00–110.00	107.46
3	—	662	99.00–108.00	102.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	90.00–96.00	93.36
3	—	668	89.00–92.00	90.32
4	—	434	90.00–95.00	91.77
2	—	523	91.00–94.00	92.44
4	—	574	92.00–98.00	95.24
2	—	475	92.00–95.00	93.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	371	160.00–172.50	163.88
17	—	320	160.00–172.50	165.05
2	—	680	120.00–121.00	120.50
9	—	521	145.00–155.00	149.05
4	—	226	160.00–172.50	164.38
6	—	278	160.00–172.50	166.62
10	—	569	140.00–150.00	143.00
14	—	421	155.00–165.00	160.74
10	—	470	155.00–165.00	158.59
2	—	725	119.00–120.00	119.51
7	—	610	125.00–135.00	129.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	125.00–137.50	130.60
3	—	273	125.00–135.00	129.94
7	—	321	125.00–140.00	131.39
3	—	235	125.00–135.00	129.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	145.00–150.00	147.51
20	—	372	145.00–155.00	149.99
9	—	522	125.00–135.00	130.96
2	—	735	105.00–109.00	107.03
3	—	230	145.00–155.00	149.93
7	—	479	140.00–150.00	144.93
1	—	850	102.00	102.00
3	—	613	110.00–120.00	115.92
11	—	329	145.00–155.00	147.03
4	—	423	140.00–150.00	144.30
11	—	580	120.00–132.00	128.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	177.50–180.00	179.15
3	—	313	176.00–180.00	177.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	105.00–115.00	110.43

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	678	560.00–590.00	575.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	860	590.00–730.00	661.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	760.00–780.00	770.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,074	600.00–785.00	703.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	675.00–695.00	685.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	78.00–92.50	84.24

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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