Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2022-08-08

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 8
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 520▼ 445 vs year ago 853 · −52.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 59▼ 47 vs year ago 142 · −33.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 9▼ 33 vs year ago 43 · −76.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady. Feeder heifers were 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of average to good 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 $137.74/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$137.74
135 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$54.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.02
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507147.1674691
Medium and Large 2574126.1272425
Small 1-2452115.7352310thin
Medium and Large 3558102.555726thin
Small 344892.494153thin
One grade step is worth $54.67/cwt here — about $331 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 sale135 hd
137.74
—
SC average5 barns · 515 hd
137.76
−0.02
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—Low1,512110.261,66716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59089.421,42212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27888.501,13141
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00076.2376218

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$7801thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)735$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)832$1,0173thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3200145.00/cwt145.00–145.002901
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added203135.00/cwt135.00–135.002742
Steers—Medium and Large 3260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
Steers—Medium and Large 2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273192.17/cwt190.00–194.005252
Steers—Small 3285102.50/cwt102.50–102.502921
Steers—Medium and Large 2324160.04/cwt155.00–165.005194
Steers—Large 3328130.00/cwt130.00–130.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330179.00/cwt175.00–180.005915
Steers—Small 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added357171.88/cwt165.00–175.0061410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372176.44/cwt170.00–185.006567
Steers—Medium and Large 2375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
Steers—Small 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412178.00/cwt170.00–185.007335
Steers—Medium and Large 2418160.73/cwt155.00–165.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465177.50/cwt177.50–177.508251
Steers—Small 3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 2490160.00/cwt155.00–165.007844
Steers—Medium and Large 3495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 2520152.52/cwt150.00–155.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572172.33/cwt160.00–179.009863
Steers—Small 1-2572130.81/cwt125.00–135.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585155.49/cwt153.00–170.0091013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,03819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630159.94/cwt157.50–162.501,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added640149.00/cwt149.00–149.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 3645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673153.68/cwt150.00–157.501,0342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1193
Steers—Medium and Large 2690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 3700122.50/cwt122.50–122.508581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725146.50/cwt146.00–147.001,0622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828144.99/cwt142.50–147.501,2012
Steers—Medium and Large 384575.00/cwt75.00–75.006341
Steers—Large 3940108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200145.00/cwt145.00–145.002901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Heifers—Small 1-2260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2262145.91/cwt145.00–147.503823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Heifers—Small 3295112.50/cwt112.50–112.503321
Heifers—Small 1-2315122.50/cwt122.50–122.503861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323148.14/cwt140.00–155.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380148.08/cwt142.50–152.505634
Heifers—Small 1-2393118.66/cwt105.00–132.504662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006289
Heifers—Small 1-2418119.87/cwt112.50–127.505012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420153.21/cwt140.00–162.506437
Heifers—Medium and Large 343095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466153.00/cwt145.00–160.0071313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482134.22/cwt125.00–140.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added521133.72/cwt132.50–135.006974
Heifers—Small 352582.48/cwt80.00–85.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527150.00/cwt150.00–150.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529148.12/cwt140.00–155.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
Heifers—Small 1-2565112.57/cwt105.00–120.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576145.34/cwt145.00–147.008376
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590117.50/cwt117.50–117.506931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593145.00/cwt145.00–145.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613124.50/cwt122.50–127.507635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622140.80/cwt132.50–147.508766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy623150.00/cwt150.00–150.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624144.73/cwt139.00–150.0090313
Heifers—Small 1-262595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653127.49/cwt125.00–130.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685116.27/cwt115.00–117.507962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713114.52/cwt113.00–116.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 372593.91/cwt82.50–105.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 289597.50/cwt97.50–97.508731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420175.66/cwt172.50–180.007387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432165.00/cwt165.00–165.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462168.16/cwt160.00–175.007773
Bulls—Small 1-2470126.67/cwt125.00–130.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473147.87/cwt145.00–155.006996
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493160.00/cwt160.00–160.0078910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503154.37/cwt150.00–157.507764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522142.51/cwt137.50–145.007443
Bulls—Small 1-2524122.46/cwt115.00–135.006427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563127.40/cwt120.00–135.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568137.22/cwt132.50–145.007796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569157.95/cwt155.00–165.008995
Bulls—Small 3570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
Bulls—Small 1-2578123.44/cwt115.00–135.007138
Bulls—Small 1-2613121.26/cwt120.00–122.507432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625126.99/cwt120.00–133.007947
Bulls—Small 1-2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700112.50/cwt112.50–112.507881
Bulls—Small 1-276590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3784108.00/cwt108.00–108.008474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 295585.00/cwt85.00–85.008121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 380090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added917117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,07715
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24080.00/cwt80.00–80.009921
Bulls——1,499107.53/cwt99.00–113.001,61210
Bulls——1,591121.78/cwt114.00–128.001,9385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93470.43/cwt65.00–73.006588
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05280.87/cwt76.00–86.0085110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18873.88/cwt73.00–75.008782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25486.82/cwt79.00–94.001,08929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36696.29/cwt95.00–98.001,31510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58387.29/cwt81.00–92.001,3829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61095.81/cwt94.00–98.001,5433
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-277080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3815780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3660750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29181,150.49/head1,100.00–1,185.001,1502

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.