Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2021-07-19

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
▼ 289 vs last sale 716▲ 5 vs year ago 422 · +1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 92▲ 15 vs year ago 53 · +28.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were steady. 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 $122.55/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$122.55
173 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.80
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478132.3263295
Medium and Large 2538114.7561760
Small 1-2479107.495154thin
Medium and Large 357193.9953714thin
One grade step is worth $38.33/cwt here — about $95 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 sale173 hd
122.55
—
SC average5 barns · 604 hd
124.35
−1.80
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—Low1,58797.371,5466thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39471.529977thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15870.7982033
CowsLean 85-90%Average85966.2857019

Every lot

89 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265147.59/cwt145.00–150.003912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268182.38/cwt180.00–185.004892
Steers—Small 1-2285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003561
Steers—Small 1-2321125.93/cwt120.00–130.004045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325166.29/cwt160.00–170.005406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328182.51/cwt180.00–185.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 2338143.38/cwt140.00–150.004855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358175.00/cwt175.00–175.006272
Steers—Small 1-2368123.51/cwt112.50–135.004554
Steers—Medium and Large 2375144.98/cwt140.00–150.005444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376164.22/cwt160.00–170.0061710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411158.93/cwt155.00–165.006535
Steers—Medium and Large 2422141.60/cwt140.00–145.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2470135.32/cwt130.00–141.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 2521133.68/cwt125.00–138.006965
Steers—Medium and Large 2574133.85/cwt125.00–138.007687
Steers—Medium and Large 2620125.51/cwt125.00–126.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624139.12/cwt135.00–145.008685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668137.60/cwt135.00–140.009195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700133.00/cwt133.00–133.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 2790114.50/cwt114.00–115.009052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232136.58/cwt135.00–140.003173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281124.35/cwt120.00–127.003494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306138.69/cwt135.00–145.004244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313151.24/cwt150.00–152.504732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323122.44/cwt120.00–125.003952
Heifers—Small 1-2370110.96/cwt110.00–112.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379140.14/cwt135.00–145.0053119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380124.24/cwt120.00–130.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383101.51/cwt101.00–102.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417120.37/cwt115.00–125.005025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425138.12/cwt135.00–145.0058711
Heifers—Medium and Large 343094.59/cwt91.00–97.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470119.40/cwt115.00–125.005619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472133.36/cwt130.00–140.0062912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519128.94/cwt125.00–135.0066918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526117.06/cwt112.00–120.006167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575116.04/cwt110.00–120.0066712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576126.55/cwt124.00–132.007297
Heifers—Small 1-2588104.01/cwt103.00–105.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617121.54/cwt119.00–124.0075013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619108.57/cwt105.00–110.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 362492.27/cwt90.00–95.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661121.16/cwt118.00–124.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668107.37/cwt104.00–110.007175
Heifers—Medium and Large 367391.70/cwt90.00–94.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 371392.47/cwt90.00–95.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2719102.41/cwt100.00–105.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765100.47/cwt98.00–103.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 289589.00/cwt89.00–89.007971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417149.90/cwt145.00–155.0062522
Bulls—Small 1-2419120.00/cwt115.00–125.005035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421135.04/cwt130.00–140.005698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464145.75/cwt144.00–150.0067616
Bulls—Small 1-2468117.57/cwt115.00–120.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469133.64/cwt130.00–140.006277
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520125.42/cwt120.00–130.0065213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522136.33/cwt135.00–140.007129
Bulls—Small 1-2528113.46/cwt112.00–115.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 353591.47/cwt90.00–93.004892
Bulls—Small 1-2563112.24/cwt110.00–114.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566123.38/cwt120.00–128.006989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573134.80/cwt132.00–140.0077210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621127.87/cwt123.00–134.007948
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635114.44/cwt111.00–118.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681113.54/cwt110.00–118.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2702109.67/cwt109.00–110.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2773103.01/cwt100.00–106.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805102.98/cwt99.00–107.008292
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 332585.00/cwt85.00–85.002761
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 336388.00/cwt88.00–88.003192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34587.53/cwt87.00–88.001,1772
Bulls——1,500108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6201
Bulls——1,778100.38/cwt100.00–101.001,7853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83054.98/cwt52.00–58.004563
Cows—Lean 85-90%86568.40/cwt63.00–74.0059216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14273.06/cwt67.00–80.0083422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15959.41/cwt52.00–63.006898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27584.46/cwt83.00–85.001,0773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39471.52/cwt68.00–75.009977
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-265880.40/cwt75.00–86.005292
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2848731.31/cwt650.00–775.006,2024
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 285081.38/cwt78.00–85.006922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,6171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,130713.83/cwt700.00–725.008,0662

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.