Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-06-19

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 19
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
154 vs last sale 566 324 vs year ago 396 · +81.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
77 vs last sale 176 56 vs year ago 155 · 36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
5 vs last sale 33 8 vs year ago 30 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate 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 $194.13/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$194.13
182 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.36
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2410214.7688053
Medium and Large 2453190.8886598
Small 1-2480174.5783812thin
Medium and Large 3433165.6871819thin
One grade step is worth $49.07/cwt here — about $162 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 sale182 hd
194.13
SC average5 barns · 625 hd
190.76
+3.36
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
BullsHigh1,769123.542,18513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,536106.491,63611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237103.581,28159
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00488.2888731

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,0825
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$1,0573thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$8801thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)895$9801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)763$1,3723thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,0251thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2274207.43/cwt200.00–220.005688
SteersMedium and Large 3523164.98/cwt160.00–170.008632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415212.24/cwt207.50–220.008818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2548205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1232
SteersMedium and Large 2725182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3231
SteersMedium and Large 2229193.27/cwt190.00–200.004433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372215.33/cwt207.50–227.5080113
HeifersMedium and Large 2561189.99/cwt185.00–195.001,0666
HeifersSmall 1-2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280205.00/cwt205.00–205.005741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy280245.18/cwt240.00–250.006872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy322243.34/cwt242.50–245.007843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 2473188.85/cwt180.00–200.0089315
HeifersMedium and Large 2624187.78/cwt180.00–192.501,1728
HeifersMedium and Large 2328193.83/cwt185.00–205.0063610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486206.69/cwt205.00–207.001,0056
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318214.68/cwt210.00–220.006838
HeifersSmall 1-2265177.50/cwt177.50–177.504701
HeifersMedium and Large 3665165.04/cwt160.00–170.001,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 2520189.61/cwt182.50–195.0098621
HeifersMedium and Large 2200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
HeifersSmall 1-2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
HeifersSmall 1-2545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 2381195.79/cwt185.00–205.007468
HeifersMedium and Large 3375168.80/cwt167.50–170.006332
HeifersMedium and Large 3225162.50/cwt162.50–162.503665
HeifersMedium and Large 3470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 2426192.02/cwt182.50–205.0081821
HeifersSmall 1-2466172.48/cwt170.00–175.008044
HeifersMedium and Large 3645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 3425173.88/cwt170.00–177.507392
HeifersMedium and Large 3320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
HeifersMedium and Large 3525165.07/cwt162.50–167.508672
HeifersMedium and Large 2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 2274191.00/cwt187.50–200.005237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy436248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,08110
HeifersSmall 1-2625175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0942
HeifersSmall 1-2563176.22/cwt175.00–177.509922
SteersMedium and Large 3358172.52/cwt170.00–175.006182
SteersMedium and Large 2477204.60/cwt190.00–212.509767
SteersMedium and Large 2571200.13/cwt182.50–210.001,1435
SteersMedium and Large 3585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009361
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added568211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
SteersMedium and Large 2322208.38/cwt197.50–220.0067113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434227.90/cwt220.00–235.0098912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615218.42/cwt210.00–225.001,3437
SteersMedium and Large 2375203.28/cwt190.00–220.0076216
SteersMedium and Large 3428167.63/cwt160.00–175.007172
SteersMedium and Large 3325166.33/cwt165.00–167.505412
SteersSmall 1-2384190.68/cwt185.00–195.007324
SteersSmall 1-2290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472226.98/cwt220.00–235.001,0715
SteersSmall 1-2472179.04/cwt170.00–185.008453
SteersSmall 1-2337185.79/cwt180.00–190.006263
SteersMedium and Large 2433215.49/cwt210.00–220.009335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328234.89/cwt230.00–240.007704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2289225.02/cwt222.50–227.506504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526222.86/cwt200.00–230.001,17214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379233.32/cwt225.00–240.008846
SteersMedium and Large 2620201.37/cwt190.00–210.001,2484
SteersMedium and Large 2525193.36/cwt187.50–210.001,0157
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
SteersSmall 1-2445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572221.43/cwt215.00–227.501,2677
SteersSmall 1-2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
BullsSmall 1-2524177.93/cwt175.00–185.009326
BullsSmall 1-2433179.51/cwt177.50–180.007775
BullsMedium and Large 1-2403215.00/cwt210.00–220.008663
BullsSmall 1-2600177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy501225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1276
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy483227.33/cwt225.00–235.001,0984
CowsLean 85-90%1,09398.75/cwt93.00–103.001,0799
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533108.64/cwt99.00–114.001,66510
CowsLean 85-90%96884.00/cwt72.00–92.0081322
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242107.04/cwt95.00–112.001,32945
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16687.15/cwt79.00–94.001,01612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,540124.29/cwt118.00–129.001,9142
Bulls1,855133.49/cwt133.00–134.002,4762
Bulls1,185111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3151
Bulls1,810122.81/cwt113.00–129.002,22310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2800132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0561
Stock CowsSmall 1-279692.00/cwt84.00–95.007324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,045900.00/head900.00–900.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370227.50/cwt227.50–227.508421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2586206.84/cwt202.50–210.001,2124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,2762
HeifersMedium and Large 3563168.31/cwt165.00–170.009483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy427222.91/cwt221.00–225.0095212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476212.90/cwt210.00–220.001,01311
BullsMedium and Large 2618191.68/cwt185.00–197.501,1856
BullsSmall 1-2485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519211.90/cwt210.00–215.001,10012
BullsMedium and Large 2567193.22/cwt190.00–197.501,0967
BullsMedium and Large 2668193.99/cwt193.00–195.001,2962
BullsMedium and Large 3535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
BullsMedium and Large 3472166.50/cwt160.00–170.007863
BullsMedium and Large 3425172.50/cwt172.50–172.507331
BullsMedium and Large 2703185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3012
BullsMedium and Large 2475191.71/cwt180.00–200.0091110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy418234.00/cwt234.00–234.009788
BullsMedium and Large 2520190.46/cwt180.00–200.0099011
BullsMedium and Large 2432194.09/cwt190.00–200.008386
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,380123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6971
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28401,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,033984.84/head900.00–1,060.009852
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26751,257.87/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2582
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2848113.39/cwt106.00–120.009622
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2905880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2973975.86/head955.00–1,000.009763
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2895980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Stock CowsSmall 375073.00/cwt73.00–73.005481
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2925138.46/cwt118.00–157.001,2818
Stock CowsMedium and Large 290788.75/cwt86.00–90.008053
Stock CowsSmall 1-273580.00/cwt80.00–80.005881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,241.26/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2412

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.