Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2022-08-22

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 22
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 894▲ 505 vs year ago 336 · +150.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 164▲ 19 vs year ago 96 · +19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 14▲ 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeders steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls to few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $140.47/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$140.47
262 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$39.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.12
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2437154.4167491
Medium and Large 2496138.23685113
Small 1-2490125.6361644
Medium and Large 3429114.4549114thin
One grade step is worth $39.95/cwt here — about $183 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 sale262 hd
140.47
—
SC average5 barns · 851 hd
143.59
−3.12
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—Low1,623107.581,74612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21087.801,06337
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51287.411,3226thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99069.4068730

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)875$7652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$7443thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)952$7165
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)847$6773thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)897$6133thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)803$1,1045

Every lot, as filed

131 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
Bulls——1,26083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0461
Bulls——1,960119.96/cwt118.00–123.002,3513
Bred CowsSmall 3—745450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,115107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1931
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—75592.00/cwt92.00–92.006951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—930650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—825720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1301,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Stock CowsSmall 3—75558.16/cwt55.00–60.004393
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—1,078104.92/cwt93.00–117.001,1312
Bred CowsSmall 3—620500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—952715.91/head660.00–780.007165
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—930670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—880585.20/head550.00–620.005852
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—91562.38/cwt60.00–66.005713
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—74668.79/cwt65.00–76.005134
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—844123.49/cwt123.00–125.001,0424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—950755.26/head650.00–850.007552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—920810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—875770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—7801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—7471,007.40/head935.00–1,075.001,0073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsSmall 1-2—423139.62/cwt130.00–147.505918
BullsMedium and Large 3—470129.95/cwt125.00–135.006112
BullsMedium and Large 2—619136.52/cwt135.00–140.008455
BullsMedium and Large 2—523147.75/cwt145.00–155.0077311
BullsMedium and Large 3—580116.39/cwt115.00–118.006754
BullsMedium and Large 3—630122.50/cwt122.50–122.507721
BullsMedium and Large 2—428152.70/cwt145.00–160.006548
BullsSmall 1-2—250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
BullsMedium and Large 2—680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009521
BullsMedium and Large 3—418123.76/cwt122.50–125.005172
BullsMedium and Large 3—528118.13/cwt115.00–125.006244
BullsSmall 1-2—527131.19/cwt120.00–137.5069113
BullsMedium and Large 2—470144.62/cwt125.00–155.0068011
BullsSmall 1-2—572129.05/cwt125.00–135.007385
HeifersMedium and Large 3—472115.87/cwt115.00–117.505473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—419172.90/cwt165.00–180.0072412
BullsMedium and Large 2—588147.53/cwt140.00–155.008672
CowsLean 85-90%—95863.06/cwt53.00–70.0060415
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02175.74/cwt71.00–81.0077315
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4581
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49887.87/cwt86.00–91.001,3164
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27099.40/cwt97.00–102.001,2623
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21488.04/cwt80.00–95.001,06931
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2051
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11073.77/cwt71.00–77.008193
Bulls——1,542106.01/cwt92.00–113.001,6358
SteersSmall 1-2—323142.40/cwt140.00–145.004602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—477171.01/cwt170.00–175.008165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—284187.47/cwt185.00–195.005324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—422183.86/cwt175.00–190.007769
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—578162.49/cwt160.00–167.5093910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—213191.41/cwt185.00–195.004083
SteersSmall 1-2—435143.72/cwt142.50–145.006252
SteersMedium and Large 2—490158.57/cwt150.00–165.0077712
SteersSmall 1-2—650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—677159.28/cwt159.00–160.001,0787
SteersSmall 1-2—455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
SteersSmall 1-2—624135.24/cwt131.00–136.008449
SteersMedium and Large 2—566151.54/cwt145.00–157.508585
SteersMedium and Large 2—615151.28/cwt150.00–152.509302
SteersMedium and Large 2—677146.05/cwt140.00–150.009897
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—372189.83/cwt185.00–195.0070615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—620158.35/cwt155.00–160.009823
SteersSmall 1-2—283151.59/cwt145.00–155.004293
SteersMedium and Large 3—372131.16/cwt125.00–135.004889
SteersMedium and Large 3—325128.88/cwt120.00–135.004194
SteersMedium and Large 3—510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
SteersSmall 1-2—503132.49/cwt130.00–135.006662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—328186.85/cwt180.00–192.506136
SteersMedium and Large 2—379170.69/cwt165.00–175.0064711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—360215.83/cwt210.00–220.007776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—455195.00/cwt195.00–195.008872
SteersMedium and Large 1—565161.00/cwt161.00–161.009106
SteersMedium and Large 2—531152.19/cwt145.00–157.5080813
SteersSmall 1-2—720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
SteersMedium and Large 2—328170.13/cwt165.00–175.005583
HeifersSmall 1-2—240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
HeifersSmall 1-2—623124.21/cwt120.00–127.507743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—378160.80/cwt150.00–167.5060826
SteersMedium and Large 2—279169.09/cwt165.00–175.004725
SteersMedium and Large 3—560132.50/cwt132.50–132.507421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—270204.91/cwt200.00–210.005535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—765145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—624142.42/cwt138.00–145.008896
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—573144.61/cwt137.50–151.008295
SteersMedium and Large 3—482118.32/cwt115.00–125.005703
SteersMedium and Large 3—408122.45/cwt120.00–125.005002
BullsMedium and Large 2—710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415117.50/cwt117.50–117.504881
HeifersMedium and Large 2—390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
HeifersSmall 1-2—318133.74/cwt132.50–135.004252
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 3—310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
BullsSmall 1-2—478132.51/cwt125.00–140.006338
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620133.20/cwt125.00–137.5082610
HeifersSmall 1-2—700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
HeifersSmall 1-2—568125.74/cwt125.00–127.507147
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521137.05/cwt130.00–145.0071427
HeifersMedium and Large 3—367114.48/cwt112.50–115.004205
HeifersMedium and Large 3—508112.46/cwt110.00–115.005714
HeifersMedium and Large 2—481140.43/cwt130.00–145.0067538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—726135.95/cwt127.50–145.009876
HeifersSmall 1-2—285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003561
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423138.45/cwt130.00–147.5058621
HeifersMedium and Large 2—340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578136.31/cwt130.00–145.0078811
HeifersSmall 1-2—519127.11/cwt125.00–130.006606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—414156.20/cwt150.00–162.5064718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—284156.46/cwt155.00–165.004447
HeifersSmall 1-2—478123.48/cwt120.00–125.0059010
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003993
HeifersSmall 1-2—673115.00/cwt115.00–115.007743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—325195.00/cwt195.00–195.006342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—413195.00/cwt195.00–195.008052
HeifersSmall 1-2—425127.54/cwt125.00–130.005426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—326157.77/cwt150.00–167.5051411
HeifersSmall 1-2—353131.21/cwt125.00–135.004634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—464154.48/cwt150.00–167.5071710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—654147.50/cwt145.00–150.009654
BullsSmall 1-2—618125.00/cwt125.00–125.007733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—473165.88/cwt160.00–175.007858
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—611152.52/cwt147.50–155.009324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—534155.00/cwt155.00–155.008284
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—578153.16/cwt150.00–155.0088511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—515163.33/cwt160.00–165.008413
SteersSmall 1-2—372149.20/cwt145.00–157.505553
SteersSmall 1-2—573130.10/cwt127.50–132.507452

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.