Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2019-06-24

Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 24

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

349 head

▼ 330 vs last sale 679▲ 349 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 73▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 29▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NOTICE: No sale next week in observance of Independence Day.

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls mostly steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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 $113.52/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$113.52

89 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

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	487	118.91	579	22
Medium 2	497	112.48	559	50
Small 1-2	381	110.13	419	15thin
Medium and Large 3	408	105.50	430	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $149 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 sale89 hd

113.52

—

SC average5 barns · 415 hd

111.38

+2.14

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	1,673	91.36	1,529	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	63.96	856	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	62.10	742	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	48.64	437	7thin

Every lot

68 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 2	233	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	337	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	281	139.35/cwt	132.50–142.50	392	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	322	136.22/cwt	130.00–142.50	439	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	330	121.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	401	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	368	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	369	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	492	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	515	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	128.77/cwt	126.00–131.00	670	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	585	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	633	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	803	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	908	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	881	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	228	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	296	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	288	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	346	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	323	130.59/cwt	127.50–135.00	422	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	333	113.61/cwt	112.00–115.00	378	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	372	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	381	111.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	121.13/cwt	119.00–125.00	506	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	113.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	120.67/cwt	118.00–122.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	474	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	474	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	117.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	528	109.32/cwt	105.00–111.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	114.38/cwt	111.00–117.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	625	103.01/cwt	99.00–107.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	659	104.56/cwt	96.00–106.00	689	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	747	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	657	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	778	92.53/cwt	88.00–94.00	720	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	129.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	12
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	437	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	432	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	513	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	112.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	537	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	127.90/cwt	125.00–132.50	610	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	124.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	657	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	532	113.68/cwt	113.00–115.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	576	109.47/cwt	106.00–114.00	631	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	111.44/cwt	108.00–115.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	687	98.61/cwt	95.00–102.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	723	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	780	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	749	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	333	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,672	94.32/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,577	9
Bulls	—	—	1,680	78.05/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,311	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	43.03/cwt	41.00–44.00	377	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	56.13/cwt	54.00–59.00	521	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	50.03/cwt	49.00–51.00	555	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	61.91/cwt	53.00–69.00	728	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	63.96/cwt	55.00–67.00	856	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	72.10/cwt	71.00–75.00	977	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	1,025	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,843	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	648	672.24/cwt	665.00–680.00	4,356	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	745	595.64/cwt	500.00–690.00	4,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,807	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	868	470.52/cwt	350.00–585.00	4,084	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	970	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,589	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	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 Jun 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 679Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 29Year ago 0

*NOTICE: No sale next week in observance of Independence Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
2	—	233	140.00–150.00	144.84
2	—	515	115.00–119.00	117.06
2	—	585	114.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	633	111.00–115.00	113.04
2	—	803	99.00	99.00
2	—	908	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,095	94.00	94.00
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.54
7	—	281	132.50–142.50	139.35
12	—	322	130.00–142.50	136.22
13	—	369	130.00–137.50	133.41
1	—	495	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	573	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	617	119.00–120.00	119.66
4	—	520	126.00–131.00	128.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	115.00–125.00	120.02
10	—	330	115.00–125.00	121.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	108.00–115.00	111.44
2	—	723	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	780	94.00–98.00	96.00
3	—	532	113.00–115.00	113.68
5	—	687	95.00–102.00	98.61
6	—	476	110.00–120.00	112.88
8	—	432	115.00–120.00	118.73
10	—	576	106.00–114.00	109.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
9	—	528	120.00–128.00	124.45
12	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.79
16	—	477	125.00–132.50	127.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	100.00–105.00	101.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	130.00	130.00
2	—	747	87.00–89.00	88.00
3	—	625	99.00–107.00	103.01
4	—	323	127.50–135.00	130.59
4	—	778	88.00–94.00	92.53
6	—	528	105.00–111.00	109.32
7	—	659	96.00–106.00	104.56
10	—	372	120.00–130.00	124.20
12	—	425	110.00–115.00	113.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	111.00–117.00	114.38
6	—	418	119.00–125.00	121.13
6	—	473	118.00–122.00	120.67
7	—	521	114.00–121.00	117.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	105.00–106.00	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	120.00	120.00
4	—	333	112.00–115.00	113.61
4	—	474	100.00	100.00
5	—	381	110.00–115.00	111.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	570.00	570.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	740.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	500.00–690.00	595.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	648	665.00–680.00	672.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	868	350.00–585.00	470.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	250.00	250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,176	53.00–69.00	61.91
4	—	1,355	71.00–75.00	72.10
3	—	1,110	49.00–51.00	50.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,339	55.00–67.00	63.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	54.00–59.00	56.13
4	—	875	41.00–44.00	43.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,672	84.00–99.00	94.32
2	—	1,680	77.00–79.00	78.05

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.