Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $201.30/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$201.30

193 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$43.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	224.00	886	46
Medium and Large 2	453	201.43	912	95
Medium and Large 3	509	181.00	922	52

One grade step is worth $43.01/cwt here — about −$36 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

201.30

—

SC average5 barns · 419 hd

197.92

+3.38

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	1,679	115.38	1,937	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,576	94.97	1,496	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	92.62	1,085	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	83.95	761	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,113	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	926	$948	14
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,001	$1,336	11

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	475	258.93/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	196.29/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,023	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	220.03/cwt	215.00–230.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.69/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	196.32/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	212.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	205.70/cwt	200.00–215.00	759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	504	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,240	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	180.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	609	176.41/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	209.03/cwt	195.00–210.00	895	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	187.98/cwt	185.00–195.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	205.06/cwt	200.00–215.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	211.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,301	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	226.65/cwt	220.00–235.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	171.22/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	182.54/cwt	175.00–185.00	953	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	179.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,009	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	196.23/cwt	190.00–205.00	938	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	204.70/cwt	195.00–212.50	974	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	224.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	857	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	227.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	236.22/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	205.03/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	226.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	243.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	258.77/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,012	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	237.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,216	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	207.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	201.67/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	238.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,066	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	259.10/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	213.31/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,090	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	249.84/cwt	245.00–255.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	275	292.36/cwt	285.00–300.00	804	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	93.06/cwt	89.00–102.50	851	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	79.74/cwt	75.00–84.00	719	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,159	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	94.94/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,125	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	96.09/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,541	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	84.26/cwt	80.00–87.00	945	10
Bulls	—	—	1,683	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	206.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	230.39/cwt	225.00–240.00	869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	187.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	224.35/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,059	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	205.99/cwt	200.00–215.00	772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	202.78/cwt	195.00–210.00	858	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	185.96/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	206.06/cwt	200.00–215.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	185.09/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.60/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,001	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	179.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	216.37/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	229.93/cwt	225.00–240.00	959	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,109	1,156.10/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,156	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,051	1,025.56/head	950.00–1,115.00	1,026	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,091	1,311.96/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,312	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	911	1,286.11/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,286	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	924	949.07/head	825.00–1,050.00	949	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	833	890.66/head	600.00–1,050.00	891	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	106.36/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,782	4

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 Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 707Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 64Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 75Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	250.00–265.00	258.93
18	—	391	255.00–270.00	258.77
3	—	578	255.00	255.00
3	—	317	255.00	255.00
18	—	418	250.00–260.00	255.09
8	—	526	250.00–262.00	259.10
2	—	613	240.00–250.00	244.94
1	—	260	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
4	—	473	230.00–245.00	236.22
2	—	670	210.00	210.00
6	—	633	220.00–230.00	226.19
5	—	331	235.00–245.00	243.16
12	—	511	230.00–240.00	237.93
4	—	368	235.00–245.00	238.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	220.00	220.00
2	—	568	210.00–215.00	212.53
5	—	513	195.00–210.00	205.03
2	—	360	200.00	200.00
2	—	433	220.00–225.00	222.46
1	—	230	225.00	225.00
2	—	330	205.00–210.00	207.39
3	—	603	195.00–210.00	201.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	504	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	200.00	200.00
26	—	521	190.00–205.00	196.29
4	—	558	190.00–205.00	196.32
2	—	220	210.00–215.00	212.33
9	—	369	200.00–215.00	205.70
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
25	—	428	195.00–210.00	209.03
6	—	338	200.00–215.00	205.06
20	—	478	190.00–205.00	196.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	215.00–230.00	220.03
2	—	278	230.00	230.00
6	—	523	215.00–232.50	223.69
1	—	565	212.50	212.50
18	—	382	220.00–230.00	224.37
10	—	330	220.00–230.00	227.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	180.00–190.00	184.96
6	—	483	175.00–185.00	180.86
7	—	609	175.00–185.00	176.41
5	—	433	185.00–195.00	187.98
4	—	674	170.00–175.00	171.22
12	—	522	175.00–185.00	182.54
10	—	563	175.00–185.00	179.21
2	—	215	185.00–190.00	187.33
3	—	333	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	614	200.00–215.00	211.92
3	—	318	220.00–235.00	226.65
22	—	511	205.00–220.00	213.31
14	—	377	225.00–240.00	230.39
15	—	472	220.00–235.00	224.35
1	—	220	225.00	225.00
7	—	567	210.00–225.00	216.37
14	—	417	225.00–240.00	229.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	476	195.00–212.50	204.70
3	—	277	200.00–210.00	206.51
11	—	375	200.00–215.00	205.99
16	—	423	195.00–210.00	202.78
5	—	620	175.00–190.00	185.96
5	—	334	200.00–215.00	206.06
3	—	560	180.00–195.00	185.09
9	—	525	185.00–200.00	190.60
2	—	228	210.00–215.00	212.42
2	—	663	175.00–185.00	179.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	235.00	235.00
5	—	322	245.00–255.00	249.84
1	—	490	255.00	255.00
2	—	383	245.00–250.00	247.48
1	—	250	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	285.00–300.00	292.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	915	89.00–102.50	93.06
13	—	902	75.00–84.00	79.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	85.00–87.00	86.01
16	—	1,604	92.00–102.00	96.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,185	90.00–103.00	94.94
10	—	1,121	80.00–87.00	84.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	122.00–127.00	124.40
4	—	1,675	95.00–117.00	106.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,109	900.00–1,300.00	1,156.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,051	950.00–1,115.00	1,025.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	924	825.00–1,050.00	949.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	833	600.00–1,050.00	890.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,091	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,311.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	911	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,286.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	130.00	130.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

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