Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.65/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$128.65

199 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$549

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

$94.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

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	530	137.39	728	95
Medium and Large 2	574	123.37	708	65
Small 1-2	511	118.86	607	26
Medium and Large 3	500	118.14	590	10thin
Small 2	463	108.00	500	2thin
Large 3	420	42.50	179	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.89/cwt here — about $549 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 sale199 hd

128.65

—

SC average5 barns · 527 hd

121.75

+6.90

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	1,405	88.62	1,245	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	70.87	902	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	70.36	1,096	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	64.04	704	31

Every lot, as filed

135 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
Steers	Small 2	—	315	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	370	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	149.51/cwt	142.50–157.50	620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	158.20/cwt	155.00–162.50	589	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	501	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	112.09/cwt	106.00–116.00	642	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	135.11/cwt	132.50–137.50	382	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	125.94/cwt	120.00–135.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	138.15/cwt	135.00–142.50	450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	114.27/cwt	112.00–115.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.73/cwt	129.00–132.50	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.63/cwt	155.00–172.50	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	136.74/cwt	132.50–141.00	506	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.36/cwt	147.50–160.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.14/cwt	157.50–172.50	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	122.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.60/cwt	142.00–155.00	692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.96/cwt	121.00–128.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.68/cwt	132.00–145.00	705	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	803	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	114.68/cwt	111.00–118.00	533	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	885	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	823	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	116.33/cwt	111.00–124.00	607	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Steers	Small 3	—	385	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	395	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	485	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	417	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	427	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	111.67/cwt	104.00–116.50	581	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	573	121.05/cwt	110.00–132.00	694	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	127.76/cwt	121.00–132.50	607	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	417	122.10/cwt	110.00–130.00	509	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	494	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	70.36/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,096	8
Bulls	—	—	1,272	79.59/cwt	55.00–86.00	1,012	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	947	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	70.61/cwt	63.00–77.00	900	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	67.06/cwt	62.00–75.00	757	23
Bulls	—	—	1,430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,473	1
Bulls	—	—	1,566	96.31/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,508	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	838	805.19/cwt	675.00–900.00	6,747	4
Steers	Large 3	—	420	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	189	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	162	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	420	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	179	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	55.34/cwt	49.00–61.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.77/cwt	119.00–122.50	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	73.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	102.49/cwt	95.00–110.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	114.13/cwt	110.00–117.50	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	102.75/cwt	102.50–103.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.14/cwt	107.50–135.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.70/cwt	114.00–120.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	113.25/cwt	110.00–116.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	124.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	121.47/cwt	112.50–131.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	134.22/cwt	123.00–145.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.09/cwt	130.00–142.50	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	146.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	123.50/cwt	118.00–129.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	127.42/cwt	122.00–133.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	586	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.20/cwt	131.00–148.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	120.92/cwt	116.00–134.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.20/cwt	117.50–133.00	669	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.70/cwt	127.00–136.00	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	125.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.49/cwt	104.00–117.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.17/cwt	110.00–127.50	521	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.50/cwt	92.00–111.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	138.94/cwt	135.00–143.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	764	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	121.99/cwt	112.50–130.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	126.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.98/cwt	115.00–124.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	110.70/cwt	100.00–118.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.72/cwt	100.00–113.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.11/cwt	112.00–129.00	575	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.01/cwt	110.00–123.00	616	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.94/cwt	125.00–140.00	572	7

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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 0Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 0Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	372	155.00–162.50	158.20
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
2	—	215	160.00–170.00	165.00
6	—	323	155.00–172.50	163.63
2	—	503	145.00	145.00
9	—	481	147.50–160.00	153.36
2	—	275	157.50–172.50	165.14
10	—	426	150.00–165.00	156.44
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	132.50–137.50	135.11
3	—	365	120.00–135.00	125.94
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
5	—	573	110.00–132.00	121.05
1	—	400	127.50	127.50
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	102.50	102.50
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	45.00	45.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	119.00–122.50	120.77
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	122.50	122.50
2	—	373	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
3	—	575	114.00–120.00	117.70
3	—	263	130.00–140.00	135.19
2	—	433	120.00–129.00	124.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	123.00–145.00	134.22
10	—	578	125.00–135.00	131.72
9	—	377	140.00–150.00	146.40
2	—	715	118.00–129.00	123.50
4	—	420	131.00–148.00	142.20
10	—	630	127.00–136.00	130.70
3	—	663	130.00–134.00	132.65
4	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.48
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
2	—	508	135.00–143.00	138.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	142.50–157.50	149.51
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
12	—	472	142.00–155.00	146.60
19	—	569	125.00–135.00	131.08
16	—	516	132.00–145.00	136.68
14	—	624	120.00–133.00	128.72
4	—	669	127.00–132.00	129.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	106.00–116.00	112.09
1	—	885	93.00	93.00
6	—	522	111.00–124.00	116.33
7	—	475	121.00–132.50	127.76
6	—	417	110.00–130.00	122.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	150.00	150.00
11	—	470	144.00	144.00
2	—	568	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	42.50	42.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
3	—	525	107.50–135.00	119.14
4	—	421	112.50–130.00	121.99
2	—	493	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,030	75.00	75.00
8	—	571	112.50–131.00	121.47
5	—	617	116.00–134.00	120.92
17	—	526	117.50–133.00	127.20
3	—	675	104.00–117.00	112.49
13	—	485	130.00–141.00	135.61
5	—	764	107.00	107.00
1	—	860	94.00	94.00
3	—	712	100.00–118.00	110.70
7	—	430	125.00–140.00	132.94
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	135.00–142.50	138.15
4	—	742	112.00–115.00	114.27
2	—	455	129.00–132.50	130.73
9	—	370	132.50–141.00	136.74
1	—	280	137.50	137.50
3	—	610	120.00–124.00	122.34
3	—	663	122.00	122.00
4	—	574	121.00–128.00	122.96
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
7	—	420	130.00–142.50	135.09
2	—	508	122.00–133.00	127.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	111.00–118.00	114.68
2	—	565	105.00–107.00	105.98
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	122.50	122.50
2	—	380	110.00–115.00	112.40
3	—	520	104.00–116.50	111.67
2	—	425	115.00–117.50	116.24
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	95.00–110.00	102.49
3	—	380	110.00–117.50	114.13
2	—	613	100.00–102.00	101.02
2	—	470	102.50–103.00	102.75
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
1	—	240	117.50	117.50
4	—	434	110.00–116.00	113.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	127.50–130.00	128.72
4	—	281	127.50–132.50	129.97
4	—	343	120.00–130.00	125.67
20	—	423	110.00–127.50	123.17
4	—	720	92.00–111.00	100.50
8	—	371	120.00–130.00	126.26
7	—	568	115.00–124.00	118.98
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
1	—	915	77.00	77.00
8	—	630	100.00–113.00	108.72
18	—	475	112.00–129.00	121.11
19	—	518	110.00–123.00	119.01
2	—	688	93.00–95.00	93.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	112.50	112.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	42.50	42.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	56.00	56.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	838	675.00–900.00	805.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	70.00–76.00	73.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	99.00	99.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,557	67.00–75.00	70.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	77.00	77.00
24	—	1,275	63.00–77.00	70.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,129	62.00–75.00	67.06
8	—	1,017	49.00–61.00	55.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	55.00–86.00	79.59
1	—	1,430	103.00	103.00
4	—	1,566	93.00–101.00	96.31

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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