Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2022-06-13

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 13
● Final162 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
833 head
209 vs last sale 624 378 vs year ago 455 · +83.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
29 vs last sale 103 41 vs year ago 173 · 23.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
7 vs last sale 27 12 vs year ago 32 · 37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers were 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. There were heavy offerings of mostly 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 $126.60/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$126.60
289 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$49.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.66
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2493142.58703100
Medium and Large 2-3290127.503701thin
Medium and Large 2456125.68574111
Medium and Large 3460108.8350045
Small 3315108.8234311thin
Small 1-2410107.4844014thin
Large 339293.173657thin
One grade step is worth $49.41/cwt here — about $338 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 sale289 hd
126.60
SC average5 barns · 677 hd
131.26
−4.66
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,530100.361,53514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44486.591,2506thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21084.841,02771
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04070.1973034

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$9964thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$5874thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,985$1,5681thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)877$9986
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)775$3773thin

Every lot, as filed

162 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy SteersLarge 365560.00/cwt60.00–60.003931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added393180.00/cwt180.00–180.0070733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520155.00/cwt155.00–155.008064
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623147.72/cwt145.00–157.0092027
Dairy HeifersLarge 3310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
SteersSmall 3260122.55/cwt120.00–125.003192
SteersLarge 3418115.62/cwt92.50–132.504834
SteersMedium and Large 3478129.08/cwt105.00–140.006176
SteersSmall 3465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
SteersMedium and Large 3570133.62/cwt130.00–137.507622
SteersMedium and Large 2423147.20/cwt145.00–155.006237
SteersLarge 3483115.00/cwt115.00–115.005552
SteersMedium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
SteersMedium and Large 3367142.85/cwt135.00–147.5052413
SteersMedium and Large 397083.89/cwt75.00–92.508142
SteersSmall 3438120.09/cwt105.00–135.005262
SteersSmall 3235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002942
SteersMedium and Large 3516119.71/cwt97.50–135.006184
SteersMedium and Large 3245152.50/cwt152.50–152.503741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603141.50/cwt141.50–141.5085310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added484150.12/cwt150.00–151.0072724
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
SteersMedium and Large 3417136.53/cwt135.00–140.005695
SteersSmall 3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
SteersSmall 3383122.45/cwt120.00–125.004692
HeifersSmall 1-2295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed455105.00/cwt105.00–105.004781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added588143.00/cwt143.00–143.0084118
SteersMedium and Large 3333127.98/cwt95.00–142.504264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530132.50/cwt132.50–132.507021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added374149.00/cwt149.00–149.0055714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478135.81/cwt135.00–137.506493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373141.27/cwt137.50–146.0052710
HeifersSmall 1-2393114.97/cwt110.00–120.004522
SteersMedium and Large 2Full580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
HeifersSmall 1-257898.30/cwt92.00–105.005682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329138.99/cwt137.50–142.504575
HeifersMedium and Large 2659113.05/cwt105.00–117.507454
HeifersSmall 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 2571119.39/cwt115.00–125.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613125.00/cwt125.00–125.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-292587.50/cwt87.50–87.508091
HeifersSmall 1-2317107.89/cwt102.50–120.003425
HeifersMedium and Large 2317133.52/cwt127.50–137.5042310
HeifersMedium and Large 2371131.13/cwt115.00–137.5048616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573130.01/cwt125.00–135.007458
HeifersMedium and Large 2473125.23/cwt120.00–135.0059231
HeifersMedium and Large 2273129.01/cwt120.00–135.003524
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
HeifersSmall 3263112.39/cwt110.00–115.002963
HeifersSmall 3325109.13/cwt97.50–122.503556
BullsSmall 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
BullsSmall 1-2513127.92/cwt117.50–135.006565
BullsSmall 1-2464125.51/cwt117.50–135.005824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630138.60/cwt132.50–145.008732
BullsSmall 1-276047.50/cwt47.50–47.503611
Dairy SteersLarge 333575.00/cwt75.00–75.002511
Dairy SteersLarge 357565.00/cwt65.00–65.003741
Dairy HeifersLarge 355565.00/cwt65.00–65.003611
Dairy HeifersLarge 343075.00/cwt75.00–75.003232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1091
SteersSmall 1-2524121.19/cwt115.00–125.006354
SteersMedium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008652
SteersSmall 1-2715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
SteersSmall 1-2368136.13/cwt125.00–145.0050112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750132.50/cwt132.50–132.509941
SteersSmall 1-2585127.50/cwt120.00–135.007462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600143.75/cwt142.50–145.008632
SteersMedium and Large 2355148.43/cwt145.00–155.005273
SteersSmall 1-2426127.63/cwt105.00–140.005445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
SteersSmall 1-2331130.33/cwt120.00–145.0043113
SteersSmall 1-2463136.68/cwt125.00–147.506336
SteersMedium and Large 2621132.97/cwt125.00–140.0082610
SteersMedium and Large 2323152.59/cwt145.00–157.504937
SteersMedium and Large 2477145.55/cwt142.50–152.506949
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
SteersSmall 1-2220135.00/cwt135.00–135.002971
SteersMedium and Large 2560140.95/cwt140.00–145.007898
SteersMedium and Large 2745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
SteersLarge 3339127.50/cwt127.50–127.504324
SteersMedium and Large 2284152.00/cwt147.50–155.004325
SteersSmall 1-2274135.61/cwt122.50–147.503727
SteersMedium and Large 2517142.18/cwt135.00–145.007357
SteersSmall 3313118.90/cwt115.00–122.503722
SteersLarge 3390117.50/cwt117.50–117.504581
SteersLarge 3775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
SteersMedium and Large 3272137.41/cwt135.00–140.003743
SteersSmall 1-2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
BullsLarge 365072.50/cwt72.50–72.504711
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,9851,568.00/head1,568.00–1,568.001,5681
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28671,089.83/head920.00–1,260.001,0903
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2630690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3975730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Bred CowsSmall 3820477.07/head420.00–516.004772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155995.65/head950.00–1,100.009964
Bred CowsSmall 1-2695500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075892.00/head892.00–892.008921
Stock CowsSmall 3775377.31/head350.00–404.003773
Bulls1,50696.40/cwt91.00–106.001,4524
Bulls1,879119.11/cwt111.00–125.002,2386
Bulls1,03076.19/cwt65.00–89.007854
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23393.58/cwt90.00–100.001,15416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20782.85/cwt72.00–89.001,00053
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11567.82/cwt66.00–70.007562
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44486.59/cwt83.00–90.001,2506
CowsLean 85-90%96760.88/cwt52.00–67.0058913
CowsLean 85-90%1,08575.96/cwt67.00–83.0082421
HeifersSmall 1-2510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 2524122.70/cwt110.00–132.5064315
HeifersMedium and Large 2424130.09/cwt120.00–135.0055217
HeifersLarge 327595.00/cwt95.00–95.002611
HeifersMedium and Large 3575107.50/cwt107.50–107.506181
HeifersLarge 345884.84/cwt75.00–95.003892
HeifersSmall 1-247899.35/cwt75.00–125.004752
HeifersLarge 340590.00/cwt80.00–100.003652
HeifersMedium and Large 2225137.50/cwt137.50–137.503091
HeifersMedium and Large 3524100.42/cwt75.00–112.505264
HeifersLarge 3345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
HeifersMedium and Large 3285113.53/cwt107.50–120.003242
HeifersMedium and Large 2621110.35/cwt102.50–120.006857
HeifersMedium and Large 3640100.00/cwt85.00–115.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 3472104.73/cwt80.00–125.0049410
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full565127.50/cwt127.50–127.507201
HeifersMedium and Large 3314126.55/cwt120.00–132.503977
HeifersSmall 3365102.53/cwt100.00–105.003742
HeifersLarge 339580.00/cwt80.00–80.003161
BullsSmall 1-2579125.34/cwt112.50–135.007265
BullsMedium and Large 2728118.75/cwt117.50–120.008652
HeifersMedium and Large 3378120.99/cwt105.00–127.504578
HeifersMedium and Large 3430112.63/cwt110.00–115.004844
HeifersMedium and Large 373560.00/cwt60.00–60.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 366488.88/cwt77.50–110.005905
BullsMedium and Large 2664119.96/cwt115.00–125.007976
BullsMedium and Large 280575.00/cwt75.00–75.006041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
BullsSmall 1-2427129.98/cwt115.00–137.5055511
BullsMedium and Large 2479142.56/cwt140.00–145.006835
BullsMedium and Large 2573129.12/cwt120.00–137.507406
BullsMedium and Large 368097.24/cwt80.00–115.006612
BullsLarge 350077.50/cwt77.50–77.503881
BullsLarge 3415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004772
BullsSmall 344595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
BullsMedium and Large 3439127.44/cwt115.00–135.005595
BullsMedium and Large 3511120.47/cwt110.00–132.506167
BullsMedium and Large 2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
BullsMedium and Large 2523138.26/cwt125.00–147.5072321
BullsMedium and Large 2419141.65/cwt137.50–147.505946
BullsSmall 1-2635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
BullsMedium and Large 3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
BullsMedium and Large 3469122.09/cwt102.50–132.505734
BullsMedium and Large 3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
BullsMedium and Large 2625122.93/cwt110.00–127.5076812
BullsLarge 3473101.90/cwt90.00–115.004822

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.