Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2021-11-01

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 1
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
▲ 298 vs last sale 528▲ 458 vs year ago 368 · +124.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 67▲ 26 vs year ago 55 · +47.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 49▲ 13 vs year ago 10 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers to few

too trend. 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 $119.03/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$119.03
232 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502128.7664691
Medium and Large 2479116.6155998
Small 1-2443105.6146832
Medium and Large 344798.9744211thin
One grade step is worth $29.79/cwt here — about $204 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 sale232 hd
119.03
—
SC average5 barns · 748 hd
120.82
−1.79
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—Low1,44580.951,16912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19257.6968836
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62855.899108thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90350.9045910

Every lot

123 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 2230142.61/cwt140.00–145.003282
Steers—Medium and Large 3265107.22/cwt100.00–115.002842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273169.85/cwt165.00–175.004643
Steers—Small 1-2280132.46/cwt130.00–135.003712
Steers—Medium and Large 2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295182.50/cwt182.50–182.505381
Steers—Small 1-2321129.05/cwt125.00–135.004145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326166.05/cwt160.00–175.0054115
Steers—Medium and Large 2330142.91/cwt140.00–150.0047211
Steers—Medium and Large 3330107.77/cwt100.00–115.003565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Steers—Small 1-2369128.36/cwt125.00–135.0047410
Steers—Medium and Large 3371107.64/cwt100.00–115.0039911
Steers—Medium and Large 2373142.93/cwt140.00–150.0053325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379160.35/cwt155.00–170.0060812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417151.68/cwt148.00–155.006339
Steers—Medium and Large 3418105.21/cwt100.00–110.004402
Steers—Medium and Large 2420133.22/cwt130.00–140.005604
Steers—Small 1-2423121.54/cwt115.00–125.005145
Steers—Small 1-2461116.06/cwt110.00–120.005357
Steers—Medium and Large 2471133.77/cwt125.00–135.0063012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481145.47/cwt140.00–152.507008
Steers—Small 1-2519115.47/cwt110.00–120.005995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528141.38/cwt140.00–144.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 2529127.39/cwt124.00–134.006748
Steers—Medium and Large 2562130.10/cwt124.00–136.0073110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581143.00/cwt143.00–143.008317
Steers—Small 1-2612110.33/cwt110.00–111.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619132.82/cwt126.00–135.008229
Steers—Medium and Large 2630116.02/cwt114.00–119.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 2655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658129.63/cwt123.00–133.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715121.75/cwt120.00–125.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760119.49/cwt119.00–120.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2903114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263119.76/cwt115.00–125.003152
Heifers—Small 1-2263111.19/cwt110.00–112.502922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283138.72/cwt135.00–142.503932
Heifers—Small 1-2314110.53/cwt110.00–112.003474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320103.77/cwt102.50–105.003322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324120.94/cwt118.00–125.003925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325136.82/cwt130.00–145.004455
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362103.39/cwt100.00–105.003743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364136.27/cwt130.00–140.004966
Heifers—Small 1-2377110.20/cwt110.00–111.004155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380121.06/cwt118.00–125.0046011
Heifers—Medium and Large 341395.67/cwt95.00–97.003953
Heifers—Small 1-2418103.44/cwt100.00–107.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421130.01/cwt127.00–134.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433119.87/cwt112.00–124.0051927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461138.50/cwt138.50–138.506389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464127.10/cwt125.00–130.0059010
Heifers—Small 1-2469103.24/cwt100.00–107.004848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471116.16/cwt112.00–120.0054714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515115.75/cwt110.00–121.0059617
Heifers—Small 1-2523103.26/cwt100.00–105.005408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539128.02/cwt124.00–130.0069036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561111.43/cwt108.00–114.006255
Heifers—Small 1-2568102.49/cwt100.00–105.005822
Heifers—Small 1-2605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618119.77/cwt118.00–121.007408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619109.09/cwt105.00–112.006759
Heifers—Medium and Large 362094.50/cwt94.00–95.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668110.49/cwt110.00–111.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 371095.00/cwt95.00–95.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713106.49/cwt102.00–108.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763111.99/cwt111.00–113.008545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785106.00/cwt106.00–106.008321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422138.90/cwt135.00–147.5058614
Bulls—Small 1-2423107.80/cwt100.00–112.004566
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424126.15/cwt120.00–130.0053512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470123.87/cwt120.00–130.0058215
Bulls—Medium and Large 347294.68/cwt92.50–96.004475
Bulls—Small 1-2473105.62/cwt100.00–112.005009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476138.49/cwt135.00–146.0065926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515133.18/cwt130.00–138.0068611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524119.34/cwt115.00–125.0062512
Bulls—Small 1-2525104.53/cwt100.00–112.0054911
Bulls—Medium and Large 353694.51/cwt90.00–97.505075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562127.02/cwt125.00–130.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574117.49/cwt114.00–120.0067415
Bulls—Small 1-2574106.92/cwt100.00–112.0061410
Bulls—Medium and Large 358192.24/cwt90.00–97.005364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617112.99/cwt111.00–116.006977
Bulls—Small 1-2619101.36/cwt100.00–106.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 362294.58/cwt90.00–98.005885
Bulls—Small 1-2663101.65/cwt100.00–105.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670112.00/cwt112.00–112.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 367192.87/cwt90.00–95.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2703103.01/cwt100.00–105.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 371890.25/cwt90.00–91.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 377094.54/cwt93.00–96.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780101.47/cwt100.00–103.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 380098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 324070.00/cwt70.00–70.001681
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 339075.00/cwt75.00–75.002931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28774.03/cwt71.00–79.009535
Bulls——1,55785.89/cwt82.00–89.001,3377
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88554.80/cwt52.00–56.004856
Cows—Lean 85-90%92945.06/cwt41.00–49.004194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18859.73/cwt55.00–66.0071030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21447.49/cwt45.00–50.005776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60357.45/cwt53.00–62.009217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80045.00/cwt45.00–45.008101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2690433.72/cwt350.00–490.002,9933
Bred Cows—Small 2850480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,0801
Bred Cows—Small 2905530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,7971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,143607.83/cwt540.00–665.006,9472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,180775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,1451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,8631
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 265469.61/cwt65.00–77.004554
Stock Cows—Small 1-282086.74/cwt84.00–89.007112
Stock Cows—Small 1-2868552.74/cwt500.00–600.004,7982
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2725570.00/cwt570.00–570.004,1331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,268981.18/cwt925.00–1,060.0012,4415

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.