Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2020-07-13

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 13
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 428▼ 293 vs year ago 675 · −43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 108▼ 43 vs year ago 90 · −47.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 3 vs year ago 14 · +21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers too few to trend. Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.91/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$116.91
117 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.01
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501126.7763535
Medium and Large 2525118.0562055
Small 1-2558104.8058519thin
Medium and Large 361394.635808thin
One grade step is worth $32.15/cwt here — about $55 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 sale117 hd
116.91
—
SC average5 barns · 404 hd
112.90
+4.01
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—Average1,65792.391,53115
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21958.7571626
CowsLean 85-90%Average88358.225143thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59555.738893thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
Steers—Small 1-2233131.16/cwt125.00–135.003064
Steers—Medium and Large 2280134.55/cwt130.00–140.0037711
Steers—Small 1-2320122.50/cwt120.00–125.003922
Steers—Medium and Large 2330136.41/cwt130.00–140.0045012
Steers—Medium and Large 2369135.15/cwt130.00–140.004999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005372
Steers—Small 1-2383120.14/cwt115.00–125.004608
Steers—Medium and Large 2427131.44/cwt130.00–134.005615
Steers—Medium and Large 2472128.46/cwt125.00–133.0060610
Steers—Medium and Large 2516129.73/cwt125.00–131.006698
Steers—Medium and Large 2582128.06/cwt125.00–130.0074513
Steers—Medium and Large 2615112.44/cwt110.00–115.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619127.84/cwt125.00–131.007918
Steers—Medium and Large 2678111.41/cwt108.00–115.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683124.00/cwt123.00–125.008478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714122.60/cwt121.00–123.008755
Steers—Medium and Large 2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268117.88/cwt115.00–120.003163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278131.18/cwt127.50–137.003654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331119.63/cwt115.00–122.503967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333129.94/cwt125.00–137.504337
Heifers—Small 1-2358111.28/cwt110.00–112.503982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372119.18/cwt115.00–122.504433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376127.80/cwt125.00–133.0048110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419127.54/cwt125.00–130.0053410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421118.70/cwt110.00–123.005006
Heifers—Small 1-2425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467127.09/cwt125.00–130.005949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470117.83/cwt110.00–122.005547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520121.84/cwt120.00–125.006347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520110.89/cwt108.00–114.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 352095.00/cwt95.00–95.004941
Heifers—Small 1-2523106.00/cwt106.00–106.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568117.59/cwt115.00–121.006685
Heifers—Small 1-2570104.01/cwt103.00–105.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584110.45/cwt108.00–114.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 360081.00/cwt81.00–81.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618114.94/cwt112.00–118.007102
Heifers—Small 1-2618103.50/cwt103.00–104.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625106.50/cwt106.00–107.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 369091.32/cwt89.00–95.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705103.00/cwt103.00–103.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 276099.00/cwt99.00–99.007525
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390122.50/cwt122.50–122.504781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426132.03/cwt130.00–135.0056212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426124.91/cwt120.00–128.0053214
Bulls—Medium and Large 342695.00/cwt95.00–95.004051
Bulls—Small 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468128.86/cwt127.00–132.006039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474120.07/cwt116.00–125.005699
Bulls—Small 1-2475105.74/cwt100.00–110.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 348094.00/cwt90.00–98.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505125.34/cwt125.00–126.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517116.00/cwt114.00–121.0060012
Bulls—Small 1-2530104.62/cwt100.00–107.005545
Bulls—Medium and Large 356596.00/cwt96.00–96.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570124.67/cwt124.00–125.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571116.37/cwt114.00–120.006648
Bulls—Small 1-2575103.08/cwt100.00–106.005932
Bulls—Small 1-2620104.00/cwt102.00–105.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623117.87/cwt116.00–121.007348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672112.54/cwt110.00–114.007569
Bulls—Medium and Large 367599.00/cwt99.00–99.006681
Bulls—Small 1-2678104.49/cwt102.00–107.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718102.48/cwt101.00–104.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 374598.00/cwt98.00–98.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 376590.50/cwt89.00–92.006922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65695.96/cwt94.00–98.001,58911
Bulls——1,66082.56/cwt72.00–89.001,3704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88358.22/cwt55.00–62.005143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10549.49/cwt45.00–53.005474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24060.43/cwt55.00–66.0074922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59555.73/cwt54.00–57.008893
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-287885.76/cwt83.00–97.007535
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,13881.28/cwt75.00–87.009252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2685740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,0691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2950600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2551,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,1781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2818570.46/cwt540.00–600.004,6662
Bred Cows—Small 1-2970585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,3071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,077715.01/cwt620.00–770.007,7013

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.