Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2021-04-19

Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 19

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 607▲ 475 vs year ago 187 · +254.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 86▲ 23 vs year ago 63 · +36.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 20▲ 19 vs year ago 3 · +633.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower .

Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy 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 $119.00/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$119.00

190 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$27.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

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	444	128.26	569	91
Medium and Large 2	482	114.02	549	68
Small 1-2	330	109.29	361	7thin
Medium and Large 3	526	100.83	530	24

One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $39 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 sale190 hd

119.00

—

SC average5 barns · 640 hd

124.54

−5.54

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	—	Average	1,618	88.95	1,439	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	63.74	769	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	63.36	930	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	54.24	497	18

Every lot

98 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	400	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	469	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	282	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	362	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	323	128.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	145.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	162.47/cwt	155.00–170.00	528	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	372	127.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	473	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	163.20/cwt	155.00–170.00	612	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	142.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	16
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	143.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	156.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	680	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	152.53/cwt	148.00–155.00	703	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	148.69/cwt	145.00–151.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	130.77/cwt	126.00–135.00	683	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	563	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	127.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	724	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.94/cwt	120.00–131.00	787	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	123.33/cwt	122.00–125.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	120.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	268	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	134.14/cwt	132.50–135.00	304	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	319	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	135.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	444	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	120.07/cwt	118.00–122.50	406	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	118.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	434	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	395	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	134.70/cwt	130.00–142.50	501	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	115.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	128.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	542	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	101.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	433	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	126.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	601	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	114.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	101.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	531	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	602	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	122.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	696	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	101.26/cwt	98.00–105.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	117.74/cwt	116.00–120.00	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	95.99/cwt	94.00–98.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	104.83/cwt	101.00–112.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	639	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	420	121.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	137.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	584	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	133.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	473	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	574	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	147.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	701	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	733	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	129.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	666	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	533	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	569	112.63/cwt	109.00–115.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	126.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	724	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	612	104.05/cwt	100.00–107.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	118.58/cwt	115.00–124.00	730	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	95.02/cwt	92.00–98.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	721	103.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	300	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,372	78.97/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,083	3
Bulls	—	—	1,619	89.76/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,453	12
Bulls	—	—	1,980	99.04/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,961	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	44.13/cwt	40.00–50.00	401	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	59.30/cwt	55.00–65.00	546	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	828	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	50.87/cwt	45.00–55.00	592	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	66.23/cwt	59.00–74.00	807	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	63.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	930	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,642	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	700	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,640	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	724.48/cwt	720.00–730.00	5,868	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	863	483.46/cwt	420.00–550.00	4,172	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	873	614.73/cwt	610.00–620.00	5,367	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,186	871.45/cwt	680.00–975.00	10,335	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,218	719.65/cwt	590.00–810.00	8,765	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	895	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,012	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	910	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,279	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,355	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 607Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 86Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 3

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower .

Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,219	59.00–74.00	66.23
1	—	1,075	77.00	77.00
8	—	1,163	45.00–55.00	50.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	908	40.00–50.00	44.13
12	—	921	55.00–65.00	59.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	61.00–66.00	63.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,619	84.00–96.00	89.76
3	—	1,372	72.00–82.00	78.97
2	—	1,980	98.00–100.00	99.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.56
3	—	470	120.00–125.00	123.40
3	—	282	125.00–130.00	128.34
9	—	372	120.00–135.00	127.28
6	—	323	120.00–135.00	128.24
3	—	563	110.00–115.00	113.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	155.00–170.00	163.20
18	—	435	155.00–160.00	156.22
7	—	461	148.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	280	165.00–170.00	167.37
3	—	517	145.00–151.00	148.69
7	—	325	155.00–170.00	162.47
2	—	573	140.00–145.00	142.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	140.00–150.00	145.72
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
6	—	276	140.00–150.00	144.91
7	—	625	120.00–131.00	125.94
6	—	567	120.00–131.00	127.70
8	—	479	130.00–140.00	134.96
10	—	522	126.00–135.00	130.77
3	—	668	122.00–125.00	123.33
5	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.94
16	—	380	140.00–150.00	142.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	370	105.00–110.00	106.67
2	—	265	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	372	130.00–142.50	134.70
3	—	227	132.50–135.00	134.14
17	—	475	124.00–135.00	126.63
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
2	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.64
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
10	—	329	130.00–142.50	135.02
4	—	604	116.00–120.00	117.74
17	—	423	125.00–135.00	128.19
7	—	568	120.00–127.00	122.56
12	—	527	120.00–130.00	123.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	100.00–105.00	101.91
6	—	427	100.00–105.00	101.32
7	—	572	98.00–105.00	101.26
3	—	630	94.00–98.00	95.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	115.00–125.00	120.06
7	—	574	110.00–115.00	112.72
9	—	532	110.00–116.00	113.12
2	—	260	120.00–125.00	122.55
7	—	668	101.00–112.00	104.83
9	—	422	110.00–120.00	115.35
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
6	—	366	115.00–125.00	118.66
5	—	338	118.00–122.50	120.07
17	—	477	110.00–120.00	114.57
3	—	610	105.00–110.00	108.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	109.00–115.00	112.63
8	—	473	115.00–125.00	121.31
7	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.40
4	—	420	115.00–125.00	121.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	140.00–147.00	143.47
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
15	—	417	150.00–160.00	153.31
12	—	475	145.00–152.00	147.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	92.00–98.00	95.02
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
3	—	612	100.00–107.00	104.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	473	130.00–140.00	133.83
4	—	721	100.00–110.00	103.41
18	—	516	125.00–135.00	129.04
30	—	426	130.00–145.00	137.13
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
10	—	616	115.00–124.00	118.58
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
19	—	574	120.00–135.00	126.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	60.00	60.00

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	—	820	810.00	810.00

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	—	635	370.00	370.00

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	—	825	85.00	85.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	720.00–730.00	724.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	610.00–620.00	614.73

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)	5	—	863	420.00–550.00	483.46

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)	2	—	1,218	590.00–810.00	719.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	680.00–975.00	871.45

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	—	895	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	690.00	690.00

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	—	1,025	620.00	620.00

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.