Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2022-10-03

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 3
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 636▼ 51 vs year ago 597 · −8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 124▲ 11 vs year ago 81 · +13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 3 vs year ago 18 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate 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 $134.96/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$134.96
153 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.26
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2453145.2865867
Medium and Large 2441132.2758448
Small 1-2490123.1360425
Medium and Large 3423114.4248413thin
One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $173 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 sale153 hd
134.96
—
SC average5 barns · 545 hd
132.70
+2.26
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—High1,705108.851,8568thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38780.201,1123thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20274.0689018
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10870.6078214

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$8201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)944$7174thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$6801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$9873thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)605$5601thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$5501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)635$4701thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 3225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230190.00/cwt190.00–190.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 2235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
Steers—Small 1-2280149.82/cwt145.00–155.004192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290195.00/cwt195.00–195.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320193.36/cwt190.00–195.006193
Steers—Medium and Large 2323172.05/cwt170.00–174.005562
Steers—Small 1-2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 3338125.00/cwt120.00–135.004234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355207.50/cwt207.50–207.507371
Steers—Medium and Large 2368170.54/cwt165.00–175.006285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370190.47/cwt180.00–197.507057
Steers—Small 1-2380150.96/cwt140.00–157.505743
Steers—Medium and Large 3381131.81/cwt120.00–137.505024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2406191.12/cwt180.00–197.5077612
Steers—Medium and Large 2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 3425130.24/cwt125.00–135.005542
Steers—Small 1-2435149.89/cwt145.00–155.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460177.00/cwt177.00–177.008142
Steers—Small 1-2475142.50/cwt142.50–142.506771
Steers—Medium and Large 2484159.17/cwt155.00–165.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 3495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Steers—Small 1-2517141.38/cwt135.00–145.007315
Steers—Medium and Large 2519156.77/cwt150.00–160.008148
Steers—Medium and Large 3531123.14/cwt115.00–127.506544
Steers—Medium and Large 2573153.78/cwt150.00–157.508816
Steers—Small 1-2575137.50/cwt137.50–137.507911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580158.69/cwt155.00–162.509202
Steers—Medium and Large 2620147.50/cwt147.50–147.509151
Steers—Medium and Large 3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Small 1-2638130.00/cwt130.00–130.008293
Steers—Small 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2196139.00/cwt139.00–139.002727
Heifers—Small 1-2220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002702
Heifers—Small 1-2270125.37/cwt120.00–130.003382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285134.82/cwt130.00–140.003844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332150.10/cwt145.00–155.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345142.50/cwt142.50–142.504921
Heifers—Small 1-2375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377113.32/cwt112.50–115.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384151.15/cwt145.00–155.0058015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388136.27/cwt135.00–137.505292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392160.56/cwt160.00–165.006298
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408115.00/cwt115.00–115.004692
Heifers—Small 1-2423125.84/cwt125.00–127.505326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429143.09/cwt137.50–147.506148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435134.25/cwt132.00–135.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467139.54/cwt135.00–142.5065210
Heifers—Small 1-2472125.00/cwt125.00–125.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480130.88/cwt130.00–135.0062814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521130.93/cwt125.00–135.006828
Heifers—Small 1-2523121.23/cwt120.00–122.506342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526139.31/cwt135.00–145.0073319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528116.24/cwt115.00–117.506142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562138.32/cwt135.00–140.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568129.99/cwt125.00–135.007383
Heifers—Small 1-2575123.72/cwt122.50–125.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623110.00/cwt110.00–110.006852
Heifers—Small 1-2628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663120.00/cwt120.00–120.007962
Heifers—Small 1-2670119.19/cwt117.50–120.007993
Heifers—Small 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2413138.73/cwt125.00–145.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420114.76/cwt110.00–120.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423163.73/cwt160.00–167.506932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426175.88/cwt170.00–180.007496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453168.73/cwt165.00–172.507642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460154.98/cwt150.00–160.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467124.97/cwt120.00–130.005845
Bulls—Small 1-2475138.96/cwt135.00–147.5066011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520117.43/cwt115.00–120.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521138.43/cwt135.00–142.507218
Bulls—Small 1-2522127.77/cwt125.00–135.0066711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569115.36/cwt112.50–117.506567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572137.55/cwt135.00–140.007873
Bulls—Small 1-2573123.27/cwt120.00–125.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2601139.58/cwt137.50–140.008396
Bulls—Medium and Large 3617113.28/cwt110.00–115.006993
Bulls—Small 1-2670122.50/cwt122.50–122.508211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675112.47/cwt110.00–115.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 333580.00/cwt80.00–80.002681
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3420103.75/cwt102.50–105.004362
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 375560.00/cwt60.00–60.004531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,664106.97/cwt98.00–114.001,7807
Bulls——1,990122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05965.98/cwt62.00–67.006996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14474.06/cwt70.00–81.008478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16171.18/cwt62.00–77.0082611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26778.58/cwt78.00–80.009967
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38780.20/cwt78.00–85.001,1123
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,01583.00/cwt83.00–83.008421
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-260097.00/cwt97.00–97.005821
Stock Cows—Small 3635470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2710108.18/cwt103.00–112.507682
Stock Cows—Small 3780550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Stock Cows—Small 384075.00/cwt75.00–75.006301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 286598.81/cwt87.00–110.008553
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 299569.00/cwt69.00–69.006871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2873652.21/head600.00–680.006523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,045820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3605560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28931,005.66/head1,000.00–1,010.001,0062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.