Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. 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 $128.49/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$128.49

196 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$44.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

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	477	137.17	654	117
Medium and Large 2	473	119.62	566	58
Small 1-2	437	107.47	470	17thin
Medium and Large 3	679	92.53	628	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.64/cwt here — about $25 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 sale196 hd

128.49

—

SC average5 barns · 495 hd

127.27

+1.22

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	1,435	89.48	1,284	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	68.70	980	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	67.16	806	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	59.02	546	11

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	666	127.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	851	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	274	131.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	158.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	107.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	134.92/cwt	130.00–142.50	571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	136.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.39/cwt	122.00–128.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.36/cwt	127.00–137.50	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.96/cwt	129.00–138.00	630	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	126.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	723	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.90/cwt	118.00–125.00	455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	91.54/cwt	90.00–93.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.45/cwt	114.00–121.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.25/cwt	114.00–125.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	135.68/cwt	130.00–142.50	512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	112.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	121.71/cwt	116.00–125.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	687	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	160.36/cwt	155.00–170.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	153.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	461	123.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	158.55/cwt	155.00–165.00	430	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	128.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.89/cwt	155.00–170.00	597	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	124.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	145.70/cwt	141.00–150.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	887	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	161.34/cwt	157.00–162.50	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	134.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	847	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	361	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	436	114.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	499	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	567	109.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	619	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	529	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	647	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.44/cwt	121.00–129.00	784	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	116.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	51.84/cwt	49.00–56.00	469	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	65.01/cwt	60.00–74.00	613	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	69.71/cwt	61.00–77.00	839	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	53.38/cwt	51.00–55.00	628	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	68.70/cwt	65.00–71.00	980	8
Bulls	—	—	1,540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,507	99.17/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,328	74.61/cwt	70.00–80.00	991	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,655	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	917	725.40/cwt	670.00–760.00	6,652	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	760.35/cwt	730.00–790.00	8,083	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	573.97/cwt	500.00–640.00	4,810	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,193	766.32/cwt	755.00–780.00	9,142	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	106.88/cwt	105.00–110.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	93.51/cwt	92.00–95.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	645	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	109.43/cwt	106.00–113.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.67/cwt	135.00–148.00	725	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.21/cwt	120.00–131.00	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	139.71/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	696	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	104.22/cwt	100.00–108.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	111.39/cwt	107.00–115.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	111.85/cwt	108.00–115.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	3,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	615	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,367	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	802.92/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,106	3

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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 498Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 65Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 21

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. 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
8	—	666	125.00–135.00	127.84
9	—	419	155.00–165.00	158.37
5	—	323	155.00–170.00	160.36
2	—	803	120.00–125.00	122.51
12	—	477	150.00–156.00	153.91
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
5	—	271	155.00–165.00	158.55
14	—	376	155.00–170.00	158.89
3	—	702	120.00–128.00	124.32
8	—	540	141.00–150.00	145.70
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
8	—	631	130.00–137.00	134.23
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	130.00–135.00	131.14
3	—	388	125.00–130.00	128.33
4	—	461	120.00–125.00	123.75
9	—	328	125.00–135.00	128.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
2	—	345	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	169.00	169.00
17	—	612	145.00	145.00
10	—	513	157.00–162.50	161.34
2	—	555	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	140.00–145.00	141.68
3	—	420	140.00–145.00	143.33
9	—	572	120.00–130.00	126.44
6	—	524	125.00–135.00	131.04
2	—	285	140.00–150.00	145.18
6	—	665	115.00–121.00	117.85
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
5	—	320	140.00–150.00	144.03
11	—	368	140.00–150.00	144.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	501	149.00	149.00
9	—	380	160.00	160.00
3	—	627	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	105.00–110.00	107.00
2	—	308	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.43
8	—	382	105.00–110.00	106.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	130.00–142.50	134.92
9	—	319	135.00–140.00	136.42
8	—	623	122.00–128.00	125.39
8	—	571	125.00–128.00	125.81
14	—	527	127.00–137.50	129.36
21	—	474	129.00–138.00	132.96
9	—	377	130.00–142.50	135.68
3	—	660	123.00–125.00	123.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	118.00–125.00	121.90
4	—	570	114.00–121.00	117.45
12	—	523	114.00–125.00	120.25
4	—	681	110.00–115.00	112.73
5	—	411	116.00–125.00	121.71
2	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.66
10	—	475	115.00–125.00	121.09
3	—	620	112.00–118.00	114.97
2	—	240	115.00–125.00	120.10
3	—	315	120.00–125.00	121.61
2	—	720	106.00–113.00	109.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	90.00–93.00	91.54
2	—	640	92.00–95.00	93.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	110.00–120.00	114.56
7	—	567	105.00–115.00	109.13
7	—	529	105.00–115.00	110.00
6	—	481	110.00–120.00	116.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	420	150.00–160.00	154.00
5	—	615	121.00–129.00	127.44
21	—	519	135.00–148.00	139.67
2	—	558	135.00–138.00	136.49
18	—	467	145.00–155.00	148.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	477	130.00–140.00	135.12
3	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.32
12	—	525	120.00–131.00	124.21
9	—	431	135.00–145.00	139.71
4	—	775	100.00–108.00	104.22
5	—	713	107.00–115.00	111.39
7	—	678	108.00–115.00	111.85
10	—	576	120.00–130.00	124.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	49.00–56.00	51.84
6	—	943	60.00–74.00	65.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,204	61.00–77.00	69.71
5	—	1,176	51.00–55.00	53.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,426	65.00–71.00	68.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,507	97.00–101.00	99.17
3	—	1,328	70.00–80.00	74.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	917	670.00–760.00	725.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	838	500.00–640.00	573.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	885	750.00–850.00	802.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	730.00–790.00	760.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	755.00–780.00	766.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	550	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	710.00	710.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle