Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2019-09-02

Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 2

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 537▲ 362 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 97▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 19▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable feeder cattle sales to establish trends. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings 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 $108.77/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$108.77

93 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$15.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

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	538	114.19	614	21
Medium 1-2	478	109.00	520	2thin
Medium 2	532	107.96	574	52
Small 1-2	415	106.93	444	10thin
Medium 3	515	106.00	546	1thin
Medium and Large 3	490	105.53	517	2thin
Small 2	530	104.00	551	1thin
Small 3	406	98.81	401	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.38/cwt here — about $212 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 sale93 hd

108.77

—

SC average4 barns · 313 hd

113.49

−4.72

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	1,458	83.94	1,224	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	66.98	888	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	62.18	859	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	57.28	660	51

Every lot

92 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	210	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	286	2
Steers	—	Small 3	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	419	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	138.79/cwt	137.50–140.00	451	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	—	Small 3	330	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	379	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	355	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	369	124.73/cwt	115.00–130.00	460	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	370	128.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	477	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	465	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	509	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	479	122.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	522	120.20/cwt	110.00–127.00	627	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	553	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	123.61/cwt	123.00–124.00	700	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	625	119.18/cwt	114.00–122.00	745	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	335	96.12/cwt	87.50–105.00	322	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	377	107.93/cwt	105.00–111.00	407	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	421	108.80/cwt	105.00–113.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	435	102.26/cwt	101.00–104.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	455	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	108.05/cwt	102.00–115.00	513	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	105.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	114.92/cwt	114.00–115.00	593	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	521	109.00/cwt	103.00–113.00	568	8
Heifers	—	Small 2	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	578	106.37/cwt	104.00–111.00	615	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	106.81/cwt	93.00–110.00	662	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	663	102.71/cwt	98.00–106.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	112.94/cwt	108.00–118.00	760	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	535	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	418	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	489	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	109.94/cwt	102.50–115.00	467	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	473	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	461	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	476	111.38/cwt	106.00–119.00	530	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	477	115.71/cwt	105.00–125.00	552	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	529	113.39/cwt	105.00–117.00	600	22
Bulls	—	Medium 2	573	108.55/cwt	102.00–113.00	622	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	582	103.90/cwt	102.00–109.00	605	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	620	100.29/cwt	99.00–103.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	622	104.03/cwt	95.00–109.00	647	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	658	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	685	100.43/cwt	96.00–105.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	718	97.31/cwt	96.00–99.00	699	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	140	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	330	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	206	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	953	61.38/cwt	55.00–69.00	585	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	86.33/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,364	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	101.70/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,749	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	48.48/cwt	44.00–52.00	506	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	60.29/cwt	53.00–67.00	717	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	66.98/cwt	60.00–70.00	888	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	62.18/cwt	59.00–65.00	859	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	830	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	8,217	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	853	813.31/cwt	790.00–840.00	6,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	1,172.29/cwt	1,080.00–1,250.00	13,341	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	645	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,483	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	820	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,936	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	704.92/cwt	560.00–825.00	7,895	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	785.54/cwt	740.00–825.00	9,057	2

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 Sep 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 537Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	93.00–110.00	106.81
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	112.00	112.00
3	—	663	98.00–106.00	102.71
4	—	421	105.00–113.00	108.80
8	—	521	103.00–113.00	109.00
8	—	578	104.00–111.00	106.37
13	—	475	102.00–115.00	108.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
2	—	460	116.00	116.00
2	—	575	111.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	618	111.00	111.00
2	—	673	108.00–118.00	112.94
12	—	516	114.00–115.00	114.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	109.00	109.00
1	—	610	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	103.00–108.00	105.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	535	101.00	101.00
3	—	377	105.00–111.00	107.93
4	—	435	101.00–104.00	102.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	99.00	99.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
2	—	335	87.50–105.00	96.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	115.00–119.00	117.06
2	—	685	96.00–105.00	100.43
3	—	718	96.00–99.00	97.31
6	—	622	95.00–109.00	104.03
7	—	573	102.00–113.00	108.55
8	—	477	105.00–125.00	115.71
22	—	529	105.00–117.00	113.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
2	—	400	132.50–135.00	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
3	—	425	102.50–115.00	109.94
3	—	620	99.00–103.00	100.29
3	—	658	103.00	103.00
5	—	476	106.00–119.00	111.38
7	—	582	102.00–109.00	103.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	112.50	112.50
1	—	520	81.00	81.00
2	—	473	95.00–100.00	97.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	210	132.50–140.00	136.25
2	—	325	137.50–140.00	138.79
3	—	370	127.00–130.00	128.96
3	—	553	110.00–114.00	112.00
4	—	479	120.00–125.00	122.25
6	—	625	114.00–122.00	119.18
13	—	522	110.00–127.00	120.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	284	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	603	121.00	121.00
2	—	668	118.00	118.00
3	—	513	123.00–124.00	123.33
8	—	566	123.00–124.00	123.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
2	—	330	105.00–110.00	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	109.00–110.00	109.48
7	—	369	115.00–130.00	124.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	100.00	100.00
2	—	330	110.00–120.00	114.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	65.00	65.00
1	—	330	62.50	62.50
1	—	450	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	790.00–840.00	813.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,080.00–1,250.00	1,172.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	990.00	990.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	540.00	540.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	480.00	480.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	740.00–825.00	785.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	560.00–825.00	704.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,189	53.00–67.00	60.29
13	—	1,043	44.00–52.00	48.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	59.00–65.00	62.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,326	60.00–70.00	66.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	79.00–93.00	86.33
3	—	1,720	101.00–102.00	101.70
3	—	953	55.00–69.00	61.38

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.