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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 4

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

597 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 519▲ 128 vs year ago 469 · +27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 90▲ 23 vs year ago 58 · +39.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. 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 $111.79/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$111.79

202 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$36.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.23

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	393	129.58	510	13thin
Medium and Large 2	480	115.91	556	113
Small 1-2	481	105.45	507	58
Medium and Large 3	612	93.50	572	18thin

One grade step is worth $36.08/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale202 hd

111.79

—

SC average5 barns · 932 hd

119.02

−7.23

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	1,417	83.22	1,179	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	60.84	718	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	55.32	843	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	54.74	477	16

Every lot

91 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	224	137.97/cwt	130.00–145.00	309	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	141.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	378	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	272	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	340	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	156.68/cwt	155.00–160.00	505	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	123.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	401	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	141.52/cwt	135.00–147.50	466	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	136.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	374	120.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	149.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	565	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	430	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	136.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	130.22/cwt	125.00–137.00	613	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	130.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	118.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	729	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	625	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	115.52/cwt	111.00–121.00	769	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	678	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	825	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	756	113.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,047	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	120.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	333	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	312	107.12/cwt	105.00–111.00	334	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	118.28/cwt	115.00–122.50	394	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	120.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	440	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	377	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	129.31/cwt	127.50–130.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	106.43/cwt	104.00–110.00	447	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	118.22/cwt	115.00–121.00	504	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	472	106.65/cwt	104.00–110.00	503	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	118.45/cwt	114.00–122.00	569	32
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	520	103.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	538	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	113.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	591	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	93.98/cwt	92.00–96.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	559	104.97/cwt	100.00–108.00	587	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	112.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	639	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	94.53/cwt	93.00–96.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	619	100.26/cwt	100.00–101.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	621	93.60/cwt	90.00–98.00	581	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	106.47/cwt	104.00–112.00	712	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	424	119.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	130.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	141.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	478	111.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	135.37/cwt	133.00–137.50	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	642	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	527	107.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	500	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	563	93.42/cwt	90.00–97.00	526	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	601	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	708	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	689	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	95.12/cwt	92.00–99.00	593	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	625	101.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	653	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	109.16/cwt	108.00–111.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	96.81/cwt	95.00–98.00	653	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	729	96.31/cwt	90.00–99.00	702	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	782	102.61/cwt	101.00–103.00	802	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	825	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	759	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,068	71.69/cwt	68.00–75.00	766	3
Bulls	—	—	1,566	88.16/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,381	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	819	48.35/cwt	45.00–51.00	396	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	58.58/cwt	56.00–62.00	530	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	51.48/cwt	48.00–55.00	568	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	62.54/cwt	58.00–68.00	747	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	55.32/cwt	51.00–59.00	843	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	820	798.66/cwt	790.00–810.00	6,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	905	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,507	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	715	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	725	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,253	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,669	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,248	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,169	788.48/cwt	675.00–900.00	9,217	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	665	412.41/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,743	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	825	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,506	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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 519Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 90Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 19

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. 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
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	104.00–110.00	106.43
9	—	472	104.00–110.00	106.65
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
3	—	377	105.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	265	110.00	110.00
3	—	312	105.00–111.00	107.12
16	—	559	100.00–108.00	104.97
4	—	619	100.00–101.00	100.26
10	—	520	100.00–108.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	110.00–120.00	113.01
15	—	426	115.00–121.00	118.22
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
2	—	643	105.00–110.00	107.51
9	—	669	104.00–112.00	106.47
32	—	480	114.00–122.00	118.45
6	—	333	115.00–122.50	118.28
14	—	566	110.00–119.00	112.84
9	—	276	115.00–125.00	120.56
2	—	728	107.00	107.00
6	—	364	120.00–125.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	127.50–130.00	129.31
6	—	378	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	93.00–96.00	94.53
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
10	—	621	90.00–98.00	93.60
4	—	528	92.00–96.00	93.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	155.00–160.00	156.68
6	—	865	121.00	121.00
2	—	278	160.00–165.00	162.43
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	138.00	138.00
4	—	378	145.00–155.00	149.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	130.00–140.00	136.95
6	—	513	125.00–135.00	130.67
10	—	666	111.00–121.00	115.52
4	—	268	135.00–145.00	141.19
3	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.68
4	—	756	110.00–118.00	113.22
8	—	616	115.00–125.00	118.37
4	—	224	130.00–145.00	137.97
6	—	727	110.00–117.00	113.54
10	—	329	135.00–147.50	141.52
7	—	433	130.00–140.00	136.43
9	—	471	125.00–137.00	130.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	110.00–120.00	115.17
7	—	325	120.00–130.00	123.49
6	—	374	115.00–125.00	120.37
2	—	678	106.00–107.00	106.51
3	—	272	120.00–130.00	125.06
2	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	104.00–107.00	105.50
10	—	527	105.00–110.00	107.92
5	—	478	110.00–115.00	111.83
2	—	653	100.00–102.00	101.00
4	—	424	115.00–125.00	119.73
3	—	625	100.00–104.00	101.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	130.00–140.00	135.14
5	—	782	101.00–103.00	102.61
15	—	514	120.00–130.00	124.89
6	—	661	108.00–111.00	109.16
14	—	590	115.00–125.00	119.96
15	—	470	125.00–135.00	130.83
8	—	612	110.00–115.00	112.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	133.00–137.50	135.37
5	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	90.00–97.00	93.42
8	—	623	92.00–99.00	95.12
5	—	675	95.00–98.00	96.81
6	—	729	90.00–99.00	96.31
2	—	825	90.00–94.00	91.99
3	—	537	91.00–95.00	93.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	820	790.00–810.00	798.66

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	—	905	940.00	940.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,169	675.00–900.00	788.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	430.00	430.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	425.00	425.00

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	2	—	665	400.00–425.00	412.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	80.00–93.00	88.16
3	—	1,068	68.00–75.00	71.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,195	58.00–68.00	62.54
6	—	1,103	48.00–55.00	51.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,523	51.00–59.00	55.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	819	45.00–51.00	48.35
10	—	904	56.00–62.00	58.58

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.