Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 2.00 higher, feeder heifers were 3.00 lower, feeder bull were 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls no comparison due to limited comparable sale. Heavy offering of good to 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 $139.30/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$139.30

405 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$40.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

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	147.32	683	231
Medium and Large 2	445	132.43	589	138
Small 1-2	359	116.93	420	26
Medium and Large 3	341	106.93	364	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about $319 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 sale405 hd

139.30

—

SC average5 barns · 840 hd

138.28

+1.02

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	—	Low	1,618	102.31	1,655	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	78.54	1,155	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	76.32	920	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	63.20	539	21

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$833	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$635	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$440	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$970	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2Fancy	—	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	426	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.50	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	167.02/cwt	155.00–172.50	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	281	217.63/cwt	215.00–230.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	220.70/cwt	215.00–230.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	543	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	611	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	119.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	275	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	114.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	219.69/cwt	215.00–225.00	736	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	118.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	122.92/cwt	120.00–127.50	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.02/cwt	122.50–135.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	153.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	429	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	196.58/cwt	185.00–210.00	568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	677	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	141.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	383	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	157.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	584	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	795	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	114.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	508	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.49/cwt	125.00–140.00	565	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	140.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	171.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	162.11/cwt	155.00–170.00	530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	247	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	151.45/cwt	145.00–160.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	161.90/cwt	155.00–170.00	601	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.89/cwt	130.00–142.50	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	167.81/cwt	160.00–175.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	158.31/cwt	155.00–162.50	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	177.52/cwt	175.00–185.00	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	192.14/cwt	185.00–200.00	807	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	191.01/cwt	182.50–195.00	898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	196.97/cwt	180.00–210.00	739	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	184.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	434	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	143.70/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,092	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	141.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	530	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	314	141.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	196.22/cwt	180.00–210.00	632	18
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	874	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	170.92/cwt	165.00–180.00	884	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	169.08/cwt	160.00–175.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.73/cwt	132.50–140.00	903	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	531	122.85/cwt	115.00–130.00	652	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	80.46/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,188	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	71.19/cwt	67.00–75.00	640	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	67.96/cwt	66.00–70.00	979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	66.71/cwt	56.00–74.00	757	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	90.76/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,181	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	80.52/cwt	77.00–88.00	997	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	59.20/cwt	51.00–65.00	491	14
Bulls	—	—	1,450	91.96/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	104.90/cwt	97.50–115.00	1,741	8
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	753	105.37/cwt	100.00–115.00	793	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	754.97/head	750.00–760.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	976.66/head	960.00–990.00	977	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	780.49/head	770.00–790.00	780	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	670.11/head	650.00–690.00	670	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	770	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	108.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.57/cwt	145.00–160.00	712	36
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	267	116.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.59/cwt	145.00–160.00	637	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.25/cwt	125.00–140.00	624	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	107.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	504	19
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	142.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	673	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	177.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	823	20
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	426	149.09/cwt	142.50–155.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	184.51/cwt	180.00–195.00	784	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	138.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	440	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.86/cwt	115.00–127.50	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	159.12/cwt	155.00–170.00	757	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	166.79/cwt	160.00–175.00	714	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	784	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	200.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.13/cwt	135.00–150.00	737	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	822	615.88/head	570.00–680.00	616	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	930	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	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 Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 214Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 56Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	200.00	200.00
6	—	281	215.00–230.00	217.63
8	—	367	215.00–230.00	220.70
1	—	635	167.50	167.50
2	—	408	215.00	215.00
10	—	335	215.00–225.00	219.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	266	155.00–165.00	160.02
4	—	471	155.00–172.50	167.02
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
4	—	635	135.00–145.00	140.13
3	—	727	125.00–130.00	126.63
10	—	327	155.00–170.00	162.11
7	—	247	155.00	155.00
5	—	576	145.00–160.00	151.45
5	—	508	150.00–160.00	153.48
15	—	371	155.00–170.00	161.90
2	—	833	120.00–127.50	123.81
3	—	665	130.00–142.50	135.89
8	—	416	160.00–175.00	167.81
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00–137.50	133.82
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.47
11	—	375	135.00–145.00	141.33
4	—	314	135.00–145.00	141.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	120.00–125.00	122.94
2	—	275	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	225	135.00–140.00	137.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	289	185.00–210.00	196.58
10	—	571	170.00–175.00	171.47
11	—	630	155.00–162.50	158.31
12	—	525	175.00–185.00	177.52
16	—	420	185.00–200.00	192.14
10	—	470	182.50–195.00	191.01
22	—	375	180.00–210.00	196.97
5	—	723	145.00–150.00	147.00
2	—	235	180.00–190.00	184.79
7	—	662	150.00–157.50	153.58
2	—	760	140.00–147.50	143.70
18	—	322	180.00–210.00	196.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
7	—	741	120.00–127.50	122.92
5	—	666	122.50–135.00	126.02
12	—	280	150.00–160.00	153.28
2	—	758	120.00–125.00	122.48
30	—	518	140.00–150.00	144.27
35	—	371	150.00–165.00	157.43
26	—	619	125.00–135.00	128.48
17	—	324	150.00–165.00	156.78
36	—	473	145.00–160.00	150.57
8	—	573	135.00–145.00	136.83
46	—	423	145.00–160.00	150.59
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	230	115.00–125.00	119.78
3	—	413	110.00–120.00	114.90
5	—	376	115.00–125.00	118.87
4	—	478	110.00–120.00	114.29
2	—	308	120.00–125.00	122.56
8	—	267	115.00–125.00	116.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	518	120.00–135.00	130.63
8	—	271	135.00–145.00	141.29
4	—	613	110.00–115.00	112.47
10	—	573	120.00–130.00	124.49
15	—	423	125.00–140.00	133.49
3	—	228	130.00–140.00	135.26
4	—	656	110.00–120.00	114.37
30	—	468	125.00–140.00	133.25
19	—	369	130.00–145.00	136.70
15	—	319	130.00–145.00	138.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	105.00–110.00	108.70
4	—	320	105.00–110.00	107.36
2	—	513	100.00–105.00	102.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	165.00	165.00
4	—	362	167.50–170.00	168.76
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	135.00–145.00	140.29
19	—	517	165.00–180.00	170.92
6	—	563	160.00–175.00	169.08
6	—	665	132.50–140.00	135.73
20	—	463	175.00–185.00	177.86
26	—	425	180.00–195.00	184.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	115.00–130.00	122.85
15	—	472	135.00–150.00	142.67
8	—	426	142.50–155.00	149.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	185.00	185.00
12	—	407	200.00–205.00	200.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	115.00–127.50	121.86
18	—	476	155.00–170.00	159.12
7	—	618	115.00–125.00	122.38
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
16	—	428	160.00–175.00	166.79
14	—	578	130.00–145.00	135.69
17	—	522	135.00–150.00	141.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	107.50–110.00	108.73
3	—	422	115.00–125.00	120.10
4	—	484	115.00–125.00	119.97
1	—	605	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,476	76.00–85.00	80.46
2	—	1,440	66.00–70.00	67.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	899	67.00–75.00	71.19
14	—	830	51.00–65.00	59.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,135	56.00–74.00	66.71
5	—	1,301	90.00–92.00	90.76
24	—	1,238	77.00–88.00	80.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	91.00–93.00	91.96
8	—	1,660	97.50–115.00	104.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	753	100.00–115.00	105.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	750.00–760.00	754.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	770.00–790.00	780.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	960.00–990.00	976.66
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	650.00–690.00	670.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	822	570.00–680.00	615.88
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	970.00	970.00

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