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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 2

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Dec 12Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 475▼ 104 vs year ago 318 · −32.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 110▲ 18 vs year ago 38 · +47.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 14 · −35.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the Holidays. Light offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.73/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$139.73

91 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$39.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	442	153.33	677	36
Medium and Large 2	483	136.92	662	37
Small 1-2	346	124.02	429	8thin
Medium and Large 3	457	113.75	520	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.58/cwt here — about $158 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 sale91 hd

139.73

—

SC average2 barns · 209 hd

142.64

−2.91

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,666	84.12	1,402	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	79.69	1,010	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	65.57	705	14

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,080	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$530	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$410	1thin

Every lot

87 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	324	219.24/cwt	210.00–225.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	460	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	371	153.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	570	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	186.49/cwt	185.00–192.50	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	169.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	210.92/cwt	200.00–225.00	801	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	149.06/cwt	140.00–157.50	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	196.36/cwt	192.50–200.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	188.59/cwt	182.50–193.00	892	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	181.58/cwt	180.00–183.00	961	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	160.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	861	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	163.67/cwt	157.50–170.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	153.50/cwt	147.50–157.50	972	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	273	122.38/cwt	120.00–127.50	334	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	318	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	157.64/cwt	150.00–162.50	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	133.69/cwt	132.50–135.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	136.29/cwt	130.00–142.50	497	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	154.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	163.69/cwt	162.50–165.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	154.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	143.43/cwt	137.50–147.50	611	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	151.96/cwt	145.00–157.50	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	495	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	109.18/cwt	105.00–112.50	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	135.17/cwt	132.50–140.00	720	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	134.09/cwt	127.50–140.00	770	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	192.41/cwt	187.50–195.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	420	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	160.48/cwt	155.00–167.50	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	172.10/cwt	170.00–175.00	816	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	166.70/cwt	165.00–167.50	867	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	155.84/cwt	155.00–157.50	838	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	874	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	630	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	948	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	60.02/cwt	50.00–68.00	599	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	66.60/cwt	65.00–68.00	791	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	75.57/cwt	74.00–77.00	916	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	80.56/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,020	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,334	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	77.07/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,286	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,674	87.89/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,471	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	650	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	685	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	480	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	730	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	504	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	969	73.77/cwt	70.00–78.00	715	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	875	530.00/head	530.00–530.00	530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Jan 2, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 475Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 110Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 20Year ago 14

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the Holidays. Light offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	165.00–175.00	169.98
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
2	—	568	157.50–170.00	163.67
3	—	538	155.00–165.00	160.06
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
4	—	633	147.50–157.50	153.50
2	—	473	165.00	165.00
2	—	278	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	185.00	185.00
2	—	433	192.50–200.00	196.36
5	—	372	185.00–192.50	186.49
2	—	580	150.00–160.00	155.00
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
5	—	529	180.00–183.00	181.58
5	—	473	182.50–193.00	188.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–157.50	149.06
4	—	371	150.00–155.00	153.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	210.00–225.00	219.24
4	—	380	200.00–225.00	210.92
2	—	425	212.50–215.00	213.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.56
3	—	525	145.00–155.00	150.02
6	—	461	145.00–157.50	151.96
10	—	426	150.00–160.00	154.30
2	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.51
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
3	—	325	150.00–162.50	157.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	122.50	122.50
2	—	370	125.00	125.00
3	—	273	120.00–127.50	122.38
1	—	570	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	132.50–140.00	135.17
8	—	426	137.50–147.50	143.43
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	132.50–135.00	133.69
6	—	574	127.50–140.00	134.09
4	—	365	130.00–142.50	136.29
4	—	471	135.00–145.00	139.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	105.00–112.50	109.18
3	—	418	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	122.50	122.50
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	162.50	162.50
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
2	—	378	162.50–165.00	163.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	630	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	420	137.50–140.00	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	170.00–175.00	172.10
3	—	623	145.00	145.00
3	—	520	165.00–167.50	166.70
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	157.50	157.50
1	—	665	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	187.50–195.00	192.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	155.00–157.50	155.84
2	—	575	145.00–150.00	147.59
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
5	—	463	155.00–167.50	160.48
1	—	700	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	92.00	92.00
16	—	1,266	72.00–89.00	80.56
2	—	1,188	65.00–68.00	66.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	74.00–77.00	75.57
9	—	998	50.00–68.00	60.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	78.00	78.00
7	—	1,674	85.00–93.00	87.89
2	—	1,668	76.00–78.00	77.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	410.00	410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	969	70.00–78.00	73.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,080.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	530.00	530.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.