Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.16/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$203.16

193 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$24.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	218.38	1,279	34
Medium and Large 2	482	207.54	1,000	70
Medium and Large 3	441	193.90	856	89

One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $423 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 sale193 hd

203.16

—

SC average5 barns · 439 hd

202.31

+0.85

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	1,641	115.26	1,891	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	93.76	1,423	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	90.52	1,029	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	82.84	818	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,214	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,125	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$1,096	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$992	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$830	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$1,256	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	971	$1,188	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$790	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	795	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,162.66/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,163	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,214.12/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	760	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	1,125.43/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	690	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	800	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	648	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	130.82/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,302	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	81.44/cwt	78.00–84.00	756	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	780	1,222.29/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,222	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	850	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	209.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	218.78/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,026	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	203.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	968	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	202.98/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,047	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	205.01/cwt	195.00–210.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	227.45/cwt	220.00–235.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	242.36/cwt	230.00–255.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	222.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	953	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	205.05/cwt	195.00–210.00	867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,426	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	864	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	253.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	197.33/cwt	190.00–205.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	193.54/cwt	185.00–205.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	195.81/cwt	185.00–210.00	824	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	190.80/cwt	180.00–200.00	908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	198.00/cwt	185.00–205.00	741	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	94.46/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,446	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	85.82/cwt	76.00–89.00	946	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	95.39/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,119	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	79.68/cwt	68.00–87.00	798	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	94.69/cwt	90.00–105.00	886	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	124.62/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,269	4
Bulls	—	—	1,461	105.89/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,547	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,217.95/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,218	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,178.20/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	902.79/head	820.00–980.00	903	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	885	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	952	1,358.58/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	248.24/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,318	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	262.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	250.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	239.85/cwt	235.00–245.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	239.16/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	235.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	228.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	214.11/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	210.79/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	190.02/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.33/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	207.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	192.78/cwt	185.00–195.00	999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	208.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	209.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	212.73/cwt	207.50–215.00	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	212.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	198.63/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,204	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	217.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	246.42/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,434	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	258.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	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 Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 673Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 156Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 16Year ago 22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	86.00	86.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	930	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	958	820.00–980.00	902.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,217.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,178.20
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	790.00	790.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	81.00	81.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	96.00	96.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	125.00–137.00	130.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	928	78.00–84.00	81.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	780	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,222.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	952	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,358.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	925.00	925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
9	—	469	215.00–230.00	218.78
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
2	—	615	205.00–210.00	207.52
2	—	343	220.00–235.00	227.45
2	—	228	230.00–255.00	242.36
11	—	429	215.00–230.00	222.21
1	—	545	215.00	215.00
10	—	375	220.00–235.00	230.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	200.00–220.00	209.84
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
4	—	565	205.00	205.00
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
1	—	275	205.00	205.00
9	—	475	190.00–210.00	203.74
10	—	516	195.00–210.00	202.98
5	—	378	195.00–210.00	205.01
2	—	670	195.00–200.00	197.54
7	—	423	195.00–210.00	205.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	250.00–255.00	253.37
2	—	405	240.00	240.00
2	—	380	240.00–250.00	245.07
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
1	—	240	270.00	270.00
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	290.00	290.00
1	—	300	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	230.00	230.00
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
2	—	533	205.00–220.00	212.54
2	—	488	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	679	210.00	210.00
9	—	514	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	190.00–205.00	197.33
10	—	324	185.00–205.00	193.54
28	—	421	185.00–210.00	195.81
13	—	476	180.00–200.00	190.80
13	—	374	185.00–205.00	198.00
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
12	—	570	185.00–200.00	190.02
9	—	518	185.00–195.00	192.78
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	195.00–205.00	200.00
3	—	565	205.00–215.00	208.33
12	—	523	200.00–215.00	207.14
1	—	215	210.00	210.00
3	—	405	200.00–215.00	208.37
11	—	490	205.00–210.00	209.55
5	—	730	194.00	194.00
10	—	369	207.50–215.00	212.73
6	—	328	210.00–220.00	214.97
11	—	606	195.00–205.00	198.63
6	—	277	210.00–220.00	217.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	240.00–257.50	248.24
2	—	270	260.00–265.00	262.64
3	—	370	255.00	255.00
5	—	477	245.00–255.00	250.05
13	—	745	225.00	225.00
18	—	582	235.00–250.00	246.42
1	—	620	247.50	247.50
7	—	425	255.00–260.00	258.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	235.00	235.00
1	—	265	235.00	235.00
3	—	380	235.00–245.00	239.85
6	—	462	235.00–240.00	239.16
4	—	431	230.00–245.00	235.10
1	—	665	230.00	230.00
2	—	533	225.00–235.00	230.07
2	—	730	220.00	220.00
4	—	584	220.00–235.00	228.75
1	—	635	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	210.00–215.00	213.32
8	—	426	225.00	225.00
5	—	473	205.00–220.00	214.11
6	—	518	205.00–215.00	210.79
1	—	610	210.00	210.00
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
2	—	380	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	86.00	86.00
11	—	1,531	90.00–101.00	94.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,102	76.00–89.00	85.82
28	—	1,173	90.00–106.00	95.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,001	68.00–87.00	79.68
4	—	936	90.00–105.00	94.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,821	120.00–131.00	124.62
4	—	1,461	100.00–113.00	105.89

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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Saluda Stockyards

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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