Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were to few too trend, feeder heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy 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 $127.02/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$127.02

224 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$34.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

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	450	139.21	627	48
Medium and Large 2	479	126.63	607	147
Small 1-2	482	111.29	536	19thin
Medium and Large 3	449	104.23	468	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $159 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 sale224 hd

127.02

—

SC average5 barns · 502 hd

130.52

−3.50

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	1,564	110.30	1,725	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	86.85	1,202	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	83.67	985	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	884	70.49	623	60

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	906	$750	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	879	$732	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$852	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$486	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	126.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	609	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	103.72/cwt	102.50–105.00	532	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	123.25/cwt	115.00–130.00	528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.42/cwt	155.00–167.50	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.73/cwt	130.00–150.00	724	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.71/cwt	135.00–150.00	669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.83/cwt	117.50–130.00	659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.48/cwt	115.00–135.00	474	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	103.69/cwt	102.50–105.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	105.82/cwt	105.00–107.50	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	113.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.50	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	131.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	143.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	117.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,007	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	471	111.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	134.13/cwt	134.00–135.00	742	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	111.65/cwt	110.00–112.50	588	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	112.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	136.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.50	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	117.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	121.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	151.11/cwt	140.00–155.00	645	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	141.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.50	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	152.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	153.78/cwt	145.00–157.50	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	167.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	615	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	469	121.26/cwt	115.00–130.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	152.87/cwt	145.00–157.50	575	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	154.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	161.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	737	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	131.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	134.00/cwt	130.00–137.50	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	174.17/cwt	172.50–175.00	496	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	121.20/cwt	115.00–130.00	573	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	724	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	116.27/cwt	110.00–125.00	609	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	142.21/cwt	135.00–150.00	589	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	118.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	798	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	172.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	573	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	62.42/cwt	53.00–71.00	544	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	78.54/cwt	75.00–87.00	705	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	86.85/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,202	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	87.14/cwt	78.00–98.00	1,027	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	65.86/cwt	53.00–75.00	713	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	104.59/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,462	10
Bulls	—	—	1,879	122.27/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,297	5
Bulls	—	—	1,342	106.36/cwt	99.00–117.50	1,427	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,443	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	690	485.80/head	430.00–540.00	486	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	620	93.63/cwt	90.00–97.50	581	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	123.64/cwt	115.00–132.50	1,026	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	470.14/head	450.00–490.00	470	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	902	765.70/head	550.00–920.00	766	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	938.56/head	870.00–1,000.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	665	390.00/head	390.00–390.00	390	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	909	780.81/head	650.00–860.00	781	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	851.85/head	700.00–990.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	791	14
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	567	118.32/cwt	110.00–125.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.70/cwt	102.50–105.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	116.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	829	4

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 Jun 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 396Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 155Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 30Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	627	120.00–135.00	126.90
17	—	518	130.00–150.00	139.73
16	—	472	135.00–150.00	141.71
10	—	414	135.00–150.00	142.21
12	—	674	115.00–125.00	118.44
14	—	573	130.00–145.00	138.00
4	—	714	110.00–120.00	116.09
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	115.00–130.00	123.25
12	—	473	115.00–130.00	121.20
2	—	655	105.00–110.00	107.48
10	—	524	110.00–125.00	116.27
6	—	567	110.00–125.00	118.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	155.00–167.50	161.42
2	—	460	155.00–160.00	157.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	102.50–105.00	103.70
2	—	418	105.00–110.00	107.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	471	120.00–135.00	129.24
24	—	524	117.50–130.00	125.83
15	—	372	115.00–135.00	127.48
9	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.81
6	—	713	110.00–117.50	114.16
5	—	620	115.00–125.00	119.48
4	—	279	120.00–135.00	131.30
32	—	425	125.00–135.00	129.87
3	—	777	110.00–120.00	115.05
2	—	225	115.00	115.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
11	—	327	125.00–135.00	130.86
7	—	674	115.00–120.00	117.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	102.50–105.00	103.72
2	—	378	102.50–105.00	103.69
3	—	332	105.00–107.50	105.82
3	—	572	100.00–105.00	103.34
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	110.00–120.00	113.66
5	—	471	110.00–115.00	111.01
3	—	670	105.00–110.00	106.63
3	—	527	110.00–112.50	111.65
4	—	433	110.00–120.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	140.00–145.00	141.23
3	—	280	140.00–145.00	143.45
1	—	760	132.50	132.50
8	—	553	134.00–135.00	134.13
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
7	—	514	135.00–140.00	136.77
1	—	610	132.50	132.50
6	—	473	140.00–145.00	141.60
5	—	425	140.00–145.00	141.55
11	—	374	140.00–145.00	142.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
2	—	270	150.00–157.50	153.61
6	—	483	135.00–150.00	144.09
15	—	427	140.00–155.00	151.11
10	—	521	130.00–145.00	139.69
6	—	572	135.00–145.00	141.72
4	—	230	145.00–155.00	152.83
6	—	332	145.00–157.50	153.78
3	—	618	120.00–135.00	130.07
21	—	376	145.00–157.50	152.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	177.50	177.50
3	—	583	150.00–157.50	153.36
9	—	367	165.00–175.00	167.46
8	—	514	150.00–160.00	154.43
5	—	458	160.00–165.00	161.02
3	—	285	172.50–175.00	174.17
10	—	333	165.00–175.00	172.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	110.00–125.00	117.55
3	—	325	115.00–125.00	121.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	135.00–140.00	136.61
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.46
8	—	469	115.00–130.00	121.26
5	—	376	130.00–135.00	131.46
3	—	325	130.00–137.50	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	872	53.00–71.00	62.42
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
28	—	897	75.00–87.00	78.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,384	81.00–92.00	86.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,179	78.00–98.00	87.14
24	—	1,082	53.00–75.00	65.86
10	—	1,398	101.00–110.00	104.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,879	119.00–127.00	122.27
8	—	1,342	99.00–117.50	106.36
1	—	1,760	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	430.00–540.00	485.80
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	620	90.00–97.50	93.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	115.00–132.50	123.64
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	740	450.00–490.00	470.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	390.00	390.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	902	550.00–920.00	765.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	909	650.00–860.00	780.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	870.00–1,000.00	938.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	780	700.00–990.00	851.85

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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