Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2019-05-06

Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 6

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← earliestMay 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

442 head

▲ 442 vs last sale 0▲ 442 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 0▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to replacement cattle; changed from per cwt to per head/family as applicable *

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable feeder cattle sales to establish trends. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. There were moderate offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.34/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$124.34

136 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	490	128.42	629	76
Medium 2	461	120.18	554	57
Medium and Large 3	495	100.00	495	1thin
Small 1-2	390	100.00	390	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $239 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 sale136 hd

124.34

—

SC average2 barns · 257 hd

122.90

+1.44

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	1,799	78.89	1,419	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	59.03	774	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,604	57.41	921	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	50.64	568	22

Every lot

99 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	166.75/cwt	157.50–172.50	447	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	282	146.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	414	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	131.19/cwt	125.00–137.50	371	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	157.49/cwt	152.50–165.00	502	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	324	148.94/cwt	145.00–152.50	483	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	158.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	570	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	143.89/cwt	142.50–145.00	612	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	133.06/cwt	127.50–137.00	566	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	475	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	477	132.20/cwt	124.00–142.00	631	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	141.24/cwt	138.00–144.00	733	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	526	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	567	133.47/cwt	127.00–139.00	757	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	126.98/cwt	124.00–133.00	791	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	205	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	272	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	279	131.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	366	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	327	123.77/cwt	120.00–127.50	405	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	137.45/cwt	132.50–140.00	452	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	134.16/cwt	132.50–140.00	499	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	382	124.44/cwt	112.50–132.50	475	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	133.27/cwt	130.00–142.50	561	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	422	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	472	124.42/cwt	115.00–129.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	631	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	680	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	531	114.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	125.30/cwt	119.00–132.00	707	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	576	116.13/cwt	112.00–120.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	115.33/cwt	114.00–117.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	635	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	771	96.87/cwt	90.00–104.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	87.96/cwt	86.00–90.00	763	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	142.32/cwt	137.00–150.00	598	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	423	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	126.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	137.58/cwt	135.00–147.00	658	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	137.64/cwt	133.00–145.00	713	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	521	125.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	654	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	563	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	126.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	122.75/cwt	119.00–126.00	706	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	118.59/cwt	116.00–120.00	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	118.40/cwt	117.00–119.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	115.83/cwt	113.00–119.00	824	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	285	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	207	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	384	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	250	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	463	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	405	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	525	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	57.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	334	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	610	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	354	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	735	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	441	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	585	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	380	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	635	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	483	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	429	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	360	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	760	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	513	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	83.52/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,608	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	42.20/cwt	32.00–48.00	384	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,040	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	416	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	54.72/cwt	50.00–58.00	663	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	59.03/cwt	53.00–66.00	774	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	58.31/cwt	52.00–62.00	914	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	946	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,740	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,724	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	690	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	6,141	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	930	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	990	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	10,593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,030	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,013	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,110	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,769	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	13,898	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

*Correction to replacement cattle; changed from per cwt to per head/family as applicable *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	135.00–147.00	137.58
6	—	711	113.00–119.00	115.83
6	—	518	133.00–145.00	137.64
5	—	675	117.00–119.00	118.40
5	—	631	116.00–120.00	118.59
12	—	420	137.00–150.00	142.32
13	—	572	125.00–129.00	126.06
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	120.00–130.00	126.54
5	—	575	119.00–126.00	122.75
3	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.81
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
11	—	521	120.00–129.00	125.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
1	—	535	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
2	—	563	110.00–119.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	65.00	65.00
2	—	463	87.50	87.50
1	—	285	72.50	72.50
1	—	425	70.00	70.00
1	—	525	65.00	65.00
1	—	610	58.00	58.00
1	—	735	60.00	60.00
2	—	580	55.00–60.00	57.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	125.00–137.50	131.19
1	—	563	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	319	152.50–165.00	157.49
7	—	519	138.00–144.00	141.24
4	—	268	157.50–172.50	166.75
3	—	360	155.00–160.00	158.29
3	—	623	124.00–133.00	126.98
4	—	425	142.50–145.00	143.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	140.00–150.00	144.83
12	—	324	145.00–152.50	148.94
9	—	477	124.00–142.00	132.20
4	—	425	127.50–137.00	133.06
5	—	282	140.00–155.00	146.67
6	—	567	127.00–139.00	133.47
7	—	526	130.00–136.00	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.39
1	—	405	117.50	117.50
1	—	570	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	120.00–127.50	123.77
2	—	635	101.00–103.00	101.98
6	—	279	120.00–135.00	131.25
6	—	472	115.00–129.00	124.42
7	—	422	120.00–130.00	126.21
8	—	576	112.00–120.00	116.13
11	—	382	112.50–132.50	124.44
1	—	205	132.50	132.50
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	710	96.00	96.00
2	—	771	90.00–104.00	96.87
5	—	531	110.00–119.00	114.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
12	—	421	130.00–142.50	133.27
13	—	524	125.00–132.00	129.70
13	—	564	119.00–132.00	125.30
14	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.03
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
2	—	868	86.00–90.00	87.96
3	—	607	114.00–117.00	115.33
6	—	329	132.50–140.00	137.45
9	—	372	132.50–140.00	134.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	70.00	70.00
1	—	585	65.00	65.00
1	—	635	76.00	76.00
1	—	660	65.00	65.00
1	—	760	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	730.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	890.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,070.00	1,070.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,090.00	1,090.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,925	80.00–86.00	83.52
1	—	1,420	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,311	53.00–66.00	59.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,568	52.00–62.00	58.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	911	32.00–48.00	42.20
15	—	1,211	50.00–58.00	54.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	40.00	40.00

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.