Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2022-11-07

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 7
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 569▼ 130 vs year ago 655 · −19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 76▼ 13 vs year ago 86 · −15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $123.89/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$123.89
175 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.52
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498136.4768059
Medium and Large 2481122.2858975
Small 1-2389112.0643623
Medium and Large 3465104.5048618thin
One grade step is worth $31.97/cwt here — about $194 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 sale175 hd
123.89
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SC average5 barns · 474 hd
127.42
−3.52
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—Low1,38487.091,20611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23268.6884632
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57066.681,0475thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90663.9658030

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$9158
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$7722thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$4001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,0401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,357$1,1315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$7701thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 2279157.13/cwt150.00–165.004385
Steers—Small 1-2283137.30/cwt130.00–145.003892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305177.54/cwt175.00–180.005412
Steers—Small 1-2310141.72/cwt135.00–145.004393
Steers—Medium and Large 2333156.74/cwt150.00–165.005226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340196.23/cwt195.00–197.506672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355195.00/cwt195.00–195.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364176.29/cwt170.00–180.006426
Steers—Medium and Large 3377117.17/cwt110.00–120.004426
Steers—Medium and Large 2379156.64/cwt150.00–165.0059412
Steers—Small 1-2379137.68/cwt130.00–145.005229
Steers—Small 1-2415124.88/cwt120.00–130.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 2417147.44/cwt140.00–155.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433176.19/cwt170.00–182.507636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445185.00/cwt185.00–185.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468170.05/cwt165.00–177.507963
Steers—Small 1-2483130.84/cwt125.00–135.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 2519150.01/cwt140.00–155.007798
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525167.50/cwt167.50–167.508792
Steers—Medium and Large 2579149.99/cwt140.00–155.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617150.12/cwt145.00–155.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 2617120.58/cwt116.00–130.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653149.98/cwt145.00–155.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 2735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814128.42/cwt127.00–132.501,0454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2269115.00/cwt115.00–115.003094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270128.97/cwt125.00–132.503483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313126.26/cwt125.00–130.003954
Heifers—Small 1-2329113.34/cwt110.00–115.003736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373125.21/cwt122.50–130.0046710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374144.63/cwt140.00–150.005417
Heifers—Small 1-2376112.04/cwt110.00–115.004216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420124.06/cwt120.00–130.0052116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425140.23/cwt137.50–145.0059610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436105.00/cwt105.00–105.0045810
Heifers—Small 1-2442111.68/cwt110.00–112.504943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466119.73/cwt115.00–130.005589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467135.69/cwt135.00–140.0063411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475103.75/cwt100.00–105.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518134.98/cwt130.00–140.0069915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520123.06/cwt115.00–125.0064010
Heifers—Small 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528103.99/cwt101.00–105.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566131.55/cwt130.00–135.007458
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572122.30/cwt115.00–125.0070013
Heifers—Small 1-2585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Heifers—Small 1-2605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608126.64/cwt125.00–130.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628113.72/cwt110.00–117.507144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670114.14/cwt112.50–115.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680132.50/cwt132.50–132.509011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717135.00/cwt135.00–135.009683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725114.49/cwt114.00–115.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785117.50/cwt117.50–117.509221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422173.16/cwt165.00–180.0073111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426150.06/cwt145.00–160.006397
Bulls—Small 1-2426122.43/cwt115.00–135.005228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464169.34/cwt165.00–175.007864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469144.69/cwt140.00–155.006799
Bulls—Small 1-2474124.92/cwt115.00–135.0059212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513105.00/cwt105.00–105.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520129.50/cwt125.00–140.0067311
Bulls—Small 1-2522114.18/cwt110.00–120.005969
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572124.94/cwt120.00–132.507159
Bulls—Small 1-2575114.27/cwt112.50–115.006577
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585106.24/cwt105.00–107.506222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622119.73/cwt115.00–125.0074511
Bulls—Small 1-2630107.97/cwt105.00–110.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670122.50/cwt120.00–125.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725117.50/cwt117.50–117.508521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11472.22/cwt67.00–80.008054
Bulls——1,53995.59/cwt91.00–102.001,4717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83552.38/cwt49.00–60.0043710
Cows—Lean 85-90%94269.75/cwt65.00–76.0065720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08582.00/cwt82.00–82.008901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12558.39/cwt55.00–61.006577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26971.13/cwt68.00–75.0090324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57066.68/cwt65.00–69.001,0475
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2051,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2750400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2920640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,100771.91/head740.00–800.007722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,301954.44/head760.00–1,050.009547
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2785770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3571,130.52/head920.00–1,175.001,1315

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.