Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-04-24

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 24
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 559▲ 90 vs year ago 633 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 164▼ 3 vs year ago 119 · −2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 53▼ 17 vs year ago 41 · −41.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $190.34/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$190.34
256 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$48.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.82
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2428202.54866145
Medium and Large 2503182.0991670
Small 1-2487165.1880427
Medium and Large 3503153.7377314thin
One grade step is worth $48.81/cwt here — about $94 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 sale256 hd
190.34
—
SC average5 barns · 660 hd
187.52
+2.82
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—Average1,625115.441,87612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21194.791,14857
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49394.651,41312
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03584.8387828

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)1,047$9493thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,405$1,6801thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)995$1,1263thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,072$1,4165
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)728$8802thin

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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2213230.73/cwt225.00–240.004915
Steers—Small 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 2270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275219.05/cwt205.00–230.006026
Steers—Small 1-2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 3300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323220.99/cwt210.00–230.007148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328240.08/cwt235.00–245.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 2329190.10/cwt185.00–200.006254
Steers—Small 1-2360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 3360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371237.60/cwt230.00–247.5088112
Steers—Medium and Large 2376190.89/cwt185.00–200.0071811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377219.02/cwt200.00–230.0082619
Steers—Small 1-2410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424214.16/cwt205.00–225.0090817
Steers—Medium and Large 2424194.03/cwt185.00–200.008235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425234.38/cwt232.50–235.009964
Steers—Medium and Large 3438159.91/cwt155.00–165.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 3455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462230.04/cwt225.00–235.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473211.29/cwt205.00–220.009999
Steers—Medium and Large 2480189.39/cwt182.50–195.009094
Steers—Small 1-2495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Steers—Small 1-2510171.29/cwt167.50–175.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 2516189.57/cwt185.00–195.009786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522208.54/cwt200.00–215.001,08925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2552203.34/cwt195.00–210.001,1223
Steers—Medium and Large 2577189.32/cwt185.00–195.001,0927
Steers—Small 1-2585152.50/cwt152.50–152.508921
Steers—Medium and Large 2610183.20/cwt175.00–190.001,1183
Steers—Medium and Large 3610152.50/cwt152.50–152.509301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632199.14/cwt190.00–210.001,2593
Steers—Medium and Large 2665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy666200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3329
Steers—Medium and Large 2720177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2782
Steers—Medium and Large 2845169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220210.00/cwt210.00–210.004621
Heifers—Small 1-2258167.57/cwt165.00–170.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283197.46/cwt190.00–205.005596
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317155.00/cwt155.00–155.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321204.49/cwt195.00–210.0065610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323185.00/cwt185.00–185.005982
Heifers—Small 1-2323163.38/cwt160.00–165.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329213.55/cwt212.50–215.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369215.12/cwt210.00–220.0079417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378199.37/cwt190.00–215.0075414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390182.06/cwt175.00–187.507106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419181.71/cwt175.00–190.0076112
Heifers—Small 1-2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422198.51/cwt190.00–205.0083824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465210.24/cwt207.50–212.509789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468200.77/cwt195.00–205.0094035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472183.62/cwt175.00–190.0086711
Heifers—Small 1-2477165.75/cwt160.00–175.007916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513199.22/cwt195.00–205.001,02213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518156.27/cwt155.00–157.508092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521181.58/cwt170.00–187.5094614
Heifers—Small 1-2533165.73/cwt165.00–170.008837
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565149.09/cwt145.00–157.508423
Heifers—Small 1-2566164.18/cwt160.00–170.009296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576182.52/cwt175.00–185.001,05112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1458
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1292
Heifers—Small 1-2628162.43/cwt160.00–165.001,0202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632183.30/cwt180.00–185.001,1583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670153.74/cwt152.50–155.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2917
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415208.78/cwt200.00–215.0086610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419186.99/cwt180.00–195.0078310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433221.24/cwt220.00–222.509582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464184.98/cwt180.00–190.0085810
Bulls—Small 1-2470174.97/cwt170.00–177.508224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472203.52/cwt195.00–215.0096116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519186.24/cwt185.00–190.009674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524195.06/cwt190.00–200.001,0226
Bulls—Small 1-2526170.61/cwt162.50–177.508978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565192.57/cwt190.00–200.001,0884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573181.26/cwt175.00–185.001,03916
Bulls—Small 1-2585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009954
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621179.72/cwt175.00–187.501,11611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668196.24/cwt195.00–197.501,3112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3485119.95/cwt115.00–125.005822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,596112.53/cwt108.00–117.001,7969
Bulls——1,713124.18/cwt122.00–128.002,1273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96578.32/cwt68.00–84.0075613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09690.48/cwt85.00–98.0099215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11587.49/cwt75.00–94.0097626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291100.91/cwt95.00–106.001,30331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47390.30/cwt86.00–95.001,3307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520100.74/cwt96.00–104.001,5315
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28551,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,158.38/head1,125.00–1,185.001,1582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,680.00/head1,680.00–1,680.001,6801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 364865.34/cwt65.00–66.004233
Stock Cows—Small 1-265778.92/cwt73.00–86.005193
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 280592.50/cwt92.50–92.507451
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 291576.59/cwt72.00–82.007012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,047.81/head1,020.00–1,080.001,0482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2728880.00/head880.00–880.008802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28901,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0651,385.47/head1,285.00–1,500.001,3853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851

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.