Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. 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 $137.31/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$137.31

162 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$35.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

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	489	142.81	698	107
Medium and Large 2	449	129.17	580	45
Small 1-2	446	116.90	521	8thin
Medium and Large 3	368	107.38	395	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $303 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 sale162 hd

137.31

—

SC average5 barns · 418 hd

135.50

+1.80

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	1,716	114.87	1,971	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	90.93	1,111	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	88.02	1,223	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	65.92	566	16

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	521	148.73/cwt	145.00–162.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	188.22/cwt	180.00–197.50	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	437	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	331	134.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	137.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.68/cwt	133.00–141.00	712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	141.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	135.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	152.32/cwt	145.00–156.00	562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.77/cwt	140.00–152.50	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	828	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	363	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	268	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.50	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.38/cwt	110.00–121.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	137.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.46/cwt	135.00–147.50	659	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	118.47/cwt	115.00–121.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	135.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	773	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	769	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	583	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	152.42/cwt	145.00–160.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	185.83/cwt	180.00–195.00	708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	167.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	167.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	151.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	849	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	556	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	186.28/cwt	180.00–195.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	173.99/cwt	171.00–176.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	178.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	828	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	180.43/cwt	175.00–185.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	650	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	959	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	750	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,061	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	471	134.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	632	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	424	135.60/cwt	130.00–145.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	176.91/cwt	175.00–182.50	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	158.46/cwt	155.00–165.00	902	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	59.48/cwt	50.00–70.00	509	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	88.02/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,223	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	66.02/cwt	59.00–73.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	100.79/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,290	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	80.10/cwt	75.00–84.00	694	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	89.08/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,076	37
Bulls	—	—	1,750	93.20/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	126.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.15/cwt	135.00–150.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.13/cwt	125.00–132.50	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	178.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	750	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	159.57/cwt	150.00–170.00	680	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	865	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	153.39/cwt	145.00–162.50	715	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.54/cwt	135.00–147.00	818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,295.00/cwt	1,295.00–1,295.00	16,058	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	1,125	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,103	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,157.05/cwt	1,025.00–1,320.00	11,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,898	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	735	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,602	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	855	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,420	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	590	305.08/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	804	614.79/cwt	570.00–650.00	4,943	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	940	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	11,877	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	650	367.85/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,391	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	870.00/cwt	850.00–890.00	9,135	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	116.42/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,921	7
Bulls	—	—	1,913	131.10/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,508	2

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 Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 298Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 52Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 40

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering

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
7	—	521	145.00–162.00	148.73
7	—	616	140.00–145.00	141.29
2	—	490	145.00–160.00	152.42
4	—	666	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
7	—	326	160.00–170.00	165.10
5	—	278	160.00–170.00	167.95
2	—	428	150.00–160.00	155.20
6	—	373	160.00–170.00	167.08
5	—	561	145.00–155.00	151.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	281	180.00–197.50	188.22
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
15	—	381	180.00–195.00	185.83
1	—	585	171.00	171.00
8	—	330	180.00–195.00	186.28
3	—	532	171.00–176.00	173.99
4	—	463	175.00–180.00	178.77
6	—	413	175.00–185.00	180.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
2	—	268	200.00–207.50	203.71
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	130.00–140.00	134.39
5	—	270	130.00–145.00	137.81
2	—	390	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	650	147.50	147.50
7	—	750	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	115.00–120.00	116.64
3	—	363	115.00–125.00	120.07
2	—	583	110.00–115.00	112.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	571	130.00–140.00	136.25
16	—	521	133.00–141.00	136.68
5	—	330	145.00–160.00	150.58
9	—	612	130.00–138.00	135.00
12	—	369	145.00–156.00	152.32
12	—	423	140.00–152.50	145.77
2	—	683	130.00	130.00
21	—	469	135.00–147.50	140.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	108.00–110.00	108.99
8	—	424	125.00–135.00	131.26
2	—	715	110.00–121.00	115.38
4	—	273	130.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	625	120.00–125.00	123.32
4	—	659	115.00–121.00	118.47
10	—	372	130.00–140.00	135.52
4	—	315	130.00–140.00	135.04
6	—	470	120.00–130.00	126.52
2	—	233	130.00–135.00	132.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	506	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	105.00–110.00	107.38
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	105.00–110.00	107.48
7	—	471	130.00–140.00	134.27
5	—	424	130.00–145.00	135.60
2	—	635	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	510	125.00–130.00	127.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	155.00–165.00	159.04
8	—	468	175.00–182.50	176.91
5	—	569	155.00–165.00	158.46
2	—	610	144.00–145.00	144.49
17	—	420	175.00–185.00	178.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
3	—	668	125.00–129.00	126.32
7	—	523	135.00–150.00	144.15
3	—	620	125.00–132.50	129.13
17	—	426	150.00–170.00	159.57
2	—	785	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	730	115.00–122.00	118.43
12	—	466	145.00–162.50	153.39
7	—	578	135.00–147.00	141.54
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	855	50.00–70.00	59.48
5	—	867	75.00–84.00	80.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	85.00–91.00	88.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	59.00–73.00	66.02
12	—	1,280	98.00–105.00	100.79
37	—	1,208	80.00–96.00	89.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	82.00–99.00	93.20
7	—	1,650	109.00–125.00	116.42
2	—	1,913	130.00–132.00	131.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,295.00	1,295.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	98.00	98.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	804	570.00–650.00	614.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	650	350.00–390.00	367.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	850.00–890.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,025.00–1,320.00	1,157.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	490.00	490.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	590	250.00–350.00	305.08

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle