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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

441 head

▲ 238 vs last sale 203▲ 53 vs year ago 388 · +13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 47▲ 15 vs year ago 67 · +22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

2.00 higher. Average offering of average 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 $111.99/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$111.99

176 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$32.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

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	421	124.35	524	51
Medium and Large 2	439	114.17	501	76
Small 1-2	459	103.16	473	18thin
Medium and Large 3	568	91.42	519	31

One grade step is worth $32.94/cwt here — about $4 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 sale176 hd

111.99

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

113.69

−1.70

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	1,726	85.72	1,479	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,373	64.65	888	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	62.94	876	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	50.40	429	10

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	138.22/cwt	135.00–147.50	388	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	141.46/cwt	137.50–145.00	454	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	328	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	158.48/cwt	150.00–167.50	523	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	374	118.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	444	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	138.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	522	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	155.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	595	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	126.54/cwt	122.50–130.00	531	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	146.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	682	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	129.02/cwt	120.00–133.00	655	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.12/cwt	114.00–125.00	696	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	109.46/cwt	106.00–113.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	117.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	371	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	125.23/cwt	124.00–126.00	413	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	368	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	118.27/cwt	112.50–122.00	447	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	125.52/cwt	124.00–126.00	479	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.50	523	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	116.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	92.41/cwt	90.00–95.00	399	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	121.69/cwt	119.00–126.00	562	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	111.21/cwt	108.00–115.00	518	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	468	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	525	100.56/cwt	100.00–102.00	528	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	119.85/cwt	118.00–123.00	632	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	111.25/cwt	106.00–114.00	589	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	499	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	566	92.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	526	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	109.14/cwt	104.00–115.00	622	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	90.42/cwt	87.00–97.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	666	89.20/cwt	87.00–92.00	594	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	420	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	462	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	150.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	638	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	93.54/cwt	92.00–95.00	396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	128.31/cwt	120.00–131.00	598	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	143.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	472	111.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	527	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	121.55/cwt	115.00–130.00	632	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	535	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	538	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	112.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	646	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	573	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	106.17/cwt	105.00–108.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	99.83/cwt	98.00–103.00	722	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	76.68/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,179	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	88.03/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,535	6
Bulls	—	—	2,180	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,158	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	40.69/cwt	35.00–45.00	323	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	56.88/cwt	50.00–65.00	506	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	488	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	65.13/cwt	56.00–72.00	895	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	62.94/cwt	59.00–64.00	876	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	683	405.64/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,771	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	79.52/cwt	78.00–81.00	636	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	773	524.60/cwt	520.00–530.00	4,055	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	780	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,290	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	823	695.81/cwt	650.00–750.00	5,727	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	830	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,818	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,004	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	775	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,975	1

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 203Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 47Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 17

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

2.00 higher. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	90.00–97.00	92.87
5	—	620	87.00–97.00	90.42
6	—	537	90.00–95.00	93.00
5	—	432	90.00–95.00	92.41
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
5	—	666	87.00–92.00	89.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.53
14	—	418	123.00–127.50	125.02
8	—	527	118.00–123.00	119.85
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
6	—	382	124.00–126.00	125.52
14	—	462	119.00–126.00	121.69
5	—	330	124.00–126.00	125.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	104.00–115.00	109.14
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
14	—	466	108.00–115.00	111.21
9	—	317	110.00–120.00	117.09
16	—	423	110.00–120.00	116.38
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	245	127.50	127.50
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
8	—	529	106.00–114.00	111.25
17	—	378	112.50–122.00	118.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	101.00	101.00
5	—	368	105.00–110.00	107.39
2	—	468	100.00–104.00	101.95
9	—	525	100.00–102.00	100.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	110.00–117.00	112.82
6	—	723	98.00–103.00	99.83
6	—	617	105.00–108.00	106.17
9	—	466	120.00–131.00	128.31
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
8	—	520	115.00–130.00	121.55
3	—	663	106.00–108.00	107.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	92.00–95.00	93.54
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
2	—	538	94.00–95.00	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
8	—	471	140.00–150.00	143.66
8	—	423	145.00–155.00	150.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	104.00–105.00	104.48
3	—	535	105.00–110.00	108.32
6	—	472	105.00–115.00	111.63
4	—	420	105.00–115.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	145.00–155.00	146.75
24	—	382	150.00–160.00	155.65
3	—	622	125.00–128.00	126.67
5	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.39
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
3	—	264	180.00–185.00	183.32
2	—	330	150.00–167.50	158.48
8	—	412	150.00–155.00	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	135.00–145.00	138.73
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
4	—	281	135.00–147.50	138.22
8	—	476	120.00–130.00	125.99
7	—	321	137.50–145.00	141.46
5	—	420	122.50–130.00	126.54
12	—	508	120.00–133.00	129.02
2	—	668	106.00–113.00	109.46
7	—	575	114.00–125.00	121.12
1	—	700	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	120.00–125.00	121.65
4	—	374	115.00–125.00	118.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	380.00–430.00	405.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	78.00–81.00	79.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	773	520.00–530.00	524.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	823	650.00–750.00	695.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	460.00	460.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,744	83.00–93.00	88.03
3	—	1,538	73.00–80.00	76.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	890	50.00–65.00	56.88
4	—	795	35.00–45.00	40.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,392	59.00–64.00	62.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	37.00	37.00
57	—	1,374	56.00–72.00	65.13

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.