Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady .

Average 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 $118.11/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$118.11

169 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$29.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

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	451	128.35	579	68
Medium and Large 2	451	115.47	521	71
Small 1-2	307	110.20	339	7thin
Medium and Large 3	577	98.39	568	23

One grade step is worth $29.96/cwt here — about $12 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 sale169 hd

118.11

—

SC average5 barns · 519 hd

121.72

−3.61

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	1,625	84.99	1,381	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	58.85	764	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	793	54.42	432	22

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.75/cwt	128.00–135.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	144.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	717	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	142.52/cwt	135.00–150.00	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	627	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	960	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,200	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	722	357.64/cwt	300.00–420.00	2,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	667	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	154.23/cwt	150.00–162.00	568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	361	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	109.86/cwt	107.00–112.50	357	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	610.18/cwt	580.00–640.00	5,003	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	802	75.06/cwt	73.00–78.00	602	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	292	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	123.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	159.25/cwt	155.00–162.50	454	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	312	126.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	395	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	473	118.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	62.60/cwt	59.00–69.00	831	21
Bulls	—	—	1,619	90.84/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,471	7
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	786	60.50/cwt	55.00–66.00	476	14
Bulls	—	—	1,635	74.74/cwt	65.00–79.00	1,222	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	125.36/cwt	115.00–130.00	460	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	43.77/cwt	39.00–49.00	353	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	664.80/cwt	600.00–735.00	7,898	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	45.74/cwt	40.00–51.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	111.34/cwt	108.00–114.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.86/cwt	135.00–137.50	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	97.32/cwt	95.00–100.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	97.60/cwt	95.00–100.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	117.47/cwt	111.00–122.00	500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	123.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	555	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	118.68/cwt	115.00–123.00	325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.10/cwt	134.00–140.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	139.67/cwt	130.00–145.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	93.30/cwt	90.00–98.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.07/cwt	118.00–128.00	706	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	112.34/cwt	111.00–114.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	112.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.86/cwt	122.00–135.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	114.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	112.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	595	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	123.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	637	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.67/cwt	115.00–124.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	119.69/cwt	117.00–122.50	281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	113.75/cwt	111.00–115.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	112.07/cwt	108.00–116.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	144.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.97/cwt	105.00–111.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.98/cwt	120.00–140.00	578	10

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 662Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 86Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 17

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady .

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	128.00–135.00	130.75
6	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.07
2	—	560	120.00–125.00	122.52
20	—	469	125.00–132.00	126.95
21	—	515	120.00–130.00	123.64
12	—	373	130.00–140.00	134.13
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	107.00–112.50	109.86
2	—	263	110.00–112.00	111.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	100.00–105.00	102.47
6	—	574	95.00–100.00	97.32
5	—	619	95.00–100.00	97.60
4	—	671	90.00–98.00	93.30
4	—	538	100.00–105.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	315	115.00–125.00	120.96
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
12	—	426	111.00–122.00	117.47
8	—	371	120.00–125.00	123.07
5	—	274	115.00–123.00	118.68
2	—	660	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
7	—	571	110.00–115.00	112.70
14	—	474	110.00–120.00	114.44
6	—	511	110.00–115.00	112.15
2	—	235	117.00–122.50	119.69
5	—	615	105.00–111.00	107.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	140.00–148.00	144.46
7	—	516	135.00–140.00	137.42
3	—	570	135.00–137.50	135.86
2	—	653	118.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	428	145.00–155.00	150.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	105.00–114.00	109.50
11	—	527	120.00–130.00	126.52
14	—	574	118.00–128.00	123.07
8	—	475	122.00–135.00	128.86
11	—	617	108.00–116.00	112.07
10	—	425	120.00–140.00	135.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	100.00–105.00	102.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	108.00–114.00	111.34
1	—	605	93.00	93.00
2	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	583	105.00–110.00	107.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	563	120.00–131.00	127.41
8	—	321	135.00–150.00	142.52
7	—	473	134.00–140.00	137.10
12	—	429	130.00–145.00	139.67
15	—	373	135.00–145.00	140.53
3	—	790	111.00–114.00	112.34
3	—	683	114.00–120.00	116.35
2	—	215	140.00–145.00	142.38
9	—	521	130.00–135.00	132.60
6	—	616	115.00–124.00	118.67
4	—	743	111.00–115.00	113.75
3	—	273	140.00–150.00	144.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	150.00–155.00	150.99
13	—	368	150.00–162.00	154.23
2	—	233	155.00	155.00
4	—	474	145.00–150.00	147.34
3	—	525	140.00–145.00	141.93
3	—	285	155.00–162.50	159.25
2	—	330	155.00–165.00	159.77
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	120.00–125.00	123.24
3	—	312	120.00–130.00	126.74
4	—	473	115.00–125.00	118.82
3	—	530	120.00–125.00	121.62
6	—	367	115.00–130.00	125.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	105.00–110.00	107.45
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	60.00	60.00
1	—	505	80.00	80.00

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	1	—	960	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	722	300.00–420.00	357.64
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	802	73.00–78.00	75.06
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	580.00–640.00	610.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	320.00	320.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	600.00–735.00	664.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,328	59.00–69.00	62.60
6	—	1,191	40.00–51.00	45.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	786	55.00–66.00	60.50
8	—	806	39.00–49.00	43.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,619	86.00–97.00	90.84
4	—	1,635	65.00–79.00	74.74

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

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Replacement Cattle

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