Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower .

Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offering of 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 $119.00/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$119.00

190 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$27.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

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	444	128.26	569	91
Medium and Large 2	482	114.02	549	68
Small 1-2	330	109.29	361	7thin
Medium and Large 3	526	100.83	530	24

One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $39 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 sale190 hd

119.00

—

SC average5 barns · 640 hd

124.54

−5.54

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	—	Average	1,618	88.95	1,439	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	63.74	769	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	63.36	930	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	54.24	497	18

Every lot, as filed

98 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	66.23/cwt	59.00–74.00	807	36
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	377	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,642	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,012	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,279	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	569	112.63/cwt	109.00–115.00	641	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	733	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	163.20/cwt	155.00–170.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.70/cwt	130.00–142.50	501	17
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	863	483.46/cwt	420.00–550.00	4,172	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	724.48/cwt	720.00–730.00	5,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	156.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	680	18
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	134.14/cwt	132.50–135.00	304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	152.53/cwt	148.00–155.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	601	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.69/cwt	145.00–151.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	639	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	135.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	444	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	282	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	362	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	127.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	473	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	128.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	574	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	121.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	614.73/cwt	610.00–620.00	5,367	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	44.13/cwt	40.00–50.00	401	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	828	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,619	89.76/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,453	12
Bulls	—	—	1,372	78.97/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,083	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	563	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	99.04/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,961	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	59.30/cwt	55.00–65.00	546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.47/cwt	155.00–170.00	528	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	63.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	930	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,355	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	719.65/cwt	590.00–810.00	8,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,186	871.45/cwt	680.00–975.00	10,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.02/cwt	92.00–98.00	684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	50.87/cwt	45.00–55.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	101.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	101.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	120.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	701	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	101.26/cwt	98.00–105.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	602	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	104.83/cwt	101.00–112.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	145.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	117.74/cwt	116.00–120.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	103.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	128.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	542	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	129.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	666	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	584	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	115.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.94/cwt	120.00–131.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	127.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.58/cwt	115.00–124.00	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	118.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	120.07/cwt	118.00–122.50	406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.77/cwt	126.00–135.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.33/cwt	122.00–125.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	104.05/cwt	100.00–107.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	114.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	724	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.99/cwt	94.00–98.00	605	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 607Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 86Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 3

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower .

Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,219	59.00–74.00	66.23
1	—	1,075	77.00	77.00
8	—	1,163	45.00–55.00	50.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	908	40.00–50.00	44.13
12	—	921	55.00–65.00	59.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	61.00–66.00	63.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,619	84.00–96.00	89.76
3	—	1,372	72.00–82.00	78.97
2	—	1,980	98.00–100.00	99.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.56
3	—	470	120.00–125.00	123.40
3	—	282	125.00–130.00	128.34
9	—	372	120.00–135.00	127.28
6	—	323	120.00–135.00	128.24
3	—	563	110.00–115.00	113.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	155.00–170.00	163.20
18	—	435	155.00–160.00	156.22
7	—	461	148.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	280	165.00–170.00	167.37
3	—	517	145.00–151.00	148.69
7	—	325	155.00–170.00	162.47
2	—	573	140.00–145.00	142.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	140.00–150.00	145.72
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
6	—	276	140.00–150.00	144.91
7	—	625	120.00–131.00	125.94
6	—	567	120.00–131.00	127.70
8	—	479	130.00–140.00	134.96
10	—	522	126.00–135.00	130.77
3	—	668	122.00–125.00	123.33
5	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.94
16	—	380	140.00–150.00	142.69
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	370	105.00–110.00	106.67
2	—	265	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	372	130.00–142.50	134.70
3	—	227	132.50–135.00	134.14
17	—	475	124.00–135.00	126.63
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
2	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.64
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
10	—	329	130.00–142.50	135.02
4	—	604	116.00–120.00	117.74
17	—	423	125.00–135.00	128.19
7	—	568	120.00–127.00	122.56
12	—	527	120.00–130.00	123.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	100.00–105.00	101.91
6	—	427	100.00–105.00	101.32
7	—	572	98.00–105.00	101.26
3	—	630	94.00–98.00	95.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	115.00–125.00	120.06
7	—	574	110.00–115.00	112.72
9	—	532	110.00–116.00	113.12
2	—	260	120.00–125.00	122.55
7	—	668	101.00–112.00	104.83
9	—	422	110.00–120.00	115.35
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
6	—	366	115.00–125.00	118.66
5	—	338	118.00–122.50	120.07
17	—	477	110.00–120.00	114.57
3	—	610	105.00–110.00	108.35
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	109.00–115.00	112.63
8	—	473	115.00–125.00	121.31
7	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.40
4	—	420	115.00–125.00	121.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	140.00–147.00	143.47
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
15	—	417	150.00–160.00	153.31
12	—	475	145.00–152.00	147.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	92.00–98.00	95.02
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
3	—	612	100.00–107.00	104.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	473	130.00–140.00	133.83
4	—	721	100.00–110.00	103.41
18	—	516	125.00–135.00	129.04
30	—	426	130.00–145.00	137.13
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
10	—	616	115.00–124.00	118.58
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
19	—	574	120.00–135.00	126.12
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	60.00	60.00

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	—	820	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	370.00	370.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	720.00–730.00	724.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	610.00–620.00	614.73
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	863	420.00–550.00	483.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	590.00–810.00	719.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	680.00–975.00	871.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	620.00	620.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle