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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 22

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 146▼ 174 vs year ago 426 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 41▲ 33 vs year ago 81 · +40.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 16 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $117.11/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$117.11

121 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$34.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

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	503	127.11	639	68
Medium and Large 2	494	110.73	547	29
Small 1-2	454	104.00	472	8thin
Medium and Large 3	542	92.72	502	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $137 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 sale121 hd

117.11

—

SC average5 barns · 243 hd

115.96

+1.15

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	1,557	88.71	1,381	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	67.47	835	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	66.52	1,049	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	60.71	540	21

Every lot

74 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	364	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	163.96/cwt	160.00–167.50	434	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	138.85/cwt	135.00–142.50	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	145.93/cwt	142.50–150.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	117.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	97.36/cwt	95.00–99.00	560	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	831	97.25/cwt	97.00–98.00	808	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	128.81/cwt	125.00–132.50	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	112.48/cwt	110.00–117.50	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	362	138.52/cwt	138.00–139.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	127.12/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	383	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	93.77/cwt	90.00–97.50	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	127.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	535	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	455	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	121.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	565	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	112.01/cwt	108.00–115.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	125.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	660	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	92.01/cwt	90.00–95.00	493	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	119.80/cwt	118.00–122.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	768	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	622	93.17/cwt	90.00–97.00	580	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	108.65/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	104.45/cwt	100.00–109.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	148.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	615	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	143.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	659	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	125.31/cwt	115.00–135.00	586	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	134.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	119.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	639	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	106.29/cwt	105.00–109.00	670	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	667	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	99.31/cwt	98.00–100.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	783	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	744	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	76.62/cwt	70.00–82.00	988	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	96.60/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,709	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	47.41/cwt	42.00–52.00	403	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	64.86/cwt	60.00–69.00	585	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	49.92/cwt	45.00–54.00	537	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	69.29/cwt	60.00–76.00	870	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	67.77/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,055	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	921	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	775	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,178	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	740	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,491	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	770	460.26/cwt	410.00–500.00	3,544	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	920	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,244	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	935	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,610	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,005	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,920	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	760	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,235	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,129	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 146Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 41Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 16

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	49.00	49.00
14	—	1,556	64.00–70.00	67.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,076	45.00–54.00	49.92
58	—	1,255	60.00–76.00	69.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	42.00–52.00	47.41
16	—	902	60.00–69.00	64.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	106.00	106.00
6	—	1,290	70.00–82.00	76.62
7	—	1,769	90.00–100.00	96.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	142.50–150.00	145.93
2	—	235	150.00–160.00	154.79
2	—	568	123.00–126.00	124.47
3	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.52
7	—	374	150.00–155.00	152.08
3	—	337	150.00–155.00	153.29
2	—	265	160.00–167.50	163.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	97.00–98.00	97.25
2	—	360	135.00–142.50	138.85
2	—	523	115.00–119.00	117.07
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
2	—	430	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	790	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00–102.00	100.96
3	—	575	95.00–99.00	97.36
1	—	685	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	130.00–140.00	134.27
1	—	655	117.50	117.50
6	—	413	145.00–155.00	148.82
9	—	459	140.00–150.00	143.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	105.00–107.00	106.01
9	—	468	115.00–135.00	125.31
3	—	725	98.00–100.00	99.31
7	—	630	105.00–109.00	106.29
6	—	535	115.00–125.00	119.51
3	—	783	95.00	95.00
3	—	415	125.00–135.00	130.00
6	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	100.00–105.00	102.33
3	—	383	105.00–110.00	107.31
2	—	560	100.00–103.00	101.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	124.00	124.00
14	—	617	124.50	124.50
11	—	500	135.00	135.00
4	—	362	138.00–139.00	138.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	122.00–130.00	127.27
2	—	335	125.00–132.50	128.81
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
9	—	524	120.00–129.00	125.96
5	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.12
5	—	466	120.00–125.00	121.18
5	—	561	118.00–122.00	119.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	343	110.00–117.50	112.48
3	—	627	107.00–110.00	108.65
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
3	—	417	110.00–115.00	112.45
3	—	360	115.00–120.00	116.62
9	—	471	110.00–115.00	111.63
3	—	523	108.00–115.00	112.01
2	—	683	100.00–109.00	104.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	90.00–95.00	92.01
2	—	468	90.00–95.00	92.43
6	—	622	90.00–97.00	93.17
2	—	393	90.00–97.50	93.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	860	86.00	86.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	410.00	410.00

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	1	—	1,055	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	410.00–500.00	460.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	390.00	390.00

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	—	760	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.