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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 28

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

619 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 514▲ 619 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 80▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 18▲ 8 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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls

too few to trend. Average 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 $106.69/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$106.69

236 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$17.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

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	562	110.10	619	127
Medium and Large 2	465	106.42	495	67
Small 1-2	345	103.47	357	16thin
Medium and Large 3	532	92.77	494	26

One grade step is worth $17.32/cwt here — about $126 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 sale236 hd

106.69

—

SC average5 barns · 620 hd

106.23

+0.47

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	1,878	75.86	1,425	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	49.86	718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	43.77	527	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	39.18	354	20

Every lot

87 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	268	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	302	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	129.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	349	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	144.97/cwt	142.50–150.00	412	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	395	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	449	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	330	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	139.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	470	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	381	111.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	424	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	121.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	506	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	137.69/cwt	134.00–143.00	588	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	130.83/cwt	125.00–138.00	611	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	115.68/cwt	115.00–121.00	560	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	128.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	671	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	618	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	125.22/cwt	122.00–135.00	715	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	110.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	637	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	233	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	256	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	321	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	317	103.16/cwt	100.00–105.00	327	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	121.08/cwt	120.00–124.00	386	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	112.30/cwt	108.00–116.00	411	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	367	102.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	377	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	121.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	463	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	101.02/cwt	100.00–103.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	107.36/cwt	105.00–112.00	454	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	117.45/cwt	115.00–124.00	502	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	111.71/cwt	108.00–116.00	523	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	94.49/cwt	90.00–98.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	103.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	498	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	102.73/cwt	100.00–106.00	534	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	110.46/cwt	107.00–113.00	577	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	94.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	497	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	109.35/cwt	106.00–113.00	621	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	91.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	92.07/cwt	89.00–95.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	105.87/cwt	105.00–110.00	655	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	101.03/cwt	98.00–103.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	98.54/cwt	97.00–100.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	106.26/cwt	105.00–108.00	731	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	111.62/cwt	109.00–112.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.50	811	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	135.62/cwt	130.00–143.00	563	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	120.65/cwt	111.00–125.00	513	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	127.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	596	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	478	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	114.99/cwt	110.00–121.00	544	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	90.98/cwt	89.00–95.00	476	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	108.44/cwt	105.00–115.00	568	14
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	528	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	93.97/cwt	90.00–99.00	533	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	108.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	618	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	115.48/cwt	114.00–118.00	662	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	573	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	92.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	110.68/cwt	108.00–114.00	678	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	101.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	94.98/cwt	92.00–98.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	728	94.75/cwt	85.00–99.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	756	87.99/cwt	85.00–94.00	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,878	75.86/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,425	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	44.82/cwt	40.00–49.00	402	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	35.42/cwt	33.00–38.00	321	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	35.46/cwt	30.00–39.00	405	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	46.45/cwt	42.00–55.00	569	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	49.86/cwt	47.00–54.00	718	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	535.78/cwt	510.00–565.00	5,143	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,552	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	715.79/cwt	680.00–750.00	6,678	3

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 Oct 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 514Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls

too few to trend. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
2	—	363	95.00	95.00
2	—	615	89.00–95.00	92.07
3	—	573	90.00–96.00	91.99
4	—	440	90.00–91.00	90.49
4	—	476	90.00–98.00	94.49
8	—	529	90.00–96.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	110.00	110.00
3	—	420	100.00–103.00	101.02
5	—	317	100.00–105.00	103.16
6	—	367	100.00–105.00	102.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	520	100.00–106.00	102.73
9	—	423	105.00–112.00	107.36
9	—	327	110.00–115.00	113.32
8	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.96
8	—	479	100.00–106.00	103.88
2	—	668	97.00–100.00	98.54
3	—	277	115.00–117.50	115.83
5	—	626	98.00–103.00	101.03
8	—	366	108.00–116.00	112.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	105.00–110.00	105.87
6	—	380	120.00–124.00	121.78
4	—	688	105.00–108.00	106.26
4	—	319	120.00–124.00	121.08
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
20	—	427	115.00–124.00	117.45
21	—	832	96.00–99.50	97.49
27	—	468	108.00–116.00	111.71
8	—	705	109.00–112.00	111.62
11	—	568	106.00–113.00	109.35
17	—	522	107.00–113.00	110.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	116.00–118.00	116.99
4	—	658	121.00–125.00	122.99
4	—	284	142.50–150.00	144.97
3	—	622	120.00–127.00	123.66
9	—	427	134.00–143.00	137.69
11	—	467	125.00–138.00	130.83
12	—	321	135.00–145.00	139.82
15	—	521	125.00–135.00	128.79
18	—	372	135.00–145.00	139.62
19	—	571	122.00–135.00	125.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	110.00–115.00	111.16
2	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.39
3	—	268	110.00–115.00	112.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
1	—	870	98.00	98.00
2	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.55
3	—	270	125.00–135.00	129.34
4	—	316	120.00–130.00	124.87
7	—	574	110.00–115.00	110.99
8	—	415	115.00–125.00	121.84
9	—	524	115.00–121.00	118.00
10	—	380	120.00–130.00	123.78
16	—	484	115.00–121.00	115.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	100.00–102.00	101.00
4	—	528	100.00–103.00	101.51
3	—	470	100.00–105.00	101.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	89.00–95.00	90.98
6	—	567	90.00–99.00	93.97
5	—	728	85.00–99.00	94.75
4	—	756	85.00–94.00	87.99
3	—	668	92.00–98.00	94.98
2	—	610	90.00–96.00	92.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	105.00–115.00	108.44
13	—	425	111.00–125.00	120.65
9	—	473	110.00–121.00	114.99
7	—	572	105.00–111.00	108.00
5	—	624	100.00–105.00	101.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	130.00–143.00	135.62
11	—	468	125.00–135.00	127.42
8	—	573	114.00–118.00	115.48
7	—	613	108.00–114.00	110.68
5	—	516	120.00–130.00	125.57
2	—	663	108.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	760	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	907	33.00–38.00	35.42
8	—	898	40.00–49.00	44.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,440	47.00–54.00	49.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,225	42.00–55.00	46.45
10	—	1,143	30.00–39.00	35.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	74.00–78.00	75.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	510.00–565.00	535.78

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	3	—	933	680.00–750.00	715.79

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.