Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Average offering 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 $134.23/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$134.23

220 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$21.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

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	459	139.66	641	142
Medium and Large 2	479	125.53	601	65
Small 1-2	367	118.53	435	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.12/cwt here — about $205 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 sale220 hd

134.23

—

SC average5 barns · 660 hd

138.39

−4.15

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	1,752	104.17	1,825	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	77.17	1,008	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	72.22	1,059	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	796	62.08	494	7thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	168.61/cwt	165.00–177.50	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	167.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	156.70/cwt	155.00–160.00	798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.01/cwt	175.00–190.00	585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	177.61/cwt	175.00–185.00	662	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	139.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	516	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	513	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	171.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	808	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	121.99/cwt	115.00–127.00	639	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	461	133.16/cwt	125.00–140.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	553	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.01/cwt	145.00–160.00	703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	151.34/cwt	145.00–160.00	634	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.81/cwt	135.00–150.00	740	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.88/cwt	125.00–140.00	743	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	886	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	817	614.16/cwt	540.00–650.00	5,018	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	780	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,290	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	540	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	4,104	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	888	627.32/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,571	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	699.55/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,695	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	630	439.21/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,767	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,318	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	530	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,756	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	88.71/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	105.23/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,886	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	59.46/cwt	55.00–65.00	656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	56.92/cwt	55.00–60.00	466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	68.97/cwt	68.00–70.00	529	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	72.22/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,059	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	78.25/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,032	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.13/cwt	138.00–141.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.02/cwt	145.00–158.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	171.96/cwt	170.00–174.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	147.18/cwt	136.00–150.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	181.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	763	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	158.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	158.82/cwt	150.00–165.00	513	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	121.99/cwt	118.00–127.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	731	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	129.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.73/cwt	144.00–155.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	158.95/cwt	150.00–165.00	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	149.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	489	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	210	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	197.41/cwt	195.00–200.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	120.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.08/cwt	121.00–125.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	131.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	149.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	560	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	651	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	158.82/cwt	150.00–165.00	357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	114.21/cwt	112.00–118.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	134.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	437	118.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	134.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	125.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.26/cwt	117.00–125.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	131.71/cwt	125.00–140.00	564	10

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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 707Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 117Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 10

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	165.00–177.50	168.61
7	—	464	165.00–175.00	167.52
8	—	509	155.00–160.00	156.70
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
5	—	668	130.00–137.00	132.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	118.00–122.00	120.01
1	—	820	117.00	117.00
12	—	475	145.00–160.00	148.01
15	—	419	145.00–160.00	151.34
20	—	522	135.00–150.00	141.81
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
20	—	568	125.00–140.00	130.88
5	—	627	120.00–130.00	125.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	110.00–115.00	112.53
6	—	524	115.00–127.00	121.99
7	—	461	125.00–140.00	133.16
10	—	428	125.00–140.00	131.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	175.00–190.00	180.01
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
14	—	373	175.00–185.00	177.61
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
5	—	471	170.00–175.00	171.49
7	—	670	138.00–141.00	139.13
2	—	520	170.00–174.00	171.96
4	—	421	175.00–185.00	181.21
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	135.00–145.00	139.19
3	—	513	120.00–130.00	125.13
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	332	135.00–145.00	139.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	145.00–158.00	152.02
6	—	589	136.00–150.00	147.18
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
3	—	268	155.00–165.00	158.23
9	—	323	150.00–165.00	158.82
4	—	715	118.00–127.00	121.99
3	—	417	150.00–160.00	154.96
7	—	628	125.00–135.00	129.64
6	—	523	144.00–155.00	150.73
12	—	372	150.00–165.00	158.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	195.00	195.00
2	—	425	195.00–200.00	197.41
1	—	300	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	210	120.00–125.00	122.56
6	—	323	115.00–125.00	120.12
3	—	437	115.00–120.00	118.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	125.00–135.00	128.19
8	—	327	145.00–155.00	149.65
11	—	622	121.00–125.00	124.08
24	—	376	145.00–155.00	149.04
21	—	513	130.00–145.00	134.81
23	—	470	135.00–150.00	138.57
5	—	269	150.00–160.00	154.92
1	—	885	114.00	114.00
25	—	421	140.00–150.00	143.16
5	—	225	150.00–165.00	158.82
2	—	753	115.00–118.00	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	120.00–130.00	128.19
7	—	319	130.00–140.00	131.34
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
2	—	755	110.00–111.00	110.50
5	—	581	115.00–120.00	117.77
5	—	669	112.00–118.00	114.21
2	—	230	135.00–140.00	137.55
3	—	283	130.00–140.00	134.06
2	—	633	115.00–118.00	116.47
2	—	715	112.00–115.00	113.47
7	—	381	130.00–140.00	134.28
8	—	530	117.00–125.00	121.26
11	—	428	125.00–135.00	129.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	540.00–650.00	614.16
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	103.00	103.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	540	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	600.00–650.00	627.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	675.00–725.00	699.55
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	116.00	116.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	530	520.00	520.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	630	410.00–450.00	439.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,233	85.00–92.00	88.71
18	—	1,792	95.00–114.00	105.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	55.00–65.00	59.46
49	—	1,319	70.00–88.00	78.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	55.00–60.00	56.92
3	—	767	68.00–70.00	68.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,467	68.00–76.00	72.22

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle