Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Average 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 $125.80/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$125.80

105 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	493	133.21	657	63
Medium and Large 2	504	118.38	596	33
Small 1-2	484	107.61	521	5thin
Medium and Large 3	610	93.24	569	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $88 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 sale105 hd

125.80

—

SC average5 barns · 443 hd

127.26

−1.46

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	1,666	97.12	1,618	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	69.44	1,020	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	68.45	849	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	59.64	538	34

Every lot, as filed

79 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	105.70/cwt	104.00–108.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	139.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.33/cwt	137.50–145.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	151.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	117.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.51/cwt	127.00–140.00	615	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	108.70/cwt	106.00–112.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	258	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	120.50/cwt	116.00–125.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	93.95/cwt	92.00–96.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	119.64/cwt	118.00–122.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	144.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.97/cwt	121.00–131.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	161.27/cwt	153.00–163.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	163.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	605	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	162.21/cwt	159.50–165.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	129.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	139.23/cwt	135.00–143.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	144.82/cwt	144.00–149.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	167.43/cwt	162.50–170.00	527	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	128.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	164.90/cwt	158.00–166.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	169.54/cwt	160.00–177.50	480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	148.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	549	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	150.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	698	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	111.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	580	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	118.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	569	109.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	623	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	547	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	52.82/cwt	50.00–56.00	626	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	50.33/cwt	47.00–55.00	451	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	64.72/cwt	60.00–74.00	586	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	69.44/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,020	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	70.68/cwt	62.00–79.00	882	35
Bulls	—	—	1,935	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.70/cwt	130.00–136.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	108.23/cwt	107.00–110.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	125.51/cwt	122.00–130.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	111.77/cwt	110.00–114.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	110.95/cwt	108.00–114.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	133.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	117.32/cwt	114.00–120.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	929.54/cwt	910.00–950.00	12,177	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,888	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	583.52/cwt	550.00–610.00	4,727	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	743	81.45/cwt	80.00–83.00	605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	98.69/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,648	4

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 635Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 80Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
6	—	515	153.00–163.00	161.27
16	—	369	160.00–168.00	163.96
4	—	419	159.50–165.00	162.21
6	—	613	144.00–149.00	144.82
4	—	315	162.50–170.00	167.43
7	—	482	158.00–166.00	164.90
6	—	283	160.00–177.50	169.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	137.50–145.00	141.33
4	—	319	145.00–155.00	151.18
3	—	668	118.00–122.00	119.64
5	—	270	140.00–150.00	144.50
4	—	625	121.00–131.00	124.97
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.44
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
4	—	571	125.00–135.00	129.52
4	—	533	135.00–143.00	139.23
4	—	371	140.00–155.00	148.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	180.00	180.00
1	—	310	187.50	187.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	125.00–135.00	128.64
3	—	368	120.00–130.00	125.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	124.00–126.00	125.00
8	—	523	125.00–135.00	128.83
3	—	318	135.00–145.00	139.14
4	—	421	130.00–140.00	134.38
3	—	577	125.00–132.00	127.62
4	—	375	135.00–145.00	140.07
24	—	475	127.00–140.00	129.51
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	125.00	125.00
10	—	533	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	104.00–108.00	105.70
2	—	420	110.00–111.00	110.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	125.00	125.00
3	—	592	112.00–120.00	117.01
5	—	420	118.00–125.00	120.83
2	—	755	105.00–110.00	107.52
4	—	676	106.00–112.00	108.70
3	—	640	110.00–115.00	113.37
5	—	458	116.00–125.00	120.50
4	—	379	122.00–130.00	125.51
2	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.38
3	—	532	114.00–120.00	117.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	92.00–96.00	93.95
2	—	655	90.00–95.00	92.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	145.00–155.00	150.45
4	—	618	130.00–136.00	133.70
12	—	429	150.00–165.00	157.93
6	—	664	120.00–126.00	122.64
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	109.00–115.00	111.96
5	—	433	115.00–125.00	118.56
4	—	569	105.00–112.00	109.47
3	—	483	115.00–125.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	96.00	96.00
1	—	825	94.00	94.00
1	—	915	93.00	93.00
1	—	490	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	135.00–145.00	140.04
7	—	627	110.00–120.00	114.15
4	—	765	107.00–110.00	108.23
4	—	686	110.00–114.00	111.77
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
4	—	724	108.00–114.00	110.95
11	—	529	125.00–135.00	133.13
9	—	565	120.00–130.00	124.27
8	—	468	130.00–140.00	134.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,186	50.00–56.00	52.82
35	—	1,248	62.00–79.00	70.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	897	47.00–55.00	50.33
22	—	906	60.00–74.00	64.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,469	62.00–73.00	69.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	106.00–109.00	107.53
1	—	1,115	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,670	94.00–101.00	98.69

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	910.00–950.00	929.54
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	550.00–610.00	583.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,010.00	1,010.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	80.00–83.00	81.45

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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Slaughter Cattle

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