Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-01-16

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 16
● Final177 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
714 head
296 vs last sale 1,010 714 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
2 vs last sale 100 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
9 vs last sale 21 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly average to good 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 237 head.
Average price
$139.30
237 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$50.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.09
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478149.66716152
Medium and Large 2500131.6165935
Small 1-2481121.3158316thin
Medium and Large 3378119.6645217thin
Large 340899.204056thin
Small 338999.0338611thin
One grade step is worth $50.63/cwt here — about $330 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 sale237 hd
139.30
SC average5 barns · 857 hd
143.39
−4.09
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
BullsLow1,60095.141,52211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25477.9997839
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52976.841,1756thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07565.9770934

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$7794thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)757$6093thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)694$6075

Every lot, as filed

177 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521146.10/cwt140.00–155.0076115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy319215.25/cwt207.50–220.006877
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added529145.00/cwt145.00–145.007674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added619131.87/cwt129.00–137.0081614
HeifersSmall 1-2473122.95/cwt115.00–130.005825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473151.33/cwt140.00–162.5071624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy225223.14/cwt210.00–235.005024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy514195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381157.98/cwt150.00–165.0060218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy272209.79/cwt205.00–215.005713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380213.90/cwt205.00–225.008139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
SteersMedium and Large 3380151.27/cwt150.00–152.505752
SteersSmall 335988.68/cwt65.00–135.003184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added494147.50/cwt147.50–147.507296
SteersSmall 3480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005041
SteersMedium and Large 3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
SteersMedium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
SteersLarge 324595.00/cwt95.00–95.002331
SteersLarge 341590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy413210.81/cwt205.00–215.008716
SteersMedium and Large 3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005872
SteersMedium and Large 3640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
SteersMedium and Large 3720112.50/cwt112.50–112.508101
SteersSmall 3223117.58/cwt110.00–125.002622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666131.86/cwt125.00–140.008784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630129.34/cwt125.00–135.008154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328163.02/cwt150.00–170.0053510
HeifersSmall 1-2540112.50/cwt112.50–112.506081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430156.43/cwt145.00–162.5067323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825117.38/cwt107.50–127.509682
HeifersSmall 1-2587117.99/cwt110.00–125.006933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280156.61/cwt155.00–160.004393
HeifersMedium and Large 2469133.75/cwt125.00–140.006278
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565139.31/cwt135.00–145.007874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2237168.38/cwt165.00–175.003996
HeifersMedium and Large 2335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
HeifersSmall 1-2418124.31/cwt115.00–132.505204
HeifersSmall 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 2422135.45/cwt125.00–145.005725
HeifersSmall 1-2340122.50/cwt122.50–122.504171
HeifersSmall 1-2380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
HeifersMedium and Large 2379144.99/cwt142.50–147.505504
HeifersMedium and Large 2730108.00/cwt108.00–108.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 2522131.84/cwt125.00–135.006887
HeifersMedium and Large 3503120.78/cwt114.00–127.506082
HeifersMedium and Large 2573128.86/cwt123.00–140.007386
HeifersMedium and Large 2670117.54/cwt115.00–120.007882
HeifersSmall 3263109.76/cwt105.00–115.002892
HeifersMedium and Large 3435117.56/cwt115.00–120.005112
HeifersLarge 3357110.00/cwt110.00–110.003933
HeifersMedium and Large 3465117.34/cwt110.00–125.005462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy535192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added731129.00/cwt129.00–129.009437
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added553135.00/cwt135.00–135.007472
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added517126.88/cwt122.50–135.006566
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added442176.00/cwt176.00–176.007783
BullsMedium and Large 3Value Added418130.00/cwt130.00–130.005434
Dairy SteersLarge 353077.45/cwt75.00–80.004102
Dairy SteersLarge 329595.00/cwt95.00–95.002801
Dairy SteersLarge 31,01080.00/cwt80.00–80.008081
Dairy SteersLarge 3740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007774
Dairy SteersLarge 336996.34/cwt85.00–100.003554
Dairy SteersLarge 3568108.00/cwt108.00–108.006132
Dairy SteersLarge 3915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558155.26/cwt152.00–160.008665
Dairy HeifersLarge 373035.00/cwt35.00–35.002561
Dairy HeifersLarge 378055.00/cwt55.00–55.004291
Dairy HeifersLarge 354555.00/cwt55.00–55.003001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Dairy HeifersLarge 369055.00/cwt55.00–55.003801
SteersSmall 1-2555123.75/cwt122.50–125.006872
SteersSmall 1-2215145.00/cwt145.00–145.003121
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added478120.00/cwt120.00–120.005743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466188.45/cwt180.00–195.0087811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665150.58/cwt147.50–155.001,0014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235185.00/cwt185.00–185.004351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333189.45/cwt185.00–200.006314
SteersSmall 1-2378139.09/cwt125.00–150.005266
SteersSmall 1-2470148.30/cwt145.00–155.006973
SteersSmall 1-2414141.34/cwt135.00–145.005854
SteersSmall 1-2329138.71/cwt125.00–150.004564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380187.78/cwt180.00–195.007147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524177.46/cwt170.00–185.009306
SteersMedium and Large 2332163.44/cwt155.00–175.005437
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624153.66/cwt150.00–160.009594
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558187.53/cwt185.00–190.001,0462
SteersSmall 1-2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
SteersMedium and Large 2713123.77/cwt122.50–125.008822
SteersMedium and Large 2570156.75/cwt150.00–165.008937
SteersMedium and Large 2425170.74/cwt165.00–175.007264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718148.76/cwt147.50–150.001,0682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424184.40/cwt180.00–190.007828
SteersSmall 3283106.86/cwt90.00–135.003023
SteersMedium and Large 2622142.12/cwt135.00–145.008846
SteersMedium and Large 2374169.98/cwt155.00–175.0063611
SteersMedium and Large 3338143.74/cwt135.00–155.004864
SteersMedium and Large 2466163.57/cwt150.00–175.0076211
SteersSmall 1-2650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
SteersMedium and Large 3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
SteersMedium and Large 2660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
SteersMedium and Large 2272165.00/cwt155.00–175.004493
SteersMedium and Large 3519126.53/cwt110.00–135.006575
SteersMedium and Large 2522158.77/cwt145.00–165.008296
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,010704.32/head650.00–755.007042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2845870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,025700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 273091.00/cwt91.00–91.006641
Bred CowsSmall 3713478.42/head410.00–560.004782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 281566.00/cwt66.00–66.005381
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14079.00/cwt79.00–79.009011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19575.39/cwt62.00–94.009015
Stock CowsSmall 370054.70/cwt45.00–65.003836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175854.26/head830.00–880.008542
Bulls1,29679.22/cwt74.00–84.001,0274
Bulls1,774104.23/cwt102.00–107.001,8497
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30180.05/cwt75.00–86.001,04131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07170.03/cwt61.00–74.007508
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52976.84/cwt72.00–83.001,1756
CowsLean 85-90%1,18772.37/cwt66.00–79.0085915
CowsLean 85-90%98660.92/cwt50.00–66.0060119
HeifersMedium and Large 2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
HeifersSmall 341095.00/cwt95.00–95.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 3555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
HeifersMedium and Large 3305122.50/cwt115.00–130.003742
HeifersSmall 336093.70/cwt90.00–97.503372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
HeifersLarge 340885.09/cwt70.00–100.003472
HeifersLarge 356095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy413165.00/cwt165.00–165.006812
HeifersSmall 355085.00/cwt85.00–85.004681
HeifersSmall 333097.73/cwt90.00–105.003232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 3220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
HeifersMedium and Large 3367119.20/cwt95.00–132.504373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy453165.00/cwt165.00–165.007472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530173.21/cwt165.00–182.509184
HeifersMedium and Large 3284122.58/cwt115.00–125.003484
HeifersSmall 3472102.33/cwt95.00–107.504833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438187.46/cwt180.00–195.008212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673139.91/cwt135.00–145.009422
BullsMedium and Large 2585137.50/cwt135.00–145.008044
BullsSmall 1-2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added715137.00/cwt137.00–137.009805
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
BullsSmall 1-2450129.00/cwt129.00–129.005811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3627515.74/head420.00–570.005163
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3755490.00/head490.00–490.004901
BullsSmall 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
BullsMedium and Large 3425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
BullsMedium and Large 3715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
BullsMedium and Large 367590.11/cwt75.00–105.006082
BullsMedium and Large 398565.00/cwt65.00–65.006401
BullsLarge 351070.00/cwt70.00–70.003571
BullsSmall 1-2426138.87/cwt122.50–155.005929
BullsMedium and Large 2524146.22/cwt135.00–155.007668
BullsMedium and Large 3615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
BullsMedium and Large 376583.86/cwt63.00–105.006422
BullsMedium and Large 2645123.00/cwt123.00–123.007931
BullsMedium and Large 2719112.53/cwt105.00–120.008094
BullsMedium and Large 2365167.60/cwt165.00–170.006122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628136.62/cwt135.00–140.008583
BullsSmall 1-2516131.93/cwt120.00–137.506814
BullsMedium and Large 2431166.32/cwt155.00–175.007178
BullsMedium and Large 2483157.50/cwt145.00–170.007618
BullsMedium and Large 2763115.00/cwt115.00–115.008772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735127.50/cwt127.50–127.509371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482183.14/cwt175.00–190.008835
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
BullsMedium and Large 3475127.27/cwt117.50–130.006059
BullsMedium and Large 2668119.99/cwt117.50–122.508023

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.