Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady. Feeder heifers and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offerings 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 $134.52/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$134.52

262 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$30.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

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	413	140.29	579	188
Medium and Large 2	469	120.14	564	72
Small 1-2	460	110.00	506	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.29/cwt here — about $73 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 sale262 hd

134.52

—

SC average4 barns · 524 hd

131.24

+3.28

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	1,601	90.23	1,444	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	68.59	817	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	68.33	1,004	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	61.32	542	38

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2	—	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	137.78/cwt	135.00–145.00	451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	158.28/cwt	155.00–165.00	834	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	177.54/cwt	170.00–182.50	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	170.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	704	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	171.47/cwt	170.00–173.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	148.81/cwt	145.00–153.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	537	38
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	141.26/cwt	130.00–145.00	585	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.47/cwt	120.00–124.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	158.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	190.48/cwt	190.00–192.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	109.97/cwt	105.00–114.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.68/cwt	129.00–145.00	701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.99/cwt	130.00–145.00	650	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	141.19/cwt	135.00–150.00	395	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	488	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.64/cwt	135.00–150.00	456	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	125.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.16/cwt	115.00–124.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.30/cwt	117.00–125.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	345	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	123.32/cwt	115.00–130.00	458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	159.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	112.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.33/cwt	115.00–130.00	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.77/cwt	114.00–117.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	305	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	419	132.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	148.29/cwt	140.00–155.00	624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	175.85/cwt	167.50–182.50	735	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	234	198.10/cwt	192.50–210.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	188.97/cwt	188.00–190.00	605	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	288	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.98/cwt	165.00–180.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.96/cwt	135.00–146.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	158.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	176.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	566	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	175.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	651	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	140.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	589	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	471	124.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.22/cwt	155.00–167.50	740	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	180.84/cwt	180.00–182.50	765	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	52.81/cwt	47.00–57.00	452	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	68.33/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,004	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	53.83/cwt	48.00–61.00	641	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	81.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	950	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	71.37/cwt	63.00–79.00	853	79
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	119.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	132.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	768	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	621	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	975	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,232	832.46/cwt	625.00–940.00	10,256	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,183.23/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	13,631	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	891	925.21/cwt	700.00–1,070.00	8,244	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	779	592.12/cwt	570.00–620.00	4,613	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	96.39/cwt	94.00–98.00	868	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	90.30/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,028	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	968	880.28/cwt	870.00–890.00	8,521	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	976	736.22/cwt	700.00–795.00	7,186	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,061	814.95/cwt	750.00–835.00	8,647	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,947	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	80.56/cwt	79.00–82.00	917	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	92.42/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,676	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	66.28/cwt	62.00–73.00	598	24

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 Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 318Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 38Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 14Year ago 11

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady. Feeder heifers and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offerings 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	134.00	134.00
14	—	527	155.00–165.00	158.28
1	—	635	142.00	142.00
5	—	275	170.00–182.50	177.54
2	—	240	170.00–173.00	171.47
15	—	418	167.50–182.50	175.85
11	—	477	165.00–180.00	168.98
26	—	320	170.00–185.00	176.88
36	—	370	170.00–185.00	175.91
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	135.00–145.00	137.78
5	—	415	130.00–140.00	134.88
2	—	488	138.00	138.00
2	—	505	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	288	135.00–145.00	139.87
6	—	378	135.00–145.00	140.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	145.00–153.00	148.81
10	—	433	150.00–160.00	158.01
5	—	525	135.00–146.00	140.96
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
9	—	320	150.00–165.00	157.43
6	—	274	150.00–160.00	158.48
2	—	650	121.00–124.00	122.50
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
16	—	375	150.00–165.00	157.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	190.00–192.00	190.48
4	—	234	192.50–210.00	198.10
2	—	320	188.00–190.00	188.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	413	165.00–175.00	170.46
15	—	468	155.00–167.50	158.22
5	—	512	145.00–150.00	146.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	130.00–140.00	134.92
15	—	421	140.00–155.00	148.29
3	—	662	115.00–121.00	119.01
12	—	472	135.00–145.00	140.36
3	—	710	110.00–115.00	111.64
10	—	532	130.00–140.00	132.77
8	—	619	120.00–128.00	124.06
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	130.00–135.00	132.95
8	—	471	120.00–130.00	124.01
2	—	563	115.00–125.00	119.98
3	—	518	115.00–125.00	119.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	180.00–182.50	180.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	374	135.00–150.00	143.66
45	—	414	130.00–145.00	141.26
5	—	619	120.00–124.00	121.47
16	—	517	129.00–145.00	135.68
30	—	471	130.00–145.00	137.99
14	—	280	135.00–150.00	141.19
23	—	320	135.00–150.00	142.64
2	—	238	140.00–150.00	145.16
12	—	565	128.00–135.00	134.42
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	105.00–114.00	109.97
6	—	272	120.00–130.00	125.38
6	—	523	115.00–124.00	120.16
4	—	476	117.00–125.00	121.30
15	—	371	115.00–130.00	123.32
6	—	677	110.00–115.00	112.83
7	—	325	115.00–130.00	123.33
4	—	623	114.00–117.00	115.77
4	—	239	125.00–130.00	127.51
5	—	415	115.00–125.00	120.91
8	—	571	115.00–122.00	119.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	155.00–165.00	159.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	855	47.00–57.00	52.81
24	—	902	62.00–73.00	66.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,469	65.00–73.00	68.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,190	48.00–61.00	53.83
8	—	1,163	80.00–85.00	81.68
79	—	1,195	63.00–79.00	71.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,138	79.00–82.00	80.56
3	—	1,813	87.00–95.00	92.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	976	700.00–795.00	736.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,232	625.00–940.00	832.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,061	750.00–835.00	814.95
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	968	870.00–890.00	880.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	420.00	420.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,152	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,183.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	891	700.00–1,070.00	925.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	779	570.00–620.00	592.12
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	75.00	75.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	94.00–98.00	96.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	85.00–96.00	90.30

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

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How this sale compares

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