Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.21/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$235.21

169 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$44.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.42

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	245.63	1,398	98
Medium and Large 2	520	228.67	1,190	51
Medium and Large 3	606	200.85	1,218	20

One grade step is worth $44.78/cwt here — about $180 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 sale169 hd

235.21

—

SC average5 barns · 444 hd

224.79

+10.42

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	1,618	128.36	2,077	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	111.63	1,663	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	105.66	1,237	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	88.35	891	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	625	$510	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,243	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$940	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	—	645	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	231.93/cwt	225.00–240.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	204.97/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,150	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	222.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	213.43/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	242.82/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,501	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	248.67/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,437	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	199.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,132	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	222.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	963	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	215.86/cwt	215.00–217.50	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	210.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	191.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	223.98/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	239.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	193.45/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	227.88/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,055	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	251.25/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,312	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	220.98/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	242.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	236.41/cwt	220.00–245.00	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	231.62/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	224.40/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,533	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	247.53/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	252.58/cwt	247.50–260.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	249.87/cwt	245.00–255.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	211.33/cwt	205.00–215.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	353	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,598	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	108.31/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,288	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	85.17/cwt	71.00–95.00	837	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	98.95/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,082	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	111.63/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,663	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	95.61/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,045	14
Bulls	—	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	131.90/cwt	121.00–138.00	2,263	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	675	87.70/cwt	85.00–90.00	592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	625	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	937	93.24/cwt	90.00–98.00	874	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	204.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,059	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	196.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	211.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	206.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	229.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	228.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	232.49/cwt	225.00–245.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	215.76/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,014	13

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 783Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 167Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	197.50	197.50
1	—	280	205.00	205.00
10	—	738	185.00–195.00	193.45
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
6	—	465	205.00–215.00	210.00
1	—	690	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	225.00–240.00	231.93
1	—	705	220.00	220.00
13	—	463	217.50–240.00	227.88
1	—	515	220.00	220.00
4	—	624	218.00–230.00	220.98
9	—	413	220.00–245.00	236.41
4	—	379	230.00–240.00	235.07
3	—	572	225.00–235.00	231.62
13	—	683	222.50–230.00	224.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	618	235.00–250.00	242.82
40	—	578	245.00–255.00	248.67
8	—	712	226.00	226.00
8	—	522	245.00–255.00	251.25
8	—	488	240.00–250.00	242.46
8	—	667	244.00	244.00
1	—	275	255.00	255.00
4	—	439	245.00–255.00	247.53
5	—	379	247.50–260.00	252.58
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	561	200.00–217.50	204.97
7	—	378	220.00–230.00	222.50
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
5	—	618	210.00–217.50	213.43
28	—	539	210.00	210.00
29	—	432	220.00–225.00	222.98
2	—	325	225.00	225.00
5	—	463	215.00–230.00	223.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	195.00–205.00	199.98
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
2	—	278	215.00	215.00
3	—	382	215.00–217.50	215.86
9	—	469	200.00–215.00	210.27
6	—	324	200.00–220.00	210.12
6	—	423	210.00–215.00	213.30
1	—	585	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	180.00–185.00	182.43
4	—	418	190.00–195.00	191.32
2	—	373	195.00	195.00
3	—	327	195.00	195.00
2	—	675	195.00	195.00
2	—	568	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	235.00–245.00	239.94
1	—	475	235.00	235.00
4	—	370	245.00–250.00	247.50
3	—	322	245.00–255.00	249.87
1	—	265	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	205.00–215.00	211.33
2	—	328	215.00	215.00
8	—	518	200.00–210.00	204.41
3	—	580	195.00–200.00	196.71
2	—	615	205.00	205.00
5	—	428	205.00–215.00	211.09
5	—	479	200.00–210.00	206.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	270.00–275.00	272.52
1	—	280	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	220.00	220.00
2	—	623	210.00	210.00
2	—	560	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
3	—	365	220.00–240.00	229.82
6	—	418	220.00–235.00	228.41
6	—	316	225.00–245.00	232.49
13	—	470	215.00–220.00	215.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	119.00–122.00	120.32
42	—	1,189	100.00–115.00	108.31
14	—	1,093	88.00–99.00	95.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	983	71.00–95.00	85.17
6	—	1,093	97.00–102.00	98.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	109.00–115.00	111.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
8	—	1,716	121.00–138.00	131.90

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	85.00–90.00	87.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	90.00–98.00	93.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	940.00	940.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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