Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2020-01-20

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 20
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 397▲ 672 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 71▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 11▲ 18 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 up to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.08/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$122.08
215 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$11.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.28
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494124.18614152
Medium and Large 3400117.364707thin
Medium and Large 2456117.2153552
Small 3295115.003391thin
Small 1-2438113.174963thin
One grade step is worth $11.02/cwt here — about $118 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 sale215 hd
122.08
—
SC average5 barns · 561 hd
120.80
+1.28
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—Low1,22166.528126thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35860.4882115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53053.078123thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12049.4455438

Every lot

125 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220170.11/cwt165.00–175.003742
Steers—Medium and Large 3240115.00/cwt115.00–115.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 3255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 2283148.00/cwt130.00–162.504197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285173.77/cwt160.00–185.0049513
Steers—Medium and Large 3308144.28/cwt127.50–175.004444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321171.20/cwt157.50–182.5055013
Steers—Medium and Large 2326149.76/cwt132.50–160.004888
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339181.27/cwt180.00–182.506156
Steers—Medium and Large 3350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370166.49/cwt155.00–175.0061615
Steers—Large 337565.00/cwt65.00–65.002441
Steers—Medium and Large 2380148.32/cwt137.50–160.0056416
Steers—Small 338590.00/cwt90.00–90.003471
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added388150.00/cwt150.00–150.005823
Steers—Small 1-2390137.40/cwt130.00–145.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423163.43/cwt155.00–175.0069113
Steers—Medium and Large 2426139.99/cwt125.00–152.505964
Steers—Small 2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468157.10/cwt145.00–169.007359
Steers—Medium and Large 2477138.24/cwt125.00–152.5065917
Steers—Medium and Large 3485131.00/cwt131.00–131.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509151.95/cwt143.00–162.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2525135.95/cwt127.50–147.5071413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540136.00/cwt136.00–136.0073411
Steers—Small 2560113.00/cwt113.00–113.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566134.22/cwt130.00–136.007604
Steers—Medium and Large 2566129.33/cwt120.00–137.0073211
Steers—Small 1-2585102.50/cwt102.50–102.506001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622123.54/cwt109.00–130.0076810
Steers—Medium and Large 2623124.06/cwt122.00–126.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 2660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007991
Steers—Small 267094.00/cwt94.00–94.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673121.99/cwt113.00–127.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755121.00/cwt121.00–121.009141
Steers—Small 381092.50/cwt92.50–92.507491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840116.00/cwt116.00–116.009741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285126.68/cwt125.00–127.503613
Heifers—Small 3295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
Heifers—Small 1-2315122.50/cwt122.50–122.503861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322114.70/cwt110.00–117.503693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330120.69/cwt110.00–125.003986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338135.74/cwt130.00–142.504593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358124.98/cwt120.00–132.504478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375118.00/cwt118.00–118.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379132.77/cwt125.00–140.0050311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full405121.00/cwt121.00–121.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420129.72/cwt120.00–137.5054529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421122.33/cwt115.00–132.505159
Heifers—Small 1-2450112.00/cwt112.00–112.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465124.00/cwt124.00–124.005775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480127.67/cwt120.00–140.0061325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484116.23/cwt105.00–128.005637
Heifers—Medium and Large 3487119.80/cwt107.00–127.505833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521112.36/cwt105.00–125.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524120.03/cwt112.00–127.0062920
Heifers—Small 1-2550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562112.94/cwt108.00–128.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574115.38/cwt110.00–132.006629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617108.55/cwt102.00–116.0067015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625102.50/cwt102.50–102.506411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679107.28/cwt105.00–114.007288
Heifers—Medium and Large 271589.93/cwt80.00–100.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405144.94/cwt140.00–150.005872
Bulls—Large 341055.00/cwt55.00–55.002261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415172.50/cwt172.50–172.507161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420118.45/cwt112.50–125.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421156.40/cwt140.00–170.0065819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424135.00/cwt122.50–140.005729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430159.00/cwt159.00–159.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473150.48/cwt136.00–165.0071214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476135.04/cwt120.00–143.0064314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522134.78/cwt120.00–152.5070419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527130.61/cwt125.00–135.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545107.50/cwt107.50–107.505861
Bulls—Small 2555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565123.89/cwt120.00–128.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574127.92/cwt120.00–133.0073414
Bulls—Small 1-2590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
Bulls—Small 361060.00/cwt60.00–60.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629118.35/cwt110.00–128.007447
Bulls—Small 1-264099.00/cwt99.00–99.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645104.00/cwt104.00–104.006711
Bulls—Small 1-265090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683106.66/cwt105.00–110.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715109.94/cwt107.00–114.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275098.00/cwt98.00–98.007351
Bulls—Small 1-289060.00/cwt60.00–60.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 297071.30/cwt62.00–81.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03059.00/cwt59.00–59.006081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 371535.00/cwt35.00–35.002501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 337065.00/cwt65.00–65.002411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——94079.00/cwt79.00–79.007431
Bulls——1,27764.03/cwt58.00–69.008185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98941.18/cwt30.00–58.0040714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19654.26/cwt47.00–60.0064924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35860.48/cwt53.00–66.0082115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48046.00/cwt46.00–46.006811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55556.60/cwt54.00–59.008802
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3613294.82/cwt280.00–310.001,8072
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 271044.00/cwt44.00–44.003121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279061.00/cwt61.00–61.004821
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2760465.00/cwt465.00–465.003,5341
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,005765.00/cwt765.00–765.007,6881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,185850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,0731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3735390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,8671
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,3731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2798549.06/cwt490.00–610.004,3812
Bred Cows—Small 3810375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2880480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,2241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3970320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,1041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095640.00/cwt640.00–640.007,0081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13558.00/cwt58.00–58.006581

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.