Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $117.94/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$117.94

151 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$36.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

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	418	129.29	541	71
Medium and Large 2	486	113.46	551	48
Small 1-2	399	106.08	423	16thin
Medium and Large 3	581	92.83	540	16thin

One grade step is worth $36.46/cwt here — about $1 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 sale151 hd

117.94

—

SC average4 barns · 357 hd

118.15

−0.22

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	1,774	96.00	1,703	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	68.99	789	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	58.16	511	18

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	—	1,495	85.56/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	507	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	510	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	261	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	109.06/cwt	108.00–110.00	347	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	109.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	580	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	432	120.19/cwt	120.00–121.00	519	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	384	121.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	467	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	655	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,210	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	381	108.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	414	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	905	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,969	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	441	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	101.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	130.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	485	6
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	695	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,989	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	645	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	410	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	783.54/cwt	780.00–790.00	6,997	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	615	394.59/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	614	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	793	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	564	111.29/cwt	105.00–115.00	628	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	129.09/cwt	124.00–135.00	614	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	471	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	258	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	53.42/cwt	50.00–57.00	604	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	110.42/cwt	105.00–115.00	518	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	70.24/cwt	62.00–77.00	804	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	82.03/cwt	81.00–83.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.70/cwt	125.00–137.50	557	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	141.76/cwt	138.00–143.00	792	4
Bulls	—	—	1,854	98.98/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,835	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,182	795.04/cwt	720.00–840.00	9,397	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.24/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	686	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	50.26/cwt	46.00–55.00	419	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	63.19/cwt	58.00–71.00	574	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	93.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	93.60/cwt	91.00–96.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.14/cwt	132.50–140.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	136.87/cwt	136.50–138.00	835	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	98.84/cwt	96.00–105.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	138.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	118.90/cwt	114.00–121.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	92.28/cwt	90.00–94.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	95.68/cwt	94.00–97.50	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.50	386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.31/cwt	112.00–119.00	542	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	616.04/cwt	570.00–660.00	5,329	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	82.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	132.48/cwt	125.00–137.50	317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	114.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	152.90/cwt	150.00–157.50	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	115.40/cwt	115.00–117.00	417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.94/cwt	135.00–142.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	158.69/cwt	155.00–162.50	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.50	331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.38/cwt	125.00–137.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.09/cwt	125.00–132.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	131.03/cwt	125.00–136.00	421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.06/cwt	109.00–116.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	134.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	121.00/cwt	118.00–125.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	95.05/cwt	93.00–97.00	594	2

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 511Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 113Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 13

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	85.00–86.00	85.56
7	—	1,854	90.00–105.00	98.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	50.00–57.00	53.42
29	—	1,145	62.00–77.00	70.24
2	—	1,145	81.00–83.00	82.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	833	46.00–55.00	50.26
11	—	908	58.00–71.00	63.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	100.00–102.00	100.67
2	—	235	110.00–112.00	111.04
2	—	318	108.00–110.00	109.06
4	—	381	105.00–110.00	108.70
2	—	410	105.00–110.00	107.53
3	—	470	100.00–105.00	101.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	125.00–135.00	130.86
12	—	476	124.00–135.00	129.09
8	—	563	120.00–129.00	124.50
20	—	423	125.00–137.50	131.70
5	—	239	125.00–137.50	132.48
7	—	521	120.00–128.00	124.44
4	—	263	125.00–127.50	125.68
9	—	321	125.00–136.00	131.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	108.00–115.00	110.24
2	—	670	100.00–105.00	102.44
2	—	325	115.00–120.00	117.42
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
9	—	470	112.00–119.00	115.31
4	—	620	104.00–110.00	106.50
5	—	361	115.00–117.00	115.40
8	—	421	115.00–120.00	118.20
11	—	530	109.00–116.00	113.06
2	—	268	115.00–120.00	117.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	90.00–95.00	93.30
2	—	583	90.00–95.00	92.53
7	—	616	90.00–94.00	92.28
2	—	475	94.00–97.50	95.68
2	—	668	90.00–93.00	91.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	105.00–115.00	109.91
5	—	432	120.00–121.00	120.19
2	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.46
7	—	564	105.00–115.00	111.29
5	—	469	105.00–115.00	110.42
2	—	673	100.00–102.00	100.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	125.00–130.00	127.84
6	—	616	110.00–120.00	114.48
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
9	—	567	120.00–125.00	122.54
12	—	422	130.00–140.00	134.12
4	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.96
4	—	665	105.00–110.00	107.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	130.00–135.00	131.64
10	—	514	130.00–140.00	134.32
10	—	469	135.00–142.00	137.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	91.00–96.00	93.60
2	—	518	94.00–96.00	94.99
2	—	555	94.00–96.00	94.99
2	—	625	93.00–97.00	95.05
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	120.00–125.00	121.52
2	—	228	120.00–130.00	124.95
3	—	580	110.00–115.00	111.99
2	—	335	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	420	115.00–120.00	117.41
2	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.60
2	—	258	120.00–130.00	125.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	290	160.00–165.00	162.54
4	—	559	138.00–143.00	141.76
6	—	368	150.00–157.50	152.90
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
2	—	305	155.00–162.50	158.69
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	132.50–140.00	136.14
3	—	322	135.00–144.00	138.74
8	—	666	114.00–121.00	118.90
2	—	273	140.00–142.50	141.33
2	—	243	140.00–145.00	142.47
9	—	377	135.00–145.00	139.74
5	—	468	125.00–137.00	131.38
10	—	535	125.00–132.00	127.09
3	—	612	118.00–125.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	610	136.50–138.00	136.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	96.00–105.00	98.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	490.00	490.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	893	780.00–790.00	783.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	570.00–660.00	616.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	720.00–840.00	795.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	615	370.00–420.00	394.59
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	705	80.00–85.00	82.74

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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Feeder Cattle

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