Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull were 2.00

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.74/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$137.74

169 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

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	494	143.36	708	97
Medium and Large 2	438	133.27	584	53
Small 1-2	373	121.52	453	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $255 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

137.74

—

SC average5 barns · 403 hd

135.72

+2.02

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	1,747	95.60	1,670	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	69.95	812	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	62.53	875	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	60.12	514	15

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	470	141.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	129.12/cwt	125.00–132.50	485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	131.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.05/cwt	123.00–128.00	594	19
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	714.58/cwt	700.00–730.00	6,395	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	552.75/cwt	510.00–590.00	4,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	148.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.11/cwt	138.00–145.00	757	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	114.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	536	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	516	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	576	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	107.93/cwt	105.00–110.00	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	147.67/cwt	145.00–152.50	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	501	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	655	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	453	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	532	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	640	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	601.54/cwt	580.00–630.00	5,654	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	613	379.59/cwt	300.00–450.00	2,327	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	528	243.70/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	69.95/cwt	60.00–77.00	812	26
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	333	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	124.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	329	121.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	399	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	122.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	516	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	6,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	728	752.89/cwt	700.00–790.00	5,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,794	96.04/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,723	5
Bulls	—	—	1,190	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	108.75/cwt	105.00–111.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	117.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	103.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	103.34/cwt	102.00–105.00	441	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	51.34/cwt	48.00–55.00	409	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	65.98/cwt	60.00–74.00	591	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	116.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	826	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	713	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	92.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	142.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	109.20/cwt	108.00–111.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	148.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	724	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	122.07/cwt	119.00–127.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.24/cwt	125.00–129.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	123.98/cwt	122.00–127.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	153.52/cwt	150.00–162.50	580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	109.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	125.65/cwt	123.00–130.00	543	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.65/cwt	125.00–133.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	128.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	131.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.22/cwt	115.00–118.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.63/cwt	105.00–114.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	113.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.21/cwt	122.00–130.00	663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	140.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.31/cwt	110.00–118.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	112.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	14

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 405Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 3Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull were 2.00

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 — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	140.00–147.00	141.75
10	—	519	135.00–140.00	136.08
7	—	419	145.00–152.50	147.67
6	—	563	125.00–130.00	126.66
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
4	—	618	125.00–129.00	127.24
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	110.00–120.00	114.61
6	—	516	110.00–115.00	111.67
3	—	580	110.00–111.00	110.34
7	—	423	115.00–125.00	122.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	102.00–105.00	104.01
3	—	658	90.00–95.00	92.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	429	130.00–140.00	135.72
21	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.74
2	—	710	105.00–115.00	109.93
3	—	620	105.00–114.00	109.63
4	—	574	115.00–120.00	118.20
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
11	—	473	125.00–135.00	130.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	125.00–132.50	129.12
5	—	318	130.00–135.00	131.95
19	—	475	123.00–128.00	125.05
5	—	562	119.00–127.00	122.07
14	—	432	123.00–130.00	125.65
5	—	270	125.00–130.00	128.50
4	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.22
14	—	521	122.00–130.00	127.21
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	105.00–110.00	107.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	105.00–111.00	108.75
5	—	376	115.00–120.00	117.89
4	—	418	115.00–118.00	117.01
4	—	280	115.00–120.00	116.79
3	—	675	104.00–110.00	106.94
8	—	564	110.00–115.00	113.52
9	—	473	110.00–118.00	114.31
14	—	529	110.00–115.00	112.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	125.00	125.00
15	—	500	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	100.00–105.00	103.40
3	—	427	102.00–105.00	103.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	145.00–155.00	148.90
2	—	710	118.00	118.00
10	—	529	138.00–145.00	143.11
12	—	327	150.00–160.00	153.31
25	—	488	140.00–150.00	148.36
7	—	614	122.00–127.00	123.98
12	—	378	150.00–162.50	153.52
2	—	655	123.00–127.00	124.98
4	—	558	130.00–135.00	131.86
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–120.00	114.87
2	—	453	115.00–120.00	117.49
4	—	273	120.00–125.00	121.95
7	—	376	120.00–130.00	124.52
4	—	329	115.00–125.00	121.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	612	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	218	140.00–145.00	142.54
8	—	429	135.00–140.00	136.85
6	—	322	140.00–145.00	142.15
5	—	679	108.00–111.00	109.20
6	—	525	125.00–133.00	129.65
2	—	760	105.00–106.00	105.50
13	—	371	135.00–145.00	140.16
8	—	483	125.00–135.00	130.72

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	—	780	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	613	300.00–450.00	379.59
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	700.00–730.00	714.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	510.00–590.00	552.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	580.00–630.00	601.54
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	528	220.00–270.00	243.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	700.00–790.00	752.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,161	60.00–77.00	69.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	796	48.00–55.00	51.34
9	—	895	60.00–74.00	65.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	60.00–65.00	62.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,794	93.00–100.00	96.04
1	—	1,190	85.00	85.00
1	—	2,070	104.00	104.00

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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Steers · 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