Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-02-20

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 20
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
645 head
▲ 396 vs last sale 249▲ 45 vs year ago 600 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 59▲ 68 vs year ago 77 · +88.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 12 vs year ago 17 · +70.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 higher , feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Moderate 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 $157.44/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$157.44
218 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.05
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2441171.73757104
Medium and Large 2461149.4868880
Small 1-2382136.1052026
Medium and Large 3416120.645028thin
One grade step is worth $51.09/cwt here — about $255 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 sale218 hd
157.44
—
SC average5 barns · 551 hd
158.48
−1.05
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—Low1,492106.531,58916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39188.721,23417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19288.591,05680
CowsLean 85-90%Low86572.9663124

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)1,093$8907
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$8462thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$8424thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$8101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)819$7844thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$1,1537
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)625$5801thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)633$4273thin

Every lot

122 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 2210180.12/cwt175.00–185.003782
Steers—Small 1-2218155.00/cwt155.00–155.003382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225206.19/cwt200.00–210.004644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230234.38/cwt232.50–235.005394
Steers—Medium and Large 3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Steers—Medium and Large 2255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Steers—Small 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273206.09/cwt200.00–215.005639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282233.89/cwt225.00–240.006609
Steers—Medium and Large 2317172.89/cwt170.00–180.005485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325208.66/cwt200.00–215.006789
Steers—Medium and Large 3325137.50/cwt137.50–137.504471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326228.57/cwt222.00–240.0074512
Steers—Small 1-2341148.79/cwt145.00–155.005074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368226.31/cwt220.00–237.5083312
Steers—Medium and Large 2377179.06/cwt170.00–185.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379209.71/cwt200.00–215.0079511
Steers—Small 1-2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 3395126.25/cwt120.00–132.504992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416230.55/cwt225.00–237.509595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420209.25/cwt200.00–215.008796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450230.00/cwt225.00–235.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 2475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Steers—Small 1-2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476202.89/cwt195.00–210.009667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516195.01/cwt190.00–205.001,0064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518212.46/cwt210.00–215.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553216.24/cwt215.00–217.501,1962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573192.74/cwt190.00–200.001,1046
Steers—Medium and Large 2584179.35/cwt172.50–185.001,0474
Steers—Small 1-2595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 2614165.58/cwt162.50–170.001,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619186.17/cwt180.00–190.001,1524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,18110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663172.47/cwt170.00–175.001,1432
Steers—Medium and Large 2668147.06/cwt144.00–150.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 2720156.92/cwt145.00–163.001,1303
Steers—Medium and Large 2797149.63/cwt147.00–150.001,1938
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2217156.77/cwt155.00–160.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228172.53/cwt170.00–175.003932
Heifers—Small 1-2265136.04/cwt130.00–145.003614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270161.59/cwt155.00–165.004367
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277193.37/cwt190.00–195.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281180.06/cwt175.00–185.005067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317159.16/cwt155.00–165.005056
Heifers—Small 1-2319135.65/cwt130.00–145.004338
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330192.06/cwt187.50–199.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338176.21/cwt170.00–180.005968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358192.52/cwt190.00–195.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363122.55/cwt120.00–125.004452
Heifers—Small 1-2368138.95/cwt130.00–145.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377175.26/cwt170.00–185.0066115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378160.51/cwt155.00–165.006079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415156.68/cwt150.00–165.0065012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423175.22/cwt170.00–180.0074114
Heifers—Small 1-2427139.46/cwt130.00–145.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468176.35/cwt170.00–185.0082516
Heifers—Small 1-2470138.75/cwt130.00–145.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475157.04/cwt150.00–165.0074614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt115.00–125.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519163.69/cwt160.00–170.008508
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528143.07/cwt135.00–150.0075510
Heifers—Small 1-2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566134.99/cwt130.00–140.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568159.91/cwt152.50–165.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627127.89/cwt125.00–135.008027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642143.90/cwt140.00–145.009249
Heifers—Small 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672126.11/cwt120.00–132.508477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737139.19/cwt139.00–140.001,0265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2417157.43/cwt155.00–162.506563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418181.14/cwt175.00–185.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421200.66/cwt195.00–205.008457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429219.49/cwt215.00–225.0094210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462210.42/cwt210.00–212.009725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467177.79/cwt170.00–185.008309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473194.99/cwt190.00–200.0092210
Bulls—Small 1-2477154.90/cwt150.00–160.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514177.85/cwt170.00–185.009147
Bulls—Small 1-2523150.00/cwt150.00–150.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526192.77/cwt190.00–200.001,0148
Bulls—Small 1-2565142.46/cwt140.00–145.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576183.35/cwt180.00–190.001,05617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581165.89/cwt160.00–175.009646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620166.40/cwt160.00–170.001,0327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625134.06/cwt122.50–145.008385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680137.50/cwt137.50–137.509351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681156.84/cwt150.00–162.501,0684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2714135.03/cwt130.00–140.009644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720150.63/cwt145.00–155.001,0854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42090.37/cwt86.00–93.001,2833
Bulls——1,437107.03/cwt100.00–115.001,53810
Bulls——1,747121.04/cwt118.00–124.002,1153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85366.57/cwt55.00–74.0056814
Cows—Lean 85-90%88181.90/cwt77.00–88.0072210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12974.56/cwt67.00–78.008426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19089.30/cwt80.00–97.001,06371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36799.97/cwt99.00–101.001,3673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37887.08/cwt81.00–91.001,20014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45096.39/cwt95.00–98.001,3983
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2760650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878918.80/head900.00–940.009192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2880810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Small 1-2925760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2968845.81/head800.00–890.008462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,025740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,032876.48/head790.00–960.008763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,114860.11/head800.00–930.008605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2625580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Stock Cows—Small 2633427.00/head350.00–470.004273
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2840778.87/head710.00–840.007792
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,310.70/head1,250.00–1,360.001,3114

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.