Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2019-06-03

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 3
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
620 head
▲ 336 vs last sale 284▲ 620 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 61▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 34▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows an bulls were

steady to 2.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.88/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$110.88
176 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$8.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.86
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508116.8959437
Small 1-2399111.4544538
Medium 2521108.46565101
One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about $28 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 sale176 hd
110.88
—
SC average5 barns · 522 hd
112.74
−1.86
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,73684.231,4626thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29163.5782137
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70458.841,0034thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89454.4448614

Every lot

82 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
Steers—Small 1-2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268158.79/cwt157.50–160.004262
Steers—Medium 2270146.46/cwt145.00–147.503953
Steers—Small 1-2273124.95/cwt120.00–130.003414
Steers—Small 1-2324129.35/cwt122.50–135.004194
Steers—Medium 2332144.64/cwt140.00–150.004809
Steers—Medium 2374139.28/cwt135.00–145.0052115
Steers—Small 1-2379124.96/cwt120.00–130.004746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415144.74/cwt144.00–145.006014
Steers—Medium 2420127.47/cwt125.00–130.005354
Steers—Small 1-2458111.01/cwt110.00–112.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475144.32/cwt139.00–148.006863
Steers—Medium 2484120.58/cwt119.00–125.005847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510131.83/cwt130.00–135.006726
Steers—Medium 2521121.37/cwt118.00–125.006328
Steers—Medium 2577118.81/cwt114.00–121.0068612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632122.64/cwt120.00–125.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672121.36/cwt119.00–125.008168
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
Steers—Medium 2730105.02/cwt104.00–106.007672
Steers—Medium 278099.50/cwt99.00–100.007762
Steers—Medium 284097.00/cwt97.00–97.008151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2233116.13/cwt110.00–122.502713
Heifers—Small 1-2271120.94/cwt115.00–125.003285
Heifers—Small 1-2335122.47/cwt120.00–125.004105
Heifers—Medium 2340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Heifers—Small 1-2372116.75/cwt110.00–120.004347
Heifers—Medium 2375127.05/cwt125.00–135.0047610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413122.58/cwt120.00–128.005069
Heifers—Small 1-2420103.03/cwt100.00–105.004334
Heifers—Medium 2427111.99/cwt110.00–115.0047816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472119.97/cwt118.00–125.0056610
Heifers—Medium 2475112.40/cwt109.00–115.0053417
Heifers—Small 1-2476104.32/cwt100.00–105.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514117.41/cwt115.00–121.0060312
Heifers—Small 1-2519103.03/cwt99.00–105.005354
Heifers—Medium 2525108.14/cwt106.00–112.0056821
Heifers—Medium 2572107.10/cwt102.00–112.0061318
Heifers—Small 1-258599.35/cwt97.00–101.005813
Heifers—Medium 262096.04/cwt90.00–103.005955
Heifers—Medium 266289.33/cwt85.00–96.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704101.60/cwt100.00–102.007155
Heifers—Medium 273089.73/cwt85.00–93.006553
Heifers—Medium 276690.49/cwt88.00–92.006934
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415137.85/cwt130.00–142.0057211
Bulls—Medium 2421122.37/cwt115.00–126.0051514
Bulls—Small 1-2435105.00/cwt100.00–110.004572
Bulls—Medium 2462122.55/cwt115.00–126.0056621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466135.22/cwt130.00–140.0063011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514127.85/cwt125.00–135.0065715
Bulls—Medium 2534115.45/cwt110.00–120.006175
Bulls—Small 1-2545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Bulls—Medium 2576113.68/cwt110.00–118.0065521
Bulls—Small 1-2584100.80/cwt100.00–102.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611116.25/cwt115.00–118.007104
Bulls—Medium 2621107.60/cwt105.00–110.006685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662114.67/cwt114.00–115.007593
Bulls—Medium 2685107.00/cwt107.00–107.007331
Bulls—Medium 2700109.00/cwt109.00–109.007631
Bulls—Medium 2755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
Bulls—Medium 283581.00/cwt81.00–81.006761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23867.29/cwt65.00–70.008332
Bulls——1,750101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,7681
Bulls——2,06389.93/cwt86.00–94.001,8553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85445.42/cwt43.00–47.003884
Cows—Lean 85-90%90156.72/cwt53.00–63.005119
Cows—Lean 85-90%98570.00/cwt70.00–70.006901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10540.00/cwt40.00–40.004421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27862.96/cwt55.00–69.0080531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40972.07/cwt70.00–74.001,0155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70458.84/cwt55.00–66.001,0034
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2735360.95/cwt325.00–430.002,6533
Stock Cows—Medium 2915625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,7191
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,1231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2955570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,4441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,090500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,285520.00/cwt520.00–520.006,6821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,325910.00/cwt910.00–910.0012,0581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3815420.00/cwt420.00–420.003,4231
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2970890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,6331

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.