Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower, feeder bulls

were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher, salughter bulls were steady. Average offerings

of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.72/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$212.72

176 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$63.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

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	428	223.00	954	119
Medium and Large 2	472	194.83	920	44
Small 1-2	356	180.76	643	12thin
Medium and Large 3	375	160.00	600	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.00/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 sale176 hd

212.72

—

SC average5 barns · 526 hd

205.18

+7.55

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	1,569	114.44	1,795	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	109.35	1,694	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	99.17	1,150	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	86.41	775	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	836	$1,027	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,290	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2Value Added	—	295	240.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	212.44/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,103	24
Steers	Small 1-2	—	214	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	211.95/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,178	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	181.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	198.16/cwt	190.00–205.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	190.78/cwt	185.00–194.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	197.99/cwt	190.00–205.00	830	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	197.72/cwt	192.50–205.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	204.71/cwt	195.00–210.00	764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	237.60/cwt	235.00–240.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	668	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	240.79/cwt	235.00–245.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	196.70/cwt	195.00–200.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	191.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	178.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	182.55/cwt	175.00–185.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	193.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	974	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	178.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	181.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	183.10/cwt	180.00–185.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	141.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	144.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	191.71/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,131	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	197.53/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	216.80/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	229.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	257.70/cwt	250.00–265.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	218.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	823	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	178.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	593	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	558	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	220.02/cwt	215.00–230.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	248.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	201.04/cwt	195.00–210.00	943	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	189.99/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,165	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	194.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	106.20/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,613	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,844	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	96.03/cwt	90.00–103.00	915	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	78.40/cwt	67.00–85.00	666	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,584	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	86.91/cwt	84.00–89.00	959	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	101.30/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,174	24
Bulls	—	—	1,640	117.54/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,928	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,169	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	99.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,434	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	761	109.22/cwt	105.00–112.50	831	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,066	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	860	80.60/cwt	78.00–84.00	693	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	184.70/cwt	180.00–186.00	432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	181.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	183.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	504	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	189.03/cwt	185.00–195.00	820	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	493	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	850	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	149.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	507	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	164.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	785	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	683	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	200.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,056	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	187.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	210.99/cwt	200.00–220.00	886	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	836	1,026.61/head	935.00–1,090.00	1,027	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 May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 654Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 119Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 25

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower, feeder bulls

were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher, salughter bulls were steady. Average offerings

of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	295	240.00–250.00	240.83
2	—	465	260.00	260.00
2	—	375	250.00–265.00	257.70
3	—	332	245.00–250.00	248.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	519	205.00–225.00	212.44
10	—	556	205.00–219.00	211.95
7	—	629	190.00–205.00	197.53
3	—	467	205.00–225.00	216.80
3	—	283	225.00–235.00	229.97
1	—	650	192.50	192.50
1	—	410	225.00	225.00
20	—	377	215.00–230.00	218.21
13	—	322	215.00–230.00	220.02
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	214	185.00	185.00
4	—	378	175.00–185.00	181.18
3	—	333	175.00–185.00	178.15
2	—	558	175.00–180.00	177.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	175.00–180.00	177.44
5	—	321	190.00–205.00	198.16
6	—	514	185.00–194.00	190.78
11	—	373	195.00–210.00	204.71
2	—	283	205.00	205.00
1	—	440	195.00	195.00
12	—	590	185.00–195.00	191.71
4	—	476	185.00	185.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	232.50	232.50
1	—	250	250.00	250.00
2	—	313	235.00–240.00	237.60
6	—	440	235.00–240.00	237.49
6	—	359	235.00–245.00	240.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	419	190.00–205.00	197.99
11	—	375	192.50–205.00	197.72
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
3	—	333	195.00–200.00	196.70
2	—	555	190.00–195.00	192.48
13	—	473	190.00–200.00	191.87
19	—	504	190.00–200.00	193.24
6	—	278	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	145.00–150.00	147.49
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
6	—	478	160.00–170.00	164.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	175.00–185.00	178.94
10	—	322	175.00–185.00	182.55
13	—	464	175.00–185.00	178.80
7	—	371	175.00–185.00	181.40
4	—	408	180.00–185.00	183.10
9	—	234	180.00–186.00	184.70
9	—	519	175.00–185.00	181.00
3	—	275	180.00–185.00	183.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	135.00–145.00	141.93
8	—	518	140.00–150.00	144.69
2	—	473	145.00	145.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
2	—	608	125.00–135.00	130.02
3	—	430	145.00–155.00	149.94
2	—	338	145.00–155.00	149.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	195.00–210.00	201.04
10	—	613	185.00–195.00	189.99
5	—	564	190.00–200.00	194.02
11	—	528	190.00–205.00	200.00
23	—	420	200.00–220.00	210.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	225.00	225.00
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
1	—	530	215.00	215.00
1	—	465	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	185.00–195.00	189.03
2	—	690	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	555	180.00	180.00
7	—	475	180.00–190.00	187.83
2	—	508	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	—	635	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	—	440	175.00	175.00
2	—	683	155.00	155.00
2	—	510	165.00	165.00
1	—	640	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,519	95.00–112.00	106.20
5	—	1,603	114.00–116.00	115.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	953	90.00–103.00	96.03
12	—	849	67.00–85.00	78.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	115.00–118.00	116.47
7	—	1,104	84.00–89.00	86.91
24	—	1,159	94.00–110.00	101.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	112.00–122.00	117.54
1	—	1,595	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,448	97.00–101.00	99.01

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	5	—	761	105.00–112.50	109.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	770	135.00–142.50	138.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	860	78.00–84.00	80.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	836	935.00–1,090.00	1,026.61

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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