Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $212.69/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$212.69

134 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$45.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.84

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	238.14	1,082	32
Medium and Large 2	480	212.36	1,018	63
Medium and Large 3	489	192.35	940	39

One grade step is worth $45.78/cwt here — about $142 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 sale134 hd

212.69

—

SC average5 barns · 430 hd

198.85

+13.84

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	1,634	130.16	2,127	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	113.17	1,785	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	112.31	1,408	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	97.71	1,054	20

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)	1,455	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,370	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	363	256.61/cwt	255.00–260.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	209.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	200.05/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	192.61/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	218.26/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,144	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	211.23/cwt	205.00–215.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	202.25/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,052	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	216.01/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	205.86/cwt	195.00–215.00	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	204.37/cwt	190.00–215.00	958	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	223.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,274	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	194.00/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	187.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	207.81/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	281.25/cwt	275.00–287.50	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	229.52/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,180	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	201.64/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	218.48/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	203.93/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	198.50/cwt	195.00–205.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	209.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	237.31/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,467	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	253.80/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	228.62/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	236.62/cwt	235.00–245.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	209.84/cwt	195.00–215.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	254.24/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	232.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	254.25/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	216.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	242.15/cwt	235.00–250.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	285	280.18/cwt	260.00–290.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	275.16/cwt	265.00–280.00	881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	112.31/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,407	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	89.84/cwt	86.00–92.00	998	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	121.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,972	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	112.00/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,755	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	122.86/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,634	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	95.71/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,095	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	100.33/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,072	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,311	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	111.94/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	143.62/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,614	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	133.01/cwt	125.00–138.00	2,008	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	680	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	340	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,367	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,455	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	795	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	186.27/cwt	185.00–187.50	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	226.26/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	228.07/cwt	215.00–235.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	198.30/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	226.72/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	208.07/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	210.33/cwt	200.00–220.00	986	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	253.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	226.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	194.73/cwt	185.00–205.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	681	181.79/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	198.17/cwt	195.00–205.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	204.66/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,066	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	190.04/cwt	185.00–195.00	971	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	193.28/cwt	185.00–205.00	912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	221.88/cwt	200.00–225.00	941	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,223	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	791	89.87/cwt	84.00–95.00	711	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	725	1

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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 858Year ago 894

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 125Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	255.00–260.00	256.61
1	—	275	255.00	255.00
22	—	618	235.00–238.00	237.31
4	—	479	250.00–265.00	253.80
2	—	558	255.00–260.00	257.47
4	—	430	252.50–260.00	254.24
3	—	532	245.00–262.50	254.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	187.50–197.50	192.61
18	—	514	220.00–231.00	229.52
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
1	—	230	225.00	225.00
7	—	469	220.00–240.00	228.62
1	—	725	196.00	196.00
6	—	377	235.00–245.00	236.62
5	—	574	220.00–235.00	232.10
3	—	427	210.00–220.00	216.52
3	—	320	220.00–230.00	225.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	275.00–287.50	281.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	195.00–215.00	201.64
3	—	377	195.00–205.00	198.50
3	—	567	205.00–215.00	209.91
4	—	431	195.00–215.00	209.84
3	—	463	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	780	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	205.00–215.00	209.96
7	—	524	215.00–225.00	218.26
2	—	383	220.00–225.00	222.48
2	—	410	225.00	225.00
5	—	558	215.00–220.00	216.01
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
7	—	321	220.00–230.00	223.71
5	—	487	217.50–220.00	218.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	195.00–202.50	200.05
4	—	428	205.00–215.00	211.23
17	—	520	190.00–210.00	202.25
11	—	365	195.00–215.00	205.86
12	—	469	190.00–215.00	204.37
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
1	—	705	182.50	182.50
2	—	673	193.00–195.00	194.00
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
5	—	577	195.00–210.00	203.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
2	—	473	185.00–190.00	187.62
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
1	—	520	185.00	185.00
2	—	365	185.00–187.50	186.27
2	—	618	180.00–185.00	182.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	554	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	607	205.00–210.00	207.81
2	—	335	255.00	255.00
1	—	665	202.50	202.50
1	—	545	235.00	235.00
2	—	373	235.00–250.00	242.15
4	—	553	225.00–230.00	226.26
3	—	480	225.00–230.00	226.72
1	—	410	245.00	245.00
3	—	277	250.00–255.00	253.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	260.00–290.00	280.18
1	—	350	270.00	270.00
3	—	320	265.00–280.00	275.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	187.50	187.50
3	—	375	215.00–235.00	228.07
3	—	612	195.00–205.00	198.30
8	—	580	200.00–215.00	208.07
16	—	469	200.00–220.00	210.33
3	—	268	225.00	225.00
4	—	671	190.00–200.00	195.02
3	—	317	220.00–235.00	226.76
8	—	521	195.00–215.00	204.66
1	—	240	225.00	225.00
13	—	424	200.00–225.00	221.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	185.00–205.00	194.73
2	—	323	200.00	200.00
4	—	681	175.00–187.50	181.79
8	—	425	195.00–205.00	198.17
3	—	615	185.00	185.00
8	—	511	185.00–195.00	190.04
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
2	—	573	190.00–195.00	192.45
9	—	472	185.00–205.00	193.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,253	104.00–119.00	112.31
11	—	1,330	121.00–130.00	122.86
7	—	1,144	92.00–100.00	95.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	86.00–92.00	89.84
15	—	1,068	96.00–107.00	100.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	120.00–124.00	121.49
14	—	1,567	104.00–118.00	112.00
1	—	1,490	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	100.00–116.00	111.94
3	—	1,820	143.00–144.00	143.62
5	—	1,510	125.00–138.00	133.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	159.00	159.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	791	84.00–95.00	89.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	93.00	93.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,370.00	1,370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	105.00	105.00

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