Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly 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 $128.12/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$128.12

128 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$27.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

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	483	133.31	643	82
Medium and Large 2	475	121.44	576	35
Medium and Large 3	457	111.74	511	9thin
Small 1-2	498	106.00	527	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $116 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

128.12

—

SC average5 barns · 504 hd

125.90

+2.22

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	—	High	1,616	96.71	1,563	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	71.77	974	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	67.00	1,223	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	63.47	723	32

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,582	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	106.94/cwt	102.00–112.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	553	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	495	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	267	1
Steers	Small 3	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	680	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	669	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.18/cwt	128.00–134.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.39/cwt	142.00–151.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	158.78/cwt	157.50–160.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.36/cwt	145.00–167.50	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.45/cwt	118.00–125.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	138.25/cwt	134.00–140.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.21/cwt	149.00–155.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.97/cwt	131.00–149.00	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.30/cwt	146.00–150.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.66/cwt	157.50–172.50	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.75/cwt	124.00–139.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	150.42/cwt	140.00–153.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	150.24/cwt	144.00–162.50	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,223	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	71.77/cwt	63.00–79.00	974	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	121.36/cwt	117.50–125.00	507	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Steers	Small 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	120.54/cwt	110.00–132.00	567	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	68.64/cwt	59.00–78.00	843	22
Bulls	—	—	1,659	106.43/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,766	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,536	92.83/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,426	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	52.10/cwt	45.00–56.00	490	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	767	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	116.33/cwt	113.00–120.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	396	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	127.35/cwt	122.50–132.50	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	177.60/cwt	172.50–182.50	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	126.83/cwt	114.00–132.50	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	124.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.59/cwt	127.00–141.00	645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	985	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.52/cwt	129.00–142.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	631	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.14/cwt	142.00–145.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.70/cwt	114.00–125.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.65/cwt	122.00–133.00	785	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	109.49/cwt	106.00–113.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.97/cwt	107.00–115.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.79/cwt	140.00–144.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	135.87/cwt	131.00–141.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	571	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.17/cwt	124.00–130.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.60/cwt	120.00–137.50	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.29/cwt	117.00–125.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	123.71/cwt	115.00–132.50	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	124.62/cwt	115.00–130.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 427Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 68Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
2	—	673	102.00–112.00	106.94
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
3	—	470	110.00–132.00	120.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	128.00–134.00	131.18
9	—	470	142.00–151.00	145.39
10	—	520	131.00–149.00	136.97
6	—	421	144.00–162.50	150.24
13	—	620	122.00–133.00	126.65
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	753	106.00–113.00	109.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	593	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	985	74.00	74.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	120.00–127.00	124.28
8	—	476	127.00–141.00	135.59
3	—	605	114.00–125.00	120.70
2	—	443	135.00–140.00	137.51
4	—	666	111.00–114.00	112.50
2	—	710	107.00–115.00	110.97
7	—	524	124.00–130.00	128.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	125.00	125.00
6	—	398	139.00	139.00
16	—	511	133.00	133.00
2	—	475	137.00	137.00
7	—	434	134.00–140.00	138.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	118.00–125.00	121.45
2	—	263	140.00–150.00	145.24
5	—	518	124.00–139.00	130.75
11	—	430	129.00–142.00	136.52
14	—	468	130.00–144.00	134.79
3	—	377	142.00–145.00	143.14
6	—	576	120.00–126.00	123.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	103.00–106.00	104.50
2	—	463	105.00–107.50	106.24
2	—	420	113.00–120.00	116.33
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	114.00–132.50	126.83
6	—	525	110.00–120.00	116.05
2	—	278	127.50–130.00	128.74
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
1	—	920	98.00	98.00
3	—	570	117.00–125.00	120.29
5	—	321	115.00–132.50	123.71
6	—	483	115.00–130.00	124.62
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	122.50	122.50
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	117.50–125.00	121.36
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	127.00	127.00
2	—	385	157.50–160.00	158.78
6	—	428	145.00–167.50	159.36
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
1	—	675	144.00	144.00
5	—	481	149.00–155.00	152.21
3	—	580	146.00–150.00	148.30
4	—	325	157.50–172.50	165.66
7	—	512	140.00–153.00	150.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	148.00	148.00
6	—	652	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	396	125.00–127.50	126.25
2	—	335	122.50–132.50	127.35
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	172.50–182.50	177.60
1	—	310	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	139.00	139.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
2	—	615	120.00–131.00	125.50
5	—	432	140.00–144.00	141.79
5	—	479	131.00–141.00	135.87
2	—	723	116.00–119.00	117.48
1	—	696	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
2	—	393	145.00–150.00	147.52
2	—	565	120.00–137.50	128.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,670	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	710.00	710.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,357	63.00–79.00	71.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,228	59.00–78.00	68.64
10	—	941	45.00–56.00	52.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	101.00–110.00	106.43
1	—	2,000	85.00	85.00
7	—	1,536	85.00–99.00	92.83

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

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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