Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few comparable feeder cattle sales last week to establish trends. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.39/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$134.39

124 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$51.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

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	493	141.54	698	84
Medium and Large 2	495	128.57	636	25
Medium and Large 3	412	112.80	465	7thin
Small 3	500	101.25	506	2thin
Large 3	394	95.71	377	5thin
Small 1-2	830	90.00	747	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.54/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale124 hd

134.39

—

SC average5 barns · 397 hd

136.97

−2.58

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	111.06	1,784	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	86.17	1,294	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	84.00	1,126	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	72.40	800	33

Every lot, as filed

127 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	Small 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	196.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	201.61/cwt	195.00–210.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	120.64/cwt	119.00–124.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	132.40/cwt	127.00–137.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.90/cwt	123.00–133.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.55/cwt	135.00–142.50	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	412	91.69/cwt	87.50–95.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	450	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	461	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	112.45/cwt	107.50–120.00	480	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	260	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	499	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	475	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	511	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	577	120.48/cwt	112.00–127.00	695	3
Steers	Small 3	—	640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	384	1
Steers	Small 3	—	480	97.01/cwt	67.50–117.50	466	3
Steers	Small 3	—	375	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	422	2
Steers	Small 3	—	273	120.48/cwt	112.50–127.50	329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	382	2
Steers	Small 3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	2
Steers	Large 3	—	450	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	164.14/cwt	162.50–165.00	374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	151.00/cwt	148.00–154.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	174.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	Small 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Small 3	—	540	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	169.28/cwt	165.00–175.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	161.63/cwt	155.00–167.50	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	163.81/cwt	162.50–165.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.23/cwt	165.00–167.50	786	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	147.55/cwt	140.00–152.50	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	177.39/cwt	170.00–185.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	176.28/cwt	175.00–177.50	569	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	593	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	356	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	146.37/cwt	137.50–155.00	549	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	128.82/cwt	122.50–135.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	155.84/cwt	155.00–157.50	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	164.16/cwt	155.00–170.00	840	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	165.68/cwt	160.00–177.50	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	759	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	75.31/cwt	70.00–85.00	871	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	83.43/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,114	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,267	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	63.32/cwt	58.00–66.00	597	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	86.17/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,294	3
Bulls	—	—	1,814	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,243	5
Bulls	—	—	1,220	88.56/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	110.01/cwt	95.00–119.00	1,750	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	947.60/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	10,746	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	4,746	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	830	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	919.53/cwt	750.00–1,060.00	8,827	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	683	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	755	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	146.35/cwt	139.00–150.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	125.39/cwt	119.00–130.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	146.22/cwt	142.50–150.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	171.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	153.18/cwt	140.00–160.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	156.21/cwt	150.00–162.50	667	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	108.94/cwt	105.00–113.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.33/cwt	114.00–118.00	832	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	440	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	198	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	460	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	737	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	135.20/cwt	132.50–138.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,105	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	734	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,141.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	10,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,282.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	13,162	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,308.21/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	14,560	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	918	1,067.85/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	9,803	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	928	920.42/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	6,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,025.90/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	12,619	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	780	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	554	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,638	1

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 498Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 72Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 32Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	419	140.00–150.00	144.86
5	—	560	135.00–145.00	139.12
10	—	375	145.00–155.00	148.95
8	—	516	135.00–145.00	139.88
3	—	332	145.00–150.00	147.42
22	—	469	140.00–150.00	144.24
3	—	783	119.00–124.00	120.64
5	—	615	127.00–137.00	132.40
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
3	—	967	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	142.00	142.00
2	—	553	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
4	—	434	135.00–140.00	136.84
2	—	455	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
4	—	576	123.00–133.00	129.90
6	—	368	135.00–142.50	137.55
1	—	635	111.00	111.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
1	—	875	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	87.50–95.00	91.69
1	—	260	96.00	96.00
1	—	475	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	102.50	102.50
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.39
3	—	427	107.50–120.00	112.45
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
2	—	683	110.00–111.00	110.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	195.00–200.00	196.51
6	—	378	195.00–210.00	201.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
3	—	332	140.00–152.50	147.55
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
2	—	375	137.50–155.00	146.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
2	—	353	140.00–142.50	141.24
2	—	283	130.00–140.00	135.04
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	60.00	60.00
3	—	480	67.50–117.50	97.01
2	—	375	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	273	112.50–127.50	120.48
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	162.50	162.50
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
3	—	228	162.50–165.00	164.14
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
6	—	380	155.00–167.50	161.63
2	—	325	162.50–165.00	163.81
2	—	473	165.00–167.50	166.23
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	148.00–154.00	151.00
2	—	473	170.00–180.00	174.92
4	—	374	175.00–180.00	177.54
7	—	514	165.00–175.00	169.28
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
4	—	419	170.00–185.00	177.39
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
2	—	323	175.00–177.50	176.28
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	112.00–127.00	120.48
2	—	470	122.50–135.00	128.82
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
1	—	850	96.00	96.00
2	—	680	105.00–113.00	108.94
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	155.00–157.50	155.84
13	—	512	155.00–170.00	164.16
7	—	467	160.00–177.50	165.68
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
5	—	414	165.00–175.00	171.56
2	—	623	147.00–148.00	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	163.00	163.00
3	—	440	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	139.00–150.00	146.35
3	—	672	119.00–130.00	125.39
4	—	516	142.50–150.00	146.22
10	—	477	140.00–160.00	153.18
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
6	—	427	150.00–162.50	156.21
3	—	715	114.00–118.00	116.33
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	45.00	45.00
1	—	460	77.50	77.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	658	110.00–114.00	112.01
1	—	520	132.50	132.50
2	—	565	132.50–138.00	135.20
1	—	1,105	78.00	78.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
2	—	638	114.00–116.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,156	70.00–85.00	75.31
8	—	943	58.00–66.00	63.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,335	74.00–89.00	83.43
2	—	1,400	90.00–91.00	90.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	83.00–89.00	86.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,814	120.00–127.00	123.63
2	—	1,220	87.00–90.00	88.56
17	—	1,591	95.00–119.00	110.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,134	850.00–1,075.00	947.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,230	950.00–1,125.00	1,025.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	565.00	565.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	750.00–1,060.00	919.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,026	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,282.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,113	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,308.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,141.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	850.00–975.00	920.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	950.00–1,200.00	1,067.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	870.00	870.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	71.00	71.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,780	92.00	92.00

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