Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.20/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$169.20

197 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$59.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

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	485	174.25	845	150
Medium and Large 2	465	158.27	737	33
Small 1-2	454	142.89	649	13thin
Medium and Large 3	675	115.00	776	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.25/cwt here — about $69 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 sale197 hd

169.20

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

160.92

+8.28

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	—	Low	1,355	103.01	1,396	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	85.80	1,333	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	85.19	1,053	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	73.83	807	24

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$905	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$760	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$720	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	695	$670	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	829	$684	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	692	$499	3thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 2	—	570	149.09/cwt	142.50–155.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	153.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	194.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	730	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	163.15/cwt	162.50–165.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	159.05/cwt	155.00–160.50	732	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	171.16/cwt	160.00–174.00	585	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	129.08/cwt	122.50–135.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	602	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	134.31/cwt	130.00–137.50	575	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	577	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	754	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	123.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	147.02/cwt	146.00–148.00	834	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	146.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	143.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	145.50/cwt	142.50–152.50	448	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	130.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	447	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	659	123.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	142.47/cwt	135.00–147.50	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	160.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	151.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	158.29/cwt	150.00–160.50	967	37
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	204.12/cwt	195.00–215.00	616	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	417	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	139.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	171.97/cwt	162.50–177.50	653	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	167.42/cwt	160.00–175.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	166.08/cwt	160.00–175.00	538	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	176.42/cwt	172.50–180.00	852	40
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	166.61/cwt	160.00–167.50	885	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	747	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	182.83/cwt	175.00–187.50	680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	184.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	612	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	153.82/cwt	152.50–155.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	185.73/cwt	184.00–187.50	793	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	632	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	168.87/cwt	165.00–177.50	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	161.30/cwt	155.00–167.50	832	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	622	126.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	151.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	845	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	178.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	755	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	74.78/cwt	73.00–79.00	878	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	87.22/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,085	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	78.64/cwt	73.00–87.00	904	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	64.22/cwt	50.00–71.00	629	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,507	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	102.62/cwt	94.00–113.00	1,322	5
Bulls	—	—	2,160	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	116.90/cwt	112.50–120.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	161.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	682	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	145.06/cwt	142.50–147.50	602	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	569	125.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	716	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	132.64/cwt	125.00–137.50	511	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	464	139.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.09/cwt	147.50–162.50	754	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	111.59/cwt	105.00–115.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	119.20/cwt	115.00–127.50	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	516	132.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	5
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	795	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	675	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	678	508.45/head	450.00–560.00	508	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	984.69/head	965.00–1,000.00	985	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	742	643.12/head	600.00–695.00	643	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	825.70/head	810.00–840.00	826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.76/cwt	112.50–122.50	1,007	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	902	91.53/cwt	76.00–100.00	826	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	480.00/head	480.00–480.00	480	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	960	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1

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 Sep 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 596Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 98Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 5Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	142.50–155.00	149.09
2	—	270	165.00	165.00
3	—	630	135.00–147.50	142.47
6	—	483	155.00–165.00	160.26
4	—	539	150.00–155.00	151.89
3	—	673	135.00–142.00	139.06
4	—	380	162.50–177.50	171.97
2	—	233	160.00–175.00	167.42
4	—	324	160.00–175.00	166.08
2	—	433	170.00–175.00	172.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	375	190.00–195.00	194.71
1	—	400	192.50	192.50
3	—	302	195.00–215.00	204.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	611	150.00–160.50	158.29
40	—	483	172.50–180.00	176.42
14	—	531	160.00–167.50	166.61
10	—	372	175.00–187.50	182.83
11	—	331	175.00–190.00	184.86
6	—	427	184.00–187.50	185.73
10	—	560	163.00	163.00
2	—	283	180.00–185.00	182.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	152.50	152.50
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
2	—	358	135.00–145.00	140.03
1	—	490	152.50	152.50
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
2	—	270	152.50–155.00	153.82
3	—	632	130.00–135.00	133.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	150.00–155.00	153.34
4	—	416	162.50–165.00	163.15
23	—	460	155.00–160.50	159.05
11	—	342	160.00–174.00	171.16
3	—	378	155.00–165.00	159.17
24	—	567	146.00–148.00	147.02
3	—	733	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	122.50–135.00	129.08
3	—	533	120.00–125.00	122.49
4	—	428	130.00–137.50	134.31
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
5	—	577	120.00–125.00	124.00
4	—	625	120.00–125.00	123.12
6	—	478	125.00–135.00	130.49
4	—	659	120.00–127.50	123.11
5	—	385	125.00–137.50	132.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	130.00–135.00	133.76
16	—	524	130.00–145.00	136.66
3	—	223	140.00–147.50	143.45
4	—	385	145.00–150.00	146.88
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
9	—	428	140.00–155.00	148.64
13	—	618	125.00–135.00	128.00
6	—	484	140.00–150.00	143.77
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
6	—	308	142.50–152.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	111.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	300	117.50	117.50
2	—	513	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	122.50	122.50
4	—	681	112.50–120.00	116.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	165.00–177.50	168.87
13	—	516	155.00–167.50	161.30
3	—	557	145.00–155.00	151.62
8	—	424	175.00–185.00	178.06
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	120.00–135.00	126.62
3	—	655	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	415	142.50–147.50	145.06
6	—	569	125.00–130.00	125.83
5	—	464	135.00–145.00	139.03
5	—	516	125.00–135.00	132.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	155.00–165.00	161.93
3	—	560	135.00–145.00	140.06
2	—	665	130.00–135.00	132.54
7	—	526	140.00–150.00	144.98
12	—	480	147.50–162.50	157.09
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	645	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	117.00–120.00	118.53
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	670	105.00–115.00	111.59
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
3	—	472	115.00–127.50	119.20
1	—	580	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	73.00–79.00	74.78
24	—	1,244	80.00–93.00	87.22
1	—	1,410	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,150	73.00–87.00	78.64
8	—	979	50.00–71.00	64.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	94.00–95.00	94.48
2	—	1,498	75.00–76.00	75.51
1	—	1,585	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,288	94.00–113.00	102.62
1	—	2,160	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	720.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	678	450.00–560.00	508.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	742	600.00–695.00	643.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	76.00–100.00	91.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	855	112.50–122.50	117.76
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	480.00	480.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	965.00–1,000.00	984.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	855	810.00–840.00	825.70

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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