Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers 4.00 higher slaughter cows3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate 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 $134.74/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$134.74

160 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$38.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

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	438	147.44	646	32
Medium and Large 2	492	135.29	666	102
Small 1-2	569	118.80	675	21
Medium and Large 3	559	109.38	612	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.05/cwt here — about $34 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 sale160 hd

134.74

—

SC average5 barns · 567 hd

136.99

−2.24

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	1,664	107.63	1,791	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	87.41	1,361	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	76.79	872	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	66.24	653	11

Every lot, as filed

121 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 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	534	123.23/cwt	118.00–127.50	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	396	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	186.23/cwt	185.00–187.50	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	152.63/cwt	147.50–155.00	520	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	112.20/cwt	109.00–119.00	746	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	150.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	778	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	787	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.80/cwt	129.00–139.00	769	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.02/cwt	132.50–142.50	453	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	107.54/cwt	106.00–109.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	137.93/cwt	130.00–143.00	644	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	137.56/cwt	135.00–142.50	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	120.15/cwt	120.00–121.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	134.20/cwt	132.50–135.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	153.49/cwt	150.00–157.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	716	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	154.84/cwt	152.50–157.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	162.88/cwt	162.00–164.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	399	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	126.62/cwt	120.00–132.50	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	154.95/cwt	145.00–160.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	159.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	576	132.91/cwt	128.00–140.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	157.11/cwt	150.00–167.50	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	161.00/cwt	155.00–167.50	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	159.33/cwt	150.00–167.50	668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	174.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	667	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	329	141.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	532	137.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	165.41/cwt	163.00–169.00	855	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	55.64/cwt	50.00–61.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	174.96/cwt	172.50–177.50	569	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	143.37/cwt	142.50–145.00	397	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	128.75/cwt	120.00–136.00	740	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.89/cwt	158.00–162.50	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	71.25/cwt	67.00–76.00	758	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	70.55/cwt	68.00–78.00	694	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	83.69/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,332	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	61.07/cwt	54.00–66.00	605	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	84.54/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,044	5
Bulls	—	—	1,664	107.63/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,791	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.65/cwt	132.50–141.00	711	15
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	516	131.83/cwt	125.00–140.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	142.91/cwt	137.50–147.50	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	139.84/cwt	134.00–145.00	868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	153.10/cwt	147.50–160.00	790	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	898	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	631	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	827	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	141.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	159.16/cwt	150.00–169.00	675	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	150.65/cwt	145.00–158.00	857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	158.09/cwt	147.50–165.00	748	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	116.28/cwt	110.00–122.50	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	110.24/cwt	105.00–115.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	108.46/cwt	103.00–114.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.68/cwt	110.00–127.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	123.76/cwt	117.50–130.00	528	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	1,055	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	813	725.15/cwt	640.00–775.00	5,895	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	925.00/cwt	860.00–990.00	7,493	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,745	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,537	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	883	64.79/cwt	62.00–68.00	572	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,359	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	690	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	828	61.32/cwt	58.00–64.00	508	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	88.69/cwt	79.00–100.00	865	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	817	113.46/cwt	107.00–118.00	927	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 May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 329Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 54Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.47
3	—	333	120.00–122.50	120.86
6	—	371	120.00–132.50	126.62
2	—	268	125.00–135.00	129.86
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	185.00–187.50	186.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	177.50	177.50
4	—	564	162.00–164.00	162.88
11	—	383	170.00–180.00	174.28
5	—	517	163.00–169.00	165.41
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
2	—	608	155.00–157.00	156.00
2	—	325	172.50–177.50	174.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	152.50–157.00	154.84
4	—	506	145.00–160.00	154.95
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
14	—	474	150.00–165.00	159.30
1	—	620	154.00	154.00
7	—	379	150.00–167.50	157.11
5	—	317	155.00–167.50	161.00
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
12	—	419	150.00–167.50	159.33
1	—	800	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	399	182.50	182.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	128.00–140.00	132.91
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
5	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.48
5	—	329	140.00–145.00	141.99
3	—	532	135.00–140.00	137.27
2	—	378	140.00–150.00	144.77
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
3	—	277	142.50–145.00	143.37
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	118.00–127.50	123.23
2	—	323	122.50	122.50
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
4	—	665	109.00–119.00	112.20
2	—	488	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	778	112.00–114.00	113.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
2	—	588	125.00–128.00	126.51
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
2	—	720	106.00–109.00	107.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	145.00–150.00	149.01
4	—	341	147.50–155.00	152.63
1	—	500	152.50	152.50
11	—	371	145.00–155.00	150.45
4	—	614	130.00–135.00	133.23
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
2	—	465	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	124.00–126.00	124.98
1	—	695	136.00	136.00
15	—	575	129.00–139.00	133.80
4	—	328	132.50–142.50	138.02
37	—	467	130.00–143.00	137.93
4	—	366	135.00–142.50	137.56
7	—	708	120.00–121.00	120.15
14	—	426	130.00–140.00	136.24
3	—	277	132.50–135.00	134.20
15	—	520	132.50–141.00	136.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	100.00–104.00	101.96
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	150.00–157.00	153.49
4	—	421	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	153.00	153.00
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
8	—	520	158.00–162.50	159.89
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	117.00	117.00
11	—	575	120.00–136.00	128.75
9	—	516	125.00–140.00	131.83
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
7	—	435	137.50–147.50	142.91
4	—	631	130.00–133.00	131.01
8	—	478	135.00–145.00	141.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
2	—	400	175.00–180.00	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
7	—	621	134.00–145.00	139.84
13	—	516	147.50–160.00	153.10
2	—	680	131.00–133.00	131.99
13	—	424	150.00–169.00	159.16
7	—	569	145.00–158.00	150.65
20	—	473	147.50–165.00	158.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	110.00–122.50	116.28
2	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.59
4	—	633	105.00–115.00	110.24
2	—	660	103.00–114.00	108.46
4	—	525	110.00–127.50	118.68
6	—	427	117.50–130.00	123.76
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	62.00	62.00
2	—	673	50.00–61.00	55.64
1	—	615	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	67.00–76.00	71.25
5	—	1,235	82.00–87.00	84.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	68.00–78.00	70.55
5	—	990	54.00–66.00	61.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	77.00–87.00	83.69
2	—	1,505	92.00–94.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,664	102.00–111.00	107.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	640.00–775.00	725.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	860.00–990.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	540.00	540.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	58.00–64.00	61.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	62.00–68.00	64.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	79.00–100.00	88.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	107.00–118.00	113.46
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	500.00	500.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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