Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2022-11-14

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 14
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
686 head
161 vs last sale 525 67 vs year ago 753 · 8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
10 vs last sale 73 31 vs year ago 114 · 27.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
7 vs last sale 18 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. 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 $130.16/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$130.16
193 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.22
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436146.2163766
Medium and Large 2483128.3662062
Small 1-2472120.3756933
Medium and Large 3399110.6644132
One grade step is worth $35.54/cwt here — about $196 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 sale193 hd
130.16
SC average5 barns · 629 hd
127.94
+2.22
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
BullsHigh1,52692.451,41010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18773.3687135
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54072.521,1172thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03462.8364921

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$8351thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$7323thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$7201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)912$6086
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$5601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)783$5182thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)980$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)844$8964thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$6752thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120772.33/head735.00–810.007722
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008931
Stock CowsSmall 378562.00/cwt62.00–62.004872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16073.00/cwt73.00–73.008471
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,020600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3615760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 3240110.00/cwt110.00–110.002642
HeifersMedium and Large 3364112.95/cwt110.00–117.504115
HeifersSmall 1-2318124.29/cwt120.00–127.503954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy374158.00/cwt158.00–158.0059124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455147.00/cwt147.00–147.0066911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy551138.00/cwt138.00–138.007605
HeifersMedium and Large 2625119.88/cwt115.00–125.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 2332129.97/cwt127.50–132.504323
HeifersMedium and Large 3278107.38/cwt105.00–112.502993
HeifersMedium and Large 3508109.96/cwt107.50–112.505592
HeifersMedium and Large 3310109.92/cwt105.00–115.003412
HeifersMedium and Large 3470110.78/cwt105.00–115.005219
HeifersMedium and Large 2474127.89/cwt122.00–132.5060611
HeifersMedium and Large 2564124.45/cwt120.00–125.007029
HeifersMedium and Large 2730119.00/cwt119.00–119.008691
HeifersMedium and Large 3418110.84/cwt102.00–115.004639
HeifersMedium and Large 2519127.08/cwt125.00–132.5066011
HeifersMedium and Large 2672120.84/cwt120.00–122.508123
HeifersSmall 1-2638117.47/cwt115.00–125.007494
HeifersSmall 1-2471120.00/cwt115.00–125.005654
HeifersSmall 1-2663116.71/cwt115.00–120.007743
HeifersSmall 1-2513117.54/cwt115.00–120.006032
HeifersSmall 1-2288120.04/cwt115.00–125.003462
HeifersMedium and Large 2374133.44/cwt125.00–137.5049911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2458135.58/cwt135.00–140.006219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615127.67/cwt125.00–129.007853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523132.51/cwt130.00–135.006932
HeifersSmall 1-2230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002881
HeifersMedium and Large 2424133.48/cwt127.50–137.5056610
HeifersSmall 1-2568115.97/cwt115.00–120.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423142.47/cwt140.00–145.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577130.82/cwt130.00–132.507553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2342140.00/cwt140.00–140.004793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225155.00/cwt155.00–155.003491
HeifersSmall 1-2434121.84/cwt115.00–125.005294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
SteersMedium and Large 3550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
SteersMedium and Large 3410105.00/cwt105.00–105.004311
SteersMedium and Large 3283115.00/cwt115.00–115.003253
SteersSmall 1-2479137.00/cwt135.00–140.006565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009162
HeifersSmall 1-2371126.93/cwt125.00–130.004714
SteersMedium and Large 2529150.02/cwt145.00–155.007945
SteersMedium and Large 3332117.32/cwt112.50–125.003903
SteersMedium and Large 3645117.50/cwt117.50–117.507581
SteersMedium and Large 3490108.75/cwt107.50–110.005332
SteersMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
SteersMedium and Large 3375118.12/cwt110.00–125.004439
SteersMedium and Large 2275160.76/cwt155.00–165.004424
SteersMedium and Large 2617138.38/cwt135.00–145.008543
SteersMedium and Large 2720122.50/cwt122.50–122.508821
SteersMedium and Large 2376161.66/cwt155.00–167.5060816
SteersMedium and Large 2326160.72/cwt150.00–167.5052412
SteersMedium and Large 2430155.21/cwt150.00–165.006679
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725137.50/cwt137.50–137.509971
SteersSmall 1-2420140.12/cwt130.00–145.005893
SteersMedium and Large 2490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2568142.40/cwt135.00–145.008094
SteersMedium and Large 2675141.66/cwt135.00–147.509563
SteersSmall 1-2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635147.50/cwt147.50–147.509373
SteersSmall 1-2703122.50/cwt122.50–122.508612
SteersSmall 1-2310139.92/cwt135.00–145.004342
SteersSmall 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54072.52/cwt66.00–79.001,1172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32081.48/cwt80.00–84.001,0766
CowsLean 85-90%1,00859.69/cwt50.00–67.0060215
CowsLean 85-90%1,09870.67/cwt68.00–75.007766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17174.32/cwt69.00–78.0087021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13164.73/cwt56.00–68.007328
Bulls2,010118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,3721
Bulls1,68198.89/cwt89.00–107.001,6626
Bulls1,05371.04/cwt65.00–81.007483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred CowsSmall 1-2800560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3825490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2955720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred CowsSmall 1-2695460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2980750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3870575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2942659.82/head650.00–670.006603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred CowsSmall 1-2800510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2900650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2770800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2980850.00/head850.00–850.008501
BullsMedium and Large 3573115.00/cwt115.00–115.006592
BullsMedium and Large 3515113.32/cwt110.00–115.005843
BullsMedium and Large 2520140.90/cwt137.50–145.007335
BullsMedium and Large 3425117.59/cwt115.00–120.005002
BullsMedium and Large 3640112.50/cwt112.50–112.507201
BullsMedium and Large 3476111.58/cwt105.00–115.005316
BullsMedium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
BullsMedium and Large 2469156.38/cwt140.00–160.0073319
BullsMedium and Large 2426157.44/cwt150.00–165.006717
BullsMedium and Large 2580132.88/cwt125.00–140.007716
BullsMedium and Large 2740117.50/cwt117.50–117.508701
BullsMedium and Large 2638121.25/cwt120.00–122.507742
BullsSmall 1-2620116.09/cwt115.00–118.007205
BullsSmall 1-2521122.59/cwt120.00–125.006394
BullsSmall 1-2660113.36/cwt110.00–115.007483
BullsSmall 1-2567126.68/cwt125.00–127.507183
BullsSmall 1-2483130.08/cwt125.00–135.006282
BullsSmall 1-2425132.75/cwt122.50–145.005649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378170.00/cwt170.00–170.006435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576156.61/cwt150.00–162.509029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425169.22/cwt165.00–172.507193
SteersSmall 1-2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
SteersSmall 1-2577130.01/cwt125.00–135.007503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 329585.00/cwt85.00–85.002511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505167.50/cwt167.50–167.508461
SteersSmall 1-2376141.01/cwt135.00–147.505307
SteersSmall 1-2522130.38/cwt125.00–137.506816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470165.46/cwt160.00–175.0077828
BullsSmall 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2512149.19/cwt142.50–155.007643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2609130.82/cwt130.00–132.507973
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423170.91/cwt167.50–175.007233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478170.74/cwt165.00–177.508163

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.