Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 lower. 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 $137.80/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$137.80

188 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$42.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

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	427	145.25	621	119
Medium and Large 2	400	128.63	514	55
Small 1-2	373	112.50	420	11thin
Medium and Large 3	625	102.98	644	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.27/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale188 hd

137.80

—

SC average5 barns · 519 hd

135.48

+2.32

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	1,607	107.31	1,725	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	83.92	1,218	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	82.48	991	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	70.65	653	25

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	273	185.49/cwt	180.00–192.50	506	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	130.37/cwt	125.00–136.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	165.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	729	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.98/cwt	101.00–105.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	132.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	204.52/cwt	195.00–210.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	146.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	633	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.52/cwt	138.00–150.00	676	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.80/cwt	125.00–140.00	500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.63/cwt	145.00–155.00	546	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.06/cwt	125.00–140.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.37/cwt	134.00–140.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	157.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	129.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	149.13/cwt	145.00–160.00	504	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	143.89/cwt	135.00–150.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	204.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	676	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	160.33/cwt	155.00–165.00	515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	120.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	445	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	130.07/cwt	125.00–140.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	161.28/cwt	150.00–165.00	773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.14/cwt	155.00–170.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.17/cwt	145.00–157.50	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	143.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	173.60/cwt	167.00–177.00	908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	219	178.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	169.54/cwt	165.00–174.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	181.06/cwt	175.00–187.50	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	178.28/cwt	175.00–187.50	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	182.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	770	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	138.03/cwt	130.00–150.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	181.24/cwt	175.00–187.50	571	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	711	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	421	131.29/cwt	125.00–140.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	158.12/cwt	155.00–160.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.84/cwt	155.00–160.00	822	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	87.00/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,074	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	65.73/cwt	57.50–71.00	594	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	71.71/cwt	57.00–79.00	804	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	78.03/cwt	75.00–86.00	747	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	67.97/cwt	63.00–75.00	902	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	86.31/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,269	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	127.69/cwt	121.00–135.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.00/cwt	118.00–125.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	125.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	529	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	268	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	301	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	132.35/cwt	125.00–140.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	719	119.87/cwt	117.50–124.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	125.58/cwt	122.00–135.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	153.32/cwt	145.00–160.00	727	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	155.91/cwt	145.00–165.00	674	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.95/cwt	135.00–150.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	1,925.00/cwt	1,925.00–1,925.00	31,859	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	863.72/cwt	850.00–875.00	7,083	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,076	1,334.70/cwt	1,175.00–1,475.00	14,361	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,123	1,191.07/cwt	975.00–1,350.00	13,376	6
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	870	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,786	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,193	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	913	101.05/cwt	93.00–107.50	923	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	960	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	1,350.69/cwt	1,100.00–1,525.00	15,573	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	965.98/cwt	940.00–990.00	11,717	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	94.79/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,083	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	111.19/cwt	99.00–120.00	1,851	13
Bulls	—	—	1,332	85.60/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,140	3

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 493Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 86Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 4

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

Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 lower. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	180.00–192.50	185.49
1	—	655	148.00	148.00
10	—	523	167.00–177.00	173.60
4	—	219	175.00–180.00	178.63
2	—	560	165.00–174.00	169.54
16	—	372	175.00–187.50	181.06
6	—	463	175.00–187.50	178.28
9	—	423	175.00–190.00	182.08
6	—	315	175.00–187.50	181.24
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	125.00–136.00	130.37
3	—	478	125.00–140.00	130.07
8	—	330	135.00–145.00	143.81
6	—	365	130.00–150.00	138.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	160.00–170.00	165.36
9	—	321	155.00–165.00	160.33
11	—	479	150.00–165.00	161.28
10	—	375	155.00–170.00	163.14
3	—	523	145.00–157.50	150.17
3	—	240	160.00–170.00	164.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	120.00–127.00	123.63
3	—	368	115.00–125.00	120.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	195.00–210.00	204.52
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
2	—	330	200.00–210.00	204.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
2	—	568	115.00–125.00	120.11
5	—	277	125.00–135.00	132.48
12	—	371	125.00–140.00	134.80
2	—	625	120.00–124.00	122.03
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
8	—	323	125.00–140.00	134.06
5	—	219	125.00–135.00	129.20
4	—	529	118.00–125.00	121.00
5	—	460	120.00–130.00	125.64
10	—	422	120.00–135.00	125.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	130.00–135.00	131.68
6	—	279	145.00–155.00	150.00
14	—	521	135.00–145.00	139.94
20	—	431	145.00–155.00	146.85
24	—	468	138.00–150.00	144.52
21	—	370	145.00–155.00	147.63
9	—	572	134.00–140.00	136.37
2	—	240	150.00–165.00	157.34
20	—	338	145.00–160.00	149.13
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	110.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
3	—	535	110.00–112.00	111.00
5	—	268	110.00–115.00	112.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	101.00–105.00	102.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	135.00–150.00	143.89
5	—	669	121.00–135.00	127.69
4	—	719	117.50–124.00	119.87
5	—	624	122.00–135.00	125.58
17	—	474	145.00–160.00	153.32
23	—	432	145.00–165.00	155.91
6	—	530	135.00–150.00	144.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	110.00–114.00	111.97
7	—	421	125.00–140.00	131.29
4	—	469	125.00–140.00	132.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
4	—	553	155.00–160.00	158.12
4	—	416	170.00–180.00	175.08
4	—	524	155.00–160.00	156.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,235	80.00–95.00	87.00
29	—	1,121	57.00–79.00	71.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	903	57.50–71.00	65.73
10	—	957	75.00–86.00	78.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	63.00–75.00	67.97
20	—	1,470	80.00–92.00	86.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	122.00	122.00
13	—	1,665	99.00–120.00	111.19
3	—	1,332	80.00–94.00	85.60

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	—	1,655	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	850.00–875.00	863.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,076	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,334.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	975.00–1,350.00	1,191.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,153	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,350.69
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	940.00–990.00	965.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	913	93.00–107.50	101.05
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	75.00	75.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	93.00–97.00	94.79

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

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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