Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . 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 $116.29/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$116.29

128 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$28.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

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	426	129.17	551	43
Medium and Large 2	509	111.70	568	65
Small 1-2	357	109.43	391	6thin
Medium and Large 3	515	101.00	520	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $30 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 sale128 hd

116.29

—

SC average5 barns · 319 hd

115.94

+0.35

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	1,620	87.65	1,420	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	66.24	774	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	64.98	965	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	834	55.65	464	7thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Medium and Large 2	—	666	109.74/cwt	101.00–115.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	112.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	20
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	702	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	459	115.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.63/cwt	139.00–145.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.63/cwt	123.00–126.00	770	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	69.11/cwt	60.00–77.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	535	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	417	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	124.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	562	108.97/cwt	106.00–111.00	612	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	463	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	119.20/cwt	110.00–125.00	510	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	125.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	392	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	337	108.19/cwt	107.00–110.00	365	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	129.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,263	81.97/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	—	2,335	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	60.44/cwt	58.00–64.00	504	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	7,089	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	66.64/cwt	65.00–68.00	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	95.52/cwt	93.00–98.00	724	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	49.27/cwt	48.00–51.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	109.20/cwt	106.00–110.00	644	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	95.70/cwt	94.00–98.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	599	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.46/cwt	105.00–108.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	101.00/cwt	100.00–103.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.48/cwt	100.00–102.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	94.71/cwt	93.00–97.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	96.30/cwt	95.00–98.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	93.44/cwt	91.00–96.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.08/cwt	107.00–112.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.57/cwt	114.00–118.00	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	113.37/cwt	109.00–116.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.57/cwt	133.00–135.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	93.47/cwt	92.00–95.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.48/cwt	120.00–132.00	654	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	113.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.14/cwt	124.00–125.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.43/cwt	128.00–135.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.23/cwt	115.00–127.00	689	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.21/cwt	123.00–130.00	595	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 554Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 56Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 5

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . 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 — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	666	101.00–115.00	109.74
6	—	627	114.00–118.00	116.00
20	—	430	130.00–140.00	133.67
20	—	472	125.00–135.00	131.19
14	—	521	120.00–132.00	125.48
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
14	—	568	115.00–127.00	121.23
1	—	700	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	513	138.00–140.00	138.99
7	—	424	145.00–150.00	147.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
4	—	459	110.00–120.00	115.29
3	—	562	106.00–111.00	108.97
6	—	428	110.00–125.00	119.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	94.00–98.00	95.70
4	—	531	93.00–97.00	94.71
3	—	428	95.00–98.00	96.30
2	—	565	92.00–95.00	93.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	130.00–140.00	134.76
2	—	510	125.00–128.00	126.51
2	—	580	125.00–130.00	127.52
14	—	376	130.00–140.00	133.64
12	—	420	125.00–135.00	127.36
11	—	475	123.00–130.00	125.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	110.00–115.00	112.62
18	—	590	106.00–110.00	109.20
2	—	620	105.00–108.00	106.46
12	—	525	107.00–112.00	109.08
7	—	429	114.00–118.00	115.57
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
3	—	387	120.00–125.00	123.03
2	—	258	115.00–117.00	115.97
3	—	657	108.00	108.00
3	—	333	120.00–125.00	121.70
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	110.00–112.00	110.66
3	—	337	107.00–110.00	108.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	100.00–103.00	101.00
4	—	575	100.00–102.00	100.48
3	—	420	100.00–105.00	101.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
2	—	505	138.00–140.00	138.99
6	—	473	139.00–145.00	141.63
15	—	623	123.00–126.00	123.63
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
2	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.56
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.43
5	—	373	120.00–130.00	124.76
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.46
5	—	313	120.00–130.00	125.08
3	—	277	125.00–135.00	129.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	93.00–98.00	95.52
2	—	585	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	718	91.00–96.00	93.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	125.00–135.00	131.03
11	—	667	120.00	120.00
5	—	714	109.00–116.00	113.37
5	—	418	133.00–135.00	134.57
5	—	319	140.00–150.00	146.50
11	—	383	135.00–145.00	140.17
4	—	634	110.00–120.00	113.17
7	—	573	124.00–125.00	124.14
9	—	473	128.00–135.00	132.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,184	60.00–77.00	69.11
4	—	1,093	50.00–55.00	52.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	834	58.00–64.00	60.44
3	—	833	48.00–51.00	49.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	55.00	55.00
6	—	1,446	65.00–68.00	66.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	81.00–83.00	81.97
1	—	2,335	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	695.00	695.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle