Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-01-16

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 16
● Final177 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
714 head
▼ 296 vs last sale 1,010▲ 714 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 100▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 21▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly 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 $139.30/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$139.30
237 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$50.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.09
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478149.66716152
Medium and Large 2500131.6165935
Small 1-2481121.3158316thin
Medium and Large 3378119.6645217thin
Large 340899.204056thin
Small 338999.0338611thin
One grade step is worth $50.63/cwt here — about $330 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 sale237 hd
139.30
—
SC average5 barns · 857 hd
143.39
−4.09
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—Low1,60095.141,52211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25477.9997839
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52976.841,1756thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07565.9770934

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)1,093$7794thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)757$6093thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)694$6075

Every lot

177 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2215145.00/cwt145.00–145.003121
Steers—Small 3223117.58/cwt110.00–125.002622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225223.14/cwt210.00–235.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235185.00/cwt185.00–185.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Steers—Large 324595.00/cwt95.00–95.002331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272209.79/cwt205.00–215.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 2272165.00/cwt155.00–175.004493
Steers—Small 3283106.86/cwt90.00–135.003023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319215.25/cwt207.50–220.006877
Steers—Small 1-2329138.71/cwt125.00–150.004564
Steers—Medium and Large 2332163.44/cwt155.00–175.005437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333189.45/cwt185.00–200.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 3338143.74/cwt135.00–155.004864
Steers—Small 335988.68/cwt65.00–135.003184
Steers—Medium and Large 2374169.98/cwt155.00–175.0063611
Steers—Small 1-2378139.09/cwt125.00–150.005266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380213.90/cwt205.00–225.008139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380187.78/cwt180.00–195.007147
Steers—Medium and Large 3380151.27/cwt150.00–152.505752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413210.81/cwt205.00–215.008716
Steers—Small 1-2414141.34/cwt135.00–145.005854
Steers—Large 341590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424184.40/cwt180.00–190.007828
Steers—Medium and Large 2425170.74/cwt165.00–175.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466188.45/cwt180.00–195.0087811
Steers—Medium and Large 2466163.57/cwt150.00–175.0076211
Steers—Small 1-2470148.30/cwt145.00–155.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added478120.00/cwt120.00–120.005743
Steers—Small 3480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy514195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0024
Steers—Medium and Large 3519126.53/cwt110.00–135.006575
Steers—Small 1-2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2522158.77/cwt145.00–165.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524177.46/cwt170.00–185.009306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009812
Steers—Small 1-2555123.75/cwt122.50–125.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558187.53/cwt185.00–190.001,0462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558155.26/cwt152.00–160.008665
Steers—Medium and Large 2570156.75/cwt150.00–165.008937
Steers—Medium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2622142.12/cwt135.00–145.008846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624153.66/cwt150.00–160.009594
Steers—Medium and Large 3640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
Steers—Small 1-2650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665150.58/cwt147.50–155.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 2713123.77/cwt122.50–125.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718148.76/cwt147.50–150.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 3720112.50/cwt112.50–112.508101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers56 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237168.38/cwt165.00–175.003996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Heifers—Small 3263109.76/cwt105.00–115.002892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280156.61/cwt155.00–160.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284122.58/cwt115.00–125.003484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305122.50/cwt115.00–130.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328163.02/cwt150.00–170.0053510
Heifers—Small 333097.73/cwt90.00–105.003232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Heifers—Small 1-2340122.50/cwt122.50–122.504171
Heifers—Large 3357110.00/cwt110.00–110.003933
Heifers—Small 336093.70/cwt90.00–97.503372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367119.20/cwt95.00–132.504373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379144.99/cwt142.50–147.505504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Heifers—Small 1-2380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381157.98/cwt150.00–165.0060218
Heifers—Large 340885.09/cwt70.00–100.003472
Heifers—Small 341095.00/cwt95.00–95.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413165.00/cwt165.00–165.006812
Heifers—Small 1-2418124.31/cwt115.00–132.505204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422135.45/cwt125.00–145.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430156.43/cwt145.00–162.5067323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435117.56/cwt115.00–120.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453165.00/cwt165.00–165.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465117.34/cwt110.00–125.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469133.75/cwt125.00–140.006278
Heifers—Small 3472102.33/cwt95.00–107.504833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473151.33/cwt140.00–162.5071624
Heifers—Small 1-2473122.95/cwt115.00–130.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494147.50/cwt147.50–147.507296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3503120.78/cwt114.00–127.506082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521146.10/cwt140.00–155.0076115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522131.84/cwt125.00–135.006887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529145.00/cwt145.00–145.007674
Heifers—Small 1-2540112.50/cwt112.50–112.506081
Heifers—Small 355085.00/cwt85.00–85.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Heifers—Large 356095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565139.31/cwt135.00–145.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573128.86/cwt123.00–140.007386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
Heifers—Small 1-2587117.99/cwt110.00–125.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619131.87/cwt129.00–137.0081614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630129.34/cwt125.00–135.008154
Heifers—Small 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666131.86/cwt125.00–140.008784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670117.54/cwt115.00–120.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715137.00/cwt137.00–137.009805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730108.00/cwt108.00–108.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825117.38/cwt107.50–127.509682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365167.60/cwt165.00–170.006122
Bulls—Small 1-2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Value Added418130.00/cwt130.00–130.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
Bulls—Small 1-2426138.87/cwt122.50–155.005929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431166.32/cwt155.00–175.007178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438187.46/cwt180.00–195.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442176.00/cwt176.00–176.007783
Bulls—Small 1-2450129.00/cwt129.00–129.005811
Bulls—Small 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475127.27/cwt117.50–130.006059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482183.14/cwt175.00–190.008835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483157.50/cwt145.00–170.007618
Bulls—Large 351070.00/cwt70.00–70.003571
Bulls—Small 1-2516131.93/cwt120.00–137.506814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added517126.88/cwt122.50–135.006566
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524146.22/cwt135.00–155.007668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530173.21/cwt165.00–182.509184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added553135.00/cwt135.00–135.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585137.50/cwt135.00–145.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628136.62/cwt135.00–140.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645123.00/cwt123.00–123.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668119.99/cwt117.50–122.508023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673139.91/cwt135.00–145.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 367590.11/cwt75.00–105.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2719112.53/cwt105.00–120.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731129.00/cwt129.00–129.009437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735127.50/cwt127.50–127.509371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2763115.00/cwt115.00–115.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 376583.86/cwt63.00–105.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 398565.00/cwt65.00–65.006401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 329595.00/cwt95.00–95.002801
Dairy Steers—Large 336996.34/cwt85.00–100.003554
Dairy Steers—Large 353077.45/cwt75.00–80.004102
Dairy Steers—Large 3568108.00/cwt108.00–108.006132
Dairy Steers—Large 3740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007774
Dairy Steers—Large 3915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009243
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01080.00/cwt80.00–80.008081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Dairy Heifers—Large 354555.00/cwt55.00–55.003001
Dairy Heifers—Large 369055.00/cwt55.00–55.003801
Dairy Heifers—Large 373035.00/cwt35.00–35.002561
Dairy Heifers—Large 378055.00/cwt55.00–55.004291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29679.22/cwt74.00–84.001,0274
Bulls——1,774104.23/cwt102.00–107.001,8497
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98660.92/cwt50.00–66.0060119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07170.03/cwt61.00–74.007508
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18772.37/cwt66.00–79.0085915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30180.05/cwt75.00–86.001,04131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52976.84/cwt72.00–83.001,1756
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3713478.42/head410.00–560.004782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 281566.00/cwt66.00–66.005381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2845870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010704.32/head650.00–755.007042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175854.26/head830.00–880.008542
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 370054.70/cwt45.00–65.003836
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 273091.00/cwt91.00–91.006641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14079.00/cwt79.00–79.009011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19575.39/cwt62.00–94.009015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3627515.74/head420.00–570.005163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3755490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.