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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 3

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

554 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 456▲ 117 vs year ago 437 · +26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 66▲ 13 vs year ago 43 · +30.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 15▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher .

Average 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 $115.72/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$115.72

183 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$33.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

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	394	130.30	514	56
Medium and Large 2	443	115.06	510	82
Small 1-2	369	109.95	406	7thin
Medium and Large 3	578	96.71	559	38

One grade step is worth $33.59/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale183 hd

115.72

—

SC average5 barns · 453 hd

118.16

−2.44

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	—	Low	1,464	82.19	1,204	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	65.40	1,021	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	64.66	797	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	61.14	519	6thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	129.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	350	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	143.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	161.80/cwt	155.00–170.00	456	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	318	128.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	409	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	514	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	495	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	156.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	143.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	16
Steers	—	Small 1-2	374	129.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	484	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	156.68/cwt	150.00–162.50	647	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	418	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	139.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	137.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	472	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	128.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	131.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	578	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	638	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	213	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	261	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	309	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	122.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	341	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	133.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	121.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	399	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	369	109.95/cwt	107.50–112.00	406	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	133.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	493	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	122.27/cwt	117.50–125.00	456	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	102.51/cwt	100.00–107.50	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	128.87/cwt	125.00–140.00	541	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	116.47/cwt	110.00–120.00	496	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	127.19/cwt	125.00–133.00	591	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	483	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	113.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	536	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	100.48/cwt	98.00–102.00	527	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	108.61/cwt	105.00–115.00	572	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	108.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	621	93.18/cwt	90.00–95.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	674	92.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	728	88.16/cwt	85.00–92.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	421	117.00/cwt	110.00–125.00	493	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	632	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	134.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	140.87/cwt	139.00–145.00	656	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	131.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	116.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	136.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	709	10
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	521	113.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	532	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	550	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	122.69/cwt	119.00–126.00	687	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	741	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	566	113.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	109.75/cwt	108.00–115.00	676	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	624	100.63/cwt	98.00–103.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	105.61/cwt	104.00–108.00	711	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	728	100.74/cwt	100.00–103.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	738	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	803	83.66/cwt	82.00–86.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,269	75.59/cwt	69.00–80.00	959	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	95.39/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,769	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	63.17/cwt	61.00–65.00	524	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	479	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	49.96/cwt	49.00–51.00	526	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	65.67/cwt	60.00–73.00	818	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	65.40/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,021	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	823	478.40/cwt	380.00–565.00	3,937	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	940	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,144	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	950	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,885	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	769.26/cwt	725.00–825.00	8,808	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	743	57.43/cwt	57.00–58.00	427	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	820	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	853	839.85/cwt	830.00–850.00	7,164	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 456Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 66Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 7

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher .

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	110.00–120.00	116.40
7	—	521	110.00–115.00	113.99
15	—	421	110.00–125.00	117.00
8	—	566	110.00–115.00	113.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	135.00–140.00	136.84
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
5	—	563	130.00–135.00	131.67
9	—	422	145.00–155.00	149.67
9	—	466	139.00–145.00	140.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	98.00–103.00	100.63
2	—	738	96.00	96.00
3	—	803	82.00–86.00	83.66
3	—	532	100.00–105.00	103.32
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
2	—	670	95.00–96.00	95.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	120.00–130.00	123.78
9	—	616	108.00–115.00	109.75
8	—	673	104.00–108.00	105.61
18	—	473	125.00–135.00	131.39
11	—	560	119.00–126.00	122.69
14	—	427	130.00–140.00	134.23
4	—	728	100.00–103.00	100.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.03
7	—	318	125.00–135.00	128.58
3	—	472	115.00–125.00	119.93
8	—	374	120.00–135.00	129.44
2	—	270	125.00–135.00	129.72
3	—	578	110.00–111.00	110.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	131.00	131.00
7	—	325	155.00–165.00	158.25
3	—	282	155.00–170.00	161.80
4	—	413	150.00–162.50	156.68
16	—	370	155.00–165.00	156.76
2	—	513	138.00–140.00	138.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	230	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	371	140.00–150.00	143.91
4	—	341	140.00–150.00	145.04
4	—	616	112.00–116.00	114.02
8	—	561	125.00–134.00	131.71
5	—	470	130.00–140.00	137.01
5	—	426	135.00–145.00	139.24
5	—	277	140.00–150.00	143.92
6	—	515	125.00–130.00	128.47
1	—	710	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	107.50–112.00	109.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	120.00–130.00	125.02
7	—	465	125.00–133.00	127.19
9	—	371	130.00–140.00	133.00
20	—	420	125.00–140.00	128.87
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	233	130.00–135.00	132.63
2	—	283	130.00–135.00	132.39
12	—	322	130.00–140.00	133.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	115.00–125.00	121.94
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
16	—	473	110.00–120.00	113.23
12	—	373	117.50–125.00	122.27
2	—	213	120.00–125.00	122.65
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
14	—	426	110.00–120.00	116.47
6	—	578	105.00–115.00	108.47
5	—	278	115.00–125.00	122.77
1	—	825	89.00	89.00
13	—	527	105.00–115.00	108.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	90.00–95.00	92.22
3	—	418	100.00–107.50	102.51
5	—	728	85.00–92.00	88.16
8	—	524	98.00–102.00	100.48
6	—	469	100.00–105.00	103.01
5	—	573	95.00–100.00	97.57
6	—	621	90.00–95.00	93.18
1	—	790	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	380.00–565.00	478.40

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)	4	—	1,145	725.00–825.00	769.26

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	—	743	57.00–58.00	57.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	280.00	280.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	830.00–850.00	839.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	69.00–80.00	75.59
2	—	1,855	94.00–97.00	95.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	60.00–68.00	65.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,245	60.00–73.00	65.67
2	—	1,053	49.00–51.00	49.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	51.00	51.00
5	—	830	61.00–65.00	63.17

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.