Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Average offering of 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 $196.77/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$196.77

156 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$57.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

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	458	204.89	938	110
Medium and Large 2	482	181.62	875	36
Small 1-2	488	165.54	807	8thin
Medium and Large 3	538	147.50	793	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.39/cwt here — about $145 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 sale156 hd

196.77

—

SC average4 barns · 324 hd

188.46

+8.31

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	1,520	132.68	2,017	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	116.30	1,689	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	106.75	1,305	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	94.03	857	11

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)	1,220	$1,380	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$964	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$796	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	952	$1,157	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	550	$980	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	475	226.01/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	249.60/cwt	245.00–267.50	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	207.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,107	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,305	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	178.45/cwt	175.00–185.00	664	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	169.93/cwt	165.00–175.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	214.85/cwt	205.00–225.00	795	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	196.64/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,030	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	205.65/cwt	200.00–215.00	964	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	178.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	208.97/cwt	205.00–225.00	880	31
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	194.59/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	178.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	168.34/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	164.15/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	180.83/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,226	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	209.95/cwt	195.00–215.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	247.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	201.20/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,163	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	233.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	880	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	229.80/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	478	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,294	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	195	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	327	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	156.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	360	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	203.25/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,266	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	185.98/cwt	185.00–190.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	223.67/cwt	215.00–235.00	962	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	242.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	986	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	125.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,905	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	123.40/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,555	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	87.03/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,009	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	85.22/cwt	82.00–90.00	761	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	99.06/cwt	93.00–106.00	913	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	111.70/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,586	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	107.11/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,316	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	218.04/cwt	215.00–225.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	190.07/cwt	185.00–195.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	188.22/cwt	180.00–195.00	898	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	202.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	867	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	193.23/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	206.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,070	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	199.06/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,125	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	182.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	218.66/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,045	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	186.97/cwt	185.00–190.00	976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	178.82/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	200.52/cwt	195.00–210.00	942	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	179.95/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,215	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	550	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	903	819.92/head	680.00–895.00	820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,010.19/head	950.00–1,060.00	1,010	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	783	796.07/head	670.00–870.00	796	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	152.30/cwt	132.50–162.50	1,186	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	132.68/cwt	121.00–138.00	2,017	5

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 463Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 88Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	220.00–235.00	226.01
14	—	533	200.00–220.00	207.67
6	—	578	195.00–210.00	201.20
3	—	323	220.00–230.00	225.05
2	—	270	225.00	225.00
10	—	377	220.00–240.00	233.43
4	—	436	225.00–240.00	229.80
2	—	215	220.00–225.00	222.44
1	—	655	197.50	197.50
16	—	623	195.00–208.00	203.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	225.00	225.00
7	—	361	245.00–267.50	249.60
2	—	400	250.00–255.00	252.50
2	—	320	245.00–250.00	247.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	177.50	177.50
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
3	—	775	170.00	170.00
9	—	678	175.00–187.50	180.83
7	—	369	195.00–215.00	209.95
1	—	525	175.00	175.00
2	—	323	200.00–210.00	205.04
1	—	225	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	175.00–185.00	178.45
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
2	—	553	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	165.00–175.00	169.93
2	—	413	165.00–175.00	169.91
1	—	580	155.00	155.00
2	—	520	155.00–165.00	159.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	370	205.00–225.00	214.85
34	—	524	190.00–205.00	196.64
14	—	469	200.00–215.00	205.65
2	—	605	185.00	185.00
31	—	421	205.00–225.00	208.97
6	—	558	190.00–202.50	194.59
5	—	339	215.00–225.00	218.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	175.00–185.00	178.98
2	—	238	185.00	185.00
5	—	574	175.00–185.00	178.03
3	—	635	167.50–170.00	168.34
3	—	682	162.50–165.00	164.15
5	—	278	185.00–195.00	190.07
11	—	477	180.00–195.00	188.22
2	—	368	180.00–185.00	182.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
5	—	474	185.00–190.00	185.98
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	430	215.00–235.00	223.67
7	—	617	190.00–197.50	193.23
10	—	519	200.00–220.00	206.10
16	—	565	195.00–205.00	199.06
11	—	478	215.00–230.00	218.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	225.00	225.00
2	—	508	225.00–230.00	227.54
5	—	406	240.00–245.00	242.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	200.00–210.00	202.57
5	—	522	185.00–190.00	186.97
2	—	633	175.00–182.50	178.82
3	—	565	185.00	185.00
9	—	470	195.00–210.00	200.52
3	—	675	175.00–185.00	179.95
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	195	167.50	167.50
3	—	230	155.00–160.00	156.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	120.00–129.00	125.51
6	—	1,420	109.00–114.00	111.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	121.00–128.00	123.40
9	—	1,159	82.00–92.00	87.03
31	—	1,229	95.00–118.00	107.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	893	82.00–90.00	85.22
7	—	922	93.00–106.00	99.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	121.00–138.00	132.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,380.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	903	680.00–895.00	819.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	783	670.00–870.00	796.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,035	950.00–1,060.00	1,010.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	970.00	970.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	779	132.50–162.50	152.30

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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