Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-06-05

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 5
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
881 head
▲ 367 vs last sale 514▲ 257 vs year ago 624 · +41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 82▲ 49 vs year ago 103 · +47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 22▲ 9 vs year ago 27 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 6.00 higher, feeder heifers, 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Heavy offering 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 $202.39/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$202.39
288 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.64
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447209.81938214
Medium and Large 2443189.5283945
Small 1-2484175.0284614thin
Medium and Large 3424160.7368115thin
One grade step is worth $49.08/cwt here — about $257 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 sale288 hd
202.39
—
SC average5 barns · 586 hd
198.75
+3.64
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
Bulls—Average1,554126.021,95815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,567117.271,83812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193110.811,32275
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03091.0593835

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)1,158$1,1882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,1201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$9262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)885$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)710$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,019$1,0764thin

Every lot, as filed

147 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
SteersMedium and Large 3—358165.00/cwt165.00–165.005912
SteersMedium and Large 2Fancy—285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006412
SteersMedium and Large 2Fancy—520227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1831
HeifersSmall 1-2—275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
HeifersSmall 1-2—470175.00/cwt175.00–175.008231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—367255.48/cwt250.00–265.0093810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—326250.05/cwt245.00–260.0081510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424209.81/cwt200.00–217.5089016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—324210.98/cwt200.00–220.0068416
HeifersSmall 1-2—560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
SteersSmall 1-2—290179.91/cwt175.00–185.005222
SteersMedium and Large 2Fancy—475216.67/cwt212.50–225.001,0293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—622194.03/cwt190.00–195.001,20713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—467207.73/cwt195.00–212.5097046
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472186.62/cwt180.00–195.008818
HeifersSmall 1-2—670174.18/cwt172.50–175.001,1673
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—566202.98/cwt195.00–210.001,1499
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—220212.50/cwt212.50–212.504681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373212.56/cwt200.00–220.0079327
HeifersSmall 1-2—330178.43/cwt175.00–185.005893
HeifersMedium and Large 2—270193.46/cwt190.00–200.005223
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418192.30/cwt185.00–200.008049
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—281212.37/cwt205.00–215.0059713
HeifersSmall 1-2—735167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2311
HeifersSmall 1-2—530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009282
HeifersMedium and Large 2—218202.53/cwt200.00–205.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 3—437156.05/cwt150.00–165.006825
HeifersMedium and Large 2—305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628183.14/cwt177.50–190.001,1504
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—523205.14/cwt195.00–210.001,07317
HeifersMedium and Large 3—273165.00/cwt165.00–165.004502
HeifersMedium and Large 2—528189.57/cwt185.00–195.001,0016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—418226.09/cwt220.00–240.009456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—384221.63/cwt219.00–230.008518
HeifersMedium and Large 2—372188.46/cwt185.00–200.007017
HeifersSmall 1-2—245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 3—645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007922
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323160.21/cwt150.00–165.005173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—532209.27/cwt207.50–215.001,11321
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008662
HeifersMedium and Large 2—562185.08/cwt180.00–190.001,0404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—471232.11/cwt230.00–235.001,0937
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—554223.89/cwt223.00–230.001,24017
BullsSmall 1-2—680177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—524217.01/cwt210.00–225.001,13710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—471222.50/cwt215.00–225.001,04817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
SteersSmall 1-2—550175.00/cwt175.00–175.009631
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—370234.87/cwt225.00–245.0086920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—477228.79/cwt220.00–240.001,0919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2472
SteersSmall 1-2—500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—432229.31/cwt220.00–235.009917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—220234.55/cwt230.00–240.005162
SteersMedium and Large 2—419207.87/cwt200.00–215.008717
SteersMedium and Large 2—322199.90/cwt190.00–210.0064412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—332230.47/cwt220.00–240.0076510
SteersSmall 1-2—418181.81/cwt175.00–185.007603
SteersSmall 1-2—473179.97/cwt175.00–185.008512
SteersMedium and Large 2—225203.86/cwt195.00–215.004594
SteersMedium and Large 3—575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008341
SteersMedium and Large 2—710187.50/cwt180.00–195.001,3312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—521225.20/cwt217.50–230.001,17314
SteersSmall 1-2—323183.05/cwt175.00–185.005915
SteersMedium and Large 2—286207.34/cwt200.00–220.005934
SteersMedium and Large 2—369204.07/cwt195.00–215.0075316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—405262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0632
SteersMedium and Large 2Fancy—300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006751
SteersMedium and Large 2—475201.81/cwt195.00–210.009593
SteersSmall 1-2—375187.43/cwt185.00–190.007032
SteersMedium and Large 3—640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 3—255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
SteersMedium and Large 2Fancy—550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—561233.14/cwt225.00–235.001,30816
SteersMedium and Large 3—485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
SteersMedium and Large 2—572193.34/cwt190.00–195.001,1063
SteersMedium and Large 2Fancy—368220.24/cwt215.00–225.008102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—527237.35/cwt235.00–255.001,25125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—283261.71/cwt255.00–275.007413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—479244.99/cwt240.00–250.001,17420
SteersMedium and Large 3—320157.66/cwt155.00–160.005052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—993926.10/head910.00–940.009262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—885750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9951,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Stock CowsSmall 3—83075.70/cwt75.00–77.006283
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—80890.69/cwt84.00–99.007332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0251,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—77598.00/cwt98.00–98.007601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—800135.26/cwt129.00–140.001,0823
Bulls——1,646129.48/cwt124.00–134.002,1314
Bulls——1,725137.10/cwt135.00–140.002,3656
Bulls——1,275109.97/cwt100.00–117.001,4025
CowsLean 85-90%—1,107102.50/cwt95.00–109.001,13511
CowsLean 85-90%—1,165115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3401
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,178110.15/cwt101.00–117.001,29834
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3721
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,555117.61/cwt117.00–118.001,8295
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,595120.87/cwt120.00–122.001,9286
CowsLean 85-90%—98884.54/cwt64.00–94.0083523
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280121.82/cwt118.00–128.001,55926
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07593.24/cwt83.00–99.001,00215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—564213.36/cwt205.00–220.001,2039
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—422218.79/cwt215.00–225.0092312
BullsSmall 1-2—526176.57/cwt170.00–185.009298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—213237.35/cwt235.00–240.005062
HeifersSmall 1-2—425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—468214.84/cwt214.00–220.001,00516
BullsSmall 1-2—418182.34/cwt175.00–185.007624
BullsMedium and Large 2—620191.81/cwt185.00–195.001,1897
BullsSmall 1-2—630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1031
BullsMedium and Large 2—427202.07/cwt190.00–210.0086314
BullsMedium and Large 2—673186.12/cwt182.50–190.001,2532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—608206.75/cwt200.00–215.001,2573
BullsMedium and Large 2—568194.11/cwt190.00–205.001,1036
BullsMedium and Large 2—519198.87/cwt195.00–205.001,0329
BullsMedium and Large 3—488165.08/cwt160.00–170.008062
BullsMedium and Large 3—423166.30/cwt165.00–170.007034
BullsMedium and Large 3—535160.02/cwt155.00–165.008563
BullsSmall 1-2—472185.00/cwt185.00–185.008733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—414233.79/cwt230.00–245.009689
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
BullsMedium and Large 3—675162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0971
BullsMedium and Large 3—610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2—470202.44/cwt190.00–210.0095113
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—730830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—1,2451,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1001,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,25095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—91090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—96085.00/cwt85.00–85.008161
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—803112.28/cwt104.00–123.009025
Stock CowsSmall 3—72569.00/cwt69.00–69.005001
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—84580.00/cwt80.00–80.006761
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—79992.13/cwt83.00–95.007365
Bred CowsSmall 3—710500.00/head500.00–500.005001

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.