Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $223.41/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$223.41

47 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

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

$58.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.72

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	310	272.47	845	4thin
Medium and Large 2	458	231.11	1,060	13thin
Medium and Large 3	427	213.53	911	30

One grade step is worth $58.94/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale47 hd

223.41

—

SC average5 barns · 286 hd

207.68

+15.72

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	1,638	118.22	1,936	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	97.05	1,202	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	87.84	966	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,131	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$1,042	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$1,036	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$1,280	6

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1	—	370	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	226.75/cwt	205.00–235.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	222.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	208.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	243.12/cwt	235.00–250.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	208.25/cwt	205.00–215.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	191.71/cwt	185.00–195.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	213.74/cwt	210.00–215.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	186.70/cwt	180.00–195.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	196.65/cwt	190.00–207.50	948	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	202.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	222.38/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	590	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	215.52/cwt	200.00–230.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	204.01/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	84.60/cwt	77.00–89.00	857	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	97.77/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,214	25
Bulls	—	—	1,416	103.74/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,469	5
Bulls	—	—	1,915	133.80/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,562	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	119.83/cwt	113.00–130.00	1,983	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	94.77/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,220	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	1,132.08/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	939.20/head	900.00–975.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	1,130.91/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,131	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,113.63/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,114	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	956	93.60/cwt	90.00–97.00	895	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,343.67/head	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,344	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,262.72/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	229.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,207	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 429Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 66Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 20

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	275.00–285.00	279.93
1	—	260	260.00	260.00
1	—	240	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	205.00–235.00	226.75
1	—	320	205.00	205.00
2	—	278	220.00–225.00	222.34
5	—	474	200.00–215.00	208.92
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
3	—	420	205.00–215.00	208.25
2	—	218	200.00–230.00	215.52
5	—	540	185.00–215.00	204.01
2	—	578	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	195.00	195.00
3	—	328	235.00–250.00	243.12
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
4	—	484	225.00–235.00	230.04
3	—	525	225.00–235.00	229.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
3	—	273	185.00–195.00	191.71
2	—	368	185.00	185.00
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
4	—	428	175.00–185.00	180.06
3	—	323	180.00–195.00	186.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
1	—	235	205.00	205.00
12	—	482	190.00–207.50	196.65
2	—	620	180.00–185.00	182.42
2	—	283	200.00–205.00	202.39
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	210.00–215.00	213.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	210.00–235.00	222.38
1	—	805	175.00	175.00
1	—	200	245.00	245.00
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	255.00	255.00
1	—	300	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	418	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	137.50	137.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,013	77.00–89.00	84.60
7	—	1,287	92.00–98.00	94.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	88.00	88.00
25	—	1,242	91.00–106.00	97.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	96.00–109.00	103.74
3	—	1,915	131.00–136.00	133.80
16	—	1,655	113.00–130.00	119.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,132.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,123	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,130.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	900.00–975.00	939.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	956	90.00–97.00	93.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,343.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle