Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady.

Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bull were 3.00 higher. Average offerings 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 $118.70/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$118.70

228 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$30.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	527	128.45	677	76
Medium and Large 2	507	117.76	597	110
Small 1-2	472	106.04	501	29
Medium and Large 3	461	97.93	451	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $226 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 sale228 hd

118.70

—

SC average5 barns · 540 hd

118.93

−0.23

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	1,552	85.03	1,320	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	57.15	686	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	56.17	789	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	52.71	470	9thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	140.27/cwt	131.00–144.00	654	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	128.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	116.82/cwt	114.00–121.00	779	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	471	106.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	110.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	409	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	128.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	423	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	623	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	129.31/cwt	127.50–132.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	131.20/cwt	126.00–135.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	658	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	106.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	452	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	381	110.61/cwt	110.00–112.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	133.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	412	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	119.87/cwt	114.00–125.00	382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	119.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	118.00/cwt	115.00–122.50	267	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	102.83/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	103.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	110.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.76/cwt	123.00–136.00	737	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	137.62/cwt	135.00–142.50	508	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.11/cwt	132.50–145.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	133.18/cwt	132.00–143.00	847	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	128.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	111.78/cwt	107.00–115.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	157.66/cwt	150.00–162.50	651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.64/cwt	160.00–167.50	469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.78/cwt	143.00–151.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	158.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.69/cwt	130.00–137.50	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.60/cwt	133.00–142.50	702	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	529	106.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	562	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	683	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	114.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	552	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	58.82/cwt	55.00–65.00	721	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	47.99/cwt	45.00–52.00	510	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	56.34/cwt	54.00–60.00	501	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	45.46/cwt	44.00–48.00	408	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	56.17/cwt	54.00–60.00	789	7
Bulls	—	—	1,307	72.49/cwt	67.00–79.00	947	6
Bulls	—	—	1,676	91.25/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,529	10
Bulls	—	—	1,785	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,749	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	830	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	573	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	810	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	865	594.25/cwt	530.00–660.00	5,140	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,836	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	810	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215	591.34/cwt	550.00–660.00	7,185	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	842.28/cwt	770.00–920.00	10,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.09/cwt	111.00–121.00	694	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	118.51/cwt	115.00–124.00	497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	532	103.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	767	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.02/cwt	114.00–123.00	624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	94.30/cwt	90.00–97.00	437	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	357	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	571	104.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	775	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	117.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.52/cwt	94.00–96.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	97.01/cwt	95.00–99.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.88/cwt	125.00–134.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.90/cwt	110.00–117.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	106.64/cwt	105.00–108.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.08/cwt	145.00–157.50	631	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	92.96/cwt	90.00–95.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	94.00/cwt	90.00–97.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	95.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.75/cwt	106.00–108.00	772	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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 826Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 81Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 21

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady.

Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bull were 3.00 higher. Average offerings 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
20	—	466	131.00–144.00	140.27
5	—	531	126.00–135.00	131.20
2	—	735	105.00–106.00	105.49
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
10	—	568	123.00–136.00	129.76
13	—	369	135.00–142.50	137.62
2	—	633	121.00–123.00	121.99
7	—	426	132.50–145.00	136.11
3	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.46
4	—	658	107.00–115.00	111.78
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	125.00–135.00	128.14
5	—	328	125.00–135.00	128.96
3	—	465	115.00–125.00	119.86
3	—	375	125.00–130.00	128.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	105.00–115.00	110.89
4	—	319	105.00–115.00	110.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	155.00–165.00	159.53
3	—	712	122.00–125.00	124.01
15	—	636	132.00–143.00	133.18
2	—	765	117.00–120.00	118.48
4	—	666	131.00–135.00	132.24
11	—	413	150.00–162.50	157.66
5	—	283	160.00–167.50	165.64
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
8	—	518	145.00–150.00	148.13
5	—	579	143.00–151.00	145.78
4	—	329	155.00–165.00	158.17
2	—	815	117.00–119.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	124.00	124.00
9	—	511	134.00	134.00
19	—	577	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	114.00–121.00	116.82
3	—	737	115.00–117.00	115.67
5	—	462	127.50–132.00	129.31
4	—	619	115.00–121.00	118.00
5	—	427	130.00–135.00	132.40
2	—	520	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	822	109.00–110.00	109.67
7	—	309	130.00–135.00	133.48
10	—	378	130.00–135.00	131.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	104.00–110.00	106.93
2	—	623	100.00–101.00	100.51
4	—	425	105.00–110.00	106.25
5	—	381	110.00–112.00	110.61
5	—	573	100.00–105.00	102.83
5	—	532	100.00–105.00	103.05
3	—	323	110.00–112.00	110.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	114.00–125.00	119.87
8	—	362	115.00–125.00	119.68
2	—	640	108.00–110.00	108.99
4	—	226	115.00–122.50	118.00
38	—	583	111.00–121.00	119.09
2	—	258	115.00–120.00	117.48
12	—	419	115.00–124.00	118.51
20	—	477	115.00–125.00	119.24
3	—	787	100.00–105.00	101.68
11	—	520	114.00–123.00	120.02
2	—	860	95.00–99.00	97.01
3	—	670	105.00–108.00	106.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	100.00–105.00	103.56
4	—	463	90.00–97.00	94.30
4	—	575	94.00–96.00	94.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	140.00–145.00	141.66
7	—	576	130.00–137.50	131.69
9	—	510	133.00–142.50	137.60
3	—	620	124.00–126.00	125.01
17	—	423	145.00–157.50	149.08
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	100.00–110.00	106.25
2	—	670	101.00–103.00	101.98
6	—	481	110.00–120.00	114.74
7	—	571	100.00–110.00	104.29
7	—	422	115.00–125.00	117.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	115.00–125.00	120.03
8	—	476	125.00–134.00	129.88
11	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.83
11	—	525	120.00–127.00	122.73
8	—	618	110.00–117.00	113.90
3	—	662	110.00–111.00	110.33
4	—	723	106.00–108.00	106.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	90.00–95.00	92.96
4	—	630	90.00–97.00	94.00
3	—	427	94.00–96.00	95.01
3	—	532	95.00–97.00	95.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,226	55.00–65.00	58.82
6	—	1,063	45.00–52.00	47.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	889	54.00–60.00	56.34
3	—	898	44.00–48.00	45.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,404	54.00–60.00	56.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	67.00–79.00	72.49
10	—	1,676	85.00–96.00	91.25
1	—	1,785	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	69.00	69.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	81.00	81.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	530.00–660.00	594.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	630.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	550.00–660.00	591.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	770.00–920.00	842.28

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