Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holiday last week. 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 $209.58/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$209.58

158 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$65.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	255.96	935	19thin
Medium and Large 2	450	209.21	942	95
Medium and Large 3	426	190.32	812	44

One grade step is worth $65.64/cwt here — about $124 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 sale158 hd

209.58

—

SC average2 barns · 298 hd

210.45

−0.88

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	117.51	1,901	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	103.49	1,270	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	101.43	1,492	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	91.19	831	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$929	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,082	5

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	195.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	221.29/cwt	215.00–230.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	212.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	908	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	261.85/cwt	255.00–267.50	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	186.78/cwt	180.00–195.00	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	201.42/cwt	195.00–210.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	199.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	190.65/cwt	187.00–195.00	923	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	176.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	184.01/cwt	180.00–185.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	222.45/cwt	215.00–235.00	841	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	195.48/cwt	190.00–197.50	841	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	197.77/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,022	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	176.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	201.33/cwt	195.00–210.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	169.10/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	183.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	177.10/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,017	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	178.00/cwt	173.00–180.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	236.48/cwt	230.00–237.50	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	186.39/cwt	185.00–190.00	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	179.75/cwt	175.00–185.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	208.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	180.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	766	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	214.74/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,112	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	193.26/cwt	180.00–205.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	224.86/cwt	215.00–235.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	255.64/cwt	250.00–265.00	987	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	201.67/cwt	195.00–210.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	205.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	974	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,369.23/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,369	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	695	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	830	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	888	943.14/head	910.00–975.00	943	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	820	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	1,112.84/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	139.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	108.95/cwt	90.00–119.00	1,591	5
Bulls	—	—	1,776	126.06/cwt	122.00–134.00	2,239	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	95.71/cwt	90.00–105.00	879	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	107.65/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,346	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	84.40/cwt	75.00–88.00	760	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	88.54/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,013	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	86.67/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,350	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	102.83/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,474	10

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 Nov 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 520Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 97Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 14

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holiday last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	190.00–200.00	195.01
4	—	330	215.00–230.00	221.29
21	—	427	200.00–225.00	212.53
4	—	615	190.00–195.00	192.53
20	—	378	215.00–235.00	222.45
20	—	517	190.00–205.00	197.77
1	—	210	230.00	230.00
2	—	268	225.00–230.00	227.52
18	—	475	200.00–220.00	205.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	288	200.00–210.00	205.02
8	—	431	180.00–195.00	186.78
7	—	368	195.00–210.00	201.42
6	—	520	170.00–180.00	176.66
5	—	456	180.00–185.00	184.01
3	—	578	175.00–180.00	176.64
6	—	325	195.00–210.00	201.67
1	—	640	175.00	175.00
1	—	225	215.00	215.00
2	—	675	165.00–170.00	167.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	255.00–267.50	261.85
9	—	386	250.00–265.00	255.64
4	—	409	240.00–250.00	245.03
1	—	240	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	379	195.00–205.00	199.00
12	—	484	187.00–195.00	190.65
21	—	430	190.00–197.50	195.48
2	—	575	185.00–190.00	187.59
7	—	325	195.00–210.00	201.33
11	—	518	185.00–190.00	186.39
2	—	293	200.00–210.00	205.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
1	—	325	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	167.50–170.00	169.10
3	—	370	180.00–185.00	183.31
21	—	574	175.00–180.00	177.10
12	—	524	173.00–180.00	178.00
11	—	479	175.00–185.00	179.75
15	—	423	175.00–185.00	180.98
6	—	328	180.00–190.00	184.91
1	—	610	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	255.00	255.00
1	—	405	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	230.00–237.50	236.48
3	—	327	235.00	235.00
4	—	479	200.00–215.00	208.73
2	—	590	195.00	195.00
8	—	518	205.00–225.00	214.74
2	—	365	215.00–235.00	224.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
7	—	624	185.00	185.00
3	—	360	180.00–205.00	193.26
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	132.50	132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,369.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	910.00–975.00	943.14
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	135.00–145.00	139.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	90.00–119.00	108.95
5	—	1,776	122.00–134.00	126.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	918	90.00–105.00	95.71
8	—	901	75.00–88.00	84.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,250	99.00–116.00	107.65
17	—	1,144	81.00–96.00	88.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,558	85.00–88.00	86.67
10	—	1,433	100.00–109.00	102.83

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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