Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2019-07-29

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 29
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▲ 605 vs last sale 0▲ 605 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 0▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 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. Slaughter cows an 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.66/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$115.66
176 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$12.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.01
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525118.54622100
Medium 2463113.3552561
Small 1-2422105.8344715thin
One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $176 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
115.66
—
SC average5 barns · 490 hd
115.65
+0.01
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—Low1,58692.321,46414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56067.001,0453thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23665.6881233
CowsLean 85-90%Low92856.0752012

Every lot

90 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2225123.44/cwt120.00–125.002783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003772
Steers—Medium 2270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Steers—Small 1-2273119.86/cwt115.00–125.003272
Steers—Medium 2313128.64/cwt125.00–137.504036
Steers—Small 1-2330113.33/cwt110.00–115.003743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335151.14/cwt147.50–157.505069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365147.40/cwt145.00–150.005382
Steers—Small 1-2366115.08/cwt110.00–120.004215
Steers—Medium 2376128.61/cwt125.00–135.0048421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422132.93/cwt130.00–138.005615
Steers—Medium 2425123.67/cwt121.00–125.005263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476131.16/cwt129.00–136.006249
Steers—Medium 2480120.42/cwt118.00–125.005788
Steers—Medium 2525119.19/cwt115.00–125.0062618
Steers—Small 1-2528108.97/cwt108.00–110.005752
Steers—Medium 2563118.16/cwt115.00–120.006656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570126.29/cwt124.00–130.0072016
Steers—Small 1-2570103.00/cwt103.00–103.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624125.49/cwt123.00–129.007834
Steers—Medium 2637113.01/cwt108.00–116.007203
Steers—Medium 2665106.38/cwt101.00–112.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688122.02/cwt120.00–129.0083917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728123.00/cwt123.00–123.008952
Steers—Medium 2820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228133.77/cwt131.00–137.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2262132.53/cwt130.00–135.003473
Heifers—Small 1-2278115.00/cwt115.00–115.003203
Heifers—Medium 2280121.70/cwt120.00–125.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315132.42/cwt130.00–135.004172
Heifers—Medium 2324121.37/cwt115.00–125.003934
Heifers—Small 1-2328110.58/cwt110.00–112.503634
Heifers—Medium 2369119.11/cwt115.00–120.004409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371129.66/cwt125.00–137.504819
Heifers—Small 1-2385108.00/cwt108.00–108.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417122.26/cwt119.00–125.0051011
Heifers—Medium 2417112.73/cwt110.00–115.004706
Heifers—Small 1-2455105.99/cwt105.00–107.004822
Heifers—Medium 2470112.97/cwt109.00–115.0053117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473121.51/cwt119.00–126.0057516
Heifers—Medium 2522110.75/cwt108.00–114.0057813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526119.33/cwt116.00–123.0062817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572117.38/cwt115.00–123.0067110
Heifers—Medium 2578109.72/cwt105.00–112.006344
Heifers—Small 1-257896.02/cwt91.00–100.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610112.37/cwt110.00–117.0068511
Heifers—Medium 2610104.00/cwt103.00–105.006342
Heifers—Medium 2665102.66/cwt101.00–105.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670110.98/cwt109.00–115.007448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720105.02/cwt104.00–106.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769104.36/cwt102.00–107.008038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282097.00/cwt97.00–97.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Bulls—Medium 2422117.33/cwt110.00–120.004959
Bulls—Small 1-2424101.74/cwt100.00–105.004314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427128.55/cwt125.00–135.0054913
Bulls—Medium 2467116.33/cwt110.00–120.0054318
Bulls—Small 1-2468103.71/cwt100.00–107.004854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471127.70/cwt125.00–135.006017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518124.17/cwt120.00–128.006434
Bulls—Medium 2521114.25/cwt110.00–117.0059518
Bulls—Small 1-2523103.34/cwt100.00–105.005403
Bulls—Small 1-2568105.00/cwt105.00–105.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569123.45/cwt120.00–127.007027
Bulls—Medium 2576113.49/cwt111.00–116.0065418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621117.48/cwt115.00–121.0073012
Bulls—Medium 2624107.28/cwt103.00–112.006698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
Bulls—Medium 2682105.07/cwt97.00–110.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710108.01/cwt107.00–109.007672
Bulls—Medium 2785102.00/cwt102.00–102.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 333050.00/cwt50.00–50.001651
Dairy Steers—Large 336560.00/cwt60.00–60.002191
Dairy Steers—Large 357565.00/cwt65.00–65.003741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30774.66/cwt69.00–79.009763
Bulls——1,64695.05/cwt89.00–99.001,5658
Bulls——1,703102.69/cwt102.00–104.001,7493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90546.45/cwt46.00–47.004202
Cows—Lean 85-90%93257.99/cwt53.00–62.0054010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07349.10/cwt45.00–53.005273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23766.54/cwt56.00–74.0082328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46378.49/cwt77.00–80.001,1482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56067.00/cwt65.00–68.001,0453
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2905740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,6971
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2915500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,8171
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3713370.09/cwt285.00–420.002,6393
Stock Cows—Small 1-278879.86/cwt74.00–87.006292

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.