Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower.

Slaughter bulls were steady. Average 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 $119.48/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$119.48

161 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$41.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

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	489	139.50	682	32
Medium and Large 2	533	124.51	663	62
Small 1-2	526	111.83	588	36
Medium and Large 3	609	97.61	594	31

One grade step is worth $41.89/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 sale161 hd

119.48

—

SC average5 barns · 402 hd

116.20

+3.27

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	1,453	89.36	1,299	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	62.11	854	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	61.66	720	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	59.33	539	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	587	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	106.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.26/cwt	129.00–140.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	140.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	613	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.47/cwt	115.00–126.00	508	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.35/cwt	125.00–128.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	134.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	120.73/cwt	117.00–125.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	556	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	107.61/cwt	105.00–114.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	94.08/cwt	91.00–97.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	120.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	100.85/cwt	100.00–102.50	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	105.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	538	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.11/cwt	135.00–139.00	713	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	529	111.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	96.24/cwt	95.00–98.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	94.74/cwt	92.00–99.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	108.95/cwt	108.00–110.00	357	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	138.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	134.57/cwt	131.00–145.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	121.05/cwt	114.00–125.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	147.34/cwt	145.00–149.00	765	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	366	124.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	119.76/cwt	119.00–120.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	519	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	115.35/cwt	112.00–119.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	151.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	154.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	642	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	61.35/cwt	55.00–69.00	319	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.96/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.20/cwt	137.00–145.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	148.56/cwt	145.00–152.50	606	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	612	102.23/cwt	100.00–105.00	626	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	108.50/cwt	105.00–111.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	769	91.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	703	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	63.35/cwt	60.00–65.00	873	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	53.94/cwt	50.00–56.00	577	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	929	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	686	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	63.45/cwt	60.00–71.00	757	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	52.30/cwt	45.00–55.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	758	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.79/cwt	125.00–138.00	615	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	120.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	686	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	421	119.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	98.32/cwt	97.00–100.00	573	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	117.31/cwt	115.00–122.50	555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	95.40/cwt	94.00–98.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	106.03/cwt	103.00–110.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.17/cwt	110.00–123.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	103.69/cwt	102.00–106.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	93.51/cwt	91.00–96.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	95.60/cwt	95.00–98.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	100.75/cwt	100.00–102.00	507	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	795.24/cwt	650.00–925.00	9,185	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,421	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,159	831.91/cwt	760.00–900.00	9,642	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	625	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,177	901.91/cwt	860.00–990.00	10,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	763	869.41/cwt	850.00–890.00	6,634	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	785	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	7,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,075	75.67/cwt	70.00–84.00	813	4
Bulls	—	—	1,579	93.19/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,471	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	62.26/cwt	59.00–67.00	563	12

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 873Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 74Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 18

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower.

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

participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	129.00–130.00	129.50
12	—	424	129.00–140.00	132.26
3	—	270	130.00–135.00	133.36
9	—	371	135.00–145.00	140.50
7	—	530	125.00–128.00	126.35
8	—	329	130.00–140.00	134.19
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	100.00–110.00	106.50
2	—	613	100.00–102.00	100.98
2	—	685	100.00–102.00	100.99
2	—	385	107.00–110.00	108.52
2	—	328	108.00–110.00	108.95
2	—	558	104.00–105.00	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	115.00	115.00
12	—	425	115.00–126.00	119.47
3	—	363	117.00–125.00	120.73
6	—	276	115.00–125.00	120.05
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
8	—	522	110.00–115.00	112.98
16	—	470	115.00–123.00	118.32
13	—	570	110.00–119.00	114.52
9	—	627	105.00–114.00	107.61
7	—	317	115.00–125.00	120.45
2	—	665	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	720	103.00–108.00	105.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	91.00–97.00	94.08
3	—	318	100.00–105.00	101.65
3	—	362	100.00–102.50	100.85
4	—	675	95.00–98.00	96.24
4	—	621	92.00–99.00	94.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
7	—	529	110.00–115.00	111.29
5	—	612	100.00–105.00	102.23
4	—	578	105.00–111.00	108.50
3	—	668	100.00–105.00	101.68
8	—	421	115.00–125.00	119.77
8	—	473	115.00–122.50	117.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	135.00–139.00	136.11
9	—	468	137.00–145.00	140.20
7	—	408	145.00–152.50	148.56
4	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	130.00–140.00	133.62
2	—	713	106.00–108.00	107.02
13	—	467	125.00–138.00	131.79
16	—	567	115.00–125.00	120.99
10	—	532	120.00–130.00	124.98
2	—	670	110.00–116.00	112.98
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
7	—	620	110.00–123.00	115.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	90.00–95.00	91.47
3	—	583	97.00–100.00	98.32
7	—	673	94.00–98.00	95.40
3	—	427	103.00–110.00	106.03
3	—	478	102.00–106.00	103.69
2	—	723	91.00–96.00	93.51
5	—	634	95.00–98.00	95.60
4	—	503	100.00–102.00	100.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
6	—	468	130.00–140.00	134.24
9	—	323	135.00–145.00	138.90
3	—	757	117.00	117.00
9	—	507	131.00–145.00	134.57
5	—	627	114.00–125.00	121.05
4	—	742	119.00–120.00	119.76
4	—	653	125.00	125.00
10	—	440	135.00–140.00	138.40
12	—	373	135.00–145.00	139.55
11	—	573	125.00–134.00	128.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	110.00–112.50	111.23
4	—	361	110.00–115.00	113.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	167.50–170.00	168.72
1	—	300	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	145.00–149.00	147.34
3	—	335	150.00–160.00	154.93
10	—	373	150.00–160.00	151.98
5	—	417	150.00–156.00	154.06
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	122.00–125.00	124.23
3	—	560	112.00–119.00	115.35
4	—	325	120.00–130.00	124.98
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	55.00–69.00	61.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	60.00–65.00	63.35
1	—	1,345	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	50.00–56.00	53.94
1	—	1,255	74.00	74.00
32	—	1,193	60.00–71.00	63.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	45.00–55.00	52.30
12	—	904	59.00–67.00	62.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	99.00–100.00	99.50
4	—	1,075	70.00–84.00	75.67
9	—	1,579	87.00–97.00	93.19

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	2	—	1,155	650.00–925.00	795.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	850.00–890.00	869.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,159	760.00–900.00	831.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	860.00–990.00	901.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	470.00	470.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle