Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.01/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$129.01

267 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$46.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

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	513	140.82	722	107
Medium and Large 2	538	127.03	684	101
Small 1-2	511	114.39	585	49
Medium and Large 3	705	94.21	664	10thin

One grade step is worth $46.61/cwt here — about $58 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 sale267 hd

129.01

—

SC average5 barns · 533 hd

127.12

+1.89

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	1,596	98.26	1,568	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	70.77	877	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	68.80	1,058	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	60.22	526	12

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	—	386	144.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.56/cwt	127.00–132.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	147.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	122.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	141.28/cwt	137.50–150.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	112.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	132.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	560	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	628	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	451	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	95.45/cwt	93.00–98.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	692	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	107.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	136.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	575	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	117.46/cwt	114.00–120.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	122.60/cwt	117.00–125.00	516	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	140.97/cwt	135.00–144.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	143.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.22/cwt	118.00–125.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	338	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	129.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	483	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	571	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	139.33/cwt	130.00–143.00	730	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	307	174.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	592	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	124.17/cwt	122.50–125.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.17/cwt	147.50–152.50	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	163.80/cwt	160.00–165.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	144.19/cwt	143.00–146.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	134.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	772	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	103.61/cwt	102.00–105.00	692	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	111.08/cwt	105.00–115.00	642	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	114.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	822	95.68/cwt	93.00–98.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	94.95/cwt	92.00–98.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	51.15/cwt	48.00–55.00	429	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	56.43/cwt	51.00–61.00	687	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	78.78/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,029	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	71.32/cwt	64.00–76.00	874	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	64.75/cwt	60.00–70.00	578	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	68.80/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,058	12
Bulls	—	—	1,720	105.23/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,000	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.38/cwt	149.00–155.00	640	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	109.66/cwt	108.00–111.00	587	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	121.25/cwt	118.00–125.00	456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	719	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	117.74/cwt	114.00–122.50	556	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	123.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	712	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	106.46/cwt	105.00–108.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	109.82/cwt	108.00–112.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	139.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	589	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	93.03/cwt	90.00–98.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.81/cwt	124.00–132.00	776	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.67/cwt	144.00–151.00	700	38
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	424	117.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	499	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	115.65/cwt	112.00–120.00	712	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,563	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	820	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,194	809.44/cwt	755.00–890.00	9,665	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	92.04/cwt	88.00–96.00	838	2
Bulls	—	—	1,651	97.85/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,616	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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 591Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 64Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 10

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

Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	140.00–150.00	144.74
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	215	145.00–150.00	147.67
7	—	621	120.00–125.00	122.15
8	—	421	137.50–150.00	141.28
6	—	482	135.00–144.00	140.97
6	—	326	140.00–150.00	143.73
1	—	830	113.00	113.00
16	—	524	130.00–143.00	139.33
2	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.55
19	—	574	130.00–141.00	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	127.00–132.00	129.56
12	—	374	155.00–165.00	158.41
3	—	328	160.00–165.00	163.25
15	—	420	155.00–160.00	157.67
7	—	629	130.00–138.00	132.97
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
4	—	710	125.00–128.00	127.24
5	—	523	147.50–152.50	149.17
4	—	281	160.00–165.00	163.80
5	—	559	143.00–146.00	144.19
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	130.00–135.00	132.55
9	—	373	125.00–135.00	129.43
4	—	571	120.00–125.00	122.52
3	—	470	122.50–125.00	124.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	307	170.00–175.00	174.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	130.00–140.00	134.96
7	—	576	125.00–130.00	126.55
12	—	380	130.00–140.00	134.26
20	—	421	130.00–140.00	132.90
26	—	468	130.00–138.00	134.14
19	—	523	129.00–135.00	132.23
2	—	675	118.00–121.00	119.52
4	—	269	130.00–140.00	136.07
8	—	613	118.00–125.00	120.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	112.00–115.00	113.46
3	—	667	110.00–115.00	112.69
18	—	475	115.00–125.00	120.99
2	—	343	120.00–125.00	122.48
7	—	620	110.00–115.00	111.58
12	—	527	115.00–125.00	118.48
15	—	566	114.00–120.00	117.46
14	—	421	117.00–125.00	122.60
6	—	376	118.00–125.00	121.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	108.00–112.00	110.02
2	—	463	110.00–112.00	110.99
7	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.69
3	—	535	108.00–111.00	109.66
2	—	313	110.00–112.50	111.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	93.00–98.00	95.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
21	—	577	120.00–126.00	123.36
12	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.34
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
6	—	731	108.00–112.00	109.82
20	—	424	135.00–145.00	139.02
24	—	477	130.00–140.00	134.63
5	—	672	110.00–117.00	112.60
11	—	616	112.00–120.00	115.65
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	102.00–105.00	103.61
8	—	578	105.00–115.00	111.08
5	—	524	110.00–120.00	114.17
19	—	472	114.00–122.50	117.74
2	—	623	105.00–108.00	106.46
10	—	424	115.00–125.00	117.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	93.00–98.00	95.68
2	—	630	92.00–98.00	94.95
5	—	665	90.00–98.00	93.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	149.00–155.00	151.38
10	—	520	135.00–145.00	138.30
15	—	569	130.00–137.00	133.26
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
20	—	617	124.00–132.00	125.81
38	—	477	144.00–151.00	146.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	48.00–55.00	51.15
8	—	892	60.00–70.00	64.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	51.00–61.00	56.43
10	—	1,306	78.00–80.00	78.78
37	—	1,226	64.00–76.00	71.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,538	64.00–75.00	68.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	104.00–107.00	105.23
1	—	1,000	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,651	90.00–102.00	97.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,194	755.00–890.00	809.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	88.00–96.00	92.04

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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