Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-04-17

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 17
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
559 head
▲ 353 vs last sale 206▲ 281 vs year ago 278 · +101.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 42▲ 136 vs year ago 28 · +485.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 11▲ 36 vs year ago 17 · +211.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $211.40/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$211.40
172 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$63.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.16
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2435219.94956139
Medium and Large 2451182.7082321
Small 1-2463164.727629thin
Medium and Large 3378156.725923thin
One grade step is worth $63.22/cwt here — about $364 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 sale172 hd
211.40
—
SC average5 barns · 396 hd
211.24
+0.16
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—Average1,678111.251,8678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,481103.121,52817
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19296.911,15591
CowsLean 85-90%Average89484.3975427

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)1,091$1,1379
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,10617
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$7082thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)757$9686

Every lot

115 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—Small 1-2210175.00/cwt175.00–175.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230222.34/cwt215.00–230.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 2268186.09/cwt180.00–195.004996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271223.38/cwt215.00–230.006059
Steers—Small 1-2320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322250.60/cwt245.00–255.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323229.96/cwt225.00–235.007438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326213.06/cwt205.00–220.006958
Steers—Medium and Large 2340195.00/cwt195.00–195.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 2350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365255.00/cwt255.00–255.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370211.72/cwt205.00–220.0078325
Steers—Medium and Large 3378156.72/cwt155.00–160.005923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379229.85/cwt225.00–235.008714
Steers—Small 1-2388169.97/cwt165.00–175.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,01813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430208.31/cwt205.00–210.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431232.51/cwt230.00–235.001,0025
Steers—Medium and Large 2464185.01/cwt180.00–190.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474214.84/cwt205.00–220.001,01811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479225.69/cwt225.00–230.001,0817
Steers—Small 1-2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2505177.52/cwt175.00–180.008962
Steers—Small 1-2510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520224.00/cwt220.00–225.001,1655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524206.41/cwt200.00–215.001,0825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563224.16/cwt222.50–225.001,2623
Steers—Medium and Large 2565181.23/cwt175.00–185.001,0244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588207.72/cwt200.00–210.001,22113
Steers—Small 1-2590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Steers—Small 1-2610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
Steers—Medium and Large 2613173.88/cwt167.50–180.001,0662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615190.87/cwt190.00–192.501,1743
Steers—Small 1-2655162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy760182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 2815167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268205.97/cwt195.00–210.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278218.72/cwt215.00–220.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324204.98/cwt195.00–210.006648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325184.85/cwt180.00–190.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332216.58/cwt215.00–220.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
Heifers—Small 1-2355169.93/cwt165.00–175.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365215.00/cwt215.00–215.007856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379204.95/cwt195.00–210.0077731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413187.55/cwt185.00–190.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420202.10/cwt195.00–210.0084913
Heifers—Small 1-2423167.40/cwt165.00–170.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463148.38/cwt145.00–155.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465201.95/cwt195.00–210.0093914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469185.31/cwt180.00–190.0086911
Heifers—Small 1-2488170.08/cwt165.00–175.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517199.09/cwt190.00–205.001,0299
Heifers—Small 1-2518160.01/cwt155.00–165.008296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524178.27/cwt175.00–185.009348
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538143.33/cwt140.00–145.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569179.67/cwt175.00–182.501,0227
Heifers—Small 1-2573154.20/cwt150.00–157.508843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583192.45/cwt190.00–195.001,1222
Heifers—Small 1-2612155.52/cwt150.00–160.009525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635127.48/cwt125.00–130.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658167.51/cwt165.00–170.001,1022
Heifers—Small 1-2685152.48/cwt150.00–155.001,0442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405232.47/cwt230.00–235.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423216.17/cwt210.00–225.0091418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428197.03/cwt190.00–205.0084310
Bulls—Small 1-2440180.06/cwt175.00–185.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466209.80/cwt205.00–220.0097817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470196.48/cwt190.00–200.009237
Bulls—Small 1-2482181.51/cwt175.00–185.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514186.45/cwt180.00–190.009587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520204.74/cwt195.00–215.001,0659
Bulls—Small 1-2520169.81/cwt165.00–175.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559199.63/cwt195.00–210.001,1167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559185.70/cwt185.00–190.001,0387
Bulls—Small 1-2579171.26/cwt165.00–175.009924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615193.22/cwt190.00–195.001,1887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625174.96/cwt170.00–180.001,0942
Bulls—Small 1-2633149.98/cwt145.00–155.009492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2659180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1867
Bulls—Small 1-2683149.95/cwt145.00–155.001,0242
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3173175.36/cwt170.00–182.503037
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,499114.21/cwt106.00–122.001,7124
Bulls——1,648127.50/cwt127.00–128.002,1012
Bulls——2,06589.09/cwt88.00–91.001,8402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83175.69/cwt70.00–80.006299
Cows—Lean 85-90%92588.74/cwt85.00–95.0082118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05581.67/cwt73.00–87.0086218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225100.20/cwt91.00–111.001,22771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238117.39/cwt116.00–119.001,4532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494104.06/cwt98.00–109.001,55516
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2731108.72/cwt102.50–115.007954
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2737129.04/cwt125.00–140.009516
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2893123.19/cwt119.00–137.501,1007
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720708.06/head650.00–760.007082
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890841.35/head760.00–920.008412
Bred Cows—Small 1-2990840.05/head830.00–850.008402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0041,005.43/head910.00–1,100.001,0057
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025969.89/head900.00–1,010.009703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,260.28/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,410.94/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4114
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2710725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2771989.29/head930.00–1,030.009894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.