Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2019-10-07

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 7
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 599▲ 612 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 77▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 16▲ 6 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter bulls to few to trend. 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 $102.69/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$102.69
174 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$498
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.46
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560109.5961436
Medium and Large 2517104.0353877
Small 1-2349102.8335927
Medium and Large 343992.2640534
One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about $209 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 sale174 hd
102.69
—
SC average5 barns · 666 hd
104.16
−1.46
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—Low1,55166.651,0345thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39048.456736thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28046.2959349
CowsLean 85-90%Low89341.5437122

Every lot

86 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2221126.88/cwt125.00–130.002804
Steers—Small 1-2273107.39/cwt105.00–110.002932
Steers—Medium and Large 2275130.36/cwt125.00–135.003582
Steers—Medium and Large 2320124.21/cwt120.00–130.003976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335140.02/cwt135.00–145.004694
Steers—Medium and Large 333895.00/cwt95.00–95.003212
Steers—Small 1-2365102.89/cwt100.00–107.503766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371139.30/cwt135.00–145.005177
Steers—Medium and Large 2375121.35/cwt117.50–126.0045512
Steers—Medium and Large 337594.22/cwt90.00–97.503533
Steers—Medium and Large 2422117.48/cwt115.00–122.0049611
Steers—Small 1-2433107.67/cwt105.00–110.004663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436130.36/cwt125.00–137.505687
Steers—Small 1-2465104.42/cwt100.00–108.004863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467126.24/cwt124.00–132.505906
Steers—Medium and Large 2467115.65/cwt114.00–120.005406
Steers—Medium and Large 347093.70/cwt92.50–95.004402
Steers—Medium and Large 2518115.00/cwt114.00–116.005968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521120.90/cwt119.00–125.006309
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570121.29/cwt118.00–125.006919
Steers—Medium and Large 2577112.15/cwt110.00–115.006478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.55/cwt115.00–124.007479
Steers—Medium and Large 2634104.93/cwt98.00–110.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 2650100.50/cwt93.00–108.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664123.74/cwt117.00–126.0082211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726118.01/cwt115.00–120.008579
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805113.00/cwt113.00–113.009101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 326894.20/cwt92.00–95.002524
Heifers—Small 1-2272106.81/cwt105.00–110.002913
Heifers—Small 1-2328102.88/cwt100.00–110.003379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350125.00/cwt125.00–125.004381
Heifers—Small 1-2365102.33/cwt100.00–105.0037412
Heifers—Medium and Large 337293.36/cwt90.00–98.003477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387110.66/cwt110.00–112.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 341393.77/cwt91.00–97.503875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422114.10/cwt112.00–116.004825
Heifers—Small 1-2423100.66/cwt100.00–102.004263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428106.18/cwt105.00–110.0045412
Heifers—Medium and Large 346891.15/cwt87.50–97.5042710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473104.69/cwt100.00–109.0049519
Heifers—Medium and Large 352390.23/cwt85.00–95.004725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525103.50/cwt100.00–107.0054320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529110.99/cwt110.00–114.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566103.17/cwt100.00–106.0058413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569109.13/cwt108.00–112.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610106.29/cwt105.00–108.006487
Heifers—Medium and Large 262899.98/cwt98.00–102.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 363291.69/cwt90.00–93.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659106.80/cwt105.00–109.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663101.82/cwt98.00–103.006757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707102.00/cwt101.00–103.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 279591.00/cwt91.00–91.007231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409128.76/cwt125.00–135.005274
Bulls—Small 1-2416101.03/cwt100.00–105.004205
Bulls—Medium and Large 341893.80/cwt92.50–95.003922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433112.74/cwt110.00–120.0048824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470112.73/cwt110.00–115.005306
Bulls—Medium and Large 347189.76/cwt85.00–98.0042310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Bulls—Small 1-2477100.80/cwt100.00–102.004815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503118.49/cwt117.00–120.005962
Bulls—Small 1-2525100.98/cwt100.00–102.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 353091.49/cwt90.00–95.004854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533106.51/cwt105.00–110.005686
Bulls—Small 1-2568100.51/cwt100.00–102.005718
Bulls—Medium and Large 357091.30/cwt89.00–95.005205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572106.58/cwt104.00–108.0061010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622102.66/cwt98.00–105.006399
Bulls—Medium and Large 362590.98/cwt89.00–93.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663100.66/cwt99.00–104.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 368081.00/cwt81.00–81.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 271796.99/cwt95.00–100.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 279093.00/cwt93.00–93.007351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 338055.00/cwt55.00–55.002091
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 347065.00/cwt65.00–65.003061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1361
Bulls——1,56064.56/cwt62.00–69.001,0074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87537.98/cwt32.00–43.0033213
Cows—Lean 85-90%91846.68/cwt44.00–52.004299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20441.67/cwt39.00–43.0050212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30547.79/cwt44.00–53.0062437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39048.45/cwt45.00–50.006736
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,314644.88/cwt510.00–745.008,4745
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,205765.00/cwt765.00–765.009,2181

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.