Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Heavy offering of 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 $139.06/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$139.06

250 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$39.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

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	408	154.37	630	85
Medium and Large 2	466	137.39	640	106
Small 1-2	482	124.39	600	32
Medium and Large 3	476	114.82	547	27

One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about $83 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 sale250 hd

139.06

—

SC average5 barns · 784 hd

139.86

−0.80

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	1,458	105.23	1,535	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	88.23	1,383	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	79.45	933	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	70.49	738	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$956	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$690	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	934	$671	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$665	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$490	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	899	$1,028	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$470	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	113.74/cwt	112.50–115.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	157.52/cwt	150.00–165.00	665	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	135.73/cwt	132.50–140.00	703	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	621	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	776	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	201.96/cwt	195.00–210.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	203.55/cwt	197.50–207.50	686	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	125.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	150.90/cwt	147.50–155.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	154.25/cwt	147.50–162.50	640	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	126.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	154.69/cwt	150.00–157.50	514	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	526	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	135.81/cwt	130.00–142.50	694	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	140.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.92/cwt	135.00–147.50	451	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	886	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	116.54/cwt	112.50–120.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	134.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	765	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.04/cwt	137.50–147.50	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.79/cwt	132.50–155.00	656	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	112.93/cwt	105.00–117.50	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	139.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	582	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.79/cwt	152.50–162.50	599	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	162.53/cwt	155.00–170.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	125.78/cwt	117.50–135.00	477	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	162.76/cwt	152.50–170.00	597	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	161.84/cwt	157.50–165.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	178.14/cwt	175.00–192.50	771	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	145.48/cwt	135.00–155.00	823	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	143.13/cwt	142.50–145.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	385	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	512	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	704	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	143.78/cwt	142.50–145.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	161.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	152.08/cwt	145.00–157.50	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	143.71/cwt	142.50–145.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	191.71/cwt	185.00–195.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	174.69/cwt	172.00–177.50	826	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	161.57/cwt	161.00–165.00	855	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.64/cwt	175.00–192.50	692	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	825	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	176.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	748	19
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	169.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	786	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	138.28/cwt	132.50–145.00	585	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	75.22/cwt	68.00–79.00	802	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	93.33/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	92.66/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,254	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	84.40/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,209	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	70.33/cwt	61.00–78.00	751	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	84.20/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,034	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	64.35/cwt	60.00–67.00	657	10
Bulls	—	—	1,740	117.47/cwt	117.00–118.00	2,044	2
Bulls	—	—	1,419	104.62/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,485	7
Bulls	—	—	1,170	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	995	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	999	109.71/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,096	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	660	72.53/cwt	69.00–76.00	479	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	859	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	97.36/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	956.43/head	940.00–970.00	956	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	855	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	112.38/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,064	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	94.12/cwt	85.00–105.00	986	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	574	132.49/cwt	125.00–137.50	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	119.29/cwt	112.50–125.00	627	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	152.09/cwt	140.00–157.50	797	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	153.73/cwt	145.00–162.50	727	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	894	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	623.72/head	560.00–680.00	624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	775	470.00/head	470.00–470.00	470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	934	670.95/head	620.00–720.00	671	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,229.61/head	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,230	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	728	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	828	60.16/cwt	58.00–63.00	498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 779Last week 583Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 163Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 15

No comparisons made this week. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	157.50	157.50
2	—	618	135.00	135.00
14	—	479	147.50–155.00	150.90
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
28	—	415	147.50–162.50	154.25
9	—	332	150.00–157.50	154.69
28	—	382	152.50–162.50	156.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	112.50–115.00	113.74
5	—	426	112.50–120.00	116.54
3	—	322	117.50–120.00	119.16
1	—	370	112.50	112.50
6	—	524	105.00–117.50	112.93
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
2	—	658	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	122.50	122.50
6	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
9	—	475	120.00–130.00	125.32
3	—	573	120.00–125.00	121.64
4	—	415	125.00–130.00	126.23
2	—	615	115.00	115.00
5	—	526	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
2	—	338	125.00–135.00	130.11
5	—	378	120.00–130.00	125.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	130.00	130.00
21	—	511	130.00–142.50	135.81
5	—	228	130.00–145.00	140.04
9	—	320	135.00–147.50	140.92
2	—	700	123.00–130.00	126.50
15	—	569	130.00–139.00	134.45
4	—	289	145.00	145.00
6	—	375	137.50–147.50	145.04
22	—	476	132.50–155.00	137.79
4	—	626	125.00–130.00	126.24
15	—	416	130.00–145.00	139.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	115.00	115.00
8	—	526	112.50–125.00	119.29
2	—	408	115.00–125.00	119.91
3	—	470	115.00–125.00	121.81
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	150.00–165.00	157.52
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
4	—	610	130.00–135.00	132.53
28	—	524	140.00–157.50	152.09
15	—	473	145.00–162.50	153.73
2	—	553	140.00–150.00	144.98
1	—	650	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	132.50–140.00	135.73
5	—	621	125.00	125.00
3	—	483	135.00	135.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
6	—	423	132.50–145.00	138.28
9	—	574	125.00–137.50	132.49
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	160.00–165.00	162.46
19	—	423	170.00–185.00	176.73
13	—	463	165.00–175.00	169.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	165.00–170.00	167.48
6	—	417	155.00–170.00	162.53
16	—	367	152.50–170.00	162.76
7	—	479	157.50–165.00	161.84
18	—	566	135.00–155.00	145.48
4	—	643	142.50–145.00	143.13
6	—	310	155.00–165.00	161.69
6	—	529	145.00–157.50	152.08
2	—	675	142.50–145.00	143.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	195.00–210.00	201.96
5	—	337	197.50–207.50	203.55
2	—	283	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	117.50	117.50
2	—	410	115.00–125.00	120.12
1	—	610	127.50	127.50
4	—	379	117.50–135.00	125.78
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	132.50	132.50
4	—	270	140.00–145.00	142.62
3	—	512	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	360	142.50–145.00	143.78
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	433	175.00–192.50	178.14
3	—	273	185.00–195.00	191.71
4	—	473	172.00–177.50	174.69
5	—	340	180.00–190.00	185.00
5	—	230	195.00	195.00
14	—	529	161.00–165.00	161.57
14	—	375	175.00–192.50	184.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,066	68.00–79.00	75.22
10	—	1,021	60.00–67.00	64.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	92.00–94.00	93.33
4	—	1,433	78.00–89.00	84.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	92.00–94.00	92.66
21	—	1,068	61.00–78.00	70.33
32	—	1,228	79.00–90.00	84.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	117.00–118.00	117.47
7	—	1,419	93.00–111.00	104.62
1	—	1,170	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	999	97.00–115.00	109.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	85.00–105.00	94.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	77.00	77.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	69.00–76.00	72.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	58.00–63.00	60.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	91.00–106.00	97.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	100.00–119.00	112.38
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	96.00	96.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	940.00–970.00	956.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	934	620.00–720.00	670.95
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	645	560.00–680.00	623.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	470.00	470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,229.61

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