Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00.to

4.00 higher. 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 $125.74/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$125.74

260 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$39.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

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	446	131.81	588	160
Medium and Large 2	470	118.48	557	81
Small 1-2	440	108.93	480	15thin
Medium and Large 3	540	92.76	501	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.06/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 sale260 hd

125.74

—

SC average5 barns · 723 hd

123.83

+1.91

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	1,531	87.66	1,342	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	60.17	905	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	59.78	728	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	51.88	468	14

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	675	124.32/cwt	124.00–125.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	272	192.06/cwt	185.00–202.50	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	228	185.08/cwt	182.50–187.50	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	131.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.44/cwt	129.00–140.00	564	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	501	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.77/cwt	110.00–112.00	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	132.04/cwt	127.00–137.00	610	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	120.25/cwt	117.00–125.00	322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	136.10/cwt	130.00–142.50	377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	126.22/cwt	123.00–133.00	664	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	126.49/cwt	121.00–131.00	773	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	134.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.71/cwt	123.00–130.00	724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	136.63/cwt	130.00–142.50	510	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	94.03/cwt	93.00–95.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	108.48/cwt	107.00–112.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	119.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	505	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.72/cwt	112.00–120.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	574	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	174.67/cwt	174.00–175.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	494	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	129.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	485	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	134.16/cwt	132.50–135.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	137.30/cwt	130.00–145.00	647	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.40/cwt	116.00–135.00	742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.03/cwt	135.00–142.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	126.36/cwt	125.00–129.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.06/cwt	141.00–151.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	162.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	453	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	162.24/cwt	159.00–170.00	613	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	146.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	148.54/cwt	145.00–156.00	755	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	385	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	850	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	629	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	835	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	158.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	654	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	471	118.90/cwt	110.00–125.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	150.67/cwt	145.00–157.50	702	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	153.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	644	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.38/cwt	129.00–137.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	822	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	417	123.96/cwt	115.00–130.00	517	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	59.21/cwt	55.00–65.00	529	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	46.38/cwt	44.00–51.00	422	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	616	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	61.23/cwt	56.00–66.00	920	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	60.77/cwt	55.00–68.00	749	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	49.90/cwt	48.00–53.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.38/cwt	135.00–142.50	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	91.79/cwt	90.00–94.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	146.57/cwt	145.00–149.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	671	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	613	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	111.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	567	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	553	109.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.50/cwt	139.00–150.00	731	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	126.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	736	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.26/cwt	93.00–95.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.68/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	937.43/cwt	900.00–980.00	10,218	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	650	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	4,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	852	571.35/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,868	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,942	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	13,399	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	920	571.70/cwt	530.00–640.00	5,260	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	78.46/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,028	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	89.99/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,443	7

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 697Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 111Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 48

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00.to

4.00 higher. 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
3	—	675	124.00–125.00	124.32
28	—	423	129.00–140.00	133.44
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
26	—	462	127.00–137.00	132.04
7	—	277	130.00–142.50	136.10
29	—	526	123.00–133.00	126.22
7	—	611	121.00–131.00	126.49
14	—	326	130.00–140.00	134.42
14	—	571	123.00–130.00	126.71
22	—	373	130.00–142.50	136.63
3	—	233	130.00–135.00	131.64
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	104.00–105.00	104.49
2	—	460	108.00–110.00	108.98
4	—	375	110.00–112.00	110.77
2	—	428	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	315	110.00–112.00	111.05
3	—	520	105.00–110.00	106.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	117.00–125.00	120.25
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
6	—	578	112.00–120.00	116.97
4	—	714	107.00–112.00	108.48
19	—	422	115.00–125.00	119.71
8	—	513	112.00–120.00	116.72
25	—	478	115.00–125.00	119.99
3	—	342	120.00–125.00	121.68
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
2	—	633	110.00–112.00	110.99
6	—	364	120.00–126.00	123.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	93.00–95.00	94.03
2	—	610	90.00–93.00	91.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	144.00	144.00
3	—	327	145.00–149.00	146.57
2	—	293	145.00–148.00	146.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	185.00–202.50	192.06
2	—	228	182.50–187.50	185.08
1	—	320	177.50	177.50
3	—	358	174.00–175.00	174.67
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	125.00–135.00	131.66
5	—	622	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	335	145.00–150.00	147.50
6	—	471	130.00–145.00	137.30
15	—	569	116.00–135.00	130.40
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
5	—	367	145.00–150.00	146.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	125.00–135.00	129.00
3	—	338	132.50–135.00	134.16
1	—	425	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	135.00–142.00	140.03
3	—	717	125.00–129.00	126.36
4	—	575	141.00–151.00	145.06
9	—	322	160.00–170.00	163.65
6	—	279	155.00–170.00	162.19
15	—	470	150.00–160.00	153.16
19	—	378	159.00–170.00	162.24
5	—	508	145.00–156.00	148.54
8	—	413	155.00–165.00	158.37
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	70.00	70.00
3	—	315	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	74.00	74.00
1	—	440	85.00	85.00
1	—	835	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	110.00–125.00	118.90
10	—	417	115.00–130.00	123.96
4	—	510	105.00–115.00	111.20
3	—	553	105.00–115.00	109.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	466	145.00–157.50	150.67
13	—	420	150.00–160.00	153.34
6	—	618	129.00–137.00	132.38
2	—	660	120.00–129.00	124.47
8	—	579	135.00–142.50	137.38
13	—	513	139.00–150.00	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	472	130.00–140.00	137.03
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
3	—	780	105.00–110.00	107.66
19	—	519	125.00–135.00	129.26
17	—	584	120.00–130.00	126.05
4	—	626	110.00–120.00	115.19
19	—	421	135.00–145.00	140.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	90.00–94.00	91.79
2	—	670	90.00–93.00	91.53
1	—	760	98.00	98.00
1	—	805	99.00	99.00
4	—	568	93.00–95.00	94.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	55.00–65.00	59.21
8	—	909	44.00–51.00	46.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	40.00	40.00
19	—	1,502	56.00–66.00	61.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,232	55.00–68.00	60.77
5	—	1,081	48.00–53.00	49.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	76.00–84.00	78.46
1	—	1,685	99.00	99.00
7	—	1,603	86.00–96.00	89.99

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	—	1,090	900.00–980.00	937.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,270.00	1,270.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	852	550.00–600.00	571.35
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	530.00–640.00	571.70
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	695.00	695.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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