Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

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 to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.88/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$117.88

185 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

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	483	128.21	619	82
Medium and Large 2	479	114.47	549	63
Small 1-2	457	104.96	480	22
Medium and Large 3	441	98.54	434	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $185 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 sale185 hd

117.88

—

SC average5 barns · 487 hd

118.33

−0.45

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	—	Average	1,676	84.92	1,423	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	58.23	841	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	57.53	693	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	52.56	461	14

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	322	137.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	442	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	361	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	424	104.75/cwt	101.00–107.50	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	889	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	103.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	119.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	104.83/cwt	102.50–107.00	280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	395	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	572	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	130.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	124.96/cwt	122.00–130.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	113.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	134.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	121.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	113.57/cwt	110.00–116.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	119.12/cwt	115.00–122.00	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	696	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	101.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.53/cwt	132.50–145.00	514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.56/cwt	130.00–141.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	141.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	104.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	381	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	395	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.68/cwt	132.50–141.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.15/cwt	150.00–165.00	427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	630	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	858	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	118.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	138.78/cwt	137.50–140.00	284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.33/cwt	145.00–148.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.40/cwt	125.00–137.50	731	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	467	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	154.22/cwt	150.00–162.50	561	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	159.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	522	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	112.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	45.24/cwt	42.00–48.00	390	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	58.05/cwt	56.00–62.00	515	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	58.23/cwt	55.00–62.00	841	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	49.33/cwt	45.00–52.00	547	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	58.70/cwt	54.00–65.00	716	28
Bulls	—	—	1,715	89.03/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	80.80/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,323	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	685.78/cwt	570.00–850.00	7,633	6
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	753	70.93/cwt	68.00–73.00	534	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	600	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	522	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	940	528.68/cwt	510.00–540.00	4,970	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	859	446.39/cwt	360.00–500.00	3,834	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	809.14/cwt	750.00–860.00	7,266	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	692.43/cwt	650.00–740.00	7,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	119.19/cwt	117.00–122.50	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	121.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	437	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	102.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	107.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	115.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	93.21/cwt	92.00–95.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	651	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	127.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	605	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	113.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	652	14
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	467	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	145.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	94.69/cwt	93.00–96.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	113.04/cwt	108.00–116.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	664	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	102.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,625	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	24,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	985.32/cwt	930.00–1,050.00	8,641	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,253.38/cwt	1,050.00–1,390.00	14,151	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	854.77/cwt	840.00–870.00	11,368	2

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 Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 559Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 76Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 15Year ago 20

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	135.00–140.00	137.13
11	—	374	132.50–145.00	137.53
4	—	473	130.00–141.00	136.56
4	—	273	135.00–145.00	141.22
7	—	515	130.00–140.00	135.72
2	—	433	132.50–141.00	136.68
2	—	753	113.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	205	137.50–140.00	138.78
7	—	565	125.00–137.50	129.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	100.00–110.00	104.83
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	115.00–120.00	118.33
3	—	322	120.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	225	120.00–125.00	122.63
3	—	273	115.00–125.00	118.11
3	—	467	115.00–120.00	117.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	150.00–165.00	155.15
2	—	408	154.00–155.00	154.50
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
8	—	789	133.00	133.00
4	—	528	145.00–148.00	146.33
14	—	364	150.00–162.50	154.22
7	—	327	150.00–165.00	159.55
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	110.00–112.00	111.02
7	—	424	101.00–107.50	104.75
4	—	473	100.00–105.00	103.22
3	—	572	100.00–105.00	102.61
2	—	365	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	524	100.00–105.00	102.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	130.00–140.00	133.98
2	—	773	115.00	115.00
3	—	622	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	554	119.00–123.00	119.99
3	—	282	135.00–145.00	139.97
5	—	411	125.00–135.00	130.55
6	—	466	122.00–130.00	124.96
7	—	319	130.00–140.00	134.23
8	—	512	120.00–125.00	121.25
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
2	—	678	114.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	102.50–107.00	104.83
2	—	570	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	600	92.00	92.00
4	—	371	100.00–105.00	101.52
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
1	—	785	93.00	93.00
3	—	330	100.00–105.00	103.38
2	—	465	90.00–95.00	92.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	104.00–107.00	105.51
16	—	469	110.00–120.00	116.29
5	—	558	110.00–115.00	113.80
11	—	527	110.00–116.00	113.57
3	—	227	115.00–122.00	119.12
2	—	673	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	795	97.00	97.00
4	—	325	117.00–122.50	119.19
4	—	360	115.00–125.00	121.28
4	—	619	105.00–110.00	107.27
11	—	423	110.00–120.00	115.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	493	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	110.00–120.00	112.57
3	—	522	105.00–110.00	107.61
2	—	633	103.00–104.00	103.51
11	—	467	110.00–120.00	115.28
3	—	563	100.00–105.00	102.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	125.00–130.00	126.96
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
13	—	424	140.00–150.00	144.04
3	—	667	119.00–120.00	119.66
17	—	521	130.00–140.00	136.45
21	—	459	140.00–150.00	145.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	115.00–125.00	119.84
2	—	653	106.00–110.00	108.01
5	—	417	125.00–135.00	127.55
13	—	468	125.00–135.00	129.26
14	—	576	110.00–120.00	113.19
5	—	614	108.00–116.00	113.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	92.00–95.00	93.21
3	—	563	93.00–96.00	94.69
2	—	763	90.00–93.00	91.49
2	—	730	90.00–92.00	91.01
2	—	423	97.00–98.00	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	861	42.00–48.00	45.24
8	—	888	56.00–62.00	58.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	55.00–62.00	58.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	45.00–52.00	49.33
28	—	1,219	54.00–65.00	58.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	86.00–94.00	89.03
3	—	1,637	79.00–83.00	80.80

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,113	570.00–850.00	685.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	898	750.00–860.00	809.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	650.00–740.00	692.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,330	840.00–870.00	854.77
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	940	510.00–540.00	528.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	859	360.00–500.00	446.39
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	753	68.00–73.00	70.93
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,625	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	930.00–1,050.00	985.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,129	1,050.00–1,390.00	1,253.38

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

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