Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

few too trend. Slaughter cows were steady, salughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Moderate offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. A light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.93/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$204.93

223 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	217.62	1,103	86
Medium and Large 2	484	201.76	977	91
Medium and Large 3	428	187.49	803	46

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $300 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 sale223 hd

204.93

—

SC average5 barns · 517 hd

205.08

−0.15

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	1,605	129.26	2,074	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	111.13	1,651	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	107.53	1,291	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	96.68	898	21

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$1,008	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	—	620	211.11/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,309	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	691	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	209.68/cwt	205.00–215.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	221.18/cwt	220.00–225.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	203.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	193.30/cwt	190.00–195.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	197.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,373	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	189.46/cwt	185.00–195.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	194.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	187.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	206.67/cwt	200.00–215.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	192.82/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	194.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	187.20/cwt	180.00–195.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	223.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,068	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	181.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	188.56/cwt	185.00–195.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	223.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	211.24/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	207.61/cwt	195.00–210.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	221.46/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	206.22/cwt	205.00–207.50	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	191.28/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	186.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	232.83/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	253.40/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	230.57/cwt	225.00–235.00	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	213.78/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,437	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	252.22/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,458	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	241.91/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	230.95/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,217	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	251.78/cwt	247.50–260.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	267.49/cwt	260.00–275.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	243.33/cwt	240.00–245.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	194.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	183.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	949	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	89.83/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,027	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	110.10/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,599	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,843	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,247	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	108.69/cwt	98.00–120.00	1,308	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	132.23/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,802	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	87.44/cwt	80.00–90.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	204.87/cwt	200.00–212.50	959	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	207.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	206.87/cwt	200.00–215.00	989	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	222.88/cwt	220.00–227.50	941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	188.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	214.22/cwt	210.00–225.00	902	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	222	200.08/cwt	195.00–210.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	225.17/cwt	205.00–240.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	234.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	223.04/cwt	215.00–230.00	852	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	243.83/cwt	240.00–245.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	185.39/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	181.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	203.98/cwt	195.00–215.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	202.75/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,048	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	203.07/cwt	195.00–210.00	755	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	835	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	860	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	130.03/cwt	120.00–139.00	2,096	15
Bulls	—	—	1,350	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	101.30/cwt	95.00–112.00	951	14

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 783Last week 445Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 135Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 14Year ago 25

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

few too trend. Slaughter cows were steady, salughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Moderate offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. A light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	205.00–220.00	211.11
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
6	—	470	215.00–230.00	221.46
2	—	723	190.00–192.50	191.28
2	—	560	215.00–220.00	217.48
16	—	431	225.00–240.00	232.83
9	—	382	225.00–235.00	230.57
9	—	672	207.00–221.00	213.78
33	—	527	215.00–235.00	230.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	240.00	240.00
6	—	528	245.00–260.00	253.40
9	—	578	250.00–252.50	252.22
7	—	483	250.00	250.00
4	—	621	235.00–247.50	241.91
2	—	308	250.00–260.00	254.88
3	—	375	247.50–260.00	251.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	691	185.00	185.00
3	—	612	190.00	190.00
5	—	524	190.00–205.00	197.00
6	—	393	195.00–210.00	207.61
2	—	460	205.00–207.50	206.22
9	—	562	185.00–195.00	186.17
1	—	425	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	205.00–215.00	209.68
1	—	235	210.00	210.00
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
4	—	374	200.00–215.00	207.44
5	—	570	190.00–195.00	194.04
5	—	665	180.00–195.00	187.94
11	—	425	200.00–215.00	206.67
8	—	628	190.00–195.00	192.82
9	—	513	190.00–195.00	194.43
35	—	468	200.00–212.50	204.87
5	—	315	205.00–215.00	207.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	205.00	205.00
4	—	375	220.00–225.00	221.18
7	—	584	200.00–210.00	203.97
15	—	657	209.00	209.00
29	—	478	220.00–225.00	223.53
4	—	308	220.00–230.00	223.76
4	—	524	210.00–215.00	211.24
14	—	422	220.00–227.50	222.88
1	—	255	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	190.00–195.00	193.30
9	—	426	185.00–195.00	189.46
9	—	478	180.00–195.00	187.20
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
4	—	564	175.00–185.00	181.21
7	—	373	185.00–195.00	188.56
5	—	536	185.00	185.00
7	—	331	185.00–195.00	188.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	260.00–275.00	267.49
1	—	245	270.00	270.00
3	—	370	240.00–245.00	243.33
2	—	340	250.00–260.00	254.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	190.00–200.00	194.99
5	—	478	180.00–190.00	183.04
4	—	513	185.00	185.00
3	—	222	195.00–210.00	200.08
5	—	562	175.00–185.00	181.00
5	—	328	195.00–215.00	203.98
3	—	372	195.00–210.00	203.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	190.00–195.00	192.49
25	—	478	200.00–215.00	206.87
20	—	421	210.00–225.00	214.22
4	—	226	205.00–240.00	225.17
5	—	324	230.00–240.00	234.00
10	—	382	215.00–230.00	223.04
1	—	685	195.00	195.00
4	—	284	240.00–245.00	243.83
6	—	617	182.50–195.00	185.39
18	—	517	195.00–210.00	202.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,143	83.00–95.00	89.83
95	—	1,203	98.00–120.00	108.69
2	—	1,363	126.00–138.00	132.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,452	101.00–117.00	110.10
2	—	1,843	120.00–124.00	121.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	908	80.00–90.00	87.44
14	—	939	95.00–112.00	101.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,612	120.00–139.00	130.03
1	—	1,350	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,750	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	830.00	830.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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