Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of 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 $173.94/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$173.94

79 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$79.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

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	448	195.82	876	34
Medium and Large 2	418	179.62	751	19thin
Small 1-2	388	164.17	638	6thin
Medium and Large 3	443	140.00	620	14thin
Small 3	265	130.19	345	2thin
Large 3	449	116.27	522	4thin

One grade step is worth $79.55/cwt here — about $354 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 sale79 hd

173.94

—

SC average5 barns · 321 hd

167.71

+6.22

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,321	105.81	1,397	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	100.33	1,542	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	99.02	1,143	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	85.61	911	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$888	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,371	4thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	237.59/cwt	235.00–242.50	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	229.20/cwt	220.00–255.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	636	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	197.96/cwt	195.00–200.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	995	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	188.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	148.31/cwt	135.00–155.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	201.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	156.28/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	197.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	238.53/cwt	230.00–245.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	158.77/cwt	157.50–160.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.11/cwt	165.00–195.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	209.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	187.99/cwt	185.00–195.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	208.05/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	227.64/cwt	225.00–230.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	211.78/cwt	200.00–215.00	707	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	559	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	200.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,200	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	204.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	214.17/cwt	200.00–225.00	816	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	206.28/cwt	205.00–210.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	205.00/cwt	200.00–215.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	100.70/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,180	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	83.04/cwt	75.00–87.00	867	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	110.37/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,342	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	87.66/cwt	84.00–93.00	962	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	80.49/cwt	79.00–82.00	791	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,723	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,455	2
Bulls	—	—	895	81.79/cwt	75.00–88.00	732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	129.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	152.41/cwt	145.00–155.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	178.77/cwt	175.00–185.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	188.60/cwt	185.00–192.50	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	97.67/cwt	90.00–105.00	659	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	523	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.50	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	178.69/cwt	175.00–182.50	849	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	718	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	470	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	505	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	265	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	169.33/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	186.64/cwt	175.00–195.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	180.78/cwt	175.00–187.50	926	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,411.41/head	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,411	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	904.30/head	750.00–1,140.00	904	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	720	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	518	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,341	106.11/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,423	4

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 Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 613Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 127Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 32Year ago 40

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
2	—	330	185.00	185.00
3	—	465	165.00–195.00	185.11
1	—	670	179.00	179.00
5	—	389	185.00–195.00	187.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	225.00	225.00
3	—	275	235.00–242.50	237.59
7	—	321	220.00–255.00	229.20
3	—	373	230.00–245.00	238.53
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	157.50–160.00	158.77
1	—	260	175.00	175.00
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
2	—	315	175.00–180.00	177.38
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	220.00	220.00
1	—	890	157.50	157.50
2	—	470	200.00–220.00	209.89
4	—	513	202.50–215.00	208.05
4	—	270	225.00–230.00	227.64
6	—	334	200.00–215.00	211.78
3	—	600	190.00–205.00	200.00
3	—	428	200.00–210.00	204.86
6	—	381	200.00–225.00	214.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	212.50	212.50
3	—	542	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
2	—	420	165.00–170.00	167.50
1	—	470	165.00	165.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	196.00	196.00
6	—	523	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	195.00	195.00
5	—	378	195.00–200.00	197.96
2	—	525	190.00	190.00
2	—	553	180.00	180.00
4	—	420	195.00–205.00	201.26
5	—	464	190.00–205.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
3	—	370	185.00–190.00	188.29
2	—	683	147.50–165.00	156.28
4	—	284	175.00–185.00	178.77
7	—	422	185.00–192.50	188.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.57
3	—	438	135.00–155.00	148.31
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
4	—	275	145.00–155.00	152.41
2	—	675	90.00–105.00	97.67
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
2	—	523	120.00–122.50	121.28
1	—	470	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	125.00–135.00	130.19
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
2	—	718	145.00–155.00	149.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	205.00–210.00	206.28
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
5	—	485	200.00–215.00	205.00
1	—	530	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	175.00–182.50	178.69
4	—	661	162.50–175.00	169.33
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	790	132.50	132.50
3	—	427	175.00–195.00	186.64
3	—	512	175.00–187.50	180.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,172	92.00–106.00	100.70
4	—	1,044	75.00–87.00	83.04
4	—	1,216	109.00–112.00	110.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,097	84.00–93.00	87.66
2	—	983	79.00–82.00	80.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,500	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	75.00–88.00	81.79
2	—	1,705	127.00–131.00	129.21
4	—	1,341	90.00–114.00	106.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,411.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	750.00–1,140.00	904.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	72.00	72.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	730.00	730.00

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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