Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2022-09-19

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 19
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
779 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 583▼ 94 vs year ago 873 · −10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 163▲ 36 vs year ago 74 · +48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 15▲ 20 vs year ago 15 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Heavy offering 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 $139.06/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$139.06
250 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$39.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.80
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2408154.3763085
Medium and Large 2466137.39640106
Small 1-2482124.3960032
Medium and Large 3476114.8254727
One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about $83 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 sale250 hd
139.06
—
SC average5 barns · 784 hd
139.86
−0.80
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—High1,458105.231,53510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56888.231,3837thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17579.4593356
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04670.4973823

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)1,000$9562thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$6901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)934$6715
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$6652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$4901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)899$1,0286
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$4701thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230195.00/cwt195.00–195.004495
Steers—Medium and Large 2263167.48/cwt165.00–170.004402
Steers—Small 1-2270142.62/cwt140.00–145.003854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273191.71/cwt185.00–195.005233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283215.00/cwt215.00–215.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 3285117.50/cwt117.50–117.503351
Steers—Medium and Large 2310161.69/cwt155.00–165.005016
Steers—Small 1-2330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337203.55/cwt197.50–207.506865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340185.00/cwt180.00–190.006295
Steers—Small 1-2360143.78/cwt142.50–145.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 2367162.76/cwt152.50–170.0059716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375184.64/cwt175.00–192.5069214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377201.96/cwt195.00–210.007616
Steers—Medium and Large 3379125.78/cwt117.50–135.004774
Steers—Medium and Large 3410120.12/cwt115.00–125.004922
Steers—Small 1-2415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 2417162.53/cwt155.00–170.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433178.14/cwt175.00–192.5077118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473174.69/cwt172.00–177.508264
Steers—Medium and Large 2479161.84/cwt157.50–165.007757
Steers—Medium and Large 3510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Small 1-2512137.50/cwt135.00–140.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529161.57/cwt161.00–165.0085514
Steers—Medium and Large 2529152.08/cwt145.00–157.508056
Steers—Medium and Large 2566145.48/cwt135.00–155.0082318
Steers—Small 1-2605132.50/cwt132.50–132.508021
Steers—Medium and Large 3610127.50/cwt127.50–127.507781
Steers—Medium and Large 2643143.13/cwt142.50–145.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 2675143.71/cwt142.50–145.009702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228140.04/cwt130.00–145.003195
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2289145.00/cwt145.00–145.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320140.92/cwt135.00–147.504519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322119.16/cwt117.50–120.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332154.69/cwt150.00–157.505149
Heifers—Small 1-2338130.11/cwt125.00–135.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370172.50/cwt172.50–172.506381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370112.50/cwt112.50–112.504161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375145.04/cwt137.50–147.505446
Heifers—Small 1-2378125.52/cwt120.00–130.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382156.79/cwt152.50–162.5059928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415154.25/cwt147.50–162.5064028
Heifers—Small 1-2415126.23/cwt125.00–130.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416139.80/cwt130.00–145.0058215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426116.54/cwt112.50–120.004965
Heifers—Small 1-2475125.32/cwt120.00–130.005959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476137.79/cwt132.50–155.0065622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478112.50/cwt110.00–115.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479150.90/cwt147.50–155.0072314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511135.81/cwt130.00–142.5069421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524112.93/cwt105.00–117.505926
Heifers—Small 1-2526125.00/cwt125.00–125.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568113.74/cwt112.50–115.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569134.45/cwt130.00–139.0076515
Heifers—Small 1-2573121.64/cwt120.00–125.006973
Heifers—Small 1-2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.00/cwt135.00–135.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626126.24/cwt125.00–130.007904
Heifers—Small 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3658115.00/cwt115.00–115.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688130.00/cwt130.00–130.008943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700126.50/cwt123.00–130.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700122.50/cwt122.50–122.508581
Heifers—Small 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408119.91/cwt115.00–125.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422157.52/cwt150.00–165.0066511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423176.73/cwt170.00–185.0074819
Bulls—Small 1-2423138.28/cwt132.50–145.005856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463169.77/cwt165.00–175.0078613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470121.81/cwt115.00–125.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473153.73/cwt145.00–162.5072715
Bulls—Small 1-2483135.00/cwt135.00–135.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508162.46/cwt160.00–165.008252
Bulls—Small 1-2518135.73/cwt132.50–140.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524152.09/cwt140.00–157.5079728
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526119.29/cwt112.50–125.006278
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553144.98/cwt140.00–150.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Small 1-2574132.49/cwt125.00–137.507609
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610132.53/cwt130.00–135.008084
Bulls—Small 1-2621125.00/cwt125.00–125.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650137.50/cwt137.50–137.508941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678115.00/cwt115.00–115.007802
Bulls—Small 1-2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Bulls—Small 1-2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17085.00/cwt85.00–85.009951
Bulls——1,419104.62/cwt93.00–111.001,4857
Bulls——1,740117.47/cwt117.00–118.002,0442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02164.35/cwt60.00–67.0065710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06675.22/cwt68.00–79.0080213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06870.33/cwt61.00–78.0075121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22884.20/cwt79.00–90.001,03432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35392.66/cwt92.00–94.001,2543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43384.40/cwt78.00–89.001,2094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74793.33/cwt92.00–94.001,6303
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 366072.53/cwt69.00–76.004792
Stock Cows—Small 1-275596.00/cwt96.00–96.007251
Stock Cows—Small 382860.16/cwt58.00–63.004982
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 294577.00/cwt77.00–77.007281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2947112.38/cwt100.00–119.001,0643
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2999109.71/cwt97.00–115.001,0963
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,04894.12/cwt85.00–105.009862
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06897.36/cwt91.00–106.001,0402
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14575.00/cwt75.00–75.008591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3710560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred Cows—Small 3855490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2934670.95/head620.00–720.006715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000956.43/head940.00–970.009562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3645623.72/head560.00–680.006242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3775470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28151,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0301,229.61/head1,210.00–1,250.001,2302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.