Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $120.75/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$120.75

108 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$29.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

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	453	137.05	620	22
Medium and Large 2	505	122.99	621	41
Small 1-2	465	117.50	547	14thin
Medium and Large 3	430	107.69	463	31

One grade step is worth $29.36/cwt here — about $157 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 sale108 hd

120.75

—

SC average5 barns · 513 hd

123.56

−2.81

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	67.92	901	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	67.74	824	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	60.42	626	5thin

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)	1,130	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$570	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	893	$486	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	660	$550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$740	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$960	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 3	—	285	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	169.79/cwt	162.50–177.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	113.05/cwt	105.00–120.00	382	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	115.40/cwt	115.00–117.50	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.50/cwt	132.50–135.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	126.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	486	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	576	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.47/cwt	105.00–112.50	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.50	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	120.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	685	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.91/cwt	125.00–132.50	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	110.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	156.82/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	105.62/cwt	105.00–107.50	288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.13/cwt	147.50–155.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	458	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	578	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	132.43/cwt	125.00–140.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	139.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	164.54/cwt	160.00–175.00	765	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	135.86/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	151.21/cwt	145.00–157.50	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	800	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	364	131.89/cwt	125.00–137.50	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	174.13/cwt	165.00–177.50	576	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	619	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	128.72/cwt	122.50–135.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.28/cwt	135.00–147.50	810	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	131.25/cwt	127.50–135.00	551	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	69.62/cwt	66.00–75.00	869	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.04/cwt	61.00–65.00	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	54.55/cwt	52.00–57.00	526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	64.34/cwt	62.00–66.00	696	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	67.92/cwt	66.00–70.00	901	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	890	461.60/head	460.00–465.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	110.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	123.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	109.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.52/cwt	105.00–117.50	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.98/cwt	147.50–152.50	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	143.59/cwt	143.00–150.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	113.30/cwt	105.00–120.00	542	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	614	117.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	114.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	111.71/cwt	105.00–115.00	469	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.85/cwt	105.00–110.00	669	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	795	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	915	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	106.62/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,027	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	91.40/cwt	85.00–98.00	896	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 732Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 92Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 15

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	125.00–127.50	126.23
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
5	—	338	105.00–120.00	113.05
1	—	525	107.50	107.50
2	—	488	105.00	105.00
2	—	385	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	162.50–177.00	169.79
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
7	—	465	160.00–175.00	164.54
7	—	763	135.00–136.00	135.86
2	—	400	162.50	162.50
16	—	730	135.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
3	—	522	150.00–155.00	151.68
8	—	331	165.00–177.50	174.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	147.50–155.00	152.13
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
5	—	529	135.00–145.00	139.48
4	—	343	145.00–157.50	151.21
3	—	582	135.00–140.00	137.46
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	125.00–127.50	126.27
2	—	273	125.00–140.00	132.43
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
4	—	364	125.00–137.50	131.89
2	—	410	130.00–135.00	132.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	122.50–125.00	123.76
6	—	388	145.00	145.00
5	—	469	132.50–135.00	133.50
8	—	421	135.00–145.00	136.88
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	115.00	115.00
6	—	524	115.00–117.50	115.40
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	122.50–125.00	123.77
1	—	270	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
5	—	386	125.00–130.00	126.00
4	—	659	115.00–117.50	115.65
13	—	569	115.00–125.00	120.39
4	—	428	125.00–132.50	126.91
9	—	481	120.00–130.00	125.55
4	—	524	120.00–125.00	123.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	105.00–112.50	107.47
2	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.56
4	—	419	105.00–115.00	110.67
2	—	243	105.00–107.50	106.24
4	—	273	105.00–107.50	105.62
4	—	341	105.00–115.00	110.64
3	—	383	105.00–110.00	107.49
5	—	462	105.00–115.00	109.13
3	—	618	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	155.00–160.00	156.82
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
2	—	573	135.00–147.50	141.28
2	—	460	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	122.50	122.50
2	—	483	122.50–135.00	128.72
2	—	420	127.50–135.00	131.25
2	—	680	110.00–115.00	112.48
4	—	614	115.00–125.00	117.51
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.51
2	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.56
4	—	430	147.50–152.50	149.98
12	—	459	143.00–150.00	143.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	105.00–117.50	111.52
7	—	478	105.00–120.00	113.30
7	—	531	110.00–115.00	114.27
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	678	100.00–102.50	101.24
3	—	420	105.00–115.00	111.71
7	—	620	105.00–110.00	107.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	66.00–75.00	69.62
2	—	1,135	61.00–65.00	63.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	52.00–57.00	54.55
3	—	1,082	62.00–66.00	64.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	66.00–70.00	67.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	69.00	69.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	104.00–110.00	106.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	85.00–98.00	91.40
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	890	460.00–465.00	461.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	560.00	560.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	740.00	740.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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