Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were steady. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly plain to 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 $125.86/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$125.86

160 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$42.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

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	482	131.57	634	90
Medium and Large 2	459	121.35	557	54
Medium and Large 3	423	112.53	476	10thin
Small 1-2	475	109.63	521	4thin
Small 3	510	89.50	456	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.07/cwt here — about $178 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 sale160 hd

125.86

—

SC average5 barns · 544 hd

126.09

−0.24

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	1,615	98.30	1,588	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	70.86	1,111	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	70.57	944	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	65.49	762	36

Every lot, as filed

130 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	122.00/cwt	118.00–126.00	720	2
Steers	Small 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	150.86/cwt	147.50–155.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	149.91/cwt	147.50–152.50	397	2
Steers	Large 3	—	320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	131.25/cwt	112.50–152.50	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.32/cwt	113.00–116.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	128.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	129.04/cwt	125.00–132.50	423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	132.90/cwt	125.00–140.00	627	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	140.46/cwt	132.50–147.50	465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	578	135.62/cwt	130.00–141.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	143.78/cwt	142.50–145.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	116.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.45/cwt	121.00–129.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.37/cwt	135.00–142.50	535	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.76/cwt	128.00–144.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.83/cwt	123.00–131.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	109.32/cwt	105.00–113.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	131.98/cwt	126.00–142.50	636	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.63/cwt	115.00–130.00	529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.94/cwt	125.00–132.50	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	108.93/cwt	104.00–114.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	136.46/cwt	128.00–142.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	147.96/cwt	140.00–157.50	558	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	148.24/cwt	147.50–149.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.09/cwt	152.50–162.50	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	168.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.24/cwt	139.00–145.00	737	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.67/cwt	157.50–172.50	532	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	148.53/cwt	142.50–155.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	123.86/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.30/cwt	155.00–170.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	119.64/cwt	110.00–130.00	497	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	165.71/cwt	160.00–172.50	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	138.79/cwt	137.50–140.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	140.01/cwt	134.00–150.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	273	103.65/cwt	100.00–107.50	283	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	355	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	134.72/cwt	132.00–138.00	753	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	122.06/cwt	115.00–136.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	156.65/cwt	155.00–157.50	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	755	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	70.86/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,111	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	70.57/cwt	66.00–77.00	944	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	50.90/cwt	45.00–53.00	545	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	67.84/cwt	56.00–76.00	800	31
Bulls	—	—	1,253	85.70/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	104.14/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,601	98.77/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,581	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	75.62/cwt	70.00–79.00	842	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	788.52/cwt	675.00–850.00	9,170	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,192	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	918	779.81/cwt	770.00–790.00	7,159	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,093	53.54/cwt	53.00–54.00	585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.90/cwt	115.00–127.50	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.50	464	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	550	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	118.59/cwt	114.00–121.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	117.32/cwt	112.50–124.00	438	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	112.73/cwt	100.00–119.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	110.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	114.94/cwt	107.00–122.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.58/cwt	136.00–144.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	106.19/cwt	102.50–110.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	844	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	116.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	604	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	411	129.16/cwt	110.00–140.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	141.97/cwt	133.00–147.50	612	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	638	99.03/cwt	92.00–106.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	136.84/cwt	130.00–142.50	653	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	148.79/cwt	145.00–157.50	693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.51/cwt	123.00–135.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 336Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 96Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.80
4	—	559	132.00–138.00	134.72
3	—	758	115.00–136.00	122.06
3	—	415	155.00–157.50	156.65
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
12	—	513	136.00–144.00	139.58
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
2	—	683	122.00–125.00	123.53
8	—	466	145.00–157.50	148.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	131.00	131.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
5	—	583	100.00–119.00	112.73
7	—	520	110.00–125.00	116.17
4	—	411	110.00–140.00	129.16
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
2	—	638	92.00–106.00	99.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	107.00–122.00	114.94
5	—	431	133.00–147.50	141.97
13	—	477	130.00–142.50	136.84
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
6	—	523	123.00–135.00	130.51
3	—	575	120.00–127.00	122.68
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	118.00–126.00	122.00
3	—	375	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	415	110.00–130.00	119.64
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	470	137.50–140.00	138.79
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
9	—	379	112.50–152.50	131.25
4	—	429	125.00–135.00	128.67
5	—	328	125.00–132.50	129.04
3	—	472	125.00–140.00	132.90
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	147.50–155.00	150.86
2	—	265	147.50–152.50	149.91
8	—	568	128.00–142.00	136.46
13	—	377	140.00–157.50	147.96
3	—	615	128.00–135.00	130.67
2	—	488	147.50–149.00	148.24
5	—	522	139.00–145.00	141.24
5	—	324	142.50–155.00	148.53
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	130.00–141.00	135.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	152.50–162.50	158.09
2	—	708	134.00–135.00	134.51
5	—	277	165.00–175.00	168.88
1	—	470	152.00	152.00
1	—	945	112.00	112.00
13	—	323	157.50–172.50	164.67
2	—	823	119.00–129.00	123.86
9	—	363	155.00–170.00	163.30
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
3	—	212	160.00–172.50	165.71
5	—	614	134.00–150.00	140.01
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	142.00	142.00
5	—	641	139.00	139.00
7	—	484	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	123.00	123.00
2	—	535	125.00	125.00
6	—	423	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	113.00–116.00	114.32
11	—	331	132.50–147.50	140.46
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
2	—	283	142.50–145.00	143.78
6	—	623	121.00–129.00	124.45
8	—	381	135.00–142.50	140.37
9	—	424	128.00–144.00	135.76
9	—	568	123.00–131.00	125.83
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
2	—	660	120.00–125.00	122.50
13	—	482	126.00–142.50	131.98
10	—	515	125.00–130.00	127.23
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	102.50	102.50
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00–120.00	116.65
3	—	627	105.00–113.00	109.32
12	—	428	115.00–130.00	123.63
6	—	320	125.00–132.50	127.94
2	—	680	104.00–114.00	108.93
9	—	473	115.00–127.50	122.90
11	—	376	120.00–127.50	123.50
5	—	531	114.00–121.00	118.59
2	—	733	108.00–113.00	110.47
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
1	—	550	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	120.00	120.00
3	—	373	112.50–124.00	117.32
1	—	585	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
1	—	470	109.00	109.00
2	—	438	102.50–110.00	106.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
2	—	273	100.00–107.50	103.65
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	67.00–75.00	70.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,337	66.00–77.00	70.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	45.00–53.00	50.90
31	—	1,179	56.00–76.00	67.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	84.00–87.00	85.70
4	—	1,810	102.00–106.00	104.14
4	—	1,601	97.00–100.00	98.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	70.00–79.00	75.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	675.00–850.00	788.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	61.00	61.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	53.00–54.00	53.54
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	770.00–790.00	779.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	92.00	92.00

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