Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-03-13

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 13
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▼ 190 vs last sale 537▲ 49 vs year ago 298 · +16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 104▲ 33 vs year ago 52 · +63.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 19▲ 22 vs year ago 5 · +440.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $178.33/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$178.33
90 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$61.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.85
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2416199.1382937
Medium and Large 2482172.3983229
Small 1-2465157.5173319thin
Medium and Large 3480138.006625thin
One grade step is worth $61.13/cwt here — about $167 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 sale90 hd
178.33
—
SC average5 barns · 461 hd
176.48
+1.85
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—Average1,484116.821,7348thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,435109.651,5738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235105.551,30454
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12591.721,03213

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)1,257$1,2353thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$9352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$6852thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,300$1061thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)955$1,1776

Every lot

118 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223186.49/cwt185.00–190.004163
Steers—Medium and Large 3225122.00/cwt122.00–122.002751
Steers—Small 1-2250160.00/cwt155.00–165.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272241.60/cwt240.00–245.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272200.00/cwt200.00–200.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 2288175.00/cwt175.00–175.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313236.65/cwt225.00–240.007419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328208.10/cwt205.00–215.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Steers—Small 1-2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367236.50/cwt225.00–245.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367200.04/cwt195.00–205.007347
Steers—Medium and Large 2385187.44/cwt185.00–190.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407241.50/cwt235.00–247.5098310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411206.17/cwt195.00–215.008474
Steers—Small 1-2420159.82/cwt155.00–165.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0484
Steers—Medium and Large 2520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 3605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 2630192.56/cwt190.00–195.001,2132
Steers—Medium and Large 3695142.50/cwt142.50–142.509901
Steers—Medium and Large 2700167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Heifers—Small 1-2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280180.09/cwt175.00–185.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Heifers—Small 1-2318165.00/cwt165.00–165.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320147.50/cwt147.50–147.504721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373200.28/cwt195.00–205.0074710
Heifers—Small 1-2385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409203.87/cwt200.00–210.0083411
Heifers—Small 1-2417159.98/cwt155.00–165.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429178.32/cwt170.00–185.007656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435191.28/cwt190.00–192.508322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460142.50/cwt142.50–142.506561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468187.47/cwt185.00–190.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477172.71/cwt165.00–180.0082410
Heifers—Small 1-2485152.50/cwt152.50–152.507401
Heifers—Small 1-2506156.46/cwt150.00–162.507925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520167.43/cwt160.00–175.008713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538182.49/cwt180.00–185.009822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560183.35/cwt180.00–185.001,0273
Heifers—Small 1-2563143.72/cwt142.50–145.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580169.14/cwt165.00–172.509813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0391
Heifers—Small 1-2620160.04/cwt157.50–162.509922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Heifers—Small 1-2695155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723149.95/cwt145.00–155.001,0842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406211.91/cwt205.00–220.008605
Bulls—Small 1-2418168.27/cwt165.00–175.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433193.77/cwt190.00–195.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439184.38/cwt182.50–185.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473192.48/cwt190.00–195.009106
Bulls—Small 1-2473164.98/cwt160.00–170.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478181.71/cwt175.00–185.008699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515189.85/cwt185.00–195.009782
Bulls—Small 1-2522159.05/cwt150.00–165.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524176.87/cwt172.50–185.009274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573169.92/cwt165.00–175.009744
Bulls—Small 1-2575165.00/cwt165.00–165.009491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578141.23/cwt137.50–145.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615141.25/cwt135.00–145.008694
Bulls—Small 1-2628153.37/cwt150.00–155.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630167.44/cwt165.00–170.001,0552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678157.51/cwt155.00–160.001,0682
Bulls—Small 1-2685152.54/cwt150.00–155.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3687143.05/cwt137.50–147.509835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2215152.50/cwt152.50–152.503281
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3356120.52/cwt117.50–125.004295
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3461115.97/cwt110.00–118.005355
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02090.00/cwt90.00–90.009181
Bulls——1,200111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3321
Bulls——1,609122.26/cwt115.00–134.001,9676
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09381.60/cwt71.00–88.008925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13796.19/cwt91.00–100.001,0947
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15887.65/cwt87.00–89.001,0153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233117.11/cwt114.00–123.001,4447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241104.93/cwt92.00–112.001,30244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403113.84/cwt110.00–119.001,5974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466105.46/cwt102.00–108.001,5464
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,300106.00/head106.00–106.001061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3785500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2885880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2920870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2960990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0451,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,337.84/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2605780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27751,080.58/head1,050.00–1,110.001,0812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-268573.00/cwt73.00–73.005001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2760141.06/cwt137.00–144.001,0723
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 283075.00/cwt75.00–75.006231
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 294792.76/cwt83.00–97.008783
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3051
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17096.64/cwt85.00–109.001,1312

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.