Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2021-06-07

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 7
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
760 head
▲ 330 vs last sale 430▲ 185 vs year ago 575 · +32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 67▲ 24 vs year ago 86 · +27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 17▲ 16 vs year ago 11 · +145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady .

Heavy 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 $118.69/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$118.69
231 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.89
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2433128.13555112
Medium and Large 2497113.1856392
Small 1-2496103.7351511thin
Medium and Large 358494.4955216thin
One grade step is worth $33.64/cwt here — about $3 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 sale231 hd
118.69
—
SC average5 barns · 550 hd
120.58
−1.89
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—High1,75298.831,73114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52973.331,12113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19967.8381347
CowsLean 85-90%Low88556.5050031

Every lot

106 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210139.76/cwt135.00–145.002934
Steers—Small 1-2265128.27/cwt125.00–130.003403
Steers—Medium and Large 2271141.03/cwt137.50–145.003827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276155.16/cwt150.00–165.004284
Steers—Small 1-2308124.95/cwt120.00–130.003853
Steers—Medium and Large 2320137.46/cwt135.00–145.004406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324152.81/cwt150.00–155.004958
Steers—Small 1-2369124.17/cwt120.00–130.004589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374151.43/cwt150.00–155.005667
Steers—Medium and Large 2379139.54/cwt135.00–145.0052922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414150.87/cwt147.50–155.006257
Steers—Small 1-2426119.90/cwt115.00–125.005114
Steers—Medium and Large 2435132.47/cwt130.00–135.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 2466131.74/cwt130.00–140.0061422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474146.42/cwt145.00–150.006947
Steers—Medium and Large 2516133.17/cwt128.00–135.006874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551148.50/cwt148.50–148.5081826
Steers—Medium and Large 2577129.79/cwt120.00–135.0074918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580141.00/cwt141.00–141.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620129.46/cwt125.00–135.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 2627117.59/cwt115.00–120.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666128.45/cwt125.00–134.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 2669116.26/cwt110.00–120.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713120.33/cwt120.00–121.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 2800107.00/cwt107.00–107.008561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238117.48/cwt115.00–120.002803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273128.41/cwt125.00–135.003515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288116.71/cwt115.00–120.003363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334128.64/cwt125.00–135.0043015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335117.57/cwt115.00–120.003942
Heifers—Small 1-2368108.97/cwt108.00–110.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370100.48/cwt100.00–101.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375129.19/cwt125.00–135.0048423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377115.40/cwt110.00–121.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421127.91/cwt124.00–133.0053922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421115.67/cwt110.00–121.0048715
Heifers—Small 1-2470103.39/cwt100.00–105.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471114.43/cwt112.50–115.005396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472124.71/cwt120.00–129.0058915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512113.67/cwt110.00–115.0058237
Heifers—Small 1-2523103.33/cwt100.00–105.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 353093.98/cwt93.00–95.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535129.40/cwt120.00–133.0069230
Heifers—Medium and Large 356293.35/cwt90.00–96.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563120.49/cwt120.00–121.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577112.99/cwt110.00–116.006529
Heifers—Small 1-2582100.99/cwt100.00–103.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616108.23/cwt105.00–112.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 363094.52/cwt93.00–95.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655104.99/cwt104.00–106.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 366792.97/cwt90.00–94.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710102.21/cwt96.00–105.007264
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419131.23/cwt125.00–135.0055012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421143.10/cwt140.00–150.0060212
Bulls—Small 1-2423115.77/cwt110.00–120.004906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472139.73/cwt135.00–145.0066015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474126.87/cwt120.00–130.0060116
Bulls—Small 1-2476110.73/cwt105.00–115.0052716
Bulls—Medium and Large 348298.49/cwt97.50–100.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 351091.51/cwt90.00–93.004672
Bulls—Small 1-2517106.48/cwt100.00–110.005518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525130.85/cwt129.00–135.0068718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530121.11/cwt115.00–125.0064212
Bulls—Small 1-2563104.36/cwt100.00–110.005886
Bulls—Medium and Large 356592.64/cwt90.00–95.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571117.73/cwt115.00–120.006728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573126.77/cwt125.00–130.007265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617120.51/cwt120.00–122.0074412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623110.43/cwt105.00–115.006889
Bulls—Medium and Large 363591.97/cwt90.00–94.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 365897.50/cwt97.00–98.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660119.50/cwt119.00–120.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660106.52/cwt105.00–108.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 373993.49/cwt90.00–96.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 376592.32/cwt90.00–95.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 380090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 333585.00/cwt85.00–85.002851
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 346785.00/cwt85.00–85.003973
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37584.52/cwt84.00–85.001,1622
Bulls——1,80197.84/cwt90.00–104.001,7628
Bulls——1,841107.98/cwt106.00–109.001,9884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87251.79/cwt46.00–56.0045218
Cows—Lean 85-90%90263.01/cwt60.00–70.0056813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13253.90/cwt50.00–57.006105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20368.43/cwt61.00–77.0082339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25783.22/cwt80.00–85.001,0463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52077.65/cwt77.00–78.001,1803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53272.03/cwt67.00–75.001,10310
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,5001,490.00/cwt1,490.00–1,490.0022,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2570580.00/cwt580.00–580.003,3061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2785560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,3961
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2785550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,3181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2905893.95/cwt860.00–950.008,0903
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,020980.00/cwt980.00–980.009,9961
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1091,152.15/cwt1,025.00–1,250.0012,7776
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,195950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,3531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2550960.00/cwt960.00–960.005,2801
Bred Cows—Small 2825680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,6101
Bred Cows—Small 3865475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,1091
Bred Cows—Small 2915580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,3071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,085650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,0531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,110810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,345888.20/cwt850.00–925.0011,9462
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282092.00/cwt92.00–92.007541
Stock Cows—Small 1-282078.99/cwt77.00–80.006483

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.