Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher .

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 $115.72/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$115.72

183 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$33.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

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	394	130.30	514	56
Medium and Large 2	443	115.06	510	82
Small 1-2	369	109.95	406	7thin
Medium and Large 3	578	96.71	559	38

One grade step is worth $33.59/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale183 hd

115.72

—

SC average5 barns · 453 hd

118.16

−2.44

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	1,464	82.19	1,204	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	65.40	1,021	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	64.66	797	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	61.14	519	6thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	Small 1-2	—	475	116.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	553	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	128.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	409	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	109.95/cwt	107.50–112.00	406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	629	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	472	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	566	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,885	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	743	57.43/cwt	57.00–58.00	427	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	823	478.40/cwt	380.00–565.00	3,937	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	709	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	113.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	127.19/cwt	125.00–133.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	133.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	121.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	399	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	853	839.85/cwt	830.00–850.00	7,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	128.87/cwt	125.00–140.00	541	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	161.80/cwt	155.00–170.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	156.68/cwt	150.00–162.50	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	375	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	421	117.00/cwt	110.00–125.00	493	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,740	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	129.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	484	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	129.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	350	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,144	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,269	75.59/cwt	69.00–80.00	959	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	566	113.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	65.40/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,021	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	65.67/cwt	60.00–73.00	818	29
Bulls	—	—	1,855	95.39/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	49.96/cwt	49.00–51.00	526	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	578	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	769.26/cwt	725.00–825.00	8,808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	63.17/cwt	61.00–65.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	100.63/cwt	98.00–103.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	133.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	536	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	92.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	102.51/cwt	100.00–107.50	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	738	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	88.16/cwt	85.00–92.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.27/cwt	117.50–125.00	456	12
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	803	83.66/cwt	82.00–86.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	100.48/cwt	98.00–102.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.47/cwt	110.00–120.00	496	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	108.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	140.87/cwt	139.00–145.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	109.75/cwt	108.00–115.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	105.61/cwt	104.00–108.00	711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	122.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	131.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	143.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.69/cwt	119.00–126.00	687	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	93.18/cwt	90.00–95.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	100.74/cwt	100.00–103.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	108.61/cwt	105.00–115.00	572	13

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 456Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 66Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 7

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher .

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
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	110.00–120.00	116.40
7	—	521	110.00–115.00	113.99
15	—	421	110.00–125.00	117.00
8	—	566	110.00–115.00	113.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	135.00–140.00	136.84
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
5	—	563	130.00–135.00	131.67
9	—	422	145.00–155.00	149.67
9	—	466	139.00–145.00	140.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	98.00–103.00	100.63
2	—	738	96.00	96.00
3	—	803	82.00–86.00	83.66
3	—	532	100.00–105.00	103.32
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
2	—	670	95.00–96.00	95.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	120.00–130.00	123.78
9	—	616	108.00–115.00	109.75
8	—	673	104.00–108.00	105.61
18	—	473	125.00–135.00	131.39
11	—	560	119.00–126.00	122.69
14	—	427	130.00–140.00	134.23
4	—	728	100.00–103.00	100.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.03
7	—	318	125.00–135.00	128.58
3	—	472	115.00–125.00	119.93
8	—	374	120.00–135.00	129.44
2	—	270	125.00–135.00	129.72
3	—	578	110.00–111.00	110.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	131.00	131.00
7	—	325	155.00–165.00	158.25
3	—	282	155.00–170.00	161.80
4	—	413	150.00–162.50	156.68
16	—	370	155.00–165.00	156.76
2	—	513	138.00–140.00	138.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	371	140.00–150.00	143.91
4	—	341	140.00–150.00	145.04
4	—	616	112.00–116.00	114.02
8	—	561	125.00–134.00	131.71
5	—	470	130.00–140.00	137.01
5	—	426	135.00–145.00	139.24
5	—	277	140.00–150.00	143.92
6	—	515	125.00–130.00	128.47
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	107.50–112.00	109.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	120.00–130.00	125.02
7	—	465	125.00–133.00	127.19
9	—	371	130.00–140.00	133.00
20	—	420	125.00–140.00	128.87
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	233	130.00–135.00	132.63
2	—	283	130.00–135.00	132.39
12	—	322	130.00–140.00	133.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	115.00–125.00	121.94
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
16	—	473	110.00–120.00	113.23
12	—	373	117.50–125.00	122.27
2	—	213	120.00–125.00	122.65
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
14	—	426	110.00–120.00	116.47
6	—	578	105.00–115.00	108.47
5	—	278	115.00–125.00	122.77
1	—	825	89.00	89.00
13	—	527	105.00–115.00	108.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	90.00–95.00	92.22
3	—	418	100.00–107.50	102.51
5	—	728	85.00–92.00	88.16
8	—	524	98.00–102.00	100.48
6	—	469	100.00–105.00	103.01
5	—	573	95.00–100.00	97.57
6	—	621	90.00–95.00	93.18
1	—	790	89.00	89.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	380.00–565.00	478.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,145	725.00–825.00	769.26
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	57.00–58.00	57.43
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	280.00	280.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	830.00–850.00	839.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	69.00–80.00	75.59
2	—	1,855	94.00–97.00	95.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	60.00–68.00	65.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,245	60.00–73.00	65.67
2	—	1,053	49.00–51.00	49.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	51.00	51.00
5	—	830	61.00–65.00	63.17

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