Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2022-08-08

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 8
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 520▼ 445 vs year ago 853 · −52.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 59▼ 47 vs year ago 142 · −33.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 9▼ 33 vs year ago 43 · −76.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady. Feeder heifers were 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate 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 $137.74/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$137.74
135 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$54.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.02
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507147.1674691
Medium and Large 2574126.1272425
Small 1-2452115.7352310thin
Medium and Large 3558102.555726thin
Small 344892.494153thin
One grade step is worth $54.67/cwt here — about $331 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 sale135 hd
137.74
—
SC average5 barns · 515 hd
137.76
−0.02
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
Bulls—Low1,512110.261,66716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59089.421,42212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27888.501,13141
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00076.2376218

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$7801thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)735$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)832$1,0173thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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
SteersMedium and Large 2—375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
SteersMedium and Large 2—690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 3—700122.50/cwt122.50–122.508581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—615178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
SteersMedium and Large 3—260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
SteersMedium and Large 2—490160.00/cwt155.00–165.007844
SteersSmall 1-2—340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
SteersLarge 3—940108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—466153.00/cwt145.00–160.0071313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—527150.00/cwt150.00–150.007913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—593145.00/cwt145.00–145.008603
SteersMedium and Large 3—550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
SteersMedium and Large 3—540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—273192.17/cwt190.00–194.005252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—622140.80/cwt132.50–147.508766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—529148.12/cwt140.00–155.007848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
SteersMedium and Large 3—495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007031
SteersMedium and Large 3—645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
HeifersSmall 1-2—393118.66/cwt105.00–132.504662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—576145.34/cwt145.00–147.008376
HeifersSmall 1-2—62595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—323148.14/cwt140.00–155.004784
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—521133.72/cwt132.50–135.006974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006289
HeifersSmall 1-2—418119.87/cwt112.50–127.505012
HeifersMedium and Large 2—265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
HeifersSmall 1-2—565112.57/cwt105.00–120.006363
HeifersSmall 1-2—260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—624144.73/cwt139.00–150.0090313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—420153.21/cwt140.00–162.506437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—262145.91/cwt145.00–147.503823
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685116.27/cwt115.00–117.507962
HeifersMedium and Large 2—613124.50/cwt122.50–127.507635
HeifersMedium and Large 2—713114.52/cwt113.00–116.008172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—200145.00/cwt145.00–145.002901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—380148.08/cwt142.50–152.505634
SteersSmall 3—285102.50/cwt102.50–102.502921
SteersMedium and Large 3—200145.00/cwt145.00–145.002901
SteersMedium and Large 3—84575.00/cwt75.00–75.006341
SteersMedium and Large 2—775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—465177.50/cwt177.50–177.508251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—828144.99/cwt142.50–147.501,2012
SteersSmall 3—465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
SteersMedium and Large 2—520152.52/cwt150.00–155.007932
SteersLarge 3—328130.00/cwt130.00–130.004262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—725146.50/cwt146.00–147.001,0622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—630159.94/cwt157.50–162.501,0082
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007843
SteersMedium and Large 2—265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004372
SteersMedium and Large 2—324160.04/cwt155.00–165.005194
SteersMedium and Large 2—418160.73/cwt155.00–165.006723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—330179.00/cwt175.00–180.005915
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added—203135.00/cwt135.00–135.002742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—629165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,03819
SteersSmall 1-2—572130.81/cwt125.00–135.007483
SteersSmall 1-2—390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—412178.00/cwt170.00–185.007335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008102
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—640149.00/cwt149.00–149.009542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—357171.88/cwt165.00–175.0061410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—372176.44/cwt170.00–185.006567
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—572172.33/cwt160.00–179.009863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—673153.68/cwt150.00–157.501,0342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0732
Dairy SteersLarge 3—80090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added—917117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,07715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—678165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—585155.49/cwt153.00–170.0091013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—420175.66/cwt172.50–180.007387
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—569157.95/cwt155.00–165.008995
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—493160.00/cwt160.00–160.0078910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—432165.00/cwt165.00–165.007135
BullsSmall 1-2—665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
BullsSmall 1-2—524122.46/cwt115.00–135.006427
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05280.87/cwt76.00–86.0085110
CowsLean 85-90%—93470.43/cwt65.00–73.006588
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61095.81/cwt94.00–98.001,5433
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58387.29/cwt81.00–92.001,3829
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36696.29/cwt95.00–98.001,31510
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25486.82/cwt79.00–94.001,08929
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18873.88/cwt73.00–75.008782
Bulls——1,24080.00/cwt80.00–80.009921
Bulls——1,499107.53/cwt99.00–113.001,61210
Bulls——1,591121.78/cwt114.00–128.001,9385
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—77080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—760800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—815780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—660750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9181,150.49/head1,100.00–1,185.001,1502
BullsMedium and Large 3—735700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium and Large 3—700112.50/cwt112.50–112.507881
BullsSmall 1-2—613121.26/cwt120.00–122.507432
BullsMedium and Large 2—473147.87/cwt145.00–155.006996
HeifersMedium and Large 2—240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
HeifersMedium and Large 2—445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—482134.22/cwt125.00–140.006473
HeifersMedium and Large 2—795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—653127.49/cwt125.00–130.008332
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007762
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 3—43095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
HeifersMedium and Large 3—72593.91/cwt82.50–105.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
HeifersSmall 1-2—315122.50/cwt122.50–122.503861
HeifersSmall 3—295112.50/cwt112.50–112.503321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—623150.00/cwt150.00–150.009352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full—670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
HeifersMedium and Large 2—89597.50/cwt97.50–97.508731
HeifersSmall 3—52582.48/cwt80.00–85.004332
BullsMedium and Large 2—95585.00/cwt85.00–85.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 3—360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 3—590117.50/cwt117.50–117.506931
BullsSmall 1-2—578123.44/cwt115.00–135.007138
BullsMedium and Large 2—568137.22/cwt132.50–145.007796
BullsMedium and Large 2—625126.99/cwt120.00–133.007947
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006681
BullsSmall 1-2—76590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—503154.37/cwt150.00–157.507764
BullsMedium and Large 2—680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008911
BullsSmall 1-2—470126.67/cwt125.00–130.005953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—462168.16/cwt160.00–175.007773
BullsSmall 3—570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
BullsMedium and Large 3—784108.00/cwt108.00–108.008474
BullsMedium and Large 2—522142.51/cwt137.50–145.007443
BullsMedium and Large 2—790127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0071
BullsMedium and Large 3—563127.40/cwt120.00–135.007172
BullsMedium and Large 3—490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371

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.