Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls steady. Average 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 $125.20/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$125.20

146 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$29.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

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	491	133.96	658	62
Medium and Large 2	482	122.01	588	63
Small 1-2	427	111.72	477	13thin
Medium and Large 3	501	104.37	523	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.59/cwt here — about $135 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 sale146 hd

125.20

—

SC average5 barns · 463 hd

126.57

−1.36

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	—	Average	1,682	90.17	1,516	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	64.18	769	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	63.81	999	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	56.97	527	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$632	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$340	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	718	$740	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	317	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	148.60/cwt	140.00–160.00	777	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	138.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	133.12/cwt	122.50–138.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	173.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	660	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	153.39/cwt	145.00–160.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	839	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	114.36/cwt	112.50–115.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.03/cwt	127.50–135.00	680	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	116.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	122.86/cwt	115.00–130.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	140.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	140.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	507	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.93/cwt	115.00–127.50	573	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	359	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	126.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	150.95/cwt	140.00–157.50	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	585	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.44/cwt	130.00–150.00	786	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	136.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	137.92/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	142.87/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.17/cwt	142.00–150.00	916	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	343	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	463	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	127.21/cwt	120.00–135.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.91/cwt	165.00–172.50	793	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	127.50/cwt	125.00–132.50	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	624	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	264	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	136.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	169.42/cwt	165.00–177.50	800	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	132.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	697	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	107.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	119.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	118.33/cwt	110.00–125.00	560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	67.44/cwt	65.00–70.00	610	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	56.42/cwt	51.00–62.00	836	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	54.35/cwt	48.00–62.00	506	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	67.50/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,085	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	71.43/cwt	67.00–78.00	916	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	58.74/cwt	50.00–65.00	667	40
Bulls	—	—	1,715	100.50/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,724	3
Bulls	—	—	1,669	86.30/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,440	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	903	95.55/cwt	95.00–96.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	126.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	135.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	104.34/cwt	103.00–105.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	103.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	118.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	733	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	137.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	119.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	111.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	170.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	713	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	147.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	627	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	426	136.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	577	123.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	156.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	735	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	650	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	631.57/head	600.00–660.00	632	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	965	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.50	602	2

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 653Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 66Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	135.00–145.00	139.92
6	—	565	127.00–135.00	131.60
10	—	625	125.00–132.00	127.66
2	—	288	145.00–150.00	147.57
2	—	735	120.00–122.50	121.26
3	—	667	120.00–125.00	121.69
10	—	523	127.50–135.00	130.03
5	—	416	135.00–145.00	140.97
14	—	362	135.00–145.00	140.14
7	—	491	135.00–140.00	135.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	110.00	110.00
7	—	627	115.00–120.00	116.43
7	—	432	115.00–130.00	122.86
15	—	474	115.00–127.50	120.93
8	—	266	135.00	135.00
5	—	369	125.00–130.00	126.49
3	—	317	125.00–130.00	126.74
2	—	665	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	718	110.00–115.00	112.54
7	—	575	115.00–125.00	119.94
5	—	518	115.00–125.00	119.13
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	112.50–115.00	114.36
4	—	488	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
2	—	313	110.00–115.00	112.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	103.00–105.00	104.34
3	—	415	102.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	540	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	140.00–160.00	148.60
7	—	634	122.50–138.00	133.12
3	—	413	145.00–160.00	153.39
9	—	474	140.00–157.50	150.95
14	—	370	150.00–165.00	158.18
5	—	560	130.00–150.00	140.44
2	—	283	150.00	150.00
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
8	—	330	150.00–165.00	156.61
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	135.00–140.00	138.25
4	—	383	130.00–140.00	136.23
2	—	343	130.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	520	120.00–135.00	127.21
3	—	420	125.00–132.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	688	142.00	142.00
12	—	380	170.00–180.00	173.70
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
3	—	728	132.50–146.00	137.92
3	—	767	135.00–149.00	142.87
1	—	920	123.00	123.00
9	—	640	142.00–150.00	143.17
4	—	475	165.00–172.50	166.91
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	120.00–125.00	123.28
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	92.50	92.50
2	—	293	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	130.00–145.00	136.86
7	—	524	125.00–140.00	132.92
4	—	670	100.00–110.00	107.54
5	—	426	130.00–140.00	136.61
8	—	577	120.00–125.00	123.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	165.00–177.50	169.42
5	—	418	165.00–175.00	170.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	115.00–123.00	119.24
13	—	617	115.00–125.00	118.77
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
11	—	565	135.00–145.00	137.73
5	—	527	145.00–155.00	147.98
6	—	423	150.00–160.00	155.61
15	—	469	150.00–160.00	156.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–125.00	118.33
5	—	429	115.00–125.00	119.07
7	—	519	105.00–115.00	111.62
4	—	560	105.00–115.00	112.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	905	65.00–70.00	67.44
16	—	931	48.00–62.00	54.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	51.00–62.00	56.42
12	—	1,608	65.00–71.00	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,282	67.00–78.00	71.43
40	—	1,136	50.00–65.00	58.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	98.00–103.00	100.50
8	—	1,669	80.00–92.00	86.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	104.00	104.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	95.00–96.00	95.55
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	90.00–92.50	91.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	600.00–660.00	631.57
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	340.00	340.00

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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