Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2019-06-17

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 17
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
679 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 667▲ 679 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 106▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 52▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher,

slaughter bulls steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.16/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$113.16
149 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.74
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2459132.0760618thin
Medium 2520112.2258498
Small 1-2480105.6750733
One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about $99 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 sale149 hd
113.16
—
SC average5 barns · 364 hd
114.90
−1.74
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—Low1,67091.081,5216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,82065.001,1831thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26363.7480539
CowsLean 85-90%Low89850.0444916

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2220121.52/cwt115.00–125.002673
Steers—Small 1-2277119.54/cwt115.00–122.503315
Steers—Medium 2283141.93/cwt132.50–147.5040210
Steers—Medium 2325134.81/cwt130.00–140.0043817
Steers—Small 1-2325120.85/cwt115.00–125.0039311
Steers—Small 1-2374120.03/cwt115.00–125.0044915
Steers—Medium 2381133.35/cwt130.00–140.0050829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405142.47/cwt140.00–145.005772
Steers—Medium 2423127.60/cwt125.00–130.005402
Steers—Medium 2458130.00/cwt130.00–130.005952
Steers—Small 1-2468115.00/cwt115.00–115.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518138.27/cwt135.00–140.007164
Steers—Medium 2521118.41/cwt115.00–125.006174
Steers—Medium 2576119.78/cwt115.00–124.006905
Steers—Medium 2632120.68/cwt114.00–123.007636
Steers—Medium 2667117.52/cwt112.00–123.007845
Steers—Medium 2750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2220114.55/cwt110.00–120.002522
Heifers—Small 1-2270110.93/cwt110.00–115.003005
Heifers—Small 1-2318112.39/cwt110.00–115.003575
Heifers—Medium 2326120.60/cwt120.00–125.003938
Heifers—Medium 2359122.17/cwt120.00–125.0043912
Heifers—Small 1-2382111.62/cwt110.00–115.004266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410121.42/cwt120.00–125.004987
Heifers—Medium 2417113.62/cwt110.00–115.0047415
Heifers—Small 1-2420102.49/cwt100.00–105.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464122.09/cwt120.00–125.0056612
Heifers—Small 1-2466102.49/cwt100.00–105.004784
Heifers—Medium 2475111.76/cwt110.00–115.0053111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518118.18/cwt115.00–122.506129
Heifers—Medium 2523110.01/cwt108.00–112.005759
Heifers—Small 1-2524101.96/cwt100.00–105.005347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560117.93/cwt115.00–123.006607
Heifers—Medium 2581108.53/cwt106.00–112.006319
Heifers—Medium 2613101.16/cwt91.00–106.006208
Heifers—Medium 266596.56/cwt90.00–101.006424
Heifers—Medium 277590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Heifers—Medium 284590.00/cwt90.00–90.007611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2330117.50/cwt117.50–117.503881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415132.43/cwt130.00–137.505509
Bulls—Medium 2423120.90/cwt115.00–125.0051129
Bulls—Small 1-2423106.35/cwt100.00–110.004509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462135.85/cwt135.00–137.506283
Bulls—Medium 2472117.33/cwt114.00–125.0055421
Bulls—Small 1-2473106.26/cwt100.00–110.0050312
Bulls—Medium 2519113.34/cwt110.00–117.5058815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524129.65/cwt126.00–131.006796
Bulls—Small 1-2532103.58/cwt100.00–105.005517
Bulls—Medium 2570111.18/cwt109.00–115.0063412
Bulls—Small 1-2576103.03/cwt100.00–105.005934
Bulls—Medium 2612101.51/cwt96.00–108.006219
Bulls—Medium 268097.65/cwt93.00–102.506642
Bulls—Medium 272388.90/cwt85.00–92.506439
Bulls—Medium 280084.00/cwt84.00–84.006721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 363060.00/cwt60.00–60.003781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00065.00/cwt65.00–65.006501
Bulls——1,52583.18/cwt80.00–87.001,2682
Bulls——1,990105.04/cwt102.00–110.002,0903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87343.94/cwt38.00–49.003849
Cows—Lean 85-90%90072.00/cwt72.00–72.006481
Cows—Lean 85-90%93455.53/cwt52.00–62.005196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10344.62/cwt41.00–48.004922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25362.77/cwt52.00–68.0078730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35173.36/cwt70.00–77.009917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1831
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05895.07/cwt91.00–99.001,0064
Stock Cows—Medium 21,08975.31/cwt71.00–79.008204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3725550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9881
Bred Cows—Small 3790550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,3451
Bred Cows—Small 3793499.84/cwt450.00–550.003,9642
Bred Cows—Small 3840531.67/cwt440.00–570.004,4663
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3625720.00/cwt720.00–720.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3638607.84/cwt500.00–720.003,8782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3673574.20/cwt520.00–630.003,8644
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2715620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,4331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3765540.00/cwt540.00–540.004,1311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3805714.64/cwt670.00–780.005,7533
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2815790.00/cwt790.00–790.006,4391
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3920640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,8881

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.