Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.72/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$199.72

144 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$35.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	355	218.50	775	30
Medium and Large 2	444	199.74	886	80
Medium and Large 3	446	183.11	817	34

One grade step is worth $35.38/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale144 hd

199.72

—

SC average5 barns · 412 hd

197.12

+2.60

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	1,663	116.68	1,940	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	90.32	1,369	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	87.15	998	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	82.70	937	31

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,165	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$949	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$897	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$865	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	213.52/cwt	212.50–215.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	218.24/cwt	215.00–222.50	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	204.12/cwt	195.00–210.00	765	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	203.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	196.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	195.18/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	202.94/cwt	192.50–210.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	220.13/cwt	215.00–240.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	212.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	210.74/cwt	200.00–215.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	198.74/cwt	190.00–205.00	952	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	200.07/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	206.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	224.99/cwt	220.00–235.00	934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	201.09/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,052	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	216.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	218.45/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,020	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	254.14/cwt	245.00–265.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	256.11/cwt	250.00–265.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.31/cwt	180.00–190.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	202.44/cwt	195.00–210.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	180.10/cwt	170.00–185.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	198.94/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	229.64/cwt	220.00–240.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	183.50/cwt	175.00–188.00	864	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	194.89/cwt	190.00–205.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	262.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	213.28/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	216.27/cwt	215.00–217.50	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	197.49/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,023	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	262.21/cwt	250.00–275.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	237.46/cwt	235.00–245.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	208.12/cwt	200.00–215.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	219.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	333	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	916	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	276.62/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	274.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,018	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	91.16/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,127	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	94.61/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,118	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	77.36/cwt	60.00–87.00	825	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	89.49/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,375	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	121.89/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	83.76/cwt	60.00–91.00	945	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	985	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	857	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	1,054.46/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	988	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,279	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	956	81.54/cwt	74.00–88.00	780	8
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	1,221.84/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,222	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	685	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	394	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	85.25/cwt	76.00–92.00	915	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	698	83.65/cwt	82.50–85.00	584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	760	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	912.53/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	790	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	830	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	765	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	830	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	957	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	830	874.46/head	850.00–920.00	874	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	113.21/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,760	3

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 561Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 142Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 13Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	212.50–215.00	213.52
11	—	369	215.00–222.50	218.24
12	—	327	215.00–240.00	220.13
2	—	263	220.00–225.00	222.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	195.00–210.00	204.12
7	—	586	190.00–200.00	196.08
6	—	528	190.00–205.00	195.18
12	—	415	192.50–210.00	202.94
31	—	479	190.00–205.00	198.74
8	—	330	195.00–210.00	202.44
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
3	—	235	190.00–205.00	194.89
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
4	—	380	175.00–185.00	180.00
8	—	420	180.00–190.00	185.31
1	—	605	187.50	187.50
4	—	521	170.00–185.00	180.10
13	—	471	175.00–188.00	183.50
2	—	290	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	200.00–210.00	203.83
5	—	566	195.00–205.00	198.94
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
3	—	478	210.00–215.00	213.28
2	—	340	215.00–217.50	216.27
1	—	605	205.00	205.00
16	—	518	195.00–215.00	197.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	235.00	235.00
2	—	420	220.00–240.00	229.64
2	—	463	220.00–225.00	222.51
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
2	—	518	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	260.00–270.00	262.73
1	—	425	270.00	270.00
2	—	328	250.00–275.00	262.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
5	—	378	200.00–220.00	212.96
7	—	437	200.00–215.00	210.74
5	—	569	190.00–210.00	200.07
5	—	475	200.00–210.00	206.03
25	—	523	190.00–210.00	201.09
1	—	220	215.00	215.00
3	—	318	200.00–215.00	208.12
2	—	265	215.00–225.00	219.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	220.00–240.00	230.00
8	—	415	220.00–235.00	224.99
4	—	518	215.00–220.00	216.29
1	—	225	240.00	240.00
10	—	467	215.00–230.00	218.45
4	—	361	235.00–245.00	237.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	250.00	250.00
1	—	540	240.00	240.00
6	—	313	245.00–265.00	254.14
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
4	—	286	250.00–265.00	256.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	333	270.00–280.00	275.05
3	—	417	275.00–280.00	276.62
8	—	371	270.00–285.00	274.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,236	88.00–96.00	91.16
19	—	1,067	60.00–87.00	77.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,182	91.00–99.00	94.61
33	—	1,128	60.00–91.00	83.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,536	87.00–93.00	89.49
1	—	1,350	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	116.00–126.00	121.89
3	—	1,555	111.00–114.00	113.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	87.00	87.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	76.00	76.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,221.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	975.00–1,125.00	1,054.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	900.00–925.00	912.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	102.00	102.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	830	850.00–920.00	874.46
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	710.00	710.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	956	74.00–88.00	81.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	107.50	107.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	104.00	104.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	76.00–92.00	85.25
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	57.50	57.50
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	82.50–85.00	83.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	77.00	77.00

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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