Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Heavy offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.00/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$124.00

259 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$36.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	453	132.27	599	136
Medium and Large 2	486	118.86	578	93
Small 1-2	490	105.97	519	20
Medium and Large 3	659	95.53	629	10thin

One grade step is worth $36.74/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 sale259 hd

124.00

—

SC average3 barns · 431 hd

124.41

−0.40

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	1,737	96.51	1,676	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	70.03	1,081	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	68.75	821	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	58.04	516	15

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2	—	422	122.68/cwt	117.50–125.00	518	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	94.04/cwt	92.00–96.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	111.59/cwt	110.00–114.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.26/cwt	115.00–124.00	558	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	113.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	95.36/cwt	93.00–97.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	96.03/cwt	95.00–98.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.91/cwt	117.50–125.00	459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	111.77/cwt	109.00–114.00	805	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	298	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	238	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	231	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	621	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	118.31/cwt	115.00–121.00	671	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	828	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,116	816.00/cwt	770.00–890.00	9,107	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	83.02/cwt	81.00–85.00	844	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	883.89/cwt	820.00–950.00	9,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	784	15
Bulls	—	—	1,579	84.66/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,337	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	52.15/cwt	50.00–56.00	459	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	713	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.49/cwt	121.00–128.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.65/cwt	150.00–170.00	576	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	105.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	366	109.24/cwt	105.00–112.00	400	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	395	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	112.54/cwt	108.00–115.00	594	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	114.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	534	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	121.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	459	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	491	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	116.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	482	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	531	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	567	103.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	587	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	70.03/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,081	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	57.39/cwt	50.00–60.00	653	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	70.13/cwt	65.00–76.00	843	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	63.20/cwt	60.00–66.00	566	8
Bulls	—	—	1,828	101.47/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	138.75/cwt	130.00–145.00	522	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	120.84/cwt	116.00–125.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	701	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	118.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.56/cwt	106.00–115.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	125.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	116.78/cwt	112.00–120.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	121.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.70/cwt	150.00–162.50	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	120.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.35/cwt	128.00–136.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.99/cwt	129.00–137.00	752	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.05/cwt	128.00–137.00	617	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	134.16/cwt	130.00–137.50	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	611	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.84/cwt	140.00–147.50	670	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	157.65/cwt	150.00–170.00	517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	211	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	132.99/cwt	125.00–139.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.57/cwt	132.00–145.00	830	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	132.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	508	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	132.85/cwt	127.00–138.00	687	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.39/cwt	127.00–137.50	771	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	138.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.73/cwt	140.00–151.00	697	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,486	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	158.65/cwt	150.00–170.00	455	6

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 0Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 0Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 17

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Heavy offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	117.50–125.00	122.68
5	—	637	110.00–114.00	111.59
14	—	468	115.00–124.00	119.26
8	—	380	117.50–125.00	120.91
19	—	524	114.00–123.00	118.50
20	—	567	115.00–121.00	118.31
4	—	336	115.00–125.00	119.91
5	—	281	115.00–125.00	118.84
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	670	109.00–113.00	110.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	92.00–96.00	94.04
3	—	627	93.00–97.00	95.36
3	—	578	95.00–98.00	96.03
2	—	773	96.00–97.00	96.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	142.00–143.00	142.75
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	100.00–110.00	105.27
4	—	366	105.00–112.00	109.24
4	—	459	105.00–110.00	106.98
5	—	567	100.00–110.00	103.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	118.00–125.00	120.49
18	—	471	128.00–137.00	131.05
3	—	288	130.00–137.50	134.16
25	—	424	130.00–138.00	132.68
2	—	738	118.00	118.00
12	—	324	130.00–135.00	132.96
7	—	211	130.00–140.00	135.22
18	—	383	130.00–137.50	132.68
21	—	517	127.00–138.00	132.85
18	—	574	127.00–137.50	134.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	90.00–91.00	90.50
2	—	828	93.00–95.00	94.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	671	110.00–116.00	113.65
5	—	720	109.00–114.00	111.77
21	—	580	115.00–125.00	120.92
11	—	422	125.00–135.00	129.73
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
26	—	518	120.00–130.00	125.43
5	—	622	112.00–120.00	116.78
2	—	780	103.00–105.00	104.00
25	—	474	125.00–135.00	128.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	615	125.00–135.00	127.55
15	—	521	134.00–142.00	136.91
6	—	663	121.00–128.00	124.49
19	—	570	129.00–137.00	131.99
22	—	469	140.00–147.50	142.84
21	—	422	140.00–150.00	145.66
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	108.00–115.00	112.54
8	—	468	110.00–120.00	114.14
3	—	413	110.00–120.00	116.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	125.00–133.00	127.17
3	—	262	135.00–145.00	139.90
18	—	376	130.00–145.00	138.75
5	—	632	116.00–125.00	120.84
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
6	—	423	135.00–145.00	138.26
2	—	775	110.00–115.00	112.56
2	—	335	130.00–137.50	133.81
2	—	710	106.00–115.00	110.56
5	—	579	120.00–128.00	125.04
5	—	662	115.00–125.00	121.80
7	—	473	128.00–136.00	132.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	150.00–170.00	153.65
10	—	419	150.00–162.50	155.70
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
12	—	328	150.00–170.00	157.65
4	—	716	125.00–139.00	132.99
23	—	617	132.00–145.00	134.57
11	—	517	140.00–149.00	142.79
14	—	564	135.00–145.00	138.75
12	—	478	140.00–151.00	145.73
6	—	287	150.00–170.00	158.65
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	120.00–125.00	121.62
2	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.43
5	—	382	120.00–125.00	121.88
2	—	435	120.00–124.00	122.05
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	80.00	80.00
4	—	231	90.00	90.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,116	770.00–890.00	816.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	760.00	760.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	81.00–85.00	83.02
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	360.00	360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	820.00–950.00	883.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	80.00–88.00	84.66
1	—	1,585	108.00	108.00
12	—	1,828	95.00–106.00	101.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	881	50.00–56.00	52.15
8	—	896	60.00–66.00	63.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	69.00–71.00	70.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	50.00–60.00	57.39
41	—	1,202	65.00–76.00	70.13

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