Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.15/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$134.15

192 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

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	464	143.66	666	111
Medium and Large 2	481	125.34	603	62
Small 1-2	407	114.00	464	5thin
Medium and Large 3	625	105.03	657	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.62/cwt here — about $9 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 sale192 hd

134.15

—

SC average5 barns · 575 hd

132.46

+1.69

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	1,468	95.10	1,396	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	78.69	1,138	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	73.69	915	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	61.30	527	18

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)	959	$704	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$630	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$758	7

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	—	471	128.08/cwt	120.00–137.50	603	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	114.78/cwt	112.00–117.50	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	151.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	580	24
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	487	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	176.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	842	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	165.72/cwt	160.00–172.50	873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	138.73/cwt	125.00–150.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.02/cwt	125.00–145.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	158.83/cwt	150.00–170.00	670	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	778	791.96/head	660.00–900.00	792	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	961.11/head	860.00–1,070.00	961	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	880	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	883	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	630.34/head	610.00–650.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	661.78/head	640.00–680.00	662	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	810.30/head	780.00–850.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	95.10/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,396	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	56.37/cwt	50.00–64.00	471	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	71.15/cwt	67.00–75.00	646	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	61.99/cwt	52.00–68.00	741	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	77.23/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,070	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	76.77/cwt	70.00–86.00	963	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	178.94/cwt	175.00–188.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.47/cwt	155.00–162.50	909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	147.36/cwt	144.00–155.00	939	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	558	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	170.93/cwt	168.00–175.00	800	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	496	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	670	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	191.39/cwt	175.00–205.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	139.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	158.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	190.10/cwt	185.00–192.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	195.13/cwt	185.00–205.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	163.04/cwt	155.00–170.00	597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	195.39/cwt	185.00–205.00	625	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.50	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	128.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	128.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.68/cwt	140.00–152.50	607	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	211.07/cwt	208.00–214.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	718	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	121.48/cwt	115.00–130.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	663	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	156.15/cwt	150.00–162.50	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	118.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	387	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	131.30/cwt	125.00–137.50	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	452	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 919Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 76Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 10

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	471	120.00–137.50	128.08
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
2	—	788	112.00–117.50	114.78
13	—	422	125.00–135.00	131.34
5	—	583	115.00–120.00	115.99
10	—	519	115.00–130.00	121.48
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
2	—	610	115.00–120.00	117.48
3	—	327	115.00–125.00	118.27
3	—	715	115.00–120.00	117.51
6	—	377	125.00–137.50	131.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
7	—	728	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	103.00	103.00
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
2	—	425	105.00–107.50	106.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	167.50	167.50
3	—	358	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	382	145.00–160.00	151.73
2	—	235	140.00–150.00	145.00
4	—	708	125.00–130.00	128.75
8	—	616	125.00–135.00	128.69
14	—	417	140.00–152.50	145.68
1	—	765	122.50	122.50
20	—	524	135.00–142.50	136.96
11	—	567	135.00–140.00	135.44
13	—	466	140.00–147.00	142.28
9	—	327	150.00–162.50	156.15
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
3	—	487	115.00–125.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
4	—	571	125.00–150.00	138.73
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
9	—	523	125.00–145.00	133.02
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
13	—	422	150.00–170.00	158.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	175.00–180.00	176.57
7	—	527	160.00–172.50	165.72
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
13	—	412	175.00–188.00	178.94
2	—	660	130.00–135.00	132.46
5	—	570	155.00–162.50	159.47
7	—	637	144.00–155.00	147.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	177.50	177.50
3	—	405	192.00	192.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	145.00–150.00	147.62
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
7	—	496	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	168.00–175.00	170.93
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
12	—	369	175.00–205.00	191.39
7	—	409	185.00–192.00	190.10
3	—	267	185.00–205.00	195.13
7	—	320	185.00–205.00	195.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
3	—	527	130.00–145.00	139.87
7	—	321	150.00–165.00	158.26
9	—	366	155.00–170.00	163.04
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	125.00–127.50	126.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	190.00	190.00
1	—	255	214.00	214.00
2	—	308	208.00–214.00	211.07
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	660.00–900.00	791.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	860.00–1,070.00	961.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	460.00	460.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	95.00	95.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	785	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	610.00–650.00	630.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	850	640.00–680.00	661.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	780.00–850.00	810.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	91.00–99.00	95.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	835	50.00–64.00	56.37
6	—	908	67.00–75.00	71.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,196	52.00–68.00	61.99
57	—	1,254	70.00–86.00	76.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	75.00–82.00	77.23
1	—	1,750	86.00	86.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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