Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2021-11-08

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 8
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 826▲ 214 vs year ago 441 · +48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 81▲ 21 vs year ago 65 · +32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 23▼ 8 vs year ago 21 · −38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady.

Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bull were 3.00 higher. Average offerings of average 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 $118.70/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$118.70
228 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.23
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527128.4567776
Medium and Large 2507117.76597110
Small 1-2472106.0450129
Medium and Large 346197.9345113thin
One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $226 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 sale228 hd
118.70
—
SC average5 barns · 540 hd
118.93
−0.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,55285.031,32017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20157.1568639
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40456.177897thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89252.714709thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2265128.14/cwt125.00–135.003403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283165.64/cwt160.00–167.504695
Steers—Medium and Large 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 3319110.47/cwt105.00–115.003524
Steers—Medium and Large 2320142.46/cwt140.00–145.004563
Steers—Small 1-2328128.96/cwt125.00–135.004235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329158.17/cwt155.00–165.005204
Steers—Medium and Large 2369137.62/cwt135.00–142.5050813
Steers—Medium and Large 3369110.89/cwt105.00–115.004095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373159.53/cwt155.00–165.0059510
Steers—Small 1-2375128.24/cwt125.00–130.004813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413157.66/cwt150.00–162.5065111
Steers—Medium and Large 2426136.11/cwt132.50–145.005807
Steers—Small 1-2465119.86/cwt115.00–125.005573
Steers—Medium and Large 2466140.27/cwt131.00–144.0065420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500151.00/cwt151.00–151.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518148.13/cwt145.00–150.007678
Steers—Medium and Large 2531131.20/cwt126.00–135.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 2568129.76/cwt123.00–136.0073710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579145.78/cwt143.00–151.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 2633121.99/cwt121.00–123.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636133.18/cwt132.00–143.0084715
Steers—Medium and Large 2658111.78/cwt107.00–115.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666132.24/cwt131.00–135.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712124.01/cwt122.00–125.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 2735105.49/cwt105.00–106.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765118.48/cwt117.00–120.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815117.99/cwt117.00–119.009622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 2865108.00/cwt108.00–108.009341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226118.00/cwt115.00–122.502674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258117.48/cwt115.00–120.003032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309133.48/cwt130.00–135.004127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319119.87/cwt114.00–125.003825
Heifers—Small 1-2323110.68/cwt110.00–112.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362119.68/cwt115.00–125.004338
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367103.56/cwt100.00–105.003805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378131.98/cwt130.00–135.0049910
Heifers—Small 1-2381110.61/cwt110.00–112.004215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419118.51/cwt115.00–124.0049712
Heifers—Small 1-2425106.25/cwt105.00–110.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427132.40/cwt130.00–135.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462129.31/cwt127.50–132.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 346394.30/cwt90.00–97.004374
Heifers—Small 1-2471106.93/cwt104.00–110.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477119.24/cwt115.00–125.0056920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511134.00/cwt134.00–134.006859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520126.50/cwt126.00–127.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520120.02/cwt114.00–123.0062411
Heifers—Small 1-2532103.05/cwt100.00–105.005485
Heifers—Small 1-2573102.83/cwt100.00–105.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 357594.52/cwt94.00–96.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577133.00/cwt133.00–133.0076719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583119.09/cwt111.00–121.0069438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608124.00/cwt124.00–124.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619118.00/cwt115.00–121.007304
Heifers—Small 1-2623100.51/cwt100.00–101.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640108.99/cwt108.00–110.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667116.82/cwt114.00–121.007797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670106.64/cwt105.00–108.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737115.67/cwt115.00–117.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2787101.68/cwt100.00–105.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2822109.67/cwt109.00–110.009013
Heifers—Medium and Large 286097.01/cwt95.00–99.008342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2422117.77/cwt115.00–125.004977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423149.08/cwt145.00–157.5063117
Bulls—Medium and Large 342795.01/cwt94.00–96.004063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428134.83/cwt130.00–140.0057711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459141.66/cwt140.00–145.006508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476129.88/cwt125.00–134.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 348092.96/cwt90.00–95.004464
Bulls—Small 1-2481114.74/cwt110.00–120.005526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510137.60/cwt133.00–142.507029
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525122.73/cwt120.00–127.0064411
Bulls—Small 1-2529106.25/cwt100.00–110.005625
Bulls—Medium and Large 353295.67/cwt95.00–97.005093
Bulls—Small 1-2571104.29/cwt100.00–110.005957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576131.69/cwt130.00–137.507597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583120.03/cwt115.00–125.007009
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618113.90/cwt110.00–117.007048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620125.01/cwt124.00–126.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 363094.00/cwt90.00–97.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662110.33/cwt110.00–111.007303
Bulls—Small 1-2670101.98/cwt101.00–103.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723106.75/cwt106.00–108.007724
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30772.49/cwt67.00–79.009476
Bulls——1,67691.25/cwt85.00–96.001,52910
Bulls——1,78598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88956.34/cwt54.00–60.005016
Cows—Lean 85-90%89845.46/cwt44.00–48.004083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06347.99/cwt45.00–52.005106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22658.82/cwt55.00–65.0072133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40456.17/cwt54.00–60.007897
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-264080.00/cwt80.00–80.005121
Stock Cows—Small 283069.00/cwt69.00–69.005731
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,00081.00/cwt81.00–81.008101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2810630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,1031
Bred Cows—Small 2865594.25/cwt530.00–660.005,1402
Bred Cows—Small 1-2940940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,8361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,215591.34/cwt550.00–660.007,1853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,270842.28/cwt770.00–920.0010,6973

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.