Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-01-30

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 30
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 355▼ 98 vs year ago 656 · −14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 141▲ 1 vs year ago 110 · +0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 33▲ 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $143.08/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$143.08
201 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.97
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444157.0369780
Medium and Large 2472139.6365971
Small 1-2487128.5262636
Medium and Large 3464118.2354814thin
One grade step is worth $38.81/cwt here — about $148 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 sale201 hd
143.08
—
SC average5 barns · 628 hd
142.11
+0.97
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—Low1,48997.341,44911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20386.671,04245
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54383.891,2942thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93569.9865542

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)989$8135
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)972$7333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)808$6152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)888$9642thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)657$3703thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3223126.74/cwt120.00–135.002832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225185.00/cwt185.00–185.004161
Steers—Small 1-2230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003343
Steers—Small 1-2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 2283172.61/cwt160.00–185.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 3290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314193.90/cwt185.00–200.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319209.32/cwt205.00–220.006689
Steers—Medium and Large 2320173.91/cwt165.00–180.005574
Steers—Medium and Large 3323126.25/cwt120.00–137.504086
Steers—Small 1-2340152.54/cwt150.00–155.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 3365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366193.15/cwt180.00–195.0070714
Steers—Medium and Large 2373169.90/cwt165.00–175.006342
Steers—Small 1-2380152.53/cwt145.00–155.005804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387211.59/cwt205.00–215.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007405
Steers—Medium and Large 2420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424214.04/cwt205.00–220.009085
Steers—Small 1-2425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433182.57/cwt180.00–185.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2473176.74/cwt175.00–180.008363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0151
Steers—Small 1-2495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 3500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2515166.60/cwt160.00–175.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0948
Steers—Medium and Large 2575161.55/cwt155.00–165.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 2625154.15/cwt152.50–155.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673154.07/cwt152.50–160.001,0376
Steers—Medium and Large 2679149.26/cwt145.00–155.001,0137
Steers—Small 1-2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 2715152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0901
Steers—Medium and Large 2770147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218120.00/cwt115.00–125.002623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223172.30/cwt170.00–175.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228141.86/cwt135.00–145.003233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273157.71/cwt150.00–165.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276147.40/cwt145.00–155.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300142.50/cwt135.00–150.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305115.00/cwt115.00–115.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314155.82/cwt155.00–160.004896
Heifers—Small 1-2325130.10/cwt125.00–135.004233
Heifers—Small 1-2369131.45/cwt125.00–135.004857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373170.83/cwt167.50–175.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374143.88/cwt140.00–150.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383158.69/cwt150.00–164.0060817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425154.29/cwt150.00–165.0065612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425143.09/cwt135.00–147.5060814
Heifers—Small 1-2438126.24/cwt125.00–127.505532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468143.18/cwt135.00–150.0067014
Heifers—Small 1-2471131.58/cwt125.00–135.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474120.64/cwt115.00–125.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475157.25/cwt150.00–165.007477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fancy495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500163.00/cwt163.00–163.0081515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516152.22/cwt150.00–155.007859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518138.63/cwt132.50–145.007189
Heifers—Small 1-2533129.42/cwt125.00–140.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555156.24/cwt155.00–157.508672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564133.90/cwt130.00–140.0075511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Small 1-2568124.11/cwt120.00–127.507058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609139.97/cwt135.00–145.008524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618112.49/cwt110.00–115.006952
Heifers—Small 1-2630126.25/cwt125.00–127.507952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635124.96/cwt120.00–130.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660118.81/cwt115.00–122.507842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672127.01/cwt125.00–130.008545
Heifers—Small 1-2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411199.37/cwt190.00–215.0081910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412176.62/cwt175.00–185.007286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Small 1-2433140.08/cwt135.00–142.506073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438165.00/cwt165.00–165.007236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465177.07/cwt172.50–185.008236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472164.99/cwt160.00–170.007795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475192.42/cwt190.00–195.009142
Bulls—Small 1-2476153.70/cwt150.00–155.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518158.15/cwt150.00–170.008198
Bulls—Small 1-2523152.49/cwt150.00–155.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570157.22/cwt150.00–162.508968
Bulls—Small 1-2570141.29/cwt135.00–147.508058
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Bulls—Small 1-2620142.52/cwt140.00–145.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620125.01/cwt120.00–127.507754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Small 1-2667141.01/cwt140.00–145.009415
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39181.83/cwt74.00–85.001,1384
Bulls——1,42294.32/cwt94.00–95.001,3413
Bulls——1,636115.12/cwt110.00–122.001,8834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86160.65/cwt46.00–69.0052217
Cows—Lean 85-90%98676.33/cwt70.00–85.0075325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17684.56/cwt75.00–89.0099432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26891.88/cwt90.00–100.001,16513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54383.89/cwt80.00–88.001,2942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3765560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2850670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2905770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Bred Cows—Small 1-2910650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2938693.20/head670.00–720.006932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299579.00/cwt79.00–79.007861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023892.13/head840.00–930.008923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0031
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2888964.17/head920.00–1,000.009642
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3657370.00/head300.00–410.003703
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 287571.00/cwt71.00–71.006211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0631
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34390.65/cwt87.00–94.001,2172

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.