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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 17

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

535 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 388▲ 535 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 67▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 17▲ 10 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were

2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

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 $122.34/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$122.34

169 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$33.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

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	469	128.97	605	117
Medium and Large 2	555	109.81	609	37
Small 1-2	389	105.89	412	9thin
Medium and Large 3	670	95.12	637	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.85/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale169 hd

122.34

—

SC average5 barns · 471 hd

122.84

−0.50

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	—	High	1,868	94.83	1,771	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	70.72	1,003	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	66.77	809	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	57.19	489	16

Every lot

91 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 and Large 1-2	223	190.81/cwt	180.00–195.00	426	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	191.17/cwt	190.00–192.50	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	287	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	445	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	179.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	528	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	183.71/cwt	180.00–187.50	570	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	169.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	536	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	153.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	327	138.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	453	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	152.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	552	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	168.61/cwt	165.00–175.00	620	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	369	136.78/cwt	130.00–142.50	505	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	160.52/cwt	155.00–167.50	676	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	138.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	590	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	159.15/cwt	155.00–167.50	759	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	147.99/cwt	135.00–149.00	718	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	145.73/cwt	141.00–150.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	119.73/cwt	118.00–130.00	649	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.20/cwt	133.00–145.00	786	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	128.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	738	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	791	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	116.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	862	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	875	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	789	107.44/cwt	105.00–115.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	139.89/cwt	135.00–147.50	315	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	278	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	318	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	138.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	448	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	126.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	122.37/cwt	117.50–125.00	458	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	133.46/cwt	130.00–142.50	503	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	129.20/cwt	125.00–132.50	540	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	115.04/cwt	114.00–116.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	433	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	520	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	128.79/cwt	124.00–135.00	608	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	472	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	136.77/cwt	136.00–137.50	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	127.29/cwt	121.00–133.00	682	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	123.44/cwt	115.00–131.00	711	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	119.59/cwt	110.00–124.00	741	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	659	96.14/cwt	91.00–99.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	113.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	104.22/cwt	101.00–107.00	702	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	807	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	92.34/cwt	91.00–93.00	803	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	120.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	141.60/cwt	130.00–145.00	600	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	157.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	680	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	156.21/cwt	150.00–162.50	728	16
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	477	117.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	560	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	139.22/cwt	130.00–145.00	674	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	143.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	746	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	139.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	790	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	114.88/cwt	110.00–125.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	705	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	360	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	216	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	530	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	581	60.02/cwt	55.00–65.00	349	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	378	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	825	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	433	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,849	90.38/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,671	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	103.74/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,976	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	767	43.60/cwt	39.00–47.00	334	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	63.37/cwt	55.00–74.00	567	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	67.73/cwt	59.00–76.00	803	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	49.02/cwt	40.00–53.00	586	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	70.72/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,003	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,562	78.30/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,223	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,638	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,338	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	908	584.53/cwt	500.00–750.00	5,308	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,365	846.54/cwt	810.00–885.00	11,555	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	665	81.52/cwt	80.00–83.00	542	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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were

2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	165.00–175.00	168.61
5	—	295	170.00–185.00	179.00
5	—	530	141.00–150.00	145.73
7	—	477	155.00–167.50	159.15
7	—	620	125.00–131.00	127.56
9	—	421	155.00–167.50	160.52
9	—	688	125.00–126.00	125.33
4	—	723	120.00–122.00	121.00
5	—	223	180.00–195.00	190.81
10	—	573	133.00–145.00	137.20
13	—	316	165.00–175.00	169.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	190.00–192.50	191.17
4	—	310	180.00–187.50	183.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
3	—	427	135.00–145.00	138.13
3	—	633	110.00–120.00	116.37
4	—	789	105.00–115.00	107.44
5	—	287	150.00–160.00	155.09
5	—	326	150.00–160.00	153.94
5	—	576	125.00–130.00	128.21
7	—	542	118.00–130.00	119.73
12	—	362	150.00–160.00	152.42
13	—	485	135.00–149.00	147.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	140.00	140.00
4	—	369	130.00–142.50	136.78
5	—	327	135.00–145.00	138.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	135.00–145.00	139.39
15	—	519	140.00–150.00	143.67
16	—	466	150.00–162.50	156.21
19	—	433	150.00–165.00	157.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
3	—	507	130.00–135.00	133.36
3	—	635	110.00–125.00	114.88
11	—	424	130.00–145.00	141.60
15	—	484	130.00–145.00	139.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	95.00	95.00
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
2	—	775	90.00–92.00	91.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	115.00–125.00	120.06
5	—	477	110.00–120.00	117.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	136.00–137.50	136.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	807	96.00	96.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	418	114.00–116.00	115.04
2	—	500	106.00	106.00
3	—	870	91.00–93.00	92.34
4	—	334	125.00–130.00	126.87
5	—	674	101.00–107.00	104.22
6	—	374	117.50–125.00	122.37
6	—	462	110.00–115.00	112.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
5	—	659	91.00–99.00	96.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	433	100.00–102.00	101.00
3	—	472	100.00–101.00	100.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	142.50–145.00	143.75
3	—	225	135.00–147.50	139.89
4	—	668	110.00–120.00	113.78
7	—	324	135.00–145.00	138.20
12	—	620	110.00–124.00	119.59
14	—	536	121.00–133.00	127.29
14	—	576	115.00–131.00	123.44
16	—	377	130.00–142.50	133.46
16	—	472	124.00–135.00	128.79
22	—	418	125.00–132.50	129.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	55.00–65.00	60.02
1	—	360	60.00	60.00
1	—	530	55.00	55.00
1	—	605	62.50	62.50
1	—	825	52.50	52.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	810.00–885.00	846.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	908	500.00–750.00	584.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	80.00–83.00	81.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	102.00–106.00	103.74
4	—	1,849	81.00–96.00	90.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	78.00–79.00	78.30
4	—	1,196	40.00–53.00	49.02
38	—	1,186	59.00–76.00	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	68.00–73.00	70.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	39.00–47.00	43.60
11	—	895	55.00–74.00	63.37

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.