Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2021-05-10

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 10
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 554▲ 56 vs year ago 349 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 56▼ 37 vs year ago 77 · −48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.29/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$116.29
128 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$552
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.35
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2426129.1755143
Medium and Large 2509111.7056865
Small 1-2357109.433916thin
Medium and Large 3515101.0052014thin
One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $30 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 sale128 hd
116.29
—
SC average5 barns · 319 hd
115.94
+0.35
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—Low1,62087.651,4203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16866.2477423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48464.989657thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average83455.654647thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2277129.85/cwt125.00–135.003603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Steers—Small 1-2313125.08/cwt120.00–130.003925
Steers—Medium and Large 2319146.50/cwt140.00–150.004675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Steers—Small 1-2373124.76/cwt120.00–130.004655
Steers—Medium and Large 2383140.17/cwt135.00–145.0053711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410147.56/cwt145.00–150.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 2418134.57/cwt133.00–135.005635
Steers—Small 1-2463117.46/cwt115.00–120.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473141.63/cwt139.00–145.006706
Steers—Medium and Large 2473132.43/cwt128.00–135.006269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505138.99/cwt138.00–140.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 2530131.03/cwt125.00–135.006946
Steers—Small 1-2530112.43/cwt110.00–115.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 2573124.14/cwt124.00–125.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 3585102.46/cwt100.00–105.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623123.63/cwt123.00–126.0077015
Steers—Medium and Large 2634113.17/cwt110.00–120.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 2667120.00/cwt120.00–120.0080011
Steers—Medium and Large 2714113.37/cwt109.00–116.008095
Steers—Medium and Large 371893.44/cwt91.00–96.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 375895.52/cwt93.00–98.007242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258115.97/cwt115.00–117.002992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315134.76/cwt130.00–140.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333121.70/cwt120.00–125.004053
Heifers—Small 1-2337108.19/cwt107.00–110.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376133.64/cwt130.00–140.0050214
Heifers—Small 1-2377110.66/cwt110.00–112.004173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387123.03/cwt120.00–125.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420127.36/cwt125.00–135.0053512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420101.69/cwt100.00–105.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429115.57/cwt114.00–118.004967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469112.62/cwt110.00–115.0052814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475125.21/cwt123.00–130.0059511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510126.51/cwt125.00–128.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522101.00/cwt100.00–103.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525109.08/cwt107.00–112.0057312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575100.48/cwt100.00–102.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580127.52/cwt125.00–130.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590109.20/cwt106.00–110.0064418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620106.46/cwt105.00–108.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2657108.00/cwt108.00–108.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 270597.00/cwt97.00–97.006841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424147.51/cwt145.00–150.006257
Bulls—Small 1-2428119.20/cwt110.00–125.005106
Bulls—Medium and Large 342896.30/cwt95.00–98.004123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430133.67/cwt130.00–140.0057520
Bulls—Small 1-2459115.29/cwt110.00–120.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467142.47/cwt140.00–145.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472131.19/cwt125.00–135.0061920
Bulls—Medium and Large 347495.70/cwt94.00–98.004544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513138.99/cwt138.00–140.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521125.48/cwt120.00–132.0065414
Bulls—Medium and Large 353194.71/cwt93.00–97.005034
Bulls—Small 1-2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Bulls—Small 1-2562108.97/cwt106.00–111.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 356593.47/cwt92.00–95.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568121.23/cwt115.00–127.0068914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627116.00/cwt114.00–118.007276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2666109.74/cwt101.00–115.0073110
Bulls—Medium and Large 270092.00/cwt92.00–92.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 277590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26381.97/cwt81.00–83.001,0352
Bulls——2,33599.00/cwt99.00–99.002,3121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83349.27/cwt48.00–51.004103
Cows—Lean 85-90%83460.44/cwt58.00–64.005044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09352.62/cwt50.00–55.005754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18469.11/cwt60.00–77.0081819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44666.64/cwt65.00–68.009646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71555.00/cwt55.00–55.009431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,125870.00/cwt870.00–870.009,7881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,195800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,5601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,020695.00/cwt695.00–695.007,0891

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.