Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 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 $130.35/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$130.35

157 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$26.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

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	492	133.06	655	129
Medium and Large 2	409	120.83	494	22
Small 1-2	471	107.05	504	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about $151 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 sale157 hd

130.35

—

SC average5 barns · 441 hd

127.05

+3.30

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	1,602	86.80	1,390	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	60.49	794	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	60.21	947	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	54.91	485	6thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	367	121.98/cwt	117.50–125.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.66/cwt	130.00–141.00	582	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	141.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	462	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	103.31/cwt	101.00–105.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.88/cwt	120.00–131.00	713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	114.24/cwt	112.50–116.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.57/cwt	130.00–141.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	126.83/cwt	120.00–131.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.56/cwt	126.00–132.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	110.79/cwt	110.00–112.50	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	136.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	186.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	186.93/cwt	180.00–192.50	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	116.36/cwt	114.00–120.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.06/cwt	140.00–147.50	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	118.52/cwt	112.00–125.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	218	193.99/cwt	182.50–207.50	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	169.52/cwt	165.00–172.50	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	148.78/cwt	140.00–155.00	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	150.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	166.73/cwt	160.00–175.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	125.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	160.95/cwt	155.00–167.50	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	128.77/cwt	125.00–132.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	779	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	166.61/cwt	160.00–175.00	611	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	167.07/cwt	160.00–175.00	695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	155.47/cwt	150.00–161.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	137.87/cwt	135.00–144.00	848	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	423	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	873	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.03/cwt	129.00–136.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	163.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	690	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	155.93/cwt	150.00–162.00	727	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.79/cwt	147.50–155.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	888	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	57.36/cwt	55.00–61.00	493	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	50.02/cwt	48.00–52.00	465	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	60.21/cwt	55.00–66.00	947	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	61.62/cwt	55.00–68.00	810	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	49.47/cwt	48.00–51.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	120.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	580	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	663	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.52/cwt	135.00–142.50	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	131.40/cwt	125.00–137.50	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.11/cwt	120.00–133.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.37/cwt	125.00–131.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	553	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	113.15/cwt	112.00–115.00	750	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	426	123.10/cwt	115.00–127.50	524	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,569	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	815	512.79/cwt	500.00–530.00	4,179	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	980	670.20/cwt	650.00–690.00	6,568	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	695	403.88/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,807	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	92.88/cwt	84.00–103.00	1,003	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	89.69/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,458	6
Bulls	—	—	1,353	71.54/cwt	68.00–74.00	968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	986	1

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 686Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 107Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 12

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	117.50–125.00	121.98
5	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.33
2	—	543	112.50–116.00	114.24
5	—	419	115.00–125.00	120.39
5	—	475	115.00–125.00	121.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	142.50	142.50
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	423	130.00–141.00	137.66
6	—	327	135.00–145.00	141.31
14	—	571	120.00–131.00	124.88
2	—	730	111.00–116.00	113.52
12	—	466	130.00–141.00	134.57
7	—	609	120.00–131.00	126.83
7	—	523	126.00–132.00	128.56
16	—	375	135.00–145.00	140.58
5	—	280	135.00–140.00	136.46
3	—	668	114.00–120.00	116.36
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	101.00–105.00	103.31
3	—	368	110.00–112.50	110.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	139.00	139.00
19	—	620	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	187.50	187.50
7	—	278	180.00–190.00	186.02
5	—	315	180.00–192.50	186.93
2	—	218	182.50–207.50	193.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	139.00–141.00	140.00
3	—	475	140.00–147.50	144.06
2	—	723	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	693	112.00–125.00	118.52
2	—	638	125.00–129.00	126.99
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
6	—	316	140.00–155.00	148.78
4	—	386	140.00–155.00	150.62
2	—	413	140.00–150.00	145.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	165.00–172.50	169.52
3	—	285	160.00–175.00	166.73
5	—	676	130.00–135.00	132.98
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
4	—	771	120.00–128.00	125.56
2	—	813	124.00–127.00	125.51
5	—	462	155.00–167.50	160.95
5	—	720	125.00–132.00	128.77
15	—	367	160.00–175.00	166.61
11	—	416	160.00–175.00	167.07
8	—	516	150.00–161.00	155.47
8	—	615	135.00–144.00	137.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	163.00	163.00
5	—	758	139.00	139.00
21	—	600	145.50	145.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	125.00–135.00	128.28
2	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	129.00–136.00	132.03
14	—	422	160.00–170.00	163.62
10	—	466	150.00–162.00	155.93
3	—	518	147.50–155.00	150.79
2	—	725	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	678	125.00–131.00	128.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.43
5	—	479	135.00–142.50	136.52
7	—	516	125.00–137.50	131.40
9	—	569	120.00–133.00	127.11
3	—	663	112.00–115.00	113.15
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00–115.00	112.55
2	—	663	100.00–101.00	100.49
3	—	483	120.00–125.00	121.64
4	—	426	115.00–127.50	123.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	90.00–95.00	92.43
6	—	614	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	859	55.00–61.00	57.36
2	—	930	48.00–52.00	50.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,572	55.00–66.00	60.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,315	55.00–68.00	61.62
4	—	1,284	48.00–51.00	49.47
1	—	1,350	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,626	83.00–95.00	89.69
2	—	1,353	68.00–74.00	71.54
1	—	1,955	100.00	100.00

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	—	1,250	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	815	500.00–530.00	512.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	650.00–690.00	670.20
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	385.00–420.00	403.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	84.00–103.00	92.88

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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