Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few too trend, feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $138.08/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$138.08

140 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$31.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

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	457	144.22	660	97
Medium and Large 2	491	124.81	613	41
Small 1-2	420	112.41	472	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.81/cwt here — about $188 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 sale140 hd

138.08

—

SC average5 barns · 808 hd

138.46

−0.38

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	1,736	107.36	1,864	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	83.19	1,146	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	79.93	964	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	869	70.59	613	8thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2	—	612	130.72/cwt	128.00–134.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	137.84/cwt	135.00–138.00	857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	151.44/cwt	145.00–158.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	147.08/cwt	145.00–157.50	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	121.74/cwt	121.00–122.50	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	119.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	977	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	148.67/cwt	147.50–150.00	335	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	112.70/cwt	106.00–118.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	131.19/cwt	130.00–132.50	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	720	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.81/cwt	112.00–123.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.94/cwt	115.00–122.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	148.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	543	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	177.50/cwt	175.00–185.00	660	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	136.12/cwt	130.00–145.00	508	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	172.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	163.43/cwt	147.00–165.00	780	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	146.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	164.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	147.86/cwt	145.00–153.00	844	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	157.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	594	18
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	139.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.91/cwt	175.00–187.50	588	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	93.74/cwt	92.50–95.00	214	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	158.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	147.87/cwt	140.00–155.00	767	23
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	466	132.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	619	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	579	126.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	732	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	129.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	136.08/cwt	130.00–141.00	841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	61.71/cwt	55.00–70.00	739	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	74.80/cwt	71.00–83.00	627	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	57.95/cwt	55.00–61.00	556	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	83.19/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,146	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	96.36/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,257	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	83.84/cwt	78.00–93.00	1,001	20
Bulls	—	—	1,801	111.79/cwt	101.00–118.00	2,013	10
Bulls	—	—	1,410	85.18/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,201	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	810	667.78/cwt	610.00–730.00	5,409	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	870	692.16/cwt	650.00–770.00	6,022	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,129	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	920	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,101	900.79/cwt	775.00–980.00	9,918	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,178.44/cwt	1,160.00–1,200.00	14,342	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,057	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	899	1,113.15/cwt	965.00–1,300.00	10,007	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	803	825.89/cwt	790.00–870.00	6,632	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,034	1,132.12/cwt	1,025.00–1,340.00	11,706	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,348.30/cwt	1,300.00–1,390.00	14,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	154.07/cwt	145.00–160.00	650	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	147.13/cwt	140.00–151.00	834	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	128.59/cwt	120.00–136.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	151.06/cwt	145.00–157.50	713	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	132.10/cwt	125.00–140.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	113.61/cwt	110.00–122.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	732	20

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 507Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 168Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 12

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few too trend, feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	128.00–134.00	130.72
10	—	420	140.00–150.00	143.51
8	—	324	145.00–157.50	147.08
2	—	225	147.50–150.00	148.67
23	—	481	140.00–155.00	149.63
9	—	568	135.00–141.00	137.24
15	—	366	145.00–155.00	148.45
3	—	267	145.00–150.00	146.81
20	—	519	135.00–150.00	141.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	121.00–122.50	121.74
3	—	705	106.00–118.00	112.70
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
2	—	315	130.00–132.50	131.19
4	—	615	112.00–123.00	117.81
12	—	375	130.00–140.00	135.18
2	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.52
3	—	525	115.00–122.00	118.94
4	—	413	125.00–130.00	128.14
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
7	—	661	110.00–122.00	113.61
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	622	135.00–138.00	137.84
4	—	323	155.00–165.00	159.92
6	—	533	145.00–158.00	151.44
2	—	723	122.00–123.00	122.52
2	—	821	115.00–123.00	119.05
15	—	477	147.00–165.00	163.43
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
2	—	285	160.00–170.00	164.82
7	—	571	145.00–153.00	147.86
18	—	376	150.00–170.00	157.86
8	—	419	150.00–165.00	158.91
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
13	—	373	130.00–145.00	136.12
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
2	—	260	135.00–145.00	139.81
3	—	333	140.00–145.00	141.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	175.00–185.00	177.50
5	—	416	170.00–175.00	172.01
2	—	458	170.00–175.00	172.51
3	—	325	175.00–187.50	180.91
3	—	277	175.00–180.00	177.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
23	—	519	140.00–155.00	147.87
3	—	618	130.00–141.00	136.08
22	—	422	145.00–160.00	154.07
15	—	567	140.00–151.00	147.13
6	—	657	120.00–136.00	128.59
27	—	472	145.00–157.50	151.06
2	—	725	118.00–122.00	119.94
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	125.00–140.00	132.86
7	—	579	120.00–130.00	126.44
4	—	524	120.00–135.00	129.26
12	—	425	125.00–140.00	132.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	110.00–115.00	112.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.41
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	92.50–95.00	93.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,197	55.00–70.00	61.71
3	—	1,305	96.00–97.00	96.36
20	—	1,194	78.00–93.00	83.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	838	71.00–83.00	74.80
2	—	960	55.00–61.00	57.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,378	75.00–89.00	83.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,801	101.00–118.00	111.79
2	—	1,410	84.00–87.00	85.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	610.00–730.00	667.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,101	775.00–980.00	900.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,178.44
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	650.00–770.00	692.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	99.00	99.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	899	965.00–1,300.00	1,113.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	790.00–870.00	825.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,034	1,025.00–1,340.00	1,132.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,300.00–1,390.00	1,348.30

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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